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The hotel may not be open yet. But the shops just has their soft launch yesterday… here are the details.
THE SHOPPES AT FOUR SEASONS FACT SHEET
Blended with heritage, quality, tradition and artistic innovations, The Shoppes at Four Seasons is the first luxury shopping mall in Macao. With the finest array of more than 180 luxury brands around the globe, this shopping mall is redefining the retail in luxury that is beyond comparison.
The 211,000 square feet mall is located in the heart of the premier Cotai Strip. The shoppes are connected to the Grand Canal Shoppes of The Venetian-Macao-Resort-Hotel and Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Cotai Strip. The mall itself is feast for the eyes with its high ceiling, Portuguese facades and ornate detailing along the corridors. The creation of high end shopping haven is perfect for the discerning few to wind down in style.
Brands
More than 180 best brands of the world will be housed all under one roof. More than 60 brands hitherto unavailable in Macao will be found in The Shoppes.
Limited editions
Indulgence in the world of luxury, The Shoppes at Four Seasons is launching dozens best of the best limited editions products from the luxury brands.
Mall Concierge
Located at the Mezzanine floor of The Shoppes at Four Seasons, the mall concierge can provide information on restaurant and shops locations, promotions, personal shopping guides and image consultancy services as well as transfers and ticketing to ensure your leisure shopping at ease.
Image Consultants
Wandering in the world of top-notch luxury brands, you are urged to meet our image consultants who are there to provide you the latest trends in fashion world as well as wardrobe recommendations on the sought after brands to match your style and personality.
Private Shopper
After receiving a handy checklist from our image consultant, you will need a private shopper to help treasure hunt your beloved luxury goods in an efficient way.
Hotel delivery service
Do not worry about the number of shopping bags you will carry as the majority of the shops will send your predated items to the doorstep of your hotel room within 24 hours to ensure your happy shopping worry free!
Limousine ride
Complimentary limousine ride to one destination in Macao is at your service upon spending MOP50,000 or above in the same day.
Miguel Quental digs through the trash on a regular basis. But he’s not some homeless hobo trying to find a few cans or leftovers for dinner. The well-dressed and perfectly mannered man is actually a law lecturer at Macau University.
The avid environmentalist feels bringing his own bag to the supermarket or recycling office papers is not enough. He’s digging through the trash for A greenie’s treasure – in this case, discarded posters advertising everything from Celine Dion to Swan Lake and a Chinese calligraphy exhibition.
Miguel and his business partner Sofia Bobone use these discarded gems to create Macau Banner Bags – a one of a kind fashion statement which is a unique piece of Macau. Because once the posters are finished, there is no way of recreating the exact same bag.
So far, there are designs for both men and women. Other than having the satisfaction of owning a unique Macau accessory Miguel says the buyer can also have the satisfaction of knowing that they’ve saved a poster from harming the environment, possibly from clogging up a drain, getting entangled in wildlife, or turning into hazardous fumes while being incinerated.
He hopes that buyers will come to see the Macau Banner Bags as proud badge to advocate an environmentally friendly lifestyle. Ranging in price from MOP150 to MOP200, the bags are extremely affordable – because they are priced just to cover the cost of production.
More than 200 bags have been made, including posters from the Macau Grand Prix, Macau Tower and featuring the Ruins of St. Pauls. What he’ll come up with next, is really anyone’s guess because Miguel’s only source of materials is the garbage.
The Macau Banner Bags are available at address in S Domingos 18-22 Livraria Portuguesa.
Beautiful girls and pretty boys were the highlight of the Gucci store launch at Wynn Macau.
Designer brands are nothing new to Macau. Just take a walk round the shops in 5-star hotels like Wynn Macau, MGM Grand and The Venetian and you’ll see luxury boutiques like Louis Vuitton, Emporio Armani, Dior, Versace and Ferragamo everywhere.Those in the know actually stock up on their designer goods here.
The prices are actually lower than many other cities like Singapore, since Macau’s imports are are not taxed.
And last Friday, one of the big players, Gucci, launched their first Macau store in Wynn, with the focus on accessories.
While it wasn’t a flashy affair - invited guests comprised press and VIP customers - there were some notable celebrities in attendance.
Macau-born model/actress Gaile Lok (above, right) showed off Gucci’s Spring Summer ‘08 line along with other models Patina Lin, Mikki Yao and Eunis Chen. Gaile (or should we say Mrs Lai), recently married Hong Kong superstar Leon Lai in an intimate ceremony in the Maldives on March 13.
In the later part of the evening, Hong Kong celebrity couple model QiQi (of SK-II fame) and her action star husband Simon Yam made an appearance hand-in-hand.
Six-footer QiQi was thoughtful enough to wear flat boots, though she still looked like an Amazon next to Simon, who is 5 foot 11 inches. QiQi’s 70s hairstyle makes the couple look like the Asian version of Sonny and Cher.
I dunno, maybe it’s just me.
The celebrity couple (bottom right) had dinner with (from left) Mimi Tang, President of Gucci Group Asia Pacific and Pansy Ho, daughter of Stanley, who has a stake in MGM.
Pansy, who is in her mid-40s looks amazingly young and fresh. We know QiQi’s secret lies in her SK-II products, but we’d love to find out Pansy’s beauty secrets - her flawless skin makes her look at least a decade longer than she actually is.
QiQi, may be endorsed by SK-II, but even all the pitera in the world cannot replicate the youthful glow that radiated from Gaile.
Newly married Gaile, appeared sans her superstar husband, but she looked every inch the radiant new bride.
Although petite Gaile admitted removing her breast implants due to health complications, there is one thing that is still supersized - her luscious lips!
We’re not sure how natural they are, but they certainly give Angelina Jolie’s puckers a run for their money!
| Without question, Mahjong is one of the most popular games in Asia.
Now, the World Series of Mahjong is turning the game into a star-studded tournament, with contestants from around the world recently competing in Macau for one million US dollars in prize money. This year, 302 contestants from 15 countries battled it out for the title of "World Mahjong Champion", with the 1st place winner taking home a cool 500,000 US dollars. © Aomen.TV |
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