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Dita Von Teese Launches Cointreau Coffret For The Holidays

Filed under: Spirits

International glamour girl Dita Von Teese has been the face of Cointreau for a while. Now the burlesque queen famous for her retro style and her provocative performances is teaming up with Cointreau for a special holiday gift set, the Cointreau coffret. The Dita Von Teese's Cocktail Coffret and boudoir set is a girly pink box that holds a bottle of Cointreau, two cocktail glasses and a custom designed shaker. The powder pink and pearl box has a mirror and a trapdoor for concealing other treasures. It sells for $299.

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Holiday Gift Idea: 125th Anniversary Cretors Popcorn Machine

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Filed under: Gadgets

A great holiday gift for a family with a home theater is the Cretors Anniversary Machine. The C. Cretors and Company has created a limited edition re-creation of an antique popcorn popper that celebrates the company's recent 125th anniversary. The collector's edition available to the public for a limited time only and one of the poppers was already sent to the White House for the First Family's White House Theater.

Push the button and the stainless steel kettle heats, pops a batch of corn and then shuts itself off. The vintage-styled red-and-black machine has elegantly turned legs and steam flows out of the scrolled top for that delicious popcorn smell. The retro design features Cretors' Tosty Rosty Clown, making his first appearance in more than 75 years. The little clown was originally designed to attract customers at the turn of the 20th century, this little handmade clown continually bows as he diligently cranks the stirrer blade of the kettle. The Booster Boy poster on the machine is a design from a poster used in the 1920 and 1930s to illustrate the "profit boosters" of selling popcorn. It sells for $1,885.

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Holiday Gift Idea: Acme Studios Sue Wong Collection

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Fashion designer Sue Wong recently announced a collaboration with ACME Studio to create the "Talmadge" collection, a line of small accessories inspired by the designer's love of old Hollywood. ACME Studio has featured accessories that capture the style of Frank Lloyd Wright, Karim Rashid, Keith Haring, Shepard Fairey and many others but this is the company's first venture with a fashion brand. The collection features a pen, business card holder, an eyeglass case and a mirror compact in an art deco inspired pattern. The pen is $68, the business card holder is $34 and the eyeglass case is $30.

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