Kanye West wears the hat of a designer developing his sneaker line for Louis Vuitton.  The fall line will debut this year in Paris by June.  Kanye debut his first loafer inspired sneaker in white early January following up with a fire engine red sneaker, with a silhouette similar to Nike A1.  Recently Kanye release the “Don” high and low tops in various color ways.  You may have seen Kid Cudi rocking Kanye’s red Louis while hitting 106 & Park with his new joint, “Day and Night”.  Rumors have been reported that the two sound extremely similar lyric wise with a possibility of one artist being a ghost writer for the other.  Go figure!

 

Dr. Dre, Monster and Apple have joined forces to give us the first high fashion headphones, Beats by Dr.Dre.  Dre states he wants people to “hear what the artist hears and listen to the music the way they should, the way I do”.  The Beats by Dr. Dre headphones are designed to enhance the listeners’ enjoyment of music letting the listener hear the whole orchestra in upper frequencies.  These high end headphones come in a red and black box including drawers and panels fitting inside a net, football size carry case.  Also equip with two cables one red and one black with built in microphone and button to answer calls on your iPhone.  Available at Best Buy and Apple Stores for about $350.00.

 

Minx nails are one of the hottest trends in 2009!  Beyonce was the first diva seen rocking minx nails but many others have followed her including Keri Hilson, Solange, Mariah Carey, Rihanna and Eve.  The two to four millimeter thick film is custom cut to fit your nails perfectly then affixed with heat activated adhesive.  Minx offers more than 150 different styles from zebra print to Barak Obama patterns.  The chief executive for Minx nails, Janice Jordan, thought of this innovative product when looking for a solution for her constantly chipped manicures.  Ladies don’t we all know the feeling?  Jordan drew from her day job which was a vehicle graphics company.  Minx nails and vehicle wrapped automobiles are similar in that both are decals, about the thickness of a sticker.  You can now print almost anything you can imagine on your nails, logos, photos, animal prints, studs, the possibilities are endless.  Log onto www.hchacouture.com for more information.