1 1.LVMH:
worth $37.14 billion.
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Headquarters: Paris, France. |
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Bangladesh Denim Expo 2014.
The
history of denim and jeans takes us from southern France to the USA via
northern England and the pants of Genovese sailors. Bangladesh is an unlikely
chapter in the tale. But just as Italy grew into a denim powerhouse in the
1980s, Bangladesh has transformed into a respected supplier of denim and jeans
to all points across the globe, becoming, in a sense, the weft to America’s
warp. To begin the story of jeans in 2014, rather than 1873, it is impossible
to omit the contribution of Bangladesh’s denim mills, jeans manufacturers and
laundries.
Monday, January 25, 2016
Most Expensive Diamond
Item: Wittelsbach diamond
Winning Bid:$23.4 million
Sold:2008
If diamonds are a girl's best friend, the Wittelsbach would make one heck of a BFF. The 35.56-carat blue diamond dates back to the 17th century, when King Philip IV of Spain selected the jewel to be part of his daughter's dowry. The diamond passed among Austrian and Bavarian royalty for centuries, but after World War I Bavaria became a republic and the jewel was
Most expensive cloth in world.
This is the most expensive cloth in the world in 1962.
Item: Marilyn Monroe's &Happy Birthday Mr. President& Dress
Winning Bid:$1,267,500
Sold:1999
When Marilyn Monroe delivered a sultry &Happy Birthday& serenade to President John F. Kennedy on May 19, 1962, the blonde bombshell wore a flesh-colored, curve-hugging, jewel-encrusted dress so tight and sheer that, according to legend, Monroe was sewn
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