Expensive Things Big Kids Buy

Let’s face it: it’s not just the ladies, guys like luxurious stuff too. What that term means changes however.

For women, it’s clothes and furniture; for men, cars and gadgets. Just this week, I wrote about a few luxury items that we despise openly but secretly love -  and noticed some I found are really for guys! So as not to be unfair to them boys, and with a little help from style.com, I’ve found out the following.

1. Stefano Bemer’s shoes. What, you thought ONLY WOMEN liked shoes? Bemer is a master at his art, and loves to use unusual techniques to give his work a different look. An example is dying a part of the shoe with red wine! He also uses almost every type of skin imaginable, from camels to toads! It takes him three months to make his shoes, and will set you back a few thousand bucks.

2. Cadillac V-8. Men love their cars and love being fast, and the V-8 is the most powerful engine ever put in a Cadillac. Each one is assigned to be made by a single person, who assembles the engine piece by piece down the assembly line. You’ll be lucky to get this baby for a hundred grand.

 
3. Hinds Head French Fries. They don’t sound like much, but these particular fries take six hours to make! That’s a long wait. Each step of cooking is precise and measured, carefully timed, with great steps taken to ensure the perfect potato treat. At the end of those six hours, you’ll take a bite and tell yourself that it was worth it. An order will cost you only nine bucks. Note: So maybe this ain't expensive, but if you compute the waiting hours with your hourly rate, these french fries come out pretty expensive.
 

4. Oliver Goldsmith Sunglasses. Gotta love those shades. You can have the sunglasses custom made. Each pair is cut by hand from a plastic sheet, and only uses handsaws, files, and a bit of heated air to make. It takes four hours to make but orders take six weeks to finish. Lowest price? $500.

5. Vanilla Bicycles. Imagine waiting months for a bag. Now, imagine waiting four years for a bicycle. Each bicycle is made to order and is built from scratch. Just painting the frame takes six weeks, and just polishing the little moving bits take days! Be prepared to spend a few thousands on this one.
 

6. Masamoto Sohonten Ao-ko Honyaki Mirror-Finished Yanagi Knife. Whew, what a long name! Men love their sharp pointy things, and what better sharp pointy things than these knives? They take three months to make and are absolutely the best for their intended purpose. The sashimi knife, for example, cuts through fish like butter, but don’t use it on an apple! Another few thousands to spend for this particular item.

7. Confederate Hellcat. Big bikes. Men love them too. Confederate only makes 120 of these a year, and each one is hand-built to order. The good thing about the Hellcat is that it can pass for a sport bike rather than a luxury one because of its excellent performance. If you spend the 70 grand on this baby, you’ll be spending a lot of time on it.
  There you have it! Boys and their toys. What male-oriented luxury items do you know of? Speak up!