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James de Givenchy's New Luxury Partnerships

Jewelry designer James de Givenchy has been quite busy with luxury brands recently. His studio, Taffin, has created a collection of fifteen one-of-a-kind pieces for Sotheby's Diamonds. The James de Givenchy for Sotheby's Diamonds collection uses diamonds of various sizes and colors which range in price from $80,000 to $2 million.

James de Givenchy and Taffin have also teamed up with Krug to create the amazing ice bucket shown here. The bucket is lined in sterling silver and features an exterior of red lacquer and rare opals and is valued at $100,000.

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Most Expensive Champagnes

by Gustad Mody (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Wine

Not including hard to find exotics, Krug, Clos du Mesnil 1995 tops the Forbes most expensive champagne list at $750 a bottle. Only 12,624 of the bottles were produced. Coming in at second is Bollinger Blanc de Noirs Vielilles Vignes Francaises 1997 at $400 a pop. Despite coming from the Pinot Noir grape, it is a fine golden color. Dom Pérignon Rosé 1995 make is in the top 3 of course at $350. Aromas of strawberries and cream show Dom’s style of delicacy and finesse.