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Victoria Beckham Introduces Harper, the Bag

If David Beckham gets tattoos to show his love for his daughter Harper Seven, mommy Victoria does what she knows best for the same purpose: she designs fashion items. The singer turned designer has recently unveiled a new piece in her accessories collection for Spring / Summer 2012 line, named after her daughter, H...

13 February 2012
14:51 GMT

Blue Ivy Carter Gets $600K (€467,654) Gold Rocking Horse

She's just a few days old, but Beyonce and Jay-Z's first child, daughter Blue Ivy Carter, is already being treated like a princess. Her parents splashed $1.5 million (€1.17 million) on toys alone, before she was born, claims a new report. Among the things the two superstars bought is a rocking horse co...

13 January 2012
14:31 GMT

Golden Globes 2012: Guests Will Have Dessert of Edible Gold

On January 15, 2012, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will help celebrate the best in film and television for the previous year at the Golden Globes. Below is a video of what A-listers at the ceremony will have for dessert. Putting the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio and Angelina Jolie in the same room (to name jus...

11 January 2012
15:51 GMT

Hublot Comes Out with Watch Made of 18-Carat Indestructible Gold

Hublot is well known for its expensive, one of a kind watches. Soon enough, the luxury brand will add another timepiece to its incredible offering: the Magic Gold timepiece, made of 18-carat indestructible gold.Gold alloy (18-carat gold) is prone to scratches, so a piece of jewelry made of it shows the signs of time ...

21 December 2011
16:51 GMT

Businessman Eats World's Most Expensive Cake to Cure Heartbreak

Some women would eat some ice cream or chocolate after a breakup, while men could possibly splurge on beer to drown their sorrows. One businessman paid no less than £22,000 ($34,500 or €25,000) to mend his broken heart. As we also informed you a while back, Marc Guibert, head chef at Lindeth Howe Country ...

6 December 2011
16:51 GMT

World’s Most Expensive Dessert: £22,000 ($34,500 or €25,000)

In a world where it’s trendy to wear diamonds on your shoes or to have them adorn your favorite pooch, we shouldn’t be really that surprised that they’re also used as the cherry on top of a chocolate cake. Marc Guibert, head chef at Lindeth Howe Country House Hotel in Windermere, Cumbria, has just d...

12 October 2011
14:51 GMT

At Home with Gwyneth Paltrow and the Items She Can’t Live Without

Ask any other woman which are the items around the house she couldn’t live without and she’d probably name a gadget, an appliance or an object of sentimental value. For Gwyneth Paltrow, it’s all about art – and luxury. The actress, who has already made a name for herself with her GOOP project,...

12 August 2011
14:51 GMT

Woman Spends £20,000 on Britain’s Most Expensive Dog Wedding

There’s loving your pet, and then there’s Louise Harris’ affection for her pooch Lola. Harris coughed up an estimated £20,000 on a lavish wedding ceremony for Lola and Mugly, who also happens to hold the title of Britain’s ugliest dog.Harris has never made a secret of her love for L...

7 April 2011
17:01 GMT

The Ritz Carlton Hong Kong, World’s Tallest Hotel, Opens

If you’re looking for a one-in-a-lifetime type of experience, a stay or a visit at the world’s tallest hotel is a must. The Ritz Carlton Hong Kong is just that and, as of today, it is open to the public. Imagine state-of-the-art technology used in every room, with amenities that can satisfy even the most ...

30 March 2011
16:51 GMT

Mouawad Unveils World’s Most Expensive Handbag: Heart-Shaped £2.35 Million Clutch

It’s called the Mouawad 1001 Nights Diamond Purse, has been designed by Robert Mouawad and is valued at a whopping £2.35 million. In other words, luxury jeweler Mouawad has just unveiled the world’s most expensive handbag. Clearly, this is not an item for mere mortals. For this incredible steep pric...

22 February 2011
16:51 GMT

Christie’s Unveils 56-Carat, $12 Million Heart-Shaped Diamond

Diamonds are a girl’s best friends and there’s no better way to make a declaration of love than with some help from a gem like this. Or so they say. Christie’s has unveiled the “Love at First Sight” heart-shaped diamond that will go on sale in May. The diamond, one of the few over 50...

15 February 2011
16:41 GMT

Justin Bieber’s 17th Birthday Present: $1.7 Million Condo

It pays to be Justin Bieber, aka the most popular, therefore richest, teen in the world. For his upcoming birthday, when The Biebs turns 17, his mother and grandmother have the perfect gift: a brand new apartment.TMZ reports that the two have been scouting LA for the perfect condo to buy the singer and they have alre...

11 February 2011
15:51 GMT

Around the World in a Week with Barradoro: 7 Cities, 7 Events, 7 Days

If money is the last thing you lack and you’re eager to travel but don’t really have the time, here’s a thought: for £125,000, you can fly around the world in just one week, thanks to the offer from Barradoro. Barradoro and its founder, Adam Nathu, have come up with the idea for the ultimate t...

21 January 2011
13:21 GMT

LG Versace Unique Comes to India at Around $9,964

Luxury brand Versace seems set to bring its first mobile phone to the market in India, the Versace Unique where the new device would sport a pretty high price tag when put on sale.The new Versace Unique is a handset that resulted from a collaboration between LG, ModeLabs and Versace, and should sport a price tag of ...

17 November 2010
08:35 GMT

The Height of Luxury in the 7th Century BC

In a new discovery, archaeologists in Israel have found the ruins of an ancient garden, which was the symbol of power in the old days. Having the power over water in the desert was a clear indicator that you were somebody.The structures date back to the 7th century BC, experts say, and feature complex irrigation syst...

5 November 2010
11:55 GMT

Tamara Mellon to Sell Jimmy Choo, Will Walk with £100 Million

Tamara Mellon may not be a name that rings a bell with many but that doesn’t change the fact that she is one of the most powerful and influential women in fashion and showbiz today. Co-founder of Jimmy Choo with the designer that came to personify the brand, she was among the first to dress celebrities for the ...

9 August 2010
16:31 GMT

Artya Designs Watch Made of Dinosaur Excrements

A few days ago, we were telling you of a very fancy and odd luxury product: a pair of shoes with soles made of elephant dung and decorated with pearls, from British artist INSA. Luxury watchmaker Yvan Arpa of Artya has a similar offer, though his is priced much higher: an $11,290 watch with a dial made of coprolite, ...

18 March 2010
15:31 GMT

Brutally Expensive Eidos Reference Blu-ray Player from Goldmund

If we were to judge the new gear being released by some of the world's most notorious luxury companies, we'd be inclined to ask, “What world recession are you talking about?” Yet, the facts speak for themselves, especially as we introduce to you the world's most expensive (so far) Blu-ray p...

15 September 2009
16:01 GMT

Motorola Ivory E18, a Luxury Phone That Won't Reach the Market

Mobile phone maker Motorola can come to the market with high-end handsets that sport rather futuristic designs, apart from the devices that we already know to be available for purchase via different carriers, though it seems that not all these phones have the opportunity to see the light of day. The Motorola Ivory E1...

21 July 2009
02:40 GMT

Ultimate Luxury with the £30,000 Dovima Roger Vivier Shoes

Paris Fashion Week has shown to the entire world that, recession or not, luxury is still attainable. As such, designers have cast all precaution out the window, and come up with the most lavish, eccentric pieces, be them clothes or accessories. In this last category, we also find a pair of Roger Vivier shoes, retaili...

5 February 2009
05:51 GMT

Oscar de la Renta Pre-Fall 2009 Collection Brings Luxury Back

Lately, it has been the world of fashion in line to receive the trepidations caused by the financial crisis going on. Since the New York Fashion week, and even before that, it has been said that designers should carefully consider wise pieces of advice stating that the huge costs of putting on stage their shows need ...

15 December 2008
06:51 GMT

10th Anniversary Nokia Vertu Signature for a Mere £24,000

Since 1998, Vertu, a subsidiary of the Finish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia, has been delivering luxury mobile phones. This means that each and every one of its models probably cost one’s salary for an entire year, in case we’re talking of an average income.  The Vertu phones are the epitome of exc...

6 October 2008
08:12 GMT

Luxury Roubini Fornasetti Rugs for Your Home

Artwork should, and is, generally displayed everywhere else than on the floors of the apartments or houses we live in. Enter Roubini Rugs, the famous manufacturer and retailer of "works of art" that are just ideal for you to tread on: handmade rugs. Now, with the recent introduction of the new Fornasetti collection, ...

21 August 2008
03:34 GMT

Nokia Launches 8800 Carbon Arte for the Rich

Nokia announced today the upcoming availability of a new luxury handset from its Arte series, namely the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte. Succeeding to the 8800 Arte and the 8800 Sapphire Arte models, the new Nokia comes with a similar slide-up form factor. Built from carbon fiber, titanium, stainless steel and polished glas...

19 August 2008
03:41 GMT

TAG Heuer Meridiist Passes the FCC Tests

The first mobile phone to bear the TAG Heuer brand, namely the luxurious TAG Heuer Meridiist, has been approved by the FCC, hence rich mobile users from the US will be able to buy it too (besides the users from Europe, who will be the first to get the handset). Although it does not feature 3G connectivity, the Merid...

25 July 2008
09:50 GMT

Bentley Laptop Gives You That Bentley Feel

A new portable computer has been released for Bentley users. What you're to understand by the phrase "Bentley users" is that this new product comes with quite a price tag attached to it, a thing that can be easily explained by the fact that it's Bentley-branded. Even more, it comes at a time when everybody ...

22 July 2008
08:37 GMT

Luxury Sony Ericsson Concept - An Eiffel Tower in Miniature

We've recently spotted a Sony Ericsson concept that can surely be categorized as one of the most extravagant potential mobile phones ever designed. This new virtual handset is named Sony Ericsson French Luxury, or Sony Ericsson FL, and is made to celebrate the July 14 French National Day, also known as Bastille ...

19 July 2008
07:57 GMT

Gold-Dressed Nokia E71 on Sale Now

Nokia E71, the new Eseries smartphone that Nokia released at the beginning of July, is now available in a luxury edition. Created by Goldstriker, the UK company famous for dressing lots of mobile devices in precious metals, the new E71 comes plated with 24 carat gold, which makes it look worse than both the original...

15 July 2008
11:14 GMT

Nokia N95 in New Continental Diamond Edition

Nokia N95, the highly popular Nseries smartphone released by Nokia more than one year ago (in the spring of 2007), now comes in a new luxury edition. Offered by Continental Mobiles, a UK-based company specialized in luxury products, the new N95 features a Sterling silver panel in the front, which is encrusted with lo...

8 July 2008
11:27 GMT

Porsche P9521 Released in India

Porsche P9521, the first mobile phone to bear the Porsche name and logo, is now available across India, being targeted at users in need of more-than-ordinary handsets. The P9521 falls into the luxury category, due to the exclusive materials that it's built from: mineral glass and aluminum. Already availa...

30 June 2008
04:22 GMT

Luxury Edition of Samsung D780 - Russia's Official Olympic Phone

The Russian division of Samsung announced today the release of a Samsung Duos D780 in a Gold edition, which will be the official phone of Russia's Olympic team for the Beijing Olympic Games held in August. The handset will be commercialized as a limited edition, starting the 8th of August the date when the 200...

20 June 2008
07:00 GMT

Nokia 8800 Arte with Hundreds of Pink Diamonds

In a piece of news that can easily fall into the "how to waste a lot of money" category, we now present you the latest luxury edition of Nokia 8800 Arte, dubbed "Nokia 8800 Arte Pink", which comes after less than two weeks since another luxurious Nokia 8800 was unveiled (the Heyerdahl Diamond Edition). Created by Pe...

19 June 2008
10:09 GMT

Sony Ericsson K550 with Swarovski Crystals Looks Weird

One of the most popular mid-end Cyber-shot phones from Sony Ericsson, the K550, was spotted in a luxury version, dressed in lots of Swarovski crystals. These kind of crystals are well-known for dressing up lots of other luxury phones, so there's nothing unusual about this detail. What's unusual, thou...

16 June 2008
13:06 GMT

New Mobiado Luxury Phones Unveiled: 105 EM and 105 GCB

Mobiado, the Canada-based manufacturer of luxury mobile phones, recently announced the release of two new handsets from its Professional line-up: Mobiado Professional 105 EM and Mobiado Professional 105 GCB. The new handsets are both CNC machined and not too different when it comes to features. The difference can ...

16 June 2008
08:30 GMT

TAG Heuer Meridiist "on Tape", Coming in September

The very first mobile phone of TAG Heuer, namely the luxurious Meridiist, is now presented in a video promo, meant to increase the interest of those who might want to buy it. Also, TAG Heuer announced the date when its new phone will be available for purchase: September 2008. In case you don't know, TAG Heue...

13 June 2008
05:36 GMT

Christian Dior Luxury Phone in Two Versions

Announced back in May, the first mobile phone to bear the Christian Dior name will be available in two versions that differ only in terms of price and the luxury materials used in the manufacturing process. Named "My Dior", the handset comes in a clamshell form factor and has features that include a 2.6 inch internal...

9 June 2008
06:48 GMT

Nokia 8800 Arte Heyerdahl Diamond Edition

Nokia 8800 Arte, a mobile phone that falls by default into the "luxury" category, will soon come in a new Diamond Edition. Although there already is a Diamond Edition of the handset, this new one has more diamonds and it's obviously more expensive. Created by Thomas Heyerdahl, a famous jeweler from Oslo, Nor...

7 June 2008
05:36 GMT

LG Secret and LG KF600 Luxury Editions Unveiled

Two of LG's sliders from its 2008 line-up of fashionable handsets, namely KF750 Secret and KF600, now come in new luxury editions, as they were dressed in gold by Goldstriker International. Known for making many other handsets look richer (like the iPhone, Nokia, Samsung and Motorola models), Goldstriker has dec...

5 June 2008
05:50 GMT

Christian Dior Touchscreen Phone Unveiled

The first ever Christian Dior luxury mobile phone is now ready for all those mobile users who don't mind spending several thousand dollars on a new handset. The famous French designer created the new phone together with ModeLabs, the company that stands behind other exclusive and expensive mobile devices, like t...

21 May 2008
06:38 GMT

Mobile Jewelry Portal Launched

Fameo, a well-known jewelry retailer from the UK, launched a new "mobile jewelry catalogue", allowing mobile users to visit its shop via their Web-enabled handset. Available for both GPRS and 3G phones, the mobile Fameo portal enables visitors to easily browse jewelry offers, search for detailed info or check their o...

25 April 2008
04:51 GMT

Nokia Vertu Ascent Ti Released in Taiwan

Part of Nokia's line-up of luxury handsets, Vertu Ascent Ti was recently released in Taiwan, coming with a price only rich mobile users can afford: 214,000 TWD, which means about $7,070 or 4,500 Euro.What do you get for this money? First of all, a rare device that will surely attract everyone's looks - eit...

18 April 2008
05:34 GMT

LG Iron Man For the Superhero in You

LG presented, during CTIA Wireless 2008, a special edition of its popular Shine mobile phone: LG Iron Man. Created for a new campaign in partnership with Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios, the handset comes with the future release of Iron Man, the movie, which should hit the theaters on the 2nd of May 2008. B...

7 April 2008
06:36 GMT

Sol Steel and Luna Steel Luxury Handsets

Gresso, a Russian-based company that creates luxury mobile phones, unveiled two of its latest products, Gresso Sol Steel and Gresso Luna Steel, both coming to complete the manufacturer's expensive line-up of handsets. The new phones are more affordable versions of the previously launched Avantgarde gold-...

27 March 2008
20:06 GMT

Cosmic Shiner Luxury Handset From Toshiba

Luxury mobile phones seem to never be enough, therefore Toshiba decided to launch a new handset that will cost several thousands of dollars. Named Cosmic Shiner, the new device will be dressed in diamonds and will feature different custom-made cases created in collaboration with Kansai Yamamoto, a famous Japanese fa...

25 March 2008
14:54 GMT

CeBIT 2008: Asus Unveils Luxury Lamborghini VX3 Notebook

Asustek has unveiled a compact version of its highest-end Lamborghini notebook, one of the most expensive computing system currently available for the public. The sportscar-style PC has undergone a significant face-lift, in order to make it more compact while preserving the design of the famous Italian sports car bra...

4 March 2008
06:27 GMT

Bellperre Luxury Phones With Crocodile Leather

Bellperre, creator of "timeless luxury phones", announced its new handset line-up, targeted for customers who want a custom-made phone that can easily stand out. Every Bellperre device is handcrafted with care, at exceptional standards, this approach ensuring an outstanding functionality and an exclusive look. Every ...

25 February 2008
03:42 GMT

Blackberry Pearl in Diamonds and Gold

Amosu, well-known for offering various mobile phones in limited luxury editions, recently unveiled its latest creation, Blackberry Pearl Diamond Edition, offering Blackberry's rich fans the chance to show everyone that they are, well, rich. Only 20 Diamond Blackberry handsets will be made and offered with 1...

20 February 2008
06:38 GMT

Pirates of the Nokibbean Lost Their Treasure

Nokia 8800 Arte and Nokia N76 come now in new exclusive editions customized by Givori, a luxury accessory manufacturer specialized in mobile art. Named "Serendipity", the new collection offers any of the two mentioned phones dressed in handcrafted cases to ensure there will be no other handset alike. All the cases ar...

11 February 2008
02:11 GMT

New Diamond Cell Phone from Tiffany

Luxury cell phones are not a new thing anymore, but they keep on appearing to satisfy the fashion needs of those who have larger bank accounts. SoftBank, a leading Japanese mobile carrier, partnered with Tiffany Japan to bring such a phone, that will be sold for 10 million Japanese Yens, meaning about $93,600. It can...

1 February 2008
06:14 GMT

Eazo's Desktop PC: A Computer that Looks Like a Sports Car

Computers have long since ceased being simple accessories to help us in performing day-by-day tasks. They have successfully managed to mix performance with fashion and elegance, and there is a multitude of examples to back up this case, from Gigabyte's colorful notebooks to the Zeus mobile pieces of jewelery.But...

31 January 2008
11:08 GMT


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