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.
October 1st, 2009
Many of the world’s regions have switched places in the UBS rankings as currencies fluctuated in the wake of the financial crisis.
UBS Bank used to rank London the most expensive city in the world - but it has now plummeted to the 22nd spot. All in just one year.
In the 2009 list, Oslo has been crowned the most expensive city in the world, followed by Zurich and Copenhagen.
September 29th, 2009
You wouldn’t expect less from designer Alexander Amosu, than this stunning World’s Most Expensive Diamond-Encrusted Blackberry.
It took 350 hours of painstaking craftsmanship in solid 18 carat yellow gold, encrusted with 4,459 brilliant cut diamonds (weighing 28.43 carats).
Each phone can be personalized with your name or company logo while featuring a 24-hour global concierge service focused on “accessing the inaccessible”.
September 26th, 2009
Billionaire oligarch Mikhail Prokhorov, Russia’s richest man well-known as a sports fan, could become the first foreign owner of a major US basketball team after making a bid for the New Jersey Nets.
Prokhorov had offered to fund a new $700m stadium for the NBA team in New York and he would then acquire the Nets for a symbolic $1 stake.
He boasts that if his move is successful, it would be the first time a National Basketball Association club would come under foreign control.
