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Check out Joe’s animated short Breaker Bot. It’s part boombox, part transformer, part cartoon and all awesome!

No we’re not kidding. Karl Lagerfeld is probably tired of walking, so he summoned Segway to create him a chic way to get around. He can’t dare been seen on the same Segway that cops or mailmen use; he had to have his own unique twist on it. Check out the Chanel logo plastered everywhere and the signature quilted Chanel bag that rests over the handle bars. Now you can top out at 12mph in haute couture.
via the Cut
Image courtesy Chanel

Fashion blogger @ NY Fashion Week

Is Twitter going to speed up the fashion trend life cycle? It has the potential to according to ConsumingPR. They stated, “With the exception of WWD, fashion trends are mostly reported by print magazine[s] on a monthly basis. Now, with the use of twitter, fashionistas everywhere can consume fashion 24/7. This enables consumers to become inspired by trends, designers and celebrities at any moment.”

We at LA Pretty love our Twitter friends and have found that the site helps increase our readership. Although, there is a huge abundance tweets on Twitter, many of them can be irrelevant or off topic. This makes it harder to follow those fiesty fashion bloggers. Twitter isn’t succeeding on its own; behind every good tweet is a savvy author with a website. These online outlets accompanied by Twitter provide runway to ready to wear inspiration for fashionistas everywhere. Although, you need to know who to follow.

With magazine lead times going a snail’s pace (4-6 months), maybe they’ll need to adjust further to accompany this viral speed. Lets not forget department stores and buyers, how will they keep us as new fashion demands evolve? Only time will tell.

I’m going to tweet about this now.

xx,
A

Full article here.
Image courtesy jack + bill.

In case you need your wallet to be even more stylish, Roberto Cavalli is rolling out the “Cavalli Card” March 1st. This is the perfect item to introduce whilst the global economy is sagging. All jokes aside, it is a posh card to charge it in style!

According to WWD, “The Cavalli Card will entitle cardholders to a number of benefits, ranging from dedicated VIP services at all Cavalli boutiques and access to special sales to invitations to events, fashion shows and trunk shows.”

The Cavalli Card is adorned with an irrdescent slick snake skin print. The only thing this snake will be eating is your wallet. Cavalli’s apparel is not cheap, so this card not suitable for everyone. Charge at your own risk Pretties.