May 14th, 2008
Brought to you by the couture jewelry designers at Erickson Beamon, this exquisite handmade work of art is called the Glam Rock Chandelier. Completely covered with Japanese glass pearls and Swarovski crystals, it costs $22,500 (available on vivre.com)
May 14th, 2008
The Trossi Leggenda wristwatch, pictured right with its original owner, Count Carlo Felice Trossi, the racing driver who won the 1947 Italian Grand Prix, has sold at auction for a record 2.35 million Swiss francs ($2,157,760).
The large gold Patek Philippe watch owned by the Italian count, who was the president of Scuderia Ferrari and also raced speedboats, reached the highest price for a watch at Sotheby’s, the auction house said.
A gold Rolex from about 1980, known as the Oyster Daytona Paul Newman, sold for SwFr157,000 in the same auction.
May 14th, 2008
Hand crafted by Jared Arp in 2007, this table has won awards in the design community for its contemporary aesthetic appeal backed by pure function and is currently up for sale for $9,500. The body is constructed from Hard Maple and Silver Lace Wood, reinforced by Italian Bending Board and HDF. The playing surface and walls are constructed form P-95 Black Polycarbonate for superior visibility and control.
May 14th, 2008
Alexander has created a limited edition diamond Mont Blanc handcrafted pen exclusively for the elite in aid of charity.
Amosu Diamond Meisterstück fountain pens have been handmade with 77 diamonds, and feature 0.45 carats of VS, F grade diamonds with a choice of white, black, pink, brown or blue diamonds set into the gold clip.
The pen’s ubiquitous style features an 18k gold nib, platinum inlay and black precious resin cap.

May 14th, 2008
Eton shirts are celebrating their 80th birthday in style, the Swedish company have commissioned an ultra-special shirt which is excessive even by Elton John standards.
The world’s most expensive shirt is valued at £23,000 (US $45,000) and features the finest Egyptian cotton yarn. The studs and cufflinks are diamond encrusted, the studs have coloured diamonds and the cufflinks have the plain old normal diamonds.
The shirt is touring the world passing through some of Eton’s stores including Milan, LA and Stockholm and will be auctioned off for charity next year.
May 14th, 2008
Richard Prince collaborated with Marc Jacobs to design artistic bags for the Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2008 line.
The hottest item right now is the Louis Vuitton Watercolor Speedy which is said to be released in the US in May.
The monogram pattern is designed in a manner that has the orange, red, and yellow paints looking like they were painted on with watercolor paint.
