THE BLING BLOG: The Carnivale of Couture, Part Six

February 18, 2006

The Carnivale of Couture, Part Six

Harrods Girl and Barneys Girl from I Am Fashion ask the fantasy question I often find myself pondering,

      "Surprise darling! You have just won the lottery! How will you, the super fabulous
      fashionable blogger, spend your US $10m winnings? Tell us all about your money-
      spending plan!!"

Oh, would that it could be...

Now, assuming that the bills were all paid, no one was owed money, the parents were happy, the kids were educated, the roof was still attached to the house and the plumbing was intact...

After taxes, of course, with about $6.5 million left over, I would:

1. Look for some great charities (like this one, this one, or this one) that would benefit from $1 million.

2. Find something for the husband, like one of these pretty boats from Hans Christian. Either the 41T or the 48T. Or if I am feeling especially magnanimous, the 48T with doghouse. A new, custom job made in Thailand for $500,000.

3. He'd need one of these watches if he gets #2. $2500.

4. Okay, one of these little cars, too. He's a wonderful husband. But that's it. Christmas is over. $440,000 MSRP.

5. At least one of these little monsters to keep the Pugs (and us) company. $2000.

6. And for me? This is so, sooooooo easy.

No, no. Not the lady who used to have such pretty red hair and who won an Oscar (ostensibly for wearing a fake nose, but most likely for her convincing ten-year-long performance as the happy wife to Tom Cruise). No, you sillies!

The necklace. 195 carats of natural green diamonds designed by L'Wren Scott (now known as girlfriend to Mick Jagger) for Bulgari.

Because you know how I love green. $3 million.

7. I'd need a ring since I couldn't wear the necklace every day. As I wouldn't be wearing them together (tacky!) I'd opt for a fancy, natural green diamond. Bright, vivid green. Much pricier and rarer still than the stones in the necklace. An antique square or rectangle cushion-cut center stone of three to four carats with half-moon white diamond side stones, set in platinum. Custom job, of course. But modest, you know, for everyday wear. $500,000.

8. And finally, a luxury trip for two to Africa to see the critters with these guys and definitely stay here, stopping in Germany on the way to pay my respects to the Dresden Green, and stopping here in the Maldives on the way back to unwind. $60,000.

With nearly $1 million left over, earning a safe, steady 5-8% return, I'd go back to work and wait for the next "Surprise, darling!"

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