tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41223303584298792542024-03-13T12:23:19.791-05:00Adored and AbhorredProbably the best fashion blog everDanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.comBlogger329125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-15830322166269969952010-08-02T15:54:00.000-05:002010-08-02T15:54:53.152-05:00All Hail the Queen...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisK2keB_6bqHnr_YihbtsRAvQVi7rARw6mImznzx66RdaJTGoElpuXPtsZ1A8VMijEbRHlRLamf9BqRyZ0Qe8Od3ioMY7XauvX7mair-HvM31Db4WuvL4T5U2xM-2t8ViEf3a9ZzJtjoQ/s1600/vlcsnap-2010-08-02-15h13m34s139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisK2keB_6bqHnr_YihbtsRAvQVi7rARw6mImznzx66RdaJTGoElpuXPtsZ1A8VMijEbRHlRLamf9BqRyZ0Qe8Od3ioMY7XauvX7mair-HvM31Db4WuvL4T5U2xM-2t8ViEf3a9ZzJtjoQ/s400/vlcsnap-2010-08-02-15h13m34s139.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
The Vampire Queen of Louisiana, <b>Sophie-Anne</b>, from HBO's "True Blood," that is.<br />
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Played by <b>Evan Rachel Wood</b>, this 400 year old vampiress is a shining beacon of 1920's fashion on a show rampant with backwoods flannel and southern-fried cut-offs...<br />
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Needless to say, she's my favorite character.<br />
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As a (relatively) young vampire, this fangs-bearing monarch is petulant, spoiled, and entitled.<br />
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In other words: the true definition of a <b>queen</b>. (<i>Is it any wonder, then, that I feel a special kinship with her?</i>)<br />
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Now, let's take a tour around her Queendom, shall we?<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Pad</b>:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Obviously inspired by the ocean, homegirl's playpen is a den of opulence, complete with a light-up skylight that allows her to go faux-sunbathing:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Clad in only the most <i>chic </i>of vintage bathing suits.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Routine</b>:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">As royalty, Sophie-Anne spends most of her time doing pretty much what one would expect from a young woman of privilege...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzDyC3eIMc7kciGxGRLwBMoyrU4p0Unjdp0agZFwpTcVtAhibdCoxQB96T5E-01GZGbqlff5rp-XoaI_HT-CTmVmkBhcwnW516w5HKzoGTuqJK9-jwCL2FmycVFGOTLDcXR1A84eC3m8/s1600/vlcsnap-2010-08-02-14h55m10s105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzDyC3eIMc7kciGxGRLwBMoyrU4p0Unjdp0agZFwpTcVtAhibdCoxQB96T5E-01GZGbqlff5rp-XoaI_HT-CTmVmkBhcwnW516w5HKzoGTuqJK9-jwCL2FmycVFGOTLDcXR1A84eC3m8/s400/vlcsnap-2010-08-02-14h55m10s105.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Sitting around... reading vintage issues of "Vogue."</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">You'll notice that, like so many monarchs, a large portion of her time is comprised of sitting around... </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">(<i>That is, when she's not busy with the camera crews from "Vampire Cribs," of course.</i>)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">But as we all know, it's not what you <b>do</b>, it's how good you look <b>doing it</b>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">So let's move on to...</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Style</b>:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">One of the first things you'll notice about Queen Sophie-Anne's sense of style is that she is completely <b>unafraid</b>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMbLgjO4kO-2EjfIPZqsjkaQKPQ-eoAeA_fIjpkt1regSXK6gAIaSBqfL2kj9AuWsEUAutMJQ0YVYmNf-DbjQuYX1HbxLejqhBFNoiHd-HgmVgocRgzsQj4Hz0lg0xJPueHH1AOk-VLk/s1600/vlcsnap-2010-08-02-14h36m11s231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMbLgjO4kO-2EjfIPZqsjkaQKPQ-eoAeA_fIjpkt1regSXK6gAIaSBqfL2kj9AuWsEUAutMJQ0YVYmNf-DbjQuYX1HbxLejqhBFNoiHd-HgmVgocRgzsQj4Hz0lg0xJPueHH1AOk-VLk/s400/vlcsnap-2010-08-02-14h36m11s231.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Unafraid of <b>Harem Pants </b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(*Shudder*)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcZ_ehkqwadQZ3yVC4mcjlX4nM4FFPDULIztd1TZoP-HCR5z7r2OTPabTELStQc0PlBROJHY9Tw1FybEDRpbQ9gNopELcXVas8z6qsijCNggO_tiudMnlcRkdRnLTEkcopvSOhhlM0oY/s1600/vlcsnap-2010-08-02-14h40m29s254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcZ_ehkqwadQZ3yVC4mcjlX4nM4FFPDULIztd1TZoP-HCR5z7r2OTPabTELStQc0PlBROJHY9Tw1FybEDRpbQ9gNopELcXVas8z6qsijCNggO_tiudMnlcRkdRnLTEkcopvSOhhlM0oY/s400/vlcsnap-2010-08-02-14h40m29s254.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Unafraid of <b>Over-Accessorizing</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CPA3lT9yId47PmY0vzJ_2CjDzkUem6rFmThyAorEGDXVXIziE4w2cELp8zp4B_wxDYAC0Ylh4870r-B5NeG9stfXz32V0xsvVr2zaPiWJW-_6Z30bA-iSMw3tbordC4vs7KaohOUe-A/s1600/vlcsnap-2010-08-02-14h53m42s253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CPA3lT9yId47PmY0vzJ_2CjDzkUem6rFmThyAorEGDXVXIziE4w2cELp8zp4B_wxDYAC0Ylh4870r-B5NeG9stfXz32V0xsvVr2zaPiWJW-_6Z30bA-iSMw3tbordC4vs7KaohOUe-A/s400/vlcsnap-2010-08-02-14h53m42s253.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>And unafraid of <b>Getting a Little Blood near her Dress</b>.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">... You might also notice her disregard for the concept of "personal space":<i> </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">And her penchant for wearing some <b>hot-ass pumps</b>:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Yep, combine all of these things with the fact that she can wear the <i>hell</i> out of an outfit:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">... and is it any wonder where my allegiance lies?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">As Queen Sophie-Anne goes,<b> so goes my nation</b>.</div>Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-68791463445597905802010-07-31T22:23:00.000-05:002010-07-31T22:23:05.600-05:00Isabella, I'm Savin' Up, Girl!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNYYPFIQybox00ZoIFZo3ZCV9T0gR7YjOFyGKDniov5xMbzc5UN_LR7l5zivIineDr-3T0_7Y02Vu3RnKRlThfaahWlOXYT1LZJpplbFWqCRlON3bBMC3IfSl9FHtNddotVsWhtVjkFE/s1600/36793_1470587118413_1045663762_1385467_2405191_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNYYPFIQybox00ZoIFZo3ZCV9T0gR7YjOFyGKDniov5xMbzc5UN_LR7l5zivIineDr-3T0_7Y02Vu3RnKRlThfaahWlOXYT1LZJpplbFWqCRlON3bBMC3IfSl9FHtNddotVsWhtVjkFE/s400/36793_1470587118413_1045663762_1385467_2405191_n.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><br />
The ridiculously beautiful little girl you see here is none other than my new niece, <b>Isabella Hope</b>.<br />
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(<i>I've been trying to convince her Mommy and Daddy to get little Isby signed to a modeling agency of some kind. No joke. They're apprehensive for some reason.</i>)<br />
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Now, before you start worrying that my blog is gonna turn into a self-indulgent piece of crap that focuses on nothing other than what's important to me, you can rest assured: <b>it already is</b>.<br />
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Having said that, this post <i>does</i> have a point.<br />
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And that point is this:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Okay, now here comes the internal struggle...</div><br />
On <b>one hand</b>:<br />
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These booties (<i>Booties! Ugh! So cute!</i>) are approximately $75.<br />
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And on <b>the other</b>: <br />
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My little budding fashionista will probably outgrow them approximately 75 hours after I present them to her.<br />
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But on <b>the other other</b>:<br />
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Those will probably be the best 75 hours of her (and my) life.<br />
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... <i>Decisions, decisions</i>.<br />
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Now, let's all take a moment to pray that I somehow find a job that pays millions to prepare me for the sartorial splendor of Isabella's teen years...<br />
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And that my sister will see no harm in allowing her 15-year-old daughter to attend school dressed in a silver sequined bodysuit and six-inch pumps.Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-4585128567486265102010-07-31T22:01:00.000-05:002010-07-31T22:01:24.310-05:00"I Call Karl Lagerfeld!"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27YCwa1fsZrk9VURRPkRSSqwwO7raYPDNg024d1nn-4Z8vxamtGlQmKFml03QyspqTY99NhC1QT9lJEgUvcM_ke3MslnWNpku-IXWWFpFH0F2-DEs5nb0ZIDPLjF3fds5cfSI83H49gI/s1600/nous-sommes-lady-gaga-karl-lagerfeld-michael-jackson-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27YCwa1fsZrk9VURRPkRSSqwwO7raYPDNg024d1nn-4Z8vxamtGlQmKFml03QyspqTY99NhC1QT9lJEgUvcM_ke3MslnWNpku-IXWWFpFH0F2-DEs5nb0ZIDPLjF3fds5cfSI83H49gI/s320/nous-sommes-lady-gaga-karl-lagerfeld-michael-jackson-2.jpg" /></a></div><br />
That's what I predict will be repeatedly shouted (by me) if these new, designer <i>Monopoly</i> pieces catch on with the general public.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>... Can you imagine?<br />
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Having <b>Karl Lagerfeld</b>'s scowling little face as your playing piece?<br />
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The <b>Thimble</b> and the little <b>Terrier </b>won't know what hit 'em!<br />
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(...<i> A tiny metal handglove or pack of cigs would be my first guesses</i>.)<br />
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Nah, I'm just joking.<br />
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In reality, this is the first of three new pendants, from French jewelry brand<i> Nous Sommes</i>, that are meant to immortalize some of pop culture's most recognizable faces.<br />
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The other two?<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Zyrwmja-nb7KGsWJXqsRdixQfLOsoeaPwPOHu6Rstg2s1LyCJgygPcgSdppNflPSTMOdtO2jYth6htbR2g9nOAARn4VT1MjZHikLRTOrSHUIPNsVh4Uz37PjnHJvXX3sCT8OgJylOes/s1600/nous-sommes-lady-gaga-karl-lagerfeld-michael-jackson-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Zyrwmja-nb7KGsWJXqsRdixQfLOsoeaPwPOHu6Rstg2s1LyCJgygPcgSdppNflPSTMOdtO2jYth6htbR2g9nOAARn4VT1MjZHikLRTOrSHUIPNsVh4Uz37PjnHJvXX3sCT8OgJylOes/s320/nous-sommes-lady-gaga-karl-lagerfeld-michael-jackson-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Lady</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Lookin' like a victim of domestic violence with that swollen nose and a pair of " denial sunglasses."</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4eaEy-lQTdIHwgFOzfxpt7CS53qR_zkouY-ur9piHxyotZBUBDXFeNr6X0_5roIpI1iDX-PvIRS4gJdocZocZAXC_6PMPvs2NO9ANvJfUfTQYVNRZ1pNcoLjsH25-MVD_i1-UYJYcRAk/s1600/nous-sommes-lady-gaga-karl-lagerfeld-michael-jackson-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4eaEy-lQTdIHwgFOzfxpt7CS53qR_zkouY-ur9piHxyotZBUBDXFeNr6X0_5roIpI1iDX-PvIRS4gJdocZocZAXC_6PMPvs2NO9ANvJfUfTQYVNRZ1pNcoLjsH25-MVD_i1-UYJYcRAk/s320/nous-sommes-lady-gaga-karl-lagerfeld-michael-jackson-3.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The King</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>With a dead-behind-the-eyes expression and fake grin plastered on his face... </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(In other words: eerily accurate</i>.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">But really, if those three were actually entering the <i>Monopoly</i> playing board, I get the feeling that all of the other pieces would roll their eyes, throw their hands up, and <b>quit that bitch</b>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">(Nobody likes to share the spotlight... especially not with three celebs of questionable sanity.)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Still though, I'd be more than happy to wear that Lagerfeld pendant around my neck! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Tiny Karl</i> would totally act as my own personal guard-dog, scaring away any snooty gays with a single, steely glance. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sold!</div>Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-22334155140318412192010-07-31T21:33:00.000-05:002010-07-31T21:33:59.221-05:00Kristin, Rocking The Blonds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzV2fsK83TrxO8yzK4_EUnOuo62Oy8xyiVsi7PBNiUZfsMOJ_6FNR_Ug-TaNxtrlfyfEBZpw5b-67Hzc8DvGWX7Yj3u-cERaV0ZY1s-L67f_u5zQKfar5Qn4Bv3buZG5jZrRN3Xo8zaHg/s1600/Premiere+Sony+Pictures+Salt+Arrivals+xYc27zbxCgMl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzV2fsK83TrxO8yzK4_EUnOuo62Oy8xyiVsi7PBNiUZfsMOJ_6FNR_Ug-TaNxtrlfyfEBZpw5b-67Hzc8DvGWX7Yj3u-cERaV0ZY1s-L67f_u5zQKfar5Qn4Bv3buZG5jZrRN3Xo8zaHg/s640/Premiere+Sony+Pictures+Salt+Arrivals+xYc27zbxCgMl.jpg" width="322" /></a></div><br />
Here's <b>Kristin Cavallari</b><b> </b>(<i>aka, the only brain cell ever to appear on "The Hills"</i>) showing up to the premiere of "Salt," wearing a silver outfit from <b>The Blonds</b>.<br />
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Now, before you start racking your brain in an attempt to recall where you've seen that ridiculous (and <b>amazing</b>) spiked-shoulder treatment before, I'll just go ahead and post a picture of everyone's favorite cougarslut: <br />
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<i>Yep</i>, Ms. Cavallari is wearing a hand-me-down from one <b>Samantha Jones</b>.<br />
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... And she's rocking the <i>hell</i> out of it.<br />
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Just for comparison purposes, let's check out this look as it appeared on the runway:<br />
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<i>Hmm</i>, I think Cavallari made the right choice here in abandoning the neck-piece and leather accessories...<br />
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I mean, <b>honestly</b>: When you're wearing a skin-tight, spikey-shouldered mini-dress, all modesty obviously needs to fly out the window.<br />
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With your bra sailing right after it.<br />
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Needless to say, <b>I approve</b>.Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-88808056316980235172010-07-10T23:59:00.005-05:002010-07-11T00:03:19.500-05:00A Study Session With The Glamazons from "Popular"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b>(Bear in mind, this episode aired in 1999...) </b><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b> Mary Cherry</b>: "<i>Okay, Popita. I made flash cards. Now, tell me what the word means cuz we're being tested in <b>Bio</b> on definitions.</i>"</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Poppy Fresh</b>: "<i>Paramecium... (ugh, that's a hard one)... is an algae-based</i>..."</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Mary Cherry</b>: "<i>Boo! Sorry, ding-a-ling, it's a single-cell... Moving on and praying hard for ya</i>..."</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Poppy Fresh</b>: "*<i>Gasp!* I know this one! Gay, fabulously successful head designer for <b>Gucci</b>!</i>"</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Mary Cherry</b>: "<i>Ooh, ding-ding-ding! Very good!</i>"</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Nicole</b>: "<i>Okay, hi, that's <b>not</b> gonna be on the test!</i>"</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Mary Cherry</b>: "<i>... Well it <b>should</b> be</i>."</div>Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-28506492082487280412010-07-05T22:23:00.000-05:002010-07-05T22:23:11.092-05:00Alice in Candyland Fashion Recap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ihp5VA9hyoIkmZZZk_vI-u2JOViayqAXKHfC8AZwnjzSwSHaUEafT98NTV0JjLH9jGeVkQuCqJdYHCiABQ5Xjmi78Wehh_ZWemD3LSMVJk0hzFWo8hfVUbLJFUnbaeVNNbTt5oH3IoA/s1600/vlcsnap-2010-07-05-19h26m11s34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ihp5VA9hyoIkmZZZk_vI-u2JOViayqAXKHfC8AZwnjzSwSHaUEafT98NTV0JjLH9jGeVkQuCqJdYHCiABQ5Xjmi78Wehh_ZWemD3LSMVJk0hzFWo8hfVUbLJFUnbaeVNNbTt5oH3IoA/s400/vlcsnap-2010-07-05-19h26m11s34.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Okay, there's really no such thing as "Alice in Candyland," but if there <i>was</i>, I'm pretty sure it'd look a helluva lot like the video for Katy Perry's summer anthem, "California Gurls."<br />
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Which, by the way, is gonna be the focus for this fashion recap.<br />
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(Isn't it odd how, whenever I go a long time without posting, my absence-breaking post is <b>always </b>focused on Miss Perry? <i>Huh</i>. I guess she's my muse...)<br />
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Anyway, as I take you through Katy's adventures through the candy looking glass, I'm gonna include both <i>scenic</i> and <i>close-up</i> shots, just because this video has some seriously <b>delicious</b> and <b>colorful</b> eye-candy that's not to be missed.<br />
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Let's go, then:<br />
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If we're continuing with the Katy/Alice comparisons, this outfit would be the Perry-equivalent to Alice's "blue dress with white apron."<br />
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In other words, it says everything you need to know about our heroine:<br />
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She's fun, she's colorful, and she's <b>tasty</b>... (Even if not entirely <i>tasteful</i>.)<br />
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This second look is basically a "Slutty Halloween costume" version of a girl scout's uniform, which Katy wears as she charms the pants (and arms, and legs) off of a hapless gingerbread man...<br />
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Dig the chocolate chip cookie beret and plethora of merit badges Miss Perry has earned for herself.<br />
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(Although something tells me her scout mother (<i>or whoever</i>) is gonna strip that shit <i>right offa her</i> <i>back</i> once word of Sir <b>Russell Brand</b> makes it's way around the troop.)<br />
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... But moving on:<br />
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This is Katy's "dance routine" outfit, consisting of some sparkly (of-fucking-course) cut-off shorts, and a couple of heavily-frosted cupcakes serving as a non-diabetic-friendly bustier.<br />
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(I personally think that they missed a great opportunity here to use actual <b>ice cream cones </b>in an homage to Madonna's "cone-bra," but ehh... The cupcakes are cute enough, I suppose.) <br />
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Next, we have a snapshot straight outta my dreams, as Katy lounges around some cotton candy clouds in the nude. <i> </i><br />
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<i>Sigh.</i><br />
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Love the <i>Gaga-</i>inspired<i> </i>hairbow and frosted rings, though.<br />
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(Just because you're <b>bare-ass naked</b> don't mean you can't <b>accessorize</b>.)<br />
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Continuing in the vein of "inspired by Gaga," here we have Katy's answer to that ridiculous "sparkler-bra" that the Lady has been known to wear...<br />
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... Only <i>this one</i>?<br />
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Shoots out <i>whipped cream</i>, bitches.<br />
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(Yes, yes, and <b>YES</b>!)<br />
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Finally, as our tour comes to a close, we end with my favorite outfit of the entire video:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">They took those lame-tasting but beautiful-<i>looking</i> candy buttons from all of our childhoods, blew them up, and wrapped them around our sweet-toothed heroine.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Plus, you can't really tell from the image, but her <b>shoes</b> are covered<b> </b>with the life-size versions of the candy buttons:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Whew.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, I feel pretty rotten for having to say this, but umm... <i> </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Queen Frostine</i></b>, <i>could you come out here</i>, <i>please</i>?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>I'm really sorry, but your 20-year reign as </i><i>"Queen Candy Bitch of My Heart" has come to an end</i>...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Queen is dead. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Long live the Queen.</div>Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-11111295714166759672010-06-27T16:38:00.000-05:002010-06-27T16:38:08.859-05:00Um, Who Invited Her?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwl5DNmeiYOcDLXaV0jLAQTdjJdK0e-qbUN8foAXZgiooDI-x4xGQVW9dcv8EwJxWg6wFvJDjhWkKtW4tXVHgOd4wBAOTUlEvBFJXJRe0BNGkgcuMMqvi4Kr7PFa3YmsEEE7pNK4_bdc/s1600/RosieVS-458x600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwl5DNmeiYOcDLXaV0jLAQTdjJdK0e-qbUN8foAXZgiooDI-x4xGQVW9dcv8EwJxWg6wFvJDjhWkKtW4tXVHgOd4wBAOTUlEvBFJXJRe0BNGkgcuMMqvi4Kr7PFa3YmsEEE7pNK4_bdc/s320/RosieVS-458x600.jpg" /></a></div><br />
When I first heard that <i>Victoria's Secret</i> model <b>Rosie Huntington-Whitely </b>was set to appear in <i>Burberry</i>'s Fall 2010 ad campaign, I was a bit incredulous.<br />
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I mean, aside from the posh-sounding, hyphenated last name, her pouty-lipped good looks didn't quite seem to <i>fit in</i> with the normal, pasty twinks (and twinkettes) that the British label usually opts for in their advertising campaigns...<br />
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Well, apparently the Burberry-Brains were also quite aware of this discrepancy, and found a (rather ingenious) solution to the problem:<br />
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"Book another model... One who possesses both paste-appeal <b>and</b> a pout that could shame a trout."<br />
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As a result, the shots totally work.<br />
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(The model-in-question is standing next to Rosie in the first image, second from left in the next.) <br />
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His and her twin-poutiness totally bridge the aesthetic gap between the models, making the groups seem more... <b>cohesive</b>.<br />
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That is, of course, if you believe that only people who <i>look alike </i>should be allowed to assosciate with one another.<br />
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(Which: <i><b>Duh</b>. This is <b>fashion</b>.</i>)<br />
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And, somewhat hilariously, the shots where our Lord Huntington-Whitely is <i>not</i> present?<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">"<i>Umm... we don't really <b>know her</b>. She's a friend of a friend</i>."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">***</div><br />
... Aaand, this concludes our latest edition of:<br />
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"<b>Overthinking Fashion Editorial With No Real Reason or Reward</b>."<br />
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<i>See you next time!</i>Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-65729410492743788082010-06-27T16:20:00.000-05:002010-06-27T16:20:28.724-05:00A Girl of Many Colors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7utOUKnAUkcQOUtmX2kbI3t3DmiJwVNzXQ8pFu6uPhvpNkN73VHAQrRTWSwLB4F5E5EVhxTkJB1DZhJujjalzx-QXsauWivHYUEbCTcCJpCZXfZNKDwgF1m1aGxJp52VqA5fD4sCj0s/s1600/carlotajoakina_ss10_driellyoliveira.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7utOUKnAUkcQOUtmX2kbI3t3DmiJwVNzXQ8pFu6uPhvpNkN73VHAQrRTWSwLB4F5E5EVhxTkJB1DZhJujjalzx-QXsauWivHYUEbCTcCJpCZXfZNKDwgF1m1aGxJp52VqA5fD4sCj0s/s400/carlotajoakina_ss10_driellyoliveira.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><br />
While browsing through Brazilian designer <b>Gloria Coelho's</b> <i>Carlota Joakina Spring/Summer 2010</i> collection, a great many things popped into my head.<br />
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Now, naturally, some were a bit more on the <i>bitch-</i>side of the fence than others...<br />
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But truth be told? I really like some of the modernity and originality on display here.<br />
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Now, that's not to say that I couldn't sift through my <i>Pop Culture-<b>Steel Trap</b></i> of a mind to find some obvious influences, mind you.<br />
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For instance, this look?<br />
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And obvious, and loving, ode to one Miss <b>Regina George</b>,<b> </b>if I ever saw one:<br />
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Furthermore, taking the bra-exposure to a new level, we have <i>this</i> look:<br />
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Which you just <i>know </i>was scribbled down (in eyeliner pencil) onto a dirty yellow Post-It by <b>Linds-Lohan</b>, under the heading:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">"<i>Grocery Shopping/ Dumpster Diving Outfits: <b>Rrrrl Cute</b>!</i>"</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0j56-BuXNALsO16YRmCNNrVIjfKeTrE4ZcRcWu3h5nZv8U7dGOlEDkhL6erUlVQXhumQe5MXoVv3_qLa04QJhVjM1cWabnMZ4J1_iJF4dmVI8TV-nSsIYjuz7P8ByoRiBiBJheZHpWAQ/s1600/62893_Celebutopia-Lindsay_Lohan-Charlotte_Ronson_Falll_2009_fashion_show-02_122_1103lo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0j56-BuXNALsO16YRmCNNrVIjfKeTrE4ZcRcWu3h5nZv8U7dGOlEDkhL6erUlVQXhumQe5MXoVv3_qLa04QJhVjM1cWabnMZ4J1_iJF4dmVI8TV-nSsIYjuz7P8ByoRiBiBJheZHpWAQ/s320/62893_Celebutopia-Lindsay_Lohan-Charlotte_Ronson_Falll_2009_fashion_show-02_122_1103lo.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Not to mention <i>this </i>one, which probably caught our cokey-celebrity's attention for <i>other</i>... <i>less </i><b><i>legal</i> </b>reasons:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBf7YdstJHZvZdntcfBKJxWXgYaOXH1lmmNOZy-0ekEK8NoT5yEsWLUbUAZYr2pqvXbsEBHCNbNCmG0WDsLsF6vhYI4716uuCzRGrASSFh5wF5V3rRHBAoH2RT0zAAFoa0tSFLU3VqPA/s1600/carlotajoakina_ss10_daniellemeyer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBf7YdstJHZvZdntcfBKJxWXgYaOXH1lmmNOZy-0ekEK8NoT5yEsWLUbUAZYr2pqvXbsEBHCNbNCmG0WDsLsF6vhYI4716uuCzRGrASSFh5wF5V3rRHBAoH2RT0zAAFoa0tSFLU3VqPA/s400/carlotajoakina_ss10_daniellemeyer.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> "<i>Oh-mah-Guh, I can, like... wear my junk...<b>on my body</b></i>." </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">*Looks directly into the eyes of her probation officer*</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"Would you <b>buy that</b> for me</i>?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">(Aaand, <b>Scene</b>.) </div><br />
... But the inspiration didn't seem to come only from Hollywood starlets.<br />
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There were also some pieces seemingly inspired by other <b>collections</b>, as well<i>. </i><br />
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Namely, <i>Versace Spring 2010</i>.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>This:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPTwNH5uIpUiwG_0ctkVGIh0gNkUt07MxD068JPafC_H96vetxCNqFa2Nj5LEqwfVnq7wtRauwODEBHOdOwIe_SNcUJgS070d9hxvyY1kL3ZOr3-LP4xgTc2lnE6uAqxTuov27LWvTk4/s1600/58481713.preview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPTwNH5uIpUiwG_0ctkVGIh0gNkUt07MxD068JPafC_H96vetxCNqFa2Nj5LEqwfVnq7wtRauwODEBHOdOwIe_SNcUJgS070d9hxvyY1kL3ZOr3-LP4xgTc2lnE6uAqxTuov27LWvTk4/s400/58481713.preview.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>had a Basement Affair with <i>This</i>:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii86VnRLGJWVPUyDP4fepeaQjSa-rHYA84V3tX7jlUUxMTV7-Ath44gGZ39tfxLEVf5bjZtM51DRMavXLHR6bGkuKqk7LW7aINURVHCinQCziFJRDLJf7Atj8uPSui8Xh8QA0or3Ni7UU/s1600/58482191.preview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii86VnRLGJWVPUyDP4fepeaQjSa-rHYA84V3tX7jlUUxMTV7-Ath44gGZ39tfxLEVf5bjZtM51DRMavXLHR6bGkuKqk7LW7aINURVHCinQCziFJRDLJf7Atj8uPSui8Xh8QA0or3Ni7UU/s400/58482191.preview.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">... <b>And the resulting pregnancy gifted us with<i> this</i>:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Nah, but all lame jokes aside, this collection really was full of crafty ideas, interesting construction, a huge sense of fun (<i>but not <b>that </b>kind, LiLo!</i>) for the modern girl.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">... Provided that said girl also has an innate lack of shame. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">(But then, what could be more <b>modern</b> than <i>that</i>?) </div>Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-46334686470201098912010-06-27T15:38:00.001-05:002010-06-27T16:40:26.959-05:00Taking It All the Way...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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In my recent 3D editorial <a href="http://adore-abhor.blogspot.com/2010/06/fashion-editorial-3d-remix.html">post</a>, I made a passing comment about how the <i>Third-Dimension Fashion-Sensation</i> would finally reach it's true apex when the classic, red-and-blue glasses were given their (due) time in the spotlight, and on the runway...<br />
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Well, someone up above heard me.<br />
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And his name is <b>Jean Paul Gaultier</b>:<br />
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Not only do those glasses go perfectly with the hazy reds and blues of his collection, they all but confirm the truth of an adage that I, myself, have believed in for quite some time:<br />
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"<i>When slapped onto the face of a pretty-boy male model, <b>anything</b> can look sexy</i>."Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-81107803086270555662010-06-22T21:43:00.000-05:002010-06-22T21:43:09.622-05:00Who Put The Acid In My Cocktail?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNYPcwzoZGVLlr7h-Y0V68FH9SqcXczd8S-x2kk3gtwRc6cJg81bSsvk2vLk7ITFtwtEiezSngCD-3NUUixkblu1E7SaqbjuopF0A_KBRIuQIFmeJCc6msw1MHFBaCYc-pC0UlCdV-8g/s1600/84172_EstelleCelebutopia_net3_122_39lo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNYPcwzoZGVLlr7h-Y0V68FH9SqcXczd8S-x2kk3gtwRc6cJg81bSsvk2vLk7ITFtwtEiezSngCD-3NUUixkblu1E7SaqbjuopF0A_KBRIuQIFmeJCc6msw1MHFBaCYc-pC0UlCdV-8g/s640/84172_EstelleCelebutopia_net3_122_39lo.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br />
Okay.<br />
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Here's <b>Estelle </b>at the<i> Malibu Rum</i> party in New York City, wearing a dress that can only be described as "a tie-dyed orgy of neon fluorescence."<br />
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... And of course, <b><i>I love it</i></b>.<br />
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It's about as classy as a green stain on a woman's ring finger, but <i>twice as much fun</i>.<br />
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I mean, seriously:<br />
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How can you hate on that joyful explosion of bright, cheerful tackiness? <br />
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And I get the feeling that I'm not the only guest in attendance for the "Love-Fest Extravaganza"...<br />
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<i>Come on out, guys. Don't be shy!</i><br />
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<b>They got my back.</b>Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-54132375319352853762010-06-22T14:23:00.002-05:002010-06-22T14:29:57.577-05:00Rose Petal's Pumps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItAKESWE4O77roD38qAchk0KcS0UrkdkyVivQ9xzSdQ1338C0a_pDZLZq1UNbQdGZeD5A111O536iuQgO0j3yH7kOmdCkye0vvxmBx_imlyIqLHuRi-TEUwtngbPGEGDuZKUgxmpoYL4/s1600/WebRosePetal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItAKESWE4O77roD38qAchk0KcS0UrkdkyVivQ9xzSdQ1338C0a_pDZLZq1UNbQdGZeD5A111O536iuQgO0j3yH7kOmdCkye0vvxmBx_imlyIqLHuRi-TEUwtngbPGEGDuZKUgxmpoYL4/s320/WebRosePetal.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
If you've never heard of the fabulous, late 80's cartoon "Rose Petal Place," let me give you a basic rundown.<br />
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<i>A little girl had a garden full of beautiful flowers, but her parents forced her to move away from her home. On moving day, while saying her goodbyes to her floral friends, and shed a single tear on her favorite flower: the pink rose.</i><br />
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<i>That tear was so full of love and joy, Rose Petal was born. A short time after birth, Rose Petal spread her animated seed (via the tear drop on her head, seen above) to the rest of the flowers of the garden. This act created a living, breathing, and </i><i><b>singing</b> community of fashionable, beautiful flower-girls.</i><br />
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... Uh, yeah. <b>That's</b> the kind of crap that I watched as a four year old...<br />
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(Is it really any wonder, then, that we find ourselves here today?)<br />
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Anyway, the reason I bring up my old friend is that French photographer <b>Michel Tcherevkoff </b>has used his photographic (and Photoshopic) skills to create a series of images that would have made Rose Petal slap a palm to her forehead, clutch her dew-drop necklace, and fall to the floor.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>"Shoe Fleur":</b></i> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_18zqMGFIgUQQyxNItLu9D_iie_2AnD6Ni0-a7ijrKrB2sc48Pc-Y_boeeeJNicW1omOxF50qzzwWzMB-Zo36tPkd5k1e-xC5p-QL4oto1cXZG85U52AxR8pVfIdPHGDhePzYlF3nKfs/s1600/shoefleur-by-michel-tcherevkoff-600x345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_18zqMGFIgUQQyxNItLu9D_iie_2AnD6Ni0-a7ijrKrB2sc48Pc-Y_boeeeJNicW1omOxF50qzzwWzMB-Zo36tPkd5k1e-xC5p-QL4oto1cXZG85U52AxR8pVfIdPHGDhePzYlF3nKfs/s400/shoefleur-by-michel-tcherevkoff-600x345.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPECM6wLfJTUQp-87rMCdm-cT63b_eS4FifRJ8-lvFWWlReHYxKZBV39iE-NrJ4lkYsbj_8vGnPUoD5P4zyygPcnbnxq4mhOvtusN2apyyopBWRbeBW6Vx9DDe8WZtbZgjM7n1hBrnFWI/s1600/shoefleur-by-michel-tcherevkoff-2-600x306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPECM6wLfJTUQp-87rMCdm-cT63b_eS4FifRJ8-lvFWWlReHYxKZBV39iE-NrJ4lkYsbj_8vGnPUoD5P4zyygPcnbnxq4mhOvtusN2apyyopBWRbeBW6Vx9DDe8WZtbZgjM7n1hBrnFWI/s400/shoefleur-by-michel-tcherevkoff-2-600x306.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHgwXNIaTMklRObnNBozvs8wPBBi3RqpwKONRtFwz_ZKdFgiiGa5klX9Iu4X6zxkkazxxwvZqoL6_6WjxKU-VehTERj0iGaCHIRtgwr1RpcSKx3XBQABZEt5vlKlVeSzd3ptnKXFuFZ8/s1600/shoefleur-by-michel-tcherevkoff-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHgwXNIaTMklRObnNBozvs8wPBBi3RqpwKONRtFwz_ZKdFgiiGa5klX9Iu4X6zxkkazxxwvZqoL6_6WjxKU-VehTERj0iGaCHIRtgwr1RpcSKx3XBQABZEt5vlKlVeSzd3ptnKXFuFZ8/s400/shoefleur-by-michel-tcherevkoff-7.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SiH0Ex1cdusL32nYPT7qNDT2Rs3Zzz4Jjzh-mB71L2afNc1u0sVn27QiyHLzVo8x7g7pESZDpDZLp0bSME0eJpag0UTadlXwEs8l3z8E6kUqMIikgza1kHjC5p9y6dhEi6K_gYs9P2w/s1600/shoefleur-by-michel-tcherevkoff-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SiH0Ex1cdusL32nYPT7qNDT2Rs3Zzz4Jjzh-mB71L2afNc1u0sVn27QiyHLzVo8x7g7pESZDpDZLp0bSME0eJpag0UTadlXwEs8l3z8E6kUqMIikgza1kHjC5p9y6dhEi6K_gYs9P2w/s400/shoefleur-by-michel-tcherevkoff-8.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLHKbSqMHJ23QZU6IPKKjRp-JEyVukJASpNZWMyQXuyhUQfckAtJ-acW7V292NC73iqeQH8fapCpK6u34Ec2hCeIh5wD3ZwS9kd12jPZpGIq8Jnu5j1DsnFxWFwKvpzxOvyUEq5oyOBc/s1600/shoefleur-by-mdichel-tcherevkoff-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLHKbSqMHJ23QZU6IPKKjRp-JEyVukJASpNZWMyQXuyhUQfckAtJ-acW7V292NC73iqeQH8fapCpK6u34Ec2hCeIh5wD3ZwS9kd12jPZpGIq8Jnu5j1DsnFxWFwKvpzxOvyUEq5oyOBc/s400/shoefleur-by-mdichel-tcherevkoff-6.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8U0R5MfqegxfdwK4E42lSFO6PMMymck2I0XEtDXYXFzXADzYDXwfwh_AyFo2ZgSdkHfjDXavfma4YhJIy-BuuPEZCXXPoPfb5xXIXs0qNqL0c-z2TjOAdvQA9WEU05dbwM6_komBLIF8/s1600/shoefleur-by-michel-tcherevkoff-3-600x306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8U0R5MfqegxfdwK4E42lSFO6PMMymck2I0XEtDXYXFzXADzYDXwfwh_AyFo2ZgSdkHfjDXavfma4YhJIy-BuuPEZCXXPoPfb5xXIXs0qNqL0c-z2TjOAdvQA9WEU05dbwM6_komBLIF8/s400/shoefleur-by-michel-tcherevkoff-3-600x306.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mF90r80kCjn0-w4rSAI-7wlY1ogR96NqlW5bRrtJgglpAySgyBaT6MTgIvK07mks0oISp0PU6AT2_WUPmSpfVuT52yhkvDxiPmVRlZStXyBUzYFXZ9_5GaUntLv6j5urhsHNlmrr_K8/s1600/shoefleur-by-michel-tcherevkoff-1-600x306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mF90r80kCjn0-w4rSAI-7wlY1ogR96NqlW5bRrtJgglpAySgyBaT6MTgIvK07mks0oISp0PU6AT2_WUPmSpfVuT52yhkvDxiPmVRlZStXyBUzYFXZ9_5GaUntLv6j5urhsHNlmrr_K8/s400/shoefleur-by-michel-tcherevkoff-1-600x306.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Michel created these lovely, delicate images by taking actual photographs of flowers and plants and <i>physically shaping and forming</i> them into platforms, wedges, pumps, and gladiator sandals.<br />
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Of course, he later fired up the trusty old Photoshop for finishing touches and details, but seriously, these are some fantastic feats of imagination.<br />
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... Um, <i>Rose Petal</i>?<br />
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Get your booty up off the ground, pull out your sunflower-seed cellphone, and give his ass a call!Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-71454943998827710192010-06-22T13:58:00.000-05:002010-06-22T13:58:57.015-05:00Dope Rope<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFot54ASXJIS80ImVp_FGK3b7t92yO78yeVc70CpuXzxbVjDem_kLlFkR_B5J3k1bc6HkEgU9EBMx54u8ef3Dh-ac2xFqpmbO_zBuyu7qmP7xC5SYGQlCY-KaElRCQxJc6HfjBrddVE4/s1600/pos1t1on-lifestyle-phuong_thuy_nguyen-red-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFot54ASXJIS80ImVp_FGK3b7t92yO78yeVc70CpuXzxbVjDem_kLlFkR_B5J3k1bc6HkEgU9EBMx54u8ef3Dh-ac2xFqpmbO_zBuyu7qmP7xC5SYGQlCY-KaElRCQxJc6HfjBrddVE4/s400/pos1t1on-lifestyle-phuong_thuy_nguyen-red-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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When one looks at an image such as this, it is natural to assume that such a heavy, unwieldy textile <i><b></b></i>could only really be used for hemline details or waist-cinchers in the world of fashion... <i> </i><br />
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<i>(That is, if it could even be used <b>at all</b></i>.)<br />
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Well, creative mind <b>Phuong Thuy Nguyen </b>took one look at these thick-ass ropes and thought to herself:<br />
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"Shawls... Collars... Fashionable <b>cocoons</b>."<br />
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Now, obviously Miss Phuong is functioning on a different wavelength than the rest of us, but her work really speaks for itself:<br />
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Totally interesting, unique, and beautiful.<br />
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I mean, does the red piece kinda look<i> </i>like a home-made "<b>Red M&M</b>" costume? <i>Hmm... I can see that. </i><br />
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And does the yellow one look a bit like a woven, stand-up laundry basket? <i>Well, now that you mention it...</i><br />
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But still, these are beautifully constructed, whimsical, and pretty much <i>amazing</i>, considering what she had to work with.<br />
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So really, these garments may be <i>heavy on the body</i>, and they may be <i>stiff to the touch</i>, but those two traits only matter if you ignore the third, and most important, fact: they're <b>pleasing to the eye</b>.<br />
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I'd play tug-of-war with you any day, Phuong...<br />
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<i>Even if it means going face-first in the <b>dirt</b>.</i>Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-60705866772093285762010-06-22T13:40:00.000-05:002010-06-22T13:40:25.108-05:00Fiber Optics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlJx5F-YllRaMGA2uwzsUsWsRz9XekN9y6pYIGHJQXcaYhwl2Im7_k42zcq1-pH2jGHO9yqICbY101SH3vFaHx2mhXa1FYHrjgSCB2kJUr8C6kKYAYjUVS5MFz3iK_TZbtVvf7gEU1yE/s1600/c95c_usb_fiber_optic_christmas_tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlJx5F-YllRaMGA2uwzsUsWsRz9XekN9y6pYIGHJQXcaYhwl2Im7_k42zcq1-pH2jGHO9yqICbY101SH3vFaHx2mhXa1FYHrjgSCB2kJUr8C6kKYAYjUVS5MFz3iK_TZbtVvf7gEU1yE/s400/c95c_usb_fiber_optic_christmas_tree.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><br />
You know how, a few years ago, everyone was going on about how "fiber optics are the wave of the future" and that they would change the medical and technological worlds and <i>blah blah blah</i>?<br />
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Well, they weren't just talking about the dazzling fiber optic Christmas tree displays, several of which I myself have owned and consequently left in front of my neighbors apartments.<br />
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(True story, ask the brother.)<br />
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And they <i>also</i> weren't just talking about the fiber optic cameras that have been created and utilized for surgical purposes.<br />
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<i>No. They were talking about something much, much greater.</i><br />
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And we have Italian-born designer, <b>Francesca Castagnacci</b>, to<b> </b>thank for finally ushering in the future on a four-inch heel:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Yep, this brilliant creative mind has woven optical fibres into the fabric she uses in creating her line of footwear, and the results are nothing short of... well, <i><b>optical opulence.</b></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, the only question that remains is:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Who's gonna help me day-time stalk my neighbors, get my old Christmas tree back to it's rightful owner, and get "<i>Operation Busted-Budget Christmas Tree Pumps</i>" underway?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">... Anyone?</div>Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-27398561525035286052010-06-21T13:14:00.001-05:002010-06-21T14:22:04.853-05:00The Plot Thickens...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3M70GXkZwRMmBa8rtO4URhbWiAZK__tnfy6BsaQQ7Ps_ROGeCrnNXlubd_Uhm5XKCYXq2CgBuVGwwa0WFPrwgCuFxL49G3_U_SPY3xHT52_74YFRawFnTPyLMUt3GTiWMgnOuBFGZXJo/s1600/natalia-vodianova01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3M70GXkZwRMmBa8rtO4URhbWiAZK__tnfy6BsaQQ7Ps_ROGeCrnNXlubd_Uhm5XKCYXq2CgBuVGwwa0WFPrwgCuFxL49G3_U_SPY3xHT52_74YFRawFnTPyLMUt3GTiWMgnOuBFGZXJo/s400/natalia-vodianova01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />For this editorial, taken from the July 2010 issue of <i>US Vogue, </i>photographer<b> Peter Lindbergh</b> shoots <b>Ewan McGregor</b> and <b>Natalia Vodianova</b> as a <i>Kennedy</i>-esque family who goes through the ups and downs (meaning: the grins and death-glares) of married life.<br /><br />Now, as I've said before, I love editorials that seem to tell a wordless story, and this one does so as good as any I've ever seen.<br /><br />(Plus, it was edited by the fabulous, flame-maned <b>Grace Coddington</b>, so you just <i>know</i> it's gonna be<b><i> </i></b><i>fire</i>.)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> "<b>The Honeymoon's Over... </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>But the<i> Fun</i> is Just Beginning</b>"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNW5Fbe3u6MFOsRRFpBRDpQW3hfwZ1TOL7Ox9tKETtjxAwGl4Nhqr8qlvkGXDiybS7gqb-vkX-ZAVmgNUNHnKQTjTw3wHNmaFx-w-xUwHKEjF43KYhFhuNFyfDde3Lfown4OL3A9VX3M/s1600/natalia-vodianova2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNW5Fbe3u6MFOsRRFpBRDpQW3hfwZ1TOL7Ox9tKETtjxAwGl4Nhqr8qlvkGXDiybS7gqb-vkX-ZAVmgNUNHnKQTjTw3wHNmaFx-w-xUwHKEjF43KYhFhuNFyfDde3Lfown4OL3A9VX3M/s400/natalia-vodianova2.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size:x-small;">Ralph Lauren Collection </span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> The Fated Love Affair Begins: </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Tell-Tale Sign #1? Their dogs already match.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxMtrtxIUXAADa6VKnHKzPlTrg5PajVSDbwIBABvLwIJ4_ooZnNbIQnj4MwhKyiKBK10T9fyqL-ipGNSS_ezsYLD90pTVn1OMj9BVOgskoLiOY4JS0mqWO5osHG26HirgFRRM0hSMfPc/s1600/natalia-vodianova3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxMtrtxIUXAADa6VKnHKzPlTrg5PajVSDbwIBABvLwIJ4_ooZnNbIQnj4MwhKyiKBK10T9fyqL-ipGNSS_ezsYLD90pTVn1OMj9BVOgskoLiOY4JS0mqWO5osHG26HirgFRRM0hSMfPc/s400/natalia-vodianova3.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i> Prada</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i> <span style="font-size:small;">Despite having to vie with (two) other little ladies for the husband's affections, our heroine maintains her <b>chic</b>.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRl8pLCL-JKb9TH6UFsYgG-Uq0NhMA0anV6w9eDE6CDJEbVvHm3JgSyEOANIt0eiD4NFFWGwYWhYqrdq6bYTKo2-PR7j0gCRQ0DZJbMl4mQqRU_1BOs8JpOmcdtb8ozDVn9PCItnJtlo/s1600/natalia-vodianova4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRl8pLCL-JKb9TH6UFsYgG-Uq0NhMA0anV6w9eDE6CDJEbVvHm3JgSyEOANIt0eiD4NFFWGwYWhYqrdq6bYTKo2-PR7j0gCRQ0DZJbMl4mQqRU_1BOs8JpOmcdtb8ozDVn9PCItnJtlo/s400/natalia-vodianova4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i><span style="font-size:small;"> <span style="font-size:x-small;">Nina Ricci</span></span></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i><span style="font-size:small;"> ...But not even the cutest of dresses can cover up the cracks that have already begun to form.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i><span style="font-size:small;">(Fashion can only save <b>lives</b>, not marriages.)</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4-9k30kDxy117OKUXjb_M2YqA07awFYM56a7xfMS9Hm4dcnD_yeTbIihB1mTWHCl4tULthKYDa9FJGes7rmOl-7OustVfywZJ6fVN0_qgkbBz49R_209x04wTwJFXWXE65dfBBcBodk/s1600/natalia-vodianova5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4-9k30kDxy117OKUXjb_M2YqA07awFYM56a7xfMS9Hm4dcnD_yeTbIihB1mTWHCl4tULthKYDa9FJGes7rmOl-7OustVfywZJ6fVN0_qgkbBz49R_209x04wTwJFXWXE65dfBBcBodk/s400/natalia-vodianova5.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i><span style="font-size:x-small;"> Vera Wang</span></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:small;"><i> And so, our courageous (aka: <b>trifling</b>) heroine finds the joys of male attention elsewhere.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;">(Namely, in the eyes of a shiny new boy-toy.)</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToQu6S9_Exejt19EV7mfGsWmV2XpPs9dmW4NPLqkZnPmyfQMVf0kmxKEmA4N8MDMnSZqDqf32YQUCSry1pIh5Nl9qxeXvFWjch1Oa3I7Cq1GaIKe6-ztc8d5ie8JI6V8YyiNlvrlQXO8/s1600/natalia-vodianova6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToQu6S9_Exejt19EV7mfGsWmV2XpPs9dmW4NPLqkZnPmyfQMVf0kmxKEmA4N8MDMnSZqDqf32YQUCSry1pIh5Nl9qxeXvFWjch1Oa3I7Cq1GaIKe6-ztc8d5ie8JI6V8YyiNlvrlQXO8/s400/natalia-vodianova6.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i><span style="font-size:x-small;"><b><span style="font-size:small;"> <span style="font-size:x-small;">Dries Van Noten</span></span></b></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;">"No, I can talk a little longer... He pays my phone bills, anyway.</span></span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;">Um, was that your mom on the line? You should probably take out the trash like she's asking. </span></span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;">... Yeah, I'll stay on the line till you finish." </span></span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83LEUlNl2ZtYbYq9dPx8dAiv5v4KrK9M4MxKsih2lPErfRSpX_AjkY-gh6R1laeHwrrVP8kJiSSIH9trPdXUrRG1GciL3c5LFVHs1c9qun-S0Q2sVLHC66851sFBcL1hjr-3NECIcNLY/s1600/natalia-vodianova7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83LEUlNl2ZtYbYq9dPx8dAiv5v4KrK9M4MxKsih2lPErfRSpX_AjkY-gh6R1laeHwrrVP8kJiSSIH9trPdXUrRG1GciL3c5LFVHs1c9qun-S0Q2sVLHC66851sFBcL1hjr-3NECIcNLY/s400/natalia-vodianova7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i><b> Marc Jacobs</b></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i><b> </b></i></span><i><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;">A wine-soaked argument: the perfect ending to a perfect night on the town.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;">Next stop: Laying flat in bed, staring at the ceiling, whispering barely-audible insults at each other.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwos08C1PZcYoyLaIfdNpXt9FtChRKBB6-7YAHCsP06EC4OrpTekte62m3eQvfbk4PdvIyJa8VBkapYlhKDNymbOZp8EPc1s7fNdbI55wOcpzftR77tTNhiovUJxuT9NhIPOfvmRxPLPU/s1600/natalia-vodianova8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwos08C1PZcYoyLaIfdNpXt9FtChRKBB6-7YAHCsP06EC4OrpTekte62m3eQvfbk4PdvIyJa8VBkapYlhKDNymbOZp8EPc1s7fNdbI55wOcpzftR77tTNhiovUJxuT9NhIPOfvmRxPLPU/s400/natalia-vodianova8.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;"> <span style="font-size:x-small;"><b>Oscar de la Renta</b></span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:small;"><i> The first step: Taking the kids, packing the bags, and getting the eff out...</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:small;">After buying three adorable "Kicking Daddy's Ass to the Curb" outfits, of course. </span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7kN-JpMubsbPUk4lXEG49dPLHNUeilpOZQhDzOVofwkHkSFKvsm6FZM57kzYY21i4g54ZTvfazKBCLpbfEuXeJlyix-vwmxwCbITPC_-udgRez8fVgS76geG9J5JP11-1ymwRFxbVHMI/s1600/natalia-vodianova9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7kN-JpMubsbPUk4lXEG49dPLHNUeilpOZQhDzOVofwkHkSFKvsm6FZM57kzYY21i4g54ZTvfazKBCLpbfEuXeJlyix-vwmxwCbITPC_-udgRez8fVgS76geG9J5JP11-1ymwRFxbVHMI/s400/natalia-vodianova9.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><b> Dolce & Gabbana</b></span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:small;"><i>The Second Step: Feeling Perfectly Empty.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:small;">Meaning: Feeling <b>perfect</b> after <b>emptying out</b> every single savings and checking account within your legal limits.</span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMCsCoMw5UUaAuB78GpfZCbxW6PFn7AlU6lFweK1DyE0iNyJtI6UTnsdQJLfKUsA7ocuaULNB7BGSei7BGHmnudEvjNkjPUuDjWBp4E3AAv5XrvLe9fMcU6yyYqcOQQ7SDaEYkcQV8C4/s1600/natalia-vodianova10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMCsCoMw5UUaAuB78GpfZCbxW6PFn7AlU6lFweK1DyE0iNyJtI6UTnsdQJLfKUsA7ocuaULNB7BGSei7BGHmnudEvjNkjPUuDjWBp4E3AAv5XrvLe9fMcU6yyYqcOQQ7SDaEYkcQV8C4/s400/natalia-vodianova10.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><b><i> Lanvin</i></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;"><i>The Third Step: Questioning whether or not it was all worth it...</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;"><i>(Her head/heart says no, but her Jackie-O-Fabulous ensemble screams "Um. Duh, bitch!")</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLyQ9xUGLLdiRAZuGlZfZXKV5X-FUcks-Df7MI-lHHX52Vms3KVR-dSOlUthYF4U0blgSsvb2s93utNiSjDoqhGEzGglUgTMNXEdTnmdV8nzQz65F2-4K1IR8nd2IU5z4B1i_ehsK7tM/s1600/natalia-vodianova11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLyQ9xUGLLdiRAZuGlZfZXKV5X-FUcks-Df7MI-lHHX52Vms3KVR-dSOlUthYF4U0blgSsvb2s93utNiSjDoqhGEzGglUgTMNXEdTnmdV8nzQz65F2-4K1IR8nd2IU5z4B1i_ehsK7tM/s400/natalia-vodianova11.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><b><i> Rochas</i></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:small;"><b><i> </i></b><i>The Fourth Step: Acceptance and Assurance.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;"><i> "Yes, I <b>accept </b>your offer to go on a joy-ride, Boy-Toy... </i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;"><i>I mean, you just got your license and all, so I'm <b>sure</b> it's safe."</i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;"><i>***</i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;">Seriously, though, all of Natalia's outfits look so<b> en pointe</b><i> </i>with the vibe of the <i>Kennedy</i>-era that it's really kind of amazing that each one came from the Fall 2010 collections...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;">Grace? Have an unpaid intern go out and grab you a cookie.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;">(Only: Don't you <i>dare</i> eat that shit in front of Anna. I want to see you stick around for awhile.)<i> </i></span><b><i> </i></b></span><i><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-6253925189581668972010-06-21T12:27:00.001-05:002010-06-21T12:27:59.473-05:00Fashion Editorial, the 3D Remix<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbjXnmhDV7HrZu_BZwO6fLwefHDL72ItLiFUQy2rqwvJKEzUBiqmG0_i0xiBLn2Jp9xhO3cKeqnqs4bRsw99t99xqh1Y_ydLUYoKdQd-QWvQP33K4oBF8KloatNx_U9f1eK4Tvj-3uPo/s1600/tumblr_l4brfx27Ky1qbdfvh.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbjXnmhDV7HrZu_BZwO6fLwefHDL72ItLiFUQy2rqwvJKEzUBiqmG0_i0xiBLn2Jp9xhO3cKeqnqs4bRsw99t99xqh1Y_ydLUYoKdQd-QWvQP33K4oBF8KloatNx_U9f1eK4Tvj-3uPo/s400/tumblr_l4brfx27Ky1qbdfvh.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />
For the new issue of <i>Remix </i>magazine, photographer <b>Garth Badger </b>obviously felt that the barriers of two-dimensionality have been holding the fashion world back for too long...<br />
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<i>That</i> is why he decided to take the plunge into the third dimension by following the example set by movie theaters, comic books, and (most recently) high-definition televisions.<br />
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In other words, <i>he's going <b>3D</b> in this bitch</i>.<br />
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Now, if you ask me, he missed a golden opportunity by skipping over the chance to slap a set of old-school, red-and-blue 3D glasses on the model and asking her to <i>work it</i> like it's 1987...<br />
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But still, a fun idea is a fun idea:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RRMry-TVlmdX50lax1BXWJB80FkH9Z32VF_yx4DnkHkQMbwfLBY3vMUiQJZEg0hQFKiCkuMx3JEuDFMGFh191Om_GJc_UdbOut3Z8ePPsEFYuYaVgZvkFWY32BgtngJFhhQtZhkwRCg/s1600/tumblr_l4broy7LaV1qbdfvh.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RRMry-TVlmdX50lax1BXWJB80FkH9Z32VF_yx4DnkHkQMbwfLBY3vMUiQJZEg0hQFKiCkuMx3JEuDFMGFh191Om_GJc_UdbOut3Z8ePPsEFYuYaVgZvkFWY32BgtngJFhhQtZhkwRCg/s400/tumblr_l4broy7LaV1qbdfvh.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"<i>It's almost as if you could reach out and <b>touch</b> the model... </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>But please don't. She's temperamental and hasn't eaten today.</i>" </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5FvBlWnIg1ZGUpGQ4tpzap0JJ7TUYhAtBR39i0xKcgNgUpqBXLlky2jJl3odEANvQYvyUgr6P7vzdUpG9FphyphenhyphengELSv9RfOrtfKJm3tKF9YbMJQl7qmW9RUGZq5t2-cxSfB3Zb3XgiBA/s1600/tumblr_l4brqgIXo01qbdfvh.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5FvBlWnIg1ZGUpGQ4tpzap0JJ7TUYhAtBR39i0xKcgNgUpqBXLlky2jJl3odEANvQYvyUgr6P7vzdUpG9FphyphenhyphengELSv9RfOrtfKJm3tKF9YbMJQl7qmW9RUGZq5t2-cxSfB3Zb3XgiBA/s400/tumblr_l4brqgIXo01qbdfvh.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Disoriented by the futuristic third dimension, our model takes a tumble.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(Obviously, they're still working out some the <b>kinks</b> in this new fashion-phase..</i>.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>I love this.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I mean, <i>why bother</i><b> </b>going out to see a brilliant 3D movie like "Toy Story 3" when you can instead sit in the comfort of your own home and get your "open-mouth gaze" on with a fashion rag?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">And if you say something like "plot" or "depth of emotion," I implore you to take another look at that second shot...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Truly heart-breaking.</div>Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-61419104971959879302010-06-21T12:27:00.000-05:002010-06-21T12:27:46.841-05:00Clean-up On Aisle 'YSL'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZp2vepwpVqhRbkRyBxTEQrPNxKKRohlx12cKTxQ6PMvuiWEf1kLLBUgdPcBxNbjYTS3b6TNb48YT_r0xeDJAucsZAnbWAuLaGmcj-N7bLSyugEM0jCqNp8D5dbaR9-mKXDlmvtDnC1k/s1600/ysl3-600x626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZp2vepwpVqhRbkRyBxTEQrPNxKKRohlx12cKTxQ6PMvuiWEf1kLLBUgdPcBxNbjYTS3b6TNb48YT_r0xeDJAucsZAnbWAuLaGmcj-N7bLSyugEM0jCqNp8D5dbaR9-mKXDlmvtDnC1k/s400/ysl3-600x626.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><br />
The paint-splattered packaging for the new <i>YSL </i>fragrance, designed by German graphic artist, <b>Axel Peemoeller</b>, takes something that would ordinarily ache one's head and turns it into something that instead tickles one's fancy.<br />
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That certain "something" being an unruly <i><b>spill</b></i>.<br />
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It's like my mother always told me: "There's no use crying over spilled (lacquer)."<br />
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(<i>Of course, she would often be referring to some sort of drinkable beverage or edible liquid when trying to get me to contain my eruption of drama-filled tears...<b> I was a fat kid</b>. I took that shit seriously.</i>)<br />
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Still, the lesson holds true even today, as these designs are joyfully youthful and stand in perfect contrast to the refined, mature silhouette of the glass perfume bottles which they adorn:<br />
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I finally have a gift for the careless, sloppy painter in my life whose perfume bottles (and compacts, and lipstick tubes, and <b>jewelry</b>) all end up splattered with unidentifiable, brightly-colored liquids within a week of purchase...<br />
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Plus, the <b>air-bubbles</b> on that last one?<br />
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I'm gonna have to borrow a term from all the sloppy artists of the world here, and just say:<br />
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Truly "<i><b>Inspired</b>.</i>"Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-57274121222728882862010-06-18T03:50:00.000-05:002010-06-18T03:50:50.118-05:00Disc-Oh!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVl8lWcSc1aaxTJaoFP8vVX7NZFCAhpJgilSUrwcgq5S3rd9rl-Kdtkki-pSMdzMZjuZW_aCkEAPcZehVIi0vB9Kfp3B0xF-Dol-52Ltwi8r0eP42TA74o79eY39UfIcUM2RFvVJQTN_g/s1600/dzn_Gaetano-Pesce-for-Melissa-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVl8lWcSc1aaxTJaoFP8vVX7NZFCAhpJgilSUrwcgq5S3rd9rl-Kdtkki-pSMdzMZjuZW_aCkEAPcZehVIi0vB9Kfp3B0xF-Dol-52Ltwi8r0eP42TA74o79eY39UfIcUM2RFvVJQTN_g/s320/dzn_Gaetano-Pesce-for-Melissa-5.jpg" /></a></div><br />
These <b>ridiculous </b>ankle boots, made up of hundreds of conjoined, flat plastic discs, were created by Italian architect <a href="http://www.gaetanopesce.com/">Gaetano Pesce</a> for Brazilian brand, <i>Melissa</i>.<br />
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Now, I don't know <i>what </i>kind of crack Gaetano and Melissa were smoking when they came up with this idea, but I think I know which movie was playing in the background during the pipe-hitting/brainstorming session...<br />
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Can't say I really blame them.<br />
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I mean,<b> </b>I know that<i><b> I</b></i> always enjoy watching a heart-warming family film during my crack-sessions, due to the fact that is seems to ease my conscience, in a stupid, "moral balancing act" kinda way...<br />
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(... <i><b>Jokes</b>. Crack is wack. The sky is blue...</i>) <br />
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Seriously though, all <b>double-you-tee-eff</b>ery aside, I must withhold moral judgment here, because these shiny, plastic babies really<b> </b><i>are</i> pretty<b> </b>neat<b>:</b><br />
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Plus, there's the additional, interactive bonus of being able to simply<i> snip off </i>the discs that line the edges of the shoe, effectively creating your own, customized piece of footwear!<br />
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Sure, you <i>could</i> argue that they're better left unisex, but I mean,<i><b> </b></i><b>really</b>:<br />
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The guy who wears <i>these</i>?<br />
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Is a guy who wouldn't mind a little <b>high heel</b> action!Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-82228912980917077122010-06-18T03:31:00.003-05:002010-06-18T03:34:38.284-05:00Fallen Beauty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZOys81QuA7up4D35De3XvZZcfV8yAnkWkYHprjoA3Um2g5aCYPJQg9kSXlVV_Be865lwK6hEx7IIGFDA8Fq9pz88kp2KriqGODVuWePcUoESByiZlrdnp8i7nEMz6LwCTN8lNTYEmPM/s1600/Mungo-Gurney-for-The-Creative-Archives-7-1024x1024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZOys81QuA7up4D35De3XvZZcfV8yAnkWkYHprjoA3Um2g5aCYPJQg9kSXlVV_Be865lwK6hEx7IIGFDA8Fq9pz88kp2KriqGODVuWePcUoESByiZlrdnp8i7nEMz6LwCTN8lNTYEmPM/s400/Mungo-Gurney-for-The-Creative-Archives-7-1024x1024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As a child, the sight of a silk scarf floating down and through the air always struck me as one of those effortlessly beautiful and elegant events that, while incredibly insignificant, always managed to <i>move </i>me...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, someone put a penny in my jar, because designer <b>Mungo Gurney</b><i> </i>was chosen by <a href="http://www.thecreativearchives.com/index.html">The Creative Archives</a> to create some <i>fabulous</i><b> </b>scarves, captured here in their most listless, gravity-defying state... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Namely, <b>falling down</b>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As a result, many of the shots kinda look like alien sea creatures captured in mid-stride... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(<i>But then, that <b>could</b> just be my overactive imagination dancing around with my gayness</i>.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These shots are pretty much <i>bursting </i>with color and movement.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Don't you just wanna <b>shove your face</b> into each of them before they hit the ground and wrap their cool, soft surfaces around your head?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...*crickets*... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Okay, that really <b>might</b> be the most <i>serial killer-</i>ish thing I've ever written on this blog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, it's <i>good</i> to surpass your own benchmarks, right? Right!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(Aaaand, answering my own rhetorical questions. Double-whammy.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-33787555529095216072010-06-18T02:47:00.001-05:002010-06-18T02:47:18.852-05:00Shu Uemura, You Crazy Bitch.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEu5wrwYDWwHhxvH9ETGIm4-QHOz5sWxQGk1NWRmFfQRk2ctLf0QjcsqhmrcG9opZcm2kmyWUOgNK3XcHTDg5nq6FPQXcIcxyGcuY_WAyOwBxIGrfJ3MEi_CCaKRvjdDYnCrAEt4syYNc/s1600/shulash1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEu5wrwYDWwHhxvH9ETGIm4-QHOz5sWxQGk1NWRmFfQRk2ctLf0QjcsqhmrcG9opZcm2kmyWUOgNK3XcHTDg5nq6FPQXcIcxyGcuY_WAyOwBxIGrfJ3MEi_CCaKRvjdDYnCrAEt4syYNc/s400/shulash1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
A while ago, I did a post on how, in our modern world of wonder, any girl (or boy) could choose to "go there" by <a href="http://adore-abhor.blogspot.com/2010/05/sparkling-eyes.html">bedazzling their eyeballs</a>.<br />
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Now, thinking along those lines of slowly turning human beings into walking disco-balls, what would be the next logical step in eye-adornment?<br />
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<i>"Uhh, putting <b>reflective apparatuses on one's eyelids</b>... </i><i>Duh."</i><br />
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So naturally, <a href="http://www.shuuemura-usa.com/">Mr. Shu Uemura</a> stepped up to the plate, dusted it off, plastered that bitch with dozens of tiny pieces of reflective <b>sparkle</b>.<br />
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Yep, that's right: <br />
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His "Neo Reflector Lashes" are the <b>perfect </b>gift for the candy kid or attention-starved drag queen in your life!<br />
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... <b>Or</b>, if you're a pathological narcissist (<i>... don't you <b>dare</b> look my way</i>) you could purchase these for your significant other and enjoy the beauty of your own reflection all day long!<br />
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<i>They'll</i> be flattered, thinking that you're staring at their amazing new fake lashes, and <i>you'll</i> be treated to the greatest gift of all: <b>your own beautiful reflection</b>.<br />
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Can somebody give me a "<i>win-win</i>"?Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-82697727062261092462010-06-14T01:41:00.003-05:002010-06-14T01:43:54.460-05:00Ri-Ri Does Elle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsUZDnM0g5hOrFVF3NQZIaM5YFHYK0OtSfJMXzf1KzpfdW_1NAwb6by-7zHZ7tlU_lk-W6WIcve7Qij6idt3geFho3KlrflcbTEgvwuVC2v-x3tVMX9QdQTnEkT0fbSe66oAuLmQRWHs/s1600/Rihannacover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsUZDnM0g5hOrFVF3NQZIaM5YFHYK0OtSfJMXzf1KzpfdW_1NAwb6by-7zHZ7tlU_lk-W6WIcve7Qij6idt3geFho3KlrflcbTEgvwuVC2v-x3tVMX9QdQTnEkT0fbSe66oAuLmQRWHs/s400/Rihannacover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Prepare for the most shallow post I've ever written:<br />
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"<b>Rihanna</b>, I still hate you... But the colors of your <i>Elle</i> cover look really good with my 'Adored and Abhorred' title card, so here you sit..."<br />
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(<i>This post is basically the blog-equivalent of that <b>stupid</b> pair of shoes that you <b>stupidly</b> bought just because they went with that *one* single, <b>stupid</b> outfit...<b> So stupid</b></i>.)Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-26853416780268123542010-06-14T01:18:00.000-05:002010-06-14T01:18:09.578-05:00Sookie, Now<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfYIwDw6X_hoGtSSEfErJIt1zpmrpbQh_OJdEDdg9eY6N35XziRRR66lh6hffbipwkhUxWdm2EWuMrrTKIYI5DF47UTKONCkTYx-MLzPH20rlKo4gmPGQNpgc1Em2UthHLGSsOT4QtPs/s1600/true-blood-blood-suckers-mosquito-06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfYIwDw6X_hoGtSSEfErJIt1zpmrpbQh_OJdEDdg9eY6N35XziRRR66lh6hffbipwkhUxWdm2EWuMrrTKIYI5DF47UTKONCkTYx-MLzPH20rlKo4gmPGQNpgc1Em2UthHLGSsOT4QtPs/s400/true-blood-blood-suckers-mosquito-06.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><br />
In honor of the premiere of the third season of the Louisiana Bayou Vamp-Drama, "<i>True Blood</i>," I've decided to dedicate this post to the daring fashion efforts of <b>Anna Paquin</b>.<br />
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Or, as my brother so-lovingly refers to her: "<b>Sookie-Anna-Paquin</b>."<br />
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... with "Sookie" mispronounced as "Suki."<br />
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Seriously, any time he refers to her. Ever.<br />
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(He's <i>kind of</i> the best.)<br />
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Now, for some reason, until very recently, I was under the impression that Miss S.A.P. was severely lacking in the "ferocious fashion department."<br />
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(That reason most likely being: "<i>snobby gay faggotry</i>.") <br />
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Anyhow, I was wrong. <b>Dead</b> wrong.<br />
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Let's count down a few of the reasons why, despite all evidence to the contrary, I am somehow <b>not </b>always right:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Reason #1</b>: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBMEhT8c5W350bViFHAACfTH0vZ5M0TfsbnrJuqiU0vjdhoLF1MBk8B7kvIIpO5NJGtNNbx7IyDZQObL4isy6xF2vpHiIXr3xCc0tpasf24RydWlMLWUQCxqCLKwMsdCqx1Yty3EgPmg/s1600/true-blood-season-3-premiere-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBMEhT8c5W350bViFHAACfTH0vZ5M0TfsbnrJuqiU0vjdhoLF1MBk8B7kvIIpO5NJGtNNbx7IyDZQObL4isy6xF2vpHiIXr3xCc0tpasf24RydWlMLWUQCxqCLKwMsdCqx1Yty3EgPmg/s640/true-blood-season-3-premiere-16.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><br />
This super-cute <i>Proenza Schouler </i>mini-dress that Anna wore to the Season 3 premiere event a few days ago.<br />
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Casual-chic, youthful, and different from the plethora of red-carpet mini-dresses out there.<br />
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(<i>Plus, you gotta love a girl who loves her gap, and doesn't give a *damn* if <b>you</b> don't.</i>)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Reason #2:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhNFJLfPGNERNbMsammHOxA5AMh7P0BZN00RmlVYjeJkEtyJptQjOmOLNjKZVOxNXms1VKfoOeEJEaVnw1kc9iqdkf2itIlcZJlCWV5xVizC5RYGlCzXZeVBqIxo4X2PJPyruDdq_iGQ/s1600/anna-paquin-costume-designers-guild-awards-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhNFJLfPGNERNbMsammHOxA5AMh7P0BZN00RmlVYjeJkEtyJptQjOmOLNjKZVOxNXms1VKfoOeEJEaVnw1kc9iqdkf2itIlcZJlCWV5xVizC5RYGlCzXZeVBqIxo4X2PJPyruDdq_iGQ/s640/anna-paquin-costume-designers-guild-awards-02.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">This colorful, <i>Magic-Eye-</i>wonderful dress from <i>Marios Schwab, </i>for the same reasons as listed above...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">(<i>I'm sorry, I'm just a total sucker for a girl who thinks outside the box when choosing her mini</i>.)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Might this give a headache or two to those prone to seizures? Sure.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">But that's a small price to pay, in my book.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Which, by the way, is entitled: </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">"<i><b>Suffering for Fashion</b>: The Many Reasons Why Aesthetics Take Precedence Over Health and Safety</i>... <i>Buy it Now</i>!"</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Reason #3:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgu3UDqGlyGLgmRUnbpr0lYJ9psQ4oQunZlZsYp2An9zcljScLZwj5c0KIR3fjCSrXElrUHPhSV41FEqFQmc8WdX9pO2g0hgL8s3KBfIReth6p1SytHVZ1PohjKHKtqU3a5almQPh4KHY/s1600/anna-paquin-golden-globes-2010-stephen-moyer-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgu3UDqGlyGLgmRUnbpr0lYJ9psQ4oQunZlZsYp2An9zcljScLZwj5c0KIR3fjCSrXElrUHPhSV41FEqFQmc8WdX9pO2g0hgL8s3KBfIReth6p1SytHVZ1PohjKHKtqU3a5almQPh4KHY/s640/anna-paquin-golden-globes-2010-stephen-moyer-01.jpg" width="332" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">This beautiful gold <i>Stella McCartney </i>dress, which she wore to the 2010 <i>Golden Globes</i>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sexy, texturally-varied, and fits her like a gold-plated condom... err, <b>glove</b>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sorry, my mind just automatically *goes there* when I'm looking at fashion as sexy as this.<i> </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>(It's a good thing mind-reading Sookie, the character, aint here, or she'd slap the sass right outta me..</i>.)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Reason #4:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMqXhNMNGhQmgKcKt9M2Hx7lo0KStnszb6Jp-NNT5jtSEYmhtM5V9icMkVHRzGbJHO38-9HN4VxWdByUKtRr1WrAClp8F13FiAsJvKn0FFWz1w6tSp1s-kbeCqnJgma_duJ8tQcV4UGqY/s1600/stephen-moyer-pierced-ears-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMqXhNMNGhQmgKcKt9M2Hx7lo0KStnszb6Jp-NNT5jtSEYmhtM5V9icMkVHRzGbJHO38-9HN4VxWdByUKtRr1WrAClp8F13FiAsJvKn0FFWz1w6tSp1s-kbeCqnJgma_duJ8tQcV4UGqY/s640/stephen-moyer-pierced-ears-02.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">This <b>fabulous, </b>ruffled creature-creation from <i>Viktor & Rolf... </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Now:</b><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>- Does homegirl look like she belongs at the helm of a Gay Pride float</i>? <b>Of course.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>- Does she also look like a bird had sex with a frilly dinner napkin</i>? <b>Sure, why not.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">- <i>But most importantly: Does she look <b>fierce</b></i>? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Well... <b>Yes</b>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">In my humble opinion,<b> Fearless = Fierce</b>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">... and Sookie-Anna-Paquin looks about ready to face down a whole cadre of bloody vamps.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">(<i>After all, she's already got all the absorbency she needs right there on her person</i>!)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Finally: </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Reason #5:</b><i></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WqdvUsCKg9_nfHxx7R2Q_ju7S7oOHvV-ZqCbwUBPa-E_obl-XsFx6MO5_xRrGw83WLFu0zSxUBqOImXco9K_vIiDoFNv5wiVkgemVO73m1EPL2Kh6QA9FkRbk5BqYv-Wiogc3aTLmmY/s1600/anna-paquin-stephen-moyer-2010-sag-awards-red-carpet-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WqdvUsCKg9_nfHxx7R2Q_ju7S7oOHvV-ZqCbwUBPa-E_obl-XsFx6MO5_xRrGw83WLFu0zSxUBqOImXco9K_vIiDoFNv5wiVkgemVO73m1EPL2Kh6QA9FkRbk5BqYv-Wiogc3aTLmmY/s640/anna-paquin-stephen-moyer-2010-sag-awards-red-carpet-02.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>No explanation necessary.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">(<i>You <b>know</b> me</i>.)<i><br />
</i></div>Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-35021784372143661332010-06-13T23:06:00.006-05:002010-06-14T01:26:32.984-05:00Fox-y Mannequin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCOqe3U5Dht6ezCDwt1Xw1LSKT90zEwjwLmKSeVbw2F0Ce2JtopZCqZAYUSylK8EHeCRFtDmWHJn_JvUH381cqIszmjXBPC-kKrkQioMqyDKujfeD4LuQOluXhEVGDPbNMW2tz7pFIbk/s1600/megan-fox8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCOqe3U5Dht6ezCDwt1Xw1LSKT90zEwjwLmKSeVbw2F0Ce2JtopZCqZAYUSylK8EHeCRFtDmWHJn_JvUH381cqIszmjXBPC-kKrkQioMqyDKujfeD4LuQOluXhEVGDPbNMW2tz7pFIbk/s400/megan-fox8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
For the June/July issue of <i>Interview Magazine, </i>photographer <b>Craig McDean </b>shot <b>Megan Fox, </b>donning an "<i>Uma-in-Pulp-Fiction</i>" black bob wig, posing with a similarly-coiffed mannequin.<br />
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And of course, when I say "posing," I mean "assuming numerous sexual positions."<br />
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<i>... But for <b>why</b></i>, you ask?<br />
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Umm, because she's <b>Megan Fox</b>: a woman whose hotness is so transcendent that even a simple mannequin vaguely resembling her is worthy of <i>kama sutra</i>-like displays of affection... or something.<br />
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I, for one, am just glad that she's actually doing something slightly <i>editorial</i><b> </b>for a change, rather than just being hosed-down while chewing on her bottom lip like it's a Ziploc bag full of <b><i>Tang</i></b>.<br />
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Anyway, let us begin our journey through the greatest love story of our time:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>"The Fox and the Mannequin"</b><br />
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<i>(A particularly vexing question when one's arms are <b>locked in place</b>.) </i><i></i><br />
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<i><b>Megan</b>: "Let's watch a movie... While you're naked... And unable to turn to face the television. It'll be <b>fun</b>."</i><br />
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<i><b>Megan</b>: "This part is really scary... it involves detachable prosthetic limbs. <b>Don't look</b>."</i><br />
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<i><b>Megan</b>: "I find you very attractive."</i><br />
<i><b>Mannequin</b>: "WTF?"</i><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4eYteNMtWdK1FBQMVrB3v7aQZNBcgWS6PN9-2Ec1iRXT9firR3jq0PNHMAD2LqefNLJmujF4yeqRrcj5MlzFXaCmBnLcHTnODVvsv1FBFXCysmwugBx37F6TZCT1kSm5XT4drIjoiN9I/s1600/megan-fox1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4eYteNMtWdK1FBQMVrB3v7aQZNBcgWS6PN9-2Ec1iRXT9firR3jq0PNHMAD2LqefNLJmujF4yeqRrcj5MlzFXaCmBnLcHTnODVvsv1FBFXCysmwugBx37F6TZCT1kSm5XT4drIjoiN9I/s400/megan-fox1.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><i>A Sea Change: </i><br />
<i><b>Mannequin</b>: "I'm just gonna grab my gloves and bracelet and get out of here... Btw, you ruined my hair with that crazy shit you just pulled."</i><br />
<i> <b>Megan</b> (in Desperation-Mode): "Wait! Just <b>lie down</b> with me for a while..."</i><br />
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<i> </i><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9HpTtPrjrVrM1SGtIFURDuiyJpw9BQDNf1JnpNaTLYquQ_ATu1KBnyYiUPD-wZUV78IQ-o2csp-L7MZ8UehWT4W-0GwjlyTlpQx4ekc7_GVPmZ29gx4nxfOBacWoLxRlJG9KOZZhGyE/s1600/megan-fox2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9HpTtPrjrVrM1SGtIFURDuiyJpw9BQDNf1JnpNaTLYquQ_ATu1KBnyYiUPD-wZUV78IQ-o2csp-L7MZ8UehWT4W-0GwjlyTlpQx4ekc7_GVPmZ29gx4nxfOBacWoLxRlJG9KOZZhGyE/s400/megan-fox2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><i> Awkwardness Prevails:</i><br />
<i><b>Megan</b>: "... I think I love you."</i><br />
<i><b>Mannequin</b>: "... WTF?" </i><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZTX_Lkib16bDj058a3bQHjRE-ZMzZQy9_EuHP_G2QKMd35dJe-jHWgpCHCzRF5e8sv3H4kdlXx86RE-wFgWVgzQ7KcIlWVkgzdIWjM7xOd7VqxmgfaPSdnerJ_xoqjNRmQgHdTHswTI/s1600/megan-fox6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZTX_Lkib16bDj058a3bQHjRE-ZMzZQy9_EuHP_G2QKMd35dJe-jHWgpCHCzRF5e8sv3H4kdlXx86RE-wFgWVgzQ7KcIlWVkgzdIWjM7xOd7VqxmgfaPSdnerJ_xoqjNRmQgHdTHswTI/s400/megan-fox6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><i>But In the End, <b> </b></i><br />
<i><b>Love Conquers All</b>: </i><br />
<i> <b>Megan</b>: " Have you ever seen the movie, 'Misery'?" </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>***</i><br />
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Something tells me that <b>Nordstrom</b> is gonna be minus a window display this coming Monday...</div></div>Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-49712365572201661082010-06-10T16:25:00.000-05:002010-06-10T16:25:21.822-05:00I Feel For Homegirl On The Far Right...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr057b-g7Iqgwx6xMEL3yh6IqFo695BjyHRX8oGYLPB7ZUEYmS5jTXDc3-PnUMsoWBZtFt738FK6j-5AN6o1qK0qyINM0hdOsk2z1K-ayRdr2mOWKIJXPE91nBgabDhqA0J3JLJVw447I/s1600/Miles-Aldridge-fashiontography-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr057b-g7Iqgwx6xMEL3yh6IqFo695BjyHRX8oGYLPB7ZUEYmS5jTXDc3-PnUMsoWBZtFt738FK6j-5AN6o1qK0qyINM0hdOsk2z1K-ayRdr2mOWKIJXPE91nBgabDhqA0J3JLJVw447I/s400/Miles-Aldridge-fashiontography-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>"Closeup" </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>by <b>Miles Aldridge</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b> </b><span style="font-size: small;">"Why do <b>all </b>of my dinner parties end up like this? ... I either need to make some friends who weigh more than 105 pounds, or stop serving my guests wine before dinner. Ah well, at least she'll be easy to drag onto the floor while we eat."</span></i></span></div>Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-53303539610965300342010-06-10T16:14:00.002-05:002010-06-11T00:01:29.821-05:00Cushioned Construction<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkKU4bQCzuS7LvmG9TuS5fVA53le2ddTR6Vj36F7RHtl8Qi60NZQYlqLmGEeSxvaBmq96ga0RIaO26kGKYlrB3qExH0Yk_1exK7-QHGoeP70hj05VPcJyHRa9LGLdgVRXmCVv7pLFQT0/s1600/Render1_w600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkKU4bQCzuS7LvmG9TuS5fVA53le2ddTR6Vj36F7RHtl8Qi60NZQYlqLmGEeSxvaBmq96ga0RIaO26kGKYlrB3qExH0Yk_1exK7-QHGoeP70hj05VPcJyHRa9LGLdgVRXmCVv7pLFQT0/s400/Render1_w600.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Taking this image at first glance, it's difficult to tell what exactly designer <b>Christopher Daniel </b>is trying to pull with his<b> </b>"Vuzzle Chair," a piece of furniture comprised of 59 cushion cells, held together by neodymium magnets.<br />
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<i>... The <b>Huh</b>?</i><br />
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I mean, it's a cube.<br />
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Do you sit on <i>top</i> of it? <i>Behind</i> it? On the floor <i>next</i> to it? <br />
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... No, my friends. None of the above.<br />
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<b>Check it out:</b><br />
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By physically dismantling the cushion-cube, you can actually <i>create</i> an ass-appropriate crater in which to sit!<br />
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<b>Uh. Mazing.</b><br />
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And it comes in a variety of styles!<br />
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Now naturally, my heart immediately must go out to the unfortunate house guest whose ass causes the entire chair to just <b>burst </b>into 59 pieces of cushioned humiliation upon impact... <br />
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And I shudder just <i>thinking</i> about the akwardness that would ensue:<br />
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"<i>Oh... my God. I'm <b>sorry</b>. No, don't worry about piecing it back together. I'll just take this piece here and... connect it to this other piece here... <b>There</b>! I think I can sit comfortably on this... little <b>thing</b> I just created... You know, I think I'll skip dinner tonight.</i>"<br />
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This chair is like an <b>Iron Maiden</b> for one's self-esteem.<br />
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...<b> I. Need. It.</b>Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122330358429879254.post-63435102664885773622010-06-10T15:51:00.002-05:002010-06-10T16:17:42.186-05:00Cole-Hearted<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-MlZyr76pSCIcyzQ5O3v7Q02aLmMBfzsDQMzF6T2tnciZWb6wplP8y3etxI5yMprYOKEZi1daoCe55op-Gc7vurv97KIMtKknhwljG-QXdsis8lbMDpTd_b0if9mTqGcIxIMFM3Iso8/s1600/samantha-cole-london_white-1-600x451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-MlZyr76pSCIcyzQ5O3v7Q02aLmMBfzsDQMzF6T2tnciZWb6wplP8y3etxI5yMprYOKEZi1daoCe55op-Gc7vurv97KIMtKknhwljG-QXdsis8lbMDpTd_b0if9mTqGcIxIMFM3Iso8/s400/samantha-cole-london_white-1-600x451.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
British designer<i><b> </b>Samantha Cole London</i> takes the wide-hipped, dramatic-collared costume trend that <b>The Lady of the Gaga </b>has indisputably brought into fashion prominence and offered up her own, quilted-soft version for public consumption.<br />
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Of course, as is the case with nearly <b>all </b>of the fashion that catches my eye (<i>not to mention my two typing fingers</i>) a few token words immediately spring to mind:<br />
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<i>"Dramatic... Drastic... Detailed... <b>Delicious</b>.</i>"<br />
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Hmm... let's keep the alliteration going, shall we? <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>*** </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ehh, kinda ran out of steam towards the end there, but you get the idea.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>And one for the road:</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>... Gaga? </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Go</b><b> get</b> (your) <b>greenbacks, gurl</b>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">(Cuz you <i>know </i>she's gonna.)</div>Danchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022473829049001669noreply@blogger.com0