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Usually it's just the models posing with the Italian cars that wear Versace to the Paris Motor Show, but this year, Lancia's new concept car, the Ypsilon Versus, will also be dressed in the designer label. Visual enhancements to the standard Ypsilon include special "Bronzino" Bronze paint, a screen-printed "Versus" logo on the roof, bronze 16-inch alloy rims, and a bronze chrome finish on the grille, handles, door mouldings, rear bumpers, and tailgate handle, sporting the Versus logo. If you like what you see, a special edition model much like this show car will be available in March 2009, but limited to just 500 units. We're just waiting to see what Lancia's booth professionals are going to wear to Paris now. Word is that they'll be wearing the same design—how embarrassing. Hit the jump for the press release. More »
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In the tony environs of Los Angeles, there exists a secret society of trophy wives, fading actresses and other members of the scratching-for-the-middle set. Not that there's anything wrong with that. And it's not secret in the least. In fact, the The Rodeo Drive Committee of the City of Beverly Hills is a high-profile organization that does plenty of good, charitable works wholly unrelated to visiting day spas. Take, for example, an auction this past weekend presided by actress Sharon Stone, which raised $500,000 for Elton John's AIDS foundation. They did it by auctioning a special Versace-edition Lamborghini Murci lago LP640 Roadster in honor of the late Gianni Versace and his sister Donatella Versace — having presented the two (one posthumously) with the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award. So today, we on Jalopnik raise our personal copy of Town and Country in their honor. May all their injections be Botox. – Mike Spinelli More »
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