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The Pierre's $80,000 Valentine's Day Package

It's probably way too early to be thinking about Valentine's Day but if you book it now, it could be one extravagant holiday gift for your sweetheart. The Pierre, the Taj U.S. flagship hotel on New York's Central Park, has created a 2011 Valentine's Day stay that can be experienced by just one couple for $80,000. The package includes two nights in the Tata Suite, the hotel's presidential suite named for the Taj hotel company's founder; cocktails in Two E Bar/Lounge with your choice of festive Champagne or a signature cocktail; dining at Le Caprice; a pre-celebration makeover for him and her at Madison Avenue's Julien Farel Salon and a romantic evening just for two in the Pierre ballroom on Monday, February 14. On that night you will dine on a chef's inspired five-course menu that reflects your personal tastes, paired with the finest Champagne, wine and spirits; dance the night away accompanied by a mood-inspiring dance band; admire your favorite flowers in an arrangement designed by L'Olivier; devour sweetheart cake created just for you by Sylvia Weinstock and receive a diamond gift from Cartier's Love Collection. The idyll ends with breakfast for two in your suite on February 15.

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The World's Most Expensive Handbags

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Handbags

Here at Luxist I'm hardly the handbag expert (that's Sandy and Marsha's department) but when I saw this article I couldn't help but chime in. I love a cute purse just as much as the next girl, but some of these are priced upwards of $100,000 and $200,000! Are they really worth that much? Maybe I don't love purses as much as the next girl...

Personal feelings of value aside, several of the creations on this list of the world's most extravagant handbags are truly gorgeous, and many have so many diamonds and so much gold that justifying the price tag definitely gets easier -- it's an investment! My favorite? The Nancy Gonzalez Porousus Bag, which is actually one of the more reasonable bags on the list coming in at number 9 and costing only $30,000. And here are winners 1-5: