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The Versace Wish List

Filed under: Apparel, Timepieces / Watches

Versace is launching a microsite for Valentine's Day this year. The Versace Wish List makes it easy for you to register for Valentine gifts, just like you might when you're getting married or having a baby (or getting a divorce, see Debenhams Creates Divorce Registry).

They've picked 12 new and spectacular items "for Him and Her" for you to choose from, making your job blissfully simple: just decide what you like best, add it to your wishlist, then share your wishlist with everyone you know (and perhaps some people you don't -- couldn't hurt).

We chose the Versace Eon Women's Watch (Rose gold plated stainless steel encloses a white mother-of-pearl dial with diamonds on the indexes. The outer rotating ring is decorated on one side with a 'Clous de Paris' pattern, and on the other with an engraved Versace logo. Available with rose gold plated metal sphere bracelet or a diamond set case with a smooth satin strap.) for our list, as well as a sexy pair of shoes, a snakeskin bag and a little black clutch with glass stones. What? They're for different occasions.

The microsite is made extra-special with the help of actual boutique managers. You can leave little notes for them about your item (Do you want it engraved? Need a specific size?), and they will work with whomever receives and purchases from your list to ensure you get exactly what you want. After all, Valentine's Day only comes once per year.

To spread a little more love, Versace will be donating $10 to Haiti Disaster Relief for the first 500 lists shared -- you don't even have to buy anything.

So get shopping!

Tags: registry, Valentines Day, ValentinesDay, Versace, wishlist

Debenhams Creates Divorce Registry

by Annie Scott (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Wealth

British department store Debenhams has a new kind of registry: Divorce.

In recent years as I've shopped for bachelorette party goodies, I've noticed a swell in tacky garb brazenly boasting "Newly Divorced" and "RIP Marriage," for themed parties of a different kind. The idea that divorce is something to celebrate is a controversial one. According to DivorceRate.org, the divorce rate in America for a first marriage is 41%. The statistics are worse for second marriages, with 60% ending in divorce, and a staggering 73% of third marriages ending as well.

It's hard to speak generally about divorce, as each one is so different, but whether it's amicable or not, it signals the end of an era. Reuters reports that Debenhams new registry is "for those wishing to help a loved one with the pain."

So. Salt and pepper shakers?

Debenhams' head of retail services Peter Moore gave this statement: "A divorce means that one partner will be leaving the marital home and therefore be left without any essentials in their new house." The recommended gift list includes items like "cookware, cutlery, crockery, glasses, bed linen, towels, small electrical goods such as toasters and microwaves as well as non-iron shirts, large plasma screen TVs and computer games," according to Reuters. The registry has yet to appear online.

[via Reuters]

Tags: Debenhams, divorce, registry