MILAN FASHION BOX: September 2010

Thursday, September 30, 2010

I heart my Mini

I've had my Mini for about two and a half months now. Am I happy with it? Absolutely! How did I ever live without a car? No idea!

It is such a fun car to drive, especially because it's the sporty Cooper S. The engine has a really cool and dangerous-sounding rumble to it :-)

I'm really pleased with the colour of the car, too. I'm glad I chose the white silver metallic, I think it's elegant and there aren't that many around. The child car seat is also from Mini.

I'm even getting better at parallel parking. I've always hated it but you can't avoid it in Europe so I've had no choice but to learn. When I'm parking, though, I'm always reminded of this video and I sometimes look around to see if anyone's filming me (do you ever wonder if you're on YouTube without your knowing?!). It's funny to watch but how humiliating for the woman! (I actually cringe every time I watch this!)

Preview: Louis Galloway stars in Topman film

Who better to personify the Topman spirit than our very own Louis Galloway? The silky-haired Scotsman is getting his film star debut in Laurence Ellis' beautiful new film campaign for Topman's autumn/winter denim range, launching Monday 4th of October.

Based on Louis as well as two other young men, three short films portray different faces of youth as seen through the eyes of the characters - and serve as an eternal memory of Louis' long-hair days. We miss his long locks!

Watch a preview of the film above - the full thing premieres on Monday 4th of October.

www.topman.com

Paris Fashion Week: Rochas Spring 2011

Rochas' Spring 2010 collection brings back old fashion styles. Designer Marco Zanini showcased Swedish inspired pieces at the first day of Paris Fashion Week. The collection include printed long-sleeve button-down blouses, mid-calf skirts, plain-fronted dresses, printed doo-rags and black knee socks.

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Photo Source: InStyle

Backstage Boys

Oscar backstage @ Man show, image courtesy of FTape

Ever wanted to know what goes on behind the scenes of your favourite Fashion Week Show? Our lovely friends at FTape went backstage at the Man SS 11 show armed with a camera to capture our male models enjoying some down time before they take to the catwalk...we’d like to say they were well behaved but we think from these shots you may come to your own conclusion! We were prepared for the madness, makeup and flashes of nudity but sock puppets and face pulling? Thats not what we teach them at the agency!

Jonny backstage @ Man show, image courtesy of FTape

Oscar backstage @ Man show, image courtesy of FTape

October 2010 Fashion Magazine Covers

See the most fashionable magazine covers for October.

Harper's Bazaar Australia ~ Gisele Bundchen

Elle Italia ~ Chanel Iman

Vogue Paris ~ Lara Stone

Harper's Bazaar Spain ~ Eniko Mihalik

Vogue Spain ~ Elena Melnik

Elle Korea ~ Hilary Rhoda

Vogue Portugal ~ Pauline van der Cruysse

W Korea ~ Eniko Mihalik

Vogue Germany ~ Anja Rubik

Vogue Russia ~ Natasha Poly

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Challenge 34 - Vintage/Shabby Chic

Yay... it's Friday and nearly the weekend :-) Before I tell you about this weeks challenge I would like to say a HUGE thank you to Crystal, Emma and Louise for all the beautiful creations they shared with us during their guest term. We really loved having you :-)

So that means it's now time to introduce you to three more talented crafty ladies :-)

Mariska - The Netherlands

Hi, my name is Mariska, with my husband and two sons (6 and 8 years old) I live on a dairy farm in the Netherlands. Besides being mother and wife I work as an executive secretary three days a week. I am addicted to stamps, paper, ribbons, buttons and of course to my Copic markers! I am very excited to be a guest designer for Wags n Whiskers and until the end of this year I hope to inspire you with my creations.

Barbara - USA

This is Barbara with a big “Howdy” from Texas! I've been into arts and crafts since I could run with scissors and have been making cards for over eight years. I'm a night owl and make most of my cards after everyone goes to bed. As for the rest of the day, like most of us, I'm a headless chicken! I live by the motto “A stamp a day keeps the stress away” and I look forward to creating along side this amazing team! Take a gander at my personal blog at http://forgottenscraps.blogspot.com/ and "Ya’ll come back now!"

Carolina - Denmark

Hi, My name is Carolina. I am 30 years old and I live in Denmark with my husband and our 3 children. Laura (9), Mikkel (7) and Astrid (4). I have always loved crafting and for about 7 years ago i started cardmaking with 3d decoupage sheets. 2 years ago i started with stamped images and I love it. I work at night in an institution for children with autism, and i always bring my copics and some stamped images, then I can do a little colouring in the quiet hours. I am looking forward to be guest in Wags´n whiskers great team.

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The winner of our last challenge is:

Rozzy

Wow... I adore your pretty card and your fabulous colouring and design. Please contact me nichola.fairbairn@googlemail.com to claim your prize. If you would love to be a guest designer for our next challenge we would love to have you!

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This week our challenge is hosted by the wonderful Michele. Michele would like your creations to be:

Vintage/Shabby Chic

Remember that you must use a Wags 'n Whiskers stamps to be entered into the drawing for ONE FREE WAGS 'N WHISKERS STAMP OF YOUR CHOICE!!

Also if you would like to a guest for one of our challenges make sure to add "DT" after your name when you post your card for this week's challenge.

I am sure you will agree that there is a fabulous display of inspiration from our Design Teams cards below!!!

Michele

Lacey

Cathy - Special Guest
Thank you Cathy for your stunning card :-)

Debs

This challenge will remain open until midnight, 14th October.... why? We have a new release next Friday, 8th October :-) More details very soon....

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Chanel lip balm

Do you know that feeling when you really want to like something but it's not quite right for you? You're a bit disappointed but determined to make it work? (what was it?)

Well, I wish I could declare right now that this Chanel lip balm is the best. I can't, though, because it's not quite as perfect as I'd like it to be... but I'm not giving up just yet! Maybe I'll even blame myself - my expectations are just too high sometimes - so I don't have to criticise a Chanel product :-)

This doesn't dry out the lips, which I swear some lip balms seem to do. It's moisturising and does its job... it's just not as rich and creamy as the Baume de Rose by Terry that I love so much. Unless you apply a lot, it can feel a bit thin and watery, if that makes sense.... which is uh... perhaps a good thing if you want to apply it under a lipstick?

At least the packaging is chic, light and relatively travel-friendly for a lip balm in a pot.

Rachel Bilson Taylor Swift Debut Roberto Cavalli’s ‘Diva’ Bag

At the 40th anniversary show of Roberto Cavalli in Milan, his "Diva" bag was launched. This new purse is available in three sizes and seven material. Diva comes in denim, python, calfskin leather and others. Rachel Bilson and Taylor Swift sported the bag at the Milan Fashion Week. Roberto's Cavalli Diva bag will be available in November.

Source: InStyle

Fabulous Fei Fei

Fashion Week favourite Fei Fei Sun takes a break from the catwalk to appear in the October Issue of Vogue China to show us what’s hot in knitwear this Season. If there was ever an incentive for those Winter months to close in we think we’ve found it!

Milan Fashion Week Spring 2011 Fashion Trends

Paris Fashion Week had started but before we gloat over the Parisian fashion trends, let's review some of the fashion trends from Milan Fashion Week.

Bright Colors ~ Gucci