Sorry Fabio Old Spice Wants Isaiah Mustafa

So the word is that there was a small competition to figure out who will be the new Old Spice deodorant spokesperson. The contestants were Fabio and the new Old Spice guy Isaiah Mustafa. Both men made ads and fans voted on which man they wanted to see who will be the face of the brand.

Like all competitions there was some smack talking and jabs were thrown, but in the end Isaiah Mustafa was the winner , in which a lot of people are saying that Fabio was not competition for the Old Spice guy. LOL My question is how old is Fabio like 50 LMAO.

"So, in a series of videos up until Thursday, the two pitchmen went head to head in a series of battles for the top spot. They held staring and whistling contests, and gave advice on writing love letters and working out.At the end of the day, the best man was named the winner — Mustafa of course.When asked if he was worried about who’d come out on top, he told the Associated Press it was a breeze.

“Not at all,” he said. “There are so many fans that enjoy the Old Spice Guy, there’s not really a calling for him to disappear.”Mustafa said he expects to stay on as Old Spice pitchman “as long as people like the character and are having fun with it.” Meanwhile, he continues to pursue his acting career in TV and movies including small roles in the current comedy “Horrible Bosses” and next year’s “Three Stooges” movie."(http://www.eurweb.com/?p=121650)

Miracles Do Happen

So the word is that a remarkable event occured in Guyana where a plane with 163 people crashed and split into pieces, but everyone surived. I was surprised because when a person hears of a plane crash there is no word of any surviors, so when I heard the word that there was a crash and everyone surived that sounded like a blessing. Everyone take time and thank God for letting you see another day.

“We are very, very thankful and grateful that there are no deaths,” Guyana’s President, Bharrat Jagdeo, said at the airport in Georgetown.He said the Boeing 737 narrowly missed sliding down a 200-foot ravine – an outcome that could have led to numerous fatalities.Airline officials told Reuters that one passenger had a broken leg, and several others suffered neck and back injuries." (http://bossip.com/429142/jesus-took-the-wheel-a-plane-carrying-163-passengers-crashes-violently-and-everyone-survived-43081/)

The Sisters G in King of Jazz 1930

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Rock Stars in Their Bathing Suits

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Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, and Charlie Watts, 1965

Mick Jagger, 1965

Betty Davis, 1969

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(Helmut Lang Fall 2011)

I WANT, I NEED, I GOTTA HAVE IT!!!

SHOPPING SPOT - Initial Shanghai

Already a big hit in Hong Kong, Initial may well be the prettiest and spookiest shop in Shanghai. My first impression was like setting foot into another world. From the antique sofa to the stuffed figures by Anne Valerie Dupond, the atmosphere is both mysterious and intriguing.

The collection is as unique as the decor, and most items are limited edition, some of its own private label and other from imported labels. The womenswear is drape-y and androgynous, very European inspired in style and cut. Initial also offers a range of leather goods, footwear and jewelry. I was particularly in love with an all leather doctor-bag inspired carry-on...it was so unique yet understated. Priced approximately at $800 USD, it might be a good investment if I hadn't already own a black hard case Samsonite Black Label with leather straps.

With already 9 stores in Shanghai opened in the past year and more to come, I'm sure it will be as successful as it is already in HK.

Girls who are Boys who like Boys to be Girls

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Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander in W Magazine

I'm loving the androgynous trend this Winter. There's something sexy about a woman in a man-style suit - a fitted black suit with a white shirt and skinny black tie. The girls dressing as boys trend seemed to start with Marlene Dietrich shocking the world with her man style suits in the 1930's, and then gathered momentum in 1966 with YSL launching his Le Smoking jacket (below, shot by Helmut Newton).

Just look at Bianca Jagger (below) when she married Mick Jagger in that amazing white YSL fitted suit, sans shirt. Diane Keaton launched a massive trend with her Annie Hall look in the 70's and model and Chanel muse Inès de la Fressange.

Inès (below) has mastered boyish yet sexy gamine look. One of her style icons is Katherine Hepburn " or simply somebody that looks comfortable. Anyone who wears men's clothes and looks feminine is also very stylish."

I also loved k.d Land & Cindy Crawford's 1993 Vanity Fair cover. Sexy androgynous cool.

I have long been a fan of Karen Walkers' black trousers, particularly after Madonna rocked them out at the 1998 MTV Awards (below). Karen's masculine-feminine aesthetic is a recurring theme and she works it to perfection.

Madonna in Helmut Lang tank & Karen Walker wool trousers

There seem to be many a 'Lisbeth Salander' type look on the catwalk and in editorials, plus a wave of celebs are rocking the showcasing man-style look, from boy style like Evan Rachel Wood and Brit-packers Keira Knightly, Alice Dellal & Coco Sumner (aka Sting's model musician daughter), total androgyny like Tilda Swinton, Stella Tennant and Kristen McMenamy, to smouldering sexy looks like Victoria Beckham, Lake Bell and Helena Christensen. And tehn there's Alexa Chung, who experiments with both gamine and sexy suity looks. Here are some latest boy/man style looks below from celebs on the street plus some of the latest collections and editorials.