SpongeBob Goes High Fashion!

SpongeBob,  the iconic cartoon character has been turned by Dutch illustrator Mike Frederiqo into some of fashions most familiar faces - the likes of  Marc Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld, Coco Chanel, Terry Richardson, Pharrell Williams, and my PERSONAL FAVE from the bunch,Takashi Murakami have all seen themselves immortalised as a Sponge!

CoCo Chanel Says...

In Honour of the newest addition to my Vinyl Toys collection - Chanel Bear by Coi & Oli Bears - I leave you with a few "deep thoughts" from Coco Chanel, herself.

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-Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.

-Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future.

-Fashion fades, only style remains the same.

-Great loves too must be endured.

-Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury.

-There are people who have money and people who are rich.

-The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.
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This Premium Coi & Oli CHANEL Bear is acquired by purchasing Special Limited Edition Copies of the Coco Chanel DVD. I got mine here in Taiwan, am not sure if they were offered anywhere else.

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okay, so who has not heard of Chanel? one does not have to be a FASHIONISTA to have herad of her - the fashions, the style, the perfumes, the little black dress, etc... but am sure am not the only who was not really familiar of her beginnings, her life....

I asked Shaun, one of my roomies, to DOWNLOAD the Chanel film with Audrey Tatou - this because I totally missed it when it showed here in Taiwan.. instead he wrongly downloaded the Coco Chanel film with Shirley MacLaine... beside Ms MacLaine and Malcolm McDowell - i did not know any of the other casts.... and honestly, did not care for their acting either... what blew me away was Chanel's story, itself... From her early sufferings as a child (even stayed in an orphanage with her younger sister); to her first job as a seamstress; to her love life...; right up to making it as a full fledged DESIGNER (though she never even learned how to draw of make a pattern) - even surviving the ravages of World War II. WHAT A LIFE!!! very inspiring... totally recommended - again, even if you are not a FASHIONISTA... besides, Miss MacLaine just gets better with age....