i’m all for things that are a little over the top.  it’s no secret that fashion has been borrowing heavily from punk for some time.  good or bad?  it is what it is, i guess.   i’m not really sure that delfina delettrez fendi or damien hirst had that in mind when creating either of these pieces.  fendi talks about being inspired by anatomy, which seems evident in the $25,000 skeleton bracelet.  damien hirst is, well… damien hirst.  the theme of most of his work is central to death.  ”for the love of god” is a human skull encrusted with 8000+ diamonds.  it’s the most expensive artwork ever sold by a living artist at £50 million.  i’ve been staring at the skeleton bracelets a lot lately.  as mind blowing as they are on their own… there’s always got to be a next level, right?  combined with diamond covered human skull and re-imagined as one of punk’s most iconic album cover images… well, i’ve amused myself anyway.