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Saturday May 15th, 2010

Carmen Kass – Overexposed

Carmen Kass in Self Service Spring/Summer 2010 issue.

Carmen Kass is overexposed in Self Service Spring/Summer 2010 issue

Overexposed? That’s certainly the way that the Carmen Kass fan club would love to see the super idolised Estonian top model. Taking that term literally, photographer and editor in chief of Self Service Ezra Petronio has captured Ms. Kass through an indifferent light in this set of rather provocative photographs for the magazine’s Spring/Summer 2010 issue. Styled by the ingenious Suzanne Koller, the star of the editorial is seen dressed in the season’s hottest and rawest utilitarian pieces from Alexander Wang, A.P.C., Chloé, Céline, Balmain, Emilio Pucci to Hermès. Polaroids perfect!

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Wednesday December 9th, 2009

Chanel’s New Charm

Plastic Fantastic?

Chanel's Plastic is Fantastic.

Time flies and all of a sudden, Christmas is almost here! I don’t know about you, but do you remember Chanel’s Cruise Show, shown at the poetic setting of the Lido Beach in Venice in May early this year? Well… The charming cruise line is officially in stores now. I don’t know whether you have a chance to check out these incredible creations by all the incredible Mr. Lagerfeld, but all of the pieces are quite pleasing to the eye… well… all except of one pair of plastic high-heeled rain booties, which puzzled me tremendously at first sight, but regained its magnificent splendour shortly after.

Working plastic into the high-fashion bracket is certainly not a piece of cake, because it’s so stiff and uncomfortable. What struck me completely about that pair at first glance through the glossy display window is that it appears there are hideous holes punched on the shoe’s surface like contagious chicken pox. As a conscious consumer, I invited myself in store swiftly and immediately began harassing the “friendly” sales staff about my sincere concern over smelly wet feet. To my surprise, she took my genuinely bright question as an insult to the collection somewhat peculiarly, but held her regality remarkably by explaining calmly that those are indeed feet-friendly breathing holes.

Well… That all makes sense now, doesn’t it?

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Sunday November 22nd, 2009

Collection Cage Dorée de Chanel Christmas 2009

Brazilian Model Isabeli Fontana for Collection Cage Dorée de Chanel Christmas 2009

Brazilian Model Isabeli Fontana for Collection Cage Dorée de Chanel Christmas 2009

Chanel’s Christmas Collection is in stores now and I just love it! The collection entitled “Cage Dorée de Chanel” is inspired by a Golden Cage, which is found amongst Mademoiselle Coco Chanel’s personal treasuries in her apartment in Rue Cambon. Created by the brilliant Belgian make-up artist Peter Philips, this exquisite miniature set – made with rich turquoise and emerald stones – is absolutely bewitching! The exotic colours, in particular, are simply divine! Brazilian beauty Isabeli Fontana perfectly exudes the utterly magnetic power of this sophisticated and seductive collection. Enjoy Christmas in style – with Chanel’s fresh and ingenious Christmas creation!

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Tuesday November 10th, 2009

Fantastic Fantasy: Freja

Freja kissing Lara over Baptiste

Dreaming of Freja - Freja kissing Lara over Baptiste

Talk about pre-mature ageing. Is it because of my irregular lifestyle that I am turning into an old old old woman in lightning speed? Otherwise, how else could you explain why I could not even recall my own dream… until a certain trigger came up?

Well… Today was as usual a rather dizzy day. Just as I was working like a crazy mechanical robot on some digital data on my computer, the song “Copenhagen” by Trentemøller, TomBoy, Jørgensen, Barnes and Fisker came up – causing some sparks of memory to fly off the hidden corners of my head, as my body felt the cool funky electronic beat. Is that not the very song used in the very first part of Mads Nørgaard’s fantastic Fashion Film Trilogy The Copenhagen Experience featuring i.t. Danish models – Prada man Eddie Klint and the über-cool Freja Beha Erichsen, who not only is in the limelight of Mr. Nørgaard’s video, but also by the sounds of it, wasn’t she also the guest of honour in my dream, too?

The first scene of my dream occurred at a hostel somewhere in a historical city close by the beautiful Baltic Sea. It was extremely late at night when we arrived there after a long long journey from afar. Like most people, the incidental star-struck moment caught us off guard. It occurred when my friend Rusya and I had retired to our dormitory and just as we were fixing the annoying bed linen and duvet cover with much anger and beastliness. The door sprang open and along came two people in with the hostel owner to inspect the dimly lit room. Since we were both so tired, we really were not concerned about our surroundings. However, during the 30 seconds long inspection time, in which the mysterious couple quickly arrived at the final conclusion that the room is not suitable for their stay; I caught a mesmerising sight of the pair as I was waving the duvet with much vigorous force in order to smooth things out. Oh my… It was Freja with a boy! Gone with the wind! * faint and black out *

Next scene occurred somewhere that appears like Sea World, where my friends Olga, Rusya and I were at the front row watching the dolphins jump hoops. Since I am not really too much of a fan of animals doing tricks, I often liked to turn my back to watch the audience’s reaction and see who made the loudest “uuh…” and “aaah…”. When my head turned to the 90º mark, I immediately caught sight of someone familiar… the superfine face of Freja! Meeting someone this stellar once is chance, but the second time, it must have been fate! I couldn’t control myself and I yelled out “OMG! It’s Freja!” But then, somehow, Freja didn’t react to my outburst, even though it was clear that her boyfriend male companion heard every word I shouted out crisp and clear.

Then, I woke up.

I have heard from numerous sources, i.e. TREVOFASHIONISTO, that Freja is the nicest model ever to grace the earth. So I must have thought too much, but well having dreamt of Freja is always nicer than not having dreamt of anything!

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Thursday October 22nd, 2009

The Kors coat

Michael Kors Fall Winter Ready-to-wear Collection 2009

Michael Kors Fall Winter Ready-to-wear Collection 2009

I decided to check out the Michael Kors coat collection, mainly because I wanted to find out the price of the shocking pink coat, which I saw at Harvey Nichols. I didn’t find the coat I was after, however, I did find three other statement coats for this fall/winter. Here they are from left to right:

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Monday August 3rd, 2009

Chanel’s Fitting Room Follies video by Karl Lagerfeld

Lara Stone in Chanel Fitting Room Follies by Karl Lagerfeld

Lara Stone in Chanel Fitting Room Follies by Karl Lagerfeld

Watched Chanel’s Fitting Room Follies video by Karl Lagerfeld today. At first, I watched the video on Chanel’s News Page, but then, it kept closing each time I accidentally clicked somewhere outside the viewing window and I kept having to re-start the video, (some people just cannot keep still for 5 minutes, you know?), so I ended up watching the whole thing on youtube, even though the quality is a little fuzzy.

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Monday June 1st, 2009

Chanel Cruise Syndrome

As we all know, the latest Chanel Cruise show is set in the Lido Beach at Venice – the same setting of Thomas Mann’s novella “Death in Venice”. I have never read “Death in Venice” (we only read “Tonio Kröger” in class), though I have heard a lot about it in my German lectures and obviously, my lecturer is a big fan of Mr. Mann’s intricate work.

Unfortunately, I am not the type of person who goes reading books because my lecturer mentioned how great it is in class; but since it crosses path with “Chanel” now, I read the wikipedia entry and ohhh… The storyline is so absolutely poetic and I love it!

I will definitely read it sometime soon.

Though that great joyous day has not arrived yet, ever since I heard about this “beautiful 13 year old boy named Tadzio” in the novel, I think I lost my gendar (short for gender radar): I can’t tell girls apart from boys, i.e. certain beautiful swedish boy/men from their female counterpart, middle aged butch unisex dressed women from men.

But is sexuality really that big of an issue?

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Friday September 12th, 2008

Dear my hairdresser

Dear my Hairdresser,

Can you cut my hair shot short like Vlada at the Chanel Cruise Show 2009 without trying to convince me to cut it to a longer length? I remember the word you used last time was a ‘decent’ length. I believe Vlada’s hair length is decent, too, no? See the confidence Mr. Lagerfeld has given her? I am sure you could give me the same magic touch, too!

Russian Model Vlada Roslyakova at Chanel Cruise Show 2009

Russian Model Vlada Roslyakova at Chanel Cruise Show 2009

Thank you very much and see you in our next appointment.

Regards,
-Yulya X-

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