Archive for May, 2009

Inspired by Gaga?

Friday, May 29th, 2009

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Photos by Silvia Boriello/Latin Content/Getty Images

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(Left to Right)Marc Susset-Lacroix/WireImage/Getty Images, Charles Eshelman/FilmMagic/Getty Images, C Flanigan/FilmMagic/Getty Images, Jesse Grant/WireImage/Getty Images

Models graced the runway wearing swimsuits by Purpure on Wednesday at the Casa de Criadores Fashion Show in Sao Paulo, Brazil.  While everyone is getting their closets ready for summer, Lady Gaga (pictured below) has gained a lot of attention from her signature pantsless outfits no matter the season.  What do you think of Lady Gaga’s pantsless look?  Should it be a trend on the street or stick to the pool?

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Asymmetrical No Longer Just For Necklines

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

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Hulton Archive/Getty Images – Jun Sato/WireImage/Getty Images

Asymmetric is no longer just for necklines. A party in the front, formal in the back approach to the mini dress is being spotted on the red carpet. Princess Diana, in a gown by Christina Stambolian, wore it June of 1994 to the Serpentine Gallery, London. Actress Emmy Rossum recently wore a similar look to the world premiere of ‘Dragonball Evolution’ at Nippon Budokan on March 10, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. To see more click here.

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Accoutrements Of Revolution

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

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Actress Drew Barrymore, Emmy Rossum and Kelly Osbourne attend a march following the California Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold Proposition 8, on May 26, 2009 in West Hollywood, California. The California State Supreme Court voted 6-1 to uphold proposition 8 which makes it illegal for same-sex couples to marry in the state of California. More than 18,000 same-sex couples that wed before prop 8 was voted in will still be legally married.  Several demonstrators wore a graphic “NO H8″ slogan on their cheeks a la late 1960’s era counter culture enthusiasts.

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Chris Wolf/FilmMagic/Getty Images – Mark Ellidge/Keystone Features/Getty Images

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Om. M. G!

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

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Recently, The New York Times published a piece about an unlikely yoga master, a former drug addict living in Los Angeles,  teaching hoards of eager students, some of whom are in the public eye.  Heather Graham, Robert Downey Jr., and David Duchovny are counted amongst them, which led to our curiosity about other famous yogis.  Marg Helgenberger was photographed, early in her acting career doing  a handstand, and Marylin Monroe is pictured doing a bow pose (below).

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John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images – Alan Levenson//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images

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Tony Korody/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images – Andrew Southam/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

We’ve seen plenty of candid shots showing actresses with their mats in hand, leaving the yoga studio, but who is a serious yoga practitioner? Russell Simmons is a devoted yogi with a strong connection to the Jivamukti studio in Manhattan and Degrassi High’s “Liz” (Cathy Keenan) is a yoga teacher in Toronto. Actress Mariel Hemingway owns a yoga studio in Sun Valley, Idaho and credits the stability she has found in her life to the practice of this ancient discipline.   Let’s take a look at some more famous devotees here.

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Section Of NYC’s Famed Street Broadway Turned Into Pedestrian Walkway

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

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NEW YORK – MAY 26: People sit in lounge chairs on Broadway in Times Square after it was converted to a pedestrian zone May 26, 2009 in New York City. Sections of Broadway that pass through Times Square and Herald Square have been closed to vehicles in an effort by the city to reduce traffic and pollution while giving pedestrians more space.

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Times Square, elevated view (long exposure)

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High-angle view looking north of rainy Times Square from the top of the Times Tower (now One Times Square) at the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, New York, early 1940s. Prominant structures include the Astor Hotel (left), the demolished facade of the International Casino (right), and the electric sign for Planters Peanuts at the intersection of Broadway and 7th Avenue (now Two Times Square) (center).

 

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90s Revival Drained Again

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

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Pixie Geldof attends the Dolce & Gabbana Party at the Le Baoli, Port Canto during the 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2009 in Cannes, France.   Oh the 1990’s!  If you troll Ebay the way I do you will notice that any vintage floral rayon onesie is labelled with “90’s revival” and having been a college student at the time, I can say it’s not always a good thing.  It was the era of overplucked eyebrows, matte makeup and Chanel’s Vamp nail polish.

Pixie has opted out of the bald brow aesthetic and she actually looks quite striking in cropped peroxide blonde and near black lipstick, but if the dark lipstick trends’  life cycle is anything like that of distressed denim, you will be seeing some terrible appropriations in suburban malls in a few years.

Queen Latifah wore a dark lip to the premiere of “The Secret Life of Bees” in October and Gwyneth Paltrow has been flirting with the darkest of reds all year.   Do you think we will be seeing nouveau Jean Harlows in our town this year?  Take a walk down memory lane to the 1990’s Vamp look here.

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Jason Merritt/FilmMagic – George Hurrell/John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images

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Romper Room

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

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Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage/Getty Images

Blake Lively flaunted her best assets in an aqua romper at the CW Network 2009 Upfront at Madison Square Garden on May 21, 2009 in New York City. American socialite C. Z. Guest famously wore a white romper in Slim Aarons iconic photos of her ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, in Palm Beach, Florida, 1955.

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