Got an extra three grand lying around the house? How about spending it on the Vivienne Westwood Opus, one of the largest fashion books ever. The book, which costs a whopping $2,700, was published just this week (only 900 copies are available). It weighs in at 55 pounds and is filled with pictures of famous faces like Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Sir Bob Geldof, Jerry Hall and Helena Bonham Carter. The tome chronicles Westwood's fashion designs throughout her career and comes with nine different co
Everyone's always looking for that perfect leather jacket—the one that doesn't look cheesy, too trendy or cost $800. Which is difficult enough in itself. Lofty boutiques and high-end shops like Barney's Co-op have long carried great leather pieces by Mike & Chris that are exactly what you're looking for... but can cost as much as $900.
And then there's that whole moral dilemma of wearing leather for some—like me, the shameful vegetarian with a beeeeautiful, buttery soft Ben Sherman leather
If your trips to London always had to include a visit to the very large, very lovely multi-floored flagship Topshop store in Oxford Circus, I've got some good news: Some weeks ago, Topshop finally launched their American storefronts, both online and retail. Sure the actual store—the very first stateside—is in Manhattan, but I'll take it anyway. Before the debut of the US Topshop.com, S&H cost something like $20 USD. Flat.
So Topshop: What is it? Many think of its American equivalent as For
Relax.
It's not what it seems.
New campaign-finance disclosure reports filed today in Washington, D.C., show that Irvine attorney Steve Young, a Democrat, has collected an impressive amount of contributions in his uphill bid to unseat Representative John Campbell.
Included in the $64,555 Young (pictured) has raised since July was a $2,300 contribution from Jason Luna, the San Diego man who beat 100 women earlier this year to become the first million-dollar winner on NBC's 1 vs. 100.
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