Saturday, October 31, 2009

YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO PLAY DRESS UP



Oh, and the other thing about fashion? It should be fun!
Happy Halloween.

That's Kevin and I as Big Bird & Tippi Hedren at the 2008 Second Street Halloween production of The Birds.  My theatrical neighbors stage the show, a loyal crew acts it out (Kevin's usually the monster), hundreds of kids show up to our city locale and the adults have as much fun as the kids.

FASHION FROM FOUR to FORTY(ish) to FOREVER

So, back in September, why did I feature this kooky get-up to kick off a fall fashion discussion? Well, for one, I like how the photo captures the fearlessness we had as kids to wear what made us happy. That fearlessness is easy to lose. As we get older we tend to start worrying about what other people think. And you know what? Most of the time "other people" are just thinking how great you look.

The other thing I take from that photo is how much my style hasn't changed. Black with shots of color (in the form of a scarf or one bold, over-the-top piece of jewelry) remains the basis of my wardrobe.  Add sunglasses and a fabulous coat (or killer pair of shoes) and I'm good to go. (The knit ski cap--not so much.)  It's a formula that's worked for years and it makes me happy.  It makes me feel good.  Which, to me, is what fashion should be about.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Grand Slam en Strand Zuid presenteren Zuid Pool

 
   
Don't run home right after work because
Het hippe Strand-Zuid dat zomers als speeltuin voor tout Amsterdam geldt wordt deze winter omgedoopt tot Zuid Pool. Op de plek waar je je tijdens de zomermaanden op het strand waant, zal deze winter een heus winter wonderland compleet met schaatsbaan verrijzen.

 About: Op vrijdag 30 oktober zullen de poorten van Zuid Pool officieel opengaan tijdens een spectaculair openingsfeest in de sneeuw en op het ijs. Grand Slam, de organisatie achter de populaire South Beach parties op Strand-Zuid, zullen het feest organiseren. Naast muziek en entertainment is iedereen welkom om zijn of haar schaatsen onder te binden voor een rondje op het kraakverse ijs.

Tickets zijn verkrijgbaar voor 18,50 euro (inclusief schaatsen)En kaarten zijn ook te koop
via www.thegrandslamparties.com
         
 When: Vrijdag october 30

 Where: Zuid Pool
Europaplein 22, Amsterdam

Open:18:00 tot 23:0
Line up: Future Groove Express, Lo ( van Girls Love DJ's) en Eno-C zullen buiten bij
de "Skating Studio 54" fantastische Disco Tunes draaien, en binnen zal Joyce Mercedes, Ricky Rivaro, Han DB & Marvin Michel en the Original MC Ja-Yson de tunes uit de boxen laten knallen.
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Miley Cyrus: 2009 Worst Celebrity Influence

Hooray for Miley Cyrus! She's got another thorn down her throat after Noah Lindsey appeared in a dominatrix Halloween costume! That's right, Miley Cyrus was crowned as the Worst Celebrity Influence of 2009 on an online poll from AOL. The 16 year old Disney tween queen gained a whopping 42 percent in the poll for AOL's JSYK.com (Just So You Know) website. This site is targeting 9 to 15 year-olds. Miley topped other celebs with "negative vibes" on the youth. Britney Spears is second to Miley, while infamous rapper Kanye West ranked third, respectively. Whoa! These kids really know who they should they look up to, don't they?
Miley Cyrus is Worst Celebrity Influence of 2009
Although no reason whatsoever was given why Miley Cyrus ranked the poorest among the other celebrities in question, reports say that the negative vibes might have come from her dating a 20 year old Justin Gaston or her chinky eyed prank that was all well criticized by the public. JSYK.com editor Stephanie Cohen belives that "Miley is in an interesting space where she is trying to graduate from being 'Hannah Montana' and a Disney channel celebrity and coming into her own and having a career beyond Disney". Maybe it's about time to clean up your act, Miley. Or else, someone's literally gonna snatch up your fame like Taylor Swift or Katy Perry.

Leona Lewis Had Hots for Justin Timberlake

After being punched on the face, Leona Lewis is now talking about the lighter side of things. And in fact, she mentions that she had a big crush on Justin Timberlake before he met him. Sadly, Leona's hots for Justin faded away Leona when they worked together on a new song 'Don't Let Me Down', which is featured on her upcoming album 'Echo'.
Leona Lewis Crush Justin Timberlake
According to Leona herself, "I had a big thing for Justin before I worked with him, but I lose my crush when I meet people. Which is probably good news for my boyfriend Lou!" Yes, Leona is currently in a serious relationship with fiancé Lou Al-Chamaa. Because of the stern commitment to her boyfriend, the 24 year old British singer even turned down her chance to kiss Gossip Girl hunk Chace Crawford! Leona mentioned in Sugar magazine that: "They wanted me and Chace to kiss in the 'I Will Be' video. But I said no way. I'd just have been too embarrassed, he's my friend! He's so beautiful, I mean, look at him - he could be a girl. He'd be a really pretty girl. But I just don't think of him like that. And it wouldn't be fair to Lou to kiss other guys."

Maria Sharapova goes down to seventeen year old American Melanie Oudin

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Seventeen year old American rising tennis sensation, Melanie Oudin, ousted media darling and reigning tennis glamor queen, Maria Sharapova, from the 2009 US Open Tennis Champships. Cheered on by the excited crowd Oudin forced a third set after taking the second set from Sharapova who won the first 6 games to 4.
In her post match interview Sharapova was asked if she agrees with Jelana Jankovic’s assesent that Oudin doesn’t have many weapons and isn’t very impressive though she’s beating top-ranked players. Sharapova called Jankovic’s remarks shocking and said of Oudin’s play:

"I thought she played really well. I thought she has many weapons. You know, she certainly held her ground. I mean, you know, I still feel like I had my chances, even though it wasn’t my best day. You know, when you let those chances go, it’s just frustrating. But, I mean, got to hand it to her. She really stuck to her game plan. She played solid. She made me hit a lot of balls. She moved really well around the court, yeah."


Tuesday, October 27, 2009

This Water




Agency: Pearl Fisher
Client: Innocent
Country: UK

Route 29


Agency: Hartungkemp
Client: Route 29
Country: USA

Chicken Pecker




Agency: Commune
Country: Japan




Green Genius




Green Genius 100% recyclable  craft packaging 

Agency: Hub
Country: USA

Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart Breakup Makes it to Frontpage

OK Magazine November 1 issue screams of an exclusive coverage for the Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart split. Okay, Twilight fans might get the shock of their lives because the Robsten duo has yet to admit their ongoing romance and now it appears they've went straight to Splitsville in a jiffy. We reported that Robert and Kristen are already living under one roof in a hotel suite in Vancouver. Now, it appears that days after that a fight between the couple ensued that left Kristen looking "outraged", while RPattz scurried away after he hailed a taxi and left her screaming after him. Major lover's drama in Vancouver, huh!
Robert Pattinson Kristen Stewart Breakup
The OK Magazine reported that the root of he lover's quarrel is that Robert Pattinson is egging Kristen that they settle down, yet K-Stew is insisting that she's unprepared for wifey roles in real life so she declined his wedding proposal. Ouch! Another cause they figured was Kristen was jealousy of Rob's female fans, one source notes: "She is very annoyed by women cooing over Rob and is threatened by fans who send him love notes". Another source of disagreement might be Kristen wants to return to LA when they're done shooting Eclipse, while Rob wants them to live in London! So what about all that hang-ups? Oh well, they always say, you can't have it all - everyone's got to learn how to compromise!

G-Dragon Hairstyles

Asian Modern Hairstyle For Guys

G-Dragon is the very young leader of the Korean boy band, "Big Bang".
Nick Name: G-Dragon
Real Name: Kwon Ji Yong
Position: Team Leader/Rapper/Vocal
Birthday: August 18, 1988
Hobbies: Drawing, Listening to music, writing music/poetry Specialties: Dancing, Rap, BeatBox, Song Writing, Singing, English, Chinese
Career History: 2001 South Korea HipHopFlex, YG Family - Fine Gentleman , Featured in Perry's Albums and Concerts. Pendant: A star wearing G-Dragon's favorite hat.

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Taylor Swift & Taylor Lautner Hockey Date

Is there romance brewing between the two Taylors? Popular teen country singer Taylor Swift and Twilight hottie Taylor Lautner are seen again together attending a hockey game while the Los Angeles Kings battles it out with the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The female Taylor, who's 19 years old, is seen as blooming as ever as she sat beside her leather jacket clad hunky date who's just 17 years old. Taylor Lautner has been seen many times attending the country singer's concert tours.
Taylor Swift Taylor Lautner Hockey Date
After the game, the couple was seen walking in the area of Beverly Wilshire hotel. Reporters have been egging the female Taylor because she's shamelessly calling her friend "Taytay". When asked about him, she gushed: "I love him. He's so cute!" Taylor Lautner, on the other hand, declared that the country singer was his crush and definitely his "type". Taylor Swift still denies she has a "guy" in her life right now. Isn't it just weird if your boyfriend and you has the same first names?

Agency Spotlight / Cowan


Lovely works from international design network Cowan Design
Many more images after the jump!




Monday, October 26, 2009

Thymes Moonflower


Designer: Celeste Prevost
Country: USA

25 Figured Tea Bags



Designer: Natalia Ponomareva
Country: Russia

Maria Sharapova, New number 2!

Maria Sharapova hot

Maria Sharapova, continues to gain strength on tour and in our polling. Maria, after a slow start, generated 16% of 2nd Quarter voting, second only to Paula Creamer at 17%.

At the end of 2Q 2009, our highest vote total ever, Paul Creamer remains atop our hottest babe's list. Paula is extending her 2008 domination of our list midway through the 2009 season.

Current rankings for year to date performance:

2009 Rank Player Total 2008 Finish
1 Paula Creamer 27.81 1
2 Maria Sharapova 15.85 3
3 Ana Ivanovic 14.49 2
4 Natalie Gulbis 13.95 5
5 Maria Kirilenko 11.90 6
6 Maria Verchenova 10.89 10
7 Elena Dementieva 9.83 4
8 Cristie Kerr 9.18 7
9 Anna Kournikova 8.41 14
10 Daniela Hantuchova 5.16 11
11 Anna Rawson 3.99 9
12 Alona Bondarenko 3.50 12
13 Sophie Sandolo 2.74 15
14 Kim Hall 1.02 8
15 Ashley Harkleroad 0.91 13

Keira Knightley is 'My Fair Lady' Eliza Doolittle

Yes, definitely Keira Knightley is a fair lady. And it's confirmed that she'll be starring in a remake of the movie of 1964 classic My Fair Lady. The 24-year-old British actress is too much excited that she got the part of Eliza Doolittle in the iconic rags-to-riches story originally directed by George Cukor. Keira said she's honored to follow the footsteps of the legendary actresses like Audrey Hepburn and Julie Andrews who were the previous stars who gave life to Eliza Doolittle in film and on stage.
Keira Knightley My Fair Lady
Not only that this project will be special because of Keira, Academy Award winner Emma Thompson is also being tapped as the screenwriter, while James Bond actor Daniel Craig will play as her love interest Higgins. Danny Boyle, who is fresh from his Slumdog Millionaire Oscar win, will be the one to direct. Every aspiring actress might be drooling at Keira Knightley now for snatching this golden opportunity! Right now, Keira is concentrating to hone her singing prowess that is being demanded by this role. Good luck and we'd love to see you sing!

Idiot of the Day - Denise Richards

If you don't know what Twitter is exactly, please step away from the computer.

Denise Richards wins the Idiot of the Day award for posting her private number on Twitter and then thinking she deleted it, when, in fact she did not.

So the 1.28 million followers Denis Richards has on Twitter were probably calling her like mad. So now she changed her number and apologized for being such a doof.

Read more at Celebitchy.com

Robert Pattinson Acting James Dean Style?

We now totally get it why you're acting like the mysterious guy-next-door. Robert Pattinson recently revealed that he is inspired by the Hollywood icon James Dean. That was the hint he's trying to emulate while portraying Edward Cullen in the Twilight film franchise. No wonder, the 23 year old actor owes his success to the Rebel Without a Cause star: "I tried copying James Dean's accent just because I've always wanted James Dean's voice. I think that is why it has worked. Everyone loves a bit of James Dean."
Robert Pattinson Acting James Dean Style
In fact, Robert Pattinson revealed that Edward was influenced by the Hollywood legend all through out - like the hair and stuff. RPattz also noted that an intense similarity of Edward Cullen's character arc to what happened to James Dean: "An everyday girl brings this relatively strange individual out of his slump." We just hope you just try to copy James Dean acting-wise - minus the dying part when he was 24 years old because of a vehicular mishap. Until now, Robert Pattinson is still uncomfy about the upsurge of female fans rooting for him: "I'm not entirely sure what it is. I'll probably realize afterwards how I could have controlled it a little bit more. But I am still like a deer in headlights at the moment."

Miley Cyrus Sister Halloween Costume Outrage

Noah Lindsey Cyrus may be just another child who's wearing her Halloween costume for the 16th Annual Dream Halloween party in Los Angeles. Yet, this 9 year old Miley Cyrus sister got the ire of critics because of the choice of costume she chose to wear – a sexy leather overalls, a whip and a cherry red lipstick. Many of them thought that her outfit as "trashy" and looking like a Lolita, a young temptress.
Noah Cyrus Halloween Costume
Why should a father like Billy Ray Cyrus allow Noah Cyrus wear a dominatrix costume for a Halloween party? Maybe his parental instincts might have just gone awry. Just imagine what type of outfits might she be wearing ten years later. The Cyruses never fails to amaze everyone with their chutzpah. To think that the event is a Halloween party that serves as a fundraiser organized by the US Children Affected by Aids Foundation.