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Most expensive cocktail: 15,250

pounds a pop




The worlds most expensive cocktail contains a

diamond ring instead of an olive! The drink, created byHarvey Nichols in Manchester, has to be escorted to

diners tables flanked by security guards. The dazzle

cocktail contains a six and a half carrot pink tourmaline

and diamond ring set in 18-carrot white gold. The drinkwas the brainchild of senior bartender Jay Malik, 24,

who was asked to devise a drink to fit with the

restaurants Pink Dinners month. A special safe has

been brought in for the bar to keep the rings in andcustomers can choose any ring they want from the

range the most expensive being a 27,000 pounds

sterling two-carrot engagement ring.




Most expensive shoes: 1 million

pounds




Would you feel like a princess or what when youwear something worth 1m pounds? The most

expensive shoes in the world were on sale at

Harrods in London. After a photo-call for the

press, the shoes were locked away in a bullet-proof case where they will be guarded round-

the-clock. The shoes, inspired by the ruby

slippers from TheW

izard of Oz, were wovenfrom platinum thread and set with 642 rubies.

They were designed by StuartWeitzman.




Most expensive hair cut: 1,925 pounds




If you want London stylist LeeStafford to cut your hair, make sure

you are extra loaded. He calls it a

couture cut. And the only placewhere you can get one is his

house. Champagne, hors doeuvres

and a follow-up trim as part of the

package.RUPESH-KMAR(IILM-CMS)(PGDM09-11)



Most expensive house: 70 million pounds




This one is hardly a secret: The

infamously lavish new estate inEngland known as Updown Court

in Windlesham, north Surrey. 103

rooms, 58 acres, a private helipad,

five swimming pools. Forbes.com

put the mansion at the top of itslist of the priciest residences on

the planet which are for sale.RUPESH-KMAR(IILM-CMS)(PGDM09-11)



Most expensive tea bag: 7,500 pounds




To celebrate PG Tips 75th birthday,

Boodles jewelers produced this teabag. It took three months to make and

has been hand-crafted using 280

diamonds. Pete Harbour, spokesmanfor PG Tips has been quoted: As its

our 75th birthday, we wanted to do

something special to remind people just how much they love the great

British cup of tea.RUPESH-KMAR(IILM-CMS)(PGDM09-11)



Most expensive jeans: Over $ 4,000




They wanted to be the Mercedes-Benz, the Maybach of

the denim industry. And APO jeans have done just that

with a pair costing as much as $ 4,000 or more. They offermens and ladies jeans with Silver Buttons and Rivets at

$1,000, 14k White or Yellow Gold Button and Rivets at

$1,500, Platinum Button and Rivets at $3,250, and the

Diamond Button and Rivets start at $4,000. All Jeans will

come with Authenticity Number as well as an AppraisalSheet from a top Jeweler in the NY diamond district. Of

course, you could buy the economy version: they run only

$1,000 a pair. APO jeans are constructed from denim woven

in India that costs $40 a yard, compared with the $2- to $3-per-yard cost of materials for most designer denim. Buttons

and rivets are made with precious metals or, if a customer is

willing to shell out $4,000 or more, up to a dozen white

diamonds on the main button.RUPESH-KMAR(IILM-CMS)(PGDM09-11)



Most expensive watch: $11 million




One of the most complicated

watches ever made, it also became themost expensive watch ever sold when

it was hammered down for $11 million

at Sothebys.The gold pocket watch features 24

complications, (Complications are

mechanical functions of the watchother than the hours, minutes and

seconds.)RUPESH-KMAR(IILM-CMS)(PGDM09-11)



Most expensive phone: 28, 000 pounds




Peter Aloisson, who makes phones covered in gold and

diamonds for affluent clients, is the man responsible

for making the most expensive phone ever. It costs

more than a BMW 3-series convertible, or a Jaguar S-

Type. A Motorola covered in 1200 diamonds and

featuring a keyboard soaked in 18-carat gold, the

phone is priced at 28, 000 pound sterling. The newphone beat the previous record held by another

Aloisson Diamante phone an identical model

featuring a paltry 950 diamonds laid into the gold

bodywork. That phone retailed for 23, 000 poundsterling. The people who buy my phones dont have to

worry about security they all have bodyguards, he

told UK tabloid The Sun.RUPESH-KMAR(IILM-CMS)(PGDM09-11)



Most expensive nail polish: $250




How special could you feel by wearing sheer

nail polish that has platinum dust in it? Andhow many people would be mad enough to

do that? Many! The I Do polish, the most

expensive in the world, is a collaboration by

Allure magazine, platinum supplier Johnson

Matthey, PGI and Essie Cosmetics. The polish

costs $250 per bottle. However, the first

bottle was displayed in special bottle madewith a platinum top and base that is valued at

$55,000.RUPESH-KMAR(IILM-CMS)(PGDM09-11)



Most expensive tie: 1 crore




When fully dressed Salman Khan

paraded on a red ramp displaying themost expensive tie in the world, the

picture was splashed all over the

globe. The tie, studded with 261diamonds of 77 carat each and made

of pure silk with 150 grams of gold, is

priced at a whopping Rs 1 crore. It isdesigned by Satya Paul and the

Suashish Diamond group.RUPESH-KMAR(IILM-CMS)(PGDM09-11)



Most expensive perfume: 47,500 pounds




At 47,500 pound sterling, it is the worlds most

expensive perfume. Indeed, the best thingscome in small packages. The fragrance, created

by renowned British perfumer Arthur Burnham,

is held in a 4 in bottle made with platinum, 24

carat gold, rubies and diamonds.At 47,500 pound sterling, it is the worlds most

expensive perfume. Indeed, the best things

come in small packages. The fragrance, created

by renowned British perfumer Arthur Burnham,

is held in a 4 in bottle made with platinum, 24

carat gold, rubies and diamonds.RUPESH-KMAR(IILM-CMS)(PGDM09-11)



Most expensive pen: $265,000




Swiss company Caran dAche made

La Modernista Diamonds a penthat was sold in Harrods, London,

for $265,000. Created in memory

of architect Antonio Gaudi, the

rhodium-coated solid silver pen

has an 18-karat gold pen point andis pave-set with 5,072 diamonds

and 96 half -cut rubies.RUPESH-KMAR(IILM-CMS)(PGDM09-11)



Most expensive work of art: $104 million




A masterpiece by Pablo Picasso,

painted in 1905 when he was just 24years old, became the most expensive

piece of art ever sold when it went

under the hammer at Sothebys inNew York for $104m. The painting,

Garcon a la Pipe (Boy with a Pipe) is

one of the most important early worksby the artist ever to appear on the

market.RUPESH-KMAR(IILM-CMS)(PGDM09-11)



Most expensive truffle: 28,000 pounds for 1.88 lb




An expensive little Italian

restaurant in Knightsbridge,

Zafferano bought the most

expensive truffle in the world. Forhow much? Just take a deep

breath! Zefferano paid 28,000 for

just 1.88 lbs of Italian white truffleduring a charity auction in Tuscany.




Most expensive teddy bear: Price on request




Silk and find mohair give the 125 Karat

Teddy bear a unique sheen. Goldenthreads are hand-knotted in the fur. Eyes

are set in yellow gold and are made of

sapphire cabochons, surrounded by

diamonds. The ear button is 24 karat gold.

The Teddy is 50 cm tall and has a growler.

The teddy bear was made to pay homage

to Margarete Steiff, 125 years after herstart with a fabric elephant pin cushion so

many years ago.RUPESH-KMAR(IILM-CMS)(PGDM09-11)

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