2008 The Year Of The Mobile Designer?

Want your mobile to match your outfit? Well 2008 looks to be the year as fashion designers continue to cash in on a multimillion pound market.

Dior and Swarovski are said to be the latest names to be unveiling mobile phones this year and Tag Heuer have already announced a summer release.

Insiders have predicted the next 3 years will see an influx of non traditional mobile brands including fashion designers with a potential 20% global market share on offer selling around 200 million handsets a year.

To date Dolce & Gabbana, Prada and Armani have joined forces with manufacturers and despite their premiums have been a huge success, other designers to tread the mobile catwalk have been Ted Baker, Levi's, Mandarina Duck and Porsche.

Lets all hope Burberry don't hear of this emerging market...