Jewelers Offer Chance to Swim in Gold

A Tokyo jewelry store in Tokyo, Japan, unveiled a few gold items you would not normally find among rings and necklaces.

A Swimsuit, Dress, and matching shawl, sewn with a 1300 year old method in Kyoto, carried price tags that made most of the jewelry pale in comparison.

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The price tag for a hand-woven dress is 30 million yen ($245 000) and the swimsuit, which has an open back and plunging neckline, is only 10-million-yen ($81 700).

“The dress and swimsuit can be worn normally like any other clothes but should be treated as jewelery and so shouldn’t be washed in the washing machine,” a spokesperson for the store said.

For none aquatic shoppers, a tapestry is available for just 50-million-yen ($408 000).

(Kooky)

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3 Comments »

Comment by Heather
2007-07-28 14:46:54

Nice…

 
Comment by Whatever
2007-08-18 22:10:17

Why?

 
Comment by Gabiechan
2008-07-05 01:06:05

how much is the hat?

 
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