Get your holiday shopping started now: The Neiman Marcus Christmas Book is out.
It's often said that 'tis better to give than receive. In some cases, that's certainly true, but when the gifts in question come out of the Fantasy Gifts section of the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book, well, we'll hang out on the receiving side, thanks.
The Neiman Marcus Christmas Book is one of our favorite harbingers of the holiday season. The photography is always stunning and the featured products are luxurious, intriguing and, in most cases, worth more than we could ever dream of spending on a single item.
But if the gold bars filling your
Birkin are weighing you down, or, if swimming through your mounds of cash like
Scrooge McDuck has grown tiresome (as we imagine it eventually would), you're probably stressing about what kind of amazing gifts you can surprise your similarly-wealthy friends and family with, right? Stress no more -- below are five
holiday gifts that will blow whatever that Santa character drops down the chimney out of the water.
We know there are people out there who just love putting gingerbread houses together, and we can see how this playhouse-sized version would appeal in a big way to those folks. After all, we're talking about 381 lbs. of delicious gingerbread and 517 lbs. of royal icing for a house that stands over six-and-a-half feet tall. However, all we can think about is the fact that as pricey as this gift is, the dentist bill after it's all eaten is sure to put that price tag to shame. Check out What our friends at
Lemondrop.com have to say about this over-the-top gift.
When the only thing wrong with your fabulous luxury loft is the fact that it's so
immobile, a houseboat is the perfect gift. This one has a 48-by-12-foot open floor plan, ridiculous (in the good way) media center, and, of course, the view of your choice.
[Editor's note: One can only wish it comes complete with Tom Hanks' character in "Sleepless in Seattle."]
Driving your car from the house down to the club seems wasteful, but walking with the kids is, well, rather pedestrian. This electric trike is the solution to all your problems. Whether you're riding
around your estate through the neighborhood or making your way about town, it'll get you and your friends or family (or cute little dogs, apparently) there in style!
No, this isn't just a fancy decoration for your fancy pool. Well, it sort of is, but it's also so much more! The sculpture is something the recipient will actually work with the artist's studio to design, getting a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see legendary glass blower Dale Chihuly at work! Which is great, but ... well, call us crazy, but for that kind of coin, shouldn't the pool itself be thrown in, too? Perhaps with a pool house? And an attractive pool boy?
Finally, a gift we can
all enjoy -- a party! A
tequila party, even, planned by celebrity event planner Colin Cowie, held in the recipient's home. Give this gift, and surely you'll be one of the 75 guests invited to attend, right? And the host gets a bottle of Avion tequila to keep. Sounds like a lot more fun than the Christmas kegger we had planned. Too bad it doesn't come with two aspirin and glass of water in the morning.
See? Your holiday shopping is now a snap. You can go get your diamond-encrusted manicure and shop for a new custom Bentley now, worry-free.
You're welcome.
