designer guns – Signature9 http://198.46.88.49 Lifestyle Intelligence Wed, 05 May 2010 20:50:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.4 Bling Bang: Mexico Drug Cartel Life Imitates Art http://198.46.88.49/living/travel/bling-bang-mexico-drug-cartel-life-imitates-art http://198.46.88.49/living/travel/bling-bang-mexico-drug-cartel-life-imitates-art#respond Wed, 05 May 2010 20:29:53 +0000 http://198.46.88.49/?p=10787 Bruno toted a gold-plated Chanel RPG on red carpets ahead of the movie premiere (and we're guessing there's a better chance that you saw the publicity stunts than the film)? It was part of a collection of weapons wrapped in designer fashion logos and labels by Oakland based artist Peter Gronquist. Though Gronquist may have been trying for a different statement, designer weapons are apparently very much in style for Mexican drug cartels.]]> Remember when Sacha Baron Cohen’s Bruno toted a gold-plated Chanel RPG on red carpets ahead of the movie premiere (and we’re guessing there’s a better chance that you saw the publicity stunts than the film)? It was part of a collection of weapons wrapped in designer fashion logos and labels by Oakland based artist Peter Gronquist. {LA Times}

Designer fashion guns by Peter Gronquist

Designer fashion guns by Peter Gronquist

Though Gronquist may have been trying for a different statement, designer weapons are apparently very much in style for Mexican drug cartels. In a recent raid, Mexican authorities seized 38 highly decorated weapons that include handguns and an AK-47 with inlaid diamonds, silver and gold plating and engraving. {Gawker}

Diamond guns seized from a Mexican drug cartel

Diamond encrusted guns seized from a Mexican drug cartel

We suppose basic black just doesn’t have the same flair as a weapon that doubles as jewelry.

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