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 [...]
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Is It Okay to Wear The Same Dress Twice?
Question: Who made up the rules about not wearing the same dress for more than a single occasion? It’s insane and it just doesn’t apply to all of us. We are not Heidi Klum or Michelle Obama. We don’t get clothes delivered to our doorsteps. When we attend weddings or dinner parties, we don’t have [...]
How to Dress Sexy -SULTRY vs. SLUTTY
It has always been a dream of every woman to look sexy and sultry like a mysterious creature. You walk past a group of guys and you want to see them just fall down on their knees, the same effect that Angelina Jolie or Megan Fox has on guys just by looking at them. But [...]
Green for Xmas
Christmas is just right around the corner. Invitations to Christmas dinner and parties started pouring in and all you can think about is “What to wear?”. Although you can actually wear what you want, it’s always fun to dress up for the occasion and get into the spirit of celebration. Although red and green are [...]
It’s All In The Details
Fashion is a self-expression. So the choice is always yours when it comes to how you want to actually manipulate trends and items of the season to suit your personal style. Some trend may not work for you and better be left on the models of the runway. The safest bet is to go with [...]
Celebs On The Runway
All four major Fashion Weeks have completed their runs. We have seen collections by world’s top designers from NYC, London, Milan and Paris. A lot of major trends have been spotted on the runways and not to mention chic get-ups on the street outside of the venues. Although spring of 2012 is still far ahead [...]
Gosh! How to Pronounce That?!
How many times have you come across French, Italian or Spanish designer or make-up brands in the magazine with strange spelling that you were absolutely sure you can never get the pronunciation right? And what about those times when you try to avoid saying “L’Occitane” and “Givenchy” at the beauty counter because you have no [...]
The Shock Value
Fashion can be strange at times. Everything revolves around in circle. What’s cool, what’s hot and what’s not change faster than you can say ‘couture’. And those wacky stuff seen on the runways? It gets scarier every season. It seems like these people in fashion are trying to out-do each other when it comes to [...]
Emm-a-man: Rules of the Gentlemen
Some people believe that there shouldn’t be any rules and restrictions in fashion because it supposed to be some kind of individual self-expression. And how many times have we questioned about who actually came up with all these rules and regulations? Are they really experts like stylist and designer or simply a kid who blogs [...]
“Real” Celebs On Twitter and Facebook
Hands up those who are friends/followers of Nicki Minaj, Britney Spears, Ashton Kutcher, Lady Gaga and the rest of the Hollywood on Facebook and Twitter. We can’t deny the fact that we love the idea of communicating directly with all these celebs just like they are one of our friends. Did Lady Gaga reply to [...]
Emm-a-man: Are You A Modern Day Douchebag?
So have you heard of the term douchebag before? It is not French or Italian for shower-cap. But it is mostly being used in American movies and specifically refers to man. A little research on Urban Dictonary website gave several different meanings to the word. The closest is the one that says “An individual who [...]
Let’s Hit The Beach!
We are lucky enough to be able to hit the swimming pool as well as the beach whenever we feel like throughout the year without having to wait for the change of season. But for our friends in the States or Europe for instance, summer is the time when they can finally shed the bulky winter [...]
What to Wear to a Wedding?
Dressing up for a wedding can be quite a meticulous process. You have to get everything in perfect balance. You want to be a little bit fancy without going over the top that you’re upstaging the bride. Wearing something wrong will make you feel totally out of place at the wedding. Other guests might end [...]
STYLO Fashion Grand Prix 2011: YODA
The first day of STYLO Fashion Grand prix saw YODA (Young Designers Associates) took the centre stage with some innovative and ‘interesting’ designs from our local up and coming designers. Showcasing their collections for the first time at STYLO, YODA is actually an association which aims is to develop and promote three creative sectors consisting make-up, [...]
Leona Lewis: Bitten by the Designer Bug
Every now and then we would come across news about celebrities who try to break into the fashion industry. We have heard of some success stories from Victoria Beckham, Gwen Stefani and the Olsen twins. But there are also those whose abilities are still in question like Katie Holmes, Lauren Conrad and most recently Leona [...]
