Showbiz Roundup: Shhh, did you hear?
On February - 28 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS
Cheryl’s Stateside Dream takes a Dent
Archive for February, 2011
Trends From London Fashion Week A/W Ready to Wear
On February - 25 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS
The Autumn/Winter 2011 Ready-To-Wear collections in London brought Anna Wintour, Kate Bosworth, Olivia Palermo across to London to join the usual fashionistas in the front rows as our brightest stars and up-and-coming designers show their Autumn Winter collections. And they didn’t disappoint. In contrast to Paris’s Haute Couture fantasy gowns at the beginning of February, London’s Ready-To-Wear produced fabulously wearable clothes that despite being modelled by, for the most part, pin-thin 16-year-olds, would suit normal (grown-up) women as well.
The Marvels of Mykonos
On February - 24 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS
Paris, Milan, London and NYC – all classic destinations when it comes to ‘style’. These fashion meccas are now closely followed by the trend-setting ‘ Ms’ – Madrid, Moscow, Marrakech, Monaco and Mumbai (Vogue even has a dedicated office there now).
Cocochan Adds Glamour To Asian Dining
On February - 22 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS
St Christopher’s Place in the heart of London’s West End contains a vibrant mix of dining experiences to tempt any palate from seafood to Egyptian, Thai to Turkish. The latest restaurant to open in the area is Asian-fusion restaurant Cocochan’s. With a menu influenced by the cuisines of Japan, Thailand, China, Vietnam and other South East Asian countries it is a voyage for your taste buds.
Baring It In The Name Of Fashion
On February - 21 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS
Nude is a strange one in fashion, because really, what designers call nude is not really what we’d call skin
colour. Unless you’re a plastic doll. Instead, we prefer the term neutral or the more accurate but less roll-off-your-tongue pinky-beige. However you choose to describe it, this shade is one cool customer this summer. If you’re looking for a low-key casual look that still shows you know your fashion onions, then this is the shade to adopt. Neutral covers a decent range of tones created with varying depths of pinks and khaki so make sure you choose an item that doesn’t leave you looking washed out – the right colour will make your skin look warm, not dead.
Extreme Dangerous Dieting Hollywood Style
On February - 18 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS
Janet Jackson has revealed on Piers Morgan new CNN show in America that the worst thing she’d seen when it came to Hollywood diets was: ‘Eating tissue… Kleenex to fill the stomach, so that you’re full,’ she said. Even our very own Billie Piper has admitted that she has tried this herself and regularly starved herself when she was fighting anorexia. ‘I’d cut everything out and see how long I could go before I had to eat. At one point, I managed five days,’ she said.
Silk: Enter The Drama Of The British Legal Profession
On February - 17 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS
New BBC drama Silk is a big, bold, fast-paced insight into the world of the criminal Bar, showing legal eagles at work and play.
Maxine Peake stars as Martha Costello, mid-thirties, single, passionate, a defence barrister applying for silk. Martha is faced with challenging cases and surprising clients. Her beliefs and prejudices, her conscience and her faith in the criminal justice system are tested to the limit over the course of the series.
Ahoy There Captain: Nautical Fashion
On February - 16 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS
This spring nautical fashion will be everywhere but it is not just for one season. Fresh, clean and classic, the maritime trend will see you looking well turned out whether it is at work, out to lunch or on a date. The stripes are flattering to most figures helping to slim your torso and navy suits all skin tones.
We’re Up For A Bit of Flyrting!
On February - 15 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS
The aviation industry has long used the frisson of flirtation to sell flights, beginning with strict ‘glamour’ criteria for cabin crew on the first commercial flights and continuing through to recent sexy advertising campaigns from airlines such as Virgin. Now a survey from flights comparison site Skyscanner has revealed our romantic associations with flying are still going strong with the trend for“flyrting” – the practice of passengers flirting whilst flying.
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