Calling all fashion femmes

Ring, Ring, it's Stefano Gabbana.

Not likely, but you can at least have a cell phone designed by him and his partner Domenico Dolce. The gold D & G Razr was the first of its kind in the way of couture cell phones back in 2006, but many other mega fashion houses have since teamed up with technology driven companies and created the high fashion gadgets.

Roberto Cavalli, followed by Versace, Prada and Armani have all added cell phones to their designing resumes, respectively. Each phone matches the designer's tastes and could easily be identified based on their appearance. Cavalli, best known for his sexy yet understated love of animal prints, obviously chose a classic leopard and cheeky zebra pattern when designing his two phones produced by LG.

Donatella Versace, striking yet modest, matches her phone's design to a tee. The simple Samsung phone, in either black or white, are stylishly decorated with a gold or silver swirling design.

Futuristic and modern Miuccia Prada was obviously the first to design a touch screen phone, even before the now famous iPhone. Teaming up again with LG, the sleek, all black phone captures the minimalist essence of Prada and offers a large and clear all touch screen.

Giorgio Armani was made famous by his impeccable cut and tailoring, and his phone is no different. This phone is also touch screen and is contemporary and effortlessly sophisticated.

Most recently added to the ever-growing list of technology driven designers is Christian Dior. With a price tag of a whopping $5.,000, this designer phone goes above and beyond the call of duty. Along with the phone comes a device called “My Dior”, which is essentially a mix between a USB cable and a Bluetooth hands-free set made to ensure you don't ruin your manicure while answering your phone.

In today's ever-evolving and craze inducing technologic world, why wouldn't designers want a piece of the pie? The question is, are the fashion obsessed buying into it; or are they still more interested in the technology labels that boast features instead of brands?

The answer is both.

As more designers introduce their brand in a cell phone, they are becoming more and more functional as well as fashionable. Fashion savvy customers no longer have to debate between the latest elements of a phone or the name behind it. Labels know that their consumers are just as interested in showing off what their phone can do as well as what the name of the designer behind it is.

My question is, when is Chanel going to team up with Apple and make a designer iPod?