Other examples include a ring that coats the entire finger, and a bejeweled chess set, on which she accessorized each pawn.
Weapon of choice? Gold.
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Fashion Shows, News Bijules Challenges You To a Duel of Jewels By Alice Pfeiffer Monday, Jul 12, 2010 / 12:00 PM GMT -5
PARIS–Sixteenth century alchemist Tycho Brahe had street cred before anyone: After losing his nose in a bloody duel, he made himself one out of pure gold.
“This is a way of enhancing something you don’t have,
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Mixing tongue-in-cheek references to rapper’s gold teeth and to Brahe’s surrogate nose, she revealed gold contact lenses and studded nipple pasties (in that case,
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At her presentation last Friday in Paris’ Palais Royal, she screened a film entitled “Entrer,” directed by Griffin/Present Future Films, inspired by surrealism and film noir, in which she starred and demonstrated the uses of her pieces in a parallel, chic universe. The snippet drew admirative yelps from the likes of Diane Pernet.
Rihanna is a fan, and so are Beyoncé and Fergie. And lots of Parisian females will soon be too, judging from the looks of shock and awe from the various fashion editors that attended the presentation.
The universe of duels is oft referred to throughout the collection–for example, in Kim’s special gloves. These are not to be classically worn– as they are filled with small gold beads–but rather sat on the shoulder. This is a direct reference to duels, where a glove thrown at one’s feet would signify a call for a battle, she explained.