Luxury Lives in Mongolia and Brasilia

  • June 24, 2011
Luxury Lives in Mongolia and Brasilia
"The Luxury Frontier" looks at modern-day Mongolia (photo above), ripe with riches and indulgence. Not since the time of Genghis Khan have the winds of change swept so mightily across Mongolia, where an emerging luxury market and boom time economy are rising. High end retailers like Louis Vuitton now sit where a bronze statue of Lenin once presided; people are buying pricey sports cars in a country with no roads. Yves Carcelle, CEO of LV – which first created its trunks for African explorers - thought it was a special sign when he learned that "How are you?" in Mongolian is asked, "How did you travel?"

Brasilia

And in "Dreaming of Brasilia," readers revel in the rebirth of the Brasilian capital, in which the Modernist masterpieces designed by renowned architect Oscar Niemeyer have been restored to their former glory. Inspired by the beaches and women of his hometown of Rio de Janeiro, Niemeyer created lyrical and dreamlike palaces and public edifices that appeared to scarcely touch the ground. After decades of military dictatorship and neglect, today's Brasilia has resurfaced as the gleaming capital it was meant to be.

"By boat, plane, train and bumpy car ride, our talented and fearless crew of writers and photographers has uncovered hidden beauties and unknown stories from around the globe," according to Editor-in-Chief Deborah Needleman.

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