Versace working on a phone for some reason

Pull off another successful million-dollar pump and dump? Did Daddy's $60,000 monthly allowance check just clear? Vertu a little too bourgeois for you these days? If you answered "oui" to at least one of the above, Versace's upcoming bespoke handset might be just for you. Created in close partnership with matriarch Donatella Versace, it turns out that the company behind the project is the very same that brought both TAG Heuer's and Christian Dior's phones to market in the past -- France's ModeLabs -- but this new model is said to outstrip the Dior's sticker price of €3,500 (about $5,040) by some probably outrageous margin. The hot mess of rare earth metal, leather, and jewels is set for a private VIP preview in Paris next week (trust us, you're not invited, nor are we) followed by a May launch, so start pinching those pennies.

[Marmite Turkey Posted Jan 19th 2010 9:31AM]

it's going to be fugly and as useful as phones were 8 years ago. I HATE these things, even if I like pretty gadgets and nice clothes.

[DRoizman Posted Jan 19th 2010 9:59AM]

@Marmite Turkey
i bet it will smell nice

[skyblaze Posted Jan 19th 2010 9:31AM]

ill take functionality over bling any day. my n900's priceless compared to whatever they put out

[Brokinarrow Posted Jan 19th 2010 10:16AM]

@skyblaze +1. Show me a phone that costs $5,000 because of the insane amount of technology it houses, not because it looks pretty.

[Why should I have all the fun Posted Jan 19th 2010 9:32AM]

Cool! Is Motorola coming out with any evening-wear?

[Crsh Posted Jan 19th 2010 9:41AM]

If it's going to be the next step after phones covered in tacky Swarovski crystals, yuck.

At least Vertu phones look classy.

[s2m0 Posted Jan 19th 2010 9:44AM]

I don't even think I've seen a celebrity use a phone made by Versace. Surprisingly, they're smarter than that.

So, who buys them? No one? Versace just has some money laying around to play with?

[Brent1700 Posted Jan 19th 2010 10:13AM]

@s2m0 I know a few people who have bought these "fashion phones". They just buy them because they're expensive and they can show it off. Yes, it's sad lol

[RandoMonkeyz Posted Jan 19th 2010 9:46AM]

C’est des conneries! Those $60,000 are gone like that.

[From My Cube Posted Jan 19th 2010 9:48AM]

do rare earth metals look better when dropped in the toilette?

[l3admonky Posted Jan 19th 2010 9:49AM]

Since this article has no inherent value to it or anyone else, I figured this would be the perfect time to get a question answered...What's up with the Engadget Show. It's going on 3 days now and still no link in the post or iTunes download. Or is it just me?

Anyone care to chime in on this?

[RandoMonkeyz Posted Jan 19th 2010 9:53AM]

@l3admonky

If I may ask too, will there be an keynote or live audio/video stream from Apple 27th event?

Thanks in advance.

[GeekGirl Posted Jan 19th 2010 9:59AM]

@RandoMonkeyz yes:)

[Alex Posted Jan 19th 2010 9:50AM]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[derX Posted Jan 19th 2010 9:51AM]

"The hot mess of rare earth metal, leather, and jewels..." = LOL

Ziegler, I'd totally uprank you if I could.

[lukad Posted Jan 19th 2010 9:53AM]

Congratulations Versace on your Most Expensive Crapgadget of the Year award. And sadly it's only January

[GeekGirl Posted Jan 19th 2010 9:59AM]

will cate moss be wearing it?

[Brian J Posted Jan 19th 2010 10:12AM]

@GeekGirl Kate Moss will be riding in it.

[gmcboot Posted Jan 19th 2010 10:16AM]

@GeekGirl
It weighs more than Kate Moss. Although she can keep her nose candy in it.

[chaos215bar2 Posted Jan 19th 2010 10:11AM]

I don't think rare earth metals are what you think they are. I believe you're looking for precious metals, though I'm sure the speaker magnet contains some rare earth metals.

[Sunil Posted Jan 19th 2010 10:11AM]

Crapgadget for crappy rich crapheads

[Sofabutt Posted Jan 19th 2010 10:18AM]

More swag for the swag bag at red carpet events...

[To Hell Posted Jan 19th 2010 10:18AM]

So GAIE...

[ARSchwartz Posted Jan 19th 2010 10:29AM]

$5 says it's going to look like she applied an extreme amount of Bling-It-On to some outdated phone

[Strych9 Posted Jan 19th 2010 10:45AM]

That device is just plain RUDE!

[bakkermaarten007 Posted Jan 19th 2010 10:49AM]

Yeah, and In 3 years it will be like a Nokia 3310 compared to the iPhone, you'll still have the golden package though....

[cysco24 Posted Jan 19th 2010 11:52AM]

I will use my current phone. Bedazzle it with jewels and get the same effect. tada!