Jack Forster

POSTS BY Jack Forster

FIRST UK RICHARD MILLE BOUTIQUE OPENS IN HARRODS NEW FINE WATCH ROOM

Richard Mille unveiled its first UK boutique in the prestigious new Fine Watch Room at Harrods. The 18-square-meter space will showcase a complete range of Richard Mille timepieces, including tourbillons and limited editions, as well as new releases such as the RM 030 with declutchable rotor, the RM 032 divers watch, the extra flat round shaped RM 033 and the RM 038 Bubba Watson tourbillon. The boutique’s architectural concept perfectly defines the essence of the Richard Mille brand: exquisite “haute horlogerie” with a contemporary interpretation. All the furniture is part of a new in-house design concept, specifically developed for the brand’s flagship boutiques. Entering the READ MORE

PIAGET HOSTS THE NEW YORK PREMIERE OF MADONNA’S NEW FILM, “W.E.”

It was a glamorous affair at The Museum of Modern Art last night, as Piaget presented a special VIP screening of Madonna’s directorial debut, ‘W.E.’. Famous friends and fans came out to celebrate her and the film’s star, Andrea Riseborough, including celebrated artists, Julian Schnabel, Patti Smith, Marina Abramović, Marilyn Minter, photographers, Steven Meisel and Steven Klein, film and television stars, Chloë Sevigny, Parker Posey, Adrien Brody, Jeremy Piven, Alan Cumming, Anderson Cooper, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jeffrey Donovan, Kim Cattrall, Andy Cohen and New York influencers, Beth Ostrosky Stern, Olivia Palermo and Anh Duong, along with NASCAR driver, Jeff Gordon. Fashion READ MORE

Westime Expands in Southern California with New La Jolla Boutique

Just in time for the busiest shopping week of the year, Westime opened its third luxury watch boutique in Southern California. The 2,500 square-foot store debuted last week in the exclusive seaside destination of La Jolla, north of San Diego. “La Jolla is one of the most beautiful communities on the California coast at any time of year” says Greg Simonian, President of Westime. “We are incredibly excited to bring Westime’s unique selection of watches, accessories, and highly personalized service to La Jolla in time for the holiday season.” The new boutique features a bright and open floor plan that invites customers to browse causally. Like READ MORE

Girard-Perregaux And Andrea Bocelli Team Up For Benefit Gala

Iconic luxury Swiss watch brand, Girard-Perregaux will partner up with Andrea Bocelli, the world’s highest selling solo artist in the history of classical music, for the launch of his new foundation, the Andrea Bocelli Foundation, with a 2011 Benefit Gala on December 9th. The Gala will feature a dinner and special performances by Andrea Bocelli himself as well as David Foster, Heather Headley and Anna Maria Martinez. Like Haute Living Los Angeles? Join our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter @HauteLivingLA. Want Haute Living Los Angeles delivered to your inbox once a week? Sign up for our newsletter. READ MORE

Haute Event: Baume & Mercier Winter Seaside Celebration With Emmanuelle Chriqui Benefiting Love146

On December 1st, Baume & Mercier, the luxury Swiss watchmaker, hosted a private event at the Tourneau TimeMachine to bring awareness to the charitable organization, Love146, with special guest Emmanuelle Chriqui. Love146 uis an organization which works to end child sex slavery and exploitation. In 2008, Baume & Mercier sent Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Carolyn Cole to Southeast Asia and commissioned her “Into the Light” exhibition to illustrate the mission of Love146. Guests had the opportunity to view Cole’s “Into the Light” exhibition and enjoyed exclusive performances by Love146 co-founder Lamont Heibert, musical artist Abigail Zsiga and the musical group The Broadway Dolls. The event also featured a live auction READ MORE

PETITE HEURE MINUTE DRAGON BY JAQUET DROZ

Since they first met more than three centuries ago, Jaquet Droz and China have been steady companions. Today, the Manufacture is celebrating the Chinese New Year with the Petite Heure Minute Dragon, a precious timekeeper that sparkles with exceptional brilliance. Long a creature of legend in Chinese civilisation, the Dragon has always fascinated men and women in power. The Imperial Dragon, with its pair of horns, ten claws and four teeth, is the most famous of them all. Concealed at the throat of this fantastic animal, which symbolises supreme spiritual authority, is a pearl of phenomenal power representing happiness as READ MORE