The LBD Gets a Luxury Makeover

swarovski_black_dress_Oh, ladies. You might not want to look at this, it’s going to hurt — at least, if you are a fashionista and/or a style maven who always clamors for what is new and hot and stylish.

Like this new take on the little black dress, bedazzled with Swarovski crystals. Be still my beating heart, you know?

The looks pictured here are part of a catalog, put out by Phillips de Pury & Company as well as Crystallized Swarovski elements.

It features looks from designers such as Vivienne Westwood, Jean Paul Gaultier, as well as Martin Grant, just to name a very few. There are twenty two different ways to say and to wear black.

Give Your Heart Away — or Someone Else’s

my-heartSo Valentine’s Day is coming up next month. You know, every year, people get a little more intense about expression their love for one another. And it has finally happened: you can get your beloved an almost-real heart for Valentine’s Day.

Granted, it will be someone else’s heart, not yours. Who? David Foox, an artist. He has put together a limited edition of valentines. hey consisted of anatomically correct hearts, painted on … X-rays. Innovative? Absolutely. One of a kind? Without question. A little gruesome? Well … yeah, now that you mention it.

Plus they are going to go for three thousand dollars. Each. There are eight paintings. How much to you love your beloved? Enough to spend three grand on a card? How about twenty four thou?