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Posts on ‘August 1st, 2007’

Bracher Emden Small Square on Long Chain, Handbag of the Day

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Enough of the boring leather and vinyl bags - today, I feel like jewels. This bag may be small, but it is very well-dressed. Multi-colored Swarovski crystals in all shapes and sizes are arranged [...]

R2-D2 Home Theater System

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About a year ago, Hammacher Schlemmer debuted an R2-D2 robot. But while cute and responsive to all sorts of commands, he wasn’t much more than a novelty. Their latest R2-D2 is a lot more functional. His head holds a DLP projection system that can project movies, TV shows, [...]

Giant Whisky Bottles Go On Sale

Filed under: Spirits
I’ve seen some pretty massive bottles of wine before but not so many big whisky bottles. The Ardbeg distillery has created 4.5 liter bottles of single malt for sale. They say the bottles of 10-year-old whisky are the largest bottles of single malt on sale in the world. The bottles will sell for [...]

Chanel By The Book

Filed under: Decor, Auctions
Wow, and I thought the Gucci book was expensive! The new set of Chanel books by luxury publisher Assouline (who has also done collaborations with Coach and Goyard) has it handily beat. The three-book set has a quilted slipcase that holds books on fashion, perfume and jewelry. The books are 80 pages [...]

Newport Beach, Estate of the Day

Filed under: Estates
Today’s home on the bay in Newport Beach, California doesn’t have a lot of land or oodles of space but the contemporary style and open floor plan make it a dream bachelor pad. The home has two bedrooms plus loft space. Folding doors open out onto a waterfront terrace next to the boat [...]

Are Luxury Funds The Hot New Investment Trend?

When I began writing for Luxist back in 2004 one of the first things I did was pick up a copy of the Robb Report, the magazine for the ultra-rich is one of the standard sources for information on the luxury market. Now the magazine has its own stock index, the Claymore /Robb Report Global [...]

Nicolas Cage and Leonardo DiCaprio Fight Over A Dinosaur Skull

Filed under: Auctions, Celebrity Shopping
We already knew Nicolas Cage was spendy, Ferraris, his own Bahamian island and a Bavarian castle have been among his legendary purchases. But this week saw a bidding war between Nicolas Cage and Leonardo DiCaprio over a dinosaur skull. The Daily Telegraph reports that the two stars locked horns at a [...]