There was a famous song in the charts a few years ago that went by the title 'Acceptable In The 80s.' That's the exact phrase we'd use to describe the suit that Hollywood legend Brad Pitt is wearing in this picture. You might turn your nose up at it now, but back then it would have been considered the ultimate in cool, and you'd have considered him just as attractive as everybody does today!
We admit that if you're planning your prom night right now, you'd probably avoid wearing a jacket that clashes with your trousers. This was the time of 'Miami Vice,' though, and that's what went on all the time. This look is difficult to explain to those who didn't live through the era, but please take our word for it that Pitt was the man back then, and is still the man in the here and now!
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.