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Chelsea Rae | Celebrities, News | Saturday, 24 February 2007
I don’t usually do news here because in all honesty, I’m never the first to know things. I hate reading news papers, and I don’t like the news. I do though read fashion magazines over and over and at least once a day check Perez Hilton and Pink is the New Blog. I’m the person you go to if you want to know all the celebrity dirt or what the new spring pallette is going to be. I’m also the person you go to if you want to hear the ins and outs of the members of most “emo” bands (those quotes are there for a reason). This leads me to the point of this post. I was reading the new Rolling Stone with Fall Out Boy on the cover and while skimming through the article for something I haven’t already heard, I came across a little tidbit of information about Clandestine Industries. For those who could care less about Fall Out Boy or the whole emo sub-culture, Clandestine is Pete Wentz’s clothing company that basically sells hoodies and tees with witty phrases like “love can’t save you, only my super powers can” and “give love, then take it away”. But I digress, Rolling Stone briefly mentioned that Clandestine has signed a production and distribution deal with DKNY. I was totally stoked, much to the bewilderment of my brother’s friend who was reading the article over my shoulder. After searching all over the interweb, I found two articles and they also only briefly mention this little/big deal. The article was from Billboard.com, and it said, “Clandestine has sold largely on the Internet, but design house DKNY will roll out Clandestine product in the fall”. The wording is so shady, and I’m not completely sure what it means. I’m asssuming it just means more productin more places, but I’m really excited to see where all these one-liners lead.
I read somewhere that if you write down everything you want and the act like you already have it you’ll end up getting it. Honestly, I’m not sure if it works, but I’m optimistic so I tried. One of the things on my list was a ultra cute trapezey dress. I wasn’t really specific so I’ve decided to do a little research on exactly what kind of dress I want. So, I’ve done a little research and there’s so many different trapeze artist style dresses out it crazy. Everyone from Aquascutum to Rag & Bone sent one of the swanky shifts down the runway for Spring/Summer 2007.
Réyes showed a super cutesie striped mini, which I’m 136.5% sure I would put on and never take off. I also fell hard for the Rag & Bone jumper. It has pockets and we all know how I love pockets. The only problem was I absolutely love-love-loved the ultra laid back violet dress from DKNY and the glammed up white and black strapless number by Ruffian. I honestly can’t decide if I want something I could wear everyday or something to parties. So, I’ve officially decided I want both. I amended my wish list and have come up with a few great options. Some are completely more realistic than others, but it’s all pretend right?
The weight issue is something that has been polarizing the fashion world of late. What is skinny? What is fat? On one side there are people like Tyra Banks telling women it’s okay to have a little junk in the trunk. She even went as far as to tell her critics “kiss my fat ass” on a recent show. On the other side are shows like VH1’s The Agency where on the first episode, agents called multiple female models fat when to me they looked healthy. Which side is right? There is always the argument that clothes look better of skinnier girls, but the problem with that is, we as a people are extremely impressionable. When the media shows us sickeningly skinny girls slinking down the runway, our brain says that’s what beauty is and I NEED to bee like that. This is why so many people have eating disorders in today’s society. This battle of the bulge brings me to the real reason I’m writing.
There is a great company called SpoonFed Art. SpoonFed Art is a company that makes gorgeous pendants out of the bowl of the spoon. I know this sounds strange, but the spoons are painstakingly filled with mementos and resin creating one of the prettiest things I’ve seen in a long time. Karin Collins, the creator of SpoonFed Art, started making these pendants as therapy for an eating disorder. After making these pendants for herself for a while and getting a ton and 1/2 of complements, Karin decided she would quit her job and pursue something she loved. SpoonFed Art has been featured in many magazines including Nylon and Health and was featured in LA Weekly in September. The best part about SpoonFed Art is Karin is a big supporter NEDA (National Eating Disorder Association) and often takes part in online auctions where all the proceeds go to NEDA.
From now until the end of February you can get 10% off if you email them at spoonfedart@earthlink.net and tell them you read about them in Health magazine. The pendants will take about 3-4 weeks to complete because beauty takes time. Also, if you are purchasing a pendant from outside of the US you should email them at spoonfedart@earthlink.net prior to making the purchase. Though many of the pendants do sport the sold sign, Karin is always willing to try to recreate a pendant. It may not be exactly the same, but it’ll be pretty close.
YOU MAKE THE CALL: Check out the Tyra video and the first episode of The Agency and decide whose right.
A look that popped up all over the runways in September was completely gorgeous flower inspired dresses. I know flowers for spring, big surprise. But it wasn’t as much of a floral print as actual flowers or dresses that make you feel like the prettiest peony. YSL sent many garden-nymph inspired dresses down the runway that looked like a meadow of violets one of which was a gorgeous purple mini-dress. Valentino, Thakoon, Rodarte and Alexander McQueen both sent down a flowery dress or two. Though McQueen’s idea may be the extreme with a dress that looks slightly like a topiary, this flower child trend is one of my favorites for spring.
My problem was how do I sport it with out looking like a set piece from the Secret Garden. This question was answered when I saw this uber-cute headband in Glamour. I know the head band is pretty expensive but it’s so adorable, and I absolutely need it. The flowers on the headband are made of dupioni silk and accented with white Austrian crystals. The headband itself is only about an inch wide so it won’t overwhelm as much as accentuate. It not only comes in yellow in black it comes in blue, pink, brown, and white too. So this Spring, don’t just stop and smell the roses, be one.
Chelsea Rae | Fashion Week | Wednesday, 14 February 2007
Lately I’ve been doing a lot of youtubing (I think I just made up a verb) and on the youtube sidebar there is a little section called Director Videos. Well in between watching funny videos of Adam Lazzara and such, I keep seeing tons of fashion week videos pop up over there. I’m a big procrastinator so I finally clicked the link today and have officially ordained IMGVideoClips the best fashion youtube site. So go check out the videos in all their fashion week glory. AND, if you haven’t already done so I suggest you check out the NylonMagazineTV youtube site too. There’s always tons of great interviews. The recently interviewed Mat Devine from Kill Hannah. I’ll do something more substantial later, but for now I leave you with a video on Celebrity Trends.
I don’t usually do news here because in all honesty, I’m never the first to know things. I hate reading news papers, and I don’t like the news. I do though read fashion magazines over and over and at least once a day check Perez Hilton and Pink is the New Blog. I’m the person you go to if you want to know all the celebrity dirt or what the new spring pallette is going to be. I’m also the person you go to if you want to hear the ins and outs of the members of most “emo” bands (those quotes are there for a reason). This leads me to the point of this post. I was reading the new Rolling Stone with Fall Out Boy on the cover and while skimming through the article for something I haven’t already heard, I came across a little tidbit of information about Clandestine Industries. For those who could care less about Fall Out Boy or the whole emo sub-culture, Clandestine is Pete Wentz’s clothing company that basically sells hoodies and tees with witty phrases like “love can’t save you, only my super powers can” and “give love, then take it away”. But I digress, Rolling Stone briefly mentioned that Clandestine has signed a production and distribution deal with DKNY. I was totally stoked, much to the bewilderment of my brother’s friend who was reading the article over my shoulder. After searching all over the interweb, I found two articles and they also only briefly mention this little/big deal. The article was from Billboard.com, and it said, “Clandestine has sold largely on the Internet, but design house DKNY will roll out Clandestine product in the fall”. The wording is so shady, and I’m not completely sure what it means. I’m asssuming it just means more productin more places, but I’m really excited to see where all these one-liners lead.
A look that popped up all over the runways in September was completely gorgeous flower inspired dresses. I know flowers for spring, big surprise. But it wasn’t as much of a floral print as actual flowers or dresses that make you feel like the prettiest peony. YSL sent many garden-nymph inspired dresses down the runway that looked like a meadow of violets one of which was a gorgeous purple mini-dress. Valentino, Thakoon, Rodarte and Alexander McQueen both sent down a flowery dress or two. Though McQueen’s idea may be the extreme with a dress that looks slightly like a topiary, this flower child trend is one of my favorites for spring.
