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This is how you make a custom Rolls-Royce

Updated 9:51 PM EST, Sun December 18, 2016
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The Rolls-Royce Serenity Phantom, created by the marque's bespoke team, debuted at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show.
The Rolls-Royce Serenity Phantom, created by the marque's bespoke team, debuted at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show.
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The interiors are upholstered with raw silk, sourced from Suzhou, one of China's silk embroidery capitals, and woven in one of the UK's oldest mills.
The interiors are upholstered with raw silk, sourced from Suzhou, one of China's silk embroidery capitals, and woven in one of the UK's oldest mills.
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The flower details on the silk were designed by Cherica Haye, a color and material designer with Rolls-Royce's bespoke department.
The flower details on the silk were designed by Cherica Haye, a color and material designer with Rolls-Royce's bespoke department.
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The exterior was coated with glossy mother of pearl paint.
The exterior was coated with glossy mother of pearl paint.
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Textile designer Cherica Haye left the fashion industry to develop interiors for Rolls-Royce Bespoke.
Textile designer Cherica Haye left the fashion industry to develop interiors for Rolls-Royce Bespoke.
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She developed breath-taking silk textiles (close-up seen here) for the brand's Serenity Phantom, which debuted at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show.
She developed breath-taking silk textiles (close-up seen here) for the brand's Serenity Phantom, which debuted at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show.
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Haye works at the Rolls-Royce plant in Goodwood, England, a manufacturing and design facility where the luxury cars are assembled.
Haye works at the Rolls-Royce plant in Goodwood, England, a manufacturing and design facility where the luxury cars are assembled.
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Elsewhere in the assembly area, fiber optic lights added to the brand's unique Starlight headliner, which give the illusion of the night sky in the roof of a car.
Elsewhere in the assembly area, fiber optic lights added to the brand's unique Starlight headliner, which give the illusion of the night sky in the roof of a car.
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Each headliner includes 1,340 fiber optic lights, which must be sewn in and trimmed by hand.
Each headliner includes 1,340 fiber optic lights, which must be sewn in and trimmed by hand.
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Rolls-Royce has more than 44,000 paint colors for clients to choose from. (This is only a small portion.) They also offer color-matching services on request.
Rolls-Royce has more than 44,000 paint colors for clients to choose from. (This is only a small portion.) They also offer color-matching services on request.
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The coach lines on every car produced <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmoney.cnn.com%2F2015%2F04%2F30%2Fautos%2Frolls-royce-stripe-painter%2F">hand-painted by Mark Court</a>, a former sign maker.
The coach lines on every car produced hand-painted by Mark Court, a former sign maker.
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The wood components in each car are all made from the same tree.
The wood components in each car are all made from the same tree.
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Every component -- winged mascot -- is repeatedly polished by hand throughout the construction process.
Every component -- winged mascot -- is repeatedly polished by hand throughout the construction process.
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Expert sewers create the leather interiors.
Expert sewers create the leather interiors.
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A single Rolls-Royce phantom requires 350 pieces leather, using the hides of 11 animals. They're all processed at a tannery in Germany, and drum dyed.
A single Rolls-Royce phantom requires 350 pieces leather, using the hides of 11 animals. They're all processed at a tannery in Germany, and drum dyed.
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Computerized lasers are used to precisely cut each leather piece.
Computerized lasers are used to precisely cut each leather piece.
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Every Rolls-Royce client has the option of having their finished model revealed in a theatrical ceremony, complete with lights, music, and a rotating platform.
Every Rolls-Royce client has the option of having their finished model revealed in a theatrical ceremony, complete with lights, music, and a rotating platform.
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