By Colin K. The disco ball stopped spinning when Donna Summer died last Thursday. Three days later, the disco lights went out for good. Robin Gibb died last Sunday following a long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery at 62. With the death of these two music personalities whose songs defined a decade, the [...]
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How to Wear Yellow
We all know something huge has taken place in our city last month and it has something to do with the color yellow. If you were like us and decided to stay at home that day, you might have missed all the chaos, excitement and of course the yellow fever. Yellow is not really THE [...]
Middle Kate-dom Revives High-Street Fashion
“I hate Kate Middleton!” Ben calmly looks up from his magazine as Zandara plunks herself in the comfy sofa next to him. An admiring waiter places her steaming mochaccino on the coffee table in front of her to which she gives him one of her most dazzling smiles with veneers so bright it could blind. [...]
5 Easy Steps To MAXI-mum Chicness!
Let’s put aside for a while the trends we see overseas in Spring collections and concentrate on a trend that’s fast blooming locally: long, maxi skirts! This comeback style is cool and maxed out especially by the birth of the “hijabistas”: fashionable girls and women who are styling it up yet covering up at [...]
The MET Costume Gala 2012: Celebs Explore Surrealism
The Met Costume Gala is one of the most important nights in fashion. For those who are not in the know, The MET Costume Gala is an annual event to celebrate the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s fashion exhibit at the Costume Institute. This year, it’s Miuccia Prada’s turn to be honored after [...]
Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips: We Put It to the Test
I was perusing through the beauty aisle in a pharmacy when this caught my eyes: They do have a few other prints, but I decided to give the Kitty Kitty print a go as I’ve always been a sucker for anything leopard-print. Sally Hansen Salon Effects promises “no dry time” and “lasts up to 10 [...]
Fashion Risk-takers Play It Safe?
Compared to maybe ten years ago, entertainment and fashion industry today is definitely more out-there and daring than ever. Who would’ve thought that shoes could become heel-less and people could become popular just for having abnormally big butt without even the slightest hint of talent in them (Yes, that’s you Kim!). So the industry is [...]
Our Favorite Work of Art: Shoes
Women have been making statement with their shoes. It used to be the dress, the make-up or the hair but since the birth of Sex and The City, shoes have been the focal point of their outfits. Women decide on shoes first before everything else. Which means everything else have to match the shoes. Shoes [...]
Mad for Mad Men
After more than a one-year hiatus, devoted fans of Mad Men let out their squeak of excitement as the cast returned to the small screen last month for their fifth season, yup May 2nd 2012 on FOX Channel, people. In Entertainment Weekly’s words for the critically-acclaimed show: “Play is part of work, sexual banter isn’t [...]
UPDATE: Spring/Summer 2012 Handbags
It’s that time of the year again here at Emmagem! We’ve narrowed down the options for the hottest Spring/Summer 2012 handbags to six. We love handbags. Unlike boyfriend or husband, your handbag is always with you wherever you go. Even when you go to bed at night, you place it at the edge of your [...]
Perfect Brows – DIY vs Pro Salons
We have recently disclosed some tips to self-pluck your way into achieving the hot bold brow trend. But if you’re intimidated by the idea of plucking your own brows, do not stress! Nobody is born into this world with the ability to effortlessly pluck their own eyebrows. It’s a skill you might pick up along [...]
Christian Dior Greatest Haute Couture Moment
We are having a serious Dior moment here at Emmagem. With Raf Simons taking over the coveted position of chief designer, we are just beyond excited to see what he has in store for fashion enthusiasts like all of us. Bill Gaytten’s designs for the past few seasons? Well let’s just say they just pale [...]
New Direction: Raf Simons at Dior
Remember the debacle created by John Galliano in 2011 for his anti-Semitic remarks caught on tape at a restaurant in Paris? He was immediately fired from Christian Dior and checked himself into rehab for two months. Well at the end of the whole catastrophe, it was not all about the quirky designer. He still has [...]
Getting Your Head Around – and Under! – The Turban Style Headgear
No one can deny that our very own Yunalis Zarai, popularly known as Yuna, is making a huge splash in the music industry overseas. But the fact that she is doing what she’s doing with style? Love her even MORE. “As far as style is concerned, I guess I prefer to keep it simple”, Yuna [...]
Twice the Dress,Twice the fame- Celebs “recycle”
We sat in the dark for 60 minutes last week to support the Earth Hour. We even suggested the environmental friendly approach in fashion by wearing the same dress twice.” Recycle” the dress. That’s what it’s all about ladies. Even celebs “recycle”, taking the word to new heights. Not that it really matters, but some [...]
