The Rise of Flatforms

A fall show in New York featured flatform combat boots that made at least two female models and one male model fall flat on their faces. Marc Jacobs' platforms bring us back to the '70s with their rainbow colors adorning the arches of the shoe. Derek Lam is probably the most traditional-basic Maryjanes in camel opened-toe or off-white closed toe upon natural-grained wood.



By and large, though, this spring designers are delivering walkable wedges with no shortage of style. Fendi confounds modern architectural rules with platforms that seem to come in three separate sections-a heel in emerald green, a mid-shoe in brown and a toe in natural wood with a bright blue strap. It was much the same in China where the traditional geta's teeth-like elevated soles kept women's feet dry. Platforms soon became something of an art form in Japan with the towering okobos.

For every action in fashion, there is a reaction and taste makers are suddenly crying uncle. Still, in the age of Gaga, it's going to be hard to give up the drama of the platform. So, designers, are giving us a compromise and just in time for the walkable, warmer months of spring. 

Luxury at Julien's Auctions

This single-breasted pink coat with black trim and accents was owned by Prince. He gave this jacket to his girlfriend at the time, Charlene Friend. While on a date in Los Angeles, Friend got cold and Prince gave her this jacket. It is estimated at $2,000 to $4,000.

Michael Jackson had a wide variety of military style jackets. This one was made by Jackson clothing designers Dennis Tomkins and Michael Bush with military style patches on upper arm, braiding at shoulders and red arm band affixed to right upper arm. It is estimated at $4,000 to $6,000.

Also taking place on March 26 along with the auction of Slash's collection at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills is a Rock Legends auction. This sale is a catch-all collection of a variety of memorabilia spanning decades of music history. Shown above are some of the highlights including a handwritten set of the lyrics to Michael Jackson's "Beat-It" estimated to sell at $4,000 to $6,000.

Manhattan's New MiMA Tower

MiMA, a 63-story mixed-use glass tower features luxury rentals and condominium residences. The building features modern glass exteriors by Arquitectonica, interiors by Rockwell Group, and Frank Gehry-designed theaters. It isn't just pretty, it's a little green, the building is set to exceed leed silver certification.

The 44,000-square-foot space has an 18,000 square foot private residents-only fitness center by Equinox with a heated indoor lap pool, boxing room, a full-size basketball and volleyball court, three outdoor terraces with private dining pods and barbecue facilities, party rooms and catering kitchens, outdoor and indoor screening rooms, and an Internet café and business center equipped with iMac computers and a coffee bar. There is also a club room and residents' lounge with a fireplace, game room with billiards and card tables and electronic gaming, and bicycle and resident storage. The urban dog care area, Dog City, is a professionally staffed pet spa with indoor and outdoor play areas offers grooming and training facilities, in-home feeding, walking services, scheduled play dates, and more.

The floor-to-ceiling glass windows offer stunning views of Manhattan in all its glory. Each apartment has stainless steel appliances, designer finishes and in-residence washer/dryer. There has M Club, a mix of health, recreation and entertainment amenities for residents that means you might never have to leave the building to have a good time, get your work done, entertain, or even get your dog groomed.

The Fashion Cartier Jewelry Introduced For You

Fashion is a popular word, Cartier is second to release all new Cruise Line series wrist form, the function, and stainless steel is matched a gum quality watch band.  It make people keen about equation to race car,modern jewelry mart, is also the birth inspiration of card ground second Roaster series wrist form.

The fresh bright orange and blue dial presents to shoot a line line to engrave a decoration as the sun of bright sun and goes together with with the white Juan watch band from the same color suture, as if the rapid sports car gallop about on the big way. The watertightness deeply reaches to 100 meters and gives the sport ability of its two dimensions more. This style of wrist form that publishes for the first time marks that the turn that the pocket-watch evolves wrist form orders. The style’s wrist form becomes history at present classic. 

The Santos100 watertightness deeply reaches to 100 meters and owns just for the needle type form designed by Santos100 tape wrist form to button up and automatically chain machine machine. The Santos100 black and white gum watch band wrist form that lately releases not only takes orders a Santos series bold adventure and braves to pursue creative card ground second spirit, but also matches by the innovation of the black and white gum quality form and provides to all newly wear an experience for the men and women of vogue. 


Different material and glorified all will vogue spirit. Be full of the design of pleasant impression, guide the young love that the world-wide locations courage and judgment leads a person to hug an explore riotous color in the world. When Cartier 471 second quartz accounted stop-watch machine the Xin ensured vogue member at seize every minute and second be still leisurely and contented to reply in the ability.

Rare Expensive Chinese Vase

18th century Chinese porcelain vase was sold for £43 million at Bainbridge's Auctions. The vase sold to a Chinese bidder who turned up to bid on behalf of an undisclosed buyer. The mysterious sellers have not been outed to the world. They are said to have found the double-walled vase among an old relative's possessions.

In this case both the sellers and the auction house won't get their money and the auction house may also be liable for insurance and storage fees. Meanwhile the run on expensive Chinese vases continues. Just a few days ago a rare Chinese vase, also found in an attic, brought in more than £500,000 at auction..

A Beautiful watch Launched For You

Italian watches from Fullspot are very nice and very inexpensive. Fullspot confuses the matter by saying that they come in three sizes. This actually just refers to the strap that come in "small, medium, and large" sizes. The straps have no connectors or clasps. They are silicon based watches with a bracelet like strap. The top of the strap has a casing for the watch - which fits in the case/strap as an insert.

 

Fullspot claims that the watches are designed and manufactured in Italy.  While the basic watches are cool enough, the brand just released a line of Disney licensed watches. The collection of five O Clock Disney watches have either Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, or Goofy on the dials. Apparently Fullspot has a hit with the O Clock as they have been extremely popular.

The replica watch itself is in metal and plastic with a crystal. It has a quartz movement and a more or less Movado-simple dial in all white with the "O Clock" logo. The deviously simple system offers the wearer to buy various case/straps and change colors as often as they like.  The O Clock comes in a ton of different colors.

The Beautiful Jewels of Gilan Eye-opener for you

The Oscars of thisseason the most exuberant Oscars in years. Bold colors, dramatic gowns and the return of dramatic jewelry. Stars wearing hundreds of thousands or even million-dollar gems, bright colors and unusual settings.

Each rose-cut diamond is housed in a silver setting which naturally oxidizes. The setting is backed with detailed engraving work on yellow gold. The setting enhances the brilliance of the diamond and the intricate detial of the back of the setting is an additional treat for the wearer, akin to turning over a fine rug or weaving and finding that the back is nearly as neat and beautiful as the front. Gilan jewelry is available at their boutique in New York and will soon be sold at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills.

The "eastern magic marries the western modernity" is inspired by heritage of the Gilan brand. It was founded in 1980 in Instanbul by brothers Muharrem and Ferhan Gilan, who followed in the footsteps of their great grandmother who had been head seamstress to the opulent Ottoman Court. The brothers used their passion for design and luxury to help make Gilan a top jewelry brand in Istanbul.