Legends of silver screen stalk the catwalk
Jean Paul Gaultier lived up to his showman’s reputation again at Paris Couture Week July 8. For his latest collection he staged a cinematic spectacle. Each area of the auditorium was named after a film studio, girls handed out ice creams and the show began with the Twentieth Century Fox fanfare.
In case the audience members were still in any doubt about the celluloid concept, the outfits were also named after films and actresses. Many of these interpretations were about as subtle – and often as raunchy – as Jane Russell’s décolletage in The Outlaw, but they were intentionally entertaining.
The first look, named after the film Le Mepris, consisted of a leather trenchcoat and seamed stockings worn by pouting model Lara Stone, who had her blonde hair in a beehive and lashings of eyeliner just like the film’s star Brigitte Bardot. Other ensembles included a Battleship Potemkin look, which consisted of quilted taffeta sailor trousers and a cropped pea coat, and a futuristic gold leather corset dubbed Barbarella and made from 3D dodecahedron panels.
Bruno babe style
Making us all green with envy, Isla Fisher takes a cue from her long time lover’s alter-ego and strikes a pose at the Los Angeles premiere of Bruno on June 25 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.
It’s a very unique look, but I absolutely love Isla’s lacy green Stella McCartney frock with a sheer white yoke. The emerald shade looks great with Isla’s long red waves, don’t you think?
Wonderbra presents strapless ‘finger-design’ underwear
Summer is hot and lots of women want to show off their beautiful shoulders wearing strapless dresses but not all of them can really do that safely. I mean those with fuller bust can hardly dare to wear a strapless dress as keeping their assets in place is pretty difficult, especially if a woman is active and likes dancing and moving much.
No we’ve got the solution and it came from Wonderbra company. The revolutionary Ultimate Strapless bra was launched yesterday. It promises to stay up as long as you do.
Summer 2009 must-have: Metal Embellishment
Summer 2009 is all about sparkling and making some noise. Metal embellishment is a wonderful way to combine the two. Metal decoration is really huge this season so be ready to see a lot of metal embellished items on store shelves.
From metal beads to metal handles, from tiny peaces to heavy decoration, metal is almost everywhere in summer 2009! Wanna be hot? Go metal!
This is an amazing shoulder bag! It’s made of synthetic leather and decorated with metal mesh. Studden accents, antique brass tone hardware, O-ring details make it look really sexy, feminine and sparkling. Simply can’t take my eyes off of it.
Handbags: The Truth About What We Hoard In Them
Our handbags are full of rubbish- it’s official. New research has confirmed what most of us have suspected for years.
Other than the usual suspects, such as purses and keys, there were a few unusual objects in the handbag mix, like detachable car CD players and screwdrivers for repairing glasses.
Despite this, 92% of these items weren’t seen as being useful by the 1,300 women surveyed and over half of respondents (57%) admitted they only use 1-5 of those items on a regular basis.
The same five items were also voted the most useful: purse, keys, phone, pack of tissues and a pen and notebook – all of which featured higher than makeup- in the survey carried out by Kleenex.
TV psychologist Anjula Mutanda comments: “This research shows that whilst we recognise that we don’t need all these things cluttering up our handbags we do still tend to cling on to objects “just in case” – we are nurturers by nature and therefore prepare accordingly. All we really need though is just five essential items, as identified in the research, that will actually have a use on a day-to-day basis when we are out and about
“What is interesting, however, is that it’s clear from the research that today’s women are demanding both fashion and function from their handbags and the products they put in them. That suggests that we’re unwilling to compromise – basically we want it all in one handbag fix: stylish must-haves that are also useful.”
This notion is confirmed by the fact that over half (51%) of women said they wouldn’t buy something just because it looks good and a further 1 in 5 said that they liked to buy things that look stylish.
Anjula’s top tips on de-cluttering your handbag:
* Choose a bag that fits with your lifestyle and with what you need, nothing much more
* Clear out your handbag when you get in every night to rid it of those unnecessary items – only carry the essentials
* Choose a purse that does the job and no more – you don’t need a brick!
* Kick out unnecessary keys and hefty key chains
* Try weighing your things to see how realistic you are being. If they are too heavy then you could consider using compact versions wherever possible: smaller purses, a smaller notebook, a mini-sized pocket pack of tissues etc
Summer style Ideas: Wide Belts
Belts are frequently a forgotten accessory. We only think about them if our pants get loose (ha, when does that happen?) or if your dress or ensemble came with a belt already included. I know I for one, always forget about my belts and I actually have a pretty sweet collection.
So that got me thinking about how I could incorporate belts into my daily outfits without a lot of hassle.
Wide belts are probably the easiest to wear. You can just throw one on top of a tunic, button down top, sweater, long tank top, a-line dress and the list goes on.
Beauty Tips From Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet attended the New York premiere of “Away We Go” Monday, June 1, 2009. Probably it’s no a great surprise that she appeared there. The point we are curious about is her fresh and glam chic look. She might have spent hours to get this splendid make up.
Julia Bolino, the slap.uk.com make-up artist gives step-by-step recommendations on how to achieve the barefaced beauty look yourself.
1. Flawless skin. Kate’s face was covered with a foundation with light-reflecting particles, so that the light could bounce off her face. Blemishes and under-eye shadows have been hidden with concealer. A loose light powder makes her foundation stay firmly on the face.
Trends for Fall-Winter 2009-2010 – Glove
The new fashion season Fall 2009-Winter 2010 is already close to us and that means it’s high time we spoke about trends.
This post will give you information about tendencies in glove fashion.
First of all I’d like to say that gloves themselves are a hot trend this season and designers paid lots of attention to them.
Gloves are incorporated into many outfits and certainly add much sophistication and glamour to them. So, what is going to be top fashionable this fall and winter?
1. Leather gloves. I don’t think you are surprised to know that, because leather gloves are always in style.
They are classic and if you want to have a pair to be appropriate now and ten years later this is exactly what you need.
Deborah Marquit lingerie
Deborah Marquit for 25 years has been making one of the world’s hottest lingerie lines.
Her use of unstandard materials (vinyl or camouflage print in cotton twill) and particularly dyed palettes united with a imperious fit to make bras and underwear that are unrivaled.
You can see 5 reasons why you can’t live without her underwear.
1. The neon palettes are impressive.
2. Everything is made in her studio.
3. The ease is irrefutable.
4. Madonna is a huge fan.
5. Her boutique is very special
Lauren Bush Debuts New Eco-Friendly Lauren Pierce Collection
We’re big fans of Lauren Bush — not just ’cause she’s the greenest of the famous Bush clan — but also for her commitment to helping others through her FEED campaign. So, it’s no surprise that we’re thrilled about the launch of her new socially conscious fashion brand “Lauren Pierce“. True to form, each collection (Spring, Summer Fall, Winter) will partner with a different women’s cause. For spring ’09, she worked with Women for Women International, which teaches women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo how to hand-dye fabrics.
