Budget Bling? Some Rappers Opt For Imitation "Ice"
In an attempt to keep up appearances, celebrity jewelers say rappers are asking them to make medallions with less-precious stones and metals. Some eve...
In an attempt to keep up appearances, celebrity jewelers say rappers are asking them to make medallions with less-precious stones and metals. Some eve...
wsj.com | MIGUEL BUSTILLO | Posted 06.26.2009 | Business
After years of starring in rap-music lyrics and videos, "bling" is losing its ring. The recession is cramping the style of hip-hop artists and wannab...
Victoria Namkung | Posted 05.15.2009 | Style
The latest accessory must-have for rockers and rappers these days? Oversize black frame glasses. And yes, they are straight up dorky.
Michael DeJong | Posted 05.13.2009 | Green
In an industry-wide turn-around, many high-end labels are trying to change their luxury goods businesses by "double air kissing" new environmental and labor standards.
Wall Street Journal | CHRISTINA BINKLEY | Posted 11.09.2008 | Business
Francesco Trapani, chief executive of Bulgari Group, is cutting back on the fixed costs of his jet-setting lifestyle. The jewelry, luxury-goods and ho...
Natasha Vargas-Cooper | Posted 06.30.2008 | Home
The way Dash declares his love for them big-bodied Benzes to Obama's admission that he snorted a little blow: it's being open, unapologetically, which is something neither the focus-grouped Clinton nor the liver-spotted McCain could do.
Mary Battiata | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics
What will an Obama White House might mean for the future of bling? For the fate of heavy gold, medallions, below-the-butt denim, the whole hip-hop gangsta fashion habit?
Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
Despite recently surpassing Bill Gates as the world's richest man, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim doesn't approve of displaying his wealth. As he rev...
Wall Street Journal | Posted 06.27.2009 | Style