LuxistPreviews

Luxist Preview: White + Warren

Filed under: Apparel

We had a look at the upcoming holiday collection from White + Warren -- is it really that time already? No! But knowing what's coming tomorrow helps you shop today.

One thing you won't need to pick up yet but will want to keep your eyes out for: Gloves. There were gloves in soft, buttery leather in pastel colors as well as cashmere with ruffles -- very girlie indeed. We also loved the shamelessly frilly ruffle scarf, and the fingerless gloves in a wide array of colors.

The big winner for us was this dress, though (at right). Sequins and cashmere? Sign us up! There were also sequin and bead-embellished cardigans, and even some floral cashmere pieces. Check out the gallery to see our favorites, bookmark your faves for your holiday wish list, and watch whiteandwarren.com for these styles to appear in a couple of months!

Gallery: White + Warren Holiday 2009 Preview

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Russell Simmons Gave Me a SpongeBob SquarePants Alarm Clock Radio

by Annie Scott (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry, Men's Style

He lives in a Swarovski crystal studded pineapple under the sea.

Russell Simmons gave me a SpongeBob SquarePants alarm clock radio. No, I did not dream this.

I was recently at an event for Simmons Jewelry Company when who should walk in but Russell Simmons himself, wearing a glimmering SpongeBob SquarePants pendant! He was very cordial and said I looked familiar. I said he looked familiar, too. He said "I'm Russell Simmons."

The event was to celebrate and exhibit the new Simmons Jewelry Co. collections that will be coming out this fall and for the holidays, and there is a whole line of luxury SpongeBob SquarePants jewelry for men and women.

"Why SpongeBob?" I asked Russell. His answer was simple: "SpongeBob is the Hello Kitty for men."

Genius! As you may know, Kimora Lee Simmons of the Simmons family has had a line of Hello Kitty jewelry for quite awhile now (you can read Rigel's article about the Zodiac collection here) -- and even designed the $50,000 Hello Kitty necklace Britney Spears wore in her music video for "Do Somethin'." There's a lot of great new Hello Kitty stuff coming this fall, too -- including Swarovski crystal studded earbuds and a USB drive I've got my eye on.

For now, let's have a look at the SpongeBob and Bikini Bottom items, which come in sterling silver, 18kt gold plating, enamel work and Swarovski crystals (as shown). Who knows? Maybe they'll make a $50,000 one for Justin Timberlake!

As for the alarm clock radio in the gift bag? I gave it to my landlord's kids.

Gallery: SpongeBob SquarePants by Simmons Jewelry Co.