Work it out...

Athletes today want to be fashionable without having to look completely athletic while doing their sports activities.
Nike started off as a maker of athletic shoes in the 1960s and then branched out into shoes and clothes for athletes and those who wanted to dress like athletes.

In the last few years, with a number of collaborations, we have seen many sports brands create new product lines with fashion designers. Everyone wants to be seen as trendy or having an “edgy” look, so active sports leading brands are reaching out to established designers.

Now that everyone is running after collector's items or limited edition activewear, fashion/sport marriages are turning these opportunities into new brands for a specific customer.

Stella McCartney for Addidas.





Alexander Mcqueen for Puma




Yohji Yamamoto for Adidas

A pink one please...

Peter Gronquist has turned Gallery 1988 into a blinged-out armory for his solo, The Revolution will be Fabulous. Everything is going 'designer' these days: toys, iPod covers, stationery, furniture, vibrators, you name it. Add weapons to that list.


Peter has taken replicas of non-operative rifles and chain saws and given them over-the-top, blinged-out treatments, complete with well-known fashion monikers. Louis Vuitton chain saw, anyone ? Or what about a rifle with a faux Takashi Murakami smiling flower pattern?

Now we can protect ourselves and look cute and blinged-out doing so.

Pharrell Williams and The Love Chair.

Pharrell Williams, the front man for N.E.R.D., got together with Domeau & Peres to design the perspective chair. The chair's design was inspired by the "relationship" between a man and a woman.The chair will be part of a show in Paris at the Emmanuel Perrotin Galerie. The show will be from October 21, 2008 to January 10, 2009. It will be available in a few colors and only 4 of each color will be sold.

According to Pharrell, the chair is supposed to represent the love between a woman and a man. It is a good representation of love, but I see it as a form of lust. It is up to you how you will perceive it. It is an interesting way to design a chair though, a man's legs behind a woman's. So what's your perspective on it?

Yves Saint Laurent: 1936-2008

Yves Saint Laurent first made a massive impression on the fashion world in 1958 when he became the successor to Christian Dior and enjoyed instant success with his Trapeze collection, before beginning his own label in 1962.


Yves Saint Laurent's long and fruitful career came to an end in 2002 and was most recognized for turning women's fashion around, making pants the core of women's fashion along with pea coats, safari jackets (not to forget “le smoking," a French term for a man’s tuxedo jacket), leopard prints, and trench coats, to mention a few fashions which transcended the world of style. The names to adorn the 'YSL' initials roll off your tongue with the likes of Catherine Deneuve, Bianca Jagger, Helmut NewtonMarie-Hélène de Rothschild amongst them. May the legend of Yves Saint Laurent live on.
Read much more over at the NY Times website, and I am sure many others will be paying tribute to this legend of style and fashion today.

Sex and the City Cocktails.

The day is finally here!!! Most of us will be viewing the Sex and the City movie tonight and over the weekend. Before that happens, you'll should have a cocktail. We have four special recipes, each one,is named after each character. So drink the cocktail that best suites you and be Fabulous?



MIRANDA

2 oz SKYY Vodka
3/4 oz Campari
2 oz Pomegranate Juice
1 oz Triple Sec
Squeeze of Lemon

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled stem less flute. Garnish with a large Lemon twist.



CHARLOTTE

2 oz SKYY Vodka
3/4 oz Frangelico Hazelnut Liqueur
3/4 oz Amaretto Almond Liqueur
3/4 oz Godiva Dark Chocolate Liqueur
1 oz Half and Half

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with shaved Chocolate.



SAMANTHA

2 1/2 oz SKYY Vodka
1 1/2 oz Cabo Wabo Añejo Tequila
1 oz Simple Syrup
1 oz freshly squeezed Lime Juice

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Rim glass with mixture of salt and small amount of white pepper. No garnish.

CARRIE (aka THE NEW COSMO)

2 oz SKYY Vodka
1 oz Triple Sec
2 oz Mango Nectar
1/2 oz freshly squeezed Lime Juice
1/2 oz Simple Syrup

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with slice of dried Mango.

Crazy for Carrie!

No one knows how hard it is to find love in New York City better than columnist Carrie Bradshaw. Single and fabulous, Carrie looks to her own experiences and those of her best friends when writing her column. Never shying away from difficult or delicate subjects, Carrie has covered everything from emotional dependence to sexual independence. And somehow, through all her research and personal experiences, she's remained open to the possibility of finding love in this crazy city.

Fashion Sense.
Ms. Bradshaw is the most fashion-forward of all the girls. Go through Carrie's closet and you'll find haute couture pieces side by side with vintage garments and miles of Manolo Blahnik stilettos. A fashion chameleon, Carrie can start her day looking like a streetwise pixie, change into an elegant dress for dinner and slip into a skin-baring ensemble for a late-night party. Every season, she creates a fashion trend through her accessories. First it was the nameplate necklace, then the flower pins and Fendi baguette bags. The gloves followed, then newsboy hats and the diamond/gold stackable jewelry.

Carrie's Looks






All looks above are available at Project 159 and Project 234.

Carrie defending her first love...fashion.

Sexy...Sassy...Samantha.

Sex with an ex can be depressing. If it's good, you don't have it anymore; if it's bad, you just had sex with an ex." - Samantha

Samantha is a successful PR exec who knows what she wants, and most of the time, she gets it. She radiates confidence in everything she does; whether it's landing a star client, getting a table at the trendiest restaurant or bedding the hottest guy in the room. Samantha embraces her uninhibited sexuality with a diverse (and large) group of lovers, from wrestling coaches to power bachelors to farmers.

Fashion Sense
Samantha's high-power lifestyle demands a wardrobe ready to make a statement at every occasion. For work, she gravitates towards body-accentuating suits in bold colors, and at night she turns up the volume with racy ensembles that show off her figure and personality.

Samantha's Looks.




Garments are available at Project 159 and Project 234

Samantha at her best....