I can’t lie, when I was a little girl I never fantasized about being Cinderella, not once. I couldn’t ever bring myself to imagine my parents dead and living with three women I detest, doing house work 24/7 (ouch!). That’s not to say I never dreamed about meeting Prince Charming and being swept off my feet, because I think that’s every girls dream (it could be Princess Charming if you wish).
If I ever had to be Cinderella, I would choose hot pink “slippers” instead of glass, but if I had to go with clear shoes, I would chose these shoes Stuart Weitzman designed.
The shoes are inspired by an upcoming opera being put on by the New York City Opera called Cendrillon. The opera is based on Jules Masset’s modern twist on the classic Cinderella. Stuart created the same modern twist on the classic glass slipper using clear vinyl and many feet of glow wire that lights up when you put the shoe on (there is a pressure switch in the heel). Its like the big girl version of those old school kicks, ‘LA Lights’ (they were all the rage in my 1st grade gym class).
Glass slipper wearing or not, you might be able to catch the New York City Opera’s Cendrillon for one of their eight shows playing until November 18th. To get ticket information visit www.nycopera.com.
[via Fashion Week Daily]
The collaboration of Isaac Mizrahi and Target is perhaps one of the most influential collaborations of today. It marked the begining of the designer capsule collection craze, and is one of the longest running, if not the longest running, capsule collection out now (its been around since 2003). Since then, Isaac has been influencing the style of women from all over the US via the highly accessible Target line, which contains everything from home goods to shoes. This week, he made me swoon when we saw an adorable pair of pumps while browsing in the Target by my house.
The culprits of my recent lusts are called the ‘Becca Platform Pumps’. I initially went to Target last week to find some flats; due to a recent storm, I was in desperate need of some cheap shoes I could ruin, but instead of finding flats, I found these.
I probably looked like an idiot because when I saw them, I stopped extremely suddenly, and almost cried when I saw they didn’t have a pair in my size (I came back later in the week, and they were fully restocked). I probably would have also drooled over these 1940s-esque mary-janes with a sky-high heel, but I didn’t want to ruin the suede. I could just see myself wearing these on my upcoming birthday with a cute jewel-tone mini dress and black stockings. I’ve got the shoes, now all I have to do is find the dress!
Britney Spears’ new album Blackout came out today, and with all her outrageous antics it is very doubtful many people can review the album without displaying a jaded view. That is what is troubling me. I’ve heard the album, and though I’m not the Chris Crocker super-fan type, I have to be completely honest and say it isn’t that bad.
Don’t judge me yet!
Considering I have never felt Britney was some super diva with the most badass voice any human being has ever been blessed with, I have to judge Blackout against other Britney albums. So, if you’re looking for a Britney album, that’s what you’re going to get. I could say her music has evolved, but it hasn’t. I could go the other route and say she was trashed while recording the entire album and its completely terrible, but there is no way to prove her level of inebriation and the cd isn’t terrible. The album is just pure Britney; go to the club with your girlfriends and dance.
The songs bounce between Britney’s little girl voice and her seemingly seductive voice. The redundant lyrics, dancey beats, and tons of layering and overdubs create a 12-song album that despite your complete disdain for Ms. Spears is bound to get stuck in you head at least until you hear a song with some actual substance.
Overall, I wasn’t disappointed with this Britney album, and even kind of like some of the songs. You can hear my favorite song from Blackout, “Hot as Ice”, below.
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Tracklisting:
1. Gimme More
2. Piece of Me
3. Radar
4. Break The Ice
5. Heaven On Earth
6. Get Naked (I Got A Plan)
7. Freakshow
8. Toy Soldier
9. Hot As Ice
10. Ooh Ooh Baby
11. Perfect Lover
12. Why Should I Be Sad
When do runway shows get the attention of the non-fashion loving public? When they show is in Grand Central and completely holographic to boot. Every year mega retailer, Target, pulls a stunt to shock and awe, and each year they also try to out do their last stunt.
So far some of the cooler things the Target crew have come up with are buying all the ad pages in one edition of The New Yorker, and another time they had a vertical fashion show where the models walked down the side of 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
This year they are having a holographic fashion show for their fall/winter designer apparel, featuring such designers as Isaac Mizrahi, Liz Lange, Mossimo, and I assume Erin Fetherston, with Dominique Cohen Jewelry and sexy shoes from Hollywould. There will be no models and no clothing, per se, everything will be holograms projected in the beautiful Grand Central Terminal. This futuristic fashion show will take place next Tuesday and Wednesday, November 6th and 7th, every 10 minutes, and the video of the show will be posted on Facebook, YouTube, and the Target website.
Target Fashion Show
Grand Central Terminal
Tuesday, November 6, 2007; 12PM – 12AM
Wednesday, November 7, 2007; 6AM – 7PM
[via Fashion Week Daily]
Every year children get all dressed up as their favorite cartoon character, superhero, undead individual, etc, and go from door to door scavenging for candy. Like the children of the US, each year celebrities get dressed up for Halloween, but instead of gouls and Superman, celebrities go balls to the wall and most like to slut it up a bit (hmm, I wonder why young girls want to be a naughty nurse for Halloween).
The past week Paris Hilton has been spotted at least twice in her sluttiest trick-or-treatin’ garb and sister Nicky was seen slightly more covered at least once. They both attended the Halloween party at the Playboy Mansion, so I guess wearing clothes would have been a bad choice.
Rumer Willis and Jamie Lee Curtis pull out all the stops for the Dream Halloween AIDS Benefit. Doesn’t Rumer look classy tressed as a…ummm…something with only half of her skirt. Way to help support the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation!
Don’t worry girls, it wasn’t just the ladies who had some crazy costumes. Adrian Grenier scores a 10 in my book with his blue, ball-busting 80s leotard. Or maybe, I just can’t get over his good looks so he could have worn jeans and a t-shirt and he’d have been the winner.
I’ve only seen three celebs that actually look as if they could have gone trick-or-treating Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, must have gone to the nearest pop-up Halloween costume store, and it looks as if Spencer did actually dress up as his fave superhero (I like Batman better). Heidi was a mermaid, she looked sort of blah, but that’s okay because she’s with Spidey. My top choice for cheesiest costume is Avril Lavigne dressed as a…again its not obvious, and I’m too lazy to guess. What do you think she is, and what will you be wearing on Halloween?
Nicky Hilton, Paris Hilton,and Hedi Montag & Spencer Pratt photos from GossipGirls.com. Adrian Grenier photo from A Socialite’s Life. Jamie Lee Curtis, Rumer Willis, and Avril Lavigne photos from Celebutopia.
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