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No phony diamonds here

October 16th 2010 23:12

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One day after posting this story about a solid gold, jewel-encrusted Monopoly set, we hear about an iPhone worth £5 million.

Normally we would translate British pounds into US dollars to help non-British readers understand the amount involved, but in this case it seems entirely unnecessary. It's a truckload of money.

The custom decorated iPhone 4 is the work of Liverpool, UK, designer Stuart Hughes, who likes adding value to gadgets, including televisions, by liberally applying gold and diamonds and other stuff like that.

Now he has made what he's claiming is the world's most expensive phone, with large parts handmade from rose gold, with 500 individual diamonds around the sides and an Apple logo made from another 53 diamonds.

Not one to leave on the bus.
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Posted By: Chris Champion - Category: Bling, Fashion, Odd Spot

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British school bans short skirts

June 23rd 2010 13:13

VYOOS EDITORIAL

A British school has banned teenage girls from wearing skirts.

St Aidan's Church of England High School in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, has decreed that all girls aged 15 and younger must from now on wear trousers.

The reason given by the school is that it wishes to save the girls from attracting unwanted attention. Very young children, and even more disturbingly, special needs children are clearly wholly unaware of the signals they are giving out,'' it said in a statement

We wish to inform St Aidans School that the attention is not unwanted. It is entirely wanted. We would also like to notify St Aidans that becoming aware of the signals sent out by our actions is a crucial part of growing up.

Short skirts were shocking in the early 1960s. They have been part of the fashionscape ever since. That one group of teachers in a small town in Yorkshire should decide to impose a minority, blinkered view and say short skirts are unacceptable is to fly in the face of 50 years of conventional western acceptance.

More important, however, is finding the balance between tolerance and guidance in dealing with teenagers.

The school is saying it doesnt like the decisions its teenagers are making. It is missing the point that all decisions have repercussions, and we all learn from those repercussions. Its a fundamental of life in a community. That process is more important for teenagers than any other age group. They stand on the threshold of adulthood, and it is crucial that they be given the freedom, within the relative safety of their home and school environments, to interact with the world and, thereby, learn what works and what doesnt.

Schools are for learning. If teenagers can not learn there how to think for themselves, they will have to learn later in a less-forgiving environment.
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Posted By: Chris Champion - Category: Bureaucracy, Europe, UK, Fashion, Vyoos Editorial

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What makes a soldier sexy?

April 8th 2010 11:09

VYOOS EDITORIAL
The official magazine of the British army is called Soldier. Imaginative.

The official hairstylist of Princess Diana, Liz Hurley and David Bowie, amongst glamorous others, is Nicky Clarke.

The twain, you'd think, should ne'er meet.

But they have just met, because Soldier invited Clarke to offer advice to the British military on how to look cool, hair-wise, within the regulations and restrictions pertaining to male members of said military forces.

The rules regarding British military hair demeanour are contained within a code known as the Queen's Regulations. The short version of the code is: short. No hair on the collar. No sideburns resembling anything remotely '60s.

The editorial people at Soldier or was it the marketing people said they enlisted the help of Clarke after being "bombarded" with letters about hair length and appearances.

Nice pun. Nice excuse for a feature story.

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Posted By: Chris Champion - Category: Europe, UK, Fashion

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Are women vain? The eyes have it

April 2nd 2010 01:32

For women confident enough to see it, glasses can be an elegant statement of self-assurance.

Scientists have produced evidence that just under 50 per cent of women are vain.

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Posted By: Chris Champion - Category: UK, Fashion, Health, Human nature

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AussieBum goes bananas

March 6th 2010 03:50

In a move which has had critics asking, "What took you so long?" an Australian company has announced that it intends to make swimwear out of banana trees.

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