A Christmas gift of more than a million
Everything you can find in the Neiman Marcus 2017 Christmas Book
Maybe it's a bit early to think about everything you want to buy soon for under your Christmas tree, but if you're still looking for some inspiration: the American department store Neiman Marcus has, like every year, released a Christmas book full of tips for when you have a bank account with at least six figures.
This year, the amounts range from 8,000 dollars to 1.6 million dollars, and do you want to know what you can buy among other things?
A New Year's Eve party for 300 people in Times Square
To start with the most expensive: this Christmas gift comes with a price tag of 1.6 million dollars. Together with 299 of your best friends, you get 150 rooms for two nights at The Knickerbocker Hotel. This amount also includes a DJ for New Year's Eve itself, a private rooftop party with drinks and food in abundance, and of course the best view of the famous ball drop that takes place every year in New York as soon as the clock strikes 12.
Making jewelry in Zambia
A trip for two to the emerald mines in Zambia together with jeweler Stephen Webster. Part of this gift is that you also go on an excursion to Victoria Falls, followed by a trip to London where you will make a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry with Stephen in his studio from emerald. The cost of all this? 300,000 dollars.
Two Rolls-Royces
Worth about 885,375 dollars. Great if you want matching cars with your partner.
“Great if you want matching cars with your partner.”
Make your own champagne in France
Look, this seems fantastic to me. Just a shame it's a bit on the expensive side. For 150,000 dollars, you get flown first class to France (if you live in the States) with a twelve-course dinner upon arrival. The next day, you will be picked up by helicopter and dropped off at the champagne vineyards, followed by a dinner in a Michelin-starred restaurant and a night in a chateau. Oh yes, and on the way back home, you will also be 85 bottles of champagne richer.
Support a good cause
In this case, it's Paper for Water, a charity that sells handmade ornaments (origami) to fund water wells in countries and communities where it's needed. With an amount of 50,000 dollars, you finance the creation of two water wells.
Paris with Olympia Le-Tan
Do you have a weakness for designer bags or do you know a friend who does? For 45,000 dollars, you can get two nights at the Ritz hotel in Paris, where you can also spend two days working in the studio of bag designer Olympia Le-Tan. Upon returning home, you will also be surprised every month for a year with a new bag.
Sisley Spa Experience
Ohhh, May was lucky enough to go there recently in Paris, but through the Neiman Marcus Christmas book, you can also gift it. Two nights at the Four Seasons George V in Paris including a spa day at Maison Sisley, a private lunch, and 8,000 dollars worth of products that you can take back in your suitcase. Total cost: 60,000 dollars.
Great for the kids
Madame Alexander dolls, I didn't know them yet, but they seem to be extremely valuable. For 8,000 dollars, you can ensure that you receive a new doll every month for eleven months, along with a limited edition dollhouse. The very last doll you receive is a customized doll that you can design together with the designer Madame Alexander.
Okay, were you still looking for inspiration or are you just curious about what might be under the tree for the rich and famous: here you go.
