Vuitton has collaborated with Bang and Olufsen to dress up quite a few of the company's products. Utilizing LV's buttery Nomade leather as second-skin, these already ultra-chic gadgets are further taken into the realms of luxury! Featured above are the cases for the Serene Mobile and the Beosound; and below is the Seranata's . I am so technologically challenged that I will direct you to the website where you can find more info about them. (Bang-Olufsen.com)

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For something more trendy and fun this season (even though they will be dated after a season and will probably not quite as versatile), here are a few suggestions: Bold Colors: Adds instant oomph! This electric blue (right) is especially hot this season! (Both: Anthropologie) Plaid: Yes, plaid is still hot. Plus, it fits right into the Christmas mood! Here we have the more classic cut crop by J Crew (left) and a more edgy crop by LAMB (right). I especially like the wide plaid on the J Crew jacket. More Plaid: For something a little bit more subtle, versatile and less festive I am loving these two plaid crops from Vince (left) and Marc by Marc Jacobs (right). Patent: Well they are everywhere for shoes, so why not for cropped jackets? Yes, it may look like a raincoat, but styled by this way by Robert Rodriguez (left), its a very chic raincoat. And I just thought I'd throw in this crop by Ella Moss (right) even though its not patent just because I think the design looks so smart, simple and CUTE! Metallic: The perfect cover over your party outfit! I LOVE these two by Walter (left) and Express (right). The color and print is subtle and versatile, but the material gives it an extra shine that lends it a more night-time feel.

Image Sources: J Crew, Shopbop, Anthropologie, Express and Saks Fifth

Kim Kardashian - Up a Pole

Even celebrities are taking to the pole, pole dancing that is.

Although many may consider pole dancing a relatively new phenomena, it's actually been around for some time according to Vertical Dance.

Vertical Dance traces pole dancing to the American depression era, when a traveling fair would set up sides' shows in small tents surrounding the main tent.

One of the tents was set up for the erotic Hoochi Coochi dancers.

The Hoochi Coochi dancers performed hip moments similar to the belly dancers and the bump and grind movements of burlesque dancers.

Tori Spelling - Pole Moves

Due to the small size of the tent and the large crowds of onlookers, the Hochi Coochi dancers would approach the tent pole and begin to dance with it.

Eventually, tent poles evolved into dance poles.

In the US, UK and Australia, pole dancing is a popular exercise, as well as a form of entertainment, and its popularity is spreading to many parts of the world.

Pole dancing is evolving into a fun fitness workout routine, since it seems to be more fun than going through a vigorous workout schedule.

Many personal trainers know that pole dancing really helps strengthen the leg and thigh muscles and flatten and tighten your abs.

No wonders that celebrities from coast to coast have been limbering up to the pole for a spin or two.

Kim Kardashian, Tori Spelling, Paris Hilton, Jessica Alba, Jessica Simpson have been seen gliding around on a pole.

Models take to the Pole to Display Leg Wear

Whether for a movie shot or just for fun and exercise.

In fact, Kim Kardashian, as well as many other celebrities, has a dance pole in her home.

Modeling fashions on a pole has even caught on with the early morning television shows.

On a recent UK - GMTV early morning television show focusing on leg wear, a leg wear model took to the pole instead of the runway to display the latest in leg wear and tights for the winter.

The models, wearing corsets and black mini skirts took to the pole, striking poses with both legs up in the air and spinning provocatively.

A GMTV spokeswoman said: "Pole-dancing is the latest keep fit craze and is great for upper body strength and toning so we thought it would be a fun way to illustrate these tights."

To see the wonders of pole dancing up close, take a look at Miss Pole Dance UK 2006 - Winner - Tracey Simmonds

For more video glimpses into the world of pole dancing watch The Art of Pole Dancing DVD review and the Pole Dancing for Fitness.

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Since the SS06 season, I haven't really been loving Marc's collections. The colours were sort of murky and unflattering, and some of the pieces looked more fit for a country bumpkin than a chic city girl. But this FW and Resort season, the Marc dresses seem to have really hit all the right notes.

This tiered hemline dress was the first dress that caught my eye this season. I love the hemline layers. The design combines 60's style (mini dress) with a hint of 20's style (the details concentrated at the bottom). It's cute and very modern -perfect for events like dresses-up house parties.

These two dresses are so cute and classy. Imagine yourself going out to a fancy dinner in winter, wearing stockings with platform heels. Fabulous scene huh?

While these two dresses won't flatter short people at all, I like how the designs are good to go from day to night.

For day, you can layer a long-sleeve t-shirt/ sweater and leggings underneath the dress. And for night, wear the dress by itself (in a hopefully warm venue.)

For office parties, this long-sleeve silk dress can take you from the office to the party without looking inappropriate but still chic.

Contrast these two dresses -the black dress is another office party dress choice, while the vibrant pink dress is great for any holiday/ beachy parties if you're spending your holidays at some beach resort.

For something very party-perfect, this black sequined dress and silver dress is sparkly and oh-so-trendy.

If you want a dramatic flair to your dresses, these two dresses are 'omg, so cute!' (As overheard by two girls exclaiming at Neiman Marcus in LA last August.) I'm not sure how practical they are though. They look like dresses that can only be worn to events once or twice.

The Nix Check Halter dress looks versatile enought for many occasions, (think from bars and clubs to restaurants and house parties), and can be worn many times. I'm definitely keeping my eye out for this dress.

These dresses are the other two I'm looking out for. I love how chic, classy and cute the sleeveless dress (left) looks. And the red dress has a nice flattering A-line silhouette with the purple silk tie high up the waist. Plus it's nice to be in a colourful dress that doesn't look like it's from the 80's.

Image credits: www.shopbop.com, www.saksfifthavenue.com, http://www.net-a-porter.com/, http://www.style.com/

On our way to Rehoboth Beach, Rowena and I decided to make a quick visit and have cup of coffee with my good friend Angel. Luckily she was carrying her LV bucket so here's a snapshot of us enjoying our lattes.

Despite the cold front, my company is off to its semi-annual retreat in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. It's a time for bonding with the co-workers and to charter our course for the future. I'm really not looking forward to this trip and I am glad that my Louis are coming with me. I have never used this Eole and Excursion combo and just realized that they resemble each other closely. Vuitton after all is built on travel so I decided to go in style. Gosh, I sound so pretentious!

When I shop, I usually like to shop with a partner, (and preferably exactly one partner, who has some sense of style and could give helpful opinions.) This is because with clothes, there is sometimes a very thin line between good style and bad style, and it's nice to have an extra input. And sure, an outfit looks really cool when it's worn by a model in an editorial, but most of the time, those artistic background, makeup and lighting just don't echo real life. Take these two as examples:

When I first saw this Kate Moss Top Shop dress I thought, 'Oooh, I really, really like it.' I liked how only the top had sequins (instead of the whole dress,) and that the dress had a bit of an A-line shape to it instead of a huge T-shirt shape (which a lot of sequined dresses seemed have.) It was a glamorous with an edge, but without being too sparkly. I like the chiffon skirt bit because it meant it will swirl around with you when you walk and dance. And so I thought the dress had a good balance of style and trend. But the more I stare at the design, the more I thought of one thing: showgirls. For some reason, the dress really reminded me of dresses that showgirls in cheesy movies would wear in bars, dancing around poles and entertaining sleezy guys.


This is another dress that I was thinking of awhile back (from Top Shop). It's a 50's style dress and it has a slit-like hole at the back. I've never tried or owned such vintage-looking dress before, and was thinking that I lacked stylish, unique dresses. The dress fit well, and the length was just right. But one thing I was debating about was whether the dress was unique in an old-fashioned way, or in a fashion-foward way.

You will notice that the shoulders of the Top Shop dress is really wide and the waist part fits well. Doesn't it just remind you of the Balenciaga SS08 shape? I mean, obviously it's not as structured as Balenciaga's, but it looks like a more casual design of Balenciaga's, doesn't it? But I was also concerned with the print. It's not the most modern print around and could easily be seen as a print that's too 'old' and 'grandmother-y'. On the other hand, if you can carry it off and accessorise well, then you can pull a really fashion-foward outfit together. Thus, the line between fashion-backward and fashion-foward is really really thin.

At the end of the day, I always think the most important thing is what you think of the item yourself. But in my typical shopping mindset, I just can't help thinking of the pros and cons. So anyways, what do you think of the two Top Shop dresses?

Image credits: http://www.topshop.com/, http://www.style.com/

It was a tad bit too windy for my taste when I walked Piolo this morning so I came to the realization that I am ill equipped for the upcoming winter months. Searching the www.louisvuitton.com. portal, I found this wonderful mink hat and instantly fell in LVoe. It will suit me perfectly! Now all I have to do is convince Santa to get it for me. $1710.

Heidi Klum Knockers

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I found this LVoely comp wallpaper scanned from the current Holiday catalogue by DesigningStyle (tPFER) in the spirit of the season. Click image to enlarge and save as background. I LVoe it!!! For actual post click here.

I was just browsing the Purse Forum on this lazy Sunday morning when I happened upon a thread discussing the Denim XL. I have always drooled over the Mahina version of this oversized bag but was hesistant to fork out so much for it. Well, the relatively new released denim is an excellent and tempting alternative. It comes in blue or black and modestly priced at $2150. LVoe it!!! Visit www.louisvuitton.com.

After a Thanksgiving of shopping and feasting, here we are eating again at Cosi. Take note that I decided to don my Vuitton mink since the temperature dropped rapidly over the weekend. There is nothing better than spending the holidays with a good friend. Thanks Mi for joining us. LVoed it!!!

OK, so I don't celebrate Thanksgiving at all, but how I wish the UK did. I am extremely jealous of all the sales the Americans are enjoying over there, although I certainly don't envy the crowds and lines of crazy shoppers that I've read about in the news. Friday's a tiring day for me so this post is going to be a bunch of my completely random observations:

• In accounting class last week, I looked around. Three out of seven girls had earrings on. And out of those three, two pairs were Chanel costume jewelry. One pair's design was the big Chanel logo in silver with crystals, (which I thought the girl carried them on nicely); the other pair's design was a pink 'quilted' square that had a black logo on it, (which I thought was bulky and way too toy-like.)
• In an attempt to warm myself up and keep me awake during my two-hour Finance lecture, I stopped by Starbucks first. While attempting to walk to my lecture, the bubbles from the coffee kept coming oozing out from the little hole on top and the coffee kept threatening to spill out. I had to walk snail-pace and channel my inner princess (much like Anne Hathaway did in Princess Diaries). I never thought much about it before, but how does anyone walk around with a paper cup full of coffee in their hands?
• Apart from the fabulous sales, I am so jealous of the short trips people are on this Thanksgiving weekend. My sister is visiting relatives in San Francisco (mostly for good food I'm sure,) and Barneys Girl has left the windy city to visit friends in San Diego. As for me, I'll be hiding inside my flat from the low temperatures this weekend, maybe except for tomorrow, when I'll brave the cold for a Belgian-style dinner.

TAO 1.5 inch Digital Photo Keychain

It's Black Friday.

For those who are unfamiliar with the term, Black Friday is the supposed to be the biggest shopping day of the year.

But if you are like us, you would rather spend your time partying or with friends, rather than enduring those mauling malls, endless checkout counters lines and shops that are out of the items you seek.

So to ease your pain, and to help you enjoy the holiday season, here are some tips on letting your fingers do most of the work while you enjoy your valuable time.

We will also be bring you reviews of many unique gift ideas, remember it is better to give a gift (which shows your appreciation of those special persons on your list) rather than just giving a gift certificate (I didn't put any time or planning into your gift - da).

Get Organized - Create a bookmark for Gifts in your favorite web browser, with subfolders for each person on your gift list.

This is the season for information over kill, so be sure to bookmark any gift ideas you find on line so you can easily find the information again.

Check Delivery Information - Make sure that items are available for same day or next day shipment.

You don't want to disappoint someone with an item that may not be delivered before the holidays.

Order Early - Popular items tend to sell out quickly and may not be back in stock before the holidays, so order early.

Unique Gifts under $50

Want to always be remembered?

Make sure that (s)he never forgets you with this innovative
digital photo key ring.

This very unique products lets your store up to 31 photos and displays them on a clear, bright 1.5 inch OLED screen.

You can transfer pictures from your PC or Mac through a mini-USB port for quick and easy photo downloads.

The images can be displayed individually or as a slide show.

The Digital photo key ring comes with AC adapter which recharges the unit in about 30 minutes, which provides about one and a half hours of display time before recharging.

This truely unique digital key ring is a great conversation piece, so thanks for the memories.

Blockbuster Color Palette

Blockbuster Color Palette

If you really want the ultimate in mix and match beauty accessories for your eyes, face and lips, than this Blockbuster Palette is a great gift for yourself or for those glamorous people on your gift list.

The palette is loaded with 64 eye shadows, 32 lip colors, seven cheek colors, one translucent shimmer powder, four double-ended shadow applicators, two blush brushes, two lip brushes, and a mirror, in a sleek case.

This triple tiered palette case is all you will need to create endless different looks or to match your colors with any outfit.

The Sephora Blockbuster Palette was featured in the December 2007 issue of Family Circle in gifts under $50 as "Goodies to give( and get)".

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Now that the weather is getting cold (its cold, windy and raining in Chicago today....) and the holiday season is officially upon us, its time to plan our winter getaway wardrobe! This holiday I am going to San Diego- I heard its not actually that warm over there, but I have my fingers crossed anyway!



Now for wardrobe ideas. The first thing that pops up in mind- DRESSES. Cute summery dresses! And lucky for us, this is also the season for the Resort Collections, so there are plenty out there. Here are a few that I wish I had:

Bold dresses by Catherine Maladrino. As the guy at Saks told me- Catherine is smokin' hot this season!

Bold PRINTED dresses. I love these ones from Karen Zambos (incidentally Karen Zambos seems to be the queen of winter getaway wear on shopbop- so check her out!).

Beyonce Knowles Fashion Winner
by House of Dereon

Beyonce Knowles Fashion Win.

Beyonce Knowles has to be the undisputed fashion winner at the 35th Annual American Music Awards Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007, at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.

You just have to love the very sexy, hourglass design of Beyonce gown; it reminds us of Mae West trademark hourglass figure.

The skintight satin gown really complements Beyonce figure.

Flattering, yet drawing attention to her rounded cleavage and booty.

This gown, by her own label House of Dereon, truly embodies glamour.

Adding to Beyonce's glitter were more that one million dollars in Lorraine Schwartz diamonds.

Rihanna by Armani Prive

At the awards show, she performed the country version of "Irreplaceable" with Sugarland.

What happened to Rihanna?

Just a few weeks ago she wore a beautiful green gown to the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo.

However, the black velvet and Swarovski crystal-encrusted Armani Prive dress she wore on the red carpet simply did not cut it.

The top of the dress seemed ill fitting and definitely did not due anything to complement or enhance her appearance.

Rihanna by Zac Posen

In fact, the top of the dress was more distracting than attracting; gaudy and unflattering.

However, the lacey Zac Posen mini dress she wore for her performance was right on the money. Still, Rihanna captured the Favorite Female Artist, Soul/R&B.

Carrie Underwood - Simple Sexy Always Wins.

Carrie Underwood by Georges Chakra

Carrie Underwood showed that simple yet sexy always wins.

Carrie Underwood arrived in a form fitting white lace Georges Chakra mini dress with Rene Caovilla heels, with Mikimoto pear earrings and a Mary Norton clutch.

Carrie Underwood scored a triple at the American Music Awards taking home three awards including favorite country album.

Justin Timberlake Double.

Also scoring a double at the awards was Justin Timberlake who captured favorite pop-rock artist, and the award for soul/R&B album went to his "FutureSex/Love Sounds."

Timberlake accepted by video from Australia.

The complete list of award winners and red carpet fashion pictures follows:

Pop-rock:

Male artist: Justin Timberlake

Female artist: Fergie

Band, duo or group: Nickelback

Album: "Daughtry," Daughtry

Soul-R&B:

Male artist: Akon

Female artist: Rihanna

Album: "FutureSex/LoveSounds," Justin Timberlake

Rap-hip-hop:

Male artist: T.I.

Band, duo or group: Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

Album: "T.I. vs. T.I.P.," T.I.

Country:

Male artist: Tim McGraw

Female artist: Carrie Underwood

Band, duo or group: Rascal Flatts

Album: "Some Hearts," Carrie Underwood

Breakthrough artist:

Daughtry

Adult contemporary:

Daughtry

Alternative rock:

Linkin Park

Latin:

Jennifer Lopez

Contemporary inspirational:

Casting Crowns

Soundtracks:

Album: "High School Musical 2"

T-Mobile Text-In Award:

Carrie Underwood

International award:

Beyonce

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For more Rihanna fashion news and pictures go to Rihanna Fashion News and Pictures.