I admire anyone who I know goes well beyond her time. Her works are classic. Her beauty is timeless. One of these people is Elizabeth Taylor. This woman has a really fine taste when it comes to jewelry as you will see on the line up of items that will be auctioned by Christie’s later this month.

The estimated value of the sales might hit around $30 million and will benefit the Aids Foundation named after the great actress. The more than 500 lots reflect the engagement of Liz Taylor with the different jewelry design trends from the geometric shapes of the 50’s, whimsical mixed looks of the 60’s, thru her pendants in the 70s. Here are some of my favorite pieces:

Multi-gem bracelet

This piece made of Art Deco diamonds and other gems seems fit for the woman who played Cleopatra in the 1960s.

Bulgari sapphire sautoir with diamonds

The actress got this for her 30th birthday. Pure opulence.

Liz Taylor Diamond

The ring of rings in this collection. This was given by Richard Burton to Taylor in 1968. It’s a 33.19 carat diamond acquired thru an auction. It belonged to the collection of Vera Krupp of a German family known for steel manufacturing.

Face it – V-Day is almost here and if you are anything like me, you have a girlfriend that absolutely love Barbies and are constantly looking for the latest and greatest one.  Well, I can tell you for sure that these ones are not the newest ones out there but these particular Barbies, all in their Little Black Dresses are up for sale and they are vintage at its fullest.
Basically – what this means is that these particular Barbies are not just an investment for you but they are also an investment all around because they are worth quite a bit of money … even outside of the boxes.

If you do bid on them, you do not just get the Barbie and the dress, you actually get the accessories too, which is so cool!

So, let’s say you are a busy, professional, music loving man who is constantly on the go and does not have a lot of room to juggle the various accouterments of your day to day life. Heck, or perhaps you are a busy, professional, music loving girl who is constantly on the go, does not have a lot of room to juggle the various accouterments of your day to day life, but does have an affinity for ties.

Either way, this iPod Tie from Thomas Pink is a must have for you. Thomas Pink, owned by LVMH and located in London, is known as a shirt maker and haberdasher, and they are responsible for this rather adorable, innovative accessory. Officially known as the Commuter Tie, it is specially designed to hold your iPod, and it will definitely be making waves in autumn and winter of 2009 and 2010.

The tie is one hundred percent decadent, woven silk. On the reverse side, it features a pocket perfect for holding an iPod or other MP3 player. Currently, the pocket is made to fit devices like the iPod Nano and other, similarly small players. There is even an extra loop which will make sure the wires are completely out of sight.

For just one hundred dollars, you can get a tie in charcoal, gray, blue, purple, orange, red, green, or this luscious dark pink.

When you think about it – having a party is something that is not all that easy, especially if you are having a party in style.  That is why Young Sang Eun created dishes that are so chic, so fashionable and so beautiful that I think they are definitely something that every party-planner needs to have in their china-cabinet to bring out for dinner parties. 

Young Sang Eun is the type of designer that truly thinks outside of the box and that is exactly what I think he did right here … he thought outside of the box and that is what led him to this particular idea – having a plate that also serves as a place to put a bottle of champagne or wine. 

For those who are having a wine and cheese party, these are perfect additions and I certainly think that Young Sang Eun had the right idea here!

In today’s world, dogs are by far the richest animals in the world when their parents have the funs to throw around.  For example, if you want to really pamper your pooch, you should invest in the Swarovski-Studded Throne.  This beautiful, beautiful dog throne is by far the best looking thing that Swarovski crystals have ever studded!  The cool thing about this particular throne is the designer behind it.  Julia Mai is the designer and I have to say that she knows comfort.

While this throne is not for humans, you dog will definitely get maximum comfort from it.  The padding is soft and thick and it is actually a recliner, so you can put it back a bit.  The mattress cover fabric and the backrests are both removable so you can wash them and to be honest … they are pretty cool looking up close and personal.

So check out this beautiful Swarovski-Studded Throne for your pooch – I know that you are going to love it!

These days it stands to reason that any designer has to know what he or sure may be in for by daring to incorporate any authentic animal skins into his or her work.

Presumably Asha, designing under the ADM brand, took all the risks into consideration and found that the pros much outweighed the cons when it came to this decadent Golden Python Fringe bag. PETA likely will not be a fan, but plenty of fashionistas the world over are already salivating at the thought of carrying this bag around on their arm.

The python print is indeed original, and it is actually intact as well, with matching accents created by slender strips of the self same snakeskin which comprises the rest of the purse. The quatrefoil clasp, which has a setting of gorgeous moonstone cabochons as well as a pyramid moonstone, is inspired by Moroccan design.

Not that Asha relies solely on the snakeskin itself to make this bag magnificent. It also features French piping and ample room for storage inside. If you don’t mind the whole python skin aspect and have $1,800 to burn, this purse can thus be yours.

Whenever I am looking for furniture for my house, I have to say that I look for the beautiful furniture that is more on the fashionable side versus the function size and that is exactly why I picked this piece!  Now, of course I do not own this piece in particular, but I own something just like it!  This piece is actually beautiful and I think it is totally cutting edge!

Not only does the lounger look incredible comfortable, but Marc Newson is a known fashion furniture designer that is definitely, definitely talented.  This piece was actually featured in a Madonna video as well, so you know that it is top quality!

So the next time that you are looking for furniture, you should check out Marc Newson’s collection!  I swear!

So really, I can see spending like twenty dollars on a pen, especially if you work in an office and you are constantly writing things down, but one thing that I can not wrap my brain around at all is why someone would pay one million Euro’s for a freakin’ pen!  No… really, I absolutely can not understand that at all!  It boggles my brain!

Well folks, in the picture above, that is the world’s most expensive pen.  It has over thirty carats of diamonds encrusted on the handle, the pen part and the top and it is available in solid platinum or in white gold.  You get your choice between those two metals!  This pen also has an eighteen carat solid hold nib and a two-tone, rhodium-treated, solid platinum barrel.

So if you do purchase this pen – let’s just say that this one should not be loaned out to anyone, actually, it should be locked up.

So honestly, I think that when you are attempting to live in the lap of luxury, you need to show off some of the furniture and only get the best.  I have to say that I believe that this amazing 727 Jet Lounge is not only one of the greatest looking pieces of furniture I have seen in a really long time, but it is actually made of recycled furniture, so you definitely would be helping the environment when you purchase this beautiful piece.

Basically, Facundo Poj created this piece out of two Boeing 727 emergency exit doors.  The door honestly remains exactly the same and the aluminum of the doors is polished to show its brilliance and so you can actually see each and every detail.  The steel legs are from the emergency exit’s frame and the doors are positioned on a curve for ultimate comfort.

This piece is a very limited piece, there are only 10 flowing around the world and it will definitely cost you a pretty penny if you are looking to buy one of these!  Four thousand five hundred pretty pennies to be exact, but it’s totally worth it right?

I’ve loved Diane Von Furstenberg for a long time and this Diane Von Furstenberg evening wear collection, filled with plaid, is yet another drop dead gorgeous selection of dresses…

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