From sugar to a solar yacht: Neiman Marcus shows of its 2018 fantasy gifts
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(19 Oct 2018) FROM SUGAR TO A SOLAR YACHT: NEIMAN MARCUS SHOWS OFF ITS 2018 FANTASY GIFTS Need a $7.1 million yacht? How about jumping out of a plane on a top secret spy mission with a $315,000 price tag? Perhaps a backyard luxury clubhouse sounds better, or a million pieces of candy. No matter your taste, if you've got big bucks this is your time of year. The Dallas-based Neiman Marcus luxury department store company showed off its 2018 list of over-the-top fantasy gifts, with an emphasis on fantasy. The travel company Black Tomato is offering a once in a lifetime, 30-day trip for four to India, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives. There will be five-star hotels, secluded lodges and chic safari tents. But this is a wellness trip, so time with yoga masters, Hindu priests and monks is also involved. So is a helicopter tour of the Himalayas and island cruises on a yacht. Even better: the plane rides and guides are all private. "These things don't come cheap but it is about the value you get," said Black Tomato co-owner Tom Marchant. "I can safely say that there is no other travel experience in the world that compares in terms of the magic and the magnificence of it." Or, Danish sculptor Bjorn Okholm Skaarup, can cast a family pet or favorite creature for a giftee, complete with a trip to Florence, Italy, to spend time with Skaarup himself at his foundry. $200,000-plus, depending on the size of the bronze tribute. For $325,000, Sugarfina will set up a custom candy bar and ship off four people first class to the Italian Riviera for a luxe hotel stay and visit to the company's candy factory in Genoa. The sugar junkies will spend the day with the company's founders, take a behind-the-scenes tour and create some custom candy of their own. The sweetest part: Candy shipments home for up to three years. Sugarfina co-owner Rosie O'Neill calls it "the most over the top gift for any sweets lover." Tennis fans can be the VIP of great Sloane Stephens, winner of the U.S. Open last year. And bring a guest to all four of the circuit's major events. That means trips to Paris, London, New York and Melbourne, Australia for a week in each place. Stephens will throw in a 45-minute match. $555,000. A portion of proceeds goes to The Heart of Neiman Marcus Foundation for student arts support and other projects. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/ec2697e949e581161c48d23dfca10152
