1. Groove Patent Sandals by Jimmy Choo. $775. A look reminiscent of the improvisational designer's first workshop in Hackney, East London, which he opened by renting an old hospital building in 1986. Urban, sleek, predatory and deeply cool. www.jimmychoo.com.
2. Tahitian Pearls. $1,000. These pearls are indigenous to the remote lagoons of French Polynesia in the South Pacific, where the black-lipped oyster is found, a mollusk that secretes a black nacreous substance that forms these extraordinary, rare gemstones. www.vancraeynest.com.
3. This unique black vinyl handbag from Fractalspin features six real 3.5" high-density 1.44MB diskettes on each side. Two snap pockets and two elastic pockets are on the walls of the main compartment. $55, www.fractalspin.com.
4. Blackberry Bold. This smartphone was designed to take advantage of the speeds available on the HSDPA network. Together, this high speed network and the Bold's 624-MHz processor help support voice and data services simultaneously, enable premier image and video viewing, the building of playlists of favorite songs and organizing media files. $599.
5. Mary Kay Compact, available with 18 million possible makeup color combinations. $20 ($80 with cosmetics and brushes).
www.marykay.com.
6. Apogee Pen by Cross is archival in inspiration, romantic in tradition yet strictly 21st Century in design. $80.
www.cross.com.
