L.A.M.B Fall '09

I'm really dig'n the first Jacket... and those black heals.







Speaking of Gwen it looks like she and the boys from No Doubt will be making an appearance on the Gossip Girl spin off as a fictional 80's band called "Snowed Out". Which is a bummer because I loved Gwen's cartoonish Disney Land character inspired style waaay back in the day when No Doubt were little young ones, it would have been nice to see that style in the show... but it makes sense since the time frame of the G.G. spin off wouldn't match up to when No Doubt was playing their first shows.

I don't think her wardrobe for the show is very "80's" but then again I haven't seen the episode, maybe it works somehow.



Here is a video of a young Gwen repairing her costume with a glue gun before a gig. It's so cute at one point the interviewer asks if she make clothes for other people and she says "No Way! I don't even have time"... ha ha. I have always loved Gwen I think she has been the longest standing style icon for me. I know some of her outfits and hair styles have been just outrageous but thats what's so great about her, she has the confidence to wear and do whatever she wants.

Smoking Everywhere

This post really isn't about fashion, or it could be but its mostly about smoking everywhere without the nasty effects of tobacco. I personally don't smoke cigarettes but a good friend of mine does and has been trying to quit and in hopes to do so she has started using the Smoking Everywhere electronic cigarette. The idea is its suppose to help ween her off of the real thing, kinda like the patch. Except unlike the patch you still exhale "smoke" because of the vaporizer, it's crazy how this thing works. I'm not really sure this will help since this allows her to "smoke" everywhere and still she smokes real cigarettes when we venture outside, because the strength of the electronic cigarette is not as powerful as puffing on the real thing.




I will say this device does help me, because when I was doing my friends make up on a recent photo shoot I didn't have to deal with real cigarette smoke being blown in my face. Maybe all models should start smoking these to spare the few who don't smoke (ha ha, the very few)... and it might help on the skin care products and teeth bleaching they spend money on to stay looking in tip top model shape. I was also doing make up on a video shoot yesterday and one of the actors was saying how nice it it to get his make up done by someone whose hands don't smell like cigarettes. Smoking really is a nasty addiction.

To learn more about this cigarette of the future check out Smoking Everywhere

P.S. the model smoking is not my friend I was talking about.

CHANEL No5

I absolutely adore Audrey Tautou and this new commercial for CHANEL. The wardrobe/styling is great, so is that hot guy who catches her interest.

I personally think Audrey is a much better "face" for the brand than Nicole Kidman was, not that I don't think Nicole is a beautiful woman. I guess I'm more partial to big doe eyes and dark hair... plus Audrey is actually french. I can't wait to see Audrey in "Coco avant Chanel".

Mexico's Finest

Since today is Cinco de Mayo I thought I would do a little picture post on some of Mexico's young and hot designers.

T.E.M.O.R.E.S Spring 2009








Cherry Project Spring 2009













MANCANDY
Here is a small article about MANCANDY from 2008 with last years runway shots Click Me.









TE AMO Spring 2009







A peek into TE AMO Fall 2009 Line... that top with the mesh front is hot.






etre Spring 2009

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I went to NYC last Thursday to do Make Up & Hair for a friends band who where shooting some press shots and the new album cover... Now the stylist that was hired for the shoot was no good when it came to "style" she ended up pulling really bad pieces for my friend who is the only girl in the band... everything was not her style and extremely unflattering.

Luckily my friend had recently met this designer in a movie theater bathroom and complimented her on her outfit asking where she got her clothes, the designer replied with "I make all my own clothes" ... so of course my friend asked if she would mind lending some pieces for the shoot.

So in walks this timid little girl named Rebecca Turbow carrying two garment bags full of the greatest skirts and dresses along with little black cropped jackets, just a great collection of pieces for my friend. Lets just say the stylist was not too happy that Rebecca walked in with pieces we all were going gaga over but if Rebecca didn't show up my poor friend would have had to wear the crap the stylist had.

In the end the shoot went well after a long battle with the stylist and the shitty job she was doing dressing everyone... I will say there was a lot of weird tension in the Make Up/ Wardrobe room all day because of that. I wish I could find images of all the pieces from Rebecca Turbow's new collection but the pieces she brought to the shoot were all new samples and sadly I lost the new Look Book she gave us.

Here are some images from her Spring '09 Collection... and I hope to see her newer pieces up on her site soon. Rebecca Turbow.com












Rebecca brought some items for us to keep so I got one of these Tanks and a cute Tote Bag, I love them.






Here is a little photo and a Q & A with Rebecca that I found online...



Why gray?
I actually wore turquoise for eight years, but last September, I switched to gray. I’d had a bad year and needed to get out of it.

That’s a big switch.
I like everything to be clean, and gray is clean. Gray is between black and white, so it’s a noncolor, almost. I feel messy and unclean if I wear other colors.

Where do you shop?
I make all my own clothes. I can’t wear anyone else’s.

What about shoes?
That’s hard because even the soles of my shoes have to be gray or white. I get annoyed if the soles are black.

Do you ever miss turquoise?
When I was in turquoise, people would stare at me everywhere I went. It’s still the color of my clothing line, so my business cards and stickers are turquoise. But I’ve separated myself from it, so I’m separated from my work.

Is that a good thing?
Gray is refreshing. My boyfriend says it looks classy. Sometimes he’ll wear black, and I’ll wear silver. I like that; we match.

Does it bother you when other people wear mixed colors?
I like mixed colors on other people. I just can’t wear or make them. I work for the singer of Of Montreal, and he lets me make him wild, monochrome outfits.

Will you wear gray for the rest of your life?
My mom thinks I should branch out, but I can’t imagine that. I don’t know if it’s a condition; I’ve always wondered if there’s a name for it.