Fashion

If you didn't peg Gucci Mane as a cat guy, you're not alone, but he is -- as long as they're panthers, that happen to be blanketed in diamonds!

Gucci just scored this sick chain which he actually designed himself. The double panther head piece has a total diamond weight of 165 carats. The cats alone have 1,800 stones, while the necklace has 2,800.

Diamond Club Miami did the labor, and owner Gary Tinhasov tells us Gucci dropped about $500k for his customized chain. Sources connected to the rapper tell us the panthers represent 3 things: courage, valor and power.

We'd like to add FILTHY RICH and ICY. As Gucci says ... "Brrrr!!!"

Kanye West shunned high fashion Friday by chillin' with some friends at a movie theater.

Kanye and crew were in Agoura, just outside L.A., and he seemed more than happy he was MIA at NYC's Fashion Week.

His wife, on the other hand, sported the highest of fashion. Kim Kardashian hit the town Friday night wearing sheer black pantyhose with a bandeau top ... and she looks amazing.

There were reports Kanye cancelled his fashion show at the last minute, but we know he never even committed to a show.

Tale of 2 cities.

Here's the TMZ Sports good deed of the week ... we've identified the mystery woman out with Floyd Mayweather in Beverly Hills ... and she's glorious!

Money dropped around $250k on Birkin bags in BH Wednesday, and while that was impressive enough, the question everyone wanted to know was, WHO WAS THE HOT CHICK WITH HIM?

Our in-house eagle-eyed perv (Van) jumped on the case and positively identified the smoke show as Red Rose La Cubana, a model and featured dancer at Floyd's strip club, Girl Collection.

Red Rose is famous in her own right, with over 1 million followers on IG, even being described to us by one source as "The Biggest Stripper In America."

BTW ... we're told Red Rose and Floyd are "just friends" ... for now at least.

Enjoy the gallery.

Kris Jenner's still super tight with her daughter's ex ... and she looks really happy about it.

Kris and Scott Disick arrived in style together at the Daily Front Row's Fashion Media Awards in NYC Friday night -- practically joined at the hip -- to watch Kendall accept the Fashion Icon of the Decade award.

The 2 showed up arm in arm and later held hands on their way in. It just goes to show -- despite all of Scott's drinking, drugs and womanizing ... business is business for Kris.

Besides, Kourtney and Scott are cool now ... sort of.

Lonzo Ball's has finally released his first rap single -- and it's a 2-and-a-half minute tribute to his 16-year-old brother, Melo.

It's called "Melo Ball 1" -- portions of the song were used in the first promo spot for LaMelo Ball's new $395 shoes ... but now, the Lakers star has dropped the entire track.

He brags about how his family's "ready for war," how Melo is the youngest person on the planet to have his own signature shoe ... and how it's all part of his father's genius vision.

Here are some of the lyrics ...

"See my lil brother, he just doin' him. You can check the ‘gram, he got a million fans. Got his brothers, he don’t need no friends. He swagged out, he a walking gem."

"On the ball, that's just what it is. I'm a king, lil bro a prince. Throwin' racks and you throwin' fits. How you hatin' and you bangin' this?"

"Melo Ball 1, youngest in the game. Only 16 in the Lam' and he switchin' lanes."

By the way, Zo has another brother ... LiAngelo ... just in case he forgot.

LeBron James added another job to his resume -- RUNWAY MODEL.

The NBA superstar hit the catwalk for the Kith Fashion Show at the Classic Car Club during NY Fashion Week on Thursday ... and killed it.

Bron was showing off his Nike LeBron 15 kicks -- while working the runway like a champ.

Scottie Pippen also walked the same show -- rocking a tracksuit and a modernized version of his of his old Nike Air Pippens.

Carmelo Anthony and Russell Westbrook were reportedly in the crowd. Those guys LOVE fashion.

Kim Kardashian is going to pieces ... and we should all stand up and applaud.

Clearly bringing her "A" game to Fashion Week, Kim strutted out of her NYC hotel Thursday night baring her midriff, legs and a healthy amount of cleavage ... all courtesy of a little black dress that was shredded in all the right places.

The wet head look is pretty damn sexy too -- hope she doesn't catch cold though.

Best expectant mom style. Ever? She's in the running.

Tear it up, Kim!

Whoopi Goldberg has better things to think about than Jamie Foxx hooking up with Katie Holmes.

We got Whoopi out in the rain Wednesday at NYC's Lincoln Center, and she was characteristically hysterical. When our photog asked about Jamie and Katie's official coming out, she fired back at his premise ... that it had any impact on her life.

More importantly ... Whoopi was festooned in duds that are hard to describe, but pretty damn awesome!

Brooklyn Beckham is giving the buzz cut the old college try.

Posh and Becks' eldest is off on his own in NYC attending his freshman year at Parsons School of Design where he's studying photography. He's only been there only a couple of weeks, but Tuesday he was already sporting a new hairdo. So long to his signature long and lovely locks.

First it's a haircut ... then maybe another tattoo ... and before you know it kid's gonna graduate.

Looks like Brooklyn's on track to be a true New Yorker though, at least when it comes to hailing cabs.

The wife of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin deserved to get eviscerated for bragging about her fabulous lifestyle ... according to her.

You'll recall Louise Linton last month posted this photo on Instagram and littered it with hashtags of a bunch of high-end merch -- "#rolandmouret pants #tomford sunnies #hermesscarf #valentinorockstudheels #valentino" ... essentially telling people who don't dress like her are pathetic losers.

Louise's now taking it all back -- from the initial post to how she handled the backlash from furious taxpayers. She told Washington Life, "I want to say I concede completely to the comments of my critics. My post itself and the following response were indefensible. Period. I don't have any excuses, nor do I feel any self-pity for the backlash I experienced."

LaMelo Ball's $395 shoes officially have their first celeb buyer ... cause O'Shea Jackson Jr. (aka Ice Cube's son) says he's gonna cop a pair ASAP!

Not that O'Shea thinks The MB1s are worth the scratch -- dude's just a HUGE Lakers fan ... and backs all things BBB.

If you need proof ... the "Straight Outta Compton" star already knew about Melo's kicks when our photog found him at LAX -- just HOURS after they dropped.

"If it has the name Ball on it, the sh*t is HOT," Jackson told TMZ Sports.

"I’ma get mine. I’ma get some of Lonzo’s. If LaVar gets some, I’ma get them too."

Speaking of LaVar ... O'Shea says he's a "genius" -- and even plugged the Big Baller dad for president!

Looks like Jay-Z ain't the only big name on the bandwagon.

Amal Clooney had twins 3 months ago, at least that's the story they're telling ... but judging from this pic we have our doubts.

George and Amal chowed down with Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana Barroso at Ristorante Da Ivo in Venice, Italy.

They're in Venice for the 74th annual Venice Film Festival, where George is unveiling his new movie, "Suburbicon."

They just do it better than everyone else. They just do.

John F. Kennedy is about to make America wet all over again, 'cause his original swim trunks, jackets and other family items are up for auction ... starting at just a buck!

Guernsey's auction house is selling off some of JFK's personal items in October to commemorate what would have been the late Prez's 100th birthday -- even though he was born in May.

Some of the items being auctioned off include 3 of Jack's OG swim trunks, a couple of his coats, his U.S. flight jacket, his old rocking chair ... and even his kids' toothbrushes, bristles and all.

There are some Jackie O items up for grabs as well, such as her perfumes, belt, and one of her black lace mantillas -- which she wore to Robert Kennedy's funeral.

All the stuff is starting at a bid of just one dollar ... but something tells us it'll go for A LOT more.

Amber Rose and 21 Savage are getting seriously serious -- there's a $50,000 ring on his finger to prove it.

We're told the fresh ice the rapper had on his right ring finger at the VMAs is an 18-karat gold promise eternity ring ... and it was a surprise gift from Amber. It's made up of 1,100 stones -- white diamonds and red rubies spelling out "Loyalty 21."

IF & Co. jeweler designed the promise ring for Rose and Ben Baller hand-delivered it in time for the awards show.

On top of the $50k gift, Amber posted she was going to "pounce on" 21 Savage as soon as they got home from the VMAs ... proving he was also one of the night's biggest winners.

XOXO clothing company says it's getting screwed by Trojan condoms ... and not in the good way.

XOXO -- the women's apparel line Chrissy Teigen and Miranda Kerr rep -- says Trojan copied its distinctive black-and-white logo in February and started slapping it on a new line of "softouch low-odor" condoms.

In docs, obtained by TMZ, XOXO says the rubber kings even matched the girth ... of their letter "x" in the logo. And the company says Trojan's "SMART. SEXY. CONFIDENT." slogan is way too close to its "Smart Sexy."

Ethika Underwear will have Houston's back and front covered -- thanks to a massive shipment of sports bras and underwear that's headed to Texas.

Ethika announced Wednesday it had sent 14,000 pairs of men's, women's, and kids underwear to George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston to hook up more than 8,000 evacuees there in the wake of Harvey.

CEO Matt Cook says, "I started thinking about the people in Houston and the fact they were displaced from their homes and missing basic necessities, including clean underwear, and it just made sense to help out."

The donated underwear amounts to more than $250K in retail value.

Not to worry guys, you don't have to be as gifted as The Game to rock these briefs.