prospective buyers to board on a rotating

experience has always been about excellence but the revamped flagship salon takes things to whole new heights (in the November issue of Vogue, see the shoot that creative director Luke Hersheson has shot with photographer Alasdair McLellan to coincide with the launch). Forget inger complete freedom - the results of which were inspired by copycat versions of Hermes new sonctancefamous Versace motifs and products. Leggings, T-shirts, minidresses and shirts come covered with the label's best-known prints, including the Medusa head and the Greek frieze. building company with eight spectacular brands: Riva, Ferretti, Pershing, Bertram, Itama, Mochi Craft, CRN and Ferretti Custom Line, has opened the first yacht sales center at the gateway of Miami Beach on 5th and Alton in the Icon. The sleek offices will house eight sales people, an Allied Marine yacht brokerage and charter management and listing services. For now the company has three slips in the marina which will showcase both new and occasional

yachts for prospective buyers to board on a rotating basis.engine oil and cumin; sun-browned salty skin; vetiver and cashmeran; soap, cigars and sex. But Arnaud Montet is quick to clip my wings. "We've  Hermes ostrichdone deep research into this subject and, well, it can be disturbing to compare us to bacteria, but that's how it is." Montet is global director of consumer science at International Flavors & Fragrances, where they probably have the largest database of consumer scent preferences in the world. The bottom line with fragrance is that it is designed to attract a mate. And in order to do that a man " To celebrate, Ferretti invited a few hundred friends and clients to the Miami Beach Marina to explore some of their sexiest yachts including a Ferretti Yacht 800, Pershing 82, Riva 75 Venere Super, Riva Rivale 52, and a Pershing 64

all while they sipped Italian bubbly and enjoyed discount Louis Vuitton bagnibbles from Bill Hansen Catering. Guests were able to see the beautiful new modern offices that will house the Ferretti sales team in South Beach as well. "Counterfeits are something I've always had and collected, and I would also collect a lot of vintage Versace from the Nineties," she said. "Sometimes I like the copies better and sometimes I like the original. I felt that there needed to be a bridge between both, or definitely a mix-up, so it's really a collaboration between Versace and thequeuing up at reception, the roaming "check-in" staff will come to you, and as for old crumbled magazines to keep you entertained? Think again. You'll have your own iPad to play with. It's the future of hair salons, and from where we're sitting, the future's looking bright.