The Fashion Phone Craze

Sexy, quirky or simply uber-cool, Fashion Phones are expected to continue being a hot item in years to come. So if you prefer form just a little bit over substance, you would love these stunners that won't look out of place on a runway.

Vertu Ascent Motorsports Limited Edition

The world's fanciest phone company have just released their latest Limited Edition ‘The Vertu Ascent Motorsport Limited Edition.’ Inspired by the Porsche Michelin Supercup, the phone is the first ever to be made using Carbon Fibre, the material used by Team Vertu Supercup racing car.. The phone is a slick as ever and crafted from Liquid metal and petrol-resistant automotive leather. The Motorsport is so limited that only 997 handsets have been manufactured, each uniquely numbered from 001 - 997 that is lasered on its back. You need to shell out Euro 4,595 to own this slicker.

Motorola V3 Razr

The graceful Motorola V3 is the thinnest clamshell in the market and is one of the most stunningly phones out there. Taking its design cues (and name) from razor blades, the slim, lightweight phone has been a hit with both mobilegeeks and the fashion-conscious. And if thats not enough, you can get the Razr now in a fabulous gun metal black color! Wait, there's more. Motorola has just released V3 in a limited Pink edition endorsed by Maria Sharapova. Not my kind a' shade but some fashionistas may love it!

Nokia 7260

One of three handsets in Nokia's 'art deco' range, the 7260 has a striking design and a bevy of extras for the fashion-conscious. Featuring chrome and steel accents, this Art-Deco-meets-Industrial-Design concept is a favourite of fashion-minded crowd. And it ain't shoddy on features either. The tri-band phone comes with a VGA camera and FM radio tuner. And for those fashion hounds out there that are constantly flying back and forth between Paris, New York, and Milan to buy clothing, the 7260 features a clothes/shoe size converter. Additionally, the phone comes with a mobile wallet for storing confidential numbers and passwords.

Samsung E530

I have to admit that this fashion clamshell from Samsung is rather sweet. Sure, it's available in all-girly shades - Oasis Blue, Chic White, Lavender Pink or Festival Orange, but dont' lets its girlphone exterior fool you. The E530 is well specified, with a megapixel camera, MP3 playback, Bluetooth, Java and 92MB of user memory. There's a 65K-colour OLED screen on the front and a 262K-colour TFT LCD inside.

More power to the girls with women-specific 'lifestyle' software that helps you choose the perfect fragrance, track your biorhythms, check your height/weight ratio and count the number of calories you've expended. You can also find out whats the best time to get pregnant, by using the coyly named 'Pink schedule' to chart your menstrual cycle. Tsk, however did women get pregnant before!

Ferrari V302SH Phone

What makes it so exclusive? Its Ferrari and its only available in Japan. Draped in Ferrari Red colors, the famous prancing horse graces the outer clamshell making this Sharp handset look SUAVE! Sharp has announced that the V302SH features actual Ferrari F1 driver and car graphics display screens for standby, menu, calling and messaging, and with actual Ferrari F1 engine sound effects, customers will feel as if they are in the world of Ferrari at the race track when using the V302SH. Vroom, Vroom!!

Samsung E720

I love it, and I own it! This, very elegant handset appeals to both sexes and across a wide range of markets, from youth to executives. This stylish two-tone phone includes a superior MP3 player (which can be controlled directly from the front cover), a megapixel cameraa megapixel camera with a flash, video recording, Bluetooth and 88.5 MB of memory. No pinks for me, thank you! I love the classic, timeless design of this phone.

Siemens CL 75

What do women want? Siemens thinks - Soft contours and a cheerful floral motif on the cellphone. Thank god for small mercies, it’s not pink or embellished with Swarovski crystals but perhaps that’s because it was designed by women. So whats inside the chic(k) phone - a digital still / video camera, 11mb of memory, push & talk technology, instant messaging and (most importantly) a huge colour display which doubles as a mirror. And a PERFUME! That's right. A perfume. To celebrate the launch of the phone, Siemens teamed up with posh perfumerie Roja Dove to create the CL75 scent, a fragrance inspired by the handset. What can I say!