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...remain an extremely desirable address, inhabited this time by upmarket fashion labels such as Marc Jacobs and Chloe, and a hotel, W Istanbul, tel: (90-212) 381 2121. One of the boutique chain's two European properties (the other is in Barcelona), W Istanbul is a curious mix of bling - crystals and ambient pink lighting feature heavily - and classic Ottoman design elements such as sleek marble hammam-style bathrooms and colors of rich chocolate, cream and dark red. (See 25 authentic Asian experiences...
...players like himself, but the flamboyant, self-described “high rollers” tend to get more camera time, fueling a media image of a scene of excess, debauchery, and ballooning egos. “My friends and I, we laugh at these guys. They have their bling and their backwards hat”—Hawrilenko makes the vigorous motion of pulling an invisible hat back—“and their sunglasses on”—he puts on a pair of shades. “These guys are so cocky that...
Gangsters have long financed their own music genre (drug ballads) nurtured their own fashion style (buchones, crocodile-skin boots alongside designer bling) and revered an early 20th century bandit, Jesus Malverde, as a narco saint. But the effort to forge their own religious sect is new, proof of a cultural autonomy to match their fearsome ability to defy Mexico City and Washington with impunity. (See pictures of the war on drugs in Ciudad Juarez...
...which was based on the humvee vehicle produced for the U.S. military by AM General, was first sold as a civilian vehicle in 1992. GM bought the line in 1999 and later introduced the smaller H2 and H3 models. After the SUVs became a rolling symbol of hip-hop bling and celebrity excess, Hummer in 2006 registered peak sales of 71,524 for all models. But with higher gas prices and the onset of recession, sales plunged...
...kind of person who would “really come through for you when you needed him.”Usually sporting carefully assembled “rapper-inspired” outfits—baggy T-shirt, baggy jeans, stylish basketball shoes, and “some bling from time to time”—Cosby was somewhat of a leader in his group of friends, Toffoli said. Or at least, Toffoli added, he was someone everyone knew and looked up to.Having known Cosby as a “well put together kid with his head on straight?...