cause amazing moments deserve an amazing theme song!

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New NBA Campaign featuring Kanye West's Amazing which is the official song of the playoffs! I smell royalties!!

Cause your palate deserves some high end design too

Designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier, Evian works with crystal/jewelry designers, Baccarat to create five exclusive limited edition bottles each evoking Evian's best asset: purity.
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Nathalie Rykiel (daughter of Sonia Rykiel) designs a limited edition Coca-Cola bottle. Seen above is the Parisian version which features a very Rykiel-like colour scheme.

(Barneys) Trash doesn't look all that bad

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Christian Louboutin - Barneys Trash
$995

Probably the only time where the words trash, Barneys, and Louboutin are heard in the same sentence.
A double platform, peep toe slingback, PVC coated metallic leather with images of found Barneys and Louboutin objects, 5.5 inch heel, complete with signature leather red soles.
Available exclusively for Barneys and no two pairs are made alike!
As seen on: Rihanna

I'm kinda feeling them, it's like wearable art for your feet
and the one of a kind thing is a bit of a plus!

It'll Knock You Down

Keri Hilson's new album In A Perfect World drops today! Here is her new video Knock You Down featuring Kanye (again!) and Ne-Yo.

Yezzy's a painter?!?! Told you he was Manet! Haha

HBD Barbie!

The Life Files

The iconic fashion doll turns the big 5-0 today! Clearly age isn't stopping this Mattel doll since 50 years later she's rocking Karl Lagerfeld, who has designed an entire collection especially for Ken and Barbie which are on display in Paris this month. Damn she's skinny!

In related news, watch out for real life Barbie shoes in the near future.

ear candy

Thought I'd share a few songs that are currently on repeat on the pod.

1. The Dream featuring Rihanna - Livin' A Lie

2. N.A.S.A. featuring Kanye West, Santogold, and Lykki Li - Gifted

3. John Legend - Lay You're Head Down

There are no actual videos released for these songs yet so enjoy these fan made youtube videos. I Hope you enjoy em!

G is for Gangsterism

Is there anything better than T.I. and Justin Timberlake together?? Noope! Finally the new music video for their single - Dead and Gone.
Enjoy!

My posts are all over the place today ranging from ladies to gangsters!
Variety is the spice of life right?

Swagger Like Us

Source: www.grammy.com

Source: www.mtv.com

This was the only reason why I actually watched the 51st Grammy awards on Sunday to see Kanye West, T.I. (whom I'm kind of sort of obsessed with right now!) Jay Z, Lil Wayne and (a very preggers) M.I.A perform Swagger Like Us. They also won the Grammy for best rap performance by a duo or group. To see these hip-hop moguls on stage together is something that probably won't happen again. It wasn't amazing but it was good and I was a fan of their outfits. They were very well put together except for M.I.A but she's M.I.A so she can get away with anything. Kanye was sporting some crazy back in the day hair which we decided only he could pull off.

Kicks by Kanye or "Martin Louis The King, Jr?!?"

Images: http://icedotcom.blogspot.com

Kanye West can now add shoe designer to his ever growing resume. He introduced his recent collaboration in Paris this week. Kanye West has 5 different styles of sneakers, one of which is pictured below. His inspiration for this shoe came from a movie called “Dune” where he was inspired by a jacket collar in the movie. The focus is placed on the back of this shoe making it easier to tuck pants into. Interesting.

Image: http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com

Marc Jacobs seems to be impressed. The full collection will be available at Louis Vuitton stores in June 2009.

Fashion meets Technology once again!

I always love when fashion collaborates with another discipline as it excites me to see what designs they have come up with. Fashion powerhouse Christian Dior has decided to mix fashion and technology with the creation of the Dior Phone following fellow design peers - Prada and Giorgio Armani. The phone comes in two styles Diamants and Cristal Saphir. Diamants ultra sleek exterior is made from stainless steel and features Diors signature black sapphire crystal marquetry pattern, 640 diamonds (3.251 carats), and engraved "Dior" and CD" logos. Cristal saphir has the same exterior sans diamonds however, it comes in a choice of 5 different colours, perfect for those who need some colour in their lives.

Images: www.diorcouture.com/us/colldiorphone_us.html

Technical specs of this phone include an ultra thin electroluminescent keyboard, camera, and touchscreen display. What differentiates the Dior phone from other couture phones is the mini-phone accessory called "My Dior" which is an attachment linked via Bluetooth that can be clipped to the outside of your handbag or held in your hand so that the frantic rummaging can be avoided when locating your phone amongst your life that you carry around on your shoulder aka your purse.

Verdict: Really sleek design but kind of reasembling the Motorola krzr and I like how CD stays true to their signature style looking very much like a Christian Dior compact. However, with an approximate price tag of $5000, (USD? and that might be for the Cristal Saphir) I would hope it came with a mirror and lipstick palette somewhere!

Since I know there are a lot of smartphone users and fashionistas/fashionistos out there I ask you, would you trade your current smartphone/blackberry for a couture phone like the Dior phone? It's the classic: Function over fashion? Fashion over function? debacle.