Pimp my ride

Remember last week when Glitterditch told you that Kate Moss had been given a black cab for her birthday? For those of you shaking your heads sheepishly, we're confiscating your X-Box 360 for a week and there's no going to that party at the weekend (click here to see what we're on about), while for those loyal readers that are proudly nodding along, get a load of this - fashion designer Daniella Helayel, the creative power behind ISSA, has also gone and nabbed herself a London taxi.

Reporting on the acquisition, Vogue's website even boosts pics of said cab all tarted up with exterior swirls and lots of luxury features (champagne fridge, TV, etc.) Explaining her choice Helayel comments: "Since I moved to London I've always dreamt of having a 24-hour black taxi with a driver. They can do u-turns, stop anywhere, and I always felt like I was on an old carriage or chariot going through the streets of London, looking at how beautiful the city is and observing each small detail."

Yada, yada, yada. We get it - you want to be special. But now that our city's cabs are being snapped up by the stars, it's time to take a good, hard look at what they are splashing their cash on. An oversized car covered in no smoking signs that has probably seen its fair share of vomit. Please remind us again, what's so great about them? Sure, you could charge your chums more accurately for a ride, but people would be stepping off pavements flailing their arms at you and getting pissy when you drive past.

And if we are to understand that this is the new fashionable trend (it has to be better than skinny jeans), how far can it go? Will there be a shortage? And why are cabs freely available to purchase to those not looking to use them professionally? It's like when people buy their council house - it completely defies the natural order. And in true star fashion, it's bound to escalate. First Kate Moss gets a cab, so Agyness Deyn gets a bus. Yes, we're being flippant, but when celebrities mistake gadding about in something as ordinary and commonplace as former public transport something to flaunt, what other response is there?

Flickr image from Karl's photostream.

Written by Katie on 3 Apr 2008 5:15 PM. There are 1 comments so far. Permalink