There may be no greater symbol of the commercialization of the holidays than the annual Christmas Book from Neiman Marcus, which contains, among other things, a collection of particularly extravagant items that are too rare?or too big?to be sold at Neiman?s retail stores. In the past, such Fantasy Gifts have included a Boeing Business Jet, a submarine, a 25-carat Nam diamond, a walk-on role on a Broadway show, even a live Black Angus bull, with accompanying barbecue.
And, of course, every year in recent memory, the catalog has featured at least one limited-production automobile, usually pimped out especially for Neiman Marcus, including seven 2008 Hennessey Venom ?700NM? Viper, 100 custom 2015 Ford Mustang GT convertibles with 700-hp supercharged Coyote V8s, and 10 of the first Aston Martin Vanquish Volantes to appear in the United States for the 2014 model year. And for 2017, for the first time ever, a Rolls-Royce?or to be accurate, two Rolls-Royces?will be featured in the Fantasy Gift section, sold individually or proffered as pair of Yours & Mine 2017 Rolls-Royce Dawn drophead coupes.
With custom fitments rendered by Rolls-Royce?s Bespoke division as directed by the fashion experts at Neiman Marcus, each of the two Dawns that will appear in this posh holiday catalog was inspired by a posh holiday destination. The Coniston Blue ?Lago di Como? Dawn is named after northern Italy?s lovely Lake Como, only being a Rolls, it uses the lake?s far sexier-sounding Italian nam...