<![CDATA[Jezebel: santa's helper]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png <![CDATA[Jezebel: santa's helper]]> http://jezebel.com/tag/santashelper http://jezebel.com/tag/santashelper <![CDATA[All I Want For Christmas Is A Cocktail Ring]]> PortÆ’olio's fashion blog points us to Santa's Helper at Net-A-Porter. The virtual assistant is actually a customizable video of a foxy blonde Brit in a red dress, "assigned" to help women get what they want for Christmas via the men in their life. All users have to do is enter information via a series of drop-down windows, including the guy's pet name (choices include captain, cheeky monkey, darling, hot stuff, muffin, pumpkin, sugar and big boy), a self-description (are you stylish and curvaceous? Minxy and petite? Smart and leggy?), a description of him (witty, rich, handsome, thoughtful, macho), and, of course, the desired item(s). (World peace isn't on the menu, how about a cocktail ring instead?). Hit "send" and a link to the video flies is delivered to the dude's e-mail address, with the blonde speaking hand-picked lines.



Santa's Helper is actually not a bad idea, since the type of guy who can afford to buy an $8,450 Oscar de la Renta gown (the first item on the Editor's Picks list!) probably doesn't have time to track it down. Still, for those women who consider themselves jealous types, the "helper" may seem a little too eager to please.

Santa's Helper [Net-A Porter, via PortÆ’olio]

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  • Roberto Cavalli is now in the wine business. We hope it comes with a leopard print label! [WWD, 1st item]
  • Diane Lane is the latest Neutrogena "brand ambassador." Jesus Christ do we hate that term. [WWD, 2nd item]
  • Marcus Wilmont and Maki Aminaka Lofvander won England's Fashion Fringe award for their label Aminaka Wilmont. The collection they showed was inspired by the idea of "a serial killer model." Incidentally, Naomi Campbell "burst into spontaneous applause from her spot on the front row when they sent their first model down the catwalk." [Vogue UK]
  • Jimmy Choo CEO Tamara Mellon's ex-husband Matthew on his former wife: "When your wife makes $100 million during the course of your marriage, it's quite a shocker . . . I felt like my masculinity had been stripped from me. I feel like my b - - - s are in a jar, like a Damien Hirst artwork on the mantelpiece." [NY Post]
  • English model Sophie Andertson lost a $200,000 contract to be the face of a line of tanning salons (uh, yeah) after it was revealed that she offered sex and cocaine to an undercover reporter. Um, and the reporter didn't take it? All for the glory of ruining the career of a model no one has heard of? There should be some kind of anti-Pulitzer for this. [Daily Mail]
  • New York Times Style section photographer Bill Cunningham has undergone eye surgery. Get well soon! [Fashion Week Daily]
  • Converse is the latest brand to offer up an exclusive line at Target. Which makes us laugh. Cause like this is Converse after all, not Balenciaga. [Sassybella]
  • Nordstrom's sales are up 22% in the third fiscal quarter. We think it's that in-store baby grand. [WSJ]
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