The Hippest Gifts In Every Category For Everybody This Holiday Season.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEOpcqngih1A1bMY8_xwn3F2J3E-fCxAbL5FS1TnhVmEeMzHFVQh48kme8mdR4IJUMq1q43-iWQFIrzcAMC5XA0wL3tgO5qaM2zpywolb7G7QnN0NlTPSr2eI3WVubb6LUAgbAtN4wGn_/s1600/hip+gifts+header.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545793580671285746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEOpcqngih1A1bMY8_xwn3F2J3E-fCxAbL5FS1TnhVmEeMzHFVQh48kme8mdR4IJUMq1q43-iWQFIrzcAMC5XA0wL3tgO5qaM2zpywolb7G7QnN0NlTPSr2eI3WVubb6LUAgbAtN4wGn_/s400/hip+gifts+header.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 477px;" /></a><br /><br />Let me be your personal shopper this Holiday Season. Seriously.<br /><br />I have spent the past several years creating specific shopping lists on the community shopcasting website <a href="http://www.thisnext.com/">This Next</a>. The <a href="http://www.thisnext.com/by/laurasweet/lists/">lists</a> I have painstakingly compiled include images of the items, a description and a link to purchase, making it very easy for you to find and buy the perfect gift for just about anyone this holiday season.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Christmas Gift To You.</span></span><br />You can benefit from the fact that I've already scoured the online (and offline) stores for the hippest items in tons of specific categories. The coolest products for designers, kids, pets, friends, fish-lovers, art-lovers, buddha-lovers, dog-lovers, gun-lovers, tattoo-lovers, graffiti-lovers, luxury lovers, casual acquaintances, signficant others and more. Home decor and furniture, technology and gadgets, piggy banks and jewelry... whatever you need, if it's hip, it's here.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivz9p9NtFVjVQ16QnE1iWyfP13ozHlon4sOuAsDtqAFVV4VE_31rKmXwSyFtBhG4disPDowAa0OAeVlZE_EBu-U9CAVIg630aFuC6CCEHNTLfy58H4CtSM4sapr0kwf7qC-B4EWoFo0A_-/s1600/holding+gift.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545793786562377330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivz9p9NtFVjVQ16QnE1iWyfP13ozHlon4sOuAsDtqAFVV4VE_31rKmXwSyFtBhG4disPDowAa0OAeVlZE_EBu-U9CAVIg630aFuC6CCEHNTLfy58H4CtSM4sapr0kwf7qC-B4EWoFo0A_-/s400/holding+gift.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 528px;" /></a><br /><br />From $10 items to $100,000 items, from trendy items to classic items, there's a total of 4,643 items to choose from, starting with the hippest holiday home decor.<br /><br />Here's how it works. Click on the category below that interests you and you'll be taken to that list of items. Click on the name of the item that interests you and the screen will change to display that item. Lower down on that page it says : shop for this 'here' and you just click on that! Easy, peasy.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/25FD7A24/Hip-Holidays-Modern-Christmas">• MODERN CHRISTMAS DECOR (wreaths, trees, ornaments, etc) </a>-205 items<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Now, for the selections of gifts:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/0D3140C1/PANTONE-PANTONE-Inspired">• <span style="font-weight: bold;">PANTONE</span> AND PANTONE-INSPIRED PRODUCTS (great for designers)</a> -30 items<br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/BA98CA91/SALUTING-DESIGN-An-Army-Of"><br />• SALUTING DESIGN: An Army Of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Military</span> Inspired Items</a> - 35 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/163A93E4/Aquariums-that-rock">• <span style="font-weight: bold;">AQUARIUMS</span> THAT ROCK: the coolest fish tanks</a> - 40 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/7E9E5820/Buddha-Bounty-All-Things">• <span style="font-weight: bold;">BUDDHA</span> BOUNTY: All Things Buddha</a> - 76 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/22858EE9/Modern-Dollhouses">• MODERN <span style="font-weight: bold;">DOLLHOUSES</span> & ARCHITECTURAL MODELS</a> - 44 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/A0063A45/The-Coolest-Ways-To-Warm-Up">• THE COOLEST WAYS TO WARM UP (<span style="font-weight: bold;">candles</span>, radiators, towel racks)</a> - 131 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/C4D51643/THE-DISH-ON-DISHES">• THE DISH ON <span style="font-weight: bold;">DISHES </span>(hip dinnerware and tableware) </a>- 229 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/D1A7827C/The-Hippest-Earth-Friendly">• EARTH-FRIENDLY AND ECO/ <span style="font-weight: bold;">GREEN</span> PRODUCTS</a> - 87 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/2FBE704F/Divine-Damask">• DIVINE <span style="font-weight: bold;">DAMASK</span> (home decor and products with damask patterns)</a> - 72 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/FDFFECC4/Tag-youre-it-Graffiti-inspired">• TAG, YOU'RE IT! (<span style="font-weight: bold;">Graffiti</span> inspired and related products)</a> - 74 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/66492C83/Wood-Wonderland">• <span style="font-weight: bold;">WOOD</span> WONDERLAND (wood furniture, toys and more)</a> - 156 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/7BA38366/Great-Geek-Gifts">• GREAT GIFTS FOR <span style="font-weight: bold;">GEEKS</span></a> - 20 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/61BDDFAC/Seriously-Good-Valentines">• REALLY <span style="font-weight: bold;">ROMANTIC</span> GIFTS</a> -104 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/F36ADF2E/Shopping-For-The-Hip-Baby-Or">• FOR THE HIP <span style="font-weight: bold;">BABY</span> OR CHILD</a> - 250 ITEMS<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/95A3DFD3/LEGO-Lovers-or-LEGOLAND-for">• LIST FOR <span style="font-weight: bold;">LEGO</span> LOVERS</a> (Lego® everything) -50 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/E913E4D0/Lighten-Up-The-Best-Lighting">• LIGHTEN UP (The best <span style="font-weight: bold;">lighting</span> and lamps) </a>- 160 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/737A100C/Mondrian-Madness">• <span style="font-weight: bold;">MONDRIAN</span> MADNESS (products inspired by Piet Mondrian)</a> - 46 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/0C537102/Its-All-About-Aalto">• ALVAR <span style="font-weight: bold;">AALTO</span> INSPIRED ITEMS</a> - 14 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/FCC11366/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really">• CHAIRS THAT ROCK (modern <span style="font-weight: bold;">rocking chairs</span>)</a> - 56 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/1878E6E4/Obscenely-Decadent-Gifts">• OBSCENELY DECADENT GIFTS (<span style="font-weight: bold;">luxury</span> products)</a>- 60 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/B798FC7F/Death-Becomes-You-cool-things">• DEATH BECOMES YOU (over 160 things with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Skulls</span>)</a> - 164 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/6B8C9DC6/Fancy-Friggen-Flooring-Radical">• FANCY FRIGGEN <span style="font-weight: bold;">FLOORING</span> AND RADICAL <span style="font-weight: bold;">RUGS</span></a> -163 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/5E4A023E/Get-Off-The-Net-Its-Beautiful">• <span style="font-weight: bold;">OUTDOOR</span> ITEMS (from furniture to birdhouses)</a> - 142 items<br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/25F9AFE0/Hedgehog-Heydey-All-HIP"><br />• <span style="font-weight: bold;">HEDGEHOG</span> HEYDAY (items inspired by Hedgehogs)</a> - 33 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/1700F49C/If-Its-Hip-And-Sticks-To-The">• IF IT'S HIP & STICKS TO THE WALL (art and more <span style="font-weight: bold;">home decor</span>)</a> - 180 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/83016698/Ready-Set-Glow-Illuminated">• READY, SET...GLOW! (<span style="font-weight: bold;">illuminated</span> items and furniture)</a> - 77 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/8B4DF246/Contemporary-Art-I-Wish-I">• CONTEMPORARY <span style="font-weight: bold;">ART</span> I WISH I COULD AFFORD</a> - 117 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/6940BEC0/The-Hippest-Pet-Stuff-Out">• THE HIPPEST <span style="font-weight: bold;">ANIMAL/PET</span> STUFF (for both people and their pets)</a> - 203 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/142ED9DF/Technology-That-Rocks">• <span style="font-weight: bold;">TECHNOLOGY</span> THAT ROCKS</a> - 215 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/A4A259CA/Tattoo-You-And-This-And-That">• <span style="font-weight: bold;">TATTOO</span> YOU. AND THIS. AND THAT. (tons of tattoo-related products)</a> - 77 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/F0F58E55/If-Its-Hip-Jewelry-You-Want">• HIP <span style="font-weight: bold;">JEWELRY</span> FOR MEN AND WOMEN</a> - 216 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/3F06B89D/Modern-Beautiful-Places-To-Put">• MODERN <span style="font-weight: bold;">PIGGY BANKS</span> OR MONEY BOXES</a> - 65 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/45D2F655/DIY-stuff-for-Frustrated">• <span style="font-weight: bold;">DIY</span> STUFF FOR FRUSTRATED ARTISTS</a> - 96 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/50B63433/Put-that-down-Thats-my-grandma">• PUT THAT DOWN, THAT'S MY GRANDMA! (modern <span style="font-weight: bold;">cremation urns</span>)</a> - 27 items<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/C6440F2F/Shop-or-Ill-shoot-Gun-shaped">• SHOP OR I'LL SHOOT! (<span style="font-weight: bold;">gun-shaped products</span> of all kinds)</a> - 71 items<br /><br />and lastly, many of the items that have been featured in this blog :<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/902BBA2F/If-Its-Hip-Its-Here">• <span style="font-weight: bold;">IF IT'S HIP IT'S HERE </span>- A list of items that celebrate design, functionality and art. Things to appreciate and admire.</a> - 2056 items<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqX3omLqSKhfqxI4MPZWDH8t5_Tr_FKdK0Lht8AX2WmqnES6nOx2_yBT5XyxOpaNvMYiC-hcejAqFbdVbghHEG1qx6IXVDQux6qsg0I3ieFpqUKP2lv-b2WxLV-05yTkemyGnUlCuSE4h/s1600/shutterstock_66006208.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545794740231653410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqX3omLqSKhfqxI4MPZWDH8t5_Tr_FKdK0Lht8AX2WmqnES6nOx2_yBT5XyxOpaNvMYiC-hcejAqFbdVbghHEG1qx6IXVDQux6qsg0I3ieFpqUKP2lv-b2WxLV-05yTkemyGnUlCuSE4h/s400/shutterstock_66006208.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 351px;" /></a><br /><br />Now, you have no excuse not to have found the perfect, or at the least the hippest, gift.

The Hippest Gifts In Every Category For Everybody This Holiday Season.

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Metallica, Queen, AC/DC, Coldplay Turned Into Lullabyes For The Hip Baby

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width: 526px; height: 384px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />My generation must be thrilled with these ingenious "lullabyed" takes on the rock music we grew up with, now re-recorded as melodic instrumental versions for their little bundles of joy.<br /><br />AC/DC, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, Queen, The Cure, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Eagles, U2, Bob Marley, The Rolling Stones, the Ramones.. even Metallica turned into lullabyes for mini hipsters-in-diapers.<br /><br />Even the album covers are a hoot, taking the album art and transforming it into teddy bear and cartoon juvenile versions of the originals:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfVfEKLx4mom2-J9WnRj-2gNSJPaxoyfdb79XFpWB35nc15I4Ec0z5x81ADwx7LBxxsSf_s64_lcBtw4lxhNWcubm4VBnd2M6NWi_4-LqhnLM5UPRDsieAyg8WOI195tUtMxjC8RKepzk/s1600-h/Picture+24.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411480305184889890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfVfEKLx4mom2-J9WnRj-2gNSJPaxoyfdb79XFpWB35nc15I4Ec0z5x81ADwx7LBxxsSf_s64_lcBtw4lxhNWcubm4VBnd2M6NWi_4-LqhnLM5UPRDsieAyg8WOI195tUtMxjC8RKepzk/s400/Picture+24.png" style="cursor: pointer; 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Popular "alt" rock like Green Day, the Pixies, Coldplay, Tool and Radiohead. 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width: 266px; height: 267px;" /></a><br /><br />Rockabye Baby! transforms timeless rock songs into beautiful instrumental lullabies. Guitars and drums are traded for soothing mellotrons, vibraphones and bells, and the volume is turned down from an eleven to a two.<br /><br />They charge just under $17.00 a CD in <a href="http://rockabyebabymusic.com/">their own online store</a>, but all of the 29 Rockabye baby! titles are just $13.99 here <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fentity%2FRockabye-Baby%21%2FB002XHINJI%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dntt%255Fmus%255Fdp%255Fpel&tag=iishish-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">at Amazon</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=iishish-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" width="1" />. They make great gifts for new parents or the holidays.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About Rockabye Baby!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKR9lLbsSaA30lAlKQw6S1cfKcXP4v1995xjNqT6UWdQk9ULg_PqsgVT1lVetBrpPufG68rWCjCHThNnNfrH65JRmDGGFRxIs74vEie3g0v3lTsPIJdGomE9VFNuybThZdwieoCmOQybW/s1600-h/Picture+7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411475953607018578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKR9lLbsSaA30lAlKQw6S1cfKcXP4v1995xjNqT6UWdQk9ULg_PqsgVT1lVetBrpPufG68rWCjCHThNnNfrH65JRmDGGFRxIs74vEie3g0v3lTsPIJdGomE9VFNuybThZdwieoCmOQybW/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 89px;" /></a><br />Rockabye Baby! is staffed by music lovers from all corners of the world. Headquartered in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Silver Lake, the label was born of the need to make children's music cool--not only for babies but for their parents too. We turned to our record collections for inspiration: punk, metal, classic rock. The resulting albums are revolutionary yet reverential. In other words, the perfect gift for a newborn, new parents, or yourself.<br /><br />Part of the CMH Label Group, a thirty-year-old independent bluegrass and roots-music stronghold that houses a variety of musical styles under its umbrella, including metal, rap, punk, and string quartet tributes, Rockabye Baby! is the latest addition to a diverse musical family. Says label Vice President Lisa Roth, "First and foremost, we're fans, so we take care to make every album musically interesting enough to satisfy adult listeners. Believe me, making an album that's gentle enough for sleeping babies but won't bore Mom and Dad is trickier than it sounds." Producer/arrangers would agree! The job's not easy, but it's immensely gratifying to hear from pleased parents that Rockabye Baby! is now a treasured piece of their family history. <br><br>

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FLOWmarket, Next Generation Luxury In A Can.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zKNrLf8HByMa5xV-7dnJ40cZVOGHJMx1ndAXZnJBIKKksai-Fup7-h1l93eykV1IhKGJ-Ar-64fVLXsJBhWprQ553eGGLhl6BzL5AXONRpNVsXOZykBDkH-hDSEVCJFUpqLUvCx9qxgt/s1600-h/Picture+4.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394102443034320162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zKNrLf8HByMa5xV-7dnJ40cZVOGHJMx1ndAXZnJBIKKksai-Fup7-h1l93eykV1IhKGJ-Ar-64fVLXsJBhWprQ553eGGLhl6BzL5AXONRpNVsXOZykBDkH-hDSEVCJFUpqLUvCx9qxgt/s400/Picture+4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 465px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />Just prior to their product launch, I wrote a large post on the selling of consumer awareness via an <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/07/shop-that-sells-consumer-awareness.html">unusual retail store concept called the FLOWmarket. </a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-LugBrTktBB6qCP_Qqmt6s4j74xSUoYJxciN0bAFscFACmNVBAoN4Wz3Cke4o1C_GmnOYDJIMIAd-Zc842GoBsQPdAa2AYnlxLGMmkfFJf3gxEYBMoQbaYnQ_UYmb8o5TTZ8WV37AFHD/s1600-h/Picture+24.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394112310327520146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-LugBrTktBB6qCP_Qqmt6s4j74xSUoYJxciN0bAFscFACmNVBAoN4Wz3Cke4o1C_GmnOYDJIMIAd-Zc842GoBsQPdAa2AYnlxLGMmkfFJf3gxEYBMoQbaYnQ_UYmb8o5TTZ8WV37AFHD/s400/Picture+24.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 422px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">above: God in a can? And for only $19.97? That's a deal.</span><br /><br />Here we are, over 2 years later and it's time for an update. FLOWmarket is a temporary or pop-up store that travels around the world, selling what they term" <span style="font-style: italic;">new generation luxury</span>".<br /><br />Previous stores:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Zurich</span>, may 2005<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">New York</span>, june 2006<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Taipei</span>, jan-march 2007<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shanghai</span>, july-sep 2007<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Singapore</span>, jan 2008<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Seoul</span>, may 2008<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Copenhagen</span>, 2005 - 2009<br /><br />At current there are no brick and mortar stores, but their collection of products can be purchased online. However, the items available are different than when <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/07/shop-that-sells-consumer-awareness.html">I first wrote about them</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEtazlchjFR4hDmiMVdyVkJ5nFXzQJKi4VK_m3i3rRNmnr9pGqNLPHwKaCm6kdzZKax0eHF17HPhVtk8RoIQHDqw7W8HSxBWfTiMjrU6QRQSo9lnAAhXXK81BAmuqihufOtuXzSC6gZVgu/s1600-h/Picture+16.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394111172458953154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEtazlchjFR4hDmiMVdyVkJ5nFXzQJKi4VK_m3i3rRNmnr9pGqNLPHwKaCm6kdzZKax0eHF17HPhVtk8RoIQHDqw7W8HSxBWfTiMjrU6QRQSo9lnAAhXXK81BAmuqihufOtuXzSC6gZVgu/s400/Picture+16.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 499px; height: 614px;" /></a><br /><br /><br />Whereas the items in their pop-up stores are in diverse packaging, like those shown above, they now sell 73 different items online, but each is a single small can costing $19.97 USD.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNtvdyKh4UyD4YBWQTlNtQUwRnITobIOBARAV3IBFQe4e2gSCLBJoEadvmMiUIGYDrpmZNXhrYdbYPBOpdL-bXpWgPBsUOSbDsPjIfaTsEdyfsA0lIWQE_Bb7P_eDA9WpyBgHYKwBOvr7/s1600-h/Picture+23.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394112827353123954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNtvdyKh4UyD4YBWQTlNtQUwRnITobIOBARAV3IBFQe4e2gSCLBJoEadvmMiUIGYDrpmZNXhrYdbYPBOpdL-bXpWgPBsUOSbDsPjIfaTsEdyfsA0lIWQE_Bb7P_eDA9WpyBgHYKwBOvr7/s400/Picture+23.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 449px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKnLmLXbQ57QqjttD6Jt4yOoSN20b2i_GQGLoVuLgKhzlZfF6V0ROeaiysE5EkHDc9tpAxpgC73I66SELhqmT8h_Jkd9c_HAZb1v1TDnZnzKIcJovd_3IhJA3Fjenf6IeNRNpeP9UVOPD/s1600-h/Picture+13.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394108132729618114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKnLmLXbQ57QqjttD6Jt4yOoSN20b2i_GQGLoVuLgKhzlZfF6V0ROeaiysE5EkHDc9tpAxpgC73I66SELhqmT8h_Jkd9c_HAZb1v1TDnZnzKIcJovd_3IhJA3Fjenf6IeNRNpeP9UVOPD/s400/Picture+13.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 376px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Here are a few examples:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU99RGJnuU3JCQOY1YlIVTID0pLDSv7M6yrqRMmIZrneIg_pNy777Z9L1qJOKAnjhKNUi2CoI4yhsSDFltyAx_pjdidmfe64JSszfTLnYivazyORQEv0RMSSzAqaueNslrRKn2lHSD6Kh6/s1600-h/Picture+9.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394108521485084450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU99RGJnuU3JCQOY1YlIVTID0pLDSv7M6yrqRMmIZrneIg_pNy777Z9L1qJOKAnjhKNUi2CoI4yhsSDFltyAx_pjdidmfe64JSszfTLnYivazyORQEv0RMSSzAqaueNslrRKn2lHSD6Kh6/s400/Picture+9.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 501px; height: 372px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtigmg7JIV9q78ansFuYY5sFrCwY-ZFuko-oQ3M8bwBx-2pd4tTlv_w7RtIljYm8eIcEkG_T7KVI5TVpAN300-Nj1NB5-72mFCRzK2boWj33YYKorhLFVnjV-ixc4tYSmL4OINn58CXOf/s1600-h/Picture+10.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394108373623363826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtigmg7JIV9q78ansFuYY5sFrCwY-ZFuko-oQ3M8bwBx-2pd4tTlv_w7RtIljYm8eIcEkG_T7KVI5TVpAN300-Nj1NB5-72mFCRzK2boWj33YYKorhLFVnjV-ixc4tYSmL4OINn58CXOf/s400/Picture+10.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 501px; height: 350px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIMN2w13BN6PCVnRkBNAea-wDXmPQOwaC8RarB8RzB2P_2UOvVTEwW_VOJiG_icZ37fp3US9jJXPZY1R-8Q1BmyYinJagEu69gQRj6k16kHoeTkHAIQ-OiG3qbCkcdNnlm4n3Y0iyNsLA/s1600-h/Picture+11.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394108268258896930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIMN2w13BN6PCVnRkBNAea-wDXmPQOwaC8RarB8RzB2P_2UOvVTEwW_VOJiG_icZ37fp3US9jJXPZY1R-8Q1BmyYinJagEu69gQRj6k16kHoeTkHAIQ-OiG3qbCkcdNnlm4n3Y0iyNsLA/s400/Picture+11.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 501px; height: 330px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTE5TUsbYtyNoRdb0Yz2bqhcNO8j9hXpWrGDGSLwctUSgIRaU6ybCpPGNhUEcSXe-qDqmmFZZvnVNeRQgCAJGCb9AiC9-GGpfkMgh5H5CZIlMFORW77ia5cd9sHsgZ6zTDVFJIG2MrJJKr/s1600-h/Picture+14.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394108074612776226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTE5TUsbYtyNoRdb0Yz2bqhcNO8j9hXpWrGDGSLwctUSgIRaU6ybCpPGNhUEcSXe-qDqmmFZZvnVNeRQgCAJGCb9AiC9-GGpfkMgh5H5CZIlMFORW77ia5cd9sHsgZ6zTDVFJIG2MrJJKr/s400/Picture+14.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 501px; height: 340px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN14qwUyQMbpcx6v7O-3xudKeCX5y56AwiPe5oX29D2CXXcvWwvcSs4MdSzg9LVfnIQrTFEgRYcvhdZ-OoKhpmAukj3j32EJFuWrHZsARFIUrznbOWVe-3qBTN_ziUHbOgGHIpNc-tLWD5/s1600-h/Picture+15.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394108009393273442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN14qwUyQMbpcx6v7O-3xudKeCX5y56AwiPe5oX29D2CXXcvWwvcSs4MdSzg9LVfnIQrTFEgRYcvhdZ-OoKhpmAukj3j32EJFuWrHZsARFIUrznbOWVe-3qBTN_ziUHbOgGHIpNc-tLWD5/s400/Picture+15.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" /></a><br /><br />In their own words:<br /><br /><b>FLOWmarket</b> is a store that materializes our immaterial needs. <b>FLOWmarket</b> is about next generation luxury. <b>FLOWmarket</b> is designed from the notion that change happens when we as individuals change our mindset. <b>FLOWmarket</b> has due to its simple and universal form been able to succesfully cross cultural boundries between Europe, US and Asia. <b>FLOWmarket</b> is often asked by journalists if they should label it as design, as art, as business or as activism. <b>FLOWmarket</b> have had temporary stores open in Copenhagen, Zurich, New York, Taipei, Shanghai, Singapore and Seoul. <b>FLOWmarket</b> opened its first store in 2004. <b>FLOWmarket</b> is created and designed by Mads Hagstrøm.<br /><a href="http://www.theflowmarket.com/site.php"><br />Shop FLOWmarket here.</a><br />Product photography by <a href="http://niclasjessen.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">Niclas Jessen</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Cr5b45vYOnidviVHqGAZSMyhlNq1yLlwQIFF33dEs7WQiH1ptRvJ019h1dIo_TMRnJ7Owv1r5-S9RFnKFi6dG714cH4guTd_kxVZuP1xpTBDEU-WqklT71cbhJKvl6bs8VMUhVTX6seI/s1600-h/FLOW+18.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394110063537343890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Cr5b45vYOnidviVHqGAZSMyhlNq1yLlwQIFF33dEs7WQiH1ptRvJ019h1dIo_TMRnJ7Owv1r5-S9RFnKFi6dG714cH4guTd_kxVZuP1xpTBDEU-WqklT71cbhJKvl6bs8VMUhVTX6seI/s400/FLOW+18.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 475px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/07/shop-that-sells-consumer-awareness.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394110384182172386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZPly0jEpkrQtc8CiROOpm_v07iyUyqkPuCA3VANu1gL7HjlM__gDXTgXTU6csmwkZvlv0sVx22rzVaTeM5MAk7fZcU4T16OFL_eGvvMyKmnLlHsNzzuhOfKjLOFcYJ7Lqa1ktku_U6g6/s400/flowmarketlogo.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 116px;" /></a><br />To read about their original project and philosophy, the FLOWinstitute and more, <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/07/shop-that-sells-consumer-awareness.html">go here.</a><br><br>

FLOWmarket, Next Generation Luxury In A Can.

Just prior to their product launch, I wrote a large post on the selling of consumer awareness via an unusual retail store concept called the...

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Colette's Cool Collaborations

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWeB72E77Z0YWYWMa5Zfw1ToJG8JiyUtCMHhMLvWOo2_vchOB-STmBa6LyN30HyZ4-0AHX_mVAPAPlYAUbRlcxcvOhm4xjA9oXeVFnBGhJ-6_On0IgbtN_z6_UBOT6ggGJgbC3r5omhvc_/s1600-h/Picture+39.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145125326115933058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWeB72E77Z0YWYWMa5Zfw1ToJG8JiyUtCMHhMLvWOo2_vchOB-STmBa6LyN30HyZ4-0AHX_mVAPAPlYAUbRlcxcvOhm4xjA9oXeVFnBGhJ-6_On0IgbtN_z6_UBOT6ggGJgbC3r5omhvc_/s400/Picture+39.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />One of my favorite stores' websites is that of Colette, whose physical store has been located at 213 Rue Saint Honoré since opening in march of 1997. The french cyber home to Cap and Pep (Capperino and Peperone, the two adorable dog 'mascots' created by designers Kuntzel + Deygas) and all things cool when it comes to art, fashion, style, music and design.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGDyNvCHKb_Xk-cYH2WpaILs98FaM9saWHpQiUD9PCyOZRVI4Ae-vG0afBYZTcYbCdRp7YW_DjAS78K6lw-zbSUqQTCBQ4l0fZJIS7U25tf7VHdf0LNOJnQmC5y8TZ0QfThZyziEYXw_O/s1600-h/Picture+38.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145123552294439794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGDyNvCHKb_Xk-cYH2WpaILs98FaM9saWHpQiUD9PCyOZRVI4Ae-vG0afBYZTcYbCdRp7YW_DjAS78K6lw-zbSUqQTCBQ4l0fZJIS7U25tf7VHdf0LNOJnQmC5y8TZ0QfThZyziEYXw_O/s400/Picture+38.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />The site design is a delight, an engaging interface accompanied by hip music you can opt to turn off, down or up. And the site is very deep, you can spend hours on it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4a9gHbO6R-xFRlqSSquoMIL6mzQWKfdiKDe12HEx6GLuIffIaD4p2dhBzYGDzJJYGv2zZfwXI5WaUe-jsSNcw32ZJckSDhd7PNmt2FWZEC1DMkGKHhmkr0jNwwVHU6wY0fMLqB47llIq/s1600-h/Picture+37.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145123174337317730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4a9gHbO6R-xFRlqSSquoMIL6mzQWKfdiKDe12HEx6GLuIffIaD4p2dhBzYGDzJJYGv2zZfwXI5WaUe-jsSNcw32ZJckSDhd7PNmt2FWZEC1DMkGKHhmkr0jNwwVHU6wY0fMLqB47llIq/s400/Picture+37.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />Because the site is all flash, several surfers have missed out on <a href="http://www.colette.fr/">Colette</a> because it doesn't show up when you 'google' something.<br /><br />They have so many wonderful projects in the works, images to see, exhibitions to attend, I wish I could tell you about them all, but instead I've chosen to focus on some of their recent collaborations between artists and designers. So, be sure to settle in when you have some time and surf their site: <a href="http://www.colette.fr/">http://www.colette.fr</a><br /><br />Never a stranger to collaboration, Colette has premiered many limited editions of fabulous items in conjunction with Medicom's Be@rbricks, Kid Robot's Dunny Series, Absolut Vokda, Disney, and Goyard to name but a few. Go to their site and look at archived issues of their newsletter or look under their 'design' section and you'll find a million things to write home about.<br /><br />But today I'm talking about four of their most recent collaborations.<br /><br />1. Famous japanese label Comme des Garçons meets artist <a href="http://www.kawsone.com/">KAWS </a>for a series of limited edition products: leather wallets, men & women t-shirts, wool bags & fragrance sets. This amazing collaboration should make many people happy. Starting November 15th at colette and on colette.fr, then from November 24th at Comme des Garçons, Dover Street Market, <a href="http://www.original-fake.com/">OriginalFake</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvrsBtgUWKNLme_bgBfIHAAOEYJDngAh4KyluJhNscvpLubhimAevM77Fsi1JKtihnMZ6PQMoioBHqTk5BDh89lrCZUm34g00VfWeuvhOy8ML9eAOj1AiJGwJrMrGvyrlEhymbJ9ro1MV/s1600-h/Picture+23.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145116839260556050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvrsBtgUWKNLme_bgBfIHAAOEYJDngAh4KyluJhNscvpLubhimAevM77Fsi1JKtihnMZ6PQMoioBHqTk5BDh89lrCZUm34g00VfWeuvhOy8ML9eAOj1AiJGwJrMrGvyrlEhymbJ9ro1MV/s400/Picture+23.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 193px; height: 173px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKhcHMDA2iIIZeGvnI3ajBjmsY6uzJfO50LyCpvmjlqxNmRvP6jhTqjMB-kWz2lWYU-VUWwXeBvN5DFXzajztXHM_Y2eFMhXlYLveBSKChoYuGE92PeDvH8xWFO9dTZmYypxZEFEUXCJx/s1600-h/Picture+20.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145116998174346018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKhcHMDA2iIIZeGvnI3ajBjmsY6uzJfO50LyCpvmjlqxNmRvP6jhTqjMB-kWz2lWYU-VUWwXeBvN5DFXzajztXHM_Y2eFMhXlYLveBSKChoYuGE92PeDvH8xWFO9dTZmYypxZEFEUXCJx/s400/Picture+20.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 141px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZa5oOO9mDv6gQ_CvO6HsYh5t2uuHqeCLbOmQXa2YhXYpVlHmPqZgOmyvPlKByOI6ewPzWs3BPTYd7yV2gOV88VS3tSjK7RHsVw-XCCniaqT3UdH9vTJEBIKZ02wtB3O8ShccxMrygNoAm/s1600-h/Picture+21.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145117367541533506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZa5oOO9mDv6gQ_CvO6HsYh5t2uuHqeCLbOmQXa2YhXYpVlHmPqZgOmyvPlKByOI6ewPzWs3BPTYd7yV2gOV88VS3tSjK7RHsVw-XCCniaqT3UdH9vTJEBIKZ02wtB3O8ShccxMrygNoAm/s400/Picture+21.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 379px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOa-e_2omH-fGdnuqSN2r9QBBWZmILDXGhyyJRX-y6qIHljMAn3cVzLrQdLPKoxxIe2Djuryl3pdJfcMSOurcH3GitoiugB74SKqLVYy2mqYQs9Bz3sZpdD3rNkWGdvLmXx4rLHW3HBre/s1600-h/Picture+22.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145117225807612722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOa-e_2omH-fGdnuqSN2r9QBBWZmILDXGhyyJRX-y6qIHljMAn3cVzLrQdLPKoxxIe2Djuryl3pdJfcMSOurcH3GitoiugB74SKqLVYy2mqYQs9Bz3sZpdD3rNkWGdvLmXx4rLHW3HBre/s400/Picture+22.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 382px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.colette.fr/"><br />Buy the Comme Des Garcons and Kaws Products here.</a><br /><br /><br />2.<a href="http://www.longchamp.com/">Longchamp</a> and Paris DJ Michel Gaubert have collaborated to come up with the MG collection. A mini-collection that address creative, practical and technical needs. From ipod cases to high tech bags. Below are some pieces from the collection:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsR8c2Pos0-2eVnLuEjOmsbFDBrk6ja1_hgD92oovwv8ZryYNM-MoEKhFYgJP_JK16LnPKZk4G5tSo_l6Pp6fu2DjZmTAFRSo6UwJQA-5YXfwD0NAGYfljTZibY7SbN5PrWsVAFzDpRFS/s1600-h/Picture+26.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145112750451690226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsR8c2Pos0-2eVnLuEjOmsbFDBrk6ja1_hgD92oovwv8ZryYNM-MoEKhFYgJP_JK16LnPKZk4G5tSo_l6Pp6fu2DjZmTAFRSo6UwJQA-5YXfwD0NAGYfljTZibY7SbN5PrWsVAFzDpRFS/s400/Picture+26.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 339px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjRMMFYBPsnXCow1VjV47IoiNDKNfVpV6w_ruzaKi0xRx0Kp5pyUsrfBOLc517meYX4Rs6Dc8rVnDJwemOfZwU6CILaOzepgThNUv0i6VEDOqjfaazmmVMObTatt7_OCXtkGAfkoLXGlWE/s1600-h/Picture+27.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145112613012736738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjRMMFYBPsnXCow1VjV47IoiNDKNfVpV6w_ruzaKi0xRx0Kp5pyUsrfBOLc517meYX4Rs6Dc8rVnDJwemOfZwU6CILaOzepgThNUv0i6VEDOqjfaazmmVMObTatt7_OCXtkGAfkoLXGlWE/s400/Picture+27.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 285px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeouYlWQCKj3vC3VExQy6qpFS0kICr9cXKB9PwivOnDd7imDfmPwIMj9DEorKwNXStoR4E-WwWJmLH1TW6EwuP166sP6djQE5vPI9E20XwLT7Axm3jwxgC_TCM5ZxAlpA3pM-mT73vfoHb/s1600-h/Picture+28.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145112484163717842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeouYlWQCKj3vC3VExQy6qpFS0kICr9cXKB9PwivOnDd7imDfmPwIMj9DEorKwNXStoR4E-WwWJmLH1TW6EwuP166sP6djQE5vPI9E20XwLT7Axm3jwxgC_TCM5ZxAlpA3pM-mT73vfoHb/s400/Picture+28.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRw9LPFSJmUNcidu6bWU1j7m_P_NP_LcK-O5ia63HZlbBw5qu674mLup8DWQ7GQ0XiPEkQyKBQ-NPfp-lJo8n3lhHZfQHffV0NtDmumyMUcjInNf7JNiWADHJoxDOU-W94D4CzNtX8RrA0/s1600-h/Picture+29.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145109786924255938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRw9LPFSJmUNcidu6bWU1j7m_P_NP_LcK-O5ia63HZlbBw5qu674mLup8DWQ7GQ0XiPEkQyKBQ-NPfp-lJo8n3lhHZfQHffV0NtDmumyMUcjInNf7JNiWADHJoxDOU-W94D4CzNtX8RrA0/s400/Picture+29.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 433px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLz1wo81pDpezt0iu_ghlo_r6e_8RnX4C6j4E0vTXFFo3sLHoOsLsuTfnQ5WoC6XX-q2fyK-vF7Y9o7u8tGDYyCTckVySvt940-pwU9msOvFuZoiwYcpeEIOhSfKv8GEnEzCSY4YS95vy/s1600-h/Picture+30.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145113489186065154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLz1wo81pDpezt0iu_ghlo_r6e_8RnX4C6j4E0vTXFFo3sLHoOsLsuTfnQ5WoC6XX-q2fyK-vF7Y9o7u8tGDYyCTckVySvt940-pwU9msOvFuZoiwYcpeEIOhSfKv8GEnEzCSY4YS95vy/s400/Picture+30.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 339px; height: 277px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.colette.fr/">Buy the MG collection here.</a><br /><br />3.Sexy & scorching hot, the colette Sex candle (they named it, I didn't) is back in a <a href="http://www.purple.fr/">Purple magazine</a>'s Olivier Zahm designed box, with <a href="http://www.terryrichardson.com/">Terry Richardson</a> pictures (the photographer who shot <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/10/gina-ads-are-all-rage-or-how-coochies.html">the controversial Tom Ford Cologne ads I blogged about</a>) & an unseen print from artist André.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IKHp9Fqod6iUJ0eK2UNNC-ZCbZojkxXe8p1p0D5oVDtUNnBa2p_G16C3-DwchYGZdEcpxx6qSRBPe_JGiz0ySGpqv_5YHc6iHdlRtuhMQjT0fgHHXyM4T4HXxC8Rja2rHW8NCqQQ-qxG/s1600-h/Picture+42.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145139001291803586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IKHp9Fqod6iUJ0eK2UNNC-ZCbZojkxXe8p1p0D5oVDtUNnBa2p_G16C3-DwchYGZdEcpxx6qSRBPe_JGiz0ySGpqv_5YHc6iHdlRtuhMQjT0fgHHXyM4T4HXxC8Rja2rHW8NCqQQ-qxG/s400/Picture+42.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 370px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpMeRjtkT1piM_44Oc-ebbO9FHsiCK4QQofHLdYPzC2nIoC02_RHLaTkori5GUZAUSt4ZteRj9Md4UhI7Du2VcIhiy-xzEDGS6oX4-vTqrUVO7pXxGdOd10vf6mrm24CbRiIgF4CiXG5T/s1600-h/Picture+40.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145137747161353138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpMeRjtkT1piM_44Oc-ebbO9FHsiCK4QQofHLdYPzC2nIoC02_RHLaTkori5GUZAUSt4ZteRj9Md4UhI7Du2VcIhiy-xzEDGS6oX4-vTqrUVO7pXxGdOd10vf6mrm24CbRiIgF4CiXG5T/s400/Picture+40.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 460px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_C2yq6lMHVmNR-m8yR-zZf0aHHViau8bD9vT3L_XPdoaN1EfOMHQFaEUiyY9oNHP4SGkX-laU9MhoC1O3TgdwGRHICYMFXEvwjLABwIJ2r8-YqJtr6I1TBlCefibGcf5dffCYpOnpq1nP/s1600-h/Picture+41.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145137648377105314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_C2yq6lMHVmNR-m8yR-zZf0aHHViau8bD9vT3L_XPdoaN1EfOMHQFaEUiyY9oNHP4SGkX-laU9MhoC1O3TgdwGRHICYMFXEvwjLABwIJ2r8-YqJtr6I1TBlCefibGcf5dffCYpOnpq1nP/s400/Picture+41.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 386px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.colette.fr/">Buy the SEX candle here.</a><br /><br />4.In 2005 <a href="http://www.eau-fine.com/">Finé Japon</a> decided to launch it's project for new bottle designs. Finé Japon plans to make people more aware of the connection between aesthetics and functionality of products. For its first new bottle design, Finé asked <a href="http://www.karimrashid.com/">Karim Rashid</a> to collaborate after having admired his bottle and packaging designs for clients such as Issey Miyake, Kenzo, Shiseido and Prada. After 2 years of work with Karim, Finé is pleased to be able to finally offer you its new, limited edition bottle "that captures the fluidity and purity of thermal artesian water". Worldwide premiere at Colette.<br /><br />the current bottle:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNBbKICHUVciCRT8YnqtUBq-3AXRbbwE8FP326HNTKu-xxiHDuV_dpOzhyggPX-B0Y-rdbjT_xJL0OlfZqeCxwRF9YM-HNehJUPM69JQ_enZDD0qB97NSU1MkfxWkGbOS4IuMv8lMrDMh/s1600-h/Picture+47.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145140238242384850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNBbKICHUVciCRT8YnqtUBq-3AXRbbwE8FP326HNTKu-xxiHDuV_dpOzhyggPX-B0Y-rdbjT_xJL0OlfZqeCxwRF9YM-HNehJUPM69JQ_enZDD0qB97NSU1MkfxWkGbOS4IuMv8lMrDMh/s400/Picture+47.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />Karim's New Bottle for 2008:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUiZoQkTWfxujYKN7wUnjlGMRTcFtuiuPBqbq9qSorYWort6HPUzFlN0hgLVOYi793yTz5JwJOgjj2rc87OURd2C-zAw11S-Vi1g2RjMYuCcIiuG5Zc4Y4_DZ1BF-oREW5i6gcva6VBb5/s1600-h/Picture+46.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="on" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img alt="Link" border="0" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif" /></span></span><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145137321959590802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUiZoQkTWfxujYKN7wUnjlGMRTcFtuiuPBqbq9qSorYWort6HPUzFlN0hgLVOYi793yTz5JwJOgjj2rc87OURd2C-zAw11S-Vi1g2RjMYuCcIiuG5Zc4Y4_DZ1BF-oREW5i6gcva6VBb5/s400/Picture+46.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.eau-fine.com/">Finé Japon Water</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVy8DUYTaRtmDGNrJzT4FvMEtp_alC0zvncinOxFQVJ7hmXtJ_iFuJPva2JLEvlwX1cEHozFDbYT4mWNVtC6R-CWVtj3t0fmkPBpt3bBAL8WLFc7lG-npVSWLuBWK6imRMSODirL8p2xU/s1600-h/Picture+34.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145119205787536210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVy8DUYTaRtmDGNrJzT4FvMEtp_alC0zvncinOxFQVJ7hmXtJ_iFuJPva2JLEvlwX1cEHozFDbYT4mWNVtC6R-CWVtj3t0fmkPBpt3bBAL8WLFc7lG-npVSWLuBWK6imRMSODirL8p2xU/s400/Picture+34.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a>

Colette's Cool Collaborations

One of my favorite stores' websites is that of Colette, whose physical store has been located at 213 Rue Saint Honoré since opening in m...

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