Ladies, I just wanted to share these videos- about little pearls most of us blurt out on a daily basis, they are really funny and unfortunately pretty true!
Fellas, enjoy making fun of us...and yes we are all the same and say these silly things ;-)
Shit Girls Say Episode 1
Shit Girls Say Episode 2
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With the silly season in full swing, most of us are having panic attacks trying to find clothes for the numerous parties ahead.
well fret no more and embrace one of 2011's biggest trends... Metallics, high shine fabrics or glittery embellishments. No longer tacky, metallic pieces are now the epitome of glamour. The recent American Music Awards' red carpet had young songstresses and celebrities shinning in their high gloss gowns. Selena Gomez looked flawless in a pale gold dress with an old Hollywood glamour style. Her BFF Taylor Swift had a golden floor length gown covered in sequins and Jennifer Hudson wore a short draped silver dress showing off her great figure.
Below are a few pieces and accessories I found and i hope it can inspire most of you...going along these lines you can create Fashion gold and shine the night away!
On the 6th of December during the annual Chanel Métiers d’Art collection, French powerhouse Chanel presented a pre-fall 2012 collection entitled Paris-Bombay . The collection, which combines the extravagance of historic India with detailed craftsmanship of tweeds and pearls typical of the fashion house and its associated ateliers; is a must see!
A traditional Tweed Chanel dress combined with pants for a more conservative effect
Held at the Grand Palais in Paris, which was sumptuously decorated as a Maharajah's feast, guests were seated at decadent banquet tables, among which was the runway. Lagerfeld did not fail to impress with this extravagant setting of chandeliers, gold plated cutlery and floral arrangements. But what surprised the privileged few was the clothes. About the idea of doing such a show, Karl Lagerfeld said "We've had Paris-London, we've had Paris-Shanghai, so it felt like time to go off circuit, to somewhere less expected" . Indeed, no one expected to see , let alone buy a Chanel Lehenga anytime soon.
Looking at the clothes, one can see that Lagerfeld not only inspired himself of India as a country but more of it's famous inhabitants namely the decadence in which Maharajahs and Maharani's lived adorning themselves in jewelry pieces and rich fabrics.
Light gray embroidered lace dress with head shawl
What impressed me the most was the attention to detail in the show, clothes and accessories. Karl Lagerfeld is notorious for being a perfectionist on all different levels, but never before have I seen a fashion show where every little detail was in accordance with the other and it all fell into place with a strict respect to the 'Paris-Bombay' theme. The first example of the attention to details was the models, their make up was done with a lot of attention around the eye area creating a black smokey eye effect very reminiscent of the Kohl Indian women use around their eyes. The hair was braided into dreadlocks just like how Yogis wear their hair, but also reminding us of the multicultural side of India with Goa being a central hub for the hippies of today.
Model getting her hair fixed
Now about the clothes, we can see the classical tailored excellence Chanel is known for the ever present and Coco's favorite; Tweed and the strands of pearls with the Chanel Logo. But they were often mixed with other clothing items or accessories in a way that it would create a modern take on Indian Fashion and traditional garments. Sheer satin dresses were worn over gold tights or pants, dresses were drapped as Saris and
the famous Nehru collar adorned a coat.
The clothes were not always giving a modern take on classic Indian fashion, as there were also classic Western/Parisian pieces namely dresses, brocade pants, jackets and coats. But they all had an ethnic appeal to them that reminded of the Bombay inspiration. The color palette for the show was mainly surrounding white, cream, grey, rust and black with the odd bright pink and blue appearing once in a while. The materials used consisted of - but not only Tweed, Satin, lace wool, velvet and were often richly embroidered.
The drapping and belting of the dress created an ethnic look
Satin dress with heavy metallic detailing
In terms of accessories and jewelry, the detailing is exquisite and thoroughly worked. The atelier of embroidery Lesage and button-maker Desrues are greatly responsible for most of the detailing for the 'Paris-Bombay' Métiers d’Art collection. The embroidery and jewelry have been made with such minutiae that the smallest details end up attracting lots of attention. The classic quilted Chanel bag suspended by a Lesage- embroidered guitar strap is sure to be a hit among the Fashion fanatics around the world. Just as the heavily embroidered handbags.
Guitar straps to hold the bag
heavily embroidered bag
The bags and shoes have mostly a very western appeal to them, but the headpieces, heavy neacklaces, hand jewelry and strands of jewelry adorning the hips of the models are very similar to classical Indian jewelry. The marriage of the Chanel pearls with jeweled flowers to create this modern effect on the Indian classics is fascinating.
Karl Lagerfeld has once again surprised the crowds by mixing traditional Chanel with traditional India to create his own take on things and adding a modern touch to make sure it is not a 'costume show'. What is surprising though is how he managed to pull it off without having ever been to India instead states that he has a poetic vision of how things are there. I am glad he took us on such a voyage, assisting, on how he used past Indian fashion to maybe create its future...
Click on the Video above for an Insight about how the embroideries at Maison Lesage were made.
Video above is the Trailer to the Paris-Bombay show. Enjoy!
Dior is one of the power houses in fashion, and one of the most revered icons of the fashion world. It is therefor likely a string of books,movies and documentaries will try to document the rich history behind such a powerful institution. The latest homage to the fashion house comes in the form of a book compiled by Patrick Demarchelier titled 'Dior Couture'
The opening shot- members of the Dior ateliers assembled infront of the fashion house
The book is in a portfolio-style presentation of over 100 gowns and compiles a whole era of the Dior fashion house's most iconic couture looks. The book will take the readers on a voyage throughout time, reviewing designs and gowns by Christian Dior himself and his famous successors Yves Saint-Laurent, Marc Bohan and John Galliano. The timeless aesthetics of the gowns have been captured by Demarchelier in a hope of inspiring a dream to which he adds "With Dior Haute Couture, the dream is already there."
Dior Couture (Rizzoli) is a book skillfully written by Ingrid Sischy and shot by Patrick Demarchelier, a well known photographer in the fashion industry. His work comprises advertising campaigns for the biggest couture houses and is often featured in the fashion bibles of the world, namely Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire. For the purpose of this book, Demarchelier has enlisted the help of some of the most beautiful women in the world namely Charlize Theron, Gisele Bundche and Karlie Kloss among others. The women wear the clothes with unrivaled poise and the end result is a masterpiece.
The book has been available here is Australia since yesterday 6 December 2011. It would make a great coffee table book to wow your girlfriends or with Christmas coming it would make as an inspirational gift to a savvy fashionista.
Click on the video below for a backstage look at the making of the book.
When you look at her, Karine Dupouy could be a Model- beautiful features framed by cascading black hair and a great figure but the pretty young woman is instead a talented emerging Fashion Designer I have the privilege of counting as one of my friends.
Born of Mauritian parents and raised in the Seychelles for the most part of her life, Karine went off to study at the prestigious Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. This college formed notable Alumni such as John Galliano, Stella McCartney, Zac Possen, Gareth Pugh , Alexander McQueen and Sara Burton, therefore it could have easily intimidated a young girl coming from small islands in the Indian Ocean. Instead it made her thrive and give her best which led her to a one-year placement in Franck Sorbier's Paris Haute Couture fashion house. She did not stop there, jetting to Italy for a placement with Ratti- a textile manufacturer who provides to Haute Couture fashion houses around the world. Finally the last leg of her apprenticeship gave her the chance to work with London based Brazilian designer Lena Santana where she learned a lot about combining interesting textiles with traditional draping techniques.
With such a resume, one can only expect great things from the young designer who recently presented a new ladies wear collection for her own label Kankan - a creole word meaning 'spread the word'. The label is currently expanding, having started off by making T-Shirts with exquisite prints; a lot of them being pictures of her paintings mixed up with vibrant colours. She has now fully embraced the ladies wear side of designing.
Not one to disappoint, her collection is fresh, elegant and classic.The garments are into two categories, ready to wear and Haute Couture. The ready to wear collection contains summer dresses and tops in subtly printed cotton, silk and lace dresses and a gorgeous embroidered black dress.
Fresh and vibrant, the clothes are perfect for the warm summer season. what is remarkable with the outfits is that there is a strong attention to detail. The beige silk and lace dress above has soft pleats around the bust area which gives it a very feminine and romantic look. The lace is delicate and not over dominant.
Detailing even in the smallest items, like buttons!
The Haute-Couture collection features items in predominantly dark tones, blacks, dark grey, light grey and white. These items set out to overlay time-honored Japanese traditional clothing with refined contemporary french Haute-Couture. The aim was to unify the typical Japanese principle of 'concealment' with the French tendency to 'reveal' and the result is light flowing fabrics combined with layered pleats and ruffles.
Haute Couture outfit
There are also a few pieces in lighter tones, a beautiful white dress strikes out , as well as a full length dress in a beige tone with vibrant aqua and hot pink embroideries. A multi-colored one shoulder dress stands out from the lot, the layers make it seem very comfortable to wear on a warm summer evening. As always the eye catching effect remains in the details with thoroughly worked shoulder straps giving the dress an air of unparalleled sophistication.
Haute Couture Dress
Haute Couture Black Dress
Karine's muse and inspiration for this collection was Eva Mendes; who with her Latin charms was imagined being on holiday. Just like her muse, the collection is sweet and innocent with a hint of provocation. But what makes Karine's clothes so likable is the fact that she tends to design for herself, "I think that it is important to be your own muse; if you design something you will enjoy wearing yourself, it makes it more fun and enjoyable". Her surroundings, the shapes, natural colors as well as the work of other designers also play a big part in the designing process with her feelings being ever present- "I try to convey my emotions through my designs"
Seychelles sceneries shot by Karine Dupouy
Karine Dupouy is a multi talented and passionate woman, her interests list photography, specially editing her photographs on photoshop by playing with artificial colors applied to reality. When feeling in the mood to relax, her favored activity consists of sitting in her room and painting for a straight two days, and the results are fascinating. Cooking up a storm with local produce from the Seychelles, reading fashion blogs and travelling, about which she says she loves ' visiting new places in this beautiful world we live in.' contribute to her versatile list of activities. But most importantly, Karine draws her many strengths from her family which she credits for much of her success
Photography by Karine Dupouy
Kankan will be available at the departure lounge of the Seychelles International Airport from December. Once that is done, the ambitious young lady's plans include creating her own fashion house in the Seychelles so that all of her clothes will be produced locally instead of outsourcing manufacturers overseas. She is also planning more retail outlets and of course fashion shows in the Seychelles and overseas. All this in the spirit of putting her beloved country on the Fashion map and I am sure she will succeed at it with her incredible talent and hard work.
Kankan has its own page on facebook and the link to it's website is attached to this article.
Watching the 2011 AMA's today, I noticed Katy Perry's earrings while she performed 'The One That got Away' . This prompted me to research a few pictures of the latest trend we are likely to see more of in 2012 and that's Statement Earrings!
Yes earrings are getting bigger and bolder. They come in block colors, are varied in shapes and definitely change an outfit. Chandelier earrings are now colorful, the dangly earrings are longer than ever and geometric earrings come in unlikely shapes.
So ladies, browse through the pictures below to get some inspiration on how to shine with eye-catching earrings!
Born of Mauritian parents and raised in the Seychelles for the most part of her life, Karine went off to study at the prestigious Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. This college formed notable Alumni such as John Galliano, Stella McCartney, Zac Possen, Gareth Pugh , Alexander McQueen and Sara Burton, therefore it could have easily intimidated a young girl coming from small islands in the Indian Ocean. Instead it made her thrive and give her best which led her to a one-year placement in Franck Sorbier's Paris Haute Couture fashion house. She did not stop there, jetting to Italy for a placement with Ratti- a textile manufacturer who provides to Haute Couture fashion houses around the world. Finally the last leg of her apprenticeship gave her the chance to work with London based Brazilian designer Lena Santana where she learned a lot about combining interesting textiles with traditional draping techniques.
With such a resume, one can only expect great things from the young designer who recently presented a new ladies wear collection for her own label Kankan - a creole word meaning 'spread the word'. The label is currently expanding, having started off by making T-Shirts with exquisite prints; a lot of them being pictures of her paintings mixed up with vibrant colours. She has now fully embraced the ladies wear side of designing.
