Kanye and Murakami are in love...

Just kidding! But the way these two guys have been gushing over each other in the open media, you would think they've just met their soul mates. I guess if they can't be lovers, they can be co-designers. Kanye West is apparently in collaboration with Takashi Murakami to create a jewelry line.

Kanye wore a proto-type to the Givenchy show in Paris this past week, and he posted some pics on his blog. Squint, huddle towards the screen, and you might be able to make out the giant pendant he's wearing.

If you can't tell what it is, let's just say that based on a sketch Kanye did while on a trip to Murakami's studio in Japan, the collection might be a lot of robots and manga characters.


Apparently, these two kindred spirits began working together when Murakami designed the covers for Kanye's latest album. They no doubt probably also bonded over their LVOE of LV, as Murakami has famously created limited edition designs for the luxury house, and Kanye sings about LV in his hit songs.

In August's Harper's Bazaar, Kanye posed with his fiancée in his office decked out with giant Murakami flower pillows (I so want them!!!), and of course, LV trunks. So you see, these guys have so much in common. No surprise that they are now friends (but not lovers).

I actually loved the line of cartoon pendants Murakami did for LV several years ago, but mind you, they were completely out of my budget, so I could only admire them from behind the glass cabinet in the LV store on 5th Ave. I wonder what the outcome for this collaboration will be, but probably really gaudy bling. Stay tuned!