Sparkle plenty with this gorgeous bra for holiday 2009 from Victoria’s Secret!
I don’t know what you would do with it, but why would you wear anything over it– other than a tuxedo jacket and a great pair of jeans and then go flaunt yourself and the glorious sparkling Damiani diamonds!
Marissa Miller— noted for her covers particularly in swimsuit editons of Victoria’s Secret as well as Sports Illustrated and other men’s magazines– wears the bra that is featured on the most widely read Victoria’s Secret catalog edition of the year.
The $3 Million Harlequin Fantasy Bra will debut in the Victoria’s Secret Christmas Dreams & Fantasies Catalogue which arrived in mailboxes October 21st.
The Harlequin Fantasy Bra designed by Damiani for Victoria’s Secret is a masterpiece that exemplifies the exquisite design and craftsmanship for which the 85 year-old Italian jewelry house is known. There was an incredible amount of planning and design work that went into creating this dazzling piece of fashion meets jewelry. The team of fifteen highly skilled. experienced artisans worked over 800 hours in the Damiani workshop/
More than an exquisite piece of jewelry, the Harlequin Fantasy Bra is an extraordinary feat of engineering. The base of the diamond bra is the Victoria’s Secret Very Sexy Convertible bra which can be worn five ways. Each link of the intertwining 18 Kt. gold harlequin patterned net that is affixed to the bra was mounted individually and moves independently, perfectly adjusting itself to the body, while staying in place
After the bra frame was assembled, it was then embellished with 2,355 white and cognac diamonds -set by hand, each one at a time, for a total of nearly 150 carats. The spectacular accent of the piece is a rare 16 carat heart-shaped diamond, in a rather unique champagne color. The finishing touch in this exquisite piece of wearable jewelry was the burnishing of the gold. It was done through a painstaking process of covering each one of the stones with an enamel solution -to protect and preserve the light and sparkle of the diamonds.
Once the stones were protected, the piece was submerged in a rhodium bath to create the unique burnishing effect. The solution was then removed and the final result is the striking contrast and beauty of the diamonds against the darkened gold. The same process was used to treat the feather-like gold elements that line the bra. Each feather was mounted and sewn by hand, one at a time and treated in the same way to simulate a unique natural color pattern. The careful hand-crafted detailing of Damiani’s artisans allows for the piece to be very comfortable on the model and to adjust to her body shape.
Once the piece was finished, it was polished using ultra-sound. The black satin under piece that lines the bra can be removed, thus allowing it to be mounted onto another type of bustier or on an evening gown. The magnificent result is a new masterpiece, the Harlequin Fantasy Bra, valued at $3 million..
Victoria’s Secret Angel Marisa Miller will wear the Harlequin Fantasy Bra at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion show, which airs Tuesday, December 1st (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Stevie Wilson
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