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[minipixie]

was reading somewhere the other day and someone said they had a paul smith mini?!? what's that mean? i typed it in on google and the only thing that came up was this....

surely no-one actually has that mini?!? thought that was jus a one off that paul smith had designed?!

im confused

so, do any of u guys know what he meant? if so, what do they look like?!?!

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[RacingGreen]

i thought the paul smith was purple and green and not striped like the one in that picture.

[Will]

yeah it is, purple n green

[RacingGreen]

like this one:

[Will]

damn... beat me to finding a picture! lol

[minipixie]

well, that was the mini that came up when i typed in paul smith on google?! i dint actually know what a paul smith was

[RacingGreen]

well i knew what the purple one was but i've never seen the striped one before, anyone else know what it is?

[Pavel]

Paul Smith designed the Paul Smith Limited Edition minis, (very nice special editions), and they are the blue/purple shade you see above, with anthracite minilite wheels, and lime green accents here and there. Can't give you a figure of how many were made but most were for export (probably japan).

Paul Smith also designed a few one-off minis such as the striped one or the polka dot one (not pictured), which are in various museums. Obviously you can't buy these (unless you're VERY rich) but the regular (well, as regular as you can get with a limited edition) Paul Smiths come up every now and again.

They are one of the several special editions that are relatively left unmodified by almost all owners. Probably due to the fact that they look pretty great out of the box with their colour coded arches

[clubman_dan]

they are very posh those paul smith minis, the bonnet badge is made using real gold!! BLING BLING!

[Teapot]

If you're interested in the history of fashion and design, the mini was right there at the heart of it. In fact until it became popular with the rich and famous it didn't sell very well among ordinary folk, who thought it a bit below their dignity. But the Beatles and others made it cool and then the designers of the day produced a stack of special editions; and more celebs had one-offs made, vying for the most way-out design or just to have the most expensive rebuild. David Bowie's mini was mirror-reflective and Kate Moss had spider's webs painted on hers. The most informative and readable (not too technical) account I've found so far is The Mini -- the Making of a Modern Icon, by Brian Laban (pub. Collins).

[minipixie]

cool, cheers for that guys!! learnt quite a bit jus reading ya responces!!! cheers!

[Brawlyrox]

Looks good

[minipixie]

would this be kate moss's mini?? it's ace!!

jus tryin to find david bowies now!

Kate Moss's Mini

[mini bunnykin]

i've seen a paul smith it was on sale at a garage near mansfield a while a go for i think it was £10,000 it was in mint condition
i wish i had taken a picture now! it sold after 3 weeks

[SprattBoy]

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Edited by SprattBoy, 12 February 2010 - 03:54 PM.