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Victoria Beckham is more and more sexy and glamorous: the singer, turned famous for being one of the Spice Girls, presented last wednesday, 6th may 2009, at the Macy’s Herald Square in New York City the 2009-2010 autumn/winter collection of the underwear by Emporio Armani.

An exclusive event, obviously attended by King Giorgio and by Mrs Beckham, to announce the new advertising campaign that will soon conquer the slickest pages and the most populated squares of the world, catching the attention of men and women.

Very beautiful woman, famous wife and mother, Victoria Beckham seems to have all what it takes to be considered nasty or arrogant, however…Yesterday she offered to take pictures with the fans: she’s basically perfect from any angle.

Watch another video:
- Backstage of the advertising campaign

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Nature enthusiasts will be able to take part in eleven days of sport, economy, culture and entertainment and to rediscover Assisi, UNESCO world heritage site.

Key moment of the program will be the European Endurance FEI Open 2009 Championship, the most important competition of the endurance season and a must-do appointment for sport, horses and nature enthusiasts. 

The European Open championship takes place every two years and all European and world wide nations take part in it with their best horsemen who must cover a 160km distance. This year, Assisi, the green heart of Italy, will provide the background to the competition. A perfect choice, since endurance is the equestrian sport which best emphasizes the respect for horses and for nature, highlighting the feeling between man and the most noble of the animals.

After the 2007 edition in Portugal, to which 88 horsemen form 20 different nations took part, also for the 2009 editions all the big names of this discipline will be present, ufficiale FEI since 1982 featuring 24 competitions in Italy in 2008 – 10 of which international – and the title of World Team Champion, achieved in Dubai in 2004.

A touristic offer coming from Umbria, devoted to tourists travelling in an “active relax” with a new concept of tourism applied to a kind of sport which can become the starting point for a careful intercultural consideration. Endurance is, in fact, the national sport of the Persian Gulf countries and their adherence to these competitions represents an important occasion for gathering, also due to the numerous collateral appointments.

Among those, stand out the prestigious cultural congress of the Università per Stranieri di Perugia, Thursday 24th September, which will be attended by popular personalities from the middle-eastern and Italian world, such as Queen Rania of Jordan; the Forum economico devoted to the bilateral relationship between Italy and the United Arab Emirates, which will take place Friday 25th September at the prestigious Lyrick Theatre of Assisi, and which will be attended by important representatives of institutions and of enterprises, such as the Minister of Economic Development, Claudio Scajola, and the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, deputy president and Premier of the UAE and governor of Dubai.

Fireworks, gourmet occasions, concerts and Arabian Night-style Gran Galà for an event devoted to sport, nature and to culture gathering.

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We are talking about the 128th Shu Uemura Make-Up Mode collection, an optical phenomenon that slowly unveils itself like a mirage. Enhancing the uniqueness of every woman’s face, the natural spots of light and shadow are highlighted through the use of colour coats and contrasting textures, selected by experts.

Just like impressionist paintings, the colours, if closely observed, almost seem casually applied, but if observed at a certain distance they create the effect of a persistent image, clearly defined. The coats of colour and the textures, appearing on eyes and cheeks, delicately enhance every part of the face, creating a significant dimensionality thanks to sophisticated combinations of light and shadow.

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On April 8, 2008, Osvaldo Patrizzi publicly announced, in Geneve, the creation of his new auction house, Patrizzi & Co Auctioneers, and on June 11, 2008 (watch the video) its Italian branch was inaugurated in Milan: both events raised great interest within the public and the international press. A high number of people, even among those that only remotely have to do with the world of clock-making and clock collecting, have indeed heard of Osvaldo Patrizzi, of the decades dedicated, with passion and energy, to the raising of an international interest concerning the collecting of clocks, nowadays known by the many.
Appreciated probably as the world most important clock expert, Patrizzi started his career as watchmaker; later on, grasping the meaning of the increasing interest of clock-making lovers for collecting and purchasing these masterpieces in miniature, in 1974 he founded his first auction house.

The principle based on which Patrizzi & Co Auctioneers operate, allows merging the best advantages of the Internet and the new information technologies, while preserving at the same time those peculiarities proper of traditional auction houses’ sales. Moreover, it fills a few deficiencies that are frequently found on the websites of online auction sales or during the online purchase of traditional sales.

The new approach of Patrizzi & Co Auctioneers revolutionizes, among other things, other fields of auction sales too: zero fee for the buyer, allowing for a 20-25% saving for buyers compared to what is offered by other major auction houses; five years’ authenticity warranty, that allows to avoid what is considered a “risk factor” when dealing with online purchases, also including a very detailed description of the quality of purchased pieces; catalogues’ choice, thanks to which the clients are offered the opportunity to choose whether to purchase a commemorative special catalogue or rather a digital one colour printed or whether to create a personalized version of the catalogue via the internet with their own computer or e-Book.

The Milan branch, besides hosting events and cultural conferences, it provides assistance and information regarding purchases and sales at the Patrizzi & Co auctions in Milan, Geneve and New York. On appointment, every week day it is possible to ask for a free evaluation of one’s own clocks and every month evaluation days are organized, on which Osvaldo Patrizzi is present at the branch in person.

Patrizzi & Co Auctioneers Srl
Via Monte di Pietà, 24
20121 Milano
Tel. +39 02 4548 0754 – Fax +39 02 4548 0713
www.patrizziauction.com
milano@patrizziauction.com

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