Apparently Kanye West and friend Russel Simmons are the latest stars to grace the Occupy Wall Street protestors with their presence.

They turned up today to see the protestors, thus joining the ranks of others such as Susan Sarandon and Michael Moore.

The problem is, it’s difficult to see what kind of discourse they can share, when the protestors are denouncing inequality and Kanye West has a watch with his own likeness encrusted in diamonds…

Even Susan Sarandon, who is decidedly less bling than the rapper, followed her visit to the protest with a flight to Italy, and cynics have been quick to suggest that any stars on Wall Street have been there to gain air time rather than really further the cause or add to the debate.

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It’s funny how even in times of global economic crisis and turmoil, expensive and pointless bling is still considered to be an appropriate way to spend one’s cash.

So, with the launch of Apple’s iphone 4S, comes the ultimate accessory for those who feel that the iphone simply does not look posh enough. Those with more cash than brains can now spend in excess of $100,000 on a Brikk diamond encrusted case to ensure that their iphone fits in with the rest of their bling.

For those who can’t quite stretch to one hundred thousand dollars for their phone case, there’s always the budget option. £300 will buy you a gold-plated and crystal ‘bumper’ (whatever that is) for your iphone, so that you too can pretend to have more money than sense.

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More than £1.9 million in luxury items was stolen from celebrity homes by a gang baptised the ‘Bling Ring’, before members were arrested in late 2009.

Two members have now been before court, with the second being handed down a sentence of four years imprisonment.

The gang targeted famous young celebrities, including Lord of The Rings star Orlando Bloom, socialite Paris Hilton and actress Lindsay Lohan, breaking into their homes and made off with whatever they could carry. Items taken included designer luggage, shoes and clothing.

Four other gang members are still awaiting trial for other burglaries committed during the same period.

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It would seem that Kanye West may not be cut out for a new career as catwalk designer, following the unveiling of his début collection at Paris Fashion Week earlier this month…

Anna Wintour has reportedly refused to comment on the collection at all, which is strange, considering her usually forthright approach to evaluating fashion collections. Maybe she feels it’s not even worth the effort?

Other fashion editor comments range from ‘absurd’ to the clothes not fitting at all. Time will tell whether the luke-warm reception will dissuade him from designing a new collection or not, or prevent other models/singers/actresses from launching their own fashion careers.

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