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Cheval Hyde Park Gate is waiting for your visit this Summer in London!  Ready for some shopping? That was a retoric question, we are always ready for a good shopping spree.  So, if you are in London and have already seen all the must-go cultural spots, you are ready for this tip. The Bicester Village is a unique concept in outlet shopping. Part of the Chic Outlet Shopping®, it is defined by its luxury brands, charming open-air ‘village’ settings, a welcoming and superior service, a calendar of events and, not least, exceptional value for money. World-leading brands offer their authentic previous seasons’ collections with savings of up to 60%, and sometimes more, on the recommended retail price, in their own luxuriously appointed boutiques, all year round.  +Bicester Village  is home to over 130 designer outlet boutiques offering up to 60 per cent off previous seasons’ collections from the world’s leading fashion and lifestyle brand names...

The Post Festival Recovery Kit by Hayley Cheval Gloucester Park has a Boots nearby. We wait all year for the summer to enjoy the best of the open air. But staying more outside means more time standing up, less sleep, more time in the sun and a lot more walking. And that can make us look tired... which is not at all the face of summer. London beauty queen +Hayley Carr  set up what she calls a "post festival recovery kit", as in London summer = music festivals everywhere (and we love it).  But we thought this selection is also good for every summer event, perfect to make you look fresh all season long. And the best? You can find all the products in London, some in stores like Boots, which we can find everywhere in the city. Here are the selected products in Hayley's words: 1. For The Hair:   Matrix Biolage Delicate Care Masque £12.50 As much of a saviour as dry shampoo is, there's only so many times you can use it without your hair refusing to do...

Cheval Phoenix House is eager to have you as a guest this summer in London.  Sometimes we can't have everything we want. Yes, we're talking about our travel beauty bags . The moisturizer is too big to fit anywhere, the face cream has a glass packing that you are afraid to brake and the shampoo is a time bomb, ready to spread itself all over your clothes. And we are not even get started on the 100ml maximum limit on the carry on bag. Instead of giving up, leaving everything at home and once in your destination running to the closest (and sometimes not very good) market to buy everything, we found a solution. The 3floz.com  website.  Specialized in travel sized products, all approved by the TSA if you are going by plane, the 3floz has all you need for your trip. With well known brands like Fekkai, St. Tropez, Dr. Hauschka, Weleda, Oscar Blandi and others not so much (but equily worth testing) like Serge Normand, the website offers individual products or ...

Diamond Champagne Cheval Knightsbridge is close to the famous department store Harrods , in London. We have seen many brands launching beautiful iPhones cases, with diamonds and pearls like we talked on this post , cases made with pure gold and platinum such as the Brikk cases  and even iPhones made of gold, like this one by Gold & Co . But what about the Android fans? They too deserve fancy mobiles.  And that is what Savelli is doing.  The brand, a Geneva-based company, launched a new line of luxury Android-powered smartphones for women that will be unveiled at Paris Couture Week this month. The collection of phones, called "Jardin Secret", includes 11 models that feature blue ostrich, black alligator and iguana leathers, as well as 18-carat gold and precious stones as decoration. The models, which were assembled in the Chanel watch factory in Switzerland, are Italian designed and are mainly priced at £5,868 to £6,378, though the most expensiv...

Cheval Knightsbridge is a few tube stations from  Louis Vuitton New Bond Street London Luxury travelers looking to add to their collection of coffee table city guides may want to hit bookstores in London, where shelves are now stocked with +Louis Vuitton 's latest, limited-edition travel books. Illustrated by Japanese artist Natsko Seki, the London guide renders sites like the Tate Modern and Regent’s Canal — sites chosen because they express the “spirit of London,” she said — in her signature style, which super-imposes hand-drawn sketches and colors on top of still photographs. Explaining the spirit behind her images, Seki said in a video: “In my mind it was as if I was creating a 3D city with everyday scenes like somebody walking their dog and the passers-by turning around to look.” Other editions of Louis Vuitton Travel Books include Paris, illustrated by Congolese painter Cheri Samba, New York done by French illustrator Jean-Philippe Delhomme, and Easter ...

Cheval Knighstbridge is near the Christian Louboutin boutique in Harrods The new boutique of the famous shoemaker  Christian Louboutin   in +Harrods   gives you a strange yet interesting experience. It has an Inception atmosphere, is London inside London. Maybe you'll find Leonardo di Caprio in it?  Inspiratied by the city that houses this brand new boutique, the designer Lee Broom has included elements that resemble some of the most iconic landmarks of London. The white fanned archway entrance that works as the shop’s display, inspired by the Covent Garden Opera House, will take you through a space with several white street lights acting as stands for the shoes displayed, facing a giant etched glass clock that illuminates the place, paying homage to the emblematic Big Ben. There also some references to the original tiled walls of London’s Underground, which are used to display some of the brand’s latest collections. Behind an arched mirror yo...

Cheval Calico House is in the modern neighbourhood The City French fashion brand Hermès introduced its Rallye 24 collection of tableware last month in a Paris garage stocked with vintage sports cars. The Paris-based firm has a storied association with the world of automobiles: In 1923 Thierry’s grandson Émile-Maurice introduced a chic leather handbag dubbed the sac pour l’auto (still sold as the Bolide bag), as well as trunks to fit on the backs of Bugattis and slick chrome radiator caps. Inspired by this legacy of the world of motor racing, the new tableware re-imagines the classic chain d’ancre design as a race car track. The 49-piece collection of jewel-colored porcelain has a pattern of ellipses reminiscent of speedways. The rich colors evoke old international racing liveries, like Italian red, French blue, German silver and British green. Rallye 24 reflects the sporting life, Hermès’s theme for 2013. The dishes will be available by the end of March. Prices ran...

Cheval Knightsbridge is near Harrods It's not like we need extra reasons to go to Harrods. The world known luxury department store in London is perfect to go shopping, to have a cup of coffee or even just to admire the windows. But even if you thought you know Harrods like the back of your hand, prepare to rediscover the store in a whole different - and french - way.  Harrods is partnering with Christian Dior on a huge-scale store takeover this spring. The famed department store will become a tribute to the French fashion house - featuring never-before-seen exhibitions, displays and in-store activity. From March 16 to April 14, Harrods, will be tranformed as part of a month-long feast of Christian Dior mixing ”French Savior Fair and British charm”. The Brompton Road store windows will be transformed by Dior's instantly recognisable colour scheme of grey and white. Dior, whose relationship with London goes way back (Mr. Dior actually staged a show at Harrods ba...

This case may not be as expensive as the world's most expensive case (which is british by the way) but it is still something pretty unique.  Brikk , design and branding pioneers, announced the launch of their product line of high-end, pure gold and platinum cases for the iPhone 5. Yes, not plated with gold, pure gold. Called the Haven™, the collection launches with three models crafted from gold and one model from platinum for the luxury market. The Haven is available in solid pink gold, yellow gold or platinum and ranges from $11,610-14,235 (£7,671-9,405). Each Haven sold will fund one metric ton of rice distributed by various NGOs. The Haven is handmade by some of the most skilled artisans in the world. As it is made of solid gold or platinum its color and finish does not wear-off as with other plated cases and iPhones on the market. Each gold model features over 75 grams of gold; the platinum model features over 100 grams of platinum. Customized versions with diamon...

Don't like to go out and see someone else with a bag exactly like yours? Nobody likes. But british brand Burberry is proposing an innovative new way to do business, rolling out a new ‘Runway Made to Order’ service during the current London Fashion Week. Traditionally the collections are shown to buyers and journalists at shows and private presentations around six months before they hit the store, like the Spring 2013 styles that were shown off last September are only just hitting physical stores now. Burberry is aiming to leverage its enormous social media influence and online fan base to cut out the middle man, offering the brand’s biggest fans the chance to pre-order their own personalized versions of the latest Autumn-Winter 2013 styles. This season all the bags and outerwear shown in the Burberry runway presentation Monday are currently available to pre-order now online. According to the brand “each piece is made to order for you” and customers are also gi...

With just a little over 320.000 clients worldwide, Vertu is definitely not for the mass market. And their latest product launch just reaffirms that this phone is a technology for few.  With virtually scratchproof sapphire crystal screen for flawless optical quality (unless you carry a diamont in your pocket, it will not get scratched), lightweight titanium casing for strength without compromise, and symphonic sound tuned in collaboration with Bang & Olufsen and with musical punctuation from the London Symphony Orchestra, here’s the brand-new Vertu Ti: handmade in England and powered by Android.  With a price tag of $10,569 (£6,994), this super-expensive communication device is notably the very first Android-powered smartphone from the house of Vertu, the British luxury handset manufacturer, that until last year was owned by Nokia and designed for the Symbian operating system. Each device is assembled by hand. The name and signature of the person who assemb...

The Hermès scarves are on the wishlist of all women who define theirselves as stylish. And when it comes together with the words "limited-edition", this fashion item goes straight to the top of the lists.  Hermès International has revealed a glimpse of its collaboration with creative legend Rei Kawakubo on limited-edition silk carré scarves. Announced late last year, the first collection features five scarves and is called ”Black & White”. Comme des Garçons has removed the color from the patterns, allowing the prints to drift towards the abstract.  The second collection, Couleur, features six colorful scarves also including geometric elements like giant patchwork, gingham and shirt stripes.  The “Noir et Blanc” editions will be priced at 380 euros, while the “Couleur” iterations will go for as much as 1600 euros. Available exclusively from February 6 in Comme des Garçons shops (Aoyama-Tokyo, New York, Paris), from April 1 the Black and White collection...

The most expensive iPhone case in the world is british. Actress Misha Barton was chosen to present the most expensive iPhone 5 case in the world, designed bu Uunique , a renowned brand from the UK. Reportedly named the London Lotus iPhone 5 case, it is made of 18 carat rose gold, and is encrusted with a multitude of rare pink and white diamonds. Accented with intricate mother of pearl inlay, the new case is inspired by the Exotic Water Lotus symbolising  strength, progress, purity and prosperity, and is adorned with black, white and pink diamonds which have been certified by the Gemological Institute of America. The series, named "Uunique by Misha", encompasses cases which cost between £19,90 and £590, the most expensive ones being embellished with Swarovski crystals. As for the London Lotus iPhone 5 case, it costs £187,000. The previous record holder, a case from The Natural Sapphire Company, is priced at £62,000. Recommended by Cheval Residences -...

Will.i.am has officially unveiled four "i.am" iPhone cases, designed to improve the apple smartphone's camera capabilities. The Black Eyed Peas frontman took to London's Selfridges department store to show off the "foto.sosho" range, with the press release claiming the device , which comes in several variants, to be "the world's first digital camera accessory and app combination designed to turn an iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S into a sophisticated point and shoot digital camera". The entry-level foto.sosho C.4 costs £199 and includes a grip, flash module, three interchangeable lenses offering wide macro, fish-eye and clear glass effects and has a white and gold finish. Moving up a step, the foto.sosho V.4 costs £299 with more vintage look, and bolsters the C.4's feature line-up with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. This connects to the phone via Bluetooth. There are two more models designed for the iPhone 5 and due to lauch next year. T...

Qatar Luxury Group , owned by Qatar Foundation, is reportedly gearing up to launch its first luxury fashion and accessories brand, announced the HuffPost on August 26.   The launch of the brand QELA will be boosted by the opening of numerous luxe boutiques around the world, starting with Doha, Qatar`s capital city by the end of the year, followed by other shops in NYC, Paris, Los Angeles, Milan, London and Tokyo.   "Since its inception, the goal for our group is to create a fashion brand in Qatar, with the next step being international expansion. We are currently working on the collection," explains Caroline Guillon, marketing director of the Qatar Luxury Group, to the Huffington Post.   The QELA brand will encompass high-end clothing and accessories.   Recommended by Cheval Residences - Luxury Serviced Apartments   H/T Luxuo