Sunday, 2 June 2013

Time: Is this $250,000 Gold Shirt the Most Expensive Top Ever?

It’s no secret that Indians have an affinity for gold. But one man from Pimpri Chinchwad, a town outside Pune, India, raised the bar when he commissioned a $250,000 shirt made entirely from gold.

Datta Phuge, who calls himself “the gold man,” said his gilded, seven-pound top is an elite status symbol that’s helped him to attain a lifelong dream. “People have different aspirations,” Phuge told the BBC. “Some elite people want to own an Audi or Mercedes, and have big cars. I chose gold.”

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