Every Christmas, Victoria’s Secret comes out with a one-of-a-kind, diamond-encrusted bra that is priced in the millions of dollars. The most expensive one designed so far was $12.5 million, so it seems that this year’s model is practically a bargain at only $5 million. Traditionally, these slightly extravagant underclothes are made with perfect clear diamonds, so American jewelry designer Martin Katz decided to think outside the box and make skivvies out of perfect black diamonds instead. Made with over 3,900 gems, the “Black Diamond Fantasy Miracle Bra” consists of over 3,600 black diamonds, 117 certified 1-carat clear diamond rounds, and 34 rubies. It also features, as a centerpiece—or bullseye—two black diamond drops totaling 100 carats. In case that isn’t incentive enough to own this, it is also a “Miracle Bra”, a specific style of support garment that is designed for ‘maximum cleavage enhancement’ (read: raises your chest to chin-level). Since the previous diamond-laden underthings were only regular precious-gem bras, this one is more than a way to keep the girls up. It is an experience. You, too, can look like Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima for the low price of $5,000,000 (or, in layman’s terms, 81 years of work for the average American).
Adriana Lima, the freakishly beautiful Victoria’s Secret Angel, will be showing the black diamond bra in the annually- televised Christmas runway show on December 3. She said: “I’m can’t wait to walk down the runway in this at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” (UPI). We forgive her the grammatical mistake because a: she is not a native English-speaker, and b: no one is really listening when she talks, anyway. Until then, pictures of this gemstone/lingerie masterpiece can be seen in the Victoria’s Secret holiday catalogue, found on the coffee tables of women and in the bathrooms of men all over the country.
On a related note, Lima herself got quite a birthday present this year from her boyfriend, Memphis Grizzlies guard Marko Jaric: an engagement ring. They plan to marry in Brazil in June of 2009. Lima, a model since age 15, is famous not only for her beauty, but for her devotion to the Catholic beliefs on which she was raised. According to style.com, she has said that “Sex is for marriage”, and will wait to experience it until she has a wedding ring. Of course, that has only acted as catnip to countless male suitors, including Lenny Kravitz and various members of royalty. Instead, it was an odd-looking Serb who won her heart.
And he didn’t have to buy her a $5 million bra either…
