Monthly Archive for January, 2008

Spotted: Cloverfield Premiere

Finally! Cloverfield opens in Singapore. I’m watching this tonight after my meditation class - talk about a good scare after substantial peace and quiet. The excitement. The suspense. The unknown monsters. I simply can’t wait!

Here are the celebrities who walk down the Red Carpet in Hollywood:

Lindsay at Cloverfield Premiere

Lindsay Lohan graced the red carpet for the premiere of Cloverfield for the first public appearance since you-know-what. Blonde bombshell, eh.

Audrina and Lauren

Audrina Patridge and Lauren Conrad striking a pose at the premiere of J.J. Abrams‘ new monster movie, Cloverfield. I like Lauren’s dress, nice.

Spencer and Heidi

What is this? ‘The Hills‘ reunion? Anyway, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are “ON” again! For now, at least.

Bling! Chanel’s Night of Diamonds

Chanel’s Night of Diamonds

(from left: Blake Lively, Erin Wasson, Selma Blair, and Ellen Pompeo)

Don’t you love themed parties? It was a black and white affair at Night of Diamonds hosted by Chanel to launch their vintage jewelry collection. Hollywood stars graced the glitzy event and we’ve spotted the “no-nos” and the best dressed of the night.

Blake Lively of Gossip Girl: What’s going on, woman? She looks so frumpy in this ‘ugh’ dress. It makes her look old for her teenage years. Maybe she needs to gather more style tips from Gossip Girl stylist - you know what I mean.

Erin Wasson: She sports “a white Chanel dress first seen last year on Keira Knightley, but Wasson accessorises it with lots of bangles and a feathered hair piece which gives the outfit her own touch”.

Selma Blair: It’s the perfect little black dress with adorable rosettes, and her hair is just simply classy. Selma really rocks this Chanel dress.

Ellen Pompeo of Grey’s Anatomy: Talk about playing dress-up! Inspired by the 30s ‘Great Gatsby era, I’ve to say she won ‘Best Dressed’ for the night. She “dazzled in a satin top with outsize bow detail and diamante-encrusted panelled skirt” and her hair is nicely crimped to complete the look. Bravo to the newly wed!
Photo from Catwalk Queen

“Green” is the New Black

Keira Knightley in Atonement

Perhaps, it all started out with the newly-crowned “Best Film Costume of All Time”, the bias-cut emerald green dress worn by Keira Knightly in the highly-acclaimed film, Atonement designed by costume designer, Jacqueline Durran. Yes, you hear me. That dress beat classic favourites such as Marilyn Monroe’s white dress from The Seven Year Itch, and Audrey Hepburn’s black Givenchy dress from Breakfast At Tiffany’s in a survey by Sky Movies and British InStyle magazine.

How did that happen? You tell me. But, Fash-E! is seeing green on the Hollywood red carpets since late 2007. We say it’s a trend to watch out, fashionistas.

Same Same but Different?

If a dress looks good, it’s okay to share the spotlight. Jessica Alba and Mary J. Blige are both spotted in the emerald green strapless dress by Alexander McQueen. Both of ‘em had matching gold accessories. Very vintage-looking. I think they both look fabulous!

Beyonce in Zac Posen

Beyoncé steals the thunder in a stunning emerald green fishtail dress from the Zac Posen Resort 2008 collection at Movie Rock. I hope she can breathe properly in it.

Rihanna in Green

Rihanna’s sexy cleavage-baring fishtail green dress may resemble Beyonce’s - but she’s rocking it with sexy curls and Hollywood 50s glam makeup. I think she’s dazzling.

Christina’s Baby Green

New mummy, Christina Aguilera is glowing in this velvet green dress. Who says you can’t look sexy when you’re preggers? Hollywood really set a new standard for pregnant women. Take note.

Trendspotting: Scarves

E! Entertainment made a spotlight on an up-coming trend, scarves to keep you warm around your neck. We know it’s not winter or cold in Singapore but hey, I often see girls in their pashminas, or sweaters or even knee-high boots! This statement piece would add a lil’ jazz to your office or casual wear (if you know how to rock it!).

See below for your visual inspirations from Hollywood:

Paris’s skull print

Paris Hilton’s rocking her look with a skinny skull print scarf.

Madonna’s Scarve

Sophisticated Madonna uses her scarf to spice up her monochromatic look.

Kimora’s Burberry Scarf

Mama Kimora Lee Simmons wraps her Burberry scarf, and looking very classy.

Lilo’s Scarf

Lindsay Lohan (a.k.a. Lilo) look superb and tired! What’s going on, girl?

‘Te Casan’: Vegan Shoes by Natalie Portman

 

Natalie Portman’s Te Casan

Natalie Portman: Beautiful, talented actress (not to mentioned, Oscar-nominated), Harvard Grad, style icon and now, eco-evangelist. What can you not to like about this amazing woman? I envy her because my boyfriend thinks she’s gorgeous - but I approve his excellent taste. Better Natalie, than Pamela Anderson.

Yesterday, Miss Portman launched her virgin line of limited edition ‘vegan shoes’. Te Casan’s values listed “Every human being is a limited edition. We offer every woman the possibility to express herself in her own way – through limited edition shoes.”

As a proud, enterprising Vegan, Natalie said, “As a vegan, it’s been challenging finding designer shoes made of alternative materials. This collection offers a great selection without compromising quality or style.”

But hey, there’s a catch: Her shoes cost between a whopping range of USD$255 to USD$275! Ouch, talk about feeling the pinch in your pocket. Why being eco-friendly comes with such a high price-tag? It’s like paying the extra dollar for organic food, and vegan products.

Her shoes are now ready for pre-order for you crazy fashionistas out there. I’m sticking to my “McDonald’s” of shoes, thank you.

Gisele Sizzles at Sao Paulo Fashion Week 2008

It’s fashion gone wild! Make noise for Made-in-Brazil supermodel, Gisele Bundshen at the 2008’s opening of Sao Paolo Fashion Week in Rio de Janeiro. Reports exclaimed the frenzy reaction at Gisele’s strut down the catwalk for Brazil’s famed high street label, Colcci in just three outfits.

Her incredible ’supermodel’ presence is one of the main attractions at this year’s Fashion Rio. The loudest noise was made when she walked down in the puffy beige dress (picture: left) and red plaid boots. Let’s just say as one of the richest models in the world - she certainly banked in mega $$$ for her lil’ strut!

Gisele Struts Down in Style Gisele Opens Brazil Fashion Week Looking Fabulous

 

MacBook Air - The World’s Thinnest Notebook

MacBook Pro - The World's Thinnest Notebook.

We wowed when Steve Jobs introduced the first iPod Nano. We pray and hope religiously that iPhone will descend at our area soon. And just this morning, we celebrated the arrival of MacBook Air, the world’s thinnest notebook, pulled out of an envelope (literally!).

If you think that this MacBook Air is just a scaled-down version of their previous MacBook, think again. Weighing just 3 pounds, a remarkable 0.16 inches at its thinnest and merely 1.76 inches at its fattest, the MacBook Air packs a ton of cool  features that its predecessor lacks. The new design not only includes a 13.3 inch widescreen display, it also uses LEDs that consume less power but yet still provide a sharp image. And don’t even think for a second that you might have to cram your fingers while typing because MacBook Air has a full-size, back-lit keyboard as well, perfect for staying productive in a dimly-lit plane or conference hall.

Among many other powerful new features like the remote disc, next wireless generation and Mac OS X Leopard etc, one of the coolest addition has to be the multifunctional trackpad. The new and improved trackpad adopts many of the innovative multi-touch gestures from the Apple iPhone, allowing users to pinch (increase or decrease text/photo size), swipe (three fingers gesture to scroll through multiple pages) and rotate photos.

So if one of your new year resolutions is to get thinner,  the new MacBook Air could have you covered. For more information, check out Apple’s website at http://www.apple.com.

Cashmere Mafia: Hot or Not?

cashmere

They call it the next ‘Sex and the City‘. ABC hailed it as “a thinking woman’s Sex and The City mixed with the wit of The Devil Wears Prada.” Cashmere Mafia is starting to impress me with its wicked fashion and its recipe for “revenge” (in short, cheaters are sore losers). Its target market are professional women with high spending power, and of course “power” in general - you’ll be expecting to see tons of designer wear throughout the season. With Patricia Field on the job, you’ll be getting your fashion fix every Sunday. Hot or not? You decide. Here are some key looks that I personally dig:

Lucy Liu's Skirt Rocks!

 

In Ep 01, Mia (played by Lucy Liu) kicks start the series premiere in this cute leopard/flower power print skirt with a black waisted belt. Before accepting a marriage proposal, make sure you look fabulous at all times.

Lucy Liu in Episode 02

In Ep 02, the newly empowered… and single Mia plays politics in this stunning green dress with faux fur. The colour definitely compliments her exotic good looks, and those earrings! Nice.

Juliet on the roll!

This is a simple look, but very elegantly put together. Juliet (played by Miranda Otto) is on her cell and on the way to work. As you can see, the staple workwear accessory is not the cellphone, but - the signature waisted belt to create the illusion of an hour-glass figure.

Revenge is sweet

As you can see, I am featuring two of my favourite characters, Juliet and Mia. Juliet reminded me of Bree from Desperate Housewives. What happens when you find out about your cheating husband? Go for a makeover, look fabulous and cheat back! (I’m not taking credit for this).

Best friends

To celebrate the newly engaged (not!) couple, the best friends toast to ‘everlasting love’ for the happy couple. I particularly like Zoe’s (played by Frances O’Connor, left) black/white sweetheart cocktail dress. Very tuxedo-inspired.

So far, the looks have been very clean, and sophisticated. I look forward to future episodes and spot more original ‘Cashmere Mafia‘ looks. I foresee in near future, we’ll be chanting ‘Mia Mason’ more frequently than ‘Carrie Bradshaw’.