NY Mag’s’ The Cut has gotten news that New York City’s first Topshop is set to have an opening party on March 26 at 9pm. The original opening date was October but got delayed due to construction delays. No word on official opening date, but that weekend is looking like a prime date.

So close, yet so far away, amiright? It’s hard to compete with AMEX’s Centurion Card when the exclusivity factor is ripped away right from the bat. We introduce to you Visa’s Black Card: a card that’s got perks like 24hr concierge service, luxury gifts, priority access to airport lounges, and a membership limited to 1% of US residents.

To keep things enticing, the card itself is made of a “Carbon Graphite” material with a patent still pending.

You can try your luck by applying now and knowing that there’s an annual fee of $495.

Let’s forget that the economy is about to collapse and people are running short on disposable income. Amazon doesn’t seem to care as they’ve just released an iPhone app that will help us to buy more useless crap.

When you upload a photo, Amazon’s Mechanical Turk workers try to match the photo up to products on sale on Amazon.com. You will get results back in 5 minutes to 24 hours, and you’re susceptible to human error. It should be interesting trying to buy one HDTV and getting the link for another. Good luck, people.

Click HERE to head to the App Store and download it.

Now through January 2nd, Earnest Sewn’s shop on Washington Street in NYC will be offering up “Recession Proof, a way to encourage some consumption in this rigid economy of ours. Everything costs $50 or less including Dents driving gloves, Case & Sons knives (pictured below), and some house pieces.

Not a good enough bargain yet? You can also get one percent off for every canned food item you bring in (up to 20 percent), with donations going to the Food Bank for New York City and New York Cares.

Wow, you get to feel good about yourself and get a good deal when we need it the most.

The consolidation of payment methods start the second we were able to use a debit card in place of a check or cash. Now, BMW’s taking steps to increase the usefulness and versatility of future key fobs. The BMW research and technology group have developed a prototype which uses a security chip (which communicates with a card reader via radio) that is inserted into an electronic key device, thus granting you access not only to your vehicle, but also to make cashless payments, functioning as a personalized credit card.

Future BMW keys will also work as mobility devices giving access to personal data such as subscriptions to services, address books or favorite radio stations from inside any BMW car. All data including purchases can be tracked via an online account.

If you lose your keys often, you may want to think about disabling these features in the future.

Thanks to designboom

blackbirdballad.com is officially live, marking the beginning of a new era. It’s been requested for years, and now we won’t have to take a flight to Washington to grab those Faliero Sarti scarves we told you guys about. In addition to the the usual clothing and accessories, there are some great sale and gift items that you might want to check out ASAP.

In addition to our usual assortment of clothing and accessories, we have some great sale and gift items that would be perfect for the holidays

Read the full press release after the jump to see what the BlackBird Team has to say about the move.

With Black Friday behind us, retailers and consumers alike are looking forward to Cyber Monday, the first day of the online holiday shopping season. Asylum’s reporting on a recent survey buy Shopzilla, which said that 84% of online retailers plan to offer promotions on Cyber Monday compared to 72% last year.

A separate survey by Maritz showed that roughly 30% more people will shop online on Cyber Monday this year than last, crediting the sh!tty economy and the expectation of discounts for this jump.

Will you be sitting at your computer come Monday?

Thanks to Asylum

It seems that the West Village is filled with upscale men’s shops, but that’s not stopping Kesner from joining the festivities. The interior design is as remarkable as the pieces that it carries, and Material Interest made sure we’d get a shot at both.

The bi-level space just opened today and features Art Deco club chairs, a chandelier from 1905 and alot of the color purple. The collections aren’t as pricey as the decor with apparel from Tim Hamilton, Gilded Age, and Patrik Ervell. Parisian label Melinda Gloss, who’s known for suiting and outerwear also joins the mix, along with L.G.R. sunglasses.

We expect to see Kesner make it through this coldest of winters.

More images after the jump.