Get that ZZ Top look while speeding down the slopes with the Beardski ($35). Available in a variety of styles, each of these insulated ski masks features a foot-long synthetic beard attached to the front, as well as neoprene lining and woven thermal fleece to keep warm — in case the beard wasn’t doing a good enough job already.
These days technology seems to enhance almost every step of our daily routines. However, it’s still a pretty delicate issue to add a notch of usability to the modern city warrior’s attire, that’s when this cuff links come into consideration. Sterling silver with a flawless polish houses a 2GB USB piece plus the ability to turn into a mobile WiFi hotspot, if plugged into an appropriate machine.
There is nothing that shouts sassy than a good pair of heels. How much cooler do you think it will be if your pumps shout out Sex from roof-tops. This new pair of patent leather pumps from Christian Louboutin does just that and we hope to think our wifes and girlfriends will be more than happy to wear them. These bold shoes feature three crystal studded letters, S, E and X that conjure up to the word sex. We’re just hoping to bump into some lady who’s all game to handle the attention that she would draw wearing these oomph-y pair of 5-inch pumps.
Okeanos Aquascaping, a New York based high-end aquarium and pond design firm, recently earned a spot on the Robb Report’s list of most exclusive holiday gifts with their backyard pool-and-aquarium complex. Starting at $11 million (yes, you read it right) the water complex design features a 30-foot-by-60-foot freshwater swimming pool that shares two of its walls with a massive glass saltwater aquarium. Thus with something like this, swimmer will be able to virtually swim alongside angelfish, eels and black-tip reef sharks. The best part here is one can even view the aquarium from outside the pool for it stretches from the floor of the pool to 15 feet above its surface. The aquarium is reported to be the Okeanos’ largest, and the pool will be the first undertaking of its kind by the company’s new division, Okeanos Swim.
If you’re as worried about the looks of your audio system as how it sounds, you should probably have your head examined, and you might just be in the market for some pieces from the Mark Levinson 40th Anniversary Collection ($6,000-$25,000). Created to celebrate the legendary audio brand’s 40th anniversary — surprise! — the lineup includes the No. 52 Reference Dual-Monaural Preamplifier, the No. 585 Integrated Amplifier, the No. 519 SACD Disc Player and the No. 560 Digital Audio Processor, all of which arrive with gorgeous, minimalist designs that would look as normal in a museum as they will in your home theater cabinet.
Street art by russian street artist Pavel Puhov.
Converse announces the debut of its Spring 2012 skateboarding footwear collection, including the new Form + Function Collection, and the latest collaborative shoes from Team Converse Skate Ambassadors, including the CONS Trapasso Pro, CONS Pappalardo Pro, and the KA-ONE. Available starting February 1, 2012.
Plan on being away from power for more than just the afternoon? The Mophie Juice Pack Powerstation Pro ($100) packs enough USB-ready juice — 6,000mAh — to keep your gadgets running for days without needing a “real” recharge, and thanks to its rugged aluminum and steel construction, you won’t need to baby it when you’re out on the trail.
Last year Volkswagen won The Super Bowl commercial battle with their little kid dressed like Darth Vader ad. This year they’re returning to the Star Wars theme as teased in this super cute commercial with a pup who appears to be Bones the AT-AT Dog we first showed you in October.
All we know about this ad, other than what we can ascertain by watching it, is the note saying it’ll somehow “all make sense” when you see the commercial.
Ok, you just had your share of bad taste with the Fiat 500 limo now will make up with some style.
Wine tasting is passé and the English have already perfected the High Tea, and nothing surpasses the Japanese tea ceremony. So what’s next? The creative minds at L’Hôtel de Vendôme in Paris set their eyes on “High Coffee.” They don’t call it that, but it certainly looks and feels like it.
Every afternoon, superior gourmet coffee varieties are served according to the expertise of France’s Best Roaster of 2011, Antoine Netien, and Tom Clark, owners of Paris’s high-profile Coutume Café, and importers and roasters of vintage coffees.
his culinary extravagance is served in the hotel’s deliciously prissy first-floor restaurant, 1 Place Vendôme with its magnificent views of the Place Vendôme. When the restaurant opened in 2009, it was Florence-based architect Michele Bönan’s first restaurant and hotel project in France.
Bönan created a completely customized, elegant setting in a couture-style theme with silver-studded black-and-white hounds’ tooth chairs, plush silk and velvet sofas, silver satin curtains, and cushions of pink silk satin with black and white ribbed motifs.
And to amplify the luxurious effect, all this is contained in a space with virgin-white walls, floors and ceilings. All furniture and fittings, including curtains, cushions and carpeting were custom-designed by Bönan and manufactured in Florence from fabrics by the Italian fabric house Dedar.
