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Parfums Divine and the art of perfume

Parfums Divine is a French highly selective Brand that creates fragrances for women and for men. They are based in Dinard on the north coasts of Brittany and this year they launch...

Traveling Smart: Luxurious or Cheap Dominican Republic Holidays?

Traveling Smart: Luxurious or Cheap Dominican Republic Holidays? So, you've decided to go on vacation to a great place like the Dominican Republic with your loved ones? Well, that's just the easy part...

Marilyn Monroe and Chanel N.5, legendary.

Chanel just launched a mini website called Inside Chanel. Their goal is to continue the incredible story-telling around the brand. Starting with the myth of Chanel N.5 and Marilyn Monroe, here is...

Fashion Roundup: Victoria’s Secret Apologizes for Racist Hints and MTV Award Winner Taylor Swift Covers Harper’s Bazaar

Victoria’s Secret apologizes for using a Native American style headdress at their annual fashion show. The lingerie brand has been receiving a lot of heat and criticism for their ignorance towards tribal culture. We expect this apology to be accepted. Even Justin Bieber was mesmerized by the event, which set new standards for runway shows. (Washington Post)

Would you buy a dress for $480,000?! You would--if this dress was worn by Dorothy in the 1939 movie production of ‘The Wizard of Oz’. The famous blue gingham pinafore dress with white short-sleeve blouse sold for almost half-a-million-dollars at a Beverly Hills auction. (Examiner)

Pippa Middleton sells magazines but not so many books… Her new book ‘Celebrate’- a guide to party planning, was expected to be a bestseller, but as of yet sold only 2,000 copies in its first week and is not even in the top-300 books list at Amazon. Her publisher reportedly paid her an advance of $600,000, an investment which seems to be slow at showing signs of any return. (Huffington Post)

The 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards award winner, Taylor Swift, covers Harper’s Bazaar December/January issue. The pop/country singer, who is usually seen wearing sparkly gowns and sweet girlish dresses, makes a transformation to wearing Ralph Lauren pants. Despite opting for trousers, she admits to wearing dresses since she was a teen and still love the no-pants look. (Harper’s Bazaar)

Vogue’s December issue will feature Anne Hathaway in a pixie cut after dropping 25 pounds for her role in ‘Les Miserables’. In the magazine Anne talks about her secret marriage and also explains how she lost so much weight in a diet that she refers to as ‘near-starvation-diet. Do not try this at home! (Fashionista)

Closing our list of fashion highlights for the week--We know you’ve been waiting for it since it was announced last week...Louis Vuitton has its first ever fashion film featuring American model Arizona Muse:

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Was it worth the wait?

50 shades of Grey: get dirty… at least in your mind.

It is the new big thing: 50 Shades of Grey. Written by E. L. James, of her real name Erika Leonard. Today it reaches almost 60 million of sales worldwide. The original english...

Munna, when design becomes an Art.

This week at luxury activist we are discovering a few portuguese treasures. This time meet Munna. Munna is a furniture Brand specialized in Upholstery. It was created to be part of these atmospheres,...

Bruce – biography of America’s soul

Peter Ames Carlin launches this month a new biography about Bruce Springsteen. It is called BRUCE. For so many decades, Bruce Springsteen represented the voice of America, it's soul and it's energy. This...

Robbie Williams takes the crown… new album.

This fall, Robbie Williams is releasing his ninth studio album called Take the Crown. Here are the details. The album was already released in the UK beginning of November and it contains already...

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