{"id":11307,"date":"2011-08-10T07:53:01","date_gmt":"2011-08-10T11:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whatshaute.com\/?p=11307"},"modified":"2011-08-09T21:05:15","modified_gmt":"2011-08-10T01:05:15","slug":"would-you-pay-18k-for-a-one-of-a-kind-pair-of-david-palmer-chipkos-flip-flops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/index.php\/2011\/08\/would-you-pay-18k-for-a-one-of-a-kind-pair-of-david-palmer-chipkos-flip-flops\/","title":{"rendered":"Would you pay $18K for a one-of-a-kind pair of David Palmer Chipkos flip-flops?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-11308\" href=\"http:\/\/whatshaute.com\/index.php\/2011\/08\/would-you-pay-18k-for-a-one-of-a-kind-pair-of-david-palmer-chipkos-flip-flops\/david-palmer-chipkos-worlds-most-expensive-flip-flops\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11308\" title=\"David Palmer Chipkos - World's Most Expensive Flip Flops $18,000.00\" src=\"http:\/\/whatshaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/David-Palmer-Chipkos-Worlds-Most-Expensive-Flip-Flops.jpg\" alt=\"David Palmer Chipkos - World's Most Expensive Flip Flops $18,000.00\" width=\"590\" height=\"599\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWhen we think <a title=\"Flip-flops\" href=\"http:\/\/whatshaute.com\/?tag=flip-flops\" target=\"_blank\">flip-flops<\/a>, we typically just grab an <strong>Old Navy<\/strong> pair for three bucks, or if we really wanna get fancy \u2013 a pair of <strong>Havaianas<\/strong> for a little over $20. Well, we&#8217;ve discovered a pair that&#8217;s a slight bit pricier. Introducing <a title=\"david-palmer-chipkos-worlds-most-expensive-flip-flops\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chipkos.com\/shop\/details\/118\/david-palmer-chipkos-worlds-most-expensive-flip-flops\" target=\"_blank\">the world&#8217;s most expensive flip-flops<\/a>: part of the <strong>Chipkos Collector&#8217;s Edition<\/strong>, the pair is a hand-painted, one-of-a-kind version by renowned Los Angeles contemporary artist, <strong>David Palmer<\/strong>.  These flip-flops are hand-made from 6 grams of solid 18 carat <a title=\"Eco-friendly\" href=\"http:\/\/whatshaute.com\/?tag=eco-friendly\" target=\"_blank\">eco-friendly<\/a> gold and hand painted and come in a mahogany wood and glass display case and an eco-friendly Chipkos carrying <a title=\"Handbags\" href=\"http:\/\/whatshaute.com\/?tag=handbags\" target=\"_blank\">bag<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With the purchase of these flip flops, Chipkos will protect 100,000 square feet of rain forest land to protect and preserve the land, species and natural resources. You\u2019ll also get a &#8220;meet and greet&#8221; with the artist plus a two-night stay at the eco-friendly <strong>Montage Hotel<\/strong> in <strong>Beverly Hills<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"Sandals\" href=\"http:\/\/whatshaute.com\/?tag=sandals\" target=\"_blank\">sandal<\/a> comes in a Men&#8217;s size 8\/9.<\/p>\n<p>Will you shell out $18K for flip-flops to save the rainforest?<\/p>\n<h2><em>Get more <a title=\"What's Haute Magazine\" href=\"http:\/\/whatshaute.com\" target=\"_blank\">What&#8217;s Haute<\/a> &#8211; Follow us on <a title=\" What's Haute on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/whatshaute\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> and &#8216;Like&#8217; us on <a title=\"What's Haute on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/whatshaute\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>!<\/em><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we think flip-flops, we typically just grab an Old Navy pair for three bucks, or if we really wanna get fancy \u2013 a pair of Havaianas for a little over $20. Well, we&#8217;ve discovered a pair that&#8217;s a slight bit pricier. Introducing the world&#8217;s most expensive flip-flops: part of the Chipkos Collector&#8217;s Edition, the [&hellip;]<a href=\"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/index.php\/2011\/08\/would-you-pay-18k-for-a-one-of-a-kind-pair-of-david-palmer-chipkos-flip-flops\/\" title=\" Read More \u00bb &laquo;Would you pay $18K for a one-of-a-kind pair of David Palmer Chipkos flip-flops?&raquo;\" class=\"more-link\"> Read More \u00bb <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,8,2075,19,21],"tags":[9244,9243,809,8451],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11307"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11307"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11310,"href":"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11307\/revisions\/11310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}