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KAH Day of the Dead Tequila

Filed under: Spirits

It's not Halloween but then skulls never really go out of style, do they? Especially not crazy artistic ones like these. Spice up your liquor collection and have yourself some great sipping spirits with KAH Day of the Dead tequilas. The Reposado, shown here in the red, is described as 'ultra smooth' and 'ultra high-proof,' with hints of vanilla and caramel after being aged for 10 months in French limousine casks. The Blanco features sweet notes of cooked agave with a spicy white pepper finish, while the Anejo is all about coffee, chocolate, and tobacco flavors. They all sound delish but what really tops the cake is that all three versions are kosher, certified organic, and come in these beautifully handmade & hand-painted decorative bottles. $49.99-$59.99

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Damien Hirst Draws Fire for $50 Million Diamond and Platinum Baby Skull

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Art

Art world provocateur Damien Hirst's latest work, an authentic baby's skull covered in platinum and diamonds, is causing controversy in the UK. The sculpture (above), entitled For Heaven's Sake, is a follow-up to the Brit artist's astounding $100 million diamond covered skull which he debuted in 2007. The new work is based on an infant's skull believed to be that of a newborn less than two weeks old from a 19th-century pathology collection that Hirst has acquired, the London Telegraph reports. Cast in platinum and set with more than 8,000 white and pink diamonds by royal jewelers Bentley & Skinner, the skull will be exhibited later this month at the Gagosian Gallery's new space in Hong Kong and will be shown in London later this year.

The gallery has not named a price for the new work but we expect it to fetch at least $50 million if not more. The work has angered parenting groups who claim that it is offensive to those who have suffered the bereavement of a child, the newspaper reports, raising the specter of protests. That of course is only likely to increase its value. "When you look at a skull, you think it represents the end, but when you see the end so beautiful, it gives you hope," Hirst commented regarding his earlier skull work. "Diamonds are about perfection and clarity and wealth and sex and death and immortality. They are a symbol of everything that's eternal, but then they have a dark side as well."

Tags: art, Bentley Skinner, Damien Hirst, diamond, diamonds, Gagosian Gallery, gemstones, jewelry, platinum, skull, UK

Prada Launches World's First Customizable Sunglasses

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Filed under: Apparel, Men's Style

In time for the holiday season Prada is introducing the world's first customizable sunglasses, providing fashionistas with the opportunity to transform a classic pair of Prada shades into a gift that is truly unique. The PradaPrivate collection sunglasses feature two removable plaques on each temple featuring letters, numbers and a variety of symbols including hearts, stars and skulls. Thanks to the uniquely engineered and patented system, one can substitute the detachable symbols on the arms of the glasses with others bought either at the same time or at a later date. The frames are available in black, white and tortoiseshell in both men's (above) and women's styles starting today exclusively at Sunglass Hut and Prada boutiques in Milan, Rome, Venice, London, Paris, New York, Las Vegas, Hawaii, Dusseldorf, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

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Sylvester Stallone Wearing A Jacob & Co. Skull Five Time Zone Watch

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Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

Want to know what some of the last Jacob & Co. watches look like before the brand gets totally revitalized next year? Here is Sylvester Stallone modeling a Jacob & Co. Skull Five Time Zone watch. With both white and black diamonds, the watch features the famous five time zone design (with four additional watch dials in addition to the main time. The case is 47mm wide in either black or polished steel, and the skull can be had in white diamonds with a black diamond background or vice versa. Inside the watch are Swiss ETA quartz movements (five of them). Being a Jacob & Co. watch, it is available with almost 10 carats of diamonds. Price starts at about $27,000. Does Stallone like it? Well, he liked it enough to wear it. Watches like this are gonna be collector's items of sorts when Jacob & Co. transforms itself under leadership by Yvan Arpa starting soon.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Thomas Wylde Studded Leather Clutch, Handbag of the Day

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Filed under: Handbags

Studs love living on a structured bag and I love this studded black leather beauty by Thomas Wylde for its grid-like pattern and boxy shape. The Studded Leather Clutch can be carried two ways: by the designer-stamped silver-lined handle or under your arm with the top folded down. The slightly distressed leather contrasts with the tightly packed and highly shined studs for fierce fashion statement. The bag closes via zipper and has an animal-skull print lining with two interior pockets. An edgy piece great for dressing up skinny jeans, contrasting with a gauzy feminine top, or even (if you dare) giving a boring business suit a zesty pop of style. $1,800

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Giuseppe Zanotti Suede Skull Zip-Pull Clutch, Handbag of the Day

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Filed under: Gadgets, Handbags

Talk about simple. You can't get a more basic shape than the plain 'bank bag' style rectangle that is this Suede Skull Zip-Pull Clutch by Giuseppe Zanotti. But simple doesn't mean bad, and this clutch is anything but plain when you look at the details. Made of black leather with a gold-glitter finish it has an exposed zipper with a pull made of a small skull and crossbones covered in crystals. It also has a small designer-stamped leather plaque on the back and is fully lined in designer-stamped black satin. $595

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Alexander McQueen Demanta Leather Skull Clutch, Handbag of the Day

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Filed under: Handbags

If you're looking for skulls Alexander McQueen is always a good place to start and this Demanta Leather Skull Clutch is a great option for those looking to incorporate the skull trend in an understated way. It's a simple black clutch made of skull-embossed leather and featuring a unique shape created by top corners that fold down and snap to stay in place. It has a zip-top closure, magnetic snaps, and no wrist or shoulder straps whatsoever. It's also fully lined with one interior zip pocket. From afar it looks like a classy black clutch but up close you see the biker-chic attitude. $625

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Giuseppe Zanotti Diamanté Skull Canvas Tote, Handbag of the Day

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Filed under: Handbags

And the skull trend goes on, this time on this Diamanté Skull Canvas Tote by Giuseppe Zanotti. It's made of dark green canvas, with a camouflage pattern lurking behind the fringe-trimmed diamanté skull, and dark brown leather, red stitching, and silvertone hardware studs along the bottom to finish up the 'tough glamour' vibe. It also has an exposed zip-top closure, a designer-embossed padlock and key hanging off one side, and a silk/twill lining. A stylish blend between a tote bag and a messenger bag for $1,560.

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Absolut Vodka in Philip Plein Swarovski Bottle

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Filed under: Spirits

Absolut vodka has collaborated with designer Phillip Plein and come out with a special limited edition bottle that's all dressed up in black with Swarovski crystals on every side. The front looks like a starry night but flip it around and there's a glittering skull (we just can't get away from the skulls this year) with a wicked looking smile on his face. Certainly a fun conversation piece to have in your home collection. Only 100 of the bottles were made and they're available in Philip Plein's store on online for €100.

Via Bornrich

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Alexander McQueen Ostrich Leather Skull Wallet

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Filed under: Men's Style

Bad boy British designer Alexander McQueen has come out with one of the most exclusive men's accessories he's ever produced, an exotic ostrich leather wallet with an embossed skull. Priced at about $500, the piece is finished in genuine brown ostrich skin with protective metal edging and a black leather interior. Inside are four credit card slots, a coin compartment and two banknote pockets. Ostrich leather is highly prized for its soft finish and recognizable pattern of quill sockets. McQueen, who often uses skulls in his designs, also offers the motif on shirts, sweaters, scarves, cufflinks, belts and rings, a macabre trend which New York magazine notes is on the rise.

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What's the Fuss? Hirst Back (Kinda) at Phillips Auction

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Auctions, Art

At today's Phillips de Pury & Co. auction, Now: Art of the 21st century, handbag designer (and possibly former artist) Damien Hirst is back on the scene with a major auction house. A year ago, he divested his collection of his own work, ostensibly sensing that the market for him was about to crash (which, in fact, it did). Phillips de Pury isn't making any big bets today with Hirst, though. For now, it has two lithographs of Hirst's famous(ly expensive) skull up for sale. For the Love of God, Laugh; The Diamond Skull is listed at £10,000 - £15,000.

Peter Fuss, on the other hand, seems to have nailed it. His piece, For the Laugh of God,, shown above, is also up for grabs. It's a knockoff skull, listed for a little more than half the price of the lithos (£6,000 - £8,000), but the title conveys the spirit. Created when Hirst was peddling the original skull for the princely sum of £50 million ($100 million at the time), For the Laugh of God was originally offered for £100, as a way to help Britain reclaim this "treasure."

The blog "Modelator," which covers Polish art, observed in June 2007, "Our British friends, we are coming to rescue you! Like the cheap Polish labour well known to you, Polish artist Peter Fuss wishes to relieve the British nation from such a great expense." This was in response to Guardian journalist Jonathan Jones, who declared, "We must buy the diamond skull for Britain."

While Hirst's skull cost a fortune even in materials, For the Laugh of God consists of close to 9,900 pieces of glass made to look like diamonds and entailed an investment of £250 and 18 hours. Now, it's up for more than 40 times that amount, while Hirst is reduced to selling posters.

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Bejeweled Tibetan Skull Camera

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Okay, this thing creeps me out. Totally. And I don't really understand why somebody would take a real human skull and convert it into a camera, but this guy did it with the blessing of a Tibetan Lama.

On the inside it's two individual and separate cameras that each "see" out of pinholes in the eyes, creating three dimensional (and very spooky looking) photos. On the exterior the skull is adorned with various precious metals, stones, and gems (diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and opals), along with other interesting tidbits like sand and blood.

Interesting? Yes. Creative? Yes. A camera I want to use? No.

Via Bornrich

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Thomas Wylde Zanzibar Leather Clutch, Handbag of the Day

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Are skulls still in? I guess it makes sense that they are (and will always be) since they're one of the universal symbols for "bad-ass" and that attitude just never goes out of fashion.

I like this crystal-encrusted take on the skull by Thomas Wylde but I can't help but wonder why the little guy's mouth is hanging open ... is he hungry? About to say something? He looks more shocked than he does tough. Anyway ...

This Zanzibar Leather Clutch is made fold-over style with a zip closure on the front. Simple and interesting, I think this is the kind of handbag that grows on you over time. $1,495

Gallery: Thomas Wylde Zanzibar Leather Clutch

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Libertine Skull Pullover

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This gray pullover sweater by Libertine, is part of the steady growing cashmere trend this spring. It seems like every hip designer is adding comfy cashmere pieces to their line. With extra long sleeves and an over-sized slouchy look, this top has a slight 80's feel to it. Made in Italy and decorated with fine crystals and a trendy white skull graphic, this pullover isn't cheap, Ron Herman has it for $2,500. I guess looking stylish and feeling cozy has it's price!

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Tarina Tarantino Skull Belt

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Designer Tarina Tarantino who has recieved much praise for her playful jewelry designs, has added purses and belts to her line. This Skull Belt features enameled roses and clear crystals on an over sized buckle, and the belt itself is fine black leather. Tarina Tarantino quickly became a favorite among fashionistas. In 2002, fashion icon Elio FIORUCCI invited Tarina to open a signature boutique inside his Italian mega-store, in the center of Milan. Today Tarina designs are available in fashion forward boutiques all over the world. You can purchase the crystal skull belt online for $325.

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