Chanel Gilt-Metal Filigree Clasp Belt circa 1950, sold for $3,600 at Sotheby’s
My latest guilty pleasure is trolling Sotheby’s and Christie’s online catalogs for jewelry on the auction block. Sometimes these world renowned houses host landmark auctions like that of Elizabeth Taylor’s estate coming up in December, and sometimes they’re just auctioning a few fine pieces that someone needs to hock for quick cash.
Either way, it absolutely blows my mind how much some (albeit, extremely wealthy) people will pay for a single piece of jewelry.
A brunette, a blonde and a redhead walk into a bar. The brunette orders an Apple Martini, the blonde orders a Sex on the Beach, and the redhead orders a Long Island Iced Tea. No, this isn’t a joke, so don’t hold your breath waiting for the punchline. This atrocity repeats itself over and over every 6 seconds across the globe. The next time you’re ordering a drink, I beg thee, please step outside of the box and refrain from ordering anything that ends with a -tini or an -ita. And for the love of Carrie Bradshaw, please don’t order a Cosmopolitan—it was de rigeur when Sex and the City first aired in 1998, but not so much now. We’re all grown women here, so let’s govern ourselves accordingly.
