Neiman Marcus for those who have it all
DALLAS — Need that one-of-a-kind stocking stuffer and have $1.9 million burning a hole in your pocket? Design your own diamond ring and travel to Africa to see where the stone came from.
Love the outdoors but think you’d love it even more while watching the Outdoor Channel? How about an outdoor entertainment system replete with a 201-inch television that rises out of the ground? It can be yours for $1.5 million (plus shipping and handling).
These are among the offerings for sale in the 87th edition of the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book, which was unveiled Tuesday in Dallas, where the retailer is based. Almost 40 percent of the more than 500 items for sale in the book cost less than $250 (cheapest: $12 mug), but it’s the “fantasy gifts” that get everyone’s attention.
“The world has become so much smaller than it used to be that the challenge of finding things that are new and interesting becomes harder and harder every year,” Neiman Marcus spokesman Ginger Reeder said.
At $1.85 million, the “diamond experience” is this year’s most expensive fantasy gift. For that sum, the buyer gets a 25-carat rough diamond. The package includes a trip to De Beers’ headquarters in London and to Africa to trace the stone’s origins.
Car collectors can wow friends by rolling up to their next company picnic in one of 10 special-edition 2014 Aston Martin Vanquish Volantes. The sports cars, which cost $344,500, are hand made in England.
