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The Riches

This economic crunch is weighing on everyone rich and poor, even the royals! A few months ago we told you about her Majesty having to recycle old fabric for her dresses and now Queen Elizabeth has ordered even more cutbacks.

According to British news outlets, she told staffers to turn off the lights in [...]

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HAUTE LIFE: OCULUS YACHT BY SCHOPFER

by Aaron on December 8, 2008

The economy sucks, most people can’t afford to spend and the ones who can don’t want to for fear of flaunting it. People can’t purchase the necessities let alone toys. But we can dream can’t we.
And we having dreams of sailing in this off St. Tropez. Dream big, right?
And our trusty vessel would be this [...]

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THE QUEEN OPTS FOR ‘CREDIT CRUNCH COUTURE’

by Aaron on October 21, 2008

The Queen does indeed have clothes.  So many in fact that she can wear clothing given to her two decades ago.
Sticking with the British tradition of not ostentatiously flaunting one’s wealth, the Queen will not be buying a new gown for a state banquet she’s attending in Slovenia.  Instead the monarch will don an evening [...]

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Rich people are acting up once again thinking they own the world and everyone in it.
An heir to the French fashion house Hermes has been accused of assaulting a jetliner pilot and interfering with the flight.
Mathias Guerrand-Hermès has been accused trying to punch the captain and grabbing the captain’s crotch.
The crime carries a possible penalty [...]

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NEIMAN MARCUS 2008 CHRISTMAS BOOK

by Aaron on October 8, 2008

Who cares that the economy is in the tank and ordinary people are struggling just to afford the basics?
Not Neiman Marcus, that’s who.
The Dallas, Texas-based upscale retailer has just released their 2008 Christmas Book (because Hanukkah and Kwanzaa don’t exist in the Neiman Marcus world).
Though it’s only early October the luxury retailer obviously need all [...]

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