this month, invest in new shades, find a reason to want to call home, and think kylie.





G&G.
performance duo gilbert and george do it the artistique way. their explosive works of the 80s and 90s are shown on the tate modern. starts 15 february. bankside. SE1 9TG. 020.7887.8888. www.tate.org.uk





pradmatic.
we can't live without it, so it'd better be high end. prada and LG mobile have teamed up to launch the sleekest widescreen cell there is. now that is just something to text home about. www.lgpradaphone.com





kylie's costumes.
the world's top aussie pop girl gets undressed. see her stella mccartney gold lamé hotpants from her spinning around video, and overalls from the neighbours series. from a melbourne basement to the V&A. starts 8 february. cromwell road. SW7. 020.7942.2000. www.vam.ac.uk





moto-cool.
marlon brando started. miss moss followed. belstaff's iconic motorbike jackets are now getting even cooler with a pair of matching sunglasses. the howard hughes frame is a must on the winter hols. www.belstaff.com





good vibration.
lalique recently launched the vibration sushi set. it comes in black or white wood and clear crystal. what's wrong with plastic boxes and wooden chop-sticks? 162 new bond street. W1S 2UG. 020.7499.8228. www.cristallalique.fr





amusing.
the eye-catching jewellery of former model and yves saint laurent's iconic muse, loulou de la falaise, has reached london. coral cuffs and wooden necklaces galore. available at weardowney. 9a ashbridge street. NW8 8DH. 020.7725. 9694.
www.loulou-de-la-falaise.com





retrospect.
get flower power from gucci. frida gianni's whipped up some flirty resort wear for the spring/summer '07 collection. snatch up this embroidered mini dress and wide red python belt with buckles. 34 old bond street. at stafford street. W1S 4QL. 020.7629.2716. www.gucci.com





desperate housing.
for a helping hand on home decorating, look no further. alison henry's witty design is now available at her first eponymous design house. 250 kings road. SW3 5UE. 020.7351.7800. www.alisonhenry.com





cultural coffee.
duck for the pigeons on trafalgar square and enter the world of national paintings. if you easily get bored, there's always a cafe. the east-wing national cafe is an up-and-comer in the cosmo art gallery culture. national gallery. trafalgar square. WC2N 5DN. 020.7747.2885. www.nationalgallery.org.uk





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