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Would you feel like a princess or what when you wear something worth 1m pounds? The most expensive shoes in the world were on sale at Harrods in London. After a photo-call for the press, the shoes were locked away in a bullet-proof case where they will be guarded round-the-clock.The shoes, inspired by the ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz, were woven from platinum thread and set with 642 rubies.They were designed by Stuart Weitzman.
February 14th, 2006
Designed by engineers, the S7’s engine and drivetrain incorporate the latest in modern racing technology. The new all-aluminum V8 engine casting was engineered and tooled by Saleen to displace seven liters. Redline is 6500 rpm. Space age materials and engineering are used throughout, including stainless steel valves, titanium retainers, beryllium exhaust valve seats, an aluminum throttle body, Saleendesigned aluminum CNC-machined cylinder heads and stainless steel exhaust system. An exclusive Saleen-designed Front Engine Accessory Drive (FEAD) system results in an extremely compact engine, allowing for better packaging and overall weight distribution. The V8 incorporates a unique Saleen-designed side-mounted water pump, a belt-driven camshaft drive and a Saleen-engineered dry sump oil delivery system. The engine’s mid-chassis placement optimizes weight distribution and center of gravity, making room for an unusually tall engine that allows for a very efficient induction system. Air enters a roof intake, passes through a 90-mm mass air meter and feeds into a carbon fiber plenum. From the plenum the air is routed to the twin ball bearing turbos, is pressurized to 5.5 psi max and then passes through an oval-bore throttle body into an aluminum intake manifold with eight individual runners.
The 19th-century American social arbiter, Ward McAllister, the man who originated the concept of defining elite groups by the numeral 400, once said, “A man with a million dollars can be as happy nowadays as though he were rich.”
These days, however, for those looking to dabble in the world of ultra-expensive cars, a million doesn’t go as far as it used to. In fact, if one bought the awesomely fast, incredibly sexy Saleen S7 Twin Turbo in Europe for $670,000, the change from that million would just about pay for gas and insurance.
Saleen S7 Twin Turbo
Country of Origin: United States
Price in U.S.: $555,000
Budweiser says it’s the “King of Beers.” The Saleen S7 has earned the right to call itself the “King of Cars.” It is the world’s fastest and most expensive automobile.
February 12th, 2006
Practice your swing all you want: If the clubface doesn’t connect with something worth hitting, your golf game isn’t going anywhere. The tour-caliber, multilayer Maxfli BlackMAX from Taylor Made-adidas Golf Company packs a bundle, including a large Neodymium rubber core, a firm, thin ionomer mantle and an ultra-thin cast thermoset urethane cover. Add it all up, and this dimpled little baby will fly–with minimal backspin, no less.
February 12th, 2006
Chocolate-maker Richard Donnelly wants to change the way people eat chocolate. He’s not some diet nanny warning us that Valrhona will make our teeth fall out, turn us into diabetics or increase our girth to the point where we can no longer wedge ourselves into an airline seat. It’s not that he wants us to eat less chocolate. He wants us to eat better chocolate.
That’s because, for the most part, the mass-produced, colorfully wrapped logs of synthochoc pumped out of the mass-candy factories are to real chocolate what house plonk is to vintage Bordeaux or a Hong Kong knockoff is to a Savile Row suit. One is pedestrian, the other sublime. And while most people are happy gnawing on a Mars bar or choking down a Charleston Chew, real chocophiles like Donnelly believe that life is too short to eat cheap chocolate.
Chocopologie by Knipschildt
Cost: $2,600 per pound*
Where: Norwalk, Conn.
www.knipschildt.com
Knipschildt Chocolatier was founded in 1999 by Fritz Knipschildt, who got his culinary education as a chef in Denmark. The most-expensive chocolate he sells–a $250 dark chocolate truffle with a French black truffle inside–is available on a preorder-only basis. It’s made of 70% Valrhona cacao, which is blended into a creamy ganache with truffle oil. The truffle is then hand-rolled with a dark truffle on the inside and dusted with cocoa powder.
February 12th, 2006
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