An income of one million yuan a year, according to today's living index, a million-level life actually represents freedom from basic life pressure; it means that after a busy year, you can go to a five-star resort with your family for a vacation; celebrate your friends’ birthdays You don’t need to hesitate for a bottle of champagne; you can upgrade to business class when you’re tired on a transoceanic flight; you can turn from an admirer to a collector when you see your beloved artwork...
Like many friends, I have always worked hard to live up to my one-time life. I really feel that a million-level life is not a life of money worship, but an inspirational attitude that is not satisfied with mediocrity. Therefore, I decided not to conceal my desire for a better life. I would like to share with you the inspirational stories and exquisite lifestyles learned from successful people every week. I hope that everyone, like me, will achieve a million-level life through their own efforts.
My Million Life Wish List
The first thing that comes to mind is where to spend an elegant and comfortable vacation with my family after staying at home for a few months. In the process of thinking and hesitating, I learned that Chanel released the latest 2020/2021 early spring vacation series today. I heard that this early spring vacation series was inspired by the legendary actresses who liked to vacation in Italy and France on the French Riviera in the 1960s.
I, a loyal fan of Coco Chanel, think, for me, who has always hoped to be an independent, individual, elegant and fashionable Chanel Woman, what can be more than the first classic Chanel jacket in my life that can demonstrate a million-level What about life fashion experience?
Immediately I decided to use the first issue to talk to you about the vacation life of a million-level life and the "Early Spring Vacation Series" that was born from it.
Whenever winter comes, I will find that when I swipe ins, it is full of vacation photos taken by celebrities and rich people.
And these vacation photos often have some standard features: bikini, blue sky, sea, sunshine, yacht and a location on the Mediterranean coast.
Regarding yachting, I have read an article by Emma Spence, a British scholar. She spent six years researching the industry, and she told a lot of stories that opened my eyes.
For example, she came to a conclusion: the meaning of yachts to the super-rich is actually more of a symbol of wealth and status than travel.
Because this thing is very special among the wealthy assets-unlike private jets, it is not a highly-utilized mode of transportation; unlike artworks and real estate, it is always depreciating.
The point is that it is still expensive. Generally speaking, the price of a yacht over 100 feet (about 30 meters) per 3.3 feet (about 1 meter) is 1 million US dollars (about 7 million yuan), and its basic maintenance and operating costs per year are as high as the price of the yacht itself. Of 10%.
For the rich, the yacht can not only be used for seaside vacations, it can also be used as a "quarantine" for the rich in this special period, and can even be used as a "floating hotel."
They can make their yachts sail around the world and fly over whenever they want. For example, they will leave the yacht in the Mediterranean after they have played enough, and fly to Mauritius by themselves, and then fly to India when the yacht reaches India. The yacht becomes their "home" floating on the sea.
Seeing this, I really feel that my imagination is limited by poverty.
In fact, owning a superyacht is not enough to reflect the status of the rich: how and where to use the yacht is also important.
This is why most owners and charters of super yachts prefer to go to famous ports where bars and restaurants gather, because there they can guarantee a group of super-rich counterparts.
And the most famous superyacht center in the world is what everyone is familiar with-the Côte d'Azur, where hundreds of luxury yachts are most famous in the Mediterranean such as Saint-Tropez, Nice, Antibes, Cannes and Monaco. In a row on the port docks.
Since the 18th century, the Mediterranean coast has become the most fashionable resort for royal family, nobles and wealthy celebrities, and it remains the same today.
The above eye-opening stories are not the point. Later, I discovered that it was the expensive vacation preference of the rich that prompted the birth of the luxury brand "Early Spring Vacation Series".
Everyone knows that "Early Spring Vacation Series" in English is Cruise Collection, and Cruise means "yacht vacation". As the name suggests, it was born for those who spend the winter on a yacht.
And Chanel is the first brand to create the concept of "Early Spring Vacation Series".
In 1919, Ms. Gabrielle Chanel realized that her wealthy clients loved to go to the Mediterranean in mid-winter and needed a new outfit for their travels. So she created a series of light and comfortable for them, suitable for What to wear when riding a yacht and on a beach holiday.
This is how the world's first early spring vacation series was born.
Since then, her series has been popular with women who often go to the French Riviera (Riviera) and Italy's Lido (Lido) beach holiday.
Because of the original intention of this design, we can always see more lightweight, easy-to-wear, and travel-friendly designs in the early spring vacation series, as well as yachts, oceans, beaches and the Mediterranean.
After Mr. Karl Lagerfeld joined Chanel in 1983, he revived this almost forgotten series design concept and developed an early spring vacation series that perfectly matched the high-end ready-to-wear series.
Today, the early spring vacation series is no longer exclusive to ladies and ladies on luxury cruises or flights. This series not only provides suitable attire for women who travel to the tropics in winter, but also for women who have no time to travel. This series can also bring a few bright colors to dull winter clothing.
Although I am still a long way from owning a yacht, I think it is worth and necessary to invest in a set of Chanel every year within the scope of my ability.
Today I plan to pick a suitable classic jacket from this season’s early spring vacation series. Anyway, there is still half a year before the launch, so I will set myself a "small goal" first-
The theme of this early spring vacation series is "Balade en Méditerranée", which literally means a stroll in the Mediterranean. I mentioned earlier that the most beloved yacht resort of the rich is the Mediterranean coast, and this time the theme also falls here-a journey about the scenery and memories of islands, the smell of eucalyptus trees, pink bougainvillea, etc. .
After seeing all 51 looks in this series, I found that this time creative director Virginie Viard still continued the concept of light travel of Ms. Chanel's early spring series, and created a "only need a small A suitcase, a shopping bag and a wardrobe with embroidered handbags".
Many items in this series are not only comfortable and easy to wear, but also can be matched in many ways. Not only can they match each other perfectly, but they can also be worn individually in different shapes.
The long skirt is lifted up and becomes an off-the-shoulder dress; the long black chiffon jacket and lining bikini are used as a daytime match, and if paired with an embroidered tube top and jeans, you can create a night look.
The exquisite and transparent woven gold fabric dress is matched with a coat and crepe shorts that can be worn open; wrap dresses and skirts allow freedom of movement.
After watching such a practical series, it is really hard not to be tempted. I struggled to tangled and chose the Top 4 in my heart——
A Chanel classic coat is expensive. To be cautious, I also ran to ask the boss, editor-in-chief Angelica Cheung's opinion.
AC said: "It is certainly good to invest in a classic jacket. You can think of a bright color when you are young. You will spend more time wearing black and white in the future."
Just after I happily chose my "small goal", the boss added a sentence: "However, I think you should invest in a Chanel bag, and the usage rate is higher."
For example, this one, with classic black and white color and double C logo, is cool and fashionable in summer.
There are also these little cuties who appear on the neck and waist of the model. They can be used as accessories and bags. Although they can't hold anything, they can hold your cuteness.
The big bag stars also have a choice for you. This big bag can hold all the equipment you need to play on the beach.
After listening to AC’s advice, I was moved. After all, an important element of realizing a "million-level life" is knowing how to invest and maintain value, and Chanel’s classic bags are notorious for maintaining value. Take the most classic Chanel Classic Flap, its value increased by 71.92% from 2010 to 2015.
what is this concept? It is the rate of appreciation of this bag that not only outperformed inflation, but even surpassed housing prices and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (the benchmark of the US portfolio index).
In fact, it's not surprising that Chanel can maintain its value or even continue to appreciate. If you have tried Chanel's items, you will know that it is really worth it.
This brand not only has a creative but classic and unified design style. The creative concept of design is updated every season, but the classic design elements run through. And it also has the ultimate exquisite craftsmanship, which is also the most necessary factor for the achievement of Chanel.
Just like AC said, buying the right Chanel means making the right investment, buy it early and enjoy it.
Okay, since the boss said so, I gritted my teeth and set this year's "small goal" a little bigger.
If you have not owned a Chanel classic coat yet, you can also include it in your wish list like me. Perhaps your million-level life began with this Chanel classic coat.
[Millions of Life] is an inspirational life, a life that is unwilling to be mediocre, and a life that is the pursuit of the best.
