Often wealthy people who already have everything make ridiculous purchases. In most cases, these are ordinary things covered with precious stones, bones of prehistoric animals and other materials. Let's look at the most absurd things for which considerable sums were paid.
Ridiculous luxury accessories
Bag in the form of a basket with flowers. Dolce&Gabbana created a unique basket-shaped bag filled with red roses. The model will appeal to flower lovers. However, they are made of rubber. The bag can be bought for 432 thousand rubles.
Hermes Birkin bag with diamonds. Accessories of this brand symbolize status and high position in society. Millions of women dream of an ordinary model, the price of which starts from 7 thousand dollars. The crocodile leather bag with gold and diamond inlay was auctioned at Christie's in 2016. The buyer chose to remain anonymous and paid $300,168 for the item.To date, this bag is the most expensive ever purchased at auction.
Important! There are more than 200 diamonds on the Hermes Birkin bag.
Bag-phone. The clutch from the American brand Judith Leiber Couture looks like a mobile phone. Fashion critics called it a “Paris Hilton-style phone.” You can purchase the accessory for approximately 448 thousand rubles.
Pendant with Stewie Griffin. When Justin Bieber was 17 years old, he ordered a pair of diamond and multi-colored ruby jewelry. One of them was a figurine of Stewart from the cartoon Family Guy. However, the pendant was rarely seen on the singer.
Wrist watch. Watch The Chopard Super Ice Cube watch is the most expensive in the world and costs 1.13 million dollars. The product is encrusted with 66.16 carats of diamonds.
Extravagant clothes, shoes and accessories attract with their inaccessibility and exclusivity. Most people in the world cannot purchase the items presented even for an annual salary. However, wealthy people love to treat themselves to such exclusive things.
Clothes not made to be worn
Gold shirt. The owner of a shirt made of pure gold in 2013 was the Hindu Datta Phug. Its cost was 250 thousand dollars. The product was developed by fifteen jewelers who spent about two weeks weaving gold threads. As a result, the thing weighed about 3 kg. Datta Phug then ordered some more jewellery.
Attention! The whereabouts of the gold shirt are currently unknown. In 2016, the owner was beaten to death due to financial disagreements.
Wedding Dress. The most expensive wedding dress was presented in 2006 at the Luxury Brands Lifestyle Bridal Show. It was decorated with diamonds weighing 150 carats.The cost of the exclusive is 12 million dollars.
Jeans dress. Denim clothing is always at the peak of popularity. Japanese brand Junya Watanabe used old jeans to create a dress. It is recommended to combine the model with jeans and a white T-shirt. You can buy a dress for about 202 thousand rubles.
Sequin dress created by American designer Thom Browne. It is made in yellow and blue colors and has an interesting ornament. You can wear it to a summer party outdoors or for a walk along the sea coast. The cost of the dress is 671,500 rubles.
Jeans. There are also the most expensive jeans in the world. Neiman Marcus sells them. The model is decorated with Swarovski crystals and costs about 10 thousand dollars.
Shoes
Sneakers with interesting decor. This is another masterpiece from Dolce&Gabbana. Sneakers with fancy soles and lots of decorations: pompoms, rhinestones, coins and flowers. The price is approximately 85 thousand rubles higher than the price of regular sneakers of the same brand. They look unusual, but choosing the right bow for them is quite difficult.
The most expensive sneakers in the world. Renowned designer Ken Courtney has created five pairs of Nike Dunks. The product is notable for being plated with gold. The pair costs $4,053.
Sandals made from watches. Spectacular sandals made from gold watches were released by the fashion house Giuseppe Zanotti in Italy. The theme of time remains one of the favorites of famous fashion houses. The model can be purchased for approximately 113,000 rubles.