The Wall Street Journal has analyed the “Bling” market during times of the recession in a recent article, entitled “Culture of Bling Clangs to Earth as the Recession Melts Rappers’ Ice”. As expected things are not looking good. Via BBC/Ice Cream.

Check out the article here.

G-Shock is definitely becoming more popular again, especially due to a strong set of collaborations. That also means that more people run around wearing them and that results in Pharrell having to do something special with his. What he was going to dois obvious, add some bling to the watch.
He actually took some Bape x G-Shock watches and entirely covered them in black diamonds, a pink model and an all black model. One also comes with a Billionaire Boys Club logo on the back.
Check out the pink one after the jump.

Kidrobot introduces the Donuts. After introducing them in the form of toys, they now also made it onto the Kidrobot clothing line. The latest release includes these Bling Donuts tees, donuts dipped in gold and candy. The tee comes in gold on white and silver on black.
They also have a matching Donut New Era cap. Check that out after the jump.

With the pinky ring being a seminal staple in the American-Italian mens ensemble, Gourmet decided to develop a piece that fuses both the feel of Gourmet and the classic elements of this style of ring.  Historically, the pinky ring is the icing on the cake to your outfit.  Bling before bling.  Throwing on sweats with a white v and a pair of Workouts just doesn’t actually translate without the diamond and gold raising your kit’s property value. With the simplicity in mind, you know the pinky ring will be the sizzle with your steak.
We present to you the Occi.  Custom made by Christian Tse. The piece is solid 18k white gold with 1100 micro-pavet diamonds and a total of 5-carat green diamonds for the eyes.  This is a one of a kind piece with only 5 being made.  The ring will be available for the Holidays through www.gourmetinyourface.com. The ring retails for $35,000.
More pictures after the jump.

We have come across quite some sneaker jewelry ideas over the past months and to date nothing was really convincing, either because the look was no good or because the mechanism was not well thought through.
Now we came across Ends, a new brand that wants to change the way you wear a hoody, shoes, sneakers, etc. The brand specializes in accessories to put on your laces/straps. We are very impressed by the quality and attention to detail in their work. Their debut collection features pieces in 18k black gold with black diamonds and 24k yellow gold with white diamonds and white diamond bridal. Via Gourmet.

If you are into adding some bling to your outfit, this is definitely as good as it gets, and in a much subtler way than what we see out there so far. Until now none of the other brands could really establish itself in this market, thus it will be interesting to see how Ends will perform. Expect Ends to appear next month at finer stores near you. Also their website will be launching soon. We’ll keep you posted.
Check out more styles by Ends after the jump.