His continuing influence was also apparent in his ongoing membership of the Bilderberg group, an elite collection of Western thinkers and powerbrokers who meet annually to discuss global issues.

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Lopez has also been luring the art world's elite to Mexico, inviting 25 curators a year to visit his collection, housed in a 40, 000-square-foot building.

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However, tennis fashion sense is not confined to the female elite, and men's world number one Roger Federer has certainly provoked a reaction with his Wimbledon collection.

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