Crystal Kawi

CRYSTAL KAWI

Liberace, your motorcycle is ready! Created by fashion-designer Leeora Catalan, stylist to such stars as Jennifer Lopez, Madonna and Britney Spears, the Noir by Catalan Kawasaki ZX-12R is dressed up in more than 50,000 Austrian Swarovski crystals, some as small as 1/8inch in diameter. The one-off effort took two people 10 days (at 10 hours per day) to glue each crystal in place, and the stones alone are valued at $13,000. “The

accelerating popularity of motorcycles at-tracts some very high-profile marketing and promotional opportunities,” explained Kawasaki’s Bob Moffit following the bike’s rollout at Hollywood’s trendy Skybar. “It’s only fitting that Kawasaki’s flagship sportbike receive this kind of star treatment.” Yeah, but will the candelabra stay put at 185 mph? -Matthew Miles