We at HILARY Magazine are all about fashion (as you know!), and we love our Hèrmes scarves and Seven jeans, but there's a limit to what we're willing to pay to be 'cool'--and I think we just found it!
5. Siger Morrison $85 flip-flops. At $85 US a pair, these rubber, kitten-heel flip-flops are nicer looking than regular flip-flops, but they are also roughly 17 to 20 times the price! Inspired by the fact that people were buying these, instead of the usual $5 pairs, Brazilian jewelers H.Stern teamed up with Havaianas to make a range of luxury flip-flops with a top price of $19,840 (inlaid with diamonds and feathers made out of 18 karat gold, the rest of the flip-flop is rubber with a black sole), and other models priced $3,660 and $2,440.
4. Hèrmes Crocodile Kelly Bag $12,000 to $16,000, and up to $80,000. Named after the glamour princess of Monaco, Grace Kelly, this handbag has been the ultimate accessory of fashion editors and old-money wives since its release in the 1930's (although it wasn't named the Kelly bag until two decades later). The story goes that, in the 1950s, Princess Grace Kelly appeared on the cover of Life magazine with Hèrmes bag "petit sac haut a courroies", which meant little bag with straps. She loved Hèrmes handbags so much that she turned them into a status symbol. Consequently, the classic black square purse took on the name "Kelly" bag.
3. TIE: Vertu cell phone $4,000 to $20,000. This is one bling-bling cell phone. It features a stainless steel casing and (ooh!) scratchproof face (reportedly a favorite of Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow). It has platinum, ruby and sapphire components and literally turns technology into fashion. No, it can't do anything particularly spectacular--unless you count speed-dialing the exclusive (and expensive) concierge service that comes with the calling plan.
3. TIE: Mobiado cell phone $2,000. Yikes - not only does this phone come with a dated, old-man-stuffy wood-grain facade, it does not have a concierge service - or any other special features for that matter. It features a tiny screen and buttons that are incredibly tiny and hard to press. Beyond that, it's much bulkier (about twice as thick as a normal cell phone) and more fragile than a regular cell phone (don't even think of resting it between your head and shoulder). The poorly designed battery panel clasps on the sides are exactly where you naturally hold the phone and inevitably the battery panel comes off half the time you pick the phone up (and since the battery isn't secured, it and the SIM card fall to the floor). Hello $2,000 broken phone.
2. Montblanc Palm Pilot stylus $2,000. It is pretty, and diamond-studded, but no one would ever assume the diamonds were real, and I think Palm styluses are on everyone's top five easily-lost-items list.
1. Louis Vuitton $1,600 diaper bag. This was actually tied with the Louis Vuitton dog carry. Need we say more? I mean, really!
5. Siger Morrison $85 flip-flops. At $85 US a pair, these rubber, kitten-heel flip-flops are nicer looking than regular flip-flops, but they are also roughly 17 to 20 times the price! Inspired by the fact that people were buying these, instead of the usual $5 pairs, Brazilian jewelers H.Stern teamed up with Havaianas to make a range of luxury flip-flops with a top price of $19,840 (inlaid with diamonds and feathers made out of 18 karat gold, the rest of the flip-flop is rubber with a black sole), and other models priced $3,660 and $2,440.
3. TIE: Vertu cell phone $4,000 to $20,000. This is one bling-bling cell phone. It features a stainless steel casing and (ooh!) scratchproof face (reportedly a favorite of Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow). It has platinum, ruby and sapphire components and literally turns technology into fashion. No, it can't do anything particularly spectacular--unless you count speed-dialing the exclusive (and expensive) concierge service that comes with the calling plan.
Shan Swimwear
