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Shades of Grey for Iron Man 2

Grey is HOT for Winter, and thank God. It's is one of my wardrobe basics & faves! I just saw the pics of Iron Man 2 premiere under a headline pointing out that the two female stars Gwynnie and ScarJo both wore grey - & they both look FANTASTIC! Funnily enough, on inspection, both are wearing two of my fave designers.


Gwyneth is in Victoria Beckham's zip back dress in a beautiful deep smoke-grey. I LOVE the colour, but do prefer it on J.Lo though, you def. need a more back (ie. a bum) to carry off this dress!

Scarlett is in dove grey, wearing one of VB's inspirations, Roland Mouret.


Loving Rouland Mouret's Pigalle Wool dress. Look at all my faves wearing it - J.Lo, Dita, Beyonce...grey rocks.


Very excited about Iron Man 2. I love Downey.

All that glitters

I'M LOVING...

New Zealand jewellery! These Meadowlark harnesses from the latest 'Fit to be Tied' range are fab. Reminds me kind of of the crazy long Zambesi necklaces that came out in 2007. Unfortunately, mine broke. (Probably because it was given to me by a toxic ex-boyfriend. A sign!)

Also adore the Meadowlark Belt Cocktail Ring. It is very similar to my Karen Walker Smoky Topaz cocktail ring, which rarely leaves my hand!
My sister is in love with her birthday pressie, a Stolen Girlfriend's Club Bow Ring & I have my eye on the Baby Don't Go pendant...


I loved my Penny Foggo wolf necklace. Somehow my bedroom swallowed it - so have a newbie on order from Iko Iko. I got mine at Belle Bird in Dunedin, a great store. Deadly Ponies are doing wolfy looking ones too, like their 2-headed guardian of the underworld 'Cerberus Dog' pendant.


I like a knuckle duster too - D_Luxe have some fab ones.

And to more classic styles, I've long been a fan of Lisa Hoskin.

When she began in 1992, I had her big oval rings that had teeny little pics of Pre-Raphaelite, Renaissance & Baroque style paintings in them. She was living in Sienna, Italy, so the rings were beautiufl testaments to Italian art - and as I was studying Art History at Uni, I loved them! Plus the 'Cross' rings. And have her Paintbrush Pendant from the current collection - very cute!

And I would be remiss to forget Boh Runga and her beautiful, delicate designs based of native birds.


I still remember Boh belting out 'Pretty Violent' in Sydney all those years ago (when she fronted Stellar*) and thinking at the time was an incredibly stunning & stylish woman she was.

You got the Love, Florence!

I'M LOVING...

Solarul este cancerigen!!

Pt ca am scris deja in postul meu anterior faptul ca eu sunt total impotriva solarului, m-am gandit sa le aduc o justificare celor care nu stiu ultimele date despre acest factor principal al imbatranirii tenului... Sa luam in serios niste date dovedite, si sa nu ascultam orice "specialista" care lucreaza la un solar!!

• Sedintele la solar au fost catalogate oficial drept "cancerigene", fiind incluse in aceeasi grupa de risc cu tigarile, arsenicul si azbestul, dupa ce expertii internationali au descoperit ca bronzatul artificial poate creste cu 75% riscul aparitiei cancerului.
• Aparatele cu raze ultraviolete folosite pentru bronzarea artificiala sunt mult mai periculoase decat s-a crezut initial, ele fiind incluse in categoria produselor cancerigene, dupa ce pana acum specialistii considerau ca riscul imbolnavirii este doar unul "probabil", transmite Reuters.
• Potrivit ultimului studiu publicat de Agentia Internationala pentru Studierea Cancerului (IARC), sedintele la solar cresc riscul aparitiei cancerului cu 75%, in special daca sunt folosite de copii sau adulti tineri.
  
  "Riscul aparitiei cancerului de piele creste cu 75% daca folosirea aparatelor de bronzat incepe inainte de 30 de ani", potrivit raportului IARC.
• Aceasta ar putea fi si cauza pentru care din ce in ce mai multe femei sunt diagnosticate cu melanom malign. Numai in Marea Britanie, de la 9.400 de persoane, cat au fost diagnosticate in perioada 1958 - 1987, s-a ajuns, in perioada 2004 - 2006, la peste 24.000 de persoane cu acelasi diagnostic.
  
  Se estimeaza ca doar in Marea Britanie, 3 milioane de oameni merg regulat in saloanele de bronzat. Printre ei se afla inclusiv copii cu varsta de 11 ani.
• Statele Unite si unele tari europene au restrictionat deja folosirea aparatelor pentru bronzat de catre tineri, interzicandu-le complet adolescentilor sau introducand obligativitatea acordului parintilor sau a medicului de familie.

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Liber la bronz sanatos

Am revenit după o mica pauza, însă sper ca au mai ramas măcar 5 persoane interesate de blogul meu, si pe care sper sa le incant cu noutăţi si nu numai... Voi reveni la un subiect pe care l-am abordat si într-un post mai vechi, si anume metodele de bronz sănătoase existente pe piata din Romania, pt ca mă număr printre cei care reneagă solarul si îl declar inamicul nr 1 al tenului. Si cum soarele nu ne onorează încă cu prezenta sa pe cer, iar noi nu ne putem bucura de beneficiile sale asupra culori pielii, am căutat si am găsit si ceva pe placul meu, asta după autobronzantul Piz Buin. Metoda mea favorita de bronzare în acest moment este bronzarea organică. Am descoperit un salon în Timisoara (pot oferi si nume si adresa celor interesate) unde aceasta metoda de bronzare se face într-un mod profesional si destul de accesibil ca preţ (45lei). Culoarea apare in 5min de la aplicarea solutiei pe piele prin intermediul unui pistol special. Bronzul rezista in cazul meu (pt ca este foarte diferit de la persoana la persoana) in jur de 10 zile, timp in care pielea straluceste de sănătate, si are un bronz natural, frumos, sexy. Pielea trebuie hidratata foarte bine după procedeul de bronzare, pt a rezista cat mai mult culoarea. Nu pătează hainele, nu miroase urat si nu este portocaliu.Acest sistem revolutionar de bronzare nu presupune riscuri, nu usucă excesiv pielea si nu provoacă riduri. Mai mult decît atît, eventualele arsuri pe care le poţi suferi în urma expunerii intense la soare sunt complet evitate. Bronzarea organică reprezintă un procedeu profesional de bronzare (se efectueaza numai in saloane), prin care se aplica, prin pulverizare cu un aparat cu turbina HVLP, o soluţie 100% organică, ce va colora instant pielea într-0 nuanţă naturală. Bronzul organic este, in fapt, un tratament anti-aging, acesta fiind marele avantaj al noului sistem de bronzare: conţinutul sau bogat in acid hialuronic, aloe vera, vitamine, ginseng si musetel îi confera proprietăţi benefice reintineririi si hidratarii pielii.

Nicole Scherzinger

Stephanie Pratt

Penelope Cruz

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Wildfox has landed!

I am rather enamored with Wildfox. All of their marketing & press that I've seen appeals to me - glam rock, pink, shiney hearts, cool graphics, flamingos, glitter, hearts, wings, rock chicks, long hair, red lips. I just think the designs are styley and edgy and cute without bordering toooo far into try-hard tack and predictable, & the graphic design is clever & cool.

The ever gorgeous Alessandra Ambrosio in 'Hawk' and 'Only' tops

They have a top that is the spit of one I made myself in 1996. I had seen the white T.Shirt with a red cross on it 'Rachel from Friends' wore, so bought myself some fabric paints and made my own version, got a white tee from the House of G and painted on a big red heart. Mine wasn't glittery though :-( I loved that thing! Must dig out a piccie...J.Lo has been spotted in this Wildfox sweatshirt version...

My new Wildfox tee arrived from the States yesterday, having taken almost 2 months on backorder. Of course as soon as I saw the Vicki B cover on Glamour, I HAD to have the tee. In charcoal, natch.





As a kid I loved those American football style Tees with the year on 'em. It looked so soft and I loved the fadey destroyed wash, plus the little rips - totally cool.



So the Tee arrived yesterday and did not disappoint. It is beauuuuutifully butter-soft, with a great raw edge hem, capped sleeve and sits not too tight but still fitted. There are 4 little wee silver studs just above the 'W' that tops off the look & gives it a little edge. I love a good T.Shirt, as my uniform is jeans & Tees, but although a ubiquitous item, getting the right fit, cut & fabric is as technical as jeans design as far as I'm concerned. It is so sublime I immediately jumped online to order the red one - now they are HERE!

Wildfox Couture Spring 2010 from Wildfox Couture on Vimeo.

Love the video, the fact that they used Blondie is just the cherry on top. I have finally got used to spelling it with one X. For some reason I kept adding an X. Wildfoxx!!! I guess because the label seems to be sooo glamour rock 80's that it seemed to fit. I usually hate all things 80's style but these T.shirts just remind me of Van Halen and Poison and GLAM ROCK.





So yes, Wildfox Couture is now available from Superette. Let's hope that the brash glam-slam rock style look doesn't end up falling into the realm of Ed Hardy. Ick. Or worse - end up on the Jersey Shore kids - Egad!!!!!



Check out Superette here...

Coachella Chic

Music Lovers, Fashionistas , models, designers, and style fixtures alike pulled out their cut-offs and rompers and sashayed their way to California  for Coachella.


Check out some of the pics here

Alessandra Ambrosio

Kate Bosworth

Beyonce

Lindsey Lohan

Solange

Cocktail Ring Giveaway

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Hey everyone my giveaway is sponsored by  StudioLeanne she designed this ring just for the contest: check out the feature i did on her store and rings HERE

Contest Ends

May 3rd, 2010 11:59 pm

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NZ Art Fabulosity

I'M LOVING...

New Zealand art. I majored in Art History (& English Lit) at Uni, so in 1996 after cutting my teeth as a Curatorial Assistant at the Southland Museum & Art Gallery, I packed my bags and moved from one end of the country to the other to try and get a job at mecca - The Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki. Luckily I managed to get a job on the front desk, then as a Gallery Assistant at both the AAG & the brand new NEW Gallery annex.

I got to join the NEW Gallery crew during the amzing exhibition by Andrew Bogle, 'Transformers' which threw me in at the deep end of installation art. There were some pretty, 'punter-friendly' in the exhibition, such as Len Lye’s elegant kinetic sculpture 'Grass', and Nike Savvas'es amazing room of ping pong balls, strung across the exhibition space with a fan causing them to vibrate. Quite spectacular!

Len Lye, Grass

Australian artist Nike Savvas, Atomix

There were also some crazy oddities that confused, perplexed, and sometimes angered exhibition visitors. I'm still rather disturbed by Paul McCarthy, the video/installation & performance artist who had punters dress up in Pinocchio outfits complete with clown shoes & masks (which we had to metho after each use!) - a slippery slope between the absurd and the disturbing. Chili Pepper Anthony Kiedis was in town & checked out that particular installation. Twice! Including McCarthy was a move, but thank God Bogle chose one of his tamer works. many of his works are extremely disturbing - I will leave you to do your own reaserach, here! Enter at your own risk...

Christian Marclay’s 'Tapefall' consisted of a film projector suspended on a plank continuously spooling tape down onto the conservatory roof? Hmmm. (Guess who got to clean that up after 3 months? Me sliding about amongst a huge mountain of dust-encrusted tape on the gallery skylight was a rather interesting sight.)

Inside those walls I had many many hours to absorb the amazing artworks, learning from the Curators and Preparators, and visiting all the galleries in the Lorne St & Kitchener St area. I also worked part time at The Gregory Flint Gallery on Lorne St in 1996, when Bill Hammonds went for around $3-5K! Beautiful.

Here are a few of my favorite NZ artists' works from the Webb's catalogue. Topping my current wish list is the incomparable Bill Hammond...

A Lullaby of Birdland

Boulder Bay

Threshing Dog - The Golden Bough, Bill Hammond

Another longtime favourite is Nuiean artist John Pule.

Maholo. John Pule

Pulenoa, John Pule

Petit Nocturne, Luise Fong


Trans-magenta pulse, Luise Fong

Chandelier, Tony Lane

Four Circles Blue - Milan Mrkusich

Untitled, Seraphine Pick

Hinenuitepo, Reuben Paterson

What is the source of our first suffering? Reuben Paterson