Screen Actors Guild Awards 2006 Fashion

<div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">So many awards all at once. All the dresses are starting to overwhelm me! I wasn't going to write about the fashion from the <strong>Screen Actors Guild Awards</strong> since I just wrote about the Golden Globes last week, but there were a few dresses I loved so much I can't possibly not ooh and ahh over here.<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="Image hosting by Photobucket" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y241/iamfashion04/2006_01/ScreenActorsGuildAwards-ZhangZiyi2.jpg" /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">I <strong>LOVE</strong> love love this dress!! <strong>Ziyi Zhang</strong> looks absolutely amazing and just so <em>so</em> pretty! Another excellent fashion choice.<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="Image hosting by Photobucket" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y241/iamfashion04/2006_01/ScreenActorsGuildAwards-ReeseWither.jpg" /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Hmm, I'm not so sure this YSL dress suits <strong>Reese Witherspoon</strong> really well, but she looks mega adorbale. Her smile is seriously the only genuine-looking one out of all the red carpet stars. But then again, she <em>is</em> the one who won the Best Actress Award <em>and</em> has a cute husband.<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="Image hosting by Photobucket" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y241/iamfashion04/2006_01/ScreenActorsGuildAwards-HilarySwank.jpg" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">This is another dress I like. It's so simple, but the cutting is gorgeous. And as usual, <strong>Hilary Swank</strong> fits well in it, (although maybe she should cut out too much arm toning exercises.)<br /></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="Image hosting by Photobucket" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y241/iamfashion04/2006_01/ScreenActorsGuildAwards-SandraOh2.jpg" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong>Sandra Oh</strong>... I love her as an actress. If any of you have watched her in Grey's Anatomy, then you'll know she's an amazing actress. This Versace dress looks really unique and suprisingly not slutty-looking! Sandra pulls it off well. And she must have got instructions how to pose because these photos are way better than the Golden Globes' ones!<br /></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="Image hosting by Photobucket" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y241/iamfashion04/2006_01/ScreenActorsGuildAwards-EllenPompeo.jpg" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Speaking of Sandra Oh, we must take a look at <strong>Ellen Pompeo</strong>. Her dress is well, sort of boring but the color suits her.<br /><br />And finally, we have the cast of Desperate Housewives:</span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="Image hosting by Photobucket" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y241/iamfashion04/2006_01/ScreenActorsGuildAwards-AndreaBowen.jpg" /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Aww... so sweet. Doesn't Andrea Bowen remind you of prom?<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="Image hosting by Photobucket" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y241/iamfashion04/2006_01/ScreenActorsGuildAwards-TeriHatcher.jpg" /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong>Teri Hatcher</strong> looks great in that dress. The shape of the dress is so interesting and definitely not everyone can pull it off.<br /><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2029/713/400/Screen%20Actors%20Guild%20Awards%20-%20Desperate%20Housewives.0.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Individually speaking, <strong>Felicity Huffman</strong>'s Nicole Miller dress is sort of boring; Eva Longoria's dress color is NOT her best color; <strong>Marcia Cross</strong> looks gorgeous as usual; and <strong>Nicollette Sheridan</strong>'s horrific green totally clashes with her blonde. And finally for once, their colors don't match -their stylists must have forgot to consult each other!</span>

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2006 Fashion

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Mobile Phone Charms

<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">We all love our mobiles. Who in this day and age can live without one? But it wasn't until recently I realised the charm of <strong>mobile phone charms</strong>.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Here's the story, I have a friend who just got the new Motorola <strong>Moto PEBL U6</strong> (which is a gorgeous phone btw.) Her birthday was last month and by coincidence, one of her best friends sent her a <strong>Tiffany's</strong> mobile phone charm all the way from Shanghai, (such a great friend!) <strong>Viola!</strong> It was a brilliant match. The first time I saw the phone and charm together I was so excited, see here:</span><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2029/713/400/tiffany%20moblie%20and%20motorola.0.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Isn't it sooo gorgeous? Maybe it's the <em>sleekness</em> of the Motorola phone, or maybe it's the <em>brilliance</em> of the Tiffany star, but ever since seeing them together, I've been paying a lot more attention to mobile phone charms around me. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Last year, one of my mum's friend got me a <strong>Swarovski</strong> charm. It's not for sale anymore, but Swarovski <em>does</em> make superb charms, so check them out. Here's one of my favs, which is for sale in store. Isn't it so pretty? If you look carefully at each of the crystals, they're all slightly different in color and texture. The last one is the Swarovski swan (you have to stare at it quite carefully to notice it!)<img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2029/713/400/Swarovski%20Crystal%20Mobile%20Phone%20Swan%20Charm.1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> </span></p>

Mobile Phone Charms

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The State of Fashion Union - Harrods Girl's PoV

<p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Barneys Girl and I decided that we cannot miss out on this week's <strong>Carnivale of Couture: The State of Fashion Union,</strong> hosted by <a href="http://almostgirl.coffeespoons.org/?p=536">Almost Girl </a>and <a href="http://fashiontribes.typepad.com/main/2006/01/state_of_the_fa.html">Fashion Tribes</a>. The questions are:<br /><strong>What fashion means to you.<br />Why fashion is important (or not.)</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">So after a lot and a lot of thinking by us, who constrast to popular belief <em>do</em> have a life out of the fashion blogosphere, both Barneys Girl and I came to a similar conclusions.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">So you'll hear my take first. I don't think it is possible for me to just pour my heart here over what fashion means to me because when something means <em>something</em> to someone, it's probably more important than just 'it means this to me.' If you've been reading this blog long enough, then you'll probably already know <em>intuitively</em> how much fashion means to me. On a superficial, simple level, fashion is to me: an <strong>interest, beauty, art, reflection of personality and status</strong> (the superficial realities of the world,) and of course, blogging three times a week! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">On a deeper level, well, that's private and indescribable. While there is definitely a deeper meaning to fashion, of which is different to all of us, I don't like to ponder over these 'deeper meanings' and dissect them <em>so much</em> that they don't even mean anything anymore. And frankly, I've never been one to act overly concerned about issues and causes (things such as PETA or humanity topics.) Even more so, I detest people who <em>pretend</em> they care. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">And yes, of course fashion is important. We all know fashion is a <strong>huge industry</strong>, with other related industries such as print media, advertising, entertainment etc. attached to it. Gosh, so many people are <strong>financially</strong> supported by it. Also a lot of people are <strong>mentally</strong> supported by it -I remember during my GCSEs, (that's a UK public exam for 16 yr old students for those who don't know,) I was motivated to study by staring at this cute bag I just bought and my dinner dance dress. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">Two summers ago, my dad gave me a <strong>very significant fatherly advice</strong>: See, if you want to be wearing your Pradas and Guccis when you grow up, then you better work hard and work for a good/ big company. Because apart from the fact you will need loads of money to buy all these clothes, to wear these nice clothes, you must be working in a serious business district (like Central in Hong Kong,) and only these important companies are located there. Of couse, I've figured all this out since young, but it didn't hurt to hear it from my dad. </span></p>

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The Beauty and the Geek: Thais and Tyson

<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Ok. So I watch this show. And according to their quiz, I'm "pretty geeky." But deep down anyone with a bit of intelligence is a little geeky-besides, no one ever said that one cannot be fashionably geeky right? I know I am like 3 days late, but its hard to be up to date on tv shows without a tv. Anyway, I just wanted to express my sorrow for the elimination of Thais and Tyson.<br /><br /></span><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/beautygeek-thais%20tyson.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/beautygeek-thais%20tyson.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Well. . I don't feel too much for Thai (she should've studied <strong>more</strong>) but Tyson-he was the sweetest geek on the show!!! He was <strong>really </strong>trying, he studied really hard, he knew his stuff (if only Thais had studied, she would know that the main memory storage in a computer is called a harddrive!), he was funny, he said stuf like "$250 000 is nice, but I think I'm only to leave here with a friend. And I think ultimately that's my big prize" and "there aren't many girls in my life, so if I can do something nice for a girl, then its always a pleasure," and of course, he's <strong>awesome </strong>with the rubix cube. He can solve it without looking in 3 minutes! So disappointing. Now I don't know who to vouch for!</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/beautygeek-tristin%20chris.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/beautygeek-tristin%20chris.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">And they lost to Tristan and Chris, who frankly, is <em>not</em> everyone's favourite couple. Tristan cries all the time, but generally not too annoying. But CHRIS is a complete jerk. He is egotistic, up himself and generally just <strong>ugh</strong>! There's this other really annoying and cocky girl, Cher, from another group. She and Chris would've made the perfect team. </span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">For those of you who don't know. This show basically pairs up beauties with geeks and see who can change the other the most. Quite hilarious. Here's a funny one:</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">What would you do to prevent pollution?</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">eat less gaseous food, so we won't be farting alot-thats a form of air pollution. </span></p>

The Beauty and the Geek: Thais and Tyson

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Haute Couture SS06 II

<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Ahh, haute couture, such beautiful, <em>beautiful</em> creations. This season, the creations showed influences from recent trends such as lots of <strong>neutral colors</strong>, and <strong>cuttings</strong> from other designers, such as last season's Roland Mouret designs.<br /><strong>Chanel</strong><br />LOVED it! Usually I think Chanel is lovely and classic but not quite for young people. But this collection was just too pretty! The show was dominated by whites and some blacks. And it oddly didn't feature a lot of the typical Chanel tweed suits.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2029/713/320/Haute%20Couture%20-%20Chanel%206.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />A Karl-evolutionised Chanel suit completed with the biker pants thing Lagerfeld is so fond of.</span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="Image hosting by Photobucket" src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/iamfashion09/2006_01/HauteCouture-Chanel1.jpg" /><img alt="Image hosting by Photobucket" src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/iamfashion09/2006_01/HauteCouture-Chanel3.jpg" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">My top two picks from this collection. Sooo gorgeous. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2029/713/320/Haute%20Couture%20-%20Chanel%205.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />If you look through the collection, you would notice that most of the skirts and dresses are above-knee-length, which is very modern of Karl Lagerfeld, but admittingly sort of weird for a brand known for classical beauty. Maybe it's this willingness to push foward that makes Chanel continue to be such a classic darling.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong>Christian Lacroix</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Lacroix is usually one of my much anticipated haute couture shows, but I didn't find this collection special at all. This collection as usual, featured <strong>lots of strong colors and a variety of shapes</strong>. But honestly, only a few outfits were outstanding:</span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img alt="Image hosting by Photobucket" src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/iamfashion09/2006_01/HauteCouture-ChristianLacroix1.jpg" /><br /><img alt="Image hosting by Photobucket" src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/iamfashion09/2006_01/HauteCouture-ChristianLacroix3.jpg" /><br /><img alt="Image hosting by Photobucket" src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/iamfashion09/2006_01/HauteCouture-ChristianLacroix4.jpg" /></span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Despite the typical collection, the last few dresses were incredible:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="Image hosting by Photobucket" src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/iamfashion09/2006_01/HauteCouture-ChristianLacroix5.jpg" /><br /><img alt="Image hosting by Photobucket" src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/iamfashion09/2006_01/HauteCouture-ChristianLacroix6.jpg" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">There's that <strong>Lacroix empresses wearing wedding dresses</strong> theme.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"><strong>Jean Paul Gaultier</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Another one of my favourite collections this haute season. The theme was very rich, <strong>Parisian lady</strong> with a hint of Greek influence. Just looking at the collection makes me feel like I'm sitting in a Parisian hotel watching all these wealthy, worldly (and possibly rude) women walk by.</span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="Image hosting by Photobucket" src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/iamfashion09/2006_01/HauteCouture-JeanPaulGaultier.jpg" /><br /><img alt="Image hosting by Photobucket" src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/iamfashion09/2006_01/HauteCouture-JeanPaulGaultier2.jpg" /><br /><img alt="Image hosting by Photobucket" src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/iamfashion09/2006_01/HauteCouture-JeanPaulGaultier3.jpg" /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">The collection exuded a feeling of strong, sexy and Paris-style-femininity. It's amazing Gaultier did all this not with boring suits or colors, but with <strong>sensible creativity</strong>.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="Image hosting by Photobucket" src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/iamfashion09/2006_01/HauteCouture-JeanPaulGaultier4.jpg" /><br /><img alt="Image hosting by Photobucket" src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/iamfashion09/2006_01/HauteCouture-JeanPaulGaultier5.jpg" /><br /><img alt="Image hosting by Photobucket" src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/iamfashion09/2006_01/HauteCouture-JeanPaulGaultier6.jpg" /></span></div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">The great thing about the Gaultier collection is that you can actually understand the theme and fall into that atmosphere by admiring the whole collection. Every piece of couture featured made sense and felt like it belonged there. LOVE love love this collection! </span>

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Haute Couture SS06 I

<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Wow the haute couture shows are upon us again! Looking at the new batch of beautiful creations, I have found more motivation to slave away studying for that funny pointy shape with a line across it like a canoe head known fondly to students as a "A." </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong>Armani Prive</strong></span><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">The Armani show was.. . very Armani. Like you just glance at the picture and immediately tell its Armani. Sleek, feminine, sophisticated. . what more do I need to say?</span></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/ss06couture-armani%201.1.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/ss06couture-armani%201.0.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/ss06couture-armani%203.0.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/ss06couture-armani%203.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">When I become the high power business woman that I am grooming to be, this will be part of my business wardrobe.</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/ss06couture-armani%208.0.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/ss06couture-armani%208.0.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/ss06couture-armani%207.0.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/ss06couture-armani%207.0.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">And aren't these two gorgeous? The black one is interesting, sexy but not trashy. And the white one is just oh-so-classical. There's something like this on the red carpet every year. I wonder who we will be seeing in this one?</span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/ss06couture-armani%206.0.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/ss06couture-armani%206.0.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a></p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">And I like the starry midnight theme this one has going for it. But that pointy thing at the hips just looks really weird and uncomfortable. . . </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Valentino</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Unlike the Armani, the Valentino show wasn't quite as Valentino as one would expect. Lines were softer, more flowy but still very elegant.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/ss06couture-valentino3.0.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/ss06couture-valentino3.0.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/ss06couture-valentino1.0.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/ss06couture-valentino1.0.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">And while we're ordering my future power woman wardrobe, please throw in these two for variety. I love how the collars are different and the whole outfit looks so comfortable (esp the beige one) as if she'd been wearing it all day.</span></div><span style="font-size:0;"><div align="center"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/ss06couture-valentino4.0.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/ss06couture-valentino4.0.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/ss06couture-valentino7.0.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/ss06couture-valentino7.0.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><span style="font-size:0;"><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And of course Valentino's evening wear is as elegant and gorgeous as ever. I adore the ballerina styled one, cause it looks so much fun. And the long white one is just the epitome of Valentino.</span><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/ss06couture-valentino6.0.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/ss06couture-valentino6.0.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">This red one is just somehow <em>not</em> very flattering. </span></p><p align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Christian Dior</span></strong></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">I like to think that when it comes to the appreciation of fashion/art, I have an open eye. But however way I look at this collection, I cannot comprehend it. Admittedly the craftmanship put into this collection is nothing short of genius. But frankly, I'm just <strong>scared</strong>. Please do not let me see any of this in real life-especially in the dark!</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></p></span><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/ss06couture-dior1.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/ss06couture-dior1.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/ss06couture-dior4.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/ss06couture-dior4.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a></p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><p align="left">We are the scary masked cult out to get you. . . </span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></p></span><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/ss06couture-dior6.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/ss06couture-dior6.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a></p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><p align="left">Not even the symbol of the church will save you from getting your head dislocated by us.</span></p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/ss06couture-dior3.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/ss06couture-dior3.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">Another night's work well done. Time to go back to the headquarters to show off my bloody cloak.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/ss06couture-dior7.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/ss06couture-dior7.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">BOO!</span></p>

Haute Couture SS06 I

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Cosmetic Bags

<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Argh, jetsetting is <em>not</em> as fun as it looks. I just came back from a short trip to SF (yes I <em>do</em> seem to be going there a lot these days) and it is <strong>tiring</strong>. Although I DO so love good food, shopping and the mind numbingness of getting away. Anyway, while packing, I realised that somehow in the last few years, my repertoire of cosmetics has increased <strong>significantly</strong>. So much that it no longer all fit into my average sized narrow cosmetic bags and its getting hard to actually locate anything without pouring it all out first. Obviously this is the sign for me to get a new more spacious and easy to access cosmetics bag.</span><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/makeupbag-lesportsac.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/makeupbag-lesportsac.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a></span></p><p align="left"><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">I first considered Le Sportsac. But the normal cosmetic bags they offer are just too small and doesn't have enough compartments in it for me to get organised with. </span><br /></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/makeupbag-sephora.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/makeupbag-sephora.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a></span></p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">The next obvious place to look was of course, <a href="http://www.sephora.com">Sephora</a>. Disappointingly, their choices were bulky and frankly, not that cute. Although this printed one I found on their site is not <em>half</em> bad. Will have to see it in real life to determine whether its good or not.</span><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/makeupbag-Bare%20escentuals.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/makeupbag-Bare%20escentuals.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">Sephora was also promoting this set from <strong>Bare Escentuals</strong>. It actually looks quite perfect and I def wouldn't mind trying out their products-I hear they're quite good. Except I saw this one real life and its very shallow, so not spacious. . .</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/makeupbag-bloom2.gif"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/makeupbag-bloom2.gif" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/makeupbag-bloom1.gif"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/makeupbag-bloom1.gif" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"> </span></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">I know that one should really be economical and just use the make-up bags that cosmetic brands give out when you buy a huge amount of products. But sometimes, they're just not <em>quite</em> perfect and none <em>quite</em> as cute as these ones from <a href="http://www.bloomcosmetics.com">Bloom</a>. The one of the right is actually bigger, but I haven't seen the inside of it to decide if its quite as perfect. But they both look very adorable. </span></p><p align="left"></p><p align="left"></p><div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/makeupbag-stila.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/makeupbag-stila.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"> </span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/makeupbag-stila1.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/makeupbag-stila1.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><div align="left">In the end, I bought this (on top) cosmetic bag from <strong>Stila</strong>. It is just the right size to fit everything and looks oh-so-stylish. Too bad I didn't see the one on the below though. It is actually bigger with more compartments to get organised with AND it leaves more space for the <em>further </em>expansion of my cosmetics collection.</span></div>

Cosmetic Bags

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Stripes II: Nautical

<div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Nautical stripes have always sort of been around, on and off, especially with all those cruise collections going on. But walking in the stores this season, one cannot help but notice a significantly larger amount of clothes devoted to the nautical theme, nautical stripes are hard to miss! </span></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/Nautical%20Stripes-%20Emporio%20Armani.3.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/200/Nautical%20Stripes-%20Emporio%20Armani.1.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/Nautical%20Stripes-%20LAMB.3.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/200/Nautical%20Stripes-%20LAMB.1.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"> </span></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Traditionally these classic nautical striped shirts are signature looks that can be seen on the catwalk in any season of say.. Tommy Hilfiger. But this season, these classic shirts have made it onto the much more exciting runways of <strong>Emporio Armani</strong> and <strong>LAMB! </strong>I'm loving what they're doing at Emporio Armani, mixing the nautical tee with satin pants.</span></div><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/Stripes-%20Anthropologie3.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/Stripes-%20Anthropologie3.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">And the wonderful thing is that one can easily get the same shirt at a much lower cost in high street stores that are already catching on, like this one from Anthropologie.</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/Nautical%20Stripes-%20Ralph%20Lauren.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/Nautical%20Stripes-%20Ralph%20Lauren.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">If you're not too hot about going all out nautical like above, one can always take a page out of the King of the nautical's, <strong>Ralph Lauren's</strong>, book and wear it more subtly like above-inside matched with a very plain outer layer.</span></p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"></span><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/Stripes-%20trina%20turk.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/Stripes-%20trina%20turk.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/Stripes-%20Anthropologie.0.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/Stripes-%20Anthropologie.0.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">A good one would be these two from Trina Turk and Anthropologie respectively. I simply adore how Anthropologie used a blend of two stripes, it really gives the shirt more style and emphasizes the neckline.</span></p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><p align="left"><br /></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/Stripes-%20marc%20by%20mj.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/Stripes-%20marc%20by%20mj.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"> </span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/Stripes-%20Anthropologie2.0.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/Stripes-%20Anthropologie2.0.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/Stripes-%20Free%20People1.0.jpg"></a><br /></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Another gorgeous take on the nautical stripes. On cardigans, the sailor stripes are both ladylike and bold-esp the navy blue one above from Anthropologie. And they are oh-so-wearable too judging from the outfit on the left from Marc by Marc Jacobs. Perfect for keeping us warm in spring/summer from the occasional chilly wind and a/c. </span><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/Nautical%20Stripes-%20Emporio%20Armani.jpg"></a><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/1600/Nautical%20Stripes-%20Marc%20by%20MJ.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5283/727/320/Nautical%20Stripes-%20Marc%20by%20MJ.jpg" style="CURSOR: hand" /></span></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">And then there is the much more exciting and artistic twist to the nautical stripes from none other then Marc by Marc Jacobs again. And now. . I feel like I should say, aiye aiya sailor!</span></p>

Stripes II: Nautical

Nautical stripes have always sort of been around, on and off, especially with all those cruise collections going on. But walking in the stor...

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