Saturday, July 18, 2009
Fashion Moment
Friday, July 17, 2009
Unzipped!
Seasonal garments exhibit a complex of zippers
There is no doubt that the zipper is essentially practical. It helps us shake off or put clothes on quickly and easily. However, designers opt catwalk this season by adding an artistic element to this that often goes unnoticed.
Donatella Versace is one of the main advocates of this trend is inspired by the study of the radical seventies. The Italian designer sandals to put zippers in strips, dresses and tops with cascading routes and unique half-rack in the direction of nowhere. It is the whim by whim.
Moreover, Matthew Williamson reinterprets the patterns of black leather biker jacket and a proposed nuclear monoshort white with lots of zippers.
In terms of jewelry and accessories, closing rocker takes special prominence maxibrazaletes applied to transparent stones with large gold and sash belts with chains intertwined.
Sergio Rossi, Mawi, Jimmy Choo, Gucci, Balmain ... do not miss the 18 most outrageous designs that make up this innovative trend.
Versace spring collection on the use of asymmetrical zippers.
Detail of a black Versace dress with back straps and zippers gold
Sandals makeup color strips to heel with a needle and gold zipper, Versace
Mawi is a bracelet with gold chain that emulates the concept of the zipper.
Monoshort zippers with oversize gold, Gucci's collection for spring-summer 2009
Proenza Schouler radically reinterprets the study of the seventies in a dress inspired plastified secretary
Proenza Schouler opts front zipper black patent leather combined with green satin fabric
Sergio Rossi designed a peep toe sandals with rubber bands, needle and zipper heel
Image illustrating the elements of the structure of the zipper-closure, the tabs, the side edges and the top
Leather sash belt nude color with twisted edge and gold chains as a zipper, Matthew Williamson
Matthew Williamson white monoshort proposed a nuclear-based standards in the leather biker jacket
White leather maxibag with wooden handle and zipper front golden Jimmy Choo
Balmain designed a tube skirt high waist with zipper side combined with a lace top and steep shoulders
Marni opts for a total arty look that includes a jacket with zipper front and a sash belt with xxl buckle
Dress with black V-shaped neck, sleeves and zipper front trapeze cut by Yves Saint Laurent
Original glass wine glass base mate and built a golden zipper on the side, After 5
Vaporous layers brown dress with zipper front, Burberry Prorsum
Narciso Rodriguez offers us a warm summer red energy that incorporates four black diagonal zippers
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Choose your favourite...
Dreaming with Rousseau
Hibiscus and tropical prints that come from the distant lands of the tropics.
Legendary French painters like Henri Rousseau and Gaugain moved to the remote lands of Polynesia to attempt to capture its unique vegetation and a palette full of mystery. Thus, hibiscus, the flower is typical of tropical and subtropical palms and lush forests reached our old Europe, captivating and inviting us to dream of idyllic places.
This season, fashion is trying to use the same resources on tunic dresses, colorful hard plastic bracelets mare and essential items, such as the wonderful beach towels for the proposed Hermès.
So how designers interpret this trend as a gateway? Frida Giannini Baptizes Exotica as a collection that serves as a flower power prints processed until cool shapes. Diane Von Furstenberg brings his touch reminiscent hippie seventies to its vapor lines, while Stella McCartney opts for swimwear garments in black and white. Carlos Miele adopts new long kaleidoscope prints using a personal image that blend of virgin forests with the turquoise of the South Seas.
Come to Hawaii, Tahiti and the Amazon forest by browsing our exquisite and summer fashion pages.
Virgin forests, exotic flowers and jungles to explore new proposals populate summer. Marni is identified with this style betting colorful hard plastic collars
Bring the tropical vegetation to the wrist with this bracelet Marni
Detail of the rear side of the bracelet ethnic floral implementation of Marni
Marni combines tropical bracelets with a dress that shows a geometric embossing a diamond
Marni us about the distant land of the flower power Polynesia reasons for adopting the asphalt
The French painter Henri Rousseau acknowledged find their inspiration in the lush plants from distant lands of the tropics
"Exotica" is the name Frida Giannini chose to capture the spirit of their new summer collection for Gucci
Gucci takes sexy bikinis in tropical prints color fluoride. Takes note with loop fastener
Gucci takes flowers coast of Hawaii as a point of inspiration for psychedelic prints that rely on the geometry
Bird's eye view of the island of Bora Bora (Polynesia). Painters such as Gauguin found his manner of speech, portraying the beauty of these islands and lush vegetation today applied to fashion
Detail of one of the soft bags hand stamped with "jungle fever" by Stella McCartney
Like pareos? Here's our bet orange and red, Hermès
The hibiscus is the flower for antomasia the tropics and subtropics. Is present in most of the options that characterizes this fashion trend
Diane Von Furstenberg adds a touch of seventies hippie floral trend that emerges from the primeval forests
The palms of Hawaii travel bags in black and white of the proposal for Diane Von Furstenberg spring / summer 2009
The prints are trying to capture the tropical greenery and the mystery of the deep jungles of the Amazon
Alexander McQueen was inspired by the colorful birds flying over the treetops of the Amazon
Diane Von Furstenberg opted for green jungle animal along with a printed black and white
What are you going to bring a towel to the beach? We chose a fuchsia color and style jungle, Hermès
Hibiscus and tropical prints that come from the distant lands of the tropics.
Legendary French painters like Henri Rousseau and Gaugain moved to the remote lands of Polynesia to attempt to capture its unique vegetation and a palette full of mystery. Thus, hibiscus, the flower is typical of tropical and subtropical palms and lush forests reached our old Europe, captivating and inviting us to dream of idyllic places.
This season, fashion is trying to use the same resources on tunic dresses, colorful hard plastic bracelets mare and essential items, such as the wonderful beach towels for the proposed Hermès.
So how designers interpret this trend as a gateway? Frida Giannini Baptizes Exotica as a collection that serves as a flower power prints processed until cool shapes. Diane Von Furstenberg brings his touch reminiscent hippie seventies to its vapor lines, while Stella McCartney opts for swimwear garments in black and white. Carlos Miele adopts new long kaleidoscope prints using a personal image that blend of virgin forests with the turquoise of the South Seas.
Come to Hawaii, Tahiti and the Amazon forest by browsing our exquisite and summer fashion pages.
Virgin forests, exotic flowers and jungles to explore new proposals populate summer. Marni is identified with this style betting colorful hard plastic collars
Bring the tropical vegetation to the wrist with this bracelet Marni
Detail of the rear side of the bracelet ethnic floral implementation of Marni
Marni combines tropical bracelets with a dress that shows a geometric embossing a diamond
Marni us about the distant land of the flower power Polynesia reasons for adopting the asphalt
The French painter Henri Rousseau acknowledged find their inspiration in the lush plants from distant lands of the tropics
"Exotica" is the name Frida Giannini chose to capture the spirit of their new summer collection for Gucci
Gucci takes sexy bikinis in tropical prints color fluoride. Takes note with loop fastener
Gucci takes flowers coast of Hawaii as a point of inspiration for psychedelic prints that rely on the geometry
Bird's eye view of the island of Bora Bora (Polynesia). Painters such as Gauguin found his manner of speech, portraying the beauty of these islands and lush vegetation today applied to fashion
Not all proposals are colorful. Stella McCartney makes the tropical plants in a choice of black & white bathroom
Detail of one of the soft bags hand stamped with "jungle fever" by Stella McCartney
Like pareos? Here's our bet orange and red, Hermès
The hibiscus is the flower for antomasia the tropics and subtropics. Is present in most of the options that characterizes this fashion trend
Diane Von Furstenberg adds a touch of seventies hippie floral trend that emerges from the primeval forests
The palms of Hawaii travel bags in black and white of the proposal for Diane Von Furstenberg spring / summer 2009
The prints are trying to capture the tropical greenery and the mystery of the deep jungles of the Amazon
Alexander McQueen was inspired by the colorful birds flying over the treetops of the Amazon
Diane Von Furstenberg opted for green jungle animal along with a printed black and white
What are you going to bring a towel to the beach? We chose a fuchsia color and style jungle, Hermès
Carlos Miele takes the colors of the forest as a reference point in a vaporous dress one strap
Tropical-inspired dress with kimono reminiscences, V-neck and obi belts, Emilio Pucci
via vogue.es
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Brooke White Shares the Secret to Writing a Good Song And Much More
You never know what you’re going to get when it comes to artist interviews. In all honesty, sometimes they just don’t go very well…
But season seven finalist Brooke White is the kind of person I could talk to for hours about just about anything. I discovered this within the first minute of our interview when she started questioning me about my dislike of peanut butter…
Eventually we did get around to talking about her new CD, “High Hopes & Heartbreak.” And, of course, we talked about “American Idol”…
“Hopes” is already doing well on iTunes, which has Brooke feeling relieved. “It was such a personal process making this record. It’s like putting your babies out there.”
The process started as soon as Brooke finished the Idols Live Tour. Brooke admitted there was some pressure to get an album completed quickly after “Idol,” but there were pressures from other sources as well—namely her. “I was really motivated by myself. The first thing, I got back to songwriting. After the show and after the tour, you’re kind of depleted. But you’re also so full with so many things to write about. [The album] was pretty much finished by the end of April. It went really fast, but it was really rewarding and super fun.”
I was almost embarrassed to hear myself tell Brooke she should be really proud of the album, but she didn’t mind. “It’s a regular reoccurrence to second guess yourself. It’s that slight bit of that insecurity. So it’s always great to hear people say they enjoy it.”
So how does Brooke describe the album? “It is a bit of a throwback. It’s a singer/songwriter album…It has an organic tone.” Brooke also described it as “adventure music,” meaning that the album is not restricted to one particular sound. “It has singer/songwriter songs, some turned out more California country…There’s a disco song…It’s got a little bit of it all. Yet, somehow, the album has a cohesiveness to it.”
Ask Brooke to choose her favorite track from the CD, and it’s a little like asking a mother to choose between her children. “I’m so close to it at this point. I would kind of cling to songs as they were happening. Right now I’m revisiting ‘Out of the Ashes.’ It’s particularly meaningful. ‘Sometimes Love’ is another one. It’s hard to choose. I go through different phases where I reconnect with each of them in different ways…I’m not good at the favorite games.”
One of my favorite tracks on the CD is Brooke’s cover of the Kings of Leon song, “Use Somebody.” So I asked her how it ended up on her CD. “It’s one of my favorite songs of the year. The song itself, the structure itself is great. It’s got great bones. It’s just like putting different clothes on it. It’s a different spin on it. Covers are tricky, but I really love how it turned out.”
There’s no doubt that Brooke is most passionate when she’s talking about her music, but she’s not ashamed to talk about the show that introduced her to America. “‘American Idol’ is a household name. I’m really glad to be associated with it. Of course I want to expand on that. At the end of the day, that’s the opportunity that launched my career. But it’s not solely who I am as a person and an artist.”
However, Brooke told me that she has no intention of running away from her “Idol” past and people still ask her about the show. Among the most popular questions she gets are whether she’s still a nanny and if she’s looking for a job as a nanny. But people also still ask her about her most famous moment on the show—when she started over in the middle of her performance of “You Must Love Me” during Andrew Lloyd Webber week. “I can laugh about it at this point,” she told me. “It was not funny at the time.”
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Brooke said people also ask her about playing piano with no shoes and they’ve told her how sorry they are she missed her sister’s wedding. Complete strangers knowing so much about her was not something Brooke was expecting. “Once you get out of the Idol bubble…It was so overwhelming. It’s weird, but not in a bad way.”
Right now, Brooke is preparing to share her music with her fans by going on the road. Word had spread on the Internet that Brooke will be touring with fellow season seven “Idol” finalist Michael Johns, but Brooke says they’re actually still working out the details. She did promise me, however, that a tour will “definitely happen.” And she’s really looking forward to it. “When people are singing your songs with you. That’s when it’s unreal.”
When I mention that I can hear everyone singing along to “California Song” in my head because of the great “na na nas” in it, Brooke gave me the secret to writing a good song. “You put na nas in there and it’s a done deal. It’s the special sauce.” To prove her point, Brooke sings me a line of “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye.”
I could’ve listened to Brooke sing to me all day, but I had to ask her a question about Randy Jackson, who executive produced her album and is also part of her management team. Brooke is the first “Idol” that Randy has made an album with and I asked her if that was flattering for her. “I have no good explanation for it,” she told me. “I never expected or anticipated this was how it would turn out.”
Brooke said that when Randy approached her after the Idols tour that he was “so enthusiastic” about making a singer-songwriter album. “I was kind of like wowed. And I’m very grateful.”
I couldn’t help but ask Brooke if she is getting tired of doing all of these interviews, and she told me, “Not yet.” But it’s clear that Brooke doesn’t mind having so many opportunities to talk about her music.
And if I had put together such a solid project, I would enjoy constantly talking about it too…
“High Hopes & Heartbreak” is available exclusively on iTunes now and will hit stores and all digital outlets Tuesday, July 21st. You can learn more about Brooke at her website http://www.realbrookewhite.com/...
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to try and write a song with lots of “na na nas” in it. I’ll be sure to give Brooke a co-writing credit…
Photos Credit: June Baby Records
But season seven finalist Brooke White is the kind of person I could talk to for hours about just about anything. I discovered this within the first minute of our interview when she started questioning me about my dislike of peanut butter…Eventually we did get around to talking about her new CD, “High Hopes & Heartbreak.” And, of course, we talked about “American Idol”…
“Hopes” is already doing well on iTunes, which has Brooke feeling relieved. “It was such a personal process making this record. It’s like putting your babies out there.”
The process started as soon as Brooke finished the Idols Live Tour. Brooke admitted there was some pressure to get an album completed quickly after “Idol,” but there were pressures from other sources as well—namely her. “I was really motivated by myself. The first thing, I got back to songwriting. After the show and after the tour, you’re kind of depleted. But you’re also so full with so many things to write about. [The album] was pretty much finished by the end of April. It went really fast, but it was really rewarding and super fun.”
I was almost embarrassed to hear myself tell Brooke she should be really proud of the album, but she didn’t mind. “It’s a regular reoccurrence to second guess yourself. It’s that slight bit of that insecurity. So it’s always great to hear people say they enjoy it.”
So how does Brooke describe the album? “It is a bit of a throwback. It’s a singer/songwriter album…It has an organic tone.” Brooke also described it as “adventure music,” meaning that the album is not restricted to one particular sound. “It has singer/songwriter songs, some turned out more California country…There’s a disco song…It’s got a little bit of it all. Yet, somehow, the album has a cohesiveness to it.”
Ask Brooke to choose her favorite track from the CD, and it’s a little like asking a mother to choose between her children. “I’m so close to it at this point. I would kind of cling to songs as they were happening. Right now I’m revisiting ‘Out of the Ashes.’ It’s particularly meaningful. ‘Sometimes Love’ is another one. It’s hard to choose. I go through different phases where I reconnect with each of them in different ways…I’m not good at the favorite games.”
One of my favorite tracks on the CD is Brooke’s cover of the Kings of Leon song, “Use Somebody.” So I asked her how it ended up on her CD. “It’s one of my favorite songs of the year. The song itself, the structure itself is great. It’s got great bones. It’s just like putting different clothes on it. It’s a different spin on it. Covers are tricky, but I really love how it turned out.”
There’s no doubt that Brooke is most passionate when she’s talking about her music, but she’s not ashamed to talk about the show that introduced her to America. “‘American Idol’ is a household name. I’m really glad to be associated with it. Of course I want to expand on that. At the end of the day, that’s the opportunity that launched my career. But it’s not solely who I am as a person and an artist.”
However, Brooke told me that she has no intention of running away from her “Idol” past and people still ask her about the show. Among the most popular questions she gets are whether she’s still a nanny and if she’s looking for a job as a nanny. But people also still ask her about her most famous moment on the show—when she started over in the middle of her performance of “You Must Love Me” during Andrew Lloyd Webber week. “I can laugh about it at this point,” she told me. “It was not funny at the time.”
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Brooke said people also ask her about playing piano with no shoes and they’ve told her how sorry they are she missed her sister’s wedding. Complete strangers knowing so much about her was not something Brooke was expecting. “Once you get out of the Idol bubble…It was so overwhelming. It’s weird, but not in a bad way.”Right now, Brooke is preparing to share her music with her fans by going on the road. Word had spread on the Internet that Brooke will be touring with fellow season seven “Idol” finalist Michael Johns, but Brooke says they’re actually still working out the details. She did promise me, however, that a tour will “definitely happen.” And she’s really looking forward to it. “When people are singing your songs with you. That’s when it’s unreal.”
When I mention that I can hear everyone singing along to “California Song” in my head because of the great “na na nas” in it, Brooke gave me the secret to writing a good song. “You put na nas in there and it’s a done deal. It’s the special sauce.” To prove her point, Brooke sings me a line of “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye.”
I could’ve listened to Brooke sing to me all day, but I had to ask her a question about Randy Jackson, who executive produced her album and is also part of her management team. Brooke is the first “Idol” that Randy has made an album with and I asked her if that was flattering for her. “I have no good explanation for it,” she told me. “I never expected or anticipated this was how it would turn out.”
Brooke said that when Randy approached her after the Idols tour that he was “so enthusiastic” about making a singer-songwriter album. “I was kind of like wowed. And I’m very grateful.”
I couldn’t help but ask Brooke if she is getting tired of doing all of these interviews, and she told me, “Not yet.” But it’s clear that Brooke doesn’t mind having so many opportunities to talk about her music.
And if I had put together such a solid project, I would enjoy constantly talking about it too…
“High Hopes & Heartbreak” is available exclusively on iTunes now and will hit stores and all digital outlets Tuesday, July 21st. You can learn more about Brooke at her website http://www.realbrookewhite.com/...
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to try and write a song with lots of “na na nas” in it. I’ll be sure to give Brooke a co-writing credit…
Photos Credit: June Baby Records
Bonita Jamaica's New Website
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Find it here: Bonita Jamaica
Don't keep Jamaica Waiting.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Brooke White CD Review: A Breezy, Pleasant Surprise
In today’s musical climate of hip-hop beats and naughty lyrics, it’s easy to wonder what happened to the breezy pop songs of yesteryear.
Well I’m happy to report that I’ve found them on Brooke White’s new CD “High Hopes & Heartbreak.” And I mean that as a big compliment…
Now, before I get too deep into my review, I have to say that I’m as surprised as anyone to be a fan of this CD. Breezy pop has never been my thing. I’ve never been a fan of Carly Simon, Carole King or James Taylor, who are all influences here. But there’s just something so infectious about the songs on “Hopes” that I just can’t help myself…
The CD starts out with the uber-catchy current single, “Radio Radio,” followed by the song Brooke debuted on “American Idol” last season, “Hold Up My Heart,” which comes off much better here. “Out of the Ashes” and “Phoenix” both sound like they came directly from a Simon or Taylor album. And just try to not sing along with the catchy chorus of “California Song.”
Brooke also shows she can switch on the emotion with “When We Were One,” “Sometimes Love” and the gorgeous “Smile.”
The real surprise here, though, is Brooke’s version of the Kings of Leon song, “Use Somebody.” In Brooke’s hands the song takes on a totally different tone as Brooke gives it a real sense of vulnerability.
I would say the only misstep on the CD is when Brooke tries to do something different and adds a slight disco sound to “High Hopes & Heartbreak.” With a more stripped down sound the song might have worked…
If I had to sum up the album in one word, I would probably say pure. In fact, the sound is so pure that at times Brooke’s voice slightly betrays her. But in today’s world of Auto-Tune and vocoders, I find the raw sound pretty refreshing.
Kudos to Randy Jackson, the album’s executive producer (and Brooke’s co-manager), for giving us Brooke as she is and not trying to turn her into something she isn’t (Brooke co-wrote much of the CD.). Clearly, he was missing that pure pop sound as well. Maybe I don’t give him nearly as much credit as I should…
If you’re a fan of Brooke White, you’ll love the CD. But if you would just like to have a little break from the relentless beats of today’s music, you should give this one a try. Even if you weren’t a fan of Brooke’s on the show, I think you will be pleasantly surprised. I know I was…
“High Hopes & Heartbreak” is available now exclusively on iTunes. It will hit stores and all other digital outlets Tuesday, June 21st…
I'll have more from Brooke later this week...
Photo Credit: June Baby Records
Well I’m happy to report that I’ve found them on Brooke White’s new CD “High Hopes & Heartbreak.” And I mean that as a big compliment…Now, before I get too deep into my review, I have to say that I’m as surprised as anyone to be a fan of this CD. Breezy pop has never been my thing. I’ve never been a fan of Carly Simon, Carole King or James Taylor, who are all influences here. But there’s just something so infectious about the songs on “Hopes” that I just can’t help myself…
The CD starts out with the uber-catchy current single, “Radio Radio,” followed by the song Brooke debuted on “American Idol” last season, “Hold Up My Heart,” which comes off much better here. “Out of the Ashes” and “Phoenix” both sound like they came directly from a Simon or Taylor album. And just try to not sing along with the catchy chorus of “California Song.”
Brooke also shows she can switch on the emotion with “When We Were One,” “Sometimes Love” and the gorgeous “Smile.”
The real surprise here, though, is Brooke’s version of the Kings of Leon song, “Use Somebody.” In Brooke’s hands the song takes on a totally different tone as Brooke gives it a real sense of vulnerability.
I would say the only misstep on the CD is when Brooke tries to do something different and adds a slight disco sound to “High Hopes & Heartbreak.” With a more stripped down sound the song might have worked…
If I had to sum up the album in one word, I would probably say pure. In fact, the sound is so pure that at times Brooke’s voice slightly betrays her. But in today’s world of Auto-Tune and vocoders, I find the raw sound pretty refreshing.
Kudos to Randy Jackson, the album’s executive producer (and Brooke’s co-manager), for giving us Brooke as she is and not trying to turn her into something she isn’t (Brooke co-wrote much of the CD.). Clearly, he was missing that pure pop sound as well. Maybe I don’t give him nearly as much credit as I should…
If you’re a fan of Brooke White, you’ll love the CD. But if you would just like to have a little break from the relentless beats of today’s music, you should give this one a try. Even if you weren’t a fan of Brooke’s on the show, I think you will be pleasantly surprised. I know I was…
“High Hopes & Heartbreak” is available now exclusively on iTunes. It will hit stores and all other digital outlets Tuesday, June 21st…
I'll have more from Brooke later this week...
Photo Credit: June Baby Records
A Jordin Sparks CD Review Tease
For the record, I’ve written a review of Jordin Sparks’ new CD, “Battlefield,” which hits stores next week. But her record company has asked me to hold it until next week…
So, today, I will just give you a small taste of what I have to say…
It was obvious from the first time she declared, “Better go and get your armor” that we were dealing with a more mature Jordin Sparks. And that maturity shines through big time on her new CD, “Battlefield”...
For the rest, be sure to visit the blog on Sunday…
Photo Credit: Jive Records
So, today, I will just give you a small taste of what I have to say…It was obvious from the first time she declared, “Better go and get your armor” that we were dealing with a more mature Jordin Sparks. And that maturity shines through big time on her new CD, “Battlefield”...
For the rest, be sure to visit the blog on Sunday…
Photo Credit: Jive Records
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