“More than two dozen goldsmiths toiled for 15 days for lender Datta Phuge, who custom ordered the seven-pound top to wear for New Year’s festivities, according to the Pune Mirror. The shirt is crafted from 14,000 22-karat gold rings linked together and comes with six Swarovski crystal buttons and a belt also made of gold. Phuge said he considers the shirt ‘an investment which will keep appreciating.'”
http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-india-gold-shirt-20130104,0,4008091.story
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