Let's have a break with George!

A break from recession, a break from studying far too much..., a break from economic meltdown, a break from Bologna.

Let's have a Capriccio, Vivalto lungo, Finezzo lungo or a Dulsao de Brasil...lovely sounds.

These capsulas are Grands Crus you know, and when becoming a client of George's favourite coffee you become member of a club...the Nespresso (Nestlé and Espresso) fashion club: that's MARKETING guys! 

Sure, you get a perfectly acceptable cup of espresso but what is behind it? The world's largest coffee company, and a huge, huge marketing spend centred on George Clooney.

At the core of Nespresso's aim for exclusivity is the fact that while the machines are widely available, you can only buy the coffee pods direct from the company via internet or in the very few "Boutiques" in big cities!

Very Poshy of course, but what a pleasure once you bought, drink no, you don't drink it you "savoure" a George...

Well, I'd rather have THE George at my home, not Nespresso George! Mmmmmmm

Not even sure George likes coffee, Whatever...

Never, ever do this to your feet...

Louboutin, 14 cm

YES, well, surely Victoria likes to suffer for Christian!

Oh yes, of course, she is a fashion designer these days. She has to look "on-trend" and "fashion forward" at every possible moment. Except, she doesn't.

We all understand the power of a pair of heels; they give us a sexy walk, they

 make us feel like Jessica Rabbit

But she should give herself a break for the safe of her feet!

If you increase the height of the heel, you're increasing the instability of the foot. In high heels the pelvis tilts forward and increase the curvature of the spine. Your spine tips backwards to correct the balance and this can cause compression to the lumbar sacral junction, which can lead to disc problems.

OK ok, whatever... BUT, if YOU plan to get a high heel addiction and suffer for your saunter, at least invest in some of the effective products on the market that alleviate pain.

www.scholl-footwear.com

Or perhaps try a good old-fashioned soothing cream. Better still, though, buy a pair of Birkenstock      :)

Style is about how you feel and what you're comfortable wearing and streetwear is for anyone who is active to spectator, young to old, poor to rich and basic to fancy

Streets wear's roots are in skateboarding and the "skatewear" of the 1980s. It was later adopted as an urban fashion in Japan before growing to an international business. An important element to the style is vintage or vintage-style sneakers. 

Streetwear by nature is hard to define, but may best be explained by a streaming flow of words that help connote the category: rap, hip-hop, skateboarding, surfing, layered pieces, cropped tops, strong colors, military styles, baseball caps, sport logos, tennis shoes, sweats and denim.

Street wear is youth; it's a retro 80s look inspired by the sneaker culture and hipster on New York's

 Lower East Side.But don't confuse street wear with urban fashion;

looking like the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is miles away from the

dark denim, baggy clothing and white sneakers that defined the inner-city's urban look. "American Apparel, H&M, Uniqlo" the whole (design concept) is based on street wear

 (dixit: Devon Griffith, Head of Design at Massive Revolution).

http://www.debonairmag.com/the_definition_of_street_wear.htm

Today, the street is a place with great influence on fashion. Streetwear is slowly edging out of its own niche category and into the mainstream. And the music that defines this industry is a bit Bruce Springsteen, a lot of JaRule and Eminem and a whole lot Nelly.

 Streetwear is a market segment that is rapidly becoming larger.

Skateboarders largely embrace the category, but more and more women are

wearing the streetclothes, subtly, for fun, mixing it with basics, jeans, cottons and of course tennis shoes. WOMEN are  open-minded when it comes to fashion inspirations. They try new brands when making apparel selections. 

WE mix new styles in a sophisticated manner.

 

There are many styles today inspired by streetwear. Hooded sweatshirts and new "techno" fabrics in cotton and nylon blends,

 in either prints or fashion-forward colours, are probaly the most obvious way that designers are imparting that touch of streetwear in traditional women's wear.    

WE just love Juicy bottoms, oversized tops, tennis sneakers and athletic bottoms.

Brand: SOPHOMORE

Genre: Larry Clark-kids look alike (Clark is an American film director, photographer, writer and producer best known for the movie KIDS(Youth casually engaged in illegal drug use, underage sex, violence; you see what i mean!)).

Creations: Funny and eccentric basics, very graphical design but cool, in fact veeeeeery American Apparel alike (www.americanapparel.net)

Boss: Chrissie Miller (NY USA) started in 2003 designing t-shirts for her friends, just for fun.

But her friends are model, actress, a.s.o Bijou Phillips (Daughter of John Phillips The Mamas and The Papas(ask your parents about them)), rock group members The Virgins (Don't ask your parents about them), Cory Kennedy (Started as in internet fashion model whatever that may mean?; known for having do

ne nothing!) and Charlotte Ranson (French theatre actress).

Chrissie had a VERY GOOD idea: using her friends as models for her publicity campaign; BINGO, a success!

Go and have a look http://www.sophomorenyc.com/collection.html

My mupp??? The bag I love and I'm sure you never heard about it!!

Hurry up to have a look: www.welcometomupp.com

So soft, so "alwayswanttobetouched", my mother bought one, she's a bag addict, I saw it and I loved it. But this time she didn't  let me take it. It's created by 2 Luxemburgish designers (didn't know that was ever possible ;) !).

Think we should give them a chance, follow me: 

www.welcometomupp.com.over-blog.com

Special Valentine  

Mad about the boy?

Any boy, as long as he's dressed

In classical jeans and white T-shirt

Or

In jeans, T-shirt and Italian fabric, light jacket

Or

In beige linen trousers and shirt, a thin light grey sweater floating around his shoulders

Or

In green Corduroy trousers, a white T-shirt and a trenchcoat

So far for spring 2009

This week in Milan, Costume National showed his basics on punky, pierced, very natural models, real rock and roll boys, not the nicely shaved and carefully hairdo mannequins. T-shirts tagged with Amy Winehouse-like figures. Funny and Flashy.

As long as they don't pretend to be the new George or the new Brad, it's ok if they mix up clothes, colours and styles, as long as they don't pretend to be funny when they are not, it's ok.

According to  the 2009 men's fashion in Vogue

 Men life is going to be soooo soft and coloured

 for all those who are interested in men ?

Mad about the boy

I know it's stupid to be mad about the boy

I'm so ashamed of it but must admit the sleepless nights I've had 

About the boy?

Everybody loves Roland Mouret?

Well, everybody called JLO, Victoria Beckham,

 

Beyoncé, Dita Von Teese and other Heidi Klums according to a famous fashion magazine. After a visit to this french, London-based designer's website 

http://rolandmouretshowroom.com 

You'll discover a mixture of the fifties' fashion and military style.

I learnt this self-taught genius presented his first collection during the London fashion week in 1998.

 Why did New York and Hollywood fall head over heels for this guy only years later? His famous moondress costs 1485 euros, the price of exclusiveness?

Mystery? 

The mystery of why a designer, a brand suddenly is in, why fashionists suddenly all want the same dress, the same bag, the same shoes.

It's the same in politics: People always vote for the biggest political party, or is it the contrary: Are the biggest political parties successful because a lot of people vote for them ?

Are they looking for security or do they want to be part of  "it" ?

Mouret has success, so there must be something we don't see that makes him one of the most sold designers? 

 L'Essentiel est invisible pour les yeux ?