Odessa, launched last summer, is yet another departure for Christensen. Its black hull and metallic silver superstructure give the yacht a futuristic appeal, and the raised bulwark along the length of the yacht gives it a more linear profile. Christensen also widened the side decks by six feet to give the European owners more room to roam. The 160-foot motoryacht was also designed to roam the globe, with a transatlantic range of 4,000 miles and top speed of 18 knots. The series approach has allowed Christensen to work out any kinks in the engineering, so its yachts are extremely reliable.

Odessa’s interior was designed around the minimalistic furniture of Armani Casa. Christensen’s design team consulted extensively with Armani on the interior, surrounding the decor with rich, dark hardwoods, muted fabrics, and contrasting stonework such as white onyx and black obsidian. Like the exterior, the overall impression is one of residing in a luxury designer apartment in Paris or New York, though the ocean view is unrivaled. The large rectangular hot tub on the sundeck, a Christensen signature for Odessa, makes the view even more exceptional.

On his web-site he states his home fragrance philosophy:
“You don’t want to perfume a house the way you perfume a person. You don’t want to cover up life’s odors but you want to complement them.”

Not only did Frederic and his partners create 9 new fragrances for the home but also 3 inventive ways, well two innovative and one standard, to diffuse your home with scent.

• Fleur Mecanique: An 11cm red cube which met the teams requirements to be esthetically pleasing, silent (so that you could sleep right next to it), wireless (it recharges like a cell phone), and allows you to create a a natural scent of a fresh bouquet of flowers at will. It comes with 5 choices of fragrance refills.
• Rubber Incense: a unique concept to replace lavender sachets, which often get musty over time, in small places such as closets, and car interiors. The 118g rubber mat emits perfume for a substantial time with out needing a refill or electricity.
• Candles: 9 different handmade candle selections to choose from although it might have been interesting to dispense with this done to death format completely.

The Fleur Mecanique, available only in stores, costs $380 dollars which includes one refill, and candles range in price from $85 – $125 dollars. If you don’t live in Paris or New York you can purchase the perfumes, rubber incense and candles on-line or at one of the many stores such as Barney’s that carry the products worldwide.

Harry Winston is the Readers’ Choice Award Winner for Best Jewelry Line. Ever since Harry Winstondraped actress Jennifer Jones in diamonds at the Oscars more than half a century ago, the jewelry company has been synonymous with glamour and fame. From the legacy of Hope Diamond to the sparkle of the red carpet, Winston diamonds have become an icon of international glamour.

The Readers’ Choice Award Winner for the Best Watch Line is IWC. With a deep connection to functionally themed luxury sport watches, IWC rejects an approach to watch making that focuses on form over function. In recent years according to one poll, IWC, has risen to be considered the top luxury watch brand among wealthy Americans. Frequently sighted on the wrists of athletes to actors and bankers, the wide adoption of IWC watches proves that watch lovers want timepieces with utilitarian roots.

The Readers’ Choice Award Winner for the Best Leathergoods Line is Hermes. Paris-based Hermes, which was founded nearly two centuries ago, is one of the world’s most sought-after luxury brands. Known for its hand-crafted leathergoods, Hermes sells its goods through boutiques sprinkled throughout posh enclaves throughout the world.

Harrods is the Readers’ Choice Winner in the Best Department Store/Boutique category. With over one million square feet of selling space and more than 330 departments, Harrods is one of the largest stores in the world. On busy days, some 300,000 shoppers visit the London-based store, serviced by a staff of 5,000 people from 50 different countries. Harrods was also a finalist for in our Best Gourmet Grocer/Food Hall category.

Chanel is the Readers’ Choice Winner in the Best Clothing Designer category. Known for its sumptuous handbags, elegant dresses, and, of course, the interlocking “C” logo, Chanel has been one of the first names in fashion for nearly 100 years.

If you have been going through your closet recently and found that there are quite a few basic shoe types that you could do with then Dior shoes is the way to go. They say that every woman must have a pair of low heeled shoes in classic black as well as a classic black pair in high heels. And there are no other better designed shoes than the Dior shoes that will give you the perfect mix of elegance and beauty. If it is Dior mens shoes too that you are looking for, there is indeed a lot of choice there too.

Yet another kind of important shoes that a lady must have in her wardrobe is the metallic high heeled sandals. Dior shoes include this type as well and make just about any outfit elegant whether you are just going out for an evening dinner or you are going to a red carpet event. The Dior mens shoes too are said to be pretty comfortable not forgetting stylish. Christian Dior is said to be the designer who revolutionized women’s fashion and women’s footwear is no exception. Well known for his glamorous ankle boots and knee high western style boots, the Dior line is continuously chic and innovative. Most of the Dior shoes are normally brown or black and often have a silver buckle in their designs.

The Dior shoes include the stylish and classy high heeled shoes, distinct styles, western shoes and even sneakers in Dior mens shoes too. Colors mostly include neutral colors like I mentioned earlier or bright colors which have been toned down. You also get thigh high boots as well as denim heels.

Today, you will find stores selling Dior shoes all over the world in places like New York, Paris, Rome, Milan, New Delhi, Madrid, Hong King, Beverly Hills, Barcelona, Shanghai and London. Dior mens shoes are also slowly turning out to be equally popular. Christian Dior was born in Normandy in 1905. Although his family who owned a fertilizer company hoped that he would become a politician, Dior was interested in the arts although he studied Political Science to please his parents but soon opened an art gallery to sell paintings. However, he had to close it when his family business began to suffer losses and started working with Robert Piguet as a primary designer. In the mid-forties he started work again as a designer and his work continues today as we see it.