November 2007

Coolhunting

The spring/summer collections seem now, far away. With a bit of help from time and the perspective that it gives me, I predict what we will be wearing next season.

Nerds are taking their revenge after years consigned to ostracism. Those of us who don’t need prescription eyeglasses will be praying for a pair.

From left to right : Luella and Rachel Comey.

Show your waist! It’s time to train your abs. Whether you like it or not, this 90’s -and also 50’s- trend is coming back. But remember to follow the runway advice and wear those short tops only with skirts.

Doo Ri, Christopher Kane and 3.1. Phillip Lim.

During the different fashion weeks we saw sheer fabrics everywhere. Great for layering, this cloth will protect us from the changeable weather, typical of the spring months.

Three as four, Preen and Rodarte.
Structured shoulders. Build your own time machine, and move back to the 80’s, because shoulder pads are back. Difficult to work well, the key is to keep the rest of your outfit as simple as possible.

YSL, Balenciaga and Carine Roitfeld in Martin Margiela.

Liberty prints. Don’t go for the -I’m a good girl- total look and wear your liberty dress with torn tights and biker boots.

Luella, Chloë Sevigny in her clothing line for Opening Ceremony and Junya Watanabe.

Song: Woman - Wolfmother
Note: This is just an overall view; some of this predictions won’t be fulfilled, and some other aren’t even featured in this post -e.g. long blazers- .

Source: Coolhunting

Did Hip-Hop Come Between Salman And Padma? [Heartaches]

The new Vanity Fair we’ve been poring through profiles Salman Rushdie ex- and Top Chef hostess Padma Lakshmi, one of the few celebrities we are pretty sure we dislike mainly because we are jealous, and the general impression we get of the cause for the split is, “Well duh, he was too old and she was too young.” (Says Padma: “He hates Kanye West and I love him.”) Yeah yeah yeah, he was someone and she was no one and she sounds annoyingly ambitious and narcissistic and obviously didn’t love him the way he loved her, but seriously, what twentysomething does love a fiftysomething the way he loves her? Anyway, she misses him, lives in a hotel, says “fucking” a lot, hangs out with someone named DJ Rekha, and ends the story being affectionately manhandled by Russell Simmons. So yeah, we’re still jealous. Which would explain why we chose this rather unfortunate picture of her wearing Uggs to accompany this quicklink…

Source: Did Hip-Hop Come Between Salman And Padma? [Heartaches]

Our Sponsors Encourage You To Daydream About Johnny Depp [Sponsors]

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Style Tots Baby In Her Pink Girl Track Suit [Style Tots]

Here’s the Style Tots Baby keeping warm and cozy in her new pink girl track suit outfit. She wore it with her pink sneakers. Yup, she was all pinked out..LOL.

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Source: Style Tots Baby In Her Pink Girl Track Suit [Style Tots]

Fall Coat Option: Tides Coat by Karen Zambos Vintage Couture [Tops 2 Bottoms]

Karen Zambos Vintage Couture Tides Coat

Any chance I get to own something classic, I tend to grab it. Wouldn’t you do the same thing if you were in my position? However, it’s a bit hard to do in my country since it’s hard to spot a really great place to spot an authentic vintage item. So, what do I do? I resort to a vintage-influenced item instead. Here’s a great coat option for you guys. It’s the Tides Coat by Karen Zambos Vintage Couture.

Karen Zambos puts a stylish, feminine spin on a classic shape.

Woven double-breasted jacket with 3-button closure and 3-button detail at front. Pleating at back and welt pockets at hip. Button-tab detail at cuffs. 3/4 sleeves.

I love the sleeve length and the vintage appeal. It slightly reminds me of clothes that are so — French. Know what I mean?

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Source: Fall Coat Option: Tides Coat by Karen Zambos Vintage Couture [Tops 2 Bottoms]

Emotional Eaters More Likely To Regain Weight [Burning The Scale]

A new study shows that those who eat for internal reasons, such as sadness or loneliness, are more likely to regain weight lost over time. Eating for external reasons - because there was a party or a social event where lots of food was consumed - was not shown to have a correlation with weight gain.

One way to tell which one you are is if you have a self-defeating attitude about dieting. Do you tend to binge once you go off your diet on other off-plan foods? This means your drive to eat is internally based. This is something I used to do, but lately I remind myself that it’s going to do double the damage or worse, and it isn’t worth it.

I’d say I’m more likely to overeat at a social event - which is why the holidays are dangerous for me. I’m surprised that this type of eating wasn’t found to lead to weight gain - especially over the holidays.

Which type do you think you are? Let me know in the comments.

Claire

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Source: Emotional Eaters More Likely To Regain Weight [Burning The Scale]

Who Is “Entertainer” Sandy Hill And Why Do You All Hate Her? [Phony At The Top]

On Wednesday we summarized for you the thrilling Julia Reed profile of socialite Sandy Hill in December’s Vogue. See, she has a new cookbook coming out soon, and according to today’s New York Post, her first husband Bob Pittman isn’t amused. Seems all she cooked when they were married was on the raw food diet! Anyway, the point is, after our post we got a tip from a highly-placed source who goes by the name of “Grace Obstreperous.” Grace has been in the ladymag industry for awhile, and she knows whose closets the skeletons hang out in and where the bodies are buried, so to speak. Well, that is, except for certain bodies that died at altitudes too high to ever find, no thanks to oxygen-hoggers like Sandy Hill! After the jump, the Obstreperous primer on why people hate Sandy, and whether you should, too.

The Everest expedition Julia Reed mentions in her Vogue profile of horse-country doyenne, Sandy Hill ? You know, the one where someone died? It’s the same one that Jon Krakauer chronicles in a little New York Times bestseller called Into Thin Air. It also happens to be one of the deadliest expeditions of the deadliest year in the mountain’s history; eight climbers died, all more experienced than Sandy.

It’s easy to see why Reed’s reference is cursory. Fatalities kill our wealth-porn buzz, too! Plus, Hill hardly escaped the media blitz surrounding the release of Krakauer’s account unscathed. For one thing, it seems this cowgirl was lassoed to summit. Short-roped to her Sherpa, Lopsang, Hill got a helping hand when she apparently ran out of steam on the final ascent. For another, our intrepid socialite had a tendency to hog the supplementary oxygen, which is maybe okay if you and your fat cat friends are just using it recreationally back at the ranch, but is nevertheless a huge faux pas above 23,000 feet.

In spite of these details, the inimitable Ms. Hill apparently brought her hostessing-with-the-mostessing A-game to the high peaks. (If Auntie Mamewere to mountaineer, she’d do it Sandy-style.) She toted a cappuccino maker! She planned to document her adventure in an appropriately house gift-y coffee table book! She even entertained company at her Himalayan home away from home! And by company, we mean 26 year-old snowboarder and fellow climber Stephen Koch, who initiated Hill into the several-mile-high club.

Since Nepalis believe that Everest is sacred, and therefore deserving of a certain amount of reverence (which roughly translated means, “no fucking”) the coupling sent ripples of panic through the Sherpa community. To which I say, reverence, schmeverence. As anyone who’s ever tried to do it in airport bathroom can attest, tempting the gods is a small price to pay in exchange for the square footage a small tent affords.

All of this would have, of course, made for a great story if she was willing to fess up and take some heat. And in the August 1996 issue of Vogue, she wrote a first-person account of the trip.

She summarized the particular difficulties involved in climbing Mt. Everest and glossed over the real dangers, presenting her experience as relatively uncompromised by difficulties, and leaving the impression that she came away relatively unaffected. Perhaps that was so.

Perhaps!

Source: Who Is “Entertainer” Sandy Hill And Why Do You All Hate Her? [Phony At The Top]

Sensa Tea Tree Oil Foaming Facial Wash [Beauty Bento Box]

Sensa Tea Tree Oil Foaming Facial Wash

Australian Tea Tree Oil, known for its anti-bacterial properties, combined with moisturizing Olive Extracts deeply cleanses by removing oil and dirt that can cause blemishes without drying or irritating your skin. Safely lifts dead skin cells and stimulates skin renewal for younger, healthier, more radiant looking skin.

While I was out shopping yesterday, I was checking out the Neutrogena facial scrub, I spotted this particular facial wash, Sensa’s Tea Tree Oil Foaming Facial Wash, on the same shelf. I almost gave in on the whim to buy it, just out of pure curiosity, but I successfully controlled it. Though, the curiosity remained. Hence, my googling for it.

Apart from wanting to learn more about the product, I also wanted to show you guys that there is a more affordable alternative to the usual tea tree oil products available in the market, i.e. the tea tree oil line from The Body Shop. The Sensa brand offers this particular product with the very effective skincare ingredient in its own line, which includes this facial wash, a toner and even a bar soap.

Tea Tree Oil is very effective in combating acne, or preventing and even curing blemishes on the skin. Imagine the convenience of having it in a facial wash? It’s like a very pro-active way of preventing break-outs or clearing out early signs of pimples. If there’s one thing I can really recommend, it’s the use of tea tree oil on your skin. If you haven’t tried it, I suggest that you make room on your medicine cabinet for a bottle. You won’t regret it.

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Source: Sensa Tea Tree Oil Foaming Facial Wash [Beauty Bento Box]

10 Ways to Make Christmas Shopping Less Painful… Okay 11 [Shopaholics Daily]

You can either love Christmas shopping, or you can hate it. Personally, I would rather love it, so I put together this list of things that I have done in the past that has made the holiday season… merry!

1. Always shop with some sort of a list. I will spend twice as much if I don’t do a bit of planning.

2. Decide on a budget for each person on the list.

3. Shop year round. I try to pick up something every month, even if it’s just a stocking stuffer. It all adds up to an impressive collection under the tree and you will save tons by hitting the sales.

4. Shop alone or go with a friend but separate for an hour or so. I will get twice as much accomplished if I head to the stores that I have on my list rather than perusing with a shopping buddy. The best part of this tip is the fact that we meet up at lunch time and recharge our batteries with a great meal and some girl chat.

5. If you plan on buying clothes, have the sizes written down before you go. No point in guessing.

6. Decide before hand that you are going to enjoy the day. Have you noticed how many scowling faces are out in the shopping malls? This is supposed to be the best time of the year, but from some of the expressions, you would never know it.

7. Keep notes on the likes and dislikes of each person on your list. Trust me, they will drop little hints all year long without even realizing it.

8. If in doubt give a gift certificate. I simply love going shopping on someone else’s dime!

9. If you are sick to death of Christmas music being played all day long while you shop (doesn’t bother me a bit) feel free to take your Ipod/mp3 player with you containing all of YOUR favorites.

10.. And I have to admit, this  has to be an all time favorite… When you have accumulated all of your Christmas gifts for the year, treat yourself to a Christmas present. No one can pampering you like YOU can! I am extremely good at buying presents for me.

11. I just thought of this one and had to add it at the last minute. Decide before hand that you are going to enjoy your Christmas shopping as much as you did when your Mom or Dad took you to the mall as a kid. I have noticed so many bored/scowling faces and that’s so sad. Even after I am finished my shopping, I love to go and simply sit and sip a latte and people watch. Every once in a while I will spot someone that is enjoying Christmas every bit as much as me! And that is what Christmas is all about!

*Through the Shopping Glass: A Century of New York Christmas Windows

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Source: 10 Ways to Make Christmas Shopping Less Painful… Okay 11 [Shopaholics Daily]