Female vanity knows no bounds! After a diamond studded hoodie, a turban, a diamond dress, and a diamond blouse the diamond Bustier from ORRA is back in the news! However this time, the $1.3million bustier studded with over 500 carats, Belgian diamonds will be showcased by Indian actress and Item girl Malaika Arora Khan for a ramp show for a jewelry store instead.
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ORRA is revered as a big diamond brand in the Indian markets has its design centers set up in London, New York, Tokyo, Antwerp and Mumbai.
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/>To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the classic cartoon character Snoopy by Charles M. Schulz, a Hong Kong jeweler has created a 207-carat Diamond Snoopy.
Infamous luxury brand TSL has given Snoopy the grand treatment with a whopping 207-carat Diamond Snoopy. At 5.5 inches, this luxury Snoopy features 9,917 diamonds, 783 black diamonds and 415 rubies. It took TSL’s designers over eight months to create this sparkling Snoop and if you have a spare $427K lying around he can be yours!
DeBeers creates first of its kind 3D window display for The Art of Diamond Jewelry expo
3D mania has gripped the entire world. The latest to join the 3D technology bandwagon is famed diamond brand DeBeers. DeBeers who is holding a special exhibition at their Isetan department store in Tokyo has decided to incorporate 3D technology for this unique expo titled, The Art of Diamond Jewelry. The exhibition is expected to run in all the windows of Isetan till July 21st. Yes, for the first time ever, customers will watch the magic of jewelry come to life courtesy the 3D technology. For this special window display exhibition, a special 3D film has been created by Holition and Pointy Stick. The 3D film is shown on a customized screen that doesn’t require 3D glasses allowing one and all to experience the magic of diamonds. This stereoscopic display is the first of its kind in the world of jewelry.
A one-of-a-kind exhibit, if you are in Tokyo you had better not give it a miss.
World’s Most Expensive Bathtubs
Nothing says luxury like lazing the hours away in a tub that costs more than a lot of houses. Those looking for such a tub, however, have a few more options than they used to. If you’re not happy with plain porcelain, you can purchase a tub made from fine materials or hi-tech gadgets.
Water Games Technologies’ Red Diamond bathtub – $47,200
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Designed by Aldo Puglielli, this bright red tub is big enough for two people. That’s just the beginning of the tub’s laundry list of features, however. It also includes a console framed in gold—42 grams of 18-karat gold, to be exact—and Swarovski crystals. The console controls two waterproof HDTVs that remain hidden when not in use. Among the tub’s other features are a massage function, multicolored lighting, a hand-held shower unit, automatic disinfection and even a Swarovski-coated Champagne holder. At $47,200, however, the Red Diamond bathtub is not for the faint of wallet.
Kallista Archeo Copper Bathtub – $67,557
Made of solid copper, this tub is hand-crafted by the very people who refurbished Lady Liberty’s torch. Over five feet long and two-and-a-half feet wide, the tub is spacious enough to comfortably accommodate just about anyone. The fluted faucet and hand-held shower unit are designed with the same aesthetic quality as the rest of the tub, featuring a finely engraved starfish-on-seashell knob.
Baldi malachite bathtub – $222,000
This boat-shaped tub, designed by Luca Bojola is made from turqoise malachite that is perfectly complemented by its ornate, 24k gold-plated feet.
Baldi Rock Crystal bathtub – $790,310
Also designed by Luca Bojola, the first of these three-person bathtubs was created in 2008 and shown at that year’s Salone de Mobile. TThat tub was carved from a single piece of Amazonian rock crystal measuring over 8 feet in diameter and sold for over $850,000. This second tub was created for Harrods and, as the exteriors of both tubs were left rough, is as unique as the first. Baldi even offers a rock crystal basin to complement the exquisite bathtub.
World’s Single Most Expensive Suit
R. Jewels Diamond Edition
Luxury designer Stuart Hughes is at it again, this time in collaboration with Manchester tailor Richard Jewels. Rather than the gold-plated and diamond-encrusted gadgets Hughes is known for designing, this duo has created the most expensive suit in the world.
The R. Jewels Diamond Edition suit has 480 single cut diamonds, 0.5 carats each, studding the Cashmere wool and silk blend that makes up the rest of the suit. It is the flagship creation of the R. Jewels line of luxury suits that Mr. Jewels hopes will “not only capture the eyes but the hearts of the consumers.” The suit is the product of 600 man hours and only three will be made. It’s priced at £599,000 or just under US $900,000.
Alexander Amosu’s gold-threaded suit.
Alexander Amosu, whose London-based design house is also known for gem-studded phones and accessories, performed a similar feat in 2009. The fabric of his single-breasted suit is made from vicuña wool, the most expensive wool in the world due to its scarcity and stringent regulations on wool-gathering, as well as qiviut, wool made from the coats of muskoxen. It’s also threaded with 18-karat gold and its single button features pave set diamonds.
This fantastic suit took a total of 80 hours to make and was sold to an anonymous buyer for a price of £70,000—over US $100,000.
If you are looking out for a jazzed up and flash version of the Apple iPad, you have a few options at your disposal. You can look for fancy casings, Swarovski-studded versions, Diamond encrusted versions, or an all-out platinum version. But if you want it to be out of gold instead head over to Amosu Couture. The virtual store has put up 24carat gold-plated Apple iPads on sale. Priced at (£999) $1,500, you can also send in you existing IPad and have it done in 24ct gold for £350 ($520).
iPhone 4G decked in Gold by Stuart Hughes
Another iPhone 4G at your disposal, this time it’s from the house of Stuart Hughes. After giving you high-luxury products like the MacBook Air Supreme Fire and Ice Editions, the iPhone 3GS Diamond or its diamond studded accessory, or the latest Platinum iPad Supreme, this time he’s jazzed up the iPhone 4G in gold! Available in either 20carat white gold or 18carat Rose Gold, the unlocked 32GB iPhone can be used anywhere on the globe. The center has been polished in a way that its looks more shiny with the gold casing. The semi gold model is priced at $2,395, while the full gold rear is available at $3,300. Click here for details.
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Stuart Hughes has decided to play fairy godmother to all handsome (and wealthy of course) men, who wish to dazzle and shine at any social do. Just like Cinderella caught the attention of everyone at the ball, Stuart hopes the R. Jewels Diamond Edition suit will do the same for any man who wears it. This time Stuart has teamed up with Richard Jewels of Manchester to offer the fashion conscious man a bedazzling suit like no other. The exquisite Cashmere wool and silk suit is adorned with diamonds that give this suit a bespoke look. In all, the suit is trimmed with 480 diamonds weighing 240 carats in totality. A great way to flaunt your love for bling, this exclusive suit is priced at £599,000 ($888,312), making it the most expensive suit in the world.
Stuart’s creation certainly steals the crown of world’s most expensive suit from Amosu’s $103,000 suit. But only three lucky men will get to call this suit theirs as this diamond studded suit is a limited edition of just three pieces. What is more, 10% of all sales will be going to the Haiti Relief Fund.
If this suit is just what you are looking for, click here to buy it right away. For more luxurious creations, keep your eye out for the various offerings for both men and women from R. Jewels.
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New York’s luxury lovers can now indulge in some of the finest timepieces courtesy the current exhibition of high-end jewelry pieces from the Van Cleef & Arpels atelier on Place Vendôme, at the New York flagship boutique. The bejeweled timepieces are sure to delight every high-end watch connoisseur and lover of luxury timepieces. The exquisite creations that are sure to dazzle one and all are most definitely the Lotus, Cosmos and Pavot timepieces. The Montre Lotus watch looks stunning with a contrast of yellow and white pavé diamond petals, accented with mystery set emerald leaves. The white diamonds weigh 33 carats in totality and are set in white gold, while the yellow diamonds set in yellow gold weigh 5.8 carats in totality. The precious emeralds that beautifully complement the diamonds weigh 22 carats in totality are set in yellow gold. A bespoke creation, its price is available on request only.
I have personally fallen in love with the Montre Rose Cosmos watch that looks like a beautiful bracelet of pink and white diamonds. The watch is set in white gold with white and pink diamond petals and a diamond bombé pistil. The white mother-of-pearl dial is hidden below one of the petals and is revealed by giving a push to the petal. The satin tan strap embroidered with diamond leaves and fitted with a diamond deployant clasp completes the look of this bowelled creation. But the best feature of this watch is that the watch face can be removed and worn as a clip/brooch.
The Montre Cosmos is another version of the Montre Rose Cosmos in which the petals are pavé set with diamonds totalling 8.7 carats. The only dissimilarity between the two versions is that the Montre Cosmos doesn’t feature pink diamonds.
The Montre Pavot unlike the rest is a striking timepiece that will turn its wearer into a showstopper. The stunning timepiece pays tribute to the emblematic Pavot (poppy) brooches of the 1950s. Set with Burmese rubies totalling 13.6 carats, it has bespoke diamonds adorning the bezel and the bombé pistil cover. Just like the Montre Cosmos timepieces, a petal hides the dial.
All stunning creations, these high-end bejeweled timepieces featuring Van Cleef & Arpels patented the Serti Mystérieux (mystery setting) technique will surely appeal to the luxury watch lovers of New York.
China seems to be discovering a new found love for diamonds. And if the demand grows, supply should match, which is why, Diamond miner and retailer Harry Winston Diamond Corp. has unveiled plans to expand their store count across the world to 35 locations by the year 2016. The company currently has 19 stores: 8 in the US, 2 in Europe, 5 in Japan and 4 in the rest of Asia. The company plans to up their existing number of stores to 26 by 2013 and 35 by 2016, composing of 9 in North America, 6 in Europe, 7 in Japan and 13 in the rest of Asia.
Currently, the company operates 19 stores — or salons, as the high-end retailer prefers to call them — with eight in the United States, two in Europe, five in Japan and four in the rest of Asia.