Monthly Archive for May, 2007

Lily Loves Dresses!

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One of my favorite items to wear is a dress and I was psyched to hear about Lily Allen coming out with her new line of clothes for British High Street retailer New Look (launched on May 9th, 2007), since Lily always looks so cute in a frock!

Lily Loves collection features 6 colourful summer dresses including her favourite prom dresses as well as cool day dresses. Accessories are the Smile peep toe court shoes, Loz diamond patterned trainers, fun necklaces (my fave is the “wishbone” necklace, right scarves and earrings.

She does not disappoint, my dear and here is a look at some of the clothes she has come out with:


“Gosford Tier” Babydoll Dress.


“Full Dress”
Lily states that she has tried to capture the spirit of summer in her collection and that definitely shows here.


“Gandalf” Shift Dress.
That one has to be my favorite. I mean, how can you not love the funky name and the gold accents all over?


Lily showing off her range.

Check out the website www.whatlilyloves.com for the whole range and be sure to head on to one of the 312 New Look stores if you are in the UK.

Vogue Factory in ‘Urban’, 10 May

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Hot off the press! Vogue Factory is featured in today’s issue of ‘Urban’, a style guide pull-out in Singapore’s The Strait Times. I’m pretty excited for our virgin publicity and to be listed next to five other reputable, chic blogs such as Fashion is Spinach, Pause 4 Thought, The Clothes Project, Fashion Nation and Runway City.

Thanks Brenda for writing about us! *muacks*

The "IT" Bag: Chanel 2.55

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Latest Hollywood “it” Girls have been seen around town carrying the US $2675 price tagged Chanel 2.55 Handbag. It’s a Chanel classic in patent calfskin, available in white, black or ruthenium metal. The iconic bag was first introduced by Coco Chanel in February 1955 (as in, 2.55). For Chanel fans and collectors out there, this is a must! My fave is the white one. Will someone please get me one? Pretty Please?

The Supermodel who liked to sweep floors…

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Remember Naomi Campbell had to perform community service recently for hitting an assistant on the head with a phone (I think it was a Blackberry). Of course, being Naomi, she had to dress in high fashion from head to toe every day that she had to perform the community service. Apparently Naomi kept a diary while she was performing community service and now, all the diary entries from that period and pictures have been published in the new issue of W magazine.

Here are some quotes from the magazine:

“I find solace in sweeping. I have no other responsibility. I have no phone. I have the time to think. Just have, you know, peace.”

I feel so sorry for Naomi, maybe her maid should let her sweep floors sometimes. Those maids!

“Two of the people in the room have never been on a plane. They ask me what it’s like, and I’m embarrassed to tell them I was on seven planes the week before alone. It’s so interesting to get to know so many different sorts of people.”


I guess this was taken before or after a day of community service - she looks glam there.


I think this is supposed to be Naomi distraught - Naomi crying(?) in what looks like a trailer. Maybe she was upset she no longer had to sweep.

I’m not so sure why I blogged about this now besides the fact that Naomi Campbell is a model and she is on the cover of one of fashion’s great magazines. She still looks pretty great though in my opinion and I hope she has her anger issues under wraps so she can do what she does best, model. And whoever her new assistant, I wish her luck. Oh, the things we do to get a leg in the fashion industry.

Trend Watch: Trouser/Wide Legged Jeans

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Skinny jeans were everywhere since late 2005 and now I think the fashion world is actually coming back to boot cut and trouser wide leg jeans. Wide Leg jeans are comfortable, can carry you from day to night. They look tailored and streamlined and you don’t have to really worry about having to be skinny to wear it.The celebs are already switching over from skinny to wide leg check out how great Angie Harmon, Sandra Bullock and Eva Mendes looks on the Red Carpet in Wide Leg Jeans:

My favorite is “Faye” from Citizens of Humanity - I really like the wash on this one.

7 for all Mankind’s Dojo in Barcelona:

Rich and Skinny’s Lush Wide Leg jeans have a little bit of shine in them:

And Here is Penelope Cruz and Jessica Alba looking casual in wide leg jeans:

To get their look, check out Hudson Jeans Deluxe wide leg look:

I’m ready to go get my wide leg trouser jeans. Where are you getting yours?

Hot or Not? Cameron Diaz on TRL

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Cameron Diaz was on MTV’s TRL yesterday to promote her new film SHREK 3 and she was rocking a halter top Jeans overall skirt(?). Check it out:

At first I was confused by the outfit, and because I have never liked overalls, I thought a big “NO” but it sort of grew on me, y’all. I would never wear it but Cameron pulls it off really well.

Here she is again with Rihanna (who looks hot, so you don’t have to vote for her):

But what I want to know is, what do you think? Is this outfit Hot on Cameron or Not?

Metropolitan Museum of Art’s "Poiret: King of Fashion" Costume Institute Gala 2007

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I love Costume galas. A chance to see my favourite leading ladies dress up and put forth their best. Here is a highlight of “best dressed” and the “what were they thinking?” pictures of all the lovely ladies in attendance.

I heart Cameron and she looks really great in that purple/fuschia dress:


Elegant as always, Miss Jennifer Lopez. I was going to post a picture of her posing on the red carpet with Marc Anthony but really, he looked like death warmed over, so I chose not to.


La Lohan:

Representing the Asian Americans - Miss Lucy Liu looking lovely


I do think the dress on Renee Zellwellger is a little bland but her smile makes up for it.

I don’t really care for Scarlett’s hair to be so bleached but I do like her dress:


This almost went in the “what were they thinking pile” but the more I looked at Kate Bosworth, the more I liked her look.


Rihanna!

The legendary Miss Anna Wintour. I dare not critique the queen of Vogue on her style, but I do wonder what she would look like with a different haircut. Imagine the “Rachael” on her. :)


And I pondered a while over Ashley Olsen’s look but I think she looks pretty good over all in the Grecian inspired dress. She even walked the red carpet arms in arms with Christian Louboutin, so I am guessing he approved her attire and if Mr. Louboutin himself is ok with this look, I’m ok too.


And here it is: The “what were they thinking” section.

I want to like Mary Kate Olsen’s crazy looks, I do, but this furry ensemble?


I’m not sure what to say about Amanda’s dress or the suit on the guy standing behind her. Maybe they have the same stylist?

Claire Danes’s dress reminds me of Christmas wrapping paper. But I think you have got to give her props for trying though.


I’m a Chloe fan, really and I know that green is supposed to be in this season (as is yellow) but I do not comprehend this dress choice or the hair that is not done.


Winona Ryder. If she had taken off the bow off her shoulder and came in a strapless black gown, it wouldn’t have been so bad. But I’m glad to see Winona attending events again.


Usually Kirsten Dunst looks really good at events but the photo below speaks for itself when I say that I gasped when I saw it. (eek!)


The event was to honour and celebrate the works of Paul Poiret, a Visionary Artist-Couturier of Early 20th Century. Here is some information on him.

And here are some pictures of some of his clothes at the Met exhibit:




If you are in NYC from May 9 – August 5, be sure to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art to check out the exhibit.

Who Wears Short Shorts?

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First of all, darlings, I’m so sorry for my absence lately. I have been stranded on this little island called England and a tad too busy to blog. But now that I am back, let’s get started on what has been hot in LONDON lately: Short Shorts! My goodness, the British lasses are brave souls. It would be 15 degrees Celsius outside and there are the beautiful lasses, out in shorts, pencil heels and ready to party. I could never brave the cold like that but now that Summer is here, I’m ready to show off the gams.

What has been especially hot has been the Turn-ups on the shorts. Let me show you a couple of examples:

River Island’s Belted Hot pants. Great for a stroll down Oxford Street on Saturday or a night out in town on Friday.

Top Shop’s denim “up turns”. Wear it to the beach, wear it to the pool… wear it anywhere really.

White buckle trim turn up shorts by NEXT. This outfit screams casual Sunday.

If tres short shorts aren’t your thing, then do not fret, now, there are Longer shorts for that evening look.

Top Shop’s Striped Slouch Short - wearable to the office.

Next’s Wide Legged Short

My fave casual jean short look for now:

Top Shop’s Indigo shorts that are just the right length for me.

And if you are feeling adventurous, go retro and try the high waisted shorts that Mischa Barton seems to be so fond of nowadays.


Get a similar look from Top Shop: