It
is often said that money can’t buy love.
But trying telling that to a wealthy Indian man
who splashed out £14,000 on a solid gold shirt in the hope it will attract
female attention.
who splashed out £14,000 on a solid gold shirt in the hope it will attract
female attention.
Money-lender Datta Phuge 32, from
Pimpri-Chinchwad, commissioned the shirt which took a team of 15 goldsmiths two
weeks to make working 16 hours a day creating and weaving the gold threads.
Pimpri-Chinchwad, commissioned the shirt which took a team of 15 goldsmiths two
weeks to make working 16 hours a day creating and weaving the gold threads.
It
comes complete with its own matching cuffs and a set of rings crafted from
left-over gold.
comes complete with its own matching cuffs and a set of rings crafted from
left-over gold.
‘I know I am not the best looking man
in the world but surely no woman could fail to be dazzled by this shirt?’ he
explained
in the world but surely no woman could fail to be dazzled by this shirt?’ he
explained
‘The gold shirt has been one of my
dreams,’ Mr Phuge told Indian newspaper the Pune Mirror.
dreams,’ Mr Phuge told Indian newspaper the Pune Mirror.
‘It will be an embellishment to my reputation as the ‘Gold man of Pimpri”‘ Mr Phuge said.
The gaudy shirt was assembled on a fabric base of imported white velvet, and comes with six Swarovski crystal buttons and an intricate belt, also made of gold.
Golden appeal: ‘I know I am not the best looking man in the world but surely no woman could fail to be dazzled by this shirt?’ he explained
Source: Daily Mail
