November 4th, 2009
According to TMZ, Roman Abramovich dropped $47,221.09 on lunch at famed New York eatery Nello’s on Friday.
The tab came to $47,221.09. He added another $5,000 tip (on top of the $7,328 gratuity already included) for a total of $52,221.09.
The lunch menu comprised of filet mignon, white truffles and a bunch of expensive wines and it fed ten people at the table.
October 15th, 2009
A special edition of the Czech magazine “Royal Report” has been released with gold letters on the cover and diamonds on the alphabet R.
The luxury magazine will be put up for auction and is expected to fetch more than 4 million Czech crowns ($228,936).
The price includes the special edition, a yearly subscription, a vacation four times a year to anywhere in the world and 12 hours use of a jet plane.
October 15th, 2009
An outsize luxury apartment in one of Hong Kong’s wealthiest neighbourhoods has sold for 439 million Hong Kong dollars ($56,5 million).
The five-bedroom duplex suite, near the top of the skyscraper overlooking Victoria Harbor, measures 6,158 sq feet and has a garden of 340 sq feet.
Hong Kong luxury home prices and sales have jumped this year as low supply and ample liquidity drive demand for real estate.
October 9th, 2009
Stuart Hughes from Goldstriker International has a reputation of taking ordinary items and turning them into luxurious limited edition pieces.
They have teamed up to open a unique website, Republica Fashion, with a range of amazing designs for the super rich.
The highlight of the collection is the new Gucci diamond belt, which is being described as the most expensive belt on the planet.
October 2nd, 2009
The opening of the West End production of Breakfast At Tiffany’s was celebrated with the unveiling of apparently the world’s most expensive breakfast.
The meal created by the makers of Chambord, the French black raspberry liqueur, included 22,000-pound-croissant, cocktail and coffee.
The croissant was hand-decorated and covered in edible gold and diamonds, The Telegraph reports.
October 2nd, 2009
The American Museum of Natural History has unveiled in New York something never before seen: an 11-by-4-foot tapestry made completely of spider silk.
Weavers in Madagascar took four years to make it, with the help of more than 1 million spidersand the museum says there’s no other like it in the world.
The color is a radiant gold — the natural color of the golden orb-weaving spider, from the Nephila genus, one that’s found in several parts of the world.
