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Wedding dresses are special because they are designed for a grand occasion. Some of the designers in order to make it really special make it very expensive. There have been many records broken and broken again for the most expensive wedding dress. There is a new record now made in Romania for the world’s longest bridal train. The dress has been made to promote the 2012 Wedding Fair at Bucharest. The record breaking dress has a bridal train rolling on to 3,000 metres or 1.85 mile. The dress has been designed and crafted by a Bucharest fashion house. The 1.85 mile long bridal train has broken the Guinness record held earlier by a dress with a 2,488 or 1.54 mile long bridal train. The Guinness officials have testified that the new dress from Bucharest has surpassed the earlier record which was held by a Dutch creation by a safe margin. The unveiling of the new dress was also done in grand manner.  The record breaking dress was unveiled on a hot air balloon floating across the skie...

Lately, the Australian wine industry has been rather pessimistic over the size of its exports. But a soon-to-launch wine that costs $1,000 a bottle could get rid of the gloom. The wine in question is Penfolds’ 2008 Special Bin 620, poised to become Australia’s most expensive wine . Coonawarra cabernet and shiraz go into the making of this fine wine.   As expected, these will be limited edition bottles – only 1,000 cases will be released throughout the world. However, the global launch will not take place in Australia. Penfolds is taking the wine to Shanghai instead, a move that indicates the growing importance of Asia in the fortunes of Australian wine producers. Asia currently accounts for 10 percent of Australia’s wine exports. Recorking clinics and wine education in Hong Kong and Shanghai will accompany the grand global media launch and high-profile dinner that follows. Invitees to the dinner will include business bigwigs, high-flying wine industry represent...

The International Jewelry Week at Dubai was a grand success as it brought together several bespoke creations that were made specifically with the event in mind. We had recently reported about the gemstone bath tub that was unveiled during the week. The fashion accessory that really wowed the crowd at the weeklong event was the Mouawad 1001 Nights Diamond clutch purse . The heart shaped, handcrafted and diamond encrusted purse has achieved the distinction of being the most expensive handbag in the world. The fact has been confirmed by the Guinness Book of World Records. Priced at $3.8 million the purse was on display at the Pearl Lounge, Dubai World Trade Centre during the International Jewelry Week. The body of the purse has been made from 18K gold. The entire body of the purse has been covered with a total of 4,517 diamonds that weigh an astonishing 381 carats. The embellishment of an object to this level is unprecedented and that’s why the result is absolutely breathtak...

Can you imagine paying a whopping $4.8 million for a mere scarf ? At a recent auction at the Christie’s in London a simple looking scarf fetched that incredible price. The scarf that looks simple isn’t all that simple as it is actually a piece of fine art.   It is actually an original print of Matisse entitled Oceanie La Mer.   It is claimed that the artwork was inspired by the artists visit to Tahiti in 1940. This precious scarf was created through the initiative of Zika Ascher, founder of well-known scarf brand Ascher London. Zika Ascher had an interesting idea and to turn it into reality he travelled to Paris in 1946 to convince the legendary French artists Pablo Picasso, Henry Moore and Henri Matisse to design this piece of luxury. The design was created and the scarves were released in a limited edition with only 30 pieces produced ever. The scarf used to adorn the wall of the artist’s studio. The auction and the price it fetched there has made it the cla...

There was a period when casino’s best suites were solely targeted towards the highest roller. Folks who had the courage to risk their bank accounts just with a drop of a dice were either honored by the management with its gold-braided cap offering you a lavish night-stay in a VIP room or let you mourn at your own pity. Well, the policies are still the same but the choice offered to people has increased due to evolving Casinos. Question comes, which one tops the list? Of course, the Bellagio and the Venetian reside among the Las Vegas properties that have preserved their most desirable suites for the interested and deserving rollers. The eligibility for the gamblers at the Bellagio is that they are expected to have a minimum bet of $100,000, supported by a credit line of $4 million to $5 million. Read