In the pic: The Easy Rider motorbike was nothing more than a prop for Chanel’s 2010 pre-spring photoshoot. The bike was inspired by the wheels Marlon Brando rode in The Wild One. The bike will not be brought into commercial production. Somehow, I’m not surprised. It seems quite masculin for Chanel’s broad clientele. BTW: I saw the Chanel flick last night. It was an entertaining bio with the spirit of the age well documented; Coco, a product of her time. Question: with all the stuff Lagerfeld is producing under the Chanel brand (concept cars, coins, films, segways), what time is he a product of? Saddled on the bike: Lara Stone. Looking on we have Karl Lagerfeld, and Italian model Baptiste Giacobini.

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The last time we covered a Kraken Opus book, it had an air of exclusivity surrounding it. There’s no change with this publication slated to hit their catalogue in 2010. Kraken Opus will team up with celebrity chef Marco Pierre White to launch an impressive wine book. The book weighing over 30lb. is to cover the top 100 wineries of the world. The selection process for the 100 wineries is two step. First, Kraken Opus’ experts compile a top 300 list. Then, 40 sommeliers decide on the short list based on a grading criteria at 2010’s wine UN in London. Thirdly, just to keep the ranking all the more exclusive, a top 10 selection will be decided upon. It’s mentioned that every wine producing country will be represented. Each book is accompanied with a six-bottle case of wine from the listed vintners, that’s 600 bottles. The publication series is very limited. There will be only 100 published. So far, there’s 25 that are already spoken for.

pic and info: Decanter