Retail therapy: Ring of style

The limited edition Dolce & Gabbana Motorola cellphone.

Yes, handbags and shoes can make an outfit. But so can a limited edition Dolce & Gabbana cellphone.

The gold and silver Motorola features an engraved D&G logo and a pendant with gold DG initials. The phone also has special backgrounds, screensavers, MP3 ring tones and unique animations, along with a digital camera and video capture. And don't forget the matching luxury gold leather phone case.

There will be at least 1000 available in New Zealand from next month, for around $899 each.

Firm ambitions

If your surname's Versace, you design. First there was Gianni, then Donatella. Now there's Francesca. Donatella's 24-year-old niece showed her first collection last week as part of the Central St Martin's graduation student catwalk show in London. The nine-piece show of cashmere romper suits and baby doll dresses betrayed the Versace lineage with the acid pink, lemon and turquoise shades synonymous with the name. St Martin's old boys include John Galliano and Alexander McQueen. Versace told the Daily Telegraph she wasn't going to join the family firm immediately. "I want to explore all my options."