Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Improvisation!

When I was in Taipei, I saw this TOY "TAKEN" which is kind of an inspiration from Lego. It is a very light piece of metal which has "+" and "-" at two ends for you to connect pieces altogether w/ screws. 

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This is so amazingly big IRL. 

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Or you can buy a pre-designed package to build home decor./accessory. 

You can also make a statement accessory out of this piece of metal by yourself.
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After half an hour, Ilona didn't build anything at all but she just loved it so much!! ^^


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Am I being lazy that I only carry these 3 bags or is it my hair style that makes me feel so MAN these days...  :P


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I think I might be able to have some fun w/ the side buckles !!


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My ODJ. 


1. Top:

  • ZARA pink tank
  •  For Joseph slate/gray leather vest
  • black sheer vest

2. Bottom:
Ann Demeulemeester cotton legging/casual pants w/ side buckles
3. Accessory: 

  • Fallon spike necklace
  • cocktail ring
  • Alexander Wang gray Rocco Duffel bag
  • Chanel 09' CC/Camellia scarf

4. Shoes: YSL 09' runway elastic heels 

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Go ZZZzzzzz.........zzzzZZZZ 


Have a good Wed. !!
xoxo Rachel



Paris Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2010: Chanel and Armani Prive

The Lion King...and (wait for it!) Old Hollywood is BACK!
Roar: The Giant Lion at Chanel Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2010/11 Runway show

Karl Lagerfeld and Co. just showed the Chanel Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2010/11 Collection in Paris and from the looks of it, it was business as usual--in terms of it being a Fashion Spectacle. What a quilted leather bag and perfume can buy you kiddies! In this case: A HUGE fashion show! And A TON of Young Hollywood. Front Row: Vanity Fair Fashion and Style Director Michael Roberts , NY Times' Cathy Horyn, Allure Editor-in-Chief Linda Wells (great pumps!), Suzy Menkes and actress Leighton Meester

Instead of HUGE quilted Chanel No. 5 Bottles (like last Haute Couture F/W Fashion Week), Lagerfeld filled up the Grand Palais stage with an immense lion. No, not because he was inspired by Disney's "Beauty and The Beast" or "The Lion King", but it represented the Leo in Coco Chanel. The show even ended with a Lion-headed male model escorting his stunning Chanel Couture-clad beauty (above). In terms of fashion, it was all VERY Fall: Maroon, deep reds, camel, heavy tweeds, wools and fur. Real fur darling, it's COUTURE.
A lot of his looks played with varying proportions: Cropped 3/4 sleeved tweed jackets with blouson-long sleeved blouses and below-the-knee gored skirts. Very Couture Dowdy. Not sure how front-row attendee Leighton Meester would look wearing this above ensemble, but if she wants, she would totally end up on the FugGirls site in a hot minute!For evening, Lagerfeld showed No Gowns (gasp!), but instead, elegant lady-like full-skirted calf-length ensembles like this fire-red satin one above, as well as...Heavily beaded shift chemises with matching cropped jackets. Love those Couture Booties! The House of Chanel isn't necessarily known for the gowns. Look elsewhere for that all you multi-millionaire Debutantes.

Click Below for Chanel Haute Couture F/W 2010 Runway Edit Video:


Armani Prive:Copper Pleating: Armani Prive F/W 2010/11

Giorgio Armani has always been the go-to Designer for Hollywood. It's been a love affair since his "American Gigolo" days in the early 1980s if not before. In fact, it has been argued that he was the first "non-Hollywood" fashion designer to infiltrate the Awards Show Red Carpet. For this Haute Couture season , he payed homage to his love of "Old Hollywood" and he had PLENTY of gowns for those Couture clients missing something after leaving the no-Gown Chanel runway show. Kass Sequins: Supermodel Carmen Kass, Armani Prive Haute Couture F/W 2010/11

It was all about Lauren Bacall-meets-Carole Lombard with a little bit of Sharon Tate-esque hair thrown in. The colors reflected the intended season: Lots of camel, bronze and Winter Whites. Thick tweeds, duchesse satins and LOTS of crystals...As in sequined "Siren" gowns worthy of any "Jessica Rabbit" in the room...or a future Academy Award-nominated actress. I have a feeling we'll be seeing some of these gowns come next February. His gowns and suitings had interesting pleating detail as well as a continued interest in the shoulder as seen above and below:
Razor Sharp: The Armani Prive Shoulder

So, if you don't have an Academy Awards to attend and actually can pay for an original Armani Prive Haute Couture ensemble, you might want to go for this day-suit above. NO ONE, and I really mean NO ONE, will EVER question your authority in this. They better not. It's worth the price of a BMW!

Click Below For Armani Prive F/W 2010 Edit Runway Video:

Perez Hilton - One Night in London

I association with Gay Pride weekend last Saturday Perez hosted One Night in London at the O2. My friend won two tickets and invited me to come along. It was such a fun night! I just thought I would share a few photos with you guys. We somehow ended up being at the front and actually met Perez, who was absolutely lovely, though very skinny!
I am not one to complain, especially when we got free tickets, but the event was pretty poorly organised. A lot of the time was spent warming the crowd up with the DJ, who we liked, but still my back and feet were crying out in pain after 5 hours of standing and being pushed around, so we ended up sneaking off  a little early.. lol! With 6.30am starts every day I feel like my late night stamina has withered away :(.
Check out the deep V-Neck for max tattoo exposure ;). At first we just thought he had a hairy chest... lol!
The Hoosiers - Perhaps I'm not 'down with the kids', but I had very little idea of who they were. You can check out their song Choices (my fave) here. Ignore the silly video, they were fantastic live!

Diana Vickers was lovely and bubbly as ever! She seemed very excited and comfortable on stage, a world away from X-factor. She managed to dance, shimmy and jump all the way through, and still had enough energy to showcase her unique voice. Although her music isn't what I usually listen to I love her individual style and the fact that she is not trying to fit into a stereotype, like so many other pop artists. Oh and she constantly refers to herself as 'Vickers', you just can't help but love her for her 'kookiness'.

Rather picture heavy, so I shall stop here.. sort of ;).
Dress from Zara (last season), makeup as featured in my recent Bronze Goddess tutorial.
(Please ignore the dirty mirror, I was playing with Maxie before this was taken and between his paw marks and my fingers we ended making quite a mess!)

Work it Out: Installment deux

I am not a morning person. I am not even a day person. If left to my own devices I would lead the life of a vampire and only wake up at sunset. So getting up 5 mins early this morning was tough... but a promise, is a promise. So many of you requested work outfits of the day, so here goes. I hope you enjoy my blurry eyed photos :).

Dress Zara (2 years ago - as you can see it creases like crazy, but I love the colour and shape), scarf Zara (current season), Watch Dior, Bracelet (one of Lorraine Stanick's necklaces looped over about 5 times).
A silk scarf is such a lovely way to add a little colour and texture to an outfit. They don't have to be expensive either! Plus, if I get bored of it throughout the day I tie it around a handle on my bag and create a fun accessory.

What are your thoughts on silk scarves? A little granny and prim or fun? xxx
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