FAVORITE: Rich, velvety luscious red wines and lots of love
Thursday, December 31, 2009
RED RED WINE
FAVORITE: Rich, velvety luscious red wines and lots of love
STOCKHOLM - hej hej åsögatan, 12/31/09
See more of dark, cold and cosy Stockholm in the new black and white shots I posted on my visual diary.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Monday, December 28, 2009
Sunday, December 27, 2009
BACK IN EUROPE
How great to shoot again in Europe.
During the coming weeks, my schedule is going to look like that:
Stockholm: Dec. 28th - Jan 3rd
London: Jan 4th-20th
Paris: Jan. 21st-24th
All the photos of my 80-days-around-the-world trip are now up on my visual diary!
During the coming weeks, my schedule is going to look like that:
Stockholm: Dec. 28th - Jan 3rd
London: Jan 4th-20th
Paris: Jan. 21st-24th
All the photos of my 80-days-around-the-world trip are now up on my visual diary!
The Next Maria Sharapova
In 2003 as a 16 year old, Maria Sharapova spent her first full season on the WTA Tour and did very well for herself, collecting wins over several highly ranked players as well as her first singles titles. However it wasn't until 2004 when she won Wimbledon and finished in the top 5 in the year end rankings that she really burst on the scene, attracting as much attention for her looks as for her game.Many hailed her as the next Anna Kournikova, due to being a hot young Russian tennis player, although most noted that Maria won singles tournaments while Anna never did.
Now Maria's had a rough road recently with injury problems, falling out of the top 10 and not having won any tournaments this year.
But now at the US Open, we might be seeing the emergence of a successor to Maria in Caroline Wozniacki.
Wozniacki is a 19 year old player born in Denmark and living in Monaco and she's been making a splash on the WTA for about a year or so, winning her first tour wins last year. It's clear that 2009 has been her true breakout season though as she's entered the top 10, won three singles and one doubles titles (both of which doubled her career totals) and, as of yesterday, reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal beating Svetlana Kuznetsova at the U.S. Open.
She's facing fellow teenager Melanie Oudin, a 17 year old from Murietta, GA, in her next match and it should be an entertaining battle between the two young players.Wozniacki definitely has the talent to make it far on the tour, which she's already shown. In my opinion she's also got the looks and personality to make a cultural splash as well.
She already loves New York from the time she's spent there and has been talking about getting an apartment there.
Wozniacki's also spent time at Yale during the Pilot Pen and said she'd love to take classes there because she's fascinated by the American college experience.
Who knows what will happen. It's very possible she suffers a career ending injury or has some kind of implosion and we never hear from her again. But that's pretty doubtful, and having seen her play, it really would be a shame to lose one of the up and comers who, along with Oudin, Victoria Azerenka, and other young players currently lurking outside the top 10, will be sure to lead the new guard when players like the Williamses and Kim Clijsters decide to call it a career.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Rellana Woolly Heads
The Idea: In order to demonstrate the typical character of the wool at first sight, faces were printed on the labels around the balls of wool as a winter special. The packaging therefore communicated the main use of the yarn: it is perfect for scarves and hats.
The Result: Sales figures and even orders over the web rose in such a way that promotion was successfully extended for another 6 weeks.
Agency: Ogilvy & Mather
Country: Germany
Via: Ads of the world
WHAT IT's ALL ABOUT
FAVORITE A holiday filled with family & friends. Merry Christmas.
Bob's Your Uncle witty and offbeat line of cards available from Jack's Cards.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Andrex
Agency: Turner Duckworth
Country: UK
Britney Spears Not a Squirrel Eater
It's always common for famous celebrities to have the most ridiculous stories printed about them in tabloids. Britney Spears is always an easy target for the most bizarre things attributed to her - one of which is that squirrel meat has been on her diet list! In her official website, the 28 year old blonde singer listed the top 75 articles among the 13,000 stories about her that were the most 'absurd'.
Britney Spears promoters in her website thought that some of these stories were "patently absurd or simply offensive", so they "ranked the ones we believe were the most ridiculous" and listed the "Top 75 Bull%*&t Britney Spears stories" of 2009. The Britney Spears squirrel eater rumor came from a London tabloid that utterly exposed that the singer's family used to eat squirrel meat during her "trailer park childhood". The Daily Star alleged that this revelation had sent "sales of squirrel meat soaring" as fans "snapped up squirrel, rabbit and possum meat from butchers and restaurants". Britney Spears, of course, denied that squirrels were part of her family's menu.
Adam Lambert Diet-Staying in Shape to Promote Album
Adam Lambert is braving the holiday season with a strict diet. The 27 year old American Idol alumnus says that he's got to stay in shape for him to effectively promote his debut album 'For Your Entertainment Only'. In fact, he proudly declared in an interview with FOX News that: "Fox News, "I'm on such a diet now... I want to stay in great shape so no candy for me."
Although Adam Lambert is not really keen on keeping up with a healthy lifestyle, he concurred that: "Everyone should get out of the mirror, that's not what matters... We are programmed in society to be so hard on ourselves and our appearance."
Earlier, Adam was busy Sunday night, December 20, as he shot a music video for his newest single "Whataya Want From Me". He appears to be very ecstatic about his second single and it features aspiring actress Julianna Milton playing one of his female fans. This video will be in the vantage point of the fans so we'll see if it rakes another controversy. Hope you’ll be able to survive the Christmas feast, though! We know it will be tough resisting that!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Beyonce Happy With Her New Perfume 'Heat'
Beyonce knows she's going to be proud of her new fragrance named 'Heat'. Numerous good reviews from her colleagues and fans determined that they all love her new perfume. To be released in February 2010, the 28 year old Single Ladies singer admonished that she couldn't be happier with all the positive receptions she's getting about the first perfume she's created in collaboration with perfume makers Coty.
In an interview, Beyonce Knowles couldn't hide her excitement: "'I'm so happy with it. I've been working on it for a while now. I was on tour for a year, and I have meet-and-greets with fans. I've never in my life gotten so many compliments."
She furthered that: "Coty has their own testing, but that was my testing! The fans loved it. They were like, 'I love that, I'm getting that, why isn't it out right now? I need it!'"
Beyonce is also proud to inform everyone that she's not just an endorser but in the manufacture, design and naming of the product, she's involved in al those. She said: "A lot of my performances have had fire involved, so we thought 'Heat'. Also, red is one of my favorite colors, as is gold." Beyonce also revealed that she's into vintage appeal and that is also integrated in 'Heat'. We all hope that 'Heat' will earn more raves next year when everybody will be able to sniff what Beyonce created!
Harvey Nichols Christmas Ad by Kourtney Roy
I love this Christmas 2009 ad from Harvey Nichols. I am not sure how 'sales' effective it is to wish a woman an indulgent Christmas with a fat silhouette on the wall, but it is fun. The ad was photographed by Kourtney Roy.
PanPan Atelier
The naming concept of PanPan is based on word repetition in order to emphasize authenticity. Bread bread, as in real bread. This system is carried throughout most packaging materials under one slogan with double meaning: "PanPan. You will repeat".
Designer: Rocío Martinavarro
Country: Spain
Brittany Murphy Update: Brittany Took Prescription Medicine For Flu Symptoms
The reports after Brittany Murphy passed concluded that she took precription medicines and was vomiting before she was taken to the Cedars Sinai hospital. The 32 year old Clueless actress had flu like symptoms prior to the unfortunate episode yesterday. According to TMZ, one eyewitness reported that: "There were a lot ... a lot of prescriptions in the house".
Investigations later revealed that Brittany Murphy did collapse in the bathroom and landed on the shower. It was because of the unknown medications that she suffered a cardiac arrest and was taken immediately to the hospital. The Cedars Sinai Hospital did their best in the three times of trying to revive Murphy before declaring her demise at 10:04 AM Sunday. Watch the video below as the neighbor of Brittany Murphy described the incident when paramedics arrived:
Photo credit: AP
Sunday, December 20, 2009
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS
FAVORITE: Femme fatales with attitude and style
"Femmes Fatales" notecard from the Curtis Publishing Company Saturday Evening Post collection discovered at Head House Books.
100 Contemporary Fashion Designers
The book 100 Contemporary Fashion Designers is a comprehensive overview of fashion design at the start of the 21st century. The book comes in two volumes that total 720 pages, edited by Terry Jones, the founder and creative director of i-D magazine. The book is a must have for any fashion enthusiast. Amazon has the book at a very affordable price of $34 [buy this book on Amazon, see more fashion books].
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