In our rush during this season to give material expression to our regard for one another in the form of gifts (see “The Ultimate Gift Guide,” page 141), we are apt to forget the uncommon origins of this quite common tradition. The custom, of course, finds its prototype in the proverbial Three Kings, who were […]
Dior Homme flaunts an edgy take on classic eveningwear. Sitting in his office off the Champs-Élysées, Kris Van Assche looks sophisticated and cool in a tailored gray blazer and trousers with a crisp white T-shirt and argyle-print Adidas sneakers. It is a summer day in Paris, and the artistic director of Dior Homme is talking […]
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A whiskey connoisseur’s brand bottles rare and novel spirits. In 2011, the whiskey collector Mahesh Patel (see “Cask Masters”) bottled a barrel of 1966 Glenfarclas and one of 1989 Glenfarclas from his personal cache to coincide with the launch of his Universal Whisky Experience, an annual multiday event in Las Vegas for fans of the […]
Relationships define the terroir-rich wines of Donelan Family in California’s Sonoma County. The same asset that enabled Joe Donelan to prosper as vice president of A.T. Clayton—an East Coast enterprise supplying paper to catalog and magazine publishers—prompted him to launch a new career as vintner: a genuine affection for others. “Deep down, if I had to […]
Mexico City’s exuberant dining scene has an elegant new addition: La Table Krug. For food lovers in Mexico City, these are heady days. Mexican chefs who made their mark abroad are returning home to open ambitious restaurants such as Rosetta, where Elena Reygadas, formerly of New York and London, creates fine pasta and seasonal Mexican […]
Three new hotels balance the dual nature of an emerging Chinese capital. Just a few years ago, Chengdu was considered a small town by Chinese standards. Known for its spicy cuisine, traditional teahouse culture, and the endangered panda bears that inhabit its surrounding mountains, the city seemed to operate at a more leisurely pace than […]
Trek Travel takes cyclists to the top in style. “If you are going to do the climb,” Wiebe Moeys told me, “you should skip wine with lunch.” Moeys, a guide on my Trek Travel cycling trip through Tuscany and the Italian Riviera, offered wise but disheartening counsel—especially considering we were at a charming outdoor trattoria […]
A new retreat taps into the treasures of the ancient city of Bath. The baths are eerily quiet as I float on my back and gaze up at the towering Roman columns, which stretch toward the soaring glass atrium and, beyond, the inky night sky. In the cavernous room to my right, a stone lion […]
Pete Dye spins a new track at his mystical masterpiece in Pennsylvania. When the Mystic Rock golf course at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort hosted its first PGA Tour event in 2003, the winner, J. L. Lewis, posted a final score of 22 under par. Lewis’s low mark was one factor that impelled the course’s designer, Pete […]
The 707 hp Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat has its performance priorities straight. Much like swinging a sledgehammer or devouring a 32-ounce porterhouse steak, driving an honest-to-god muscle car can satisfy a primordial urge. The new Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat did the trick in August, addressing my desire to move fast and make noise en route […]
Roger Dubuis embraces its founder’s values with a series of vintage-movement timepieces. The first in Roger Dubuis’s series of one-of-a-kind timepieces organized around combinations of vintage movements, the Hommage Millésime pocket watch ($892,500) is the most interesting and, in many ways, counterintuitive project the Geneva-based watch brand has undertaken in years. Although restoring and assembling these […]
Pomellato’s cache of prized gems is ripe for discovery. Stacked floor to ceiling inside the highly protected vault room of Pomellato’s expansive jewelry workshop are bins of rough stones waiting to be delivered to stonecutters. The jagged rocks—citrines, tourmalines, amethysts, and more, some as big as fists, others the size of pebbles—await transformation at the hands […]
An ongoing series of auctions is cause for excitement among petroliana collectors. Kyle Moore owned what is likely the world’s largest assemblage of petroliana and kept it at his house in rural Oklahoma, about 90 miles west of Oklahoma City. He was private about his collection and seldom invited visitors to see it. Dan Matthews, […]
The Gift: ❄ Wider’s new 150-foot superyacht. ❄ About $30 million An evolution of the indoor-outdoor living areas on superyachts began 25 years ago, when Blohm + Voss launched Lady Moura. The 344-footer features a hatch in the starboard side of the hull that opens to a cabana. Later yachts were designed with balconies that […]
The Gift: ❄ The first example of the Hysek IO 45 mm Skeleton Tourbillon with Blue Sapphire. ❄ $119,000 “The idea behind the watch is to give maximum transparency to the tourbillon movement,” says Ralph Aljord, vice president of Hysek, the watch and accessory design firm. “For this piece, we’ve kept the empty space [of a skeleton watch] but have […]
The Gift: ❄ An Isaia wardrobe, including two suits, a sport coat and trousers, a formal ensemble, a topcoat, shirts and neckties to accompany each look, beach attire, and shoes. ❄ A private wardrobe consultation and fitting with Isaia’s master tailor in Naples, Italy. ❄ Two nights’ accommodations in a suite at the Eurostars Hotel Excelsior for the […]
The Gift: ❄ A private-jet trip to Scotland for as many as five people with the renowned whiskey collector Mahesh Patel. ❄ A rare cask of Glenfarclas single-malt whisky from the 1960s. ❄ Private tours, tastings, and whisky dinners at the Glenfiddich, Dalmore, and Strathisla distilleries. ❄ Bespoke decanters from Glencairn Crystal Studios. ❄ A membership […]
The Gift: ❄ A private charter of Silversea Cruises’ new 295-suite Silver Muse for a weeklong voyage through the Mediterranean. ❄ $2.695 million Anchored among the cruise ships that converge in the Mediterranean every summer, a Silversea vessel can seem quaint by comparison. The relatively discreet size of the Italian brand’s boats, none of which […]
The Gift: ❄ A one-of-a-kind strand of rare golden South Sea pearls produced by Jewelmer Joaillerie. ❄ One night at the Peninsula Manila for the recipient and a guest. ❄ Transportation by seaplane from Manila to Taytay, Palawan, for a four-night stay in a villa at Flower Island Resort. ❄ A private tour of the Jewelmer pearl […]
The Gift: ❄ A five-day visit for four people to Florence and the Antinori family’s wine estates in Tuscany and Umbria, with travel by private helicopter and car from Florence to Tenuta Guado al Tasso in Bolgheri, Castello della Sala in Orvieto, and Tenuta Tignanello in Chianti Classico. ❄ Tastings of Marchesi Antinori’s signature wines […]
The Gift: ❄ A donation to Rhinos Without Borders to fund the organization’s capture, transport, and release of two rhinoceroses. ❄ A 10-day safari visiting and Beyond and Great Plains Conservation lodges in South Africa and Botswana. ❄ Participation in either the capture or the release of the two rhinos. ❄ Starting at $250,000 A half million […]
David Brown Automotive, an English marque that launched last year, is offering a Robb Report reader the opportunity to own the first Speedback GT ($775,000) delivered to the United States. The body of the Speedback GT—the company’s inaugural model—is made from 142 aluminum panels that are hammered, shaped, and assembled by hand during a build […]
Shelby American is building 50 Daytona Cobra Coupe continuation cars to coincide with the golden anniversary of the original Daytona Cobra Coupe’s 1965 FIA World Sportscar Championship GT III Class victory. The first of the continuation cars ($750,000) is being offered exclusively to Robb Report readers. Carroll Shelby and his crew developed the Daytona Cobra Coupe […]
Nearly a decade in the making, the Icon A5 amphibious light-sport aircraft (starting at $189,000) is finally in service and ready to be flown—by new pilots and experienced ones alike—on weekend getaways, lake-hopping excursions, and camping trips. Icon Aircraft, which made its first delivery of an A5 in July, designed the unpressurized, two-seat plane to […]
A disappointing gift prompted Nathan Redfeam, a cofounder of the Harrington Group, to go into the business of building and selling fully functional half-size automobiles—or, as the company calls them, Junior Cars ($10,995 to $12,399). Years ago, he surprised his nephew with a toy version of a classic car. The car was expensive, but to […]
Alistair Hughes wants to find your perfect match in the bedroom. As the managing director of the London-based Savoir Beds, he believes that a bed should fit like a glove—or a custom-made suit. “It’s about comfort, style, and allowing the client to have whatever they want,” he says, drawing a comparison between his company and […]
The personal preferences of Suerte’s owner make the new 228-foot Tankoa yacht ideal for chartering. The owner of Suerte had two nonnegotiable requests for its design: The interior had to be modern, comfortable, and welcoming enough for him to feel as though he were coming home whenever he came aboard; and there had to […]
From 18th-century weather vanes to contemporary canvases, a fashion mogul has assembled a collection that spans the nation’s history. Jerry Lauren’s Manhattan apartment reflects his life as a whole: It looks effortlessly perfect, but it is the result of decades of toil and thought. First your eye is drawn to the living room, where an […]
The annual Winter Antiques Show (winterantiquesshow.com) at the Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan is known for its strong selection of Americana and has been the source of some of Jerry Lauren’s most prized pieces. The oldest continuous annual show of its type in the United States—its 62nd edition takes place January 22 to 31, 2016—the […]
An Indian Roadmaster carries its rider along South Africa’s scenic coastal roads to the country’s private game reserves. An hour into a 10-day journey across South Africa, the Indian Roadmaster full-dress tourer was already proving its prowess as it powered up the cliff-side curves of Chapman’s Peak Drive, a highway at the southwestern extremity of […]
A Houston collector pays homage to the wines of Colgin Cellars with a retrospective tasting of the Napa Valley winery’s remarkable releases. In the rarefied realms where the planet’s finest wines are poured, at least five labels from California’s Napa Valley must take their rightful places alongside those designated as First Growths by the Bordeaux […]
A conversation with the world explorer and conservationist. Born into a legendary safari family in Kenya, Joss Kent knows well the world of adventure. After rising through the ranks of his father Geoffrey’s tour company, Abercrombie & Kent, he left the family business in 2012 to become the CEO of andBeyond, an experiential travel company […]
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