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Jingle bling
Jingle bling

Jingle bling

It’s Christmas in Doha, which means you can forget all about lovingly-crafted wooden toys and expect to fill your stockings with precious metals and flashy tat. Here’s what we’re asking Santa for this year

Diamond eyes

If you’re anything like us, you probably spend a huge part of your day searching for your glasses. In which case, these are probably not for you. The Stepper Solid Gold collection from Germany consists of eyewear bright enough to enlighten the blind. The frames are apparently 18 carat solid gold, encrusted with diamonds and precious stones – none of which is likely to stop them finding their way under the living room sofa before Christmas Day is over.
Majestic Optical/Ajmal Optical, starting from QR10,000.

Glamouse

Dear Santa… Please won’t you put this nifty faux-crystal-studded mouse in our stocking? It makes our computer look so very pretty. Yes, it’s cheesy, but it’s also oh-so cool – just like a tech fairy princess (the very best kind). We want! We really do want!
New Look, QR65.

Off the cuff

The Ferrari World theme park is set to open in Abu Dhabi next summer, and you wouldn’t want to be seen dead on the world’s fastest rollercoaster without these branded silver cufflinks. Make sure you keep the logo visible at all times, though, otherwise you could be mistaken for a fan of LloydsTSB – not really the hippest brand in the store.
Ferrari Store, QR770.

Neck and neck

Think Audrey Hepburn in classic flick Breakfast at Tiffany’s, but at a massive discount. We’re not quite sure what this Shoe Mart centrepiece is made of, but from a distance it certainly looks the part – and with this amount of sparkle, nobody with working eyeballs is likely to get close enough to perform a proper inspection.
Shoe Mart, QR39.

Mirror image

Not happy with your own reflection? Then how about cheering yourself up with this fragmented, pop-art mirror? The glass is broken up into 63 disrupted pieces, each displacing light in an entirely different direction. You’ll look like you’ve been chopped up and spread all over the place, which may or may not be a good thing. Not ideal for checking your hair, unless you want to attract strange looks.
The One, QR349.