The Ecclestone sisters are like The Kardashians and The Hiltons on steroids with an accent. They’re richer than both families put together and they have much more real estate, accessories and toys. They’ll tell you about it too. The last we heard from Tamara Ecclestone she was posing nude with one million pounds in real cash for that creep of a photographer, Tyler Shields. Tamara, 27, is one of the heiresses to the Formula One fortune and she has a reality show and home in West London worth $70 million dollars. Her sister Petra just bought Candy Spelling’s mansion, the largest in L.A. county, for $85 million. Petra defended her purchase, saying “I help as much as I can but at the end of the day, however much the house has costed, that’s not going to kind of I dunno, like change the world I don’t think.” She doesn’t seem to grasp that she could have built and fed an entire village for that money easily. Plus Petra’s wedding just cost around $65 million. It’s clear that Tamara has a similar approach when it comes to spending. In a new interview with British Closer Magazine, she shows off her shoe, bag and clothing collection, most of which she’ll only wear once. It’s worth well over six figures.
Petra Ecclestone became known this summer as the world’s richest bride. But her older sister Tamara is no slouch in the luxury department, either — particularly when it comes to shoes.
Tamara, 27, a TV personality in Britain and the daughter of Formula One billionaire Bernie Ecclestone, opened her shoe closet to Closer magazine to reveal 100 pairs of Christian Louboutin heels, 15 pairs of Ugg boots, 20 pairs of sneakers (“though I never work out,” she tells the magazine) and a handful of Ginas and Jimmy Choos.
The value of her shoes alone? Easily $100,000, the Daily Mail estimates.
Her shoes and clothes take up the entire spare bedroom of Ecclestone’s apartment in London’s chic Chelsea district. She also owns loads of designer bags and dresses, and admits that she “usually only wears clothes once.” The Closer staff believes her entire wardrobe to be worth around one million British pounds.
“My mum’s horrified by the amount I spend on clothes,” the socialite shares. But she’s determined to change her ways. “People think I’m a spoiled rich girl, but I want to demonstrate that I’m more than just the daughter of someone famous.” For more with Eccelstone, pick up the latest issue of Closer, on British newsstands now.
[From People]
I’m so torn on this story because I love bags and shoes. I try to work within my budget but I do own bags and shoes worth over $200 a piece. Just a scant few mind you, but they’re there. If I had this kind of sick money, I might end up with a gorgeous closet too. I like to think that I’d get over this superficial crap quickly and do something worthy with my time, though. That’s probably completely inaccurate considering that I gossip for a living. Still, this chick wants to show that she’s “more than just the daughter of someone famous” and isn’t “spoilt,” as I’ve heard her sister pronounce it. The way to do that is not to show off her designer clothes and do a reality show. Maybe she should go easier on the makeup too. What is with this trend of spackling it on?
Photo credit: Closer Magazine via Daily Mail Other photos credit: WENN.com.
Hmm. All that money, and they both still look cheap.
If you want people to think you’re more than a twit with daddy’s credit card, you have to DO something to show it.
Money can’t buy you class.
Who keeps trying to make these fug girls happen? Stop the madness!
This is gross and… indecent. There are hungry people out there. And it doesn’t appear that these girls even try to be charitable, to spread the wealth even a bit while buying all this insane and unnecessary crap. There is only so much you need. And I still can’t get over how busted they look – I guess money doesn’t cure that (but can cause it?).
So much money is breath taking. She has a pretty face – too bad she has such trashy vibes!
I am sure she is sad that a day only has 24 hours in it – so many clothes and shoes and so little time!
The Ecclestone girls are going to be as annoying as the K’s. And be prepared to sit through their boring wannabe antics for a while: it’s a PR machine set in motion especially now Daddy has secured two new F1 races based in the USA for the next couple of years (New Jersey & Texas).
So yah, basically, they’re going to get free reigns and rivers of cash coming from sports-sell-out Pops Ernie to get them that international celebrity status they most definitely have “earned”.
Sigh.
It’s vulgar, especially in this economy.
“People think I’m a spoiled rich girl, but I want to demonstrate that I’m more than just the daughter of someone famous.”
um…showing off your “closet” and your shoe collection is NOT the way to do that.
you have to DO SOMETHING with your time other than shop and show off your purchases.
Eh I’m not on board for making them happen here.
Not sure whether to slap that bitch or slap myself for wanting that closet!
Well, Bernie Ecclestone is an idiot who almost ruined a beautiful and perfectly respectable sport such as Formula One Racing.
So… not surprised by his daughter.
More power to them.
The ‘rich’ keep the ‘poor’ employed.
If it wasnt for people with $ then the whole system would collapse.
If these girls want to buy huge homes that require 20+ people to maintain then 20+ people have jobs. If they want to buy a riduculous amount of shoes and handbags at stupid prices then they are keeping the sweatshop workers and retailers employed. If they go out every night to eat then its a bonus for the restuarants. (The rich 99% of the the time tip very well as they dont want to be seen as cheap.)
I am sure that they give to charities as they are an excellent tax deduction.
Life is not fair and it never will be. Let them spend their cash on whatever floats their boat.
As someone above stated though $ does not buy you class. People with class come from all walks of life. Personally I dont think its something that can be taught, I think its something that your born with.
The shoes look HUGE
Considering her father is a billionaire, $100 000 is not that much to spend on shoes. I think it is shocking to us, but it is a good thing that she is spending away.She should spend more. That’s what the economy needs. Rich people should shop till they drop. This idea that the rich should be conservative in their spending since so many people are unemployed and suffering, really is the wrong idea and will only make the situation worse for the unemployed.
Maybe she is an undercover millipede that’s why she needs all these shoes. 🙂
Tamara really isn´t pretty at all. The make-up looks awful, prostitutes can do it better. They have no style and class. With all that money you would think they got a proper education, they seem dumb and annoying.
flaunting is disgusting but stop being haters. its their money to burn, or daddy’s, and if he don’t care so what? everyone handles it differently.
She looks like she works out to me. Look at her biceps & triceps in the picture of her holding her sister.
Sorry, I get annoyed when famous people pretend they magically have nice bodies. You obviously worked for that and there’s nothing wrong with it…fitness is not magic.
White trash with money is a nasty thing to see. Oh wait, they’re British.
That’s even worse…
Is it excessive, Yes. Is it tacky, for sure…. but I think its not past the scope of most Hollywood wardrobes. I bet JLos, Beyonce’s or some NY socialite’s look very similiar.
As wanna be celebs there is just no intrigue goin on with them.
Obscene. I recall an article about Eva Longoria’s wardrobe a few years back and thinking the same thing about her having 100 pairs of jeans. Ridiculous excess. There’s too much money in F1.
Who hugs their sister like that? It’s so bizarre. The K’s are the same way. I have a sister and we are very close but I haven’t picked her up or smacked her butt since we were in elementary school. Call me crazy but I think it is weird!
is it just me or does Tamara starting to look like a drag queen? yikes
Somebody say it……okay I will; she and anyone else that only wears an outfit/shoes once, unless special occassion garment, will answer for that mentality. Just because we “can”, doesn’t mean we “should”. I can get past the fact that these people and others with “disposable” income spend and think differently because it’s all “relative” to life style, but that should just be to a certain extent. When millions, not just one but upt to 20-30 million for celebrity baby pictures are spent, travesty that will be answered for. To think money should be spent that way when domestically and internationally people don’t have clean drinking water, babies and families are hungry and even dying from hunger, and many are oppressed and being ravaged and so much homelessness. Shaking my head; kudos to those celebrities that substantially donate.
Just to be clear NancyMan,
Are British people not white or does America have a monopoly on white trash? Just want to be clear here.
For some it costs so much to look so cheap.
100 pairs of Louboutins ? Looks like more than that frm the pictures.
Oh, and just as a followup to Kaiser’s Herve Leger hate, THIS is the type of body that should avoid wearing them. She’s so short waisted that any kind of feminine dress designed to emphasize/accentuate the waist makes Tamara look very squat. Now leave J. Love and her peary curves alone!
Love the shoes but all the money in the world can’t buy you…yeah. get a life.
I don’t care how the rich spend their money. It’s THEIR money to spend how they wish.
I’m not defending these tasteless Ecclestones, but I do want to point out that throughout history there have always been super rich families who show off their wealth. And then periodically there are revolutions, and then someone else becomes filthy rich and buys a bunch of crap.
In lucky magazine a few issues ago, they counted how many shoes the kardashians had. it was about those same numbers for CL shoes. Hell, if I had $65 million, i would spend at least $100,000 on shoes too. i would also donate quite a bit of money, but that just shows where some peoples morals lie…
I love shoes and bags myself, have almost 60 pairs of shoes and a dozen bags. And yes, a few (very few, I had to save up) were over $100. But then I use mine more than once. Hey, if it’s well made and will last a long time, I don’t mind spending the money.
And I can’t believe she’s only 27, she looks older than Duchess Kate!
It’s their money, they can do what they want with it. Some people have money, some people don’t, that’s the way it goes.
She’s got about 700 more pairs to go before she catches up with Imelda Marcos.
Tamara’s feet looks big. I am small – size 7. I cant email her to give me some haha! I sooo love shoes and bags! just today i got a stellaluna boots and a short uggs in Solana, Beijing. now I can sleep! There’s always a little Imelda in all of us!!
If I’m filthy rich, Ill buy all things that I like too! why not! Its their money and we cant tell them how they should spend it. If they help others, thats nice. I think they are generous and do it privately.
Ashley: Just to be clear NancyMan,
Are British people not white?
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Most of them are.
@kristipistol that’s what i was thinking. the shoes look abnormally large?
She is fug and I also see that she is a fan of the bandage dresses. Her feet look like Sasquatch. Money cannot buy everything, thank God.
I don’t care how people spend their money, as long as they are not hurting anybody.
It’s year 2011 and these women are living off daddy’s fortune???
How about going to school, earning a degree, contributing to society and living off your own money.
Reality shows are not real work, it doesn’t contribute anything good to society, it actually does harm, because some people are negatively influenced by these airheads.
What’s with loads of make-up on some of these so-called celebs, they look like drag queens.
How much are they gonna plaster on when they are 50?
I can understand the appeal of all the shopping, but as a person who used to have the most enviable closet, it’s a waste of time. I still have the nice bags and shoes, but clothes go out of style, and only the classic pieces will have longevity.
Nowadays, I’d much rather invest my money, vacation, or buy something for my house. Clothes are just a money suck.
Obvious nose job is obvious.
She’s like a moneyed, drag queen version of Ashlee Holmes.
Harsh in here today. I will admit to owning well over 100 pairs of shoes and premium denim jeans. I’m probably at 150 now. Plus about 30 nice bags. Hey, I’m not in debt, have no credit cards and have money in the bank. I bought those things over time. You don’t throw Loubs away. Even though I only have 15 pair of those, I’ll have them forever. Same with all my coats. I live all over the world and need everything from parkas to leather to everything in between.
We aren’t going to have to pay their bills, so go for it. I am quite sure their family donates much to charity. It’s part of that life.
@turtledove, I agree, I only collect stuff that isn’t going out of style anytime soon. Jeans, bags and shoes stay much the same.
Tacky. Reminds me of the Reagan years. Flaunting of wealth is not classy.
She should take a page out of Bill Gates playbook. Bill Gates is no longer simply known as “one of the richest men in the world”. He is now known for his Foundation, all of his charitable good works and as being someone who pays at least some of it back and has asked other billionaires to do the same. His legacy will outlive him. Now that’s class.
I have some beautiful classy designer clothes, shoes and bags.
I also own a few pieces of amazing jewellery.
I paid for everything myself and never went into any debt either.
We have no debt of any kind.
I paid for all of it myself, I’m not a kept woman, my husband is not liking it much.
I went to school for years and worked hard to be able to make good money and have a great life.
But even though I can buy a lot of expensive things, I only buy very few pieces every year that are timeless.
Less is more in my book.
I donate a lot of money to causes I believe in. Spreading some hope and helping someone in need is more important TO ME than collecting “stuff”!
I would be very ashamed owning 100 of anything with people dying of thirst and starving to death around the world.
How could I sleep at night or look in the mirror?
IT’S JUST OBSCENE!
@brooklyn, again ITA! Jewelery is another of my things, but I worked a LONG time at a hard job and I bought all those things myself, as well as my first home.
I give away bags of clothing all the time. Just went through and gave another 4 hefty bags to the Goodwill. We have to keep things down on the road, so I keep much less than what I have, but we always turn over clothes every city (5-9 weeks). The other stuff is on storage.
Sorry, but I’d have that closet, maybe not quite SO big, but I wouldn’t say no.
Having that kind of money must be so surreal. There’s so much freedom, you can do whatever you want. Charities, shopping, lavish parties, investments, travel…the list goes on and on. It’s a kind of freedom I can’t even wrap my head around…so I can’t even form an opinion. It’s outside of my understanding. I do like shoes, so I guess if I were rich, I’d have a whole bunch of them.
I’m with Turtle Dove. Worked in the Parisian fashion industry, had access to many pretty, very expensive clothes and accessories. Thought they made me giddy and happy and all sorts of rainbowy jazz hands. Even thought they made sense in my life.
Years on, I just don’t care much anymore. These sorts of shots make my eyes roll nowadays. It’s a vulgar display of bad use of money.
Even if you’re filthy rich, you do not need hundreds and hundreds of pairs of shoes (no matter how much they cost or who made them).
I’ve gotten rid of approximately 80 to 85% of what I used to have. And I still owe a lot of clothes and shoes. I’m not your frugal gal. But I’ve learned the hard way that it just isn’t worth it.
And should you have it, it would be wiser to keep it private. If you find pride and self-esteem in the fact you’ll be able to wear something different every day of your life, fine. Some people (probably those you’ll want to hang around with) will notice, I promise you that. You don’t need to point it out by posing in your wardrobe.
Can’t believe they’re associated with the great Formula One sport. *shakes head*
Ashley, When I was young, we in the USA had a monopoly on white trash. Nobody in the world could match us. The British were often held up as an example of restraint and decorum to be admired and emulated.
Now, with these Ecclestone girls, they seem to have bested us. Its a sad day.
@ Original Tiffany :
I could not have 1/4 of the closet like that.
As a doctor I see so much human suffering, especially after I lived and worked in Africa.
It brings tears to my eyes.
You have every right to live your life as you wish.
It’s very nice that you donate clothes to Goodwill.
Unfortunately it doesn’t feed the starving or pay for the life saving medicines that we need so very badly in the third world countries.
I wish that I could take everybody just once on a trip to Africa, you wouldn’t believe your eyes.
I hardly could!
Nice shoes but her gams are sort of thick.
Meh. I don’t give a feck how the rich spend their moolah. If I were that rich I’d have a closet full of swank too. I wouldn’t flaunt it, but I’d have it.
Agree though that she would look a lot better if her makeup wasn’t troweled on. And yes those Herve Leger dress all need to be burned. So, so sick of seeing those bandage dresses every damn where.
well that says it all I guess. Money cant buy class or taste, just busted weaves and cat faces.
I tend to lean on the who cares side. If Daddy’s writing the checks, it’s really his problem.
I do agree that these two aren’t doing anything to deserve Hollywood stardom. It’s like someone is reeeeaaally trying hard to push them out there. Yawn!
all the money in the world, but she still looks like a cheap hooker.
I bet that closet absolutely reeks
Disgusting. On so many levels.
Its her money to do with it what she wants. I dont think anyone should tell anyone else how to spend their money.
That said I do hope she was raised right and her parents instilled in her to donate alot of money to charities and that she does this.
@Kim above – I’m with you.
They are both so unfortunate looking, it’s tragic really. If I had their kind of money I would definitely buy clothes, bags, shoes, and real estate! When your that rich, there’s nothing else to do. I just wouldn’t flaunt it in people’s faces like an asshole.
As the fab Dolly Parton says,
“It take a lot of money to look this cheap.”
I don’t care how the rich spend their money. I do roll my eyes when they go out of their way to show off and flaunt it. Tacky. We’re in a recession. “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” went out of vogue years ago, honey.
Two words, EURO TRASH.
In my experience, only intellectually vacant people usually socialites – basically not the smartest people in the world – collect shoes.
In addition to this, the damage done to the bones by these sorts of heels is not a myth, leaving me to conclude that the types of people who wear these sorts of shoes every day are stupid people. Money not only fails to buy class, it doesn’t buy intelligence either. Essentially nullifying the current stupid psychology theories about intelligence [especially that regarding money/socioeconomic background being linked to higher intelligence; I’d say that these sisters, and the Hilton sisters, as well as the entire Kardashian tribe are clear examples.
Celebs show off their wares all the time and if they don’t they have closets like this–they just don’t show it…
meh.
Love the photo of the two sisters trying to smile, if not for the excessive Botox.
The brunette sister looks like Megan Fox in a couple of years.
ugh… this b-tch is so unattractive to me. I don’t particularly care what she spends her money on, it’s just that there is a real cheapness about her and her sister.
I get the vibe that being able to have anything you want wouldn’t be as much as it is cracked up to be. I bet it gets kinda boring after a while. These sisters look fkn bored to me… Maybe because they haven’t done anything worthwhile in their lives. Wearing clothing once? She obviously doesn’t even like her clothes very much then. I only buy things I love and I wear them til there’s holes in them. It’s called being passionate and not a fake ass mole. Look at her, she’s standing on that red dress. She has no respect for the creativity and workmanship that went into making that dress. VAPID.
Just goes to show that money can never buy class
Trashy trashy trashy. There is nothing wrong with spending money that’s yours, imho, but they’re holding themselves up to be judged with how they choose to spend it.
The one thing I can say for Donald Trump is that he raised some respectable kids.
I actually and truly feel sorry for them having everything and not having to work for stuff takes all the fun out of life. You end up doing drugs because nothing gives you satisfaction. And on top of that they look like crap and way older than they are.
@Brooklyn, I have lived all over the world. My husband works for a company that has “One Drop Foundation” which provides clean water for children in Third World countries. (Cirque Du Soleil) And as a Nuclear Radiology specialist, I have seen my fair share of suffering and pain and death. So, if I want to enjoy my shoes and horses, I will. I donate, we work for a very progressive company, and I refuse to feel guilt. My jewelery will go to my children. I don’t live a lavish life like this girl, and have no desire to. I just like shoes and jeans and wear them everyday. I donated last night at Premiere, so if I wear my stuff over and over I don’t see how that hurts anyone.
My closet didn’t look anything like that, but I certainly enjoy my things, almost always buy them on sale or off ebay.
Also for whomever said shoe collectors are vapid. I disagree. I wear the heck out of my shoes. You can buy a $100 dollar shirt and wear it twice, shoes you can really get your money out of. How is that vapid? Maybe at her level, but I think she’s in a different league than us regular folks. Oh, and the heels only come out for going out. It’s Borns for me most of the time. I even walk 9 miles a day in my tennies to get my kids from site.
She is stupid and lazy and filthy rich without any merit but she didn’t steale that money and all those shoes she bought have helped some shoe sellers and makers.
So in some way, she is helping the economy.
You guys left out the bit where she said she donated all of her clothes and gives them to her poorer relatives.
I don’t think she should be flaunting it and then asking why she’s called out for it, but it’s not like she’s doing any harm (in fact she’s putting into the economy by buying).
with all the money, they still manage to look like hoes who sleep with filthy rich guys …
Joanne said
The ‘rich’ keep the ‘poor’ employed.
Actually,
the “rich” keep the employed “poor”.
Cheap bunny.Imelda Marcos had about three thousand pairs of shoes.
Photos of her parading about in a bikini recently while she was on holiday do indeed prove that she does not work out. She may want to look into cellulite removal.
They’re beautiful girls! You all are jealous!
What the hell is happening to people? Neither she nor her sister have earned a penny in their lives – not their fault – they were born into a life of privilege, so get on with your fairy-tale lifestyle girlies, but don’t expect the workers of the world to unite to worship you. Makes me want to puke!
Tamara’s show is absolutely awful, what the hell was she thinking! Sack the management!!!!