The Luxury Vending Machine

The Semi-Automatic vending machine from the Mondrian South Beach Hotel takes plastic and gives you gold! Using credit card instead of pocket change, you can have your own gold handcuffs from Kiki de Montparnasse, rent a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow or a plain anti-recession tee! How long till the Dreams Vending Machine? (The Moment NYTimes)

I always wondered what would make someone who’s really passionate about something (let’s say guitars) buy a guitar that’s not signed by a great name in the matter.

I always thought it was like buying a Chanel microwave oven – sure, it looks good, it has a tingling sound to it, but all I care is that is serves well its purposes.

Thus, I don’t completely understand the snobbish desire to purchase a Chanel acoustic guitar (especially since it was announced at appx $3,900 back in December 2008) unless it was signed by a virtuoso in the guitar making art. (more pictures after the jump!)

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Glamour Magazine was supposed to have Lindsay Lohan for April’s issue cover. Instead they went for Katie Holmes! Lindsay was allegedly misled into believing she was doing the cover girl shoot when she did the Madonna themed photos for Glamour’s Anniversary issue. Lindsay is now convinced Katie Holmes took the place that was righteously hers! Meow! (previously: Katie, Lindsay)

Reportedly succumbing to the financial crisis, the French Vogue is considering some budget cutbacks by taking away Mario Testino’s private jet! Now just how serious is that financial clash upon them? Also, significant budget adjustments were made by getting rid of the coffee machines! Is that all you’ve got, Carine? (Nymag)

I wish it wasn’t true! But after seeing M.I.A. unforgettably performing at the Grammy Awards with her sun-bright-yellow nails, now here come the followers!

Natalie Portman shows that she’s really in for brights these days. Wearing a daring pink Rodarte for the Oscars, now neon yellow nails polish? Unsure of this new trend I searched for some more information on Yellow Nail Polish, to confirm or infirm the trend and it seems they were in last summer (When did that happen?).

I kinda went along with black nails, had my fair share of black nails myself, few years back, not I’m again true to my French manicure. But would you wear bright yellow nails? (photos via jezebel)

Michelle Obama’s First Interview From the White House with Oprah in her own magazine, O, The Oprah Magazine. Wearing Michael Kors and talking about White House pies, family, decorations, Michelle Obama takes off her shoes and pledges to be the best her that she can! Now that’s a great change in politics! (she already put an end to Oprah’s nine years of O cover girl!) (via Fashionista)

It’s time to step up and play the Roger Vivier game! La Maison des Shoes par excellence now proudly presents the deck of Roger Vivier playing cards!

We’ve seen the deck ofLouis Vuitton cards, why not try Roger Vivier’s Bruno Frisoni deck? Plus, by the looks of those, the Bruno Frisoni are so stylish and beautiful, I could definitely put my Poker face on! Take at look yourself and tell me what you think! (Don’t you just love how they all emphasize their shoes?) Which one would you rather play? The Louis Vuitton game or the Roger Vivier one? (via)

Anna, why don’t we see you playing tennis anymore? Because now I’m only pretending! You can see my Anna Kournikova tennis-player self in a series of ad prints for sports label K-Swiss! The Spring Summer 2009 K-Swiss ad campaign was shot by Zach Gold but I can’t help wondering if he told Anna to breathe when he’s taking her picture! Anna Kournikova for K-Swiss Spring Summer 2009 – waiting to exhale! (Dailymail)