Set Your Shirt on Fire with Zippo-like Cufflinks

Can you believe that cufflinks go back to the Middle Ages where their precursor, ‘cuff strings’, adorned the wrists of fashionable gentlemen of the day. One of the earliest references to what we now recognize as cufflinks was made in the London Gazette of 1684, which referred to a pair of cuff buttons set with diamonds – styling! But can we say they same for these mini-lighter cufflinks of today??

I suppose you’ll always stand out from the crowd (one packed with smokers). And even if people think you’re a complete nob, at least you’ll always have a lighter handy. You can purchase the set of cufflinks here for $40 (about R300).

If you’ve got some style, check out the YSL Bullet Cuff Links… If you’re a little more funky, start sporting these Guitar Hero Cuff Links.

Patek Philippe Timepiece Auction Results

A Patek Philippe watch has done it again by blowing all other watches out of the water at auction. The Ref. 5106 Heavenly Celestial watch with date (pictured below) took top lot and fetched fetched a staggering 535,000 euros (thats about R5.9m)!!! Almost double the second top lot  of 285,000 euros (the Confrerie Horlogerie Les Masters La Clef du Temps Tourbillon watch). Isn’t she a beauty?!

Hats Off to the Perfect Rack!

If you’re like The Girlfriend, with a growing cap and hat collection, then the challenge of finding a way to store them is over! This is the Perfect Curve Cap Rack System  - the organizing solution for hats to maintain their condition and shape.

It can be mounted on any wall and has 12 clips that can hold two caps each. Get yours here for just $25 (about R200).

4GB of Sun Protection from Calvin Klein

Want to look chic while keeping your personal data safe and sound? These new sunglasses from Calvin Klein have a USB drive hidden in the arm, letting you store info and protect your eyes from UV rays at the same time.

Calvin Klein justifies the $199 (about R1600) price of these cool shades by slapping in a USB drive in one of the arms of the frame – so you get 4GB of memory with you whenever the sun shines bright. It’s pretty cool to take off your glares and connect them to your computer to download your songs!

Illuminating LEGO Lad For Your Keychain

LEGO has embraced the advancements in electronics over the years to create this keychain-tethered mini figurine that features a white LED light in each foot:

He’s posable just like your standard LEGO guys, but unlike the rest he can be used as a flashlight at night, and with some custom body work, could even serve as a pretty great start for a flying LEGO Iron Man! Get is at Play.com for about $9 (roughly R70).

Samsonite Shows Mclaren-Powered Luggage

Bringing the oomph and precision of Formula 1 to travel bags, Samsonite has announced its union with McLarenSport to produce a line of luxury travel bags that will not only ensure safety and security but also add style to your traveling….

Just look at these stylish okes!

Apart from being lightweight and durable, the trademark of Samsonite’s collection, the new line of luggage presents a high-end wheel suspension system that absorbs the impact of bumpy ground to protect the valuables inside the bag, quite reminiscent of the trendy F1 racing cars, which protect the valuable driver inside.

Produced under the “McLarenSport Samsonite Black Label Collection,” the bags (starting at $326) will be launched this year at all Samsonite stores worldwide. How sweet are the little F1 wheels???

Levis Low Rider Adverts Rule!

Levi’s has really done a great job with these adverts:

Not only do they get the message across, they also build amazing brand association.

Kudos!

Magical Louis Vuitton Floating Timepiece

Louis Vuitton’s Tambour watch collection is made of luxury gold and steel, but still in the immediately recognizable tambour drum outline, this completely mechanical watch is simply magic!

This is what they say:

Calibre LV115 is another addition in this series which has been developed, created and assembled in the workshop of this brand in Switzerland. This exceptional piece can reserve 8-day power and there is nothing redundant about the mechanical movement and healthiness stands in bleak contrast to its ephemeral nature. The hour and minute indicators generally placed on completely transparent mobile sapphire discs.

I just love the way you can see all the little mechanical bits working and moving in the “floating” face. Mooi!

Take Aim With YSL Bullet Cuff Links

Want a great subtle way to let people know that you’re classy and stylish, but at the same time know if they cross you, what to expect? These cuff links from YSL are made from a brass metal and have a raw silver finish.

At $250 (about R1900) don’t let em go to your head! Get them at www.ysl.com.

And ff these aren’t your vibe, check out the Guitar Hero Cuff Links!

Revealed: Lean Forward at 45 Degrees Like Michael Jackson Did

Patent number 5255452, filed in 1992, shows how Michael Jackson and his dancers could lean at 45-degree angles during live performances of the song “Smooth Criminal”.

1. A system for engaging shoes with a hitch mans to permit a person standing on a stage surface to lean forwardly beyond his or her center of gravity, comprising:

at least one shoe having a heel with a first engagement means, said first engagement means comprising a recess formed in a heel of said shoe covered with a heel slot plane located at a bottom region of said heel, said heel slot plate having a slot formed therein with a relatively wide opening at a leading edge of said heel and a narrower terminal end rearward of said leading edge, said recess being larger in size above said terminal end of said slot than is said terminal end of said slot; and a second engagement means, detachably engageable with said first engagement means, comprising a hitch member having an enlarged head portion connected by a narrower shank portion to a means for raising and lowering said head of said hitch member above and substantially level with or below said stage surface, said head portion being larger in size than said terminal end of said slot and said shank portion being narrower than said terminal end of said slot, wherein said hitch member can be moved through apertures in said stage surface between a projecting position raised above said stage surface and a retracted position at or below the stage surface, and when said head portion of said hitch member is raised above said stage surface, said first engagement means can be detachably engaged with said projecting hitch member, thereby allowing a person wearing the shoes to lean forwardly with his or her normal center of gravity beyond a front region of said shoes, and maintain said forward lean.

You can see them perform the move in the below video; watch the guy on the right, as he has trouble disengaging his loafers after the move: