Monday, March 3, 2008

Man Fashion: Lacoste 2008 Spring Collection

To mark Lacoste's 75th, creative director Christophe Lemaire took the path of least resistance, back to the label's Biarritz roots. People in that part of France are fond of an old, tennis-like ball game called Basque pelote. really have what it takes to update a classic. He opened the show with white blazers trimmed with red and black, especially the first all-white looks had an appropriately vintage feel, worn with Basque-red cummerbunds and espadrilles to underline the regional story.

Lacoste still means tennis, especially when the company's box at the U.S. Open was a fashion hot spot, but Christophe Lemaire has managed to extend the association with intimations of other leisurely pursuits. Lemaire can at least make his audience think summery thoughts.







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Sunday, March 2, 2008

Lipgloss in Lollipop Colors


This season is all about vibrant colors. What better way to brighten up your day than with these Sephora lipglosses in shades sheer orange, pink, red, and shimmer-infused clear, plus a mini lip brush.

Fashion Accessory: Casio Data Bank Watch


If your work require you to heavily rely on calculator. It is time for you to re-look at how this calculator can be incorporated into part of you fashion accessory.

Casio, a market leader in digital watches, has released this metal link Casio Data Bank watch, a sort of upper middle class citizen of the retro calculator watch world. While you are still consider whether is it worth to invest in this special piece of accessory, it come with calculator key-pad, dual time and alarm functions, folding clasp fastening with engraved branding.

No more excuses of not bringing the calculator.


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In tendinte - gentile colorate

Gentile colorate sunt prezente pe toate podiumurile de prezentare, in toate colectiile de primavara-vara ale designerilor, de la Celine pana la Versace sau Marc Jacobs.
Rihanna la Paris Fashion Week

Mary Kate Olsen cu geanta Dior

Victoria cu o Hermes Birkin bag rosie

Rachel Bilson a ales o geanta roz Miu Miu

Jessica Simpson cu o geanta semnata tot Miu Miu

Jennifer Love Hewitt cu o geanta Chanel albastra

Saturday, March 1, 2008

New SS08 Layout

Hey people, it's that time of the year again for a new layout! BG and I were totally panicking about making a new banner. On one hand, as those of you who have read our blog long enough would know, we always try to update the S/S banner on March 1st. On the other hand, we have been more uninspired than usual about this S/S season, (perhaps because the F/W08 fashion shows are currently showing) and it's the end of the school term ( i.e. lots and lots of work!) The nerdy side of my brain has convinced me that this layout is our optimal layout: the MC of personal time spent photoshopping= MB of this blog. For those who don't do econ, we mean that this is the best we could have done given our circumstances.

Let's admit it, this season is confusing -too many trends; too many 'in' colours; together with a lot of loud accessories. With prints, there are the sort-of-tacky-looking stars and the spring-friendly flowers. As you can see, we favoured the flower prints. But the trend of black, white and grey is still very 'in', (think black skinny jeans + tee + blazer combo.) OK, so this isn't really the reason why we have half the flower picture in black & white and half in colour. We just think it's cool. Plus, we love how the Balenciaga model seems to pop out on the b&w side and the Prada model looks like an edgy fairy stomping around in a garden. But it all works out in the end! Neat huh?

This oh-so-artistically taken flower photo was shot by me at the LA Getty Center Central Garden last summer. If you haven't been there, then you must next time you're in LA. It's such a gorgeously designed garden. There are so many types of flowers there and they're designed in a really organised, pretty way. I'm not the type to enjoy nature, but this is as one of the few gardens that I actually loved. (Yes, I know, I'm such a city bumpkin that I even consider an immaculately-designed garden to be nature.)

Credit to style.com for the runway model photos. As usual, if something is technically wrong with this layout on your browser, please let us know. We hope you like the layout and get some S/S vibes from it!

Man Fashion: 8 Fashion Tips for Skinny Men

Alright, after my earlier post on fashion tips for bulky man, some of you might wonder whether is there any tips for skinny man, especially if you are skinny as well as tall. So after some researches, here are some of the simple tips for the tall and skinny man.



Choose Fitted Shirts
Loose fitting, un-tucked shirts will billow around you and make you look the mainsail on a mast. So make sure to choose something fitted. On the other hand, you should avoid extreme tight shirts because they will accentuate your bony upper half.



Avoid Monochromatic Looks
If you wear a solid color from head to toe, you will seem even thinner than you are. So break up your look by wearing few different colors in your outfit



Select Lighter Color
Lighter colors will make you appear slightly larger, so choose white, creams, light gray, light blue to visually bulk you up a bit.



Don't Wear vertical Stripes
As in my earlier article, vertical stripes only suitable for bulky person, if you are skinny, vertical stripes will make you even thinner.



Round-Toed Shoes
Alright, what round-toed shoes got to do with this? If you are really tall, round toe shoes will make you look disproportionate. So go for square-toed or pointy shoes in order to balance out your shape.



Skinny Jeans
Stay away from this kind of jeans. You pants should have a classic cut and should remain simple. A straight cut or boot cut jeans with long inseam will also flatter your best.



Short Jackets
Make sure all your jackets fall right under your buttocks. A shorter jacket will emphasis your height as well as your skinny waist, arms and legs.



Other Tip:
To avoid looking like a lollipop, don't wear blazers or jackets with big shoulder pads.


Fashion vic-toon

De obicei, despre Victoria Beckham se spune ca seamana cu un robot sau un extraterestru pentru ca zambeste foarte rar si are intotdeauna o atitudine ferma. Cei de la Vogue Australia au asemanat-o cu personaje din desene animate: cu Wilma din "The Flinstones", cu Cruella De Vil din "101 Dalmatieni", imbracata in jacheta din pene Sonia Rykiel arata ca o pasare, iar in rochia verde Marc Jacobs ca o testoasa Ninja.