The 2009 Christmas Book was released Tuesday by luxury retailer Neiman Marcus in Dallas.
The 83rd edition continues Neiman Marcus’ longstanding tradition of offering its customers the ultimate in awe-inspiring gifts.
But this year, perhaps a sign of the tough economic times, the million-dollar gifts are gone and 40 percent of the items are priced at under $250.
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Jean Paul Gaultier launches a collection inspired by looks from the 80’s for kids ages 2 to 16 called “Junior Jean-Paul Gaultier”.
The styles include sailor dresses, leopard jackets and cheeky berets….
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In his collection entitled Rough Diamond, designer Lee Broom transforms vintage furniture in its original condition into Design Art with light.
Club Chair (above) is a traditional Chesterfield that has been spectacularly transformed with fairground jewel light bulbs.
Luminaire Bergère (below) is a one-of-a-kind unfinished Parisian relic that displays the juxtaposition of old and new.
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Over the weekend the 2.4 million dollar Infiniti Essence Concept car was on display at the Louis Vuitton store in Troy, Michigan’s Somerset Collection Mall.
The car is part of a nationwide tour by Infiniti to keep in touch with customers during 2009, since they’ve decided to stay out of auto shows this year.
Since the car was developed with custom LV luggage, they’re stopping at as many stores as they can and throwing a little bash for select customers”
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Psycho-logic, Christian Louboutin‘s charming debut as a writer/director, tells the story of a young woman finding her ultimate fantasy… at the new Hollywood Boutique of Christian Louboutin.
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Dalmore distillery has announced the launch of one of its most prized whiskies – the Sirius – with a price of £10,000 per bottle.
Sirius will only be available to private buyers and through a limited network of World Duty Free (WDF) stores.
The Dalmore’s 1951 Sirius Vintage is a single-cask, single malt whisky, with a cask strength of 45%.
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GH Mumm unveiled the GH Mumm F1 box “Limited Edition†last month at the Pavilion Visconti of Milan, in conjunction with the Grand Prix in Monza in 2009.
The packaging is made of exclusive materials such as the carbon interior trim in black velvet and gold plate.
The GH Mumm F1 box “Limited Edition” will be available only in Italy and exclusively on order for €5,000 ($7,300). Bornrich
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Reports say that Hollywood celebrities Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are considering building an airport at their French chateau.
Brad and Angelina, who both have pilot licences, would then be able to fly their brood in and out of the 1,000-acre estate without being seen by paparazzi.
The couple, along with their six children, stays in a vacation property in Chateau Miraval estate whenever they are in France.
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This week marked the 140th anniversary of the birth of Indian independence pioneer Mahatma Gandhi.
And to commemorate a man who chose a life of poverty and shunned material goods, Montblanc has created a limited-edition pen with a price tag of $25,000.
Just 241 of the handmade pens will be sold, in reference to the number of miles Gandhi walked in his famous march against salt taxes in 1930.
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Forbes magazine has announced that Tiger Woods is the first athlete to surpass $1 billion in earnings and endorsement money.
The magazine estimates that golf’s top-ranked player crested the plateau when he earned $10 million for winning the FedEx Cup on Sunday.
Woods has been the world’s highest-paid athlete since 2002 when he surpassed Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher.
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Gulfstream Aerospace rolled out its new flagship business jet, the all-new Gulfstream G650, at company headquarters in Savannah on Tuesday.
Approximately 7,000 people gathered at the new G650 manufacturing building for the aircraft’s debut.
First announced in March 2008, the ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range G650 remains on schedule for customer deliveries in 2012.
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The Lange & Sohne’s watch will be available at the Dubai store with a retail price of 1.2 million euros (or about $1.75 million).
Champagne makers Piper Heidsieck have worked with master shoe maker Christian Louboutin to create a unique box set: “Le Rituel†Box Set.
The set consists of a bottle of champagne and a glass shoe designed by Christian Louboutin.
The project has been named Le Rituel after a French ritual popular in the 1880’s where one would drink champagne from a woman’s shoe.
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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.
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Equinox’s slogan is “It’s not Fitness, It’s Life†and it’s so true… Once you visit an Equinox fitness club, you’ll never want to go back to your old stinky gym.
Voted “America’s healthiest gym†by Heath Magazine, Equinox delivers.
The classes and the equipment are top-notch, the Personal Trainers are guaranteed to get you into shape, and the elegant atmosphere seriously makes you want to hang out there all day long.
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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.
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Petra Diamonds has announced the recovery of a 507.55-carat rough white diamond from the famed Cullinan Mine in South Africa.
This spectacular gemstone was recovered on Thursday 24 September and is currently with experts for analysis.
Initial examinations indicate that the stone is of exceptional color and clarity, and is most likely a Type II diamond.
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The Financial Times has announced the launch of FT’s How To Spend It magazine’s standalone website www.howtospendit.com.
The new site will carry the core values of the luxury lifestyle magazine into a highly innovative and stylish digital format.
The site will debut Saturday. How To Spend It is the newspaper’s financial magazine, which appears 28 times a year.
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Iconic luxury brands The Macallan and Lalique have launched the third decanter in The Macallan in Lalique Six Pillars Collection.
The Macallan in Lalique Finest Cut decanter contains an exceptionally rare 57 years old single malt whisky valued at $15,000.
The Finest Cut decanter has been designed by the legendary French crystal house Lalique, exclusively for The Macallan.
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Scheduled helicopter service between two heliports in Manhattan and two major airports that serve New York City abruptly shut down on Friday.
U.S. Helicopter, which started up 3 ½ years ago, provided the first shuttle service since the 1980s from Manhattan to a commercial airport.
It was charging as much as $159 each way for an eight-minute trip between one of the heliports in Manhattan and Kennedy International or Newark Liberty International Airports
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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.
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