Sunday, June 27, 2010

KRISTEN ECLIPSES GOOD SENSE FOR LOUBOUTINS




Second to unkempt stiletto spikes, this is one of my pet shoe hates. If the shoe doesn't fit, don't wear it! Louboubtin or not.

Kristen Stewart trotted down the red carpet last night at "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" premiere in Los Angeles in a gorgeous pair Christian Louboutin 'Big Lips Pumps' in beige suede that were about two sizes too big.

Not only could you do yourself some serious mischief with this misdemeanor - you look ridiculous!

I never thought I'd say this but thank God for Dakota Fanning who wore some seriously sexy nude spiked Christian Louboutin platform slingbacks. These are my pick for the hottest stilt of the season.

Love! Start stalking your favourite Louboutin Shoetique.

(Image Credit: Getty Images)

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Friday, June 25, 2010

GAGA TUMBLES OVER POOR TASTE


In another assassination on good taste, Lady Gaga stepped out at Heathrow airport yesterday wearing what can only be described as stripper Chic & her trademark sky-high platform boots.

Tumbling over her own poor taste, cameras caught Gaga taking a spill as she teetered through London's busy airport. It had to happen. Fortunately for her the only thing she injured was her pride.

Time to regroup, the Gaga fashion tale is getting a little tiresome anyhow.

Check out the evidence @ eonline's Gaga Gallery.

(Image Credit: INFphoto.com)

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Thursday, June 24, 2010

CHOO INSIGHT



Shoes present the unique personality of a woman, says Jimmy Choo, footwear designer & co-founder of luxury brand Jimmy Choo.

If a woman doesn’t own a pair of Choo's then she is aspiring to do so.

“We all wear shoes, every day - we have to. So they are a very important part of your wardrobe. They say something about the way you hold your body. Shoes must be elegant, comfortable. They affect the person's personality,” Stuff.co.nz quoted him as saying.

The Malaysia-born London based craftsman has been designing shoes since he was just 11 & admits that he still challenges himself while trying to perfect his styles.

He adds ”I'm a perfectionist. I get angry and I lose my tempter, but only over shoes. My temper is very quick but there’'s never anything personal. If I lose my tempter with a member of staff, afterwards we''ll go for a drink. Maybe I just love my shoes too much!"

Choo, now 40, says; "It is never too late to start wearing heels, but they must start off with skyscrapers. You should start with two or two & a half inches, get used to that first.”

His advice to men? “A lot of men, when they've been married for ten years, they walk in front of their wives. When a woman is wearing heels they have to walk more slowly, but sometimes their husbands won't wait for them. This is sad.”

Bless you Jimmy!

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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

WAS IT GOOD SEX BABES?


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Having been privy to four Sex and the City 2 screenings I feel I can say with the utmost authority; wow. The fashion, the cocktails, those amazing shoes ... and that was just the pre screening drinks.

While there are some that just don't get the frenzy that is SATC, (generally men, with one journalist friend admitting he'd prefer to go to the dentist), you would be hard pressed not to be astonished by the flurry it engenders.

For those who are blissfully unaware, guest fashion at these soirées is like Fashions on the Field meets swanky cocktail party. For some; a fashionably eclectic ensemble that is both stylish and edgy - for others; short, inappropriately tight and sequined, but all attempts jam packed into cinemas and bars for post screening autopsies were a collective sight to behold.

The second installment had some loving it, some hating it and some so tipsy from pre screening drinks they probably won't remember it... (Read More)


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Monday, June 14, 2010

WE'RE OFF & RACING



Ah the Races. The horses, the fashion, the champagne, what’s not to love?

Decadent marquees are lined up along the track with seemingly endless supplies of delicate canapés and champagne, providing glorious viewing pleasure from the corporate boxes that sit above them.

Women submit themselves to hours upon hours of boning, corsetry and this season’s super high heels, while gents put on their latest Sunday best and shoe finery.

Ah yes, the Races, where the fashion pendulum can swing from impressive interpretations of chic to horrifyingly short sequined dresses within minutes.

I’m unsure as to whether it’s the swift melodic sound of the race call or the enthusiasm that comes hand in hand with being glam-packed at a bar with a half a dozen of your nearest and dearest but the expeditious consumption of alcoholic beverages seems to be part and parcel of the good Aussie race day.

Innumerable news stories show women cavorting with bottles of sparkling and giggling with friends as their new fifteen centremeter heels sink into the now grubby lawn strewn with empty hot chip packets and unsuccessful race stubs. Getting boozed into oblivion while having some guy in an ill fitting suit grab your backside is sadly all too common on such a day.

From lawn to member’s bar and marquee to corporate box, there are some that just cannot contain their excitement no matter how sophisticated the environment.

While I adore the races, I struggle with the post match carnage. Women witnessed going in with stunning laboriously crafted ensembles now half dressed and holding their shoes while sitting in a gutter throwing up, sans underwear.

We've all had a little too much champagne on occasion and maybe got a little over excited with racing cheer, but ladies, throwing up on the shoes you had on layby for three months is just not cool. Nor is carrying them while you walk to the nearest taxi rank in your fishnets.

Most of us have resembled the man or woman in the government’s latest community service advertisement at one time or another but surely there comes an age where sensibility kicks in?

I’m not reserving my judgment solely for women; the men are just as bad.

Alcoholically fueled confessions of love from boozed post private school twice divorced lawyers is not really my gig either, regardless of the fact we are in a luxury car brand’s marquee and he’s loudly announced his new XJK thirty-two hundred something that ‘cost as much as a house,’ I still find him an arrogant drunken twat. It seems this alcoholically fueled Dutch courage has acted like an industrial strength woman repellant as most others seem to share my view except I’m apparently now a lesbian for being able to resist his ‘charm.’

As the day wraps up and last drinks are called by the patient wait staff, the pretty little northern suburbs stunner that won Fashions on the Field clings to her winnings and calls her mother to collect her, overconfident gents line glasses of Moet up on the bar like shots and women reunite themselves with coats, hats and handbags.

And so another stunning Winter Racing Carnival day concludes. If you’re lucky, you can back up next weekend and do it all over again.

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Thursday, June 10, 2010

GOVERNMENT SPONSORED TEENS IN HEELS


I actually belly laughed when I read this piece in today's Sydney Morning Herald.

Thanks to a government-funded college course in the UK, teenage girls are being taught how to walk in high heels.

The six-week Sexy Heels In The City course at London's South Thames College costs 16-year-old students £150 ($268.02) & as an added bonus gives lessons on how to carry designer handbags, the Daily Express newspaper reports.

The course claims to prepare young women "for the business world and their social lives".

Pahleeease!

Read the full article in today's SMH.

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Monday, June 07, 2010

WORLD CUP FEVER HITS VUITTON


Iconic brand Louis Vuitton has done it yet again with another stunning ad campaign, this time for the World Cup.

Vuitton's recent campaigns have featured many influential figures over recent years with Mikhail Gorbachev, Catherine Deneuve, Keith Richards & Sean Connery just some of the personalities captured by the World's foremost portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz.

To celebrate the 2010 World Cup Vuitton & Leibovitz can add; We Add Pele, Diego Maradona, Zinedine Zidane to the exemplary list.

Love! Go to Louis Vuitton Legends.

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Sunday, June 06, 2010

WAS IT GOOD SEX?


Having been privy to four Sex & the City 2 screenings I feel I can say with the utmost authority; wow. The fashion, the cocktails, those amazing shoes… & that was just the pre screening drinks.

While there are some that just don’t get the frenzy that is SATC, (generally men, with one journalist friend admitting he’d prefer to go to the dentist), you would be hard pressed not to be astonished by the flurry it engenders.

For those who are blissfully unaware, guest fashion at these soirées is like Fashions on the Field meets swanky cocktail party. For some; a fashionably eclectic ensemble that is both stylish & edgy – for others; short, inappropriately tight & sequined, but all attempts jam packed into cinemas & bars for post screening autopsies were a collective sight to behold.

The second installment had some loving it, some hating it & some so tipsy from pre screening drinks they probably won’t remember it but no matter what the united opinion on the actual flick, it is difficult not to be completely enamored with the energy this franchise generates. A mere glance around the rooms crammed with bevies of women who have spent an average of two weeks painstakingly styling themselves helps to realize the impact.

Some bought entirely new outfits, some restyled their existing wardrobe & I have no doubt many would have saddled up to their favourite shoetique to pluck a little stunner off the shelves.

There are some serious retail spin offs from this gig, both pre flick-watch & post, with devoted followers immediately seeking a slice of product placement rapture.

It seems the movie itself has not won over the critics with Times critic Kate Muir writing, "As subtlety & wit drain away, you feel a sense of loss . . . this sequel is not Sex & the City – it is Menopause in the Desert, & a waste of four great characters."

I must admit, I am an avid fan & I did not love it. It was entertaining, escapist fun, but I didn’t love it. The burqa humour was a little messy & while I loved the fashion I am aware that seven outfit changes in one day is a touch excessive, even for me.

The shoes were fabulous & the friendships delightful. Love it or hate it, there’s no denying this franchise gets women thinking about how they put themselves together in an entirely new way. Making an effort to dress up, stepping out with newfound confidence & reconsidering their own friendships. I know Counselors that have been unable to get that result from a woman so if a movie can do it, what’s the harm?

It’s quite possible there will be another, although I hope there won't be. Let’s move onto the Carrie Dairies & leave these gorgeous four women where they are.

Thanks for the fashion, the entertainment & the cocktails!

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Tuesday, June 01, 2010

CLOG IT


While we in Australia officially hit Winter today the other side of the world is in Summer mode.

Officially the hottest trend coming out of Summer collections is the clog & everyone's doing it.

The once humble clog has reached new heights with thick platforms & heels as high as we've seen the last few seasons. Their cousin, the sandal clog, also is throwing its weight around - the verdict, whether a sandal or enclosed one must clog it.

Pictured: Miu Miu (top) satin swallow-print clogs with brass studs. Balenciaga wood-grain stacked platform sandals with contrasting leather and striped fabric detail.


(Image Credit: Bill Hogan, Chicago Tribune / May 2, 2010)

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