It’s the first Rolls-Royce in history to wear a fully hand-painted Starlight Headliner, an artwork developed over 160 hours by an in-house artist. The Milky Way, not stitched or simulated, but painted, as if a Renaissance ceiling had quietly migrated into a luxury SUV.

Commissioned through Rolls-Royce’s Private Office in Dubai, the brief came from a family whose four-year-old son shares their fascination with space.

“We wanted to create something our family would remember forever: a Rolls-Royce that captures the essence of the cosmos and shows that no dream is out of reach.”

Commissioning Client, Cullinan Cosmos

The bodywork is finished in Arabescato Pearl, a shimmering tone that catches light the way moonbeams catch the surface of a still lake. A twin coachline in Charles Blue draws the eye like an astronomer’s chalk across a blackboard, while the Illuminated Spirit of Ecstasy glows after dusk like a distant star.

Charles Blue and Grace White leather recliners establish the palette, with contrast piping that would make a Savile Row cutter nod in approval. Piano White veneers add a crisp, technical edge, a gentle nod to satellite casings rather than a hard-edged homage.

Look a little closer and you’ll spot a Bespoke Star Cluster motif: embroidered on the doors and headrests, then echoed as a hand-painted flourish on the front passenger fascia. It’s the sort of detail you notice the third time you sit inside, because the first two you’ll be too busy staring upwards.

Rather than rely solely on fibre-optic pinpricks, Rolls-Royce gave an artist a blank leather canvas and time (160 hours) to conjure an ethereal Milky Way, colour-graded to harmonise with the cabin. The luminous mists were built up with more than 20 successive applications of acrylic paint, to achieve that delicate, nebula-like bloom.

The “stars” themselves? Speckled and dotted by hand with fine pointed brushes, then sealed before each fibre-optic perforation was individually punched to complement the artwork’s contours. No two inches repeat.

Cynics will say it’s another exercise in excess. But that’s only half the story. Bespoke work like this is the crucible in which craft is safeguarded and sharpened. When a family asks for the cosmos and the marque replies, “Very good, shall we paint it freehand?”, you’re witnessing the transfer of skill from atelier to automobile.

Rolls-Royce calls this “bringing clients’ otherworldly visions to life with drama, depth, and absolute precision.” In a world hooked on the copy-paste of mass production, that line alone deserves applause.

“Space travel is an enduring fascination for the commissioning clients of this extraordinary one-of-one motor car. This commission demonstrates how Rolls-Royce brings clients’ otherworldly visions to life with drama, depth, and absolute precision.”

Phil Fabre de la Grange, Head of Bespoke, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

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For a hundred years, the marque’s pinnacle has been a stage, a canvas, sometimes a co-star.

“From the Golden Age of Hollywood to the rise of hip-hop, over the last 100 years, music artists have used Phantom to project their identity and challenge convention. Their motor cars often became icons in their own right, with a lasting place in the history of modern music. This enduring connection reminds us that Rolls-Royce and the extraordinary people who are part of the marque’s story are united by one ambition: to make their presence felt.”

Chris Brownridge, Chief Executive, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

Long before rock gods and rap royalty took the wheel, the greats (Duke Ellington, Fred Astaire, Count Basie, Ravi Shankar, Édith Piaf, Sam Cooke) travelled by Rolls-Royce: the definitive seal of success and artistry.

Managers-turned-moguls like Brian Epstein, Berry Gordy and Ahmet Ertegun were similarly smitten. Across genres, geographies and generations, Phantom became a statement of intent.

Marlene Dietrich arrived in Hollywood in 1930 already incandescent from The Blue Angel. Paramount handed her a green Phantom I.

The car even cameoed in Morocco, bracketing the performance that earned her an Academy Award nomination.

By the mid-sixties, the script flipped to rock ’n’ roll. Elvis Presley, at full cultural tilt, bought a Midnight Blue Phantom V fitted with Bespoke flourishes: a microphone, a rear-armrest writing pad for lightning-bolt lyric ideas, a mirror and a clothes brush for instant show-time polish.

When the mirror-finish paint attracted the enthusiastic pecks of his mother’s chickens, the car was repainted Silver Blue. Even the King’s Phantom wasn’t immune to the domestic realities of fame.

Then there’s John Lennon. In 1964, he commissioned an all-black Phantom V. It had a cocktail cabinet, television, and a refrigerator in the boot. But in May 1967, on the cusp of Sgt. Pepper, Lennon repainted the car yellow, then hand-painted it with psychedelic swirls and floral side panels, finishing with his Libra star sign.

Young fans saw a rolling emblem of the Summer of Love; some elders saw heresy, with one famously swatting the car with an umbrella on Piccadilly, spluttering, “How dare you do that to a Rolls-Royce!”

When it was sold in 1985 for $2,299,000, it became both the most expensive piece of rock ’n’ roll memorabilia and a record auction price for a motor car at the time.

Lennon also owned a white Phantom V (1968) to mirror the White Album era and his new life with Yoko Ono. He spent £12,000, transforming it white inside and out, adding a sunroof, Philips turntable, 8-track player, telephone and television.

It appears in Let It Be and Performance (with Mick Jagger), before Lennon sold it to Allen Klein in 1969.

If spectacle had a patron saint, it would be Liberace. His 1961 Phantom V, covered in tiny mirror pieces, drove on stage during his Las Vegas residency. Decades later, it glittered again in Behind the Candelabra, proof that camp and craftsmanship can share a spotlight.

In 1973, en route to a Manchester gig in his white Phantom VI, he spotted a newer car in a showroom window, stopped, bought it, and completed the journey in the fresh acquisition. Later, he went full ‘Rocketman’: black paint, black leather, tinted glass, TV, video player, even a fax machine, and a bespoke audio system so potent the rear screen had to be strengthened.

He also commissioned a pink-and-white Phantom V with matching interior. After a Soviet tour where he was paid in coal, he settled up with percussionist Ray Cooper by giving him the Phantom.

Cooper later picked up a young Damon Albarn from school in it; history looped neatly in 2020 when Gorillaz released The Pink Phantom with Sir Elton as guest vocalist.

The wildest tale, of course, belongs to Keith Moon. Did the mercurial Who drummer really send a Rolls-Royce into a hotel pool on his 21st? The accounts vary, from a borrowed Lincoln Continental with the handbrake flicked to nothing at all. Yet the myth is so enduring that the car in the water could only ever be a Rolls-Royce.

To mark Phantom’s centenary, Rolls-Royce submerged a retired Phantom Extended body shell in Tinside Lido, Plymouth, an Art Deco landmark linked to The Beatles’ 1967 photo shoot during filming for Magical Mystery Tour.

Since production moved to Goodwood in 2003, the marque’s dialogue with contemporary music has only intensified. By 2016, Rolls-Royce was the most name-checked brand in song lyrics, powered by hip-hop’s rise and Phantom VII’s modern-day renaissance.

A Phantom VII starred in Snoop Dogg and Pharrell Williams’ Drop It Like It’s Hot (2004), a number-one hit that helped stitch Phantom into rap’s visual lexicon. 50 Cent rolled through Entourage in a Phantom VII Drophead Coupé; Lil Wayne put Phantom on the cover of Tha Carter II.

And if you’ve ever heard a rapper purr about “stars in the roof,” that’s the Starlight Headliner: fibre-optic poetry in motion, and part of why Rolls-Royce remains the preferred metaphor for having arrived.

A hundred years on, Phantom is still the icon of icons, individuality and imagination. Across eras and egos, it has offered artists a way to define themselves in motion, to make an arrival feel like a chorus.

As Phantom enters its second century, the question writes itself: what will the next great verse look like—and who will be waiting in the back seat, pen in hand, when inspiration strikes?

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From 28 July to 3 August 2025, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars returned to the sun-drenched coastline of the French Riviera, playing host to a series of private experiences at the region’s most iconic addresses.

Every detail of this week-long affair was meticulously choreographed to echo the tastes, habits, and lifestyles of the marque’s global elite.

“This summer programme in Saint-Tropez is a considered extension of our wider philosophy. Wherever our clients are in the world, Rolls-Royce ensures they are never without the community, hospitality and access that defines our brand.”

Boris Weletzky, Regional Director of the United Kingdom, Europe and Central Asia

The Riviera was transformed into a rolling showroom. Guests were invited to explore a collection of 12 Bespoke motor cars, gliding along the legendary corniches of the Côte d’Azur.

These very same roads once played host to Sir Henry Royce himself, who refined his early machines from his winter residence in nearby Le Canadel.

And it wouldn’t be Rolls-Royce without a soirée or two. Whether it was intimate dinners on terraces bathed in sunset light or a dazzling appearance at the famously playful Nikki Beach, each moment offered guests more than just motorcars.

The entire programme, orchestrated through Rolls-Royce’s private members’ app Whispers, reinforced the brand’s raison d’être: to be wherever its clients already are – physically, emotionally, and aspirationally.

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Lace. Not leather, not carbon fibre, but lace. And not just any lace either.

This is the kind of fabric that graces the bodices of runway royalty and wedding gowns crafted in hushed ateliers in Paris. Now, it has found a new canvas, within the plush interior of the world’s most prestigious automobile.

A Father’s Day Gift Like No Other

Commissioned as a deeply personal gift from a Middle Eastern client to their father, Phantom Dentelle was orchestrated through the Private Office Dubai, Rolls-Royce’s ultra-exclusive design embassy for the elite. The starting point was a rare piece of handmade lace, crafted using a Leavers loom, a dying art form, much like the art of coachbuilding itself.

“This stunning Phantom Dentelle… is an homage to the exquisite handmade lace used in some of the world’s leading haute couture ateliers.”

Michelle Lusby, Designer

Where Thread Tells a Thousand Stories

Stretching across the dashboard is “The Gallery,” a full-width canvas unique to Phantom, here adorned with a custom-embroidered artwork that took over 160,000 stitches to complete.

Petals and fern motifs, shimmering in Rose Gold, Sunrise, and Oatmeal threads, were laid using eight different embroidery techniques, from triple-run stitches to create fine lace meshes, to satin stitching that offers a silk-like sheen. Each thread captures light like sequins on a red carpet gown, shifting with the movement of sun or spotlight.

Even the rear passengers aren’t left out. The Waterfall section between the rear seats carries a complementary embroidery pattern; 70,000 stitches of botanical elegance. Rose Gold speaker grilles provide just enough sparkle, without veering into ostentation.

“It brings a remarkable sense of movement and theatre to something entirely still.”

Brienny Dudley, Rolls-Royce Interior Trim Centre

A Stage for Subtle Splendour

While many bespoke Rolls-Royces opt for a bold visual presence, the Phantom Dentelle plays in the realm of restraint.

Draped in a two-tone livery, the lower body glows in Crystal over Arctic White, while the upper body showcases Crystal over a hue named Palais Nemasker Dawn, a colour reserved for the commissioning client’s exclusive use.

A double Sunrise coachline winds its way down the body, terminating in a hand-painted motif: a leafy branch with pearl ‘berries’, a callback to the lace inspiration within.

Crowning this visual symphony is a Rose Gold Spirit of Ecstasy. Regal, radiant, and resolutely rare.

The Private Office Experience

The Rolls-Royce Phantom Dentelle was born from whispered conversations in a Private Office, where the lines between designer and client blur into collaboration.

The Private Office in Dubai is one such portal to this dreamscape. Here, clients work directly with Bespoke designers and Client Experience Managers, dreaming up creations that speak more of identity than utility.

It’s like commissioning a Savile Row suit, only this one has a V12 under its bonnet and 22-inch polished disc wheels.

A Moving Masterpiece

Now, the only question that remains is, how do you top a gift like this? A galaxy-themed Wraith, perhaps? But that’s a tale for another day.

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The mother’s brief to the Rolls-Royce Bespoke Collective was simple: to immortalise her daughter’s favourite flower and colour, while weaving in elements of family and heritage. And what bloomed was a vehicle that feels like a moving heirloom.

Embroidered across all four headrests and cascading down the rear seat waterfall, the rose motif was embroidered using a new technique blending two shades of pink thread via satin stitching, creating a subtle gradient.

The centre of the flower is denser, more tactile, while the stem and leaves (stitched using a flatter tatami method) quietly balance the composition. Each green leaf also represents a member of the family.

The exterior is dressed in brilliant Arctic White with a Peony Pink coachline. The 23-inch forged seven-spoke wheels echo this detail, flaunting pinstripes and body-coloured centres that complete the look.

Inside, the same duality unfolds. Grace White leather wraps the seats, offset by Black and Peony Pink inserts and contrast stitching. Piano White veneers reflect light like still water, while black carpets and a central armrest ground the cabin in subtle sophistication.

This commission is the kind that Private Office Dubai was built for. James Crichton, Regional Director for the Middle East & Africa, puts it best, “This unique destination offers the time, space and expertise required to translate sentiment into form, so that every detail is intentional and meaningful.”

Rolls-Royce calls this car the Spectre Rose. But to the woman who commissioned it, and to the daughter who inspired it, it’s likely a memory, emotion, and perhaps a few private tears.

This, after all, is the very essence of bespoke. It’s about making something truly yours, down to the last stitch. A beautiful bloom, forever in motion.

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Since 1925, the Rolls-Royce Phantom has ferried kings and queens, rock stars and revolutionaries, diplomats and dreamers. It has graced red carpets, wartime strategy rooms, royal wedding processions, and recording studios lit by incense and creative fire. And through it all, Phantom has often led the motorcade.

As Rolls-Royce celebrates a full century of Phantom, this moment is about recognising the weight a nameplate can carry, and the stories that only a car like this could collect along the way.

Few understand symbolism better than military generals. Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, famously austere, made one grand concession: a pair of Phantom IIIs. One for personal use, and another to drive Winston Churchill, Eisenhower, and even King George VI to high-stakes planning sessions in the lead-up to D-Day.

In 1948, just after marrying Princess Elizabeth, the Duke of Edinburgh requested a Phantom for their joint use. Thus, Phantom IV chassis number one was born, later nicknamed the Maharajah of Nabha. Today, it still serves the Royal Household, an emblem of continuity in a rapidly changing world.

Phantoms have since been woven into the royal tapestry: from the Silver Jubilee Phantom VI, gifted to Queen Elizabeth II in 1977, to the Phantom that quietly glided the Duchess of Cambridge to Westminster Abbey in 2011.

Even beyond Britain, Phantom played a starring role. In 1966, a Phantom V carried Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founding father of the UAE, to his inauguration. A few years later, it delivered Britain’s ambassador to the signing ceremony that birthed the nation.

Of course, not every Phantom was destined for velvet ropes and palace gates. Some, like the one owned by John Lennon, became canvases for rebellion.

Initially all black, Lennon’s Phantom V was a nightclub on wheels, complete with blackout windows. But in 1967, it transformed into a psychedelic riot of yellows and florals, prompting one furious Englishwoman to whack it with her umbrella, shouting, “How dare you do that to a Rolls-Royce!” Lennon, naturally, was amused.

Phantom’s allure didn’t stop at Buckingham Palace. Fred Astaire, Greta Garbo, Jack Warner, and even James Bond’s villains have all had their moment behind (or inside) the wheel.

In 1964’s Goldfinger, gold was smuggled inside a Phantom III. Sixty years later, Rolls-Royce paid homage with a one-off Phantom Goldfinger, complete with bespoke coachwork and playful nods to the film. Art imitating art imitating espionage.

That same year, The Yellow Rolls-Royce premiered with a glittering cast and a 1931 Phantom II.

Elvis Presley, never one to do things by halves, bought a Phantom V in 1963. He customised it with a microphone, a writing kit, and had it resprayed after his mother’s chickens pecked the original finish. The car would later inspire Leonard Cohen’s offbeat ballad, Elvis’s Rolls-Royce.

Fast forward to the 2000s, and Phantom VII arrived just in time for the rise of self-made millionaires, social media moguls, and the cult of personality. No longer just a badge of lineage, Phantom became a canvas for individualism. Even Olympics appearances, as in London 2012, where Phantom Coupés stole the closing ceremony spotlight.

From the Spirit of Ecstasy to digital OLED light signatures, Phantom has evolved without ever chasing trends. Every generation has added something new to its mythos. Every owner has rewritten a chapter.

“Phantom is a cultural phenomenon, a canvas for personal expression, transformed through Bespoke craftsmanship into a moving work of art,” Chris Brownridge, Chief Executive of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.

At 100 years young, Phantom is not slowing down. It is, instead, reminding the world what greatness truly looks like.

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“My love for the outdoors has been a driving force behind both my personal passions and professional success,” the commissioning client shared. “I envisioned Daisy Cullinan as a symbol of perseverance, balancing strength with serenity.”

And that spirit has been captured in every flourish, from the hand-painted Coachline to the celestial Starlight Headliner above.

The Powder Blue bodywork, deliberately soft in tone, contrasts starkly with the Black Badge’s darkened elements: the Pantheon grille, Spirit of Ecstasy, and all exterior brightwork. Look closer and you’ll find the daisy motif delicately embedded into the single Coachline.

It’s this balance that gives the Cullinan Daisy its quiet magnetism. There’s power in understatement, and this bespoke Rolls-Royce is fluent in the dialect.

The daisy motif continues its narrative across the Blackwood fascia and waterfall section on the inside, rendered through a meticulous sandblasting process. Fine mineral particles carve away layers of veneer, creating shadows and depth where none existed before. The result is an organic, three-dimensional flourish that catches the light as it moves.

The palette inside dances between Fleet Blue, Selby Grey, and deep Black. Together with daisy-stitched headrests, piped seats, and even monogrammed illuminated treadplates, it sings.

And then there are the umbrellas.

Even the concealed umbrellas housed in Cullinan’s rear Coach Doors bear the motif, but only on the inside. Because daisies, after all, bloom best in the rain.

Above, the bespoke Starlight Headliner offers a cosmic connection to the earthbound inspiration below. Four constellations (Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Gemini, and Taurus) span across the ceiling, each one mapped with precision, forming a celestial canopy for contemplation or conversation.

Of course, a car inspired by hiking wouldn’t be complete without the practical nod to adventure. That’s where the Recreation Module comes in. Housed in the boot floor, this automatically deployable storage space neatly accommodates hiking essentials. It’s one part Swiss Army knife, one part luxury luggage compartment.

“Cullinan Daisy is quietly confident, rich in symbolism, yet modern in execution,” said Martina Starke, General Manager of Bespoke Design. “It also represents a different kind of Bespoke language where emotion is captured through restrained and thoughtful contrasts.”

Indeed, while Rolls-Royce is no stranger to flamboyant commissions dripping in gold leaf and gemstone inlays, the Cullinan Daisy shows us a different facet, where sentiment eclipses spectacle, and design takes its cue from memory, not mood boards.

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You get the Black Badge Spectre, the boldest, most powerful Rolls-Royce ever created, freshly unveiled on Singaporean soil. 

Held at the New Bahru lifestyle hub, the launch is Rolls-Royce’s way of declaring that tradition and innovation can indeed coexist, spectacularly and provocatively.

The Black Badge series has always been the marque’s rebellious younger sibling, a formidable alter ego designed for those who reject conformity.

Irene Nikkein, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars’ Regional Director for Asia-Pacific, puts it succinctly: “Black Badge was created for clients who see things differently, those who challenge convention and seek the extraordinary.”

The Black Badge Spectre has a staggering 485kW (659hp) coupled with 1075Nm of torque. Activate ‘Spirited Mode’, inspired by Rolls-Royce’s legendary Merlin aircraft engine, and you’ll launch from 0-100km/h in a mere 4.1 seconds. Not bad for a car often described as a “luxurious land yacht”.

The Black Badge Spectre’s distinctive aesthetic echoes its spirited performance. Take its mesmerising new Vapour Violet finish, a deep, intoxicating hue inspired by the neon-soaked club scenes of the ’80s and ’90s. Paired with the striking Iced Black bonnet and darkened brightwork, Rolls-Royce’s hallmark Pantheon Grille, Spirit of Ecstasy, and double ‘R’ badges included, it’s clear this Spectre isn’t here to blend in.

If personalisation is your thing, Rolls-Royce is ready to indulge. With more than 44,000 paint options available, or even a bespoke shade crafted uniquely for you, your Spectre can be as understated or outspoken as your tastes dictate.

Step inside, and illuminated treadplates and the iconic Infinity emblem embroidered subtly into plush leather hint at the car’s powerful persona.

Meanwhile, the spectacular fascia, lit by over 5,500 meticulously placed stars, invokes the brand’s legendary attention to detail, making you feel as if you’re gazing into an infinite universe.

As Renee Chua, Managing Director of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Singapore, observes, “The popularity of Black Badge has grown steadily over the years, attracting a new category of younger customers who might never have considered owning a Rolls-Royce otherwise. Black Badge now comprises around a quarter of Rolls-Royce commissions worldwide, and Singapore is no exception.”

Rolls-Royce meticulously analysed anonymised driving data from current Black Badge owners, discovering their penchant for short, potent bursts of acceleration rather than sustained periods of speed. Such insight informed every nuanced element of the Spectre’s engineering, a car tailored precisely to how owners actually drive.

Speaking of driving dynamics, chassis engineers have worked their signature “voodoo”, subtly adjusting the suspension and steering for enhanced precision and minimal body roll.

In Singapore, you can now secure your own Rolls-Royce Black Badge Spectre, with prices starting at S$2,438,888.

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Yet here we are, with the introduction of the Rolls-Royce Chess Set.

Unboxing a chess set has never been so ceremonial. In true Rolls-Royce fashion, the playing board opens with a singular, deliberate motion. As the lid rises, a leather-lined tray emerges gracefully, presenting the magnetically suspended pieces as if summoned by the hand of a phantom butler.

It’s a moment of theatre, a nod to the coach doors that open with a similar flourish on their cars.

And those magnets aren’t ordinary either. Rolls-Royce engineers tried no fewer than six varieties to get the feel just right, enough to keep each piece in place, yet light enough to glide as if moved by strategy alone.

The design language is distinctly Rolls-Royce. The leather-clad base gently arches like the waft lines on their grand tourers. The pieces themselves, formed from ceramic-coated aluminium and topped with stainless steel crowns, feel like sculptural artefacts. You don’t so much grip them as you do admire them.

It’s no coincidence that the tactility is reminiscent of the organ-stop controls found inside the marque’s cabins. Even the black and white pieces play by their own aesthetic rules, with a satin finish on the former and a subtle iridescence on the latter.

Four veneer finishes have been selected from the same woods used in the cabins of their cars. Each square is laser-cut, hand-laid, and chosen from the same log to ensure the grain flows as naturally as the game itself.

The whole set is framed in polished aluminium, anchored by a discreet Spirit of Ecstasy badge at both ends, lest anyone forgets where this masterpiece comes from.

And of course, customisation is at the heart of it all. Thirteen leather hues let owners tailor the set to the interior of their Phantom or the palette of their personal library.

Nick Abrams, Accessories Designer at Rolls-Royce, explains it best: “Knowing that many clients enjoy chess, we were inspired to create our own Chess Set as a natural evolution of the sense of hosting and occasion that defines the Rolls-Royce experience.”

Whether it sits in a Mayfair drawing room, a Manhattan penthouse, or a private yacht off the Amalfi coast, the Rolls-Royce Chess Set is more than just a conversation piece. It’s a declaration that elegance, intellect, and design need not be confined to the road.

The Rolls-Royce Chess Set is now available for commission through all Rolls-Royce showrooms and Private Office boutiques.

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Commissioned by a client in Japan with deep, personal ties to the centuries-old tradition of Hanami, this bespoke Phantom Extended is a tribute not just to cherry blossoms, but to the very idea of life’s fleeting beauty.

250,000 Stitches. Six Months. One Masterpiece.

The embroidery alone (over a quarter of a million stitches) took six months to design and execute, with the Starlight Headliner taking up three weeks by itself. What ensued is a starry canopy of white-pink blooms that cascade delicately across the headliner, doors and the Privacy Suite partition, as if a cherry tree had shaken its branches in springtime bliss.

The detailing is astonishing. Ancient Japanese stitching techniques were revived and reinvented by Rolls-Royce artisans to give the blossoms depth and tactility. Using a technique known as offset tatami stitching, the threads mimic the texture of bark and blossom, intertwining branches that grow, curve, and stretch over the cabin like an organic mural.

In a marque that’s seen everything from constellations to constellations of diamonds embedded in its roof liners, one might think innovation has limits. Yet, the Phantom Cherry Blossom pushes new ground with three-dimensional, sculptural embroidery, the first in the brand’s history.

These cherry blossom petals rise. Thread is layered upon itself, petal by petal, before being shaped and sculpted by hand. Each is positioned individually to catch the light in just the right way, casting gentle shadows and evoking the sensation of blossoms fluttering gently to the ground.

Exterior Hints and Hidden Petals

Outside, the artistry continues in a more subtle form. The Phantom’s Crystal over Arctic White exterior is adorned with a hand-painted coachline that ends mid-door with a delicate cherry blossom motif.

Even the umbrellas concealed in the car’s doors bear the theme. Open one and you’ll find falling petals lining the inner fabric.

“This motor car represents a deeply personal memory for the client and demonstrates the power of Bespoke in uniting individual meaning, heritage craftsmanship and modern artistry”

Martina Starke, General Manager of Bespoke Design at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

Indeed, the Phantom Cherry Blossom is a legacy cast in leather and thread. A rolling keepsake meant to be passed down, its cherry blossoms eternally frozen mid-fall.

And in that, it captures the true essence of Hanami: to pause, reflect, and appreciate beauty while it lasts.

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