Page 94 - Annual Magazine 2018
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FASHION | ICONIC PERSONALITY









































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                                                                                                  Classic Red Ferrari on display
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                                                                drive itself and going   capable of up to 300 horsepower in the
                                                                somewhere with it.”  1920s,  this  could  very  well  be  the  first
                                                                                  blueprint for the Batmobile.
                                                                Ralph Lauren’s famed
                                                                car collection is truly   The star of the show in Ralph Lauren’s
                                                                a sight to behold. With   garage  has  to  be  the  1938  Bugatti  57SC
                                                                more than 70 classic   Atlantic Coupé, the only one of two
                                                                automobiles, kept in   originals ever built. The rarity of this car
                                                                pristine condition in the   puts it somewhere between engineering
                                                                inner sanctum of the   marvel  and  fine  art,  and  it  is  considered
                                                                billionaire designer’s   to be the pinnacle of the Bugatti family’s
                                                                garage, Ralph Lauren’s   contribution to the twentieth century
                                                                collection  of  rare  automotive industry.  A piece of art deco
                                                                wheels  have  been  on four wheels, this car is estimated to be
                                                                estimated by Forbes to   worth a cool $40 million.
                                                                be worth at least $300
                                                                million.          Another literal winner in Ralph  Lauren’s
                                                                                  collection is the 1996 McLaren F1 LM. The
            A MUSEUM-WORTHY GARAGE                              Some of the more jaw -   king of the supercars in the ‘90s, the McLaren
            “I’ve always seen cars as art. Moving art.   dropping highlights include the 1930 Mercedes   F1 raced to victory, taking four of the top
            While friends of mine were into paintings, I   Benz SSK ‘Count Trossi,’ a roadster worthy of   five spots at the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans.
            somehow felt that the real beauty of owning   royalty. In fact, it was designed by Ferdinand   To  celebrate  its  success,  McLaren  built  five
            a  rare  and  magnificently  designed  car  was   Porsche and commissioned by Italian   unique versions of the F1, with the added
            the fact that you can use it.      industrialist and racer Count Carlo Trossi, who   name LM, for Le Mans, painted a show-
                                               campaigned the car in the Mille Miglia as well   stopping Papaya Orange in honor of the racing
            You can look at it, enjoy its visual qualities,   as other competitions.   colors of the late Bruce McLaren. One of these
            as with a painting, but you can also get inside                       $15million-plus cars rests today in its place of
            and drive it - which means both enjoying the   With a supercharged straight-six engine,   honor in the Ralph Lauren garage.
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       Aphrodite Hills Resort                                                                                                                                                                                          “European Golf Resort of the Year 2018”
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