Vietnam perhaps is not all about post-communist boredom and post war melancholy. The country is teeming with luxury goods and consumers who lap it all up. Here is a $117,000 wedding gown that simply blows your mind away and it comes from Vietnam. It has designed by Huy Vo and is called “Bach ngoc xiem y”.

It has 22 big rubies and 8 big diamonds and it took almost 40 days to complete this unique gown. The first runner up of Miss Vietnam 2008 will wear this on the 30th of June, that is today. It has also been given the certificate for being the most expensive gown in Vietnam. It would be interesting to see if other designers would like to compete with this gown.

I especially like the way it falls and the way it transforms the wearer’s look and expression. If you have the money you could perhaps ask someone to get a similar gown designed for yourself. It is being showcased at the Ruby Plaza trading centre in Hanoi. I would love to take a look at it firsthand!

So you are not happy with the Prada or Armani suit you bought in Milan? Well, you wouldn’t be because many people would have already got them and it is no big deal these days to have designer suits. If you want to stand out from the rest and own suits that are absolutely exclusively, you must instead head to Scotland and contact the guys at Holland & Sherry. The company was founded in 1836 and they have the world’s first 100% worsted spun Vicuna fabric.

If that does not sound rich enough, take a look at the price tag: It costs more than $4,000 for a yard of the material. Vicuna is an Andean animal that is shy and timid and its wool needs to be shorn only once in 3 years which makes it very exclusive and expensive.

The company has just enough material to make 18 suits and each suit would cost more than $50,000. The king of Morocco has just ordered a piece. Why shouldn’t you?

Via: AffluentPageLuxuryIndex