A Chinese jewellery store has made a set of women's lingerie out of solid gold.

It took a team of four goldsmiths four months to make the gold underwear which weighs 950 grams.The owner of the Shenyang Cuihua Gold store, of Shenyang city, says it's the first of its kind in China."It's for demonstration, not for sale," he told the Shenyang Evening News. However, the store says the gold bra and pants would be worth more than £13,000, if they were for sale.

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