The Summer of the Romper

Rihanna was spotted yesterday wearing the 2009 summer-staple: the Romper.


Seeing this picture reminded me of a post about Blake Lively that I was suppose to have created a while ago.

Blake Lively has been the poster child for rompers this summer. And she always looks great in them. To me, Blake Lively is not a particularly great dresser. She does not have a stylist, which might explain some of her clothing choices (ie. her inappropriate slutty dress at the Met Ball AND the ill fitting Nina Ricci dress at the 2009 Oscars). BUT she has made some amazing choices this summer and her rompers have shown that she does have a good eye...sometimes.

Here she is wearing a black Vena Cava romper w/some frontal details:


In a zig-zag print Vena Cava (obvious one of her fav brands):


This is one of my favs. Here she is wearing an Adam romper. It's on sale for $146..which in all seriousness, is a pretty reasonable price (if you're rich):
This is actually a Serena van der Woodson (her character on GG) outfit, not a Blake Lively one. It's from Topshop and is only $90. Sidenote: I adore Topshop. I love it more than Urban Outfitters...which is crazy if you know me.


Here of a couple of rompers that I adore that are pretty inexpensive (click on the pics to find the store):



We only have a month left until summer is over, so we have a short time to wear rompers in all their glory. But I guess when Fall gets here, you can just thrown on some tights, boots, and a light jacket and you're good to go.

Models Galore

August 2009 French Vogue looks wonderful. Before you even open it you have the wonderful Daria Werbowy starring up at you from the cover. I'm not sure if I've ever told you guys this but Daria is, hands down, my favorite model. Ok maybe her and Cinitia Dicker are my favs...but still. I adore Daria. She consistently works and doesn't seem drama-filled like Lily Donaldson.


Inside contains an amazing 64 page fashion spread titled "ADN de la Mode" that includes some of the most famous models wearing the clothing of some of the world's most famous designers.

Gucci:

Nina Ricci:

Givenchy:

Junya Watanabe:

Oscar de la Renta:

Balmain:
Azzedine Alaia:

Louis Vuitton:

Moschino:

Ralphn Lauren:

Alexander McQueen:

Dsquared^2

Donna Karen:

Etro:

Jil Sander

Miu Miu

Fendi:

Diane Von Furstenberg:

Michael Kors:

Versace:

These are just some of my favorite photos from the editorial. If you would like to see the complete spread, click HERE.

So This Is Why She Lost All That Weight

So this is the Lily Allen I know:

Definitely not overweight but obviously not skinny.

But this week Lily Allen's new Chanel ads came out and she looks VERY different:She's channeling Audrey Hepburn with a dash of Victoria Beckham. My personal belief is that she lost all that extra weight because Karl told her she had to.

Remember when Heidi Klum was on the cover of GQ and Karl basically said she was overweight?Yup....exactly. I don't see any fat. So maybe Lily read his book "The Karl Lagerfeld Diet" and worked extra hard. It obviously worked for Karl.

He went from this:

To this:I shall leave you with a Karl quote:

"If you attach no importance to weight problems, if not being able to wear new, trendy small-sized clothes does not cause you any regret, this book is not for you".

He's obviously insane....talented but still insane.

Did This Wedding Save Chris Brown's career?

We've all seen the Minnesota wedding video. If you haven't, please watch it. It's adorable and cute. I won't ruin it for you but just watch it. The song playing in the background is Chris Brown's Forever. When Forever debuted last year it was huge. It was actually used in a Doublemint gum commercial...that also featured Brown. However, after the domestic violence situation that occurred between Chris and Rihanna, his songs AND CAREER have not been doing too well. Even his taped apology did nothing to save him...until this video came along. This wedding video has been seen by over 8 million people on Youtube and now Forever is #7 on the Itunes Singles Chart. Coincidence??? Nope. He should thank his lucky stars that the wedding happened before the domestic abuse incident or the couple would have choosen a Flo-rida song....lol maybe.

edit: Had to delete the video, since it no longer worked. But here's the direct link from youtube.com :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0

Learn To Love

Learn to Love House music. Learn to Love Eletrocnica music. Some of you will appreciate these songs. Some may not. But everyone just give them a chance. Enjoy:

(It takes awhile for the beat to drop, but you will enjoy it when it does)


(This song is basically a mixture of swing, jazz, and house. I love it. At he 2:00 minute mark is when the song gets really good)


I hope you guys enjoy. I always think it's good to surround yourself with differnt types of music. Hopefully I convert some of you guys :-)

Jourdan Dunn is PREGNANT!

Vogue.com basically revealed this morning that supermodel Jourdan Dunn is preggers. She is 19 years old. NY magazine followed suit and reported the pregnancy this morning. This is truly shocking.

British beauty Dunn was discovered in 2006 while shopping with a friend. After a few good seasons, walking for great designers, she amazed the fashion world when she walked for Prada in February 2008, becoming the first black model to do so in over a decade. And of course she was one of the four black supermodels to cover Italian Vogue's all black July 2008 issue. Basically Jourdan Dunn is not only one of the most successful black models ever, she's also one of the most successful models right now. I wish her happiness and health!



P.S. The father has not yet been revealed.

Sidenote: Some people are saying this is the end of her career. The fact that she's at the height of her career and is pregnant might put her off the map. I wonder if the same people said the same thing about Nadia Vodianova who became even more popular after having her son Lucas at the age of 19.


Vodianova did admit that she starved herself to lose all the baby weight she gained. Hopefuly Dunn doesn't do the same....

3 minutes on Race

Came across this video. Truth:



Here's his Youtube page. He's a VERY interesting dude.

I'll Try...

I'll try to stop praising Rihanna...I will admit that sometimes I go overboard. She doesn't have an amazing voice and she does have a huge forehead. But who cares! She has the IT factor. Here she is wearing Alexander McQueen:

Mariel Haenn (Ri Ri's stylist) deserves her own show ala The Rachel Zoe Project.

Breaking News!

Remember a couple of days ago, I claimed Bald Is The New Black??? Well Solange took that saying a little too far:
Ummmmmm....cute top...

It's A Jungle Out There

A couple of days ago, I raved about Emma Watson's great fashion choices. On one occasion, she wore a refreshing Christopher Kane dress from his Fall 2009 collection. But another item from Christopher Kane's Spring 2009 collection has been popular in the last couple of weeks. And of course I'm talking about the baboon/ape-printed dress/top. It was seen EVERYWHERE in Milan and on Rihanna a few weeks ago:


Even a guy joined in on the fun!:


I'm extremely happy that British extraordinaire Christopher Kane has been getting all the recognition and praise that he so deservedly needs.

P.S. Rihanna's dress is currently on sale for 480 Euros ($684 USD)...so yea...get it!