http://fascinatedbyluxury.today.com Just another Today.com weblog Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:38:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thomas Jefferson said that "Wine is a daily necessity for me" and visited the famed Bordeaux vineyards while he was ambassador to France.  His favorite was the Chateau d'Yquem bottles.  He stated that: "This is the best white wine of France and the best of it is made by Monsieur ... http://fascinatedbyluxury.today.com/2009/03/05/thomas-jeffersons-favorite-wine/ Russia's Millionaire Fair is a glamorous extravaganza of designer clothes, luxury yachts, expensive cars, and stunning jewelry.  It can also be tacky with naked models painted in gold and billionaires shamelessly flaunting their money. According to one article: "There was even a live tiger on a lead near the stand ... http://fascinatedbyluxury.today.com/2009/02/25/the-future-of-the-millionaire-fair/ The exclusive jewelry store, Tiffany & Co. has a well-known rule.  The distinctive  robins-egg blue box with the white ribbon in which its jewelry is packaged can not be bought at any price when it is empty.  It must contain an object from the famous store.  The shop ... http://fascinatedbyluxury.today.com/2009/02/14/tiffany-blue/ Many of the Russian Royal Family's jewels disappeared during the Revolution in 1917. 'Patte Barham, an L.A. socialite, thinks that many ofRussia's Crown Jewels are buried in the Gobi desert in Mongolia.  She was the step-daughter of George Meskhi-Gleboff, an aide to Czar Nicholas II.  Meskhi-Gleboff told her that he was ... http://fascinatedbyluxury.today.com/2009/01/30/where-are-the-russian-crown-jewels/ Many retail experts thought that the world of luxury was recession-proof.  Unfortunately or fortunately, depending on which way you look at it, they've been proved wrong.  Heavy job losses in the financial sector, low interest rates, and lower share values have all affected sales in the luxury sector as the ... http://fascinatedbyluxury.today.com/2009/01/07/recession-hits-luxury-goods/ The elite Russian firm, Faberge, is probably better known for its ornate eggs than its perfume bottles. The famous Russian firm made the eggs and jewelry for European royalty, including King Edward VII, and wealthy Americans, such as the banker, Rothschild. However, the company still manufactures perfumes and its beautiful vintage perfume ... http://fascinatedbyluxury.today.com/2009/01/07/faberge-perfume-bottle-fetches-record-price/ "It’s great to see things you may not buy - because you don’t have the money - but it is very ugly to think they shouldn’t exist because you can not buy them…If you want only things you can afford, it’s boring." Karl Lagerfeld told the BBC. I love to read ... http://fascinatedbyluxury.today.com/2009/01/05/karl-lagerfield-dislikes-politics-of-envy/ An English woman was astonished when she learned that her old umbrella was worth more than 15,000 pounds.  At the last moment she decided to take her unwanted items to a jeweller instead of selling them at a car-boot sale.  The jeweller was very excited to find that the handle ... http://fascinatedbyluxury.today.com/2009/01/03/have-you-got-a-faberge-umbrella/ Celebrity Paris Hilton arrived in Australia a few days ago for a New Year's Eve party in Sydney.  Paid $100,000.00 to attend, she reportedly enjoyed the Bondi bash which raises a lot of money for charity each year. Paris does a lot of charity work and has pledged to do more ... http://fascinatedbyluxury.today.com/2009/01/02/paris-hilton-berated/ Clive Christian's No. 1 Pure Perfume was named in 2007 by the Guiness Book of World Records as the costliest perfume in the world.  The cost of 30ml in a handmade lead-crystal bottle with a single white diamond in its gold collar is $2, 350.00.  Katie Holmes and the Queen ... http://fascinatedbyluxury.today.com/2008/12/31/the-worlds-costliest-perfume/