Holiday Central 2010

Fantasy Christmas Gifts 2010

Fantasy Christmas Gifts

Retailer Neiman Marcus searches the globe each year to deliver a list of jaw-dropping fantasy gifts and experiences for its annual Christmas Book. This year is no exception. You’re sure to find something worth dreaming of, no matter whether your taste runs more toward a limited-edition Camaro, a romantic houseboat for two, a handmade ukulele, or an edible gingerbread playhouse. So click ahead and be inspired!
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Retailer Neiman Marcus searches the globe each year to deliver a list of jaw-dropping fantasy gifts and experiences for its annual Christmas Book. This year is no exception.

You’re sure to find something worth dreaming of, no matter whether your taste runs more toward a limited-edition Camaro, a romantic houseboat for two, a handmade ukulele, or an edible gingerbread playhouse.

So click ahead and be inspired!

By Christina Cheddar-Berk
Posted 5 Oct 2010

His & Hers: MetroShip Houseboat

Price: $250,000 The retailer calls this boat “the ultimate romantic retreat.” With a 48-foot by 12-foot open floor plan and 7-foot high interior ceiling, it has been designed and built as an intimate luxury loft that just happens to float. This love nest includes amenties such as a Bang & Olufsen stereo, high-definition projector, Nintendo Wii gaming console and Sony LCD flat screen monitor as well as a gourmet kitchen and a spa bathroom.
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Price: $250,000
The retailer calls this boat “the ultimate romantic retreat.”

With a 48-foot by 12-foot open floor plan and 7-foot high interior ceiling, it has been designed and built as an intimate luxury loft that just happens to float. This love nest includes amenties such as a Bang & Olufsen stereo, high-definition projector, Nintendo Wii gaming console and Sony LCD flat screen monitor as well as a gourmet kitchen and a spa bathroom.

50th Anniversary Charm Bracelet

Price: $248,000 In 1960, Stanley Marcus debuted the first “His and Hers” fantasy gift: matching Beechcraft airplanes that cost $176,000—an eye-popping amount at the time. To commemorate this event, the retailer offers up a precious jewelry charm bracelet with charms depicting memorable “His and Hers” gifts of the past: an airplane, a Chinese Junk, a hot air balloon, a camel, a sarcophagus, a Buffalo calf, a windmill, an ostrich, a Shar-Pei puppy, a robot and a vintage motorcycle. Only one will e
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Price: $248,000

In 1960, Stanley Marcus debuted the first “his and hers” fantasy gift: matching Beechcraft airplanes that cost $176,000—an eye-popping amount at the time.

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of this event, the retailer offers up a precious jewelry charm bracelet with charms depicting memorable “his and hers” gifts of the past: an airplane, a Chinese Junk, a hot air balloon, a camel, a sarcophagus, a Buffalo calf, a windmill, an ostrich, a Shar-Pei puppy, a robot and a vintage motorcycle.

Only one will ever be made.

Leica M9 Neiman Marcus Edition Camera

Price: $17,500 A true connoisseur’s camera, the Leica M9 Neiman Marcus Edition is limited to an edition of only 50, and combines the classic Leica M shooting experience with the latest digital technology. Neiman Marcus claims this is the world’s only digital rangefinder camera with interchangeable lenses and a full-frame 18 mega-pixel sensor, to capture ultra-high resolution images. Even better, the gift can be personalized with an engraved signature and delivered by a Leica photography expert,
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Price: $17,500

A true connoisseur’s camera, the Leica M9 Neiman Marcus Edition is limited to an edition of only 50, and combines the classic Leica M shooting experience with the latest digital technology.

Neiman Marcus claims this is the world’s only digital rangefinder camera with interchangeable lenses and a full-frame 18 mega-pixel sensor, to capture ultra-high resolution images.

Even better, the gift can be personalized with an engraved signature and delivered by a Leica photography expert, who can provide private training.

2011 Neiman Marcus Edition Camaro Convertible

Price: $75,000 Car enthusiasts wait for each year’s special edition car. This year, the Chevrolet Camaro, the iconic American high-performance muscle car, gets a luxury makeover. The NM exclusive edition is limited to just 100 Camaro convertibles, each with a ferocious 6.2-liter V8 engine and the purchaser’s choice of a 426-horsepower six-speed manual or 400-horsepower six-speed automatic transmission. On sale beginning promptly at noon New York time on Oct. 19, 2010.
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Price: $75,000

Car enthusiasts wait for each year’s special edition car. This year, the Chevrolet Camaro, the iconic American high-performance muscle car, gets a luxury makeover.

The NM exclusive edition is limited to just 100 Camaro convertibles, each with a ferocious 6.2-liter V8 engine and the purchaser’s choice of a 426-horsepower six-speed manual or 400-horsepower six-speed automatic transmission.

On sale beginning promptly at noon New York time on Oct. 19, 2010.

Tory Burch Trike

Price: $4,500

This trike was hand-built by Worksman Cycles--the company that invented the delivery tricycle in 1898 for ice cream vendors—with fabric and colors that were custom designed by Tory Burch.

One nice feature: if pedaling along grows tiring, flip a switch and activate a clean-energy electric drive system.

Edible Gingerbread Playhouse

Price: $15,000 What would Hanzel and Gretel think if they woke up and this munchable manor was under their tree ? It ’s a holiday gingerbread house on steroids. This edible playhouse is handcrafted with 381-pounds of gourmet gingerbread and 517-pounds of royal icing by the expert confectioners at Dylan’s Candy Bar. The house, which stands 6.6 feet high by 5.25 feet wide by 4.1 feet deep, incorporates sweets from the world’s largest candy store. There’s even a lollipop tree inside, just for good
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Price: $15,000

What would Hansel and Gretel think if they woke up and this munchable manor was under their tree ? It ’s a holiday gingerbread house on steroids.

This edible playhouse is handcrafted with 381-pounds of gourmet gingerbread and 517-pounds of royal icing by the expert confectioners at Dylan’s Candy Bar. The house, which stands 6.6 feet high by 5.25 feet wide by 4.1 feet deep, incorporates sweets from the world’s largest candy store. There’s even a lollipop tree inside, just for good measure.

Tequila Avion Private Party by Colin Cowie

Price: $125,000 Combine the party planning skills of A-list celebrity event planner Colin Cowie, the culinary experience of celebrity chef Todd English, cocktails from mixologist Yusef Austin and tunes from celebrity DJ Donna d’Cruz, and you are likely to have one memorable evening. With this gift, you can introduce 75 guests to Tequila Avion at party staged at your home. Your personal keepsake: a one-of-a-kind bottle of Tequila Avion commemorating its launch, signed by the dream team.
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Price: $125,000

Combine the party planning skills of A-list celebrity event planner Colin Cowie, the culinary experience of celebrity chef Todd English, cocktails from mixologist Yusef Austin and tunes from celebrity DJ Donna d’Cruz, and you are likely to have one memorable evening.

With this gift, you can introduce 75 guests to Tequila Avion at party staged at your home. Your personal keepsake: a one-of-a-kind bottle of Tequila Avion commemorating its launch, signed by the dream team.

Dale Chichuly Pool Installation

Price: $1,500,000 Transform your swimming pool into a privately commissioned work of art. Internationally honored artist Dale Chihuly, known for glass designs such as the Crystal Trees of Light at the White House, will design an art installation measuring up to 22 feet by 12 feet at the bottom of a pool. The lucky recipient will be able to work with the artist’s studio to get a rare inside look at Chihuly’s creative process.
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Price: $1,500,000

Transform your swimming pool into a privately commissioned work of art.

Internationally honored artist Dale Chihuly, known for glass designs such as the Crystal Trees of Light at the White House, will design an art installation measuring up to 22 feet by 12 feet at the bottom of a pool.

The lucky recipient will be able to work with the artist’s studio to get a rare inside look at Chihuly’s creative process.

Danny Ferrington Handmade Gourd Ukulele

Price: $6,000 Since 1975, Danny Ferrington has been quietly handcrafting custom string instruments for the likes of George Harrison, Johnny Depp, Keith Richards, and Chrissie Hynde. The son of a Louisiana cabinet maker, Ferrington is the music world’s premiere creator of custom guitars and string instruments. For this exclusive commission, he will create classic four-string concert ukuleles, using split gourds as the bodies.
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Price: $6,000

Since 1975, Danny Ferrington has been quietly handcrafting custom string instruments for the likes of George Harrison, Johnny Depp, Keith Richards, and Chrissie Hynde.

The son of a Louisiana cabinet maker, Ferrington is the music world’s premiere creator of custom guitars and string instruments. For this exclusive commission, he will create classic four-string concert ukuleles, using split gourds as the bodies.

An Insider’s Marfa, Texas Experience

Price: $9,500 per coupleMarfa is a quiet West Texas town of 2,121, and it is known as a hub for art, culture, architecture, and nature. This gift offers a chance for two to immerse themselves in the town’s offerings with a personal concierge who will create a one-of-a-kind experience for three days and four nights. This gift includes your choice of one of the nine handcrafted, limited-edition boxed print series by Arber and Sons, each featuring the unique work of a Marfa artist-in-residence, as
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Price: $9,500 per couple

Marfa is a quiet West Texas town of 2,121, and it is known as a hub for art, culture, architecture, and nature. This gift offers a chance for two to immerse themselves in the town’s offerings with a personal concierge who will create a one-of-a-kind experience for three days and four nights.

This gift includes your choice of one of the nine handcrafted, limited-edition boxed print series by Arber and Sons, each featuring the unique work of a Marfa artist-in-residence, as well as gourmet meals and luxury accommodations in a beautiful private home designed and decorated by Houston designer Barbara Hill.