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Toothbrushes, dog collars, rubbish bins, and fire extinguishers are all standard products that ultimately have no indulgent or elaborate qualities.
But if you plate them in gold? Or slap a designer name on them? They'll positively drip with extravagance; they'll become luxury items.
With the holiday season quickly approaching, we rounded up a few over-the-top luxury items that are currently on the market, including a US$920 Louis Vuitton keychain and a US$7,650 Hermès wastebasket, among other ordinary-yet-fancified objects.
Note that this list is only a small sampling of the exhaustive luxury market. It’s organised in ascending order of price.

10. A single Saint Laurent-branded condom is selling for just over US$2.
The foil comes in multiple designs, including zebra print and leopard print.

9. A Swiss luxury dental company called Swiss Smile released a fancy US$119 toothbrush and toothpaste combination set. The toothpaste is said to contain 23.75 carat gold dust, while the toothbrush is plated with real gold.
8. Another personal grooming luxury item is a famous US$240 English hairbrush. The Mason Pearson hairbrush is handmade and has “premium-grade boar” bristles.

7. Prada is selling a single luxury paper clip. It retails for US$240 and is meant to be used as a money clip.

6. Burberry is selling a US$320 cotton bucket hat. While it may look like any beach hat meant to simply protect your face from the sun, the seam is Burberry-branded.

5. Even umbrellas can become a luxury item. Dolce & Gabbana created an umbrella with an eagle head handle that retails for US$1,395.
4. In the market for a baby gift this holiday season? How about a handmade-to-order miniature bathtub, encrusted with 8,600 Swarovski crystals? The customised creation costs US$5,200.

3. Why gift anyone a Hermès scarf when you can splurge on Hermès home decor – like this US$7,650 solid maple wood wastebasket – instead?

2. A Smeg x Dolce & Gabbana stainless steel range from the collaboration’s Divina Cucina Collection currently retails for US$10,000. The home appliance collection also includes an US$850 4-slice toaster and a tiny US$1,500 espresso machine.

1. A US$75,000 sterling silver and 24-carat gold chess set from Tiffany is listed as an “Everyday Object” on the jewellery giant's website – alongside a US$490 protractor and a US$700 set of ping pong paddles made from leather and walnut.


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Fancy a bathtub encrusted with 8,600 Swarovski crystals for a Christmas gift this year? The customised creation costs US$5,200.

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TIFFANY CHESS SET

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Galaxy rare diamond ring This one of a kind ring is made with kite shape rosasite, cushion shape fossil dinosaur bone, triangle shape winchite, white round diamonds, natural color mix shape diamonds and gray diamonds approx. 1.47ct, set in 18k yellow gold.

Ring, Xiao Wang at Lane Crawford

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A vintage look from Berwick St Vintage, a vintage store in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

A vintage dress from Berwick St Vintage, a vintage store in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Vintage clothing from Okgo, a vintage store in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Looks from Okgo, a vintage fashion store in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Social media apps such as Instagram are driving sales of vintage fashion in Malaysia.

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epa07770729 People walk pass by a Swarovski store in a commercial district in Beijing, China, 13 August 2019. Fashion brands Versace and Coach apologize to Chinese customers after social media users called for a boycott of the brands due to separate T-shirts from both fashion houses that suggested Hong Kong and Taipei were separate from China. And also Swarovski apologizes to Chinese customers for erroneously describing Hong Kong as a country on its website. EPA-EFE/WU HONG

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Slap a designer name on the most ordinary objects, and they’ll positively drip with extravagance. So how about it?
A Saint Laurent condom is a bargain at US$2; at the other end of the scale, Tiffany’s sterling silver and 24-carat gold chess set costs a cool US$75,000



For your most decadent friends, allow us to suggest the top 10 luxury Christmas gifts you may want to consider. A Saint Laurent condom is a bargain at US$2.


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Top 10 luxury Christmas gifts for your most decadent friends – US$7,650 Hermès wastebasket or miniature bathtub with 8,600 Swarovski crystals, anyone?

Slap a designer name on the most ordinary objects, and they’ll positively drip with extravagance. So how about it? A Saint Laurent condom is a bargain at US$2; at the other end of the scale, Tiffany’s sterling silver and 24-carat gold chess set costs a cool US$75,000

Slap a designer name on the most ordinary objects, and they’ll positively drip with extravagance. So how about it?

A Saint Laurent condom is a bargain at US$2; at the other end of the scale, Tiffany’s sterling silver and 24-carat gold chess set costs a cool US$75,000