From gold leggings to gold toilet seat: The obsession with gold is beyond jewellery

There’s nothing that money can't buy, and that’s why people, whose obsession with gold knows no bounds, are splurging on luxurious gold items that boast of opulence and add a touch of royalty to their lifestyle. From gold-plated toilet seats (yes, you read it right!) to gold leggings (So what, they are uncomfortable? They make you look like a million bucks) and more, here’s a list of all things made of gold that have caught people’s fancy!
All that glitter is gold: Beyonce’s $100,000 leggings

^Beyonce
A pair of leggings with glittery embellishments is one thing and a complete pair, fully crafted from shiny gold is another.And who else other than Queen Bee could have rocked these $ 100,000 worth leggings? For her performance at the 2007 BET Awards, Beyonce splurged on a pair of custom-made gold Balenciaga leggings, that cost her a whooping worth $100k, and she literally shined on the stage. If you thought sequined pants are too flashy, think again!
What’s more expensive than an iPhone? Victoria Beckham’s gold iPhone!

^{Victoria Beckham}
The former Spice Girl, in 2011, made headlines, both for flaunting her baby bump and her 24-carat gold iPhone 4. Designed by Stuart Hughes, the phone was worth a massive $35,308 24-carat gold iPhone 4. The handcrafted phone has 150 grams of gold. She has reportedly gifted the gold-plated iPhone by husband and football icon David Beckham. David’s shirtless picture as her wallpaper makes the phone all the more desirable!
Flush that gold: Fancy having a toilet seat like the Kardashians?
^{Kim Kardashian and Kanye West}
When have the Kardashians done anything that’s ordinary? TV star and makeup mogul Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West, took luxury and opulence to a whole new level when they indulged in nearly $1 million on gold-plated toilets on four luxury lavatories for their LA Bel Air mansion, during its renovation in 2013. What the flush!
Buckle up your seat belts...oops 24-karat gold seat belts, Mr Trump!

Donald Trump may have lost the election to Democrat Joe Biden, but he won't fly like an ordinary man! Trump’s Boeing 757 is proof that he has a penchant for the yellow metal and likes to be surrounded by gold while flying. A video on his YouTube channel shows his TAG Air Inc aircraft has a master bedroom lined with gold silk, with a sink in the master bath made of 24-karat gold. The seats on the $100 jet have 24-carat gold-plated seat belts, buckles, and detailing. Does flying business class feels like a little less elite now?
Sex is a luxury and Gwyneth Paltrow’s gold dildo is proof!

Trust Gwyneth Paltrow to take pleasure to new heights with her ‘not so basic’ sex toys. Hollywood actress and founder of Goop, in 2016, launched a $15,000 24-carat gold-plated vibrator, for women who “demand the ultimate in luxurious indulgence.” The vibrator comes in a nicely crafted wooden box to display at your bedside has a 10-year guarantee.
Ride in gold!

At the 2016 Kuhl Racing at Automechanika Dubai, a gold-plated customised car named ‘Godzilla,’ worth $1 million, stole the show. Nissan R35 GT-R car turned into a ‘gold machine’ was co-created by artist Kuhl Racing and master engraver Takahiko Izawa.