Moet & Chandon Gold Case

Moet & Chandon have created a new limited edition bottle designed by the French designer Camille Toupet.  The Midnight Gold case is specifically designed to chill bottles of Moet & Chandon and is made of lambskin covered with gold and decorated with hand-sewn swarovski crystals and gilded pearls. It has a matching gold bubble stopper includes a “necktie”, signature of Moet & Chandon bottles, which can be removed from the case and used as a bracelet.

Only 100 of these cases will be available.
(via luxuo.com)

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