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Stuart Hughes has the Bang & Olufsen Serenata Diamond Edition. The music phone was an upshot of a collaboration between Bang & Olufsen and Samsung. Uniquely designed and crafted, the Bang & Olufsen Serenata is decked out with diamonds and solid gold.

The diamonds are mounted on the solid gold bezel sitting perfectly over the main scroll mechanism. Diamonds used total 16.25ct in the form of VVS1 quality and color F.

To mark its 90th anniversary year in 2011, the Italian luxury brand Gucci has collaborated with Italian yacht builder Riva and design studio Officina Italiana Design to introduce an exclusive made to order luxury speedboat dubbed Aquariva by Gucci. Customized by Gucci’s creative director Frida Giannini, the new boat has been designed on the lines of the original Aquariva model created by Riva and Officina Italian Design in 2000.

There was a time, before Porsche, Lexus, Audi and everyone else got into the sport-utility game that Range Rover was, in more ways than one, the undisputed king of the hill. These days the British luxo-ute has a lot of competition, so if you're looking for a way to distinguish yours from the rest, look no further than Project Kahn. The English customization studio has a wealth of experience in modifying Range Rovers, and with the new Vesuvius Edition, has turned its attention to the recently updated Range Rover Sport. The upgrades include a full aero package, an interior decked out in quilted and perforated leather, custom 22" wheels, an orange and black color scheme inside and out, and comes topped with special touches like a carbon fiber umbrella and even a custom watch.

NEW YORK — What began as a tepid courtship between fashion and social media has become an all-consuming love affair as designers unveil new digital initiatives for fashion week.

“Ignoring the 

Internet is total madness,” said Diane von Furstenberg, who didn’t live stream her show Sunday but did update her Facebook page with backstage photos and tweeted from the event. “Being active on the Internet is indispensable to growth and for being relevant. It helps your business to be truly global and truly multigenerational.”

Thieves drove a stolen van into a Nordstrom store at Perimeter Mall near Atlanta early Monday and fled with armloads of premium denim valued at $13,000, police said.

It was the second time in recent months that the mall — owned by General Growth Properties Inc. and located in Dunwoody, Ga., about 20 miles north of Atlanta — has been victimized by denim thieves. In October, robbers took an estimated $17,000 in premium denim from Bloomingdale’s.

The Dodge Caravan crashed into one of the store’s exterior entrances about 6 a.m., and three men grabbed 87 pairs of jeans. They left the van behind and escaped on foot.

It was unclear whether the latest robbery could be linked to the Blue Jean Bandits, a gang that has stolen more than $1.5 million in premium denim from some 70 Atlanta-area stores since 2007, said Detective Robert Bentivegna of the Dunwoody Police Department. The heists began as after-hours smash-and-grabs and escalated to brazen armed robberies during the day.

Nordstrom was open on Monday. A spokeswoman for the Seattle-based retailer said the damaged portion of the store’s exterior was roped off, and foot traffic was rerouted to a valet entrance nearby.