You see all sorts of faceplates available on the market these days that are specially designed to outfit this popular piece of machinery. After the release of some high fashion designs from Mr. Karl “High Fashion himself” Lagerfeld (reported here via Gizmodo ),

the Xbox catwalk continues with haute couture fashion show with names like Chanel and Sonia Rykiels. Andree Putman, one of the world’s leading interior designers, has released an uber-collector version as well. Limited to only 5 in the world, this Xbox faceplate is made of silver and crafted by the very exclusive Christofle, the maker of fine silver since 1830, and will cost approximately 1000 Euros, (that’s about $1,260 USD,) and be available for viewing at the Colette boutique in Paris by the end of 2006.

Via Ming Pao Weekly, Hong Kong.