The 25 Blingiest Luxury Brands To Follow on Instagram

By Racked Staff Jan 29, 2013, 11:15am EST

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Here at Racked, we're dedicating this week to the kind of fantastical shopping that most of us only get to experience in dreams (or at 80%-off sample sales). Taking a page from casino parlance, we'll be talking a lot about "whales," those big spenders who feel perfectly comfortable dropping tens of thousands of dollars every night on roulette, or, in our case, on Cartier. Welcome to Whale Week 2013.

Need some more sparkle in your life? In honor of Whale Week, we have rounded up the 25 blingiest luxury brands on Instagram for your following pleasure. From Alexander McQueen to Van Cleef & Arpels, these heavy hitters bring the luxe: Think gems, jewels, skins, metals, and miles upon miles of fancy fabrics. Dive in after the jump. Because looking doesn't cost a thing.