Baccarat + Duval-Leroy collaborate for the holidays
The prestigious French crystal maker has designed a holiday gift set featuring the Duval-Leroy Meilleurs Ouvriers de France Sommeliers champagne, a new cuvée launched last April. A Baccarat crystal carafe etched with the Maison Duval-Leroy monogram is nestled in a red and silver packaging alongside a bottle of Duval-Leroy’s Cuvée des Meilleurs Ouvriers de France Sommeliers. The champagne, a blend of premier cru and grands crus from the vineyards of Duval-Leroy in Vertus, France, was produced in collaboration with the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France Sommeliers, an alliance of the country’s leading wine experts. The gift set, priced at €500 ($650), is available upon request directly from the Duval-Leroy winery. repost […]
Luxury loans trending in Asia
Hong Kong’s ladies-who-lunch are indulging in a smart new trend — cashing in luxury handbags for quickie loans in the Asian style capital. Luxury purses by brands like Hermès, Louis Vuitton and Gucci can all be used to secure a loan in less than half an hour, with specialist pawnbrokers providing cash at up to 80% of a bag’s value. Yes Lady Finance Co. offers the first specialized loans against pricey purses in Hong Kong, a city with around 200 licensed pawnbrokers and nearly a thousand shadier backstreet operations. The company’s “brand name handbag loan” provides cash in half an hour in exchange for luxury bags from big name brands. […]