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