Blue leather booths line the walls covered with Al Hirschfeld drawings, underneath dark wood molding contrasted with a modern splash of blue light at the ceiling's edge.

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Other pieces include white ceramic dishes stamped with the ship's red "White Star Line" logo and leather handbags that some of the ship's pursers stuffed with money from safe-deposit boxes.

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The pleated skirt was made from panels of leather and lace, treading the line between hard and soft.

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The standard equipment furthermore includes electric windows and electrically adjustable door mirrors, a leather steering wheel, leather gear knob, the entry line radio, power steering, 9-spoke alloy wheels and a luggage compartment cover.

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And, true to form, when he couldn't find a bag he liked as a gift for a friend, he decided to make his own, coming up with an entire line of archly simple, high-quality leather bags with a unisex flair.

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Besides opening new branded stores, the company has also been busy expanding its product range, moving into both a bath-and-body line, perfumed essential oils and Italian hand-made leather goods.

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The Phosphor Reveal line offers six style choices: pink, red, white and black patent leather for women with crystal-adorned face frame, and two black matte leather men's band choices with or without adorned top ring.

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