Couture Central

In our social networked connected world you know that your friends breakup when their Facebook status changes. Similarly, you move one from a former relationship when you stop following your ex. Using social media indicators, it seems that the split between Katy Perry and Russell Brand is permanent as Katy Perry stopped following Russell Brand on Twitter.

It’s common for couples that once they break up, separate, or divorce that the person in the relationship that made the most paid some sort of alimony or child support to the other person. But what do you call it when you pay your boyfriend an amount that is more than he makes and is enough for him to take you out on your high maintenance dates? Pre-alimony? Allowance?

It is being reported that Jeniffer Lopez is given her current boytoy, and backup dancer, Casper Smart an allowance of $10,000 a week. It is being reported that JLo’s love interest is receiving this allowance with the expatiation that he will spend it on paying for dinners and gifts for Jennifer Lopez and her children. Now we can put an amount of money it would take to woo miss JLo.

At $10k/week, Casper Smart, will pocket $40k/month, more than he made as a dancer in all of 2011. If he stays with Jenifer Lopez for the whole year he will be award nearly half a million dollars, launching him into the top 1%. Which begs to question, will he get a W9 from Jenifer Lopez so that he can file his taxes? How will Jenifer Lopez expense this? This is probably more than what Jenifer Lopez spends on nanny services for her children.

If you turn this around and a man paid a retainer of $10/week to his girlfriend, is that considered prostitution? I don’t know about you, but I always thought that money can’t buy yo love.

The economy is down for some folks, but from the partying of celebrities and sports stars you wouldn’t know it. To celebrate the winning of the Stanley Cup championship, it’s reported that six of the Boston Bruins ran up a $156,700 bar tab at the MGM Grand in Mashantucket, Connecticut. So what do you get for $156,700 in drinks? It is being reported that the professional hockey players purchased a $100,000 bottle of Ace of Spades Midas Champagne. The Ace of Spades Midas Champagne comes in a big ass gold bottle. Once Aces of Spades bottle of champagne is equivalent to about 20 bottles of regular sized champagne bottles.

Now, nobody drops $100k on drinks like Russian billionaires. It’s being reported that a Russian billionaire ran up a tab of $135,060 at a hot Chicago club. It’s being reported that this billionaire bought Heather Graham and Zac Efron a $100k Aces of Spades, the actors were in town shooting a film. The tab also included two bottles of Grey Goose, two bottles of Dom Perignon, four bottles of Cristal, and three of Laurent Perrier. And no, they didn’t have any free appetizers.

So with a 20% gratuity or service fee, a server can walk home with over $20,000 in tips, enough to buy a Corrola. I would call in sick after a night like that.

So much of what Steve Jobs did or designed became iconic, from the first Macintosh to the first Apple commercial to even his signature uniform, a black mock turtle neck, Levi’s jeans, and tennis shoes. St. Croix is making a $20 donation for every black mock shirt purchased through October 16, 2011.

Steve Jobs and St. Croix Black Mock

I recently spotted this image of Chewy Vuitton, and image of the Chewbacca character from Star Wars in a Louis Vuitton pattern. I love the juxtaposition of a fashionista wookie but I’m reminded of how Louis Vuitton doesn’t appreciate art that uses the likeness of its products. Several years ago, Louis Vuitton sued and won against artist Nadia Plesner who created a political piece about the genocide in Darfur. The artwork by Nadia Plesner had images of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears alongside with starving children in Darfur holding a bag that resembles a Louis Vuitton bag.

Chewy Vuitton

If you are not familiar with Reddit, I would describe it as an online social bookmarking community. It’s not entirely different that Digg or Delicious except that it is has been built around a strong community. On Reddit, the community that start any number of subreddits around a particular theme. Popular subreddits include Pics or World News. I visit Reddit on a daily basis and it has a strong number of fashion related subreddits. For any fashionista redditor I would recommend the following subredits.

• Fashion
• Today I Wore
• Sole Mates
• Female Fashion Advice

For any guys who are looking for the perfect sexy Valentine’s Day gifts for their sweetie, look no further. There is a luxury lingerie boutique that is popular among celebrities, called Kiki de Montparnasse (with U.S. locations in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York) that have the perfect luxury erotic gifts for that special woman in your life.

Below are some totally haute finds for Valentine’s Day that will definitely impress your sweetie.

Pearl Necklace Restraints, $2400

French Lesson Panty Gift Set, $295

Heart Panty, $175

Are you looking for hot shoes to enhance your Spring wardrobe??! !Watch out, because we have found some haute shoes unlike any others in your closet!

The Calvin Klein “Fish Skin shoes” may not compare to your favorite pair of Louboutin’s but you have to admit, these are absolutely to die for!

If the CK Fish Skin shoes are not for you; we are sure you will love these Christian Louboutin. With these adorable Toutenkaboucle Buckle Sandals you will be standing 6″ taller and looking haute in pink! There is no better way to pump up your Spring wardrobe this season.

Enjoy this week’s Hollywood gossip!

• Rumors are swirling that Usher Raymond is smoking crack after his concert this week in Berlin. The R&B singer acted peculiar during the show and he abruptly ended his show. A statement from Usher’s reps was released earlier today stating that Usher is suffering from an Upper Respiratory Infection..
• Backstreet Boy A.J. Mclean is back in rehab. Allegedly the singer has been spinning out of control for awhile and he’s finally coming to terms with his addiction. Of course it’s not the first time the singer has been in rehab.
• The on-going divorce battle between Camille and Kelsey Grammer is getting interesting. Camille has spoken about Kelsey recently in interviews; this week we learned that Kelsey allegedly enjoys cross-dressing. Kelsey has his mind set on marrying his 29-year-old fiancee in February even though he’s still legally married to Camille.
• Apparently Jersey Shore’s own Sammi Giancola and Ronnie Ortiz-Magro have split..No clear details have been released but we can only speculate after seeing the massive falling out in the most recent episodes of “Jersey Shore“.
• Accused murderer of Michael Jackson, Dr. Conrad Murray has had his medical license suspended in California. It will soon be decided if his medical license will be suspended in Texas and Nevada (where he has practiced medicine previously).
• Zsa Zsa Gabor’s leg has been partially amputated due to a life threatening infection. So, far Zsa Zsa is recovering well..

Welcome to “This Week in Hollywood”!

• Christina Aguilera is speaking out publically about her marriage to Jordon Bratman. She commented about the the unhappiness she felt in the marriage. Christina Aguilera has been seen with her new boyfriend Matthew Rutler, who was a set assistant of “Burlesque“.
• The Palin girls cannot seem to stay out of trouble on social networking sites. A few weeks ago, Willow Palin referred to someone as a ‘faggot’. Recently, Bristol Palin has made the following homophobic joke on her facebook page directed at comedienne Margaret Cho. :
  

  “You say you “don’t agree with the family’s politics at all” but I say, if you understood that commonsense conservative values supports the right of individuals like you, like all of us, to live our lives with less government interference and more independence, you would embrace us faster than KD Lang at an Indigo Girls concert”.- Bristol Palin

• Actor Josh Duhmel was escorted off of a plane for refusing to turn off his Blackberry during take-off.
• Former Big Brother cast member Brendon Villegas has allegedly been caught exchanging nude photos and videos with several women through various social networking sites. Needless to say, Rachel Reilly(his showmantic partner) finally called it quits with the man who she was once engaged to and whom she called ” the love of her life”.
• Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of disgraced politician John Edwards has lost her battle to cancer; she was 61 years old.
• Singer Aretha Franklin’s camp has confirmed that she’s battling pancreatic cancer. She’s currently recovering from surgery and remaining optimistic about the prognosis.