Tag: Ian Fleming
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Ian Fleming’s Love Letters Charting High Society And the Rise of James Bond to be Offered at Auction
Ian Fleming‘s Love Letters Written to His Wife, Ann to be Offered at Auction. A significant series of letters exchanged between author Ian Fleming and the great love of his life, Ann (“Darling Darling Baby”, “Dear Monkey”, “Darling Pig”), will be offered for sale at Sotheby’s next month. The correspondence chronicles two decades of…
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Catering to the individual traveler: personalized travel is the new definition of luxury
Top Seven Travel Trends from 2013 Virtuoso Travel Week. Virtuoso luxury travel network announced Top Seven Travel Trends from Virtuoso Travel Week, one of luxury travel’s preeminent events. From the top seven travel trends revelead “catering to the individual traveler: personalized travel is the new definition of luxury” emerged as the overarching trend. The…
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James Bond’s Omega, Aston Martins, suits, swimming trunks and the complete works of Ian Fleming, all sold for charity
The London auction “50 Years of James Bond–The Auction,” raised $1.2 million, with proceeds going to charity. It was estimated at $9,000 to $10,000, but the James Bond Omega watch featured in the new movie Skyfall fetched more than $200,000 at Christie’s latest auction of James Bond memorabilia. The titanium Omega Automatic Seamaster Professional “Planet Ocean”…
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Global James Bond Day: Going inside 007 style legend
Global James Bond Day celebrated with gowns and tuxedos EVERYTHING OR NOTHING: The Untold Story of 007 James Bond film franchise, the longest running in film history with twenty-three films produced, turned 50. The anniversary is celebrated worldwide on October 5th with the Global James Bond Day. Dr No was brought to the screen…
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Tom Ford: James Bond is a bit like our guy – classic and extremely elegant
October 5th, 2012 is the Global James Bond Day, marking the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise.Designer Tom Ford dresses Daniel Craig, Johnny Depp, Tom Hanks, Ryan Gosling and Will Smith, among many many others. For Tom Ford‘s second time fashion collaboration with the famous 007 franchise, the designer said he is “thrilled…
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James Bond 007 catalogue, one of the most prized in publishing, to be reuniting with his original publisher
James Bond returned in UK in in print and e-book format in a 10-year book deal Ian Fleming‘s 14 James Bond 007 books as well as two non-fiction titles will be published in print and e-book format in a 10 years partnership signed by Ian Fleming’s estate and the Random House Group. The Bond catalogue…