Blast From The Past

Have any idea what happened eight years ago today?

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston got married!

Today, Brad is no longer with Jen, instead with Angie, and the father to six kids, who would have thunk it?

Photo Credit: WireImage

- Erin Dustin

Victoria la aniversarea lui Kate Beckinsale

Ce pacat ca paparazzi nu au surprins mai clar intregul outfit al Victoriei Beckham, pe care l-a purtat la aniversarea lui Kate Beckinsale, pentru ca este superb. Pretty in pink , Posh a purtat o rochie Balenciaga si pantofi Versace din colectia de toamna/iarna 08/09. Clutch-ul roz este still a mistery.

Celebrity style: chocolate brown bags

In colectiile de genti, mereu in crestere ale celebritatilor, predomina in ultima perioada o noua culoare: maroul ciocolatiu. Este un preview pentru toamna, cand maroul va fi foarte in voga.
Victoria Beckham cu Hermes Birkin

Jennifer Lopez cu geanta Hermes

Ashley Tisdale cu Prada

Jessica Simpson cu geanta Gucci din colectia de toamna/iarna 08/09

Ashlee Simpson

Lauren Conrad

Rachel Bilson cu o geanta Chloe "Elvire"

Urban Renewal

I usually walk past the Urban Renewal section of Urban Outfitters, thinking it is vintage stuff, which is not really my thing (not unless they come from a member of my family anyway). At the back of my head, I'd always wondered exactly how they got so many vintage items of the same style in different sizes together in one place. I mean, aren't vintage items supposed to be unique? But I'd never really been interested enough to read the fine print on their website and find out how. It wasn't until my friend mentioned it the other day that I realized what it was. Apparently what they do is collect vintage clothes/fabric and put them together to form new, more updated clothes. That is how they come up with so many pieces of the same style in different sizes. You can buy it at the store or online, where they claim you can even choose colors and they'd make you a completely unique piece using different materials in the same cutting as shown. The whole idea is to re-use materials and it has been around for over 20 years (before the whole go green craze!)- I didn't even know that Urban Outfitters have been around for over 20 years, let alone this division.
One of the reasons I don't like vintage clothes is that whenever I see them they almost always look very dated, hippie and bohemian like, which is so over - thank god! And indeed they do have such stereotypical vintage clothing in this collection here (above: ugh). In fact, most of the collection is like this and I was not impressed. However, there were a few pieces that are intriguing- like this denim vest (right). The extra trimming is quite sharp and refreshing! I'm not really sure how this black blazer (left) is vintage, but I like the cutting.
The ruffled tunic shirt (left) is feminine and romantic looking. Perfect paired with that crisp cropped blazer above! And the floral skirt is cute, reminds me of the floral skirts in the Prada ads this season. Though one should be careful when wearing that in case you look like you're wearing your curtains. Paired with something smart, tailored and modern, it would look stunning.

The thing is though, I'm still not really sure how I feel about this concept of "Urban Renewal." Besides the fact that you still do not know who the previous (many!) owners are, I heard that the renewed material is very scratchy and not very comfortable. On the other hand, we do use recycled paper and bags......so why not clothes? Thoughts?

Image Source: Urban Outfitters

The UV Rays Up There

So remember how I've been travelling a bit last month? Most of the flights I took were daytime flights and one thing that really irritates me about daytime flights is the amount of sunlight in the plane. This might sound weird to most people, and even my parents think I'm a total freak for applying sunscreen before a flight but here's the logic: up there in the sky, there are no shades or clouds or anything so the UV rays are naturally stronger and more direct. And it doesn't help that almost all passengers love keeping their window covers up and let the sunlight get through. I usually try to get a windows seat just to keep the blinds down!

So maybe I'm a bit overly paranoid. But while going through my magazines from this year (before throwing them away,) I noticed Elle (UK) had a "Top Tips For A Healthy Flight" editorial from a few months ago. Most of these tips are pretty much what you always read about, like make sure you hydrate by drinking lots of water and applying good moisturiser *Insert product recommendations, naturally*. So most of the time I ignore these editorials since let's face it, they basically just tell you common sense and sell you a bunch of unnecessary beauty products. But there was a 'tip' that I just have to share here since not most people seem to not know or care about:

"Wear a lotion containing sunscreens. 'Recent Studies show that UV rays can penetrate an airplane's windows. Because you're higher, the sun's rays are stronger as there's less proection from the atmosphere,' warns Dr Tom Monroe, director of research and development at Clinique."

See! It's not just me. OK, so a doctor from a major beauty company saying this obviously has commercial reasons, but it sounds logical doesn't it? I'm no dermatologist so I have no idea which sunscreen is the best, but BG and I do love Bioderma's SPF products.

Anyhow, I actually wanted to write this post to rant about people who keep their window blinds up during the flight -just because you like the sun and don't mind the UV rays damaging your skin cells doesn't mean the passenger next to you wants that! OK, rant over.

Image Credit: www.bioderma.com

Rihanna in In Style US August 2008

La sedinta foto pentru editia americana a revistei In Style Rihanna a purtat haine si accesorii Bill Blass, Fendi, Valentino, Chanel, Christian Louboutin, Emanuel Ungaro, BCBG Max Azria.

Celebritati si catelusi

Pentru multe celebritati catelusii s-au transformat in accesorii. Ii cara peste tot, la filmari, sedinte foto, interviuri, shopping, sunt mereu stresati de multimile de fani, paparazzi, luminile reflectoarelor, dar viata de caine de vedeta nu este asa dura cum pare. Celebritatile ii rasfata cu sedinte de terapie, de yoga, vizite la saloane de infrumusetare, masaj, bling blinguri cu diamante, haine de designer, mancare fina, produse de ingrijire organice - eau de chien cu vitamine, deodorante, lotiuni. Si calatoresc peste tot in lume in Louis Vuitton sac chien/dog carrier

Paris si pomeranianul Marylin Monroe

Paris si celebrul Tinkerbell


Catelul lui Ashley Tisdale

Secretul siluetei Alyssei Milano: urechiuse de catel

Mariah Carey si Jack


Sharon Osbourne. Asta sa fie cina lui Kelly?

Hilary si Lola

Rihanna si DJ

Jess Simpson si Daisy, cadou de la Nick, fostul sot

Adrien Brody

Nicole Richie cu Foxy Cleopatra si Honey Child

Tori Spelling cu Mimi La Rue

Martha Stewart cu Paw Paw si Francesca