So the much coveted Balenciaga motorcycle bag is not on the Balenciaga FW05 bag collection anymore. Instead, we have the box, the shopping and the twiggy. But would Balenciaga's "it" bag status be preserved for the next season?
The Balenciaga Bag FW05
Haute Couture FW05 Day 2
Wow, the Haute Couture shows are truly amazing. Each piece is just so intricately beautiful that it fully shows the creativity and skill of the artists of the fashion world. And the Givenchy and Christian Lacroix shows this season is an excellent example of this quality.
To start off with, the Givenchy show. I LOVED how Riccardo Tisci, their new artistic director, made the show not in the form of a runway, but as if one was walking through a museum and viewers are just surrounded by models wearing clothes in different settings-very artsy! And the pictures are very artsy as well. Definitely very innovative! As for the clothes, Tisci used a mostly a pallette of black and a creamish white color vogue.co.uk calls oyster. And the effect? Elegance and style.
That has got to be one of the most stylishly modern poofy jackets I've seen so far. So poofy yet so chic. And I LOVE the black dresses. So sleek. Their pose is just soo graceful too! And is that an asian model I see wearing couture?
These oyster pieces are beeeeeautiful as well. Combined with their very graceful and natural looking poses (although I am sure a LOT of throught has gone into these poses) and the background, it is just oh-so-romantic!
While Tisci focused on black and oyster, Lacroix used a vast array of colors and along with the rich details of beads, laces, corsets, flounces and satin. The result was a very vibrant and irresistibly delicious show.
Hm. . doesn't the volume, the fur, the hat and rich coloring give it a bit of a russian flair as well?
Sleek black, poofy black, both are just as gorgeous and fascinating with lacroix.
Wow, I'm in awe of the intricate detail and skill involved in the creation of these two magnificient pieces.
I usually prefer the sleek and chic, but these two are just SO amazingly brilliant and colorful that I can't help but love them. In fact I LOVE this whole collection. One can just see russian princesses dressed in these stunningly vibrant and rich pieces to balls and wherever russian princesses go. You simply must check out the rest of the collection here!
Haute Couture FW05 Day 1
Hurrah! The beautiful days of haute couture has started! The collections this season is looking very gorgeous indeed.
First let's start with the Valentino show. I was not so impressed by it even though the critics were. The couture featured were mediocre -the whole collection didn't have a strong central theme.
Next came Armani Prive. His first ever collection last Spring must have been a big seller, because this collection is much larger and more commercialised than last time. Perhaps it has lost its fresh feeling, but I can't gush too much about it this season, except it is of course, typically Armani-slick and sleek. (It could also be due to our lack of sleep in the past few days.)
Lastly, the Dior show: THE most beautiful and elaborate affair of all. John Galliano celebrated the 100th anniversary of Christian Dior's birth by recreating a lot the old looks, such as the looks from the New Look circa 1947. The show started with a real grand horse carriage pulling out of the iron gates of Granville, the old home of Christian Dior. The whole show was an outstanding work of art, in the Dior fashion of course. The pieces were so fabulous that we could not pick which ones to show you:
Go to style.com to take a look at the whole Dior show. The art and creativity will stun you.
When Models Meet Reality
There have been modeling shows and reality shows, but what happens when you combine the two – well a maze - in this case, a Model Maze.
Will Model Ajay
Enter the Maze
According to Model Maze Show Producer Jimmy Andrews: "The contestants searches through a maze of possibilities to find clues that will help them discover the treasure.
In this reality show "beautiful looks" will get you nowhere?
The contestants have to have the heart and desire to survive. These women are going to need more then looks to get through the challenges in their lives.
Today's woman is slightly overweight. Many are single moms who have full-time jobs.
Today's woman can't relate to a silly twenty-year-old girl with a perfect body.
Our job is to make Model Maze a show where real women will actually sit down and watch at the end of their workday. "
Ninety-nine percent (99%) of the models today are not found on the runways of New York or Milan.
They are 18 to 40 year-old women holding on to a dream of landing the cover of a magazine, billboard, or a role in a motion picture.
Model Maze will give them the opportunity to take the next step but we will never lose the fact that they need a back up plan in life. They have to do more then "look good"."
For a glimpse of the show, watch the video clip.
Model Contest Hopeful – Ajay Milan
Ajay prepares
One of the model contestants seeking a spot on the show is Ajay Milan. Ajay was selected as one of the top twelve semi-finalists for the new TV Reality Show "Model Maze" 2005 Hawaii.
This Chicago beauty is the spokes model for MGD (Miller Genuine Draft) Chicago and ESPN Fuegos Sports Model 2005 (ESPN Radio 1000). As a spokes model for MGD she is often seen around Chicago at many high-level promotional bookings. Her poster calendar is set to debut in July 2005.
Ajay recently wrapped up a photo shoot with fashion photographer Andrew Goldman and makeup artist Pat Tomlinson for ESPN Fuegos Sports Model Swimwear 2005 poster.
Model Ajay
ready for her head shot
Ajay is certified in Stage Combat where she trained at Columbia College (Chicago) in Unarmed Fighting and Sword Fighting (Rapier, Dagger and Broad Sword) training that is recognized by "The Society of American Fight Directors" (SAFD).
She is an accomplished stage and film actress. In 2005, she landed the role of Cynthia Clark in the African American soap opera pilot "Desire." Common Productions has completed filming on this exciting daytime soap and currently shopping this pilot in L.A.
Other film credits include Solomon: Sex & Blood, Saturday School and one of the vampire girls in "Lost Girls." Her stage credits include Yard Work, Once in a Lifetime, Xena Live, Conduct Unbecoming a Hero, Lovely, Back in the Day and Otello.
Ajay is currently working as the personal hairstylist with the "Faces by Claude Julian" cyber calendar 2005. She is currently the Signature Face Model for makeup artist Claude Julian.
Ajay is a certified professional bartender, hip hop and modern dancer, special effects makeup artist, improve actor, acting coach, jogger and skilled at playing the drums and exceptional roller-skater.
Ajay Milan Bikini Shot
Ajay Milan Bikini Shot
Ajay current quest is to land a spot on the Model Maza show. If you think Ajay would made a great contestant, go to the Players Group 1 and cast your vote to Ajay Milan.
To see more photos of Ajay go to Ajay Milan web site or to
find out more about the Model Maze go to Model Maze web site.
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When Models Meet Reality
There have been modeling shows and reality shows, but what happens when you combine the two – well a maze - in this case, a Model Maze.
Will Model Ajay
Enter the Maze
According to Model Maze Show Producer Jimmy Andrews: "The contestants searches through a maze of possibilities to find clues that will help them discover the treasure.
In this reality show "beautiful looks" will get you nowhere?
The contestants have to have the heart and desire to survive. These women are going to need more then looks to get through the challenges in their lives.
Today's woman is slightly overweight. Many are single moms who have full-time jobs.
Today's woman can't relate to a silly twenty-year-old girl with a perfect body.
Our job is to make Model Maze a show where real women will actually sit down and watch at the end of their workday. "
Ninety-nine percent (99%) of the models today are not found on the runways of New York or Milan.
They are 18 to 40 year-old women holding on to a dream of landing the cover of a magazine, billboard, or a role in a motion picture.
Model Maze will give them the opportunity to take the next step but we will never lose the fact that they need a back up plan in life. They have to do more then "look good"."
For a glimpse of the show, watch the video clip.
Model Contest Hopeful – Ajay Milan
Ajay prepares
One of the model contestants seeking a spot on the show is Ajay Milan. Ajay was selected as one of the top twelve semi-finalists for the new TV Reality Show "Model Maze" 2005 Hawaii.
This Chicago beauty is the spokes model for MGD (Miller Genuine Draft) Chicago and ESPN Fuegos Sports Model 2005 (ESPN Radio 1000). As a spokes model for MGD she is often seen around Chicago at many high-level promotional bookings. Her poster calendar is set to debut in July 2005.
Ajay recently wrapped up a photo shoot with fashion photographer Andrew Goldman and makeup artist Pat Tomlinson for ESPN Fuegos Sports Model Swimwear 2005 poster.
Model Ajay
ready for her head shot
Ajay is certified in Stage Combat where she trained at Columbia College (Chicago) in Unarmed Fighting and Sword Fighting (Rapier, Dagger and Broad Sword) training that is recognized by "The Society of American Fight Directors" (SAFD).
She is an accomplished stage and film actress. In 2005, she landed the role of Cynthia Clark in the African American soap opera pilot "Desire." Common Productions has completed filming on this exciting daytime soap and currently shopping this pilot in L.A.
Other film credits include Solomon: Sex & Blood, Saturday School and one of the vampire girls in "Lost Girls." Her stage credits include Yard Work, Once in a Lifetime, Xena Live, Conduct Unbecoming a Hero, Lovely, Back in the Day and Otello.
Ajay is currently working as the personal hairstylist with the "Faces by Claude Julian" cyber calendar 2005. She is currently the Signature Face Model for makeup artist Claude Julian.
Ajay is a certified professional bartender, hip hop and modern dancer, special effects makeup artist, improve actor, acting coach, jogger and skilled at playing the drums and exceptional roller-skater.
Ajay Milan Bikini Shot
Ajay Milan Bikini Shot
Ajay current quest is to land a spot on the Model Maza show. If you think Ajay would made a great contestant, go to the Players Group 1 and cast your vote to Ajay Milan.
To see more photos of Ajay go to Ajay Milan web site or to
find out more about the Model Maze go to Model Maze web site.
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The Wrap Polo
The other day, when I was browsing at my favourite store- Ralph Lauren (of course)- I came across this lovely wrap polo!
Is it not just sooo lovely? It is classically preppy, but girly with its ballerina-like twist of a wrap! I mean, we all love the polo shirt for being the epitome of preppiness, but one can only have so many skinny polo shirts in multiple colors right? So of course, I HAD to have it. Luckily for me, it was on a 30% off sale! But even MORE lucky for those of you in the states, they're currently $38 on the RL site! So go check it out!
And might I add that the RL model is SO right, and that the pink mesh wrap polo looks especially lovely with white pants! For myself, I matched it the other day with my new white pants by Lux from UO. These are amazing white pants btw, and puuurfect for summer!
Duty Free Shopping at Heathrow
Hi people, I'm finally back home and not very much enjoying the terribly humid and hot weather here. Not to mention that my computer is, oh horror of horrors, NOT working *shrieks in fustration and hits the computer pointlessly*. (I'm using my sister's comp at the moment, thus being forced to listen to her Japanese learning tapes.)
Anyways, so remember a few days ago I was talking about suitcases and mentioned I was going to Heathrow (London)? Here's what I managed to snag up from the Duty Free at Heathrow:
