From Portuguese artist/designer Joao Sabino. Constructed from 393 individual keyboard keys, Jessica Chobot would rock one of these with a passion.
Priced at $180, this ain’t nothing in comparison to what some women will spend on a purse/handbag. Available in a variety of bright and attractive colors.
Pink is the color of love and in February, it’s also the flavor of the month! And which girl you know would turn down a chic looking pair of pink designer sun glasses? The Louis Vuitton’s Spring/Summer 2010 runway show unveiled Ella Sunglasses which are the product of innovative laser-cut aluminum frame with fluorescent visors. With the touch of feline eyes, this is one cute possession! And if you’re a new age peace loving style icon, you can opt for the green shades too. Priced at $600, this one is a real steal!
London fashionistas will have a chance to wear a celebrity’s designer gown courtesy of Topshop. The brand has created the Dress Me Up Campaign which features designer dresses owned by stars like Kate Moss, Freida Pinto, Scarlett Johansson, Naomi Campbell and Dita Von Teese. Later dresses will be auctioned off with all proceeds from the rental fee and the auction going to Topshop’s chosen charities Age Concern and Help the Aged.
Things are certainly going well for Mick Jagger’s model daughter Georgia May Jagger as we first predicted back in the summer of 2008. Of course with a Rolling Stone for a dad and Jerry Hall for a mom what else would one expect for the 17-year-old stunner? In September we noted she had landed a sexy new ad campaign for Hudson Jeans; now she has made the cover of British Vogue and been named the new face of Versace. Jagger has just been photographed for the ad campaign by Mario Testino. “She’s smart, beautiful, full of energy and has a strong personality [with] that natural high star quality. I adore her,” Donatella Versace told WWD. “She’s perfect for this collection - a real Versace girl.”
We let you know back in June that eco-friendly designer Stella McCartney was creating a line for GAP Kids. The runway designer has been an early adopter of fashion for the people, creating an H&M line back in 2005, and an ongoing athletic collection at Adidas boutiques nationwide. And now she’s paving the way for top designers to enter into the kids market.
If you’d fancy dressing up your toddler in tuxedo jackets or tulle skirts, then this is the collection for you. And while the collection is full of statement pieces, there are also lots of practicals like jeans, tunics, and caps. McCartney created the line with her own children in mind. “I believe that kids clothing should be more accessibly priced,” she said in a release, “which is particularly important at the moment given the current climate.” Prices start at $14 for colored knit tights and on the higher end, a baby cashmere blanket sells for $98. The collection is sure to sell out quickly, and give some much needed holiday sales to the GAP and further make McCartney’s luxury brand a household name.
While tech fiends are anxiously awaiting web tablets made by Apple and TechCrunch, a recently-launched French touchpad device could become the darling of culinary geeks. Made specifically for kitchen use, QOOQ is a touchscreen tablet that aims to coach and assist both beginning and experienced cooks.
For EUR 349, the device comes loaded with 500 interactive recipes and 10 instructional videos. Customers can add their own recipes and—for a monthly fee of EUR 12.95—get access to a further 2,000 recipes and 500 video, with 50 new recipes added every month. Membership also includes unlimited access to a culinary guide that covers everything from wine pairing to chopping techniques. Spillproof and wifi-enabled, QOOQ was developed entirely to be used in the kitchen. Placed flat on a countertop, it rests on ‘claws’ that keep it safely elevated from crumbs and damp prep areas. It can also stand upright, for easier reading and for use as a digital picture frame (the device is multi-purpose: it also includes a radio and a weather station).
QOOQ’s founders hope to encourage people to rediscover the pleasure of cooking, while making their lives simpler with features like intuitive menu planning tools and automated grocery lists. QOOQ’s interface and recipes are currently only available in French—for anyone in food publishing in other parts of the world, this could be a natural fit.
As long as your nightclub/hotspot of choice has plenty of black lighting installed you can now wear your glowsticks with the ‘Flash For Fun’ clothing from Diesel. Everything in the new line, which includes denim, tees, underwear and sneakers, is specially coated so that it will glow with unique patterns and illustrations when exposed to a black light. And the glowing designs are completely invisible in regular light, allowing you to wear them during the day without looking like a complete and utter tool. Men’s jeans seem to run around $150 (100 Euros) while tees are about $38 (25 Euros) but this time you’re paying for more than just a name.
For Fall 2009, SeaVees and Pantone follow their successful Spring 2009 range with another 7 colors from the hallowed Pantone Matching System. For the PMS nerds, those colors are specifically: PMS 424 Grey, PMS 202 Red, PMS 539 Navy, PMS 163 Goldenrod, PMS 574 Olive, PMS 448 Brown and PMS 440 Black. Mind you these are vintage color from the only original, authentic 1963 guide known to exist. Nevertheless, these sneakers exude the cool, casual style of California in 1963. Now in at United Arrows.
Hmm into some stylish new Mud Guard’s? Tricker’s got together with heritage inspired Japanese brand Good Ol’ to work on the Mud Guard shoes. The casual boot looks very much like a more proper version of the Chukka. It comes in black leather and red suede, both having a leather lining and black outer sole. The boots are now available at Gettry. (Japan only, sorry)
The recently-opened Etiqueta Negra boutique in downtown Manhattan has brought a modern take on masculine, equestrian style all the way from Buenos Aires. The store, which features among other décor elements a 1938 Alfa Romeo racecar (above), carries suits, jackets, jeans and shirts, as well as a line of leather shoes designed exclusively for Etiqueta Negra by Casa Fagliano, the Argentina-based maker of Prince Charles’ bespoke polo boots. Prices for the princely footwear, which is not available anywhere else in the U.S., begin at $2,500 a pair. They also carry polo gear as well as women’s clothing, though the emphasis is on the menswear.