Platinum Luxury

A quick glance at the ads in the new AMEX Departures magalog reveals what Platinum cardholders are up to.  They're...

• wearing handmade shoes from Kiton, suits from Corneliani, Brooks Brothers, and Brioni, watches from Breitling, Rolex, Patek Philippe, Brequet, David Yurman, Bovet, and Chanel
• golfing in RLX Golf apparel
• driving the Infinity QX56 or Jaguar XJ, Acura MDX, Aston Martin's Vantage Roadster
• playing and partying in NoHo
• buying jewels from Bvgari, Harry Winston, Mont Blanc, Michael Beaudry, Verdura,
  
• investing with the Stanford Financial Group
• flying on-demand through Netjets, Flexjet, Marquisjet, Sentient, Hondajet, Delta Air Elite
• traveling to India, Australia, Tunisia, Turks & Caicos, Bermuda, Lisbon, Honduras, Barbados, Israel, and Panama,
• staying at The Arrabelle in Vail, Haymarket Hotel in London, The Peninsula in Tokyo, Shutters in LA, Bellagio in Vegas, Sofitel, and the Ritz Carlton anywhere,
• eating at the Lan Club in Beijing, Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Smith & Wollensky in New York
  
• cruising on Regent and the QM2
• yachting on Oceanco Yachts
• carrying luggage from Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Tumi, Tod's, Cole Haan,
• buying second homes at Vineyard Estates, Promontory in Park City, and other property through Sotheby's and luxuryportfolio.com and
• still cooking with Viking ranges.  Only now with the Designer Series
• furnishing their homes from Design Within Reach, Natuzzi, and Hastens beds
• indulging in Cacao Reserve chocolate by Hershey's?
• pampering themselves at the Santa Lucia Preserve in Carmel California
• supporting UNICEF, The Climate Project, Earth Share
  

Comments

[NoCalDrummer]

First, a correction of an egregious spelling error - it's Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, not "Cesears Palace in Vegas".

Next, does anyone else find the idea of supporting "The Climate Project" and "EarthShare" laughably ironic for guys (or gals) who would be driving an Infiniti QX56? "Yeah, I'm concerned about global warming - that's why I drive an SUV that gets about 15MPG... that is, when I'm not aboard my YACHT or playing golf on a desert course kept green by forced irrigation." It would be truly funny if it weren't so sad. What's worse is we tend to elect these guys to political office!

[David]

Oops. That's what I get for not using spell check. Thanks for correcting.