VALENTINE'S GIFTS?

Shopping for that special someone for VD day? Here are some unique gift items which definitely won't be "regifted".

SKIDDZ BRIEFS



AND BROWN IN BACK! LOOK MA, I'VE FINALLY MADE MY MARK!

SKIDDZ


PEE & POO TOYS



A FEW WORDS FROM THE DESIGNER OF PEE & POO

The concepts I worked with are "pee" and "poo". My objective was to find out whether these two words could act as a starting point for creating soft toys with a sense of soul, of life. By letting the fabric be my source of inspiration, I used a reverse process to achieve something unexpected and unique, asking myself where the material might lead me - and what could I make from it? It led to two cuddly toys, Pee&Poo.

I wanted to explore whether these, in many eyes, taboo-charged body functions could withstand being translated into the form of cuddly toys.

And I wanted to find out what it took to breathe life into inanimate objects like pee and poo and, at the same time, create cuddly toys that do not disgust or shock people, but attract and tempt them.

I also put a great deal of thought and effort into the way they were to be made into a pair, belong together, in terms of design and shape.


PHOTOGRAPHIC SHOWER CURTAINS BY PATRICK MCMULLAN, CHRISTOPHER MAKOS, FAILES, AND MORE. You won't find these at Bed, Bath and Beyond! This site also features a great oversized zebra print and picturesque views of Rio, Paris and Venice.

PATRICK'S STUDIO 54 SHOWER CURTAIN


A FAB DESIGN BY FAILES


IZOLASHOWER


JIM BAILEY CD





Jim is the legendary femle impersonator who appeared on The Lucy Show, Carol Burnett and in concert halls around the world. He's famous for heart-stoppingly accurate vocal impressions of Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, but I didn't realize until checking his site that he impersonates several other divas, including Peggy Lee and Phyllis Diller. His cd's $20 and the backing tracks sound like they're a full orchestra, not some cheap karaoke. Listen to samples here:

JIMBAILEYWEB




BUT REALLY, WHAT SAYS "I LOVE YOU" MORE THAN A HOMEMADE GIFT?

THE REDNECK ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH


THE DOMINICAN COMPUTER