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Let me tell you something – no matter how rich you are, no matter how much stuff you can afford, no matter how successful you become – there is no better feeling than a completely random, awesome surprise that you aren’t expecting that comes from nowhere out of left field! It’s the grown-up equivalent of…
We visited an upscale piano retailer this morning and a wonderful salesman allowed us into the back room to play the 9’+ Bosendorfer Imperial, Blunther, and Steingraber grand pianos. Out of all of them, both Aaron and my favorite was the Model 225 Bosendorfer, which is around 7.5 feet. I think I’d want it in the…
After the Top of the Rock tour, I ran down to Bergdorf Goodman and bought four Charvet ties. I’m crazy about them. They are beautiful. One of these days, I can’t wait to make my way to Paris and order bespoke Charvet shirts, which are considered to be the best in the world along with…
One of the things I keep in my office is a set of files detailing things I like. I’ve always said that in another 7 years or so when I reach my mid-thirties and probably have kids, I will switch my primary residence to an estate or high rise in a tax-free state like Florida,…
I’ve written about my Creed fragrance addiction in the past – we’re up to something like 17 bottles, most of which have been purchased at Hall’s Department Store in Kansas City. In the past couple of years alone, I’ve probably spent $4,000 or $5,000 on myself, not including any Creed that I’ve purchased as…
Once you begin to have success, shopping for clothes is a very different experience.
As I mentioned in the Amouage Jubilation XXV review yesterday, one of the Amouage fragrance samples we received from the company, which is the official perfumer to the King of Oman in the Middle East, was Amouage Reflection for Men. I said that if the Jubilation XXV was the King, then Amouage Reflection was the…
Today, the postman came bearing gifts; specifically, the package of fragrance samples I bought from Amouage, the official perfumer of the King of Oman in the Middle East. They shipped from the retail boutique in London via Royal Air Mail and arrived far sooner than I anticipated. My family came over and we broke out…
Coco Chanel was able to launch her business by partnering with financier Pierre Wertheimer. She ended up with 10% and creative control, her friend, Théophile Bader, owned 20%, and Wertheimer owned 70%. She came to resent the arrangement.
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