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Dear Reader,

Welcome to your latest edition of the LuxuryLifestyle Newsletter. Once again we are bringing you snippets of luxury news, views and discussion, chauffeured straight to your inbox!

If you have recently visited LuxuryLifestyle.com, the world’s foremost luxury portal, then you may have noticed that the Newsletter has gained a new space on the front of our website. New readers will now be able to find the registration box much more easily, and those of you who have missed an issue or two can now see it in our Newsletter Archives section. Don’t forget to check out our new survey as well.

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Ralph Lauren Redesigns Wimbledon

Ralph Lauren has become the first ever Official Outfitter of Wimbledon. The brand will design and dress all on-court officials, umpires, ball boys and ball girls, in the new Ralph Lauren-designed uniforms.

Ralph Lauren reinterprets the officials’ clothing in a contemporary and stylish manner. The timelessness and elegance of the Championships is enhanced by the new navy blue and cream colors of the uniforms.

The ball persons' uniforms consist of a navy polo top with sporty white striping, enlarged Polo Player logo and newly designed Ralph Lauren/Wimbledon crest on the sleeve, worn with navy shorts for the boys and with a navy skirt for the girls. In addition, both boys and girls have a navy fleece warm up suit with zipped jacket. All the uniforms will be available for the public to buy from June 06.

Picasso canvas sells for $95-million

A portrait by Pablo Picasso of the woman who influenced him in the late 1930s and early 1940s sold for $95.2-million (U.S.), the second-highest amount ever paid for a painting at auction, the auction house Sotheby's said.

Dora Maar au chat, which depicts Picasso's mistress, went to an anonymous buyer in the room who was competing with telephone bidders on Wednesday night.

Its selling price ranked second only to another Picasso piece, Garçon à la pipe, which sold at Sotheby's for more than $104-million in May, 2004, Sotheby's said.

Our LuxuryLetters section has recently seen a surge of popularity, with the portal’s ever-increasing readership eager to get in touch. If you have something to say, email the editor at pthompson@luxurylifestyle.com.

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We have received several letters like this recently. Of course, any bespoke service is of interest to LuxuryLifestyle, perhaps to enhance an article. We can’t visit all of you, but we do offer you to send products or information on opulent services for a LuxuryLifestyle Review.

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LuxuryLifestyle Editorial Director replies:
We have done extensive research and have found that it is much better to keep luxury resources on an international scale. You’d be surprised how spread-out the bespoke services you use really are, and the beauty of LL is that they can, for the first time, be found in the one place. Our industry-leading search facilities let you navigate the listings with precision, meaning that you can find EXACTLY what you want.

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LuxuryLifestyle Editorial Director replies:
The LuxuryLifestyle mailbox has had a few such enquiries lately. The LL team currently has no vacancies and we don’t plan to offer any openings in the near future. However, if you are a writer and would like to submit a one-off article, our Editorial Director would be delighted to see a sample.

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