The World's Most Expensive Kid + Baby Clothes

Peruvian pom-pom hat

It's fairly innocent looking, but this darling hat will set you back a whopping $106. If your kid is anything like mine, that $106 will be quickly thrown off the stroller, left at a playground, or covered in grape jelly within the day. And yet, you can't deny it, the desire to spoil our children and outfit them in the very best is a strong one. Hence, even in a recession, there exists a $106 dollar hat for your six-year-old.

Based off an informal poll of my Twitter followers, the consensus seems to be that $50 per item seems to be the very top of the baby wardrobe budget (for me, personally, I stop at the $40 mark). What about you? How much would you be willing to spend on a single item for the apple of your eye?

Check out a collection of the most exorbitantly priced baby clothes I could find on the web (and I'm sure I am missing some gems!). Give them a gander and let me know, how much would you spend on a single item for your baby's wardrobe?

Infant's Rachel Dress in Liberty Phoebe Magenta

1. Infant's Rachel Dress in Liberty Phoebe Magenta, $204
Owning a Liberty print has been a lifelong ambition of mine. Why not fulfill her dreams while she's young?
Buy this dress

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Infant's Jessica White Dress and Bloomer

2. Infant's Jessica White Dress and Bloomer, $142
For $142 can I have the baby, too? She's a beauty!
Buy this dress and bloomer

Girl's Destiny Gown

3. Girl's Destiny Gown, $625
Hi, I shall wear this ball gown out in the backyard. Possibly, we shall go in the sandbox.
Buy this gown

Infant's Dior Vestiaire Sneaker Print Tee

4. Infant's Dior Vestiaire Sneaker Print Tee, $116
Yes, $116 for a beige infant's t-shirt.
Buy this tee

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Girl's Fendi Ballerina Flat

5. Girl's Fendi Ballerina Flat, $380
If my little girl owned a nearly $400 pair of flats, the only place she would be allowed to wear them would be to bed!
Buy these flats

Girl's Milly Minis Multicolored Banded Tunic

6. Girl's Milly Minis Multicolored Banded Tunic, $160
Back in my day, your beach cover-up was your towel.
Buy this tunic

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Infant's Armani Jr. 3-Pc Suit

7. Infant's Armani Jr. 3-Pc Suit, $385
Each piece in this three-piecer carries with it a price tag of at least $120. W-O-W. (This suit costs more than my wedding dress!)
Buy this suit

Boy's Striped Cashmere Scarf

8. Boy's Striped Cashmere Scarf, $130
$130 for an item that I will inevitably run over multiple times with the stroller.
Buy this scarf

- By Natalie Holbrook

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World's Largest Emerald Up for Auction

A 57,000-carat emerald, which is said to be the world's largest, will be sold on January 28 at Western Star Auctions in British Columbia, Canada. The giant jewel weighs 11.5 kilograms and is around 12 inches long.

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On Monday, the gem was appraised at $1.15 million since it is only a rough cut stone. But Western Star Auctions owner Mike Odenbach told Huff Post Canada he thinks it could fetch more at auction. "It's not unusual for gemstones to sell a lot higher than their appraised value, just depending on who wants to possess the largest emerald in the world," he said. Odenbach described the dark green emerald as "nothing short of spectacular."

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The emerald was discovered in Brazil and cut in India. Rare gem dealer Regan Reany of Calgary got an email about the stone and thought it was too good to be true. But the emerald is, in fact, very real and heading to Kelowna, British Columbia with armed security. The auction house has ensured the jewel will be heavily guarded until the auction later this month.

"The gemstone is named 'Teodora' and rough translation is 'God's Gift,'" Odenbach told Huff Post. "To me we're being given an opportunity to expose ourselves internationally as an auction company that can handle items like this. You know, it really does feel like a gift."

Can't afford the $1.15 million asking price? Another ultra-expensive, but far smaller emerald is missing in Hong Kong. The Daily Mail reports that Swiss jeweler Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele took off her 16 carat emerald and diamond ring while washing her hands in the bathroom of the Four Seasons Hotel's Harbour View ballroom. Once she realized her error and ran back seven minutes later the ring was gone. The missing ring is valued at over $1.5 million and the owner is offering a $62,000 reward.

Perhaps the world's largest emerald isn't worth quite as much, but at least you'll never lose it!

Want to see more of the giant gemstone? Check out the video below.

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