Lady Gaga and Alexander McQueen love each other! (New music video "Bad Romance")

I love how my favorite artist right now, Lady Gaga, has alligned with one of my all time favorite designers Alexander McQueen to spread their unique style around the globe. For his Spring 2010 showcase, McQueen had his models walk the finale to "Bad Romance", Lady Gaga's first single off her new album "The Fame Monster" (set to release November 24th!!) . In return, for the music video (released today), Lady Gaga showed off a variety of  McQueen's clothing and shoes. I am convinced that Lady Gaga and McQueen were made for each other! Below you will find Lady Gaga's newest video "Bad Romance" and McQueen's Spring 2010 collection finale.

Another Designer Gone...

Spring 2010

Its sad to see designer go bankrupt, or put in a position where they can no longer express their love to the world.  Although I'm no fan of British label, Luella, I sympathize with Ms.Luella Bartley.  She thought her problems ended when Club 21 decided they would no longer invest in her line, but now her 2010 Spring Collection will not even be shipped.   Some blame it on the economy, but if your truly that good, someone will help you.   Luella's past 2009 collection gives the vibe of what a grandmother would wear to a tea party, with everything garnished in lace and frills.  But this Spring 2010 collection was slightly different, more girly,with an air of the sixties.  Her collections are great inspiration, but I doubt I would ever want to wear a complete look.

Spring 2009

Spring 2008

New Song: B-Day Suit by Shawn Morris from Phli Hi Club

The Phli Hi Club has released another new song "B-Day Suit" by Shawn Morris, produced by Justin Rose. It's quite catchy, and I like it!  Be on the look out for the complete mixtape 'The World Don't Know Yet', November 23rd, which will be available for download on The Phli Hi Club blog. We're loving it, so you should DOWNLOAD IT!

Top Ten Victoria's Secret Finalist

Victoria's Secret has picked 10 females to enter "Angel Bootcamp", and none of these finalist are from New York!  I was a bit shocked to hear such things, NY step it up, we need to be represented on that Angel catwalk.  The remaining 10 females will go through a series of competitions, where they have to show their skills as a spokesmodel, red carpet and star quality, as well as the photogenic qualities, and of course their charisma while walking the runway in lingerie.  It is the "peoples" choice, so beginning November 9th, vote for your favorite finalist at  VSAllAccess.com or CBS.com, you can also view videos of the finalist competing. 

Rihanna Exposed

Everyone must watch the full 20/20 interview of Rihanna speaking about that unforgettable night when she was beaten.  I thought this was the most important part of the whole interview, go Robin, for knowing what needs to be done, rather than doing what you feel.  The video is truly genuine, you can tell she still has love for Chris Brown.  The interview made me realize what a terrible position they both are in; to be in love but unable to show and express it.  I'm not diggin' RiRi's hair in this, no doubt this girl has style, but im not feeling the interview look.  Did you catch the rings though. K@raz! Love Them!

When do we draw the line?

So when do we draw the line between high fashion and trashy? Fashion photographer Terry Richardson, known for his risque photographs, has been ridiculed for his spread in Purple Fashion Magazine which consisted of various female models taking part in sexually explicit activity. Although the models and clothes looked fabulous, the overall theme of the spread was tasteless. The magazine featured supermodels Eniko Mihalik, Freja Beha, Magdalena Frankowiak, and Abbey Lee Kershaw. 

Barbie Is Now Wearing Louboutin!

Barbie will forever be an iconic figure, and now Christian Louboutin has become apart of the Barbie history.  Louboutin has teamed up with barbie maker, Mattel, to create a new wardrobe for Barbie, and has plans to put her in a more "lifelike situations".  I wouldn't say a Vegas dancer, burglary, and photo shoots, are true lifelike scenarios.  Louboutin has been named Barbie's yearlong Godfather; I wouldn't mind having him as a Godfather, free Louboutin's, maybe?  Louboutin's inspiration for Barbie's wardrobe is said to be Nefertiti and Marilyn Monroe.  What a combination!  Check out the photo's, Barbie is sporting Louboutins, in every one, the Louboutins in the burglary scene are my fav!

Victoria Secret Angels

With the Victoria Secret annual show set to air December 1st, we will be seeing a few new "Angels" this time around. Added to the line up will be Emanuela de Paula, Lindsay Ellingson, Candice Swanepoel, Rosey Hunnigton-Whiteley, and Chanel Iman. Unfortunately Angel veterans Heidi Klum and Adriana Lima will not be walking in the show due to their pregnancies. But to compensate, Heidi will be hosting the show, which I am excited to say is returning back to NYC!!

New Angels from left: Emanuela, Lindsay, Candice, Rosie, and Chanel.

Another new twist to the show this year is, Victoria Secret is holding casting calls all around the country to get their final Angel for the show...very exciting news! 

The Newest Trend in Fashion...Minx!

From Rihanna to Lady Gaga  all the hot women in the show biz are obsessed by this one fashion...Minx! It is quickly emerging into one of the hottest trends in fashion all around the world. Minx nails are not only being seen on all the celebrities, but also on the runway. Many designers such as Derek Lam and Tracey Reese have incorporates Minx into their collections.

    

What's so special about Minx nails that has all the celebrities obsessed with them, watch the video below to find out! Minx nail designs can cost anywhere from $55-$80 varying on what exactly you chose to get. You can get anything applied to you minx nails such as designs to match your outfit to faces of your loved ones, the choices are endless. Minx nails are not applied like traditional nail polish, they are applied by a heating process and last about 3x longer than polish. I suggest everyone should try Minx at least once...I'm sure you'll love it!

Visit this website to find salon locations in your area! http://www.minxnails.com/dnn/   

H&M Home Collection

H&M, my favorite store of the moment, has launched a home collection.  Unfortunately, the one and only showroom is at the H&M headquarters in Stockholm.  The H&M design team has teamed up with the creatively artistic design company UXUS , and has created a gallery of fashionable home products.  The showroom is meant to be hands on, and entice the customer to explore and touch. The installation, "Home Reflections" is a combination of mirrors and suspended furniture.  It is meant to reflect the eclectic and ever-changing relationship between identity and style.  I don't know about all of that, but I am definitely attracted  and intrigued by the artwork, but it is a distraction to the actual home collection.  Because I am already a fan of H&M, if the home collection were available in the US, I would check it out, but the design overtakes the actual product, so kudos to UXUS.

Do You Know Where Your Clothes Are Made?

As a production intern, I am constantly at various factories, dropping off fabrics, picking up samples, giving patterns; here is what I see on a weekly basis.  Before this internship, my idea of the factories where my clothes were being made, definitely was not this.  What is so interesting about these places, are  that the majority of them are in nice, renovated buildings.  From the outside you would never guess that there are overworked and under paid foreigners slaving over patterns and fabrics.  BTW, whenever you get new clothes, WASH THEM! they are never cleaned, from the time the fabric are picked up to when they are shipped to stores, soap never hits them.  Sometimes they may be steamed, but never cleaned.

New Video: "Empire State of Mind" Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys

Love my city, this has become NYC's anthem!

Blackface Becoming A Trend

 

Painting Caucasian models black, also known as "blackface", is becoming a popular high fashion trend.  First French Vogue, then an episode of America's Next Top Model, and now V Magazine, have incorporated the "blackface" look. Mario Sorrenti directed the spread in V, it features model Sasha Pivovaro in "blackface", posing opposite Heidi Mount .  The new V Magazine with this spread is set to hit stands tomorrow.  What's the dilemma in just hiring a black model?

Sound is Fashion

The latest accessory....headphones! Once upon a time headphones were just used to listen to music, but those days are pretty much over. Yeah of course it will never lose it's sole purpose, but it seems as though more and more people are making them apart of their wardrobe. Here are some celebrities that have been spotted sporting these new fashion statements. (Nicole from Pussy Cat Dolls, John Mayer, Anne Hathaway, Snoop Dogg)

Apparently celebrities aren't satisfied enough with wearing headphones, but a few of them felt the need to create some of their own. Dr. Dre has launched a very successful line of headphones called Beats by Dr. Dre. I personally feel as though those headphones are geared more towards guys, but they are still very eye-catching. For females looking for headphones, Lady Gaga teamed up with Dr. Dre to create her line of headphones called Heartbeats by Lady Gaga. Her headphones are very eye catching and petite, and sure to get stares.

Beats by Dr. Dre

Hearbeats by Lady Gaga

To view more pictures and details of these headphones visit this website: http://beatsbydre.com/

Below is a video of Lady Gaga launching her new headphone line this pass October...enjoy!