Goodbye 2009

Hope you all have a happy one and I'll see you in the new year.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010

"Just As New Bloom Spreads Fragrance And Freshness Around,

May The New Year Add A Beauty And Freshness In Your Life"

 

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!

Jessica Parker & Broderick's twin girls spotted in LibraKnits

Superstylish celebrity mom Sarah Jessica Parker was spotted out and about in New York this weekend with husband Matthew Broderick and their six-month-old twin girls, Marion and Tabitha. The girls looked adorable in matching fuzzy pink onesies, and they were both wearing the cold-weather baby accessory of the season, the LibraKnits Re sa Cap.

In fact, fashion forward moms all over the country are choosing LibraKnits hats to keep their babies cozy and stylish. This unique company is offering only the most luxurious, posh hats on the market, in a variety of styles. The hats are knit by hand out of only the best materials found around the world, from silk, bamboo, and angora to the softest organic cotton available. Each hat is handmade for the special baby whose mom is at the peak of the fashion trends. They are offered in an array of flattering colors to make each baby look his or her best.

Created by inspirational work-at-home mom Amanda Sawyer, the quality and comfort of her products is guaranteed. Moms want the very best for their babies, and Sawyer has met the challenge to give it to them since January 2008. Her vogue infant hats are flourishing among new moms who refuse to sacrifice style just because they have children. "Our goal has always been to create the most stylish baby products we can," says Sawyer. "When someone as fashion-forward as Sarah Jessica Parker is willing to dress her babies in our hats, we know that we've succeeded."

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pretty women

The girl on the left was also in an earlier photo but I loved the whole "Pretty Woman" twins project going on. The thigh high stockings are a cheaper alternative to the boots that were all over the runways for fall 2009. It will be interesting to see if they're still around at the upcoming fall 2010 runway shows. 2010! Crazy! But I am more than ready for a new year.

2010 New Year Eve Dress Code : Preen's Power Dress

The economics of the party-dress industry works like this: big brands pay good money to the right actresses and pop stars for wearing their clothes to the most glamorous events. Payment may take the form of a lucrative advertising contract, or an all-expenses-paid, private-jet-and-Paris-Ritz freebie, or a discreet five-figure bank transfer – but in some form, the transaction is monetised. The only "in" for a small designer hoping for A-list patronage is to create something so unique and one-of-a-kind that a star decides to wear it in order to secure style-leader status. So, here's a fashion brain-teaser for you: how does Preen, a small London fashion label without an advertising budget let alone a private-jet budget, manage to pull off Kate Moss, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cheryl Cole and Rihanna all squeezing into an almost identical dress?

By magic, that's how. Because that's what the Power dress is: old-fashioned magic. The dress a fairy godmother might conjure up for you if you had a hot date (and a fairy godmother). Created by British design duo Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi in their London studio, and perfected over the course of three years, the Power dress is the ultimate modern party dress: sexy, cool, understated. That it has become near-ubiquitous on the party pages while remaining unidentifiable to those not in the know is testament to its sleight of hand – this is a dress that trains the spotlight on its wearer, not itself. Oh, and there's one more thing: stretch elastane, a 1950s corsetting fabric, which forms the base layer of the Power dress. The fact that this dress takes around an inch off your waist and flattens your stomach surely doesn't hurt.

When the Power dress was born in September 2006, Preen was already a decade-old veteran of the British fashion scene. But this dress – short and sculptural, with a flatteringly fluid layer of satin draped over the steely inner elastane like the icing on a cupcake – was sexier, more va-va-voom, than what Preen had done before. The next day, the phone rang: Kate Moss wanted the dress.

"That seemed like a good sign," recall Thornton and Bregazzi, with typical understatement. Indeed. But buyers were less keen. Some boutiques that had previously stocked Preen even skipped their order that season. "They said, 'It's too tight. We can't sell it,'" remembers Thornton. But when the stock hit the shopfloor in early 2007, those buyers who had embraced the Power dress found they had a hit on their hands. Within a week, Selfridges and Net-A-Porter were both on the phone placing repeat orders. Amy Winehouse wore the dress in yellow, with a black bra, to the Brits, showing the Power dress at its most rock'n'roll; Gwyneth Paltrow wore it in black to the Iron Man premiere, "which made people realise it could be chic, too", says Thornton.

Thornton and Bregazzi have been together for 14 years, and working together for 13. In the tediously mannered fashion scene, where designers affect ever more ludicrous eccentricities in lieu of having anything interesting to say, they are brilliantly normal. When they are designing, says Bregazzi, "Justin will show me a sketch and I'll say, that's lovely, but where would you put your boobs?" They have a daughter, Fauve; not long ago, on Fauve's first birthday, they got engaged. For the first six months, they took Fauve to work every day – first in her moses basket, then in a playpen and highchair. It wasn't until the day she brought a high-level meeting in Selfridges boardroom to a standstill with her high-decibel raspberry-blowing that they hired a part-time nanny.

Their down-to-earth attitude has been key to their success. Where other young British designers are hampered by a too-cool-for-school attitude that drives them to reinvent themselves each season for fear of being labelled dull, Preen have felt the wind in their sails and held steady. As Melanie Rickey, Grazia's fashion editor at large, puts it, "what they've done, which a lot of designers fail to do, is realise when they're on to something, and stick with it". The Power dress has become a constant, although refined slightly with each season – sometimes with a peplum, sometimes with a bubble skirt, and now also in a longer "ripple" version that, says Thea, suits fuller body shapes.

Like the Roland Mouret Galaxy dress before it, the Power owes as much to what it suggests as what it reveals. As Rickey puts it, "it's as sexy as Herve Leger, but much subtler. It doesn't expose your anatomy in the way a bandage dress does. It somehow makes small boobs look bigger and big ones look smaller; it literally forms you into this incredible shape." Laura Larbalestier, designerwear buyer for Selfridges, pinpoints the Preen customer as the woman "who wants to go out and look good but not too girly. She wants a bit of attitude. It's a cool girl's way of looking sexy without looking like she's tried too hard."

Will the devil still be wearing Prada this New Year's Eve? We'll probably never know. Because even if he is, everyone will be looking at the girls in Preen.

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legs for days

Okay so the first thing you notice is the height differential. But then...her jeans. These look authentically retro in all their skinny high-waisted glory.

Zellers offers The Creativity Collection by Paris Hilton

The Creativity Collection by Paris Hilton is now available at Zellers across Canada! The whole line was created and designed for teens and young adults. The line consists of scrapbooking accessories, albums and embellishments for the consumer to personalize their memories, objects and fashion accessories.

"I am so excited to be working with Wooky Entertainment to launch Paris Hilton, the Creativity Collection in Canada," explained Paris Hilton. "These fashion kits reinforce creativity and individual style. I hope my collection will inspire young women and give them a greater sense of accomplishment and self confidence."

Paris Hilton is doing a monthly blog on scrapbooking.com. In December, Paris is showing us a gift box she made for her sister Nicky for Christmas with the scrapbooking layout concept. "The gift box is a fun and easy way for everyone to add a personal touch to a gift. It's easy and so appreciated." In January, Paris will share with her fans and other scrappers the importance of high self-esteem.

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talking textures

So it is beyond clear that tights with denim shorts is the equivalent of a black miniskirt this winter...I'm torn between thinking it's cute and thinking it's too retro. But winter trends are hard and pants just aren't that popular right now and leggings can be a bit sketchy for most women unless they are really really thin. So I see the appeal even though it's not a look I would personally wear. I do love the mix of textures -her tights, furry jacket/sweater and oversized scarf -as well as the headphones. The glasses are a bit too Palinesque for me. I'd say "E+ for effort."

Celebrity style: rochii paietate

Daca sunteti in cautarea unei rochii de party va puteti ghida dupa principiul every girl needs some glitz and glamour in her life si puteti opta pentru o rochie acoperita cu paiete. Acestea fac parte din cele mai puternice tendinte ale sezonului.
Un look all-over sequins cere acessorii minimale.
Sienna Miller in Balmain

Kim Kardashian in Antik Batik

Katie Cassidy

Eva Mendes poarta o rochie acoperita cu paiete multicolore din colectia de primavara/vara 2010 semnata de chris Benz

Lauren Conrad in Alice + Olivia

Bridal Fashion Jewellery Authentic and Fine

As the wedding fashion jewellery breadth and intention flood the advertise, the buyer regularly finds that making a select is getting to be a tough errand. However, effective with a few plain instructions does go a long way in ensuring that you gather out the right wedding fashion jewellery.

Budget – It will help tremendously to work within a plan when you do set out to buy fashion jewellery for your wedding. Most fashion jewellery food have very posh gear along with worse priced jumble too. Indeed looking for the pieces that accident within your array will help make a better abundance. Looking at the high end stuff will cause you disappointed in the ones that you can actually offer to buy. So forever set out the finances and look for fashion jewellery in that extend.

Match – Indeed it is very important to attain the fashion jewellery with the outfit that you expect to carry it with. So in dispute, it is a sallow gown from the Victorian era that you have selected, it will help to pick out a create that complements this dress. If your neckline is low, go with superior spit pieces, however, if you have elected a dress which has a cruiser peninsula then it will work better to have larger earrings instead.

Far sighted – Wedding fashion jewellery is typically a pricey buy and, save you desire to be fixed with an embellish that you are never able to scuffing again, it is better to buy bridal fashion jewellery that can be damaged with other garments too. When export for your trousseau it will help to buy different types of designs, to have a larger brand in your collection slightly than sticking to one particular manner.

Investment – In most bags wedding fashion jewellery stays in the family for generations and that is the reason one must forever work with a receipt when making the purchase from fashion jewellery supplies. Maintain a sandpaper where you keep these gate safely. It is also a good idea to have another jeweller ensure the authenticity of the jumble that you have bought, to be loyal that you have not been cheated.

Indeed the fashion jewellery commerce has come a packed enclose and the designers are no longer delivering mundane and run of the crush patterns. This is one of the major reasons as to why women nowadays are having a great time retail their wedding fashion jewellery, since have the plus of selection up delicate pieces that do not price them the earth.

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Casually Fabulous

Or so says his calling card. This is Vernon Francois and I think we can all agree he is indeed casually fabulous.

Caroline Wozniacki profile and pics

Caroline Wozniacki (born July 11, 1990, Odense) is a Danish tennis player. She achieved her career-high singles ranking of World No. 8 on August 3, 2009. She is the only Danish woman currently in the Top 300 on the WTA Tour.

Personal life

Wozniacki is the daughter of Polish parents, father Piotr and mother Anna. Piotr Wozniacki acts as her coach.

She is from a very sports-oriented family. Her mother played on the Polish national volleyball team.[3] Her father played football professionally in Germany, and they moved to Denmark when his contract was sold to a Danish club. Her older brother Patrik Wozniacki is a professional football player for BK Frem in Denmark.[3] Her closest friends on the tour are Agnieszka Radwanska and Urszula Radwanska. She is also good friends with Sabine Lisicki and Sorana Cirstea.

Asked about her hobbies, she told Teen Vogue, "I like handball (it's very popular in Europe), soccer, swimming, playing the piano, and all kinds of different things."

She speaks fluent Danish, Polish, and English, and understands Russian.

Career

She has won several junior tournaments (including the 2006 Wimbledon girls' singles tournament and the 2005 Orange Bowl tennis championship), and made her debut on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour at Cincinnati's Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open on July 19, 2005, losing to the top-seeded and later champion Patty Schnyder in the first round.

2006

In 2006, she was the first seed at the Australian Open (junior girl's singles), but lost the final to eight-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 1–6, 6–2, 6–3. She was seeded second with Anna Tatishvili in the doubles tournament, but the pair was knocked out in the semifinals by the French-Italian pair of Alizé Cornet and Corinna Dentoni, who were seeded eighth.

In February in Memphis, she reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinal, beating Kristina Brandi and Ashley Harkleroad in the first two rounds before losing to third-seeded Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden.

At Wimbledon girls final.

Before Wimbledon, Wozniacki won the Liverpool International Tennis Tournament beating Ashley Harkleroad in the finals.

Later that year, she was given a wildcard to the 2006 Wimbledon Championships senior qualifying tournament, where she was beaten in the first qualifying round by Miho Saeki 3–6, 6–2, 6–3. However, Wozniacki went on to win the girls' singles tournament, beating Slovak Magdaléna Rybáriková in the final 3–6, 6–1, 6–3.

In August, she reached another WTA Tour quarterfinal, this time at the Nordea Nordic Light Open in Stockholm. She defeated top 100 players Iveta Benešová and Eleni Daniilidou before falling to eventual champion and third-seeded Jie Zheng.

Wozniacki was seeded second in the year's last major tournament, the 2006 U.S. Open - Girls' Singles. In the first round on September 3, she won the first set against Russian Alexandra Panova, but was disqualified in the second set for verbally abusing an umpire. Wozniacki was said to have used an expletive in referring to a linesman who made a disputed call;[6] however, on her blog, she claimed to say "take your sunglasses of " and to be mistaken for talking to the linesman when she was criticizing herself after the next point.

In her last junior tournament, the Osaka Mayor's Cup, she won the girls' singles and doubles.

Her first senior title came shortly after on October 29, when she won the $25,000 ITF-tournament in Istanbul by beating Tatjana Malek in the final 6–2, 6–1.

Wozniacki was set to face Venus Williams on November 27 in an exhibition match in Copenhagen, but five days before the event, Williams canceled because of an injury. The two did, however, face each other in the Memphis WTA Tier III event on February 20. Williams beat Wozniacki 6–4, 6–4, ending the nine-match winning streak Wozniacki had at the time.

On November 30, Wozniacki was named ambassador for Danish Junior Tennis by the Culture Minister of Denmark at the time, Brian Mikkelsen.

2007

On February 4, she won the singles title in Ortisei, Italy, at an ITF $75,000 tournament, beating the Italian player Alberta Brianti 4–6, 7–5, 6–3. On March 4, she won the $75,000 ITF tournament in Las Vegas, beating top-seed Akiko Morigami in the final 6–3, 6–2.

She obtained a wild card for the 2007 Pacific Life Open main draw and made her Tier I-debut there. She was knocked out in the second round by Martina Hingis 6–1, 6–3. The two faced each other again on April 27 in Copenhagen for an exhibition match, where Wozniacki again lost 7–6(7), 3–6, 6–2.

She then made the semifinals of the AIG Open in Tokyo in October, her first career semifinal and also the first Danish woman to reach a WTA semifinal since Tine Scheuer-Larsen in 1986 at Bregenz. Wozniacki lost to Venus Williams 6–3, 7–5.

2008

At 2008 U.S. Open.

On January 2, Wozniacki participated in an exhibition tournament in Hong Kong. She lost her first match to former World No. 1 Maria Sharapova 6–2, 6–2. But she won the doubles event with her partner, the singles champion Venus Williams. At the Australian Open, she defeated Gisela Dulko, 21st seed Alyona Bondarenko on her way to the Round of 16 where she lost to the eventual finalist and fourth-seeded Ana Ivanović, 6–1, 7–6.

At the Qatar Total Open in Doha, Wozniacki defeated 8th seed Marion Bartoli in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to the eventual champion Maria Sharapova, 6–0, 6–1. Following that, she played in the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, where lost again in the quarterfinals to the eventual champion, Lindsay Davenport, 6–0, 6–2.

Wozniacki then took parts in two Tier I tournaments in North America. At the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, she defeated 18th seed Maria Kirilenko en route to the fourth round where she lost to the eventual runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6–2, 6–3. She then lost again in the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami to Venus Williams, 6–3, 6–3, having taken out two seeded players in Bartoli and Katarina Srebotnik prior.

During the clay-court season, Wozniacki took part in three events in the lead up to the French Open. At the Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia Island, Florida, she lost in the second round to Alyona Bondarenko 6–3, 3–6, 6–3. At the Tier I Qatar Telecom German Open in Berlin, she fell to Gisela Dulko 6–2, 7–5, again in the second round. She lost in the quarter-finals of the Tier I Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome to newly crowned World No. 1 Sharapova 6–4, 7–6(3).

At the French Open, she was seeded thirtieth, making this the first Grand Slam tournament in which Wozniacki was seeded. She lost however in the third round to the eventual champion and World No. 2 Ana Ivanović, 6–4, 6–1.

During the grass-court season, Wozniacki took part in the exhibition tournament at the Liverpool International. She won the event, defeating Ashley Harkleroad in the final. In her next tournament at the International Women's Open in Eastbourne, Wozniacki claimed her first ever top 5 scalp, defeating the top seed and World No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–2, 6–2 in the second round before losing to Samantha Stosur in the quarterfinals, 7–6(3), 6–4. At Wimbledon, she reached the third round but lost to second-seeded Jelena Janković 2–6, 6–4, 6–2.

In her next tournament at the Gastein Ladies in Bad Gastein, she lost in the second round to Mariya Koryttseva, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(3). She then reached the semifinals at the Banka Koper Slovenia Open in Portorož, losing 6–4, 6–4 to the eventual champion, Sara Errani. Wozniacki won her first ever WTA tour title at the Nordic Light Open in Stockholm without losing a single set, defeating Vera Dushevina, 6–4, 6–4. She had previously beaten the no. 5 seed Anabel Medina Garrigues in the quarterfinals and the top seed and World No. 10, Agnieszka Radwańska, 6–4, 6–1 in the semifinals.

At the Summer Olympics in Beijing, she beat World No. 12 Daniela Hantuchová in the second round 6–1, 6–3, before falling to the eventual gold-medalist Elena Dementieva, 7–6(3), 6–2. Wozniacki then won the second WTA tour title at the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven, defeating four seeded players in the form of Dominika Cibulkova, Marion Bartoli and Alizé Cornet en route to the final. There, she defeated World No. 11 Anna Chakvetadze 3–6, 6–4, 6–1.

She 21st at the U.S. Open, she defeated World No. 14 Victoria Azarenka 6–4, 6–4 in the third round. This was her 15th win in the last 16 matches. In the fourth round, she lost to second-seeded and eventual runner-up Janković 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, her fourth loss of the year to a Serbian in a Grand Slam tournament.

Wozniacki suffered a first round exit at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo to Katarina Srebotnik, 6–1, 6–2. At the China Open, she lost her opening match again, 7–6, 6–4 to Anabel Medina Garrigues. She teamed up with Media Garrigues however to clinch the doubles title, defeating the Chinese duo of Han Xinyun and Xu Yi-Fan in the final. It was Wozniacki's first WTA doubles title. At the Tier III AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships, she was the top seed for the first time on the WTA Tour. She won her third career title, defeating Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, in the final.

In the Tier I Kremlin Cup in Moscow, she beat eight-seeded Chakvetadze in the first round but had to retire due to sickness when trailing 6–4, 3–2 to Nadia Petrova in the second round. She lost in the first round the following week at the final edition of the Zurich Open to Francesca Schiavone, 7–6(3), 6–2. In her last WTA tournament of the year, she reached the final at the Fortis Championships in Luxembourg, but lost against top seeded Dementieva 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(4).

Wozniacki then took part in an ITF tournament in her hometown in Odense. She won the tournament beating World No. 64 Sofia Arvidsson in the final 6–2, 6–1.

Her final win-loss record for the year (ITF matches included, exhibition matches not included) is 58–20 in singles and 8–9 in doubles. As of November 10, she is ranked at 12 in singles and 79 in doubles. She finished thirteenth in the race for the Sony Ericsson Championships. She also won the Newcomer of the Year award for 2008.

2009

In her first tournament of the year at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, she lost in the quarterfinals to Russian Elena Vesnina 6–3, 0–6, 6–3. She then reached the quarter-finals of the Medibank International in Sydney where she lost to World No. 2 Serena Williams 6–7(5), 6–3, 7–6(3) despite having three match points when serving for the match at 6–5 in the third set. Seeded 11th at the Australian Open, Wozniacki advanced to the third round where she lost to Australian wild card Jelena Dokić 3–6, 6–1, 6–2.

Wozniacki reached the quarter-finals of the Pattaya Women's Open in Thailand but lost to 8th seeded Magdaléna Rybáriková 6-4, 6-1. Seeded first at the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, Tennessee, Wozniacki advanced to the final but lost to the Belarussian teenager Victoria Azarenka 6–1, 6–3. Afterwards, Wozniacki and Azarenka won the doubles title, beating Michaella Krajicek and Yuliana Fedak 6–1, 7–6(2) in the final.

Wozniacki then took part in the first two Premier Mandatory tournaments of the year in North America. At the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, Wozniacki lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Vera Zvonareva 6–4, 6–2. At the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Wozniacki scored her first wins over 18th seeded Patty Schnyder and the 4th seed Elena Dementieva in the third and fourth rounds respectively. She lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–1 in the quarter-finals.

Wozniacki won her first title of the year on the green clay of the MPS Group Championships in Ponte Vedra Beach. After surviving a tough first round encounter against Samantha Stosur, she then handily dispensed of Virginie Razzano and Daniela Hantuchová in straight sets to reach the semifinals where she survived four match points to defeat Elena Vesnina 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(5). She then defeated Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak in the final 6–1, 6–2. Seeded fifth on the green clay at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, she defeated top seed Elena Dementieva 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 in the semi-finals before losing 6–2, 6–4 to Sabine Lisicki in the final.

Wozniacki then suffered early exits in her next two tournaments losing to Marion Bartoli 7–6(6), 6–4 in the second round at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart and losing in the third round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome to Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 6–2. Wozniacki advanced to the final at the inaugural Premier Mandatory Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open where she lost to World No. 1 Dinara Safina 6–2, 6–4. Seeded 10th at the French Open in Paris, France, Wozniacki lost to Sorana Cîrstea of Romania, 7–6(3) 7–5. Cîrstea and Wozniacki lost in the first round of the doubles tournament to Maria Kirilenko and Flavia Pennetta, 6–4, 6–4.

During the grass court season, Wozniacki won her second title of the year at the AEGON International in Eastbourne. She advanced to the semi finals with defeats over Alisa Kleybanova, Samantha Stosur, and Ekaterina Makarova. There she faced near namesake Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada, recovering from a set down to win 2–6, 6–4, 6–4. She beat Virginie Razzano in the final 7–6, 7–5.[11]

Wozniacki was seeded 9th in Wimbledon, and faced Kimiko Date Krumm (20 years her senior) in the first round, winning in three sets. She then beat Maria Kirilenko, 6–0, 6–4, and the #20 seed Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–2, 6–2. She then crashed out to Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round, 6–4, 6–4.

On her 19th birthday she lost in the final of the Swedish Open 7–5, 6–4 to Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain. In her first hard-court tournament in preparation for the US Open, after receiving a bye in the first round of the LA Women's Tennis Championships she lost in the second round to Sorana Cîrstea 1–6, 6–4, 7–6(5). At the Cincinnati Masters, Wozniacki advanced to the quarterfinals, falling to Elena Dementieva 6–2, 6–1. In Toronto she lost in the second round to Zheng Jie 7–5, 6–3. She then went to defend her title at the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven. In the first round she had her first ever double bagel win, 6–0, 6–0 over Edina Gallovits in 41 minutes. In the final of the tournament she beat Russian challenger Elena Vesnina 6–2, 6–4 to win her third title of the season.

Wozniacki is the 9th seed at the US Open. She easily won her first three matches, 6–4, 6–1 over Galina Voskoboeva, 6–1, 6–0 over Petra Martić, and 6–3, 6–2 over her doubles partner Sorana Cîrstea. In the fourth round against reigning French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, Wozniacki rallied from 3–1 down in the third set to win 2–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(3). She defeated giant-killer Melanie Oudin 6–2, 6–2 in the quarterfinals, and followed that up with a 6-3 6-3 win over fellow 19-year old Yanina Wickmayer in the semifinals. She is the first Danish woman to reach a Grand Slam final, where she will face unseeded Kim Clijsters. The runner-up showing will allow her to reach a career high ranking of No. 6, and if she wins the title she will rise to No. 4 in the world.

Over the tunnel and through the bridge...

Okay, I don't know where these two are from but if I went with a stereotype I'd say beyond the outer boros...my narrative is she's the aspiring Fly Girl from New Jersey or Ronkonkoma and he's her supportive slightly cooler sidekick. Oh. And it's 1991! And their best friend is Rosie Perez. And yes, I am making all this up having OD'ed on sugary holiday treats -but that's part of the fun of people watching. So what do you think their story is?

HomeShop18 brings ‘3 Idiots’ merchandise

HomeShop18 brings another special – launches the “3 Idiots” merchandise by converge. HomeShop18 will be selling Converse shoes, worn by Aamir Khan, R Madhavan and Sharman Joshi in the movie exclusively on the virtual platform through the special show, ‘Converse 3 Idiots collection’. The Converse shoes are exclusively designed by Aamir khan. The design is popularly known as the doodle designs. No other star has personally designed any film merchandise before. The 3 Idiots Converse Collection shoes that have Aamir's doodles on them reflect the personality of todays’ Indian youth who are funky in attitude, cool and outspoken.

On the special show, HomeShop18 experts/anchors will be selling the exclusive merchandise from 3 Idiots giving out all details like material, design and other features. The shoes come in Resin Rubber and non-marking sole. The in-sole is made of Latex foam cushion insole, a unique feature of the Converse Canvas shoes that gives additional cushioning comfort and bounce back to the wearer. The shoes are available in red and black colour with Multi-color laces.

Announcing the launch of the Show, Sundeep Malhotra, CEO, HomeShop18, said, ‘Every youngster today gets inspired from what their favourite actors are wearing in the movies. 

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Happy 12/25

Where I come from we celebrate Baby Jesus' Birthday with an angel food cake rolled out into the living room on a decorated cart while everyone sings happy birthday while drinking beer...there is a reason NYC exists...for all of us voluntary orphans...but these two would have fit right in to our family x-mas -which is actually a compliment...so cheers to them. and you, as well!

Designer lingerie cracks Christmas - John Lewis

Commenting on this week's trade so far, Nat Wakely, Director of John Lewis Selling Operations, said: 'Sales from Sunday to close of business on Wednesday are 27 per cent ahead of 2008 levels. We have seen superb sales of last-minute gifts, in particular in beauty, lingerie and gift food.

'We have had a cracking Christmas and are anticipating an equally strong Clearance, having bought in 15 per cent more bargains. Clearance starts online at 6pm today (Christmas Eve) and on 27 December in our shops (excluding Trafford which starts on 26 December). We have excellent products available at great prices from sofa beds to LCD TVs and washing machines to beauty gifts.'

Highlights:
Digital gifts continue to be popular with Sony eBooks up 36 per cent and kitchen radios +26 per cent.

Designer lingerie (including Stella, Myla and La Perla) saw an increase of 115 per cent. Across all lingerie categories the most popular colours are purple and red.

The cold weather was a factor in footwear purchases. Snow boot sales have trebled, wellies are +160 per cent and we have sold a pair of slippers every two minutes.

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circa 1964

I love his vintage jacket and skinny tie paired with the plaid shirt. Not sure I'm buying the bright Nikes for evening: a pair of classic oxfords or wing tips would have been a better choice. And his best accessory is his date.

Kingfisher Swimsuit 2010 Calendar Launched By Deepika Padukone

 

The 8th Edition of the uber chic, extravagant and most anticipated calendar of the year KINGFISHER SWIMSUIT CALENDAR 2010 returned, in its most sweltering avatar yet!! 

The calendar was being unveiled over a plush brunch hosted by Dr. Vijay Mallya, Chairman, United Breweries at his residence ‘Niladri’. ‘The King of Good Times’ – opened up his home to his special guests as he revealed the first look of the calendar.

The guest of honour at this year’s ‘Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar 2010’ launch party was none other than Deepika Padukone. 

 

  Present on the occasion was Deepika Padukone, Kunal Kapoor, Madhavan, Abhay Deol, Dr Mallya, his son Siddharth Mallya, Atul and Vandana KASBEKAR, Fahad and Simone Singh, Prahlad Kakkar, Arti and Kailash Surendranath, Purab Kohli, Rahul Dev, Siddharth Kanan and whole model brigade like Pia Trivedi, Deepti Gujral, Monikangana Dutta and this years six stunning models – Sonali Raut, Esha Gupta, Gia Johnson Singh, Aashika Pratt, Himarsha Venkatsamy (winner of the model hunt show) and Anjali Lavaniya (runner up of the model hunt on NDTV Good Times).

 

 

 

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Friends of Betsey

Okay, in truth I don't know if they're friends of Betsey J. or any other Betsey but I think that like Ms. Johnson these 2 are super cool and have amazing energy. When I grow up I want to be just like them!

Kim Kardashian teams up with 50Kshoes

Kim Kardashian, model, businesswoman, style maven and reality star, teams up with 50Kshoes.com "Celebrity Charity Challenge" to benefit Soles4Souls, the international shoe charity dedicated to providing free footwear to those in desperate need.

"It is an amazing cause. You give money and they help needy people and people in poverty to get shoes," said Kim Kardashian. "For the price of a latte, you can give two pairs of shoes to people in need."

Donating is easy at 50Kshoes.com. It requires no shipping and no trips to the post office. The suggested donation is very affordable, with $5.00 buying two pairs of new shoes. Kim's challenge ends on January 31, 2010 and all donations are tax-deductible.

Money raised will go toward the purchase of 1,000 pairs of new shoes which will be distributed in Kim's honor for her support. The distribution will take place on January 8, 2010 in New Orleans. Soles4Souls has sent over 1 million pairs of new shoes to the area since Hurricane Katrina devastated the area in 2005.

In addition, Kim's shoe endeavor ShoeDazzle.com will donate $5 to Soles4Souls for every person who registers with ShoeDazzle.com from now until December 23rd.

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Things that make you go hmmm...

I know that ever since lasik eye surgery has made glasses unnecessary they have become the fashion accessory...reminds me of how tans became fashionable when associated with the French Riviera as opposed to fieldwork -but I digress!
However I always find the frames sans lenses a tad desperate to conform to a trend (the exception being when worn by Malik so Chic). So I am even less sure what to make of these with the faux cracks... and add to this the pouty rockstar/rapper expression, jaunty scarf, torn t-shirt and single suspender that would be at home in a mosh pit, and -is that a skeleton print on his denim? Still it does grab your attention - and the fact that he's not unattractive doesn't hurt...

Man Fashion : Skinny Jeans

If you thought you look totally awesome in your skinny hipster jeans, well you are wrong. The trend seems to be dying off and most people these days have begun to go for that eased look, which comes with jeans that are not skinny. In the Paris Men’s Fashion Week lately, Dior Homme, Lanvin, Hermès, Paul Smith and other big names in the men’s couture did not reveal any jeans or trousers that even bordered close to being skinny or tight.

 

The tight jeans, kohl fudged, spike haired look seems to be dying and a relaxed 90s look seems to be back. This could be a fallout from the recession as most of us do not care about fashion anymore? as some of us are not afford as before?

The solution seems to be in well tailored but unpretentious jeans that not only look good but also make you feel like you are not being vain when people are losing jobs. Hermès designer Veronique Nichanian showed to the world what well dressed men look like even without tight and skinny jeans with washed linens and vintage shirts

 

Source : a-man-fashion.blogspot.com

Channeling Mary-Kate + Ashley

This girl has that slightly confused fashion and generous eyeliner that has been made fashionable by the Olsen twins...she just needs her bag to be 4x the size to fully complete the look.

Fashion Tips For Men : Holiday Fashion

The secret to a perfect holiday trip home means focusing on what really matters. Family, friends, peace, love and happiness are certainly important, but when it comes to menswear, knowing what to pack and what to wear can also make a man joyful and triumphant.

 For Club Monaco's menswear designer Timothy Farah in New York, the go-to travel item is "the perfect blazer." He adds: "It can be dressed up or not depending on the occasion." Club Monaco offers the Wright blazer and the Channing Tuxedo blazer, both for $349. The jackets are "tailored and modern."

Jeffery Spivock, the public relations senior manager for Gap in Toronto, would wear a Banana Republic velvet blazer ($310) on the plane to avoid crushing it. He says it "looks as good with a pair of destructed jeans ($160) as it does dressed up for holiday drinks." If the itinerary is elaborate and takes you from cold to warm cities, Spivock says: "I always pack neutral staples that I can layer in multiple combinations and still look fresh." He suggests accessories will also make the difference. "

Arienne Shoom, head stylist for Joe Fresh Style, thinks adding a zip-front Fair Isle sweater, $39, to the checklist is a good idea. The sweater's intricate geometric patterns are "festive without going overboard, perfect for the holiday season and then cosy for hitting the slopes." Since lounging with in-laws in boxers may not do, Shoom has a great pointer: pyjamas.


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girls night out

The high waisted pants, the off-shoulder shirt, the shorter hair...it's all feeling a bit 80s -kind of the new wave variety...not sure how to categorize...what do you think?

Darling Niko

My dear friend Niko belies the ennui of all black with a rakish glint in his eye. Note to Niko: A tete-a-tete at the Rose Bar is on order for next week, don't you think?

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