2008 will not be a grey winter

Merit is due to the vivacious colors and perhaps, even shocking colors, that catch the eye on the most classic colors of black. Among the prints one can find tartan will be the main protagonist. With regard to the cuts, the pre-domination will be of fluid and flowing volumes: here one can find soft silhouettes proposed by Vivienne Westwood and Givenchy. However, the accessories will be the real stars: among the musts of this season will be the Samurai purse by Dior, the Kelly sleeves of Hermès and the bag in form of a toaster by Yves Saint-Laurent.

Catwoman calls Muccino

Goodbye Catwoman and X-Men. For superheroines such as Halle Berry, she prefers Gabriele Muccino: "We met each other recently to discuss a project - says the Oscar-winning actress for Monster's Ball. But up to now, nothing decisive, but soon I hope to see a project in the works. I would really love to work with him".

The Best Body

LONDON, MARCH 29 - Liz Hurley was voted the celebrity with the best body in a survey carried out among five thousand women by the British magazine New Woman. The actress, however, has paid a high price for the honor of being picked as the "Bristish body idol". Recently, in fact, she has confessed that she eats only one complete meal a day, and has six raisins as a snack and she only pigs out on watercress soup

Improve your health with chocolate

We have all heard the news that eating chocolate is good for you. But what does that really mean? Can we chow down on eclairs and whittle our waistlines? Sadly no. Choose dark chocolate. Cocoa has more antioxidants than green tea or red wine. nd the darker the chocolate, the more cocoa it has. Choose a bar with at least 70% organic cocoa. Eat less, more often. To see in fact any health advantages from chocolate, aim to eat it three or four times a week. Keep your waistline in check by sticking to half-ounce serving, about 80 calories! Enjoy it!

Monica Bellucci elected the most sexy lady of the world

The vote was casted amongst six categories and more than thirty candidates, who included Paris Hilton, Scarlett Johansson, Beyoncè, Shakira, Mathilde Seigner, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Sharon Stone, Sophia Loren, Madonna and Penelope Cruz. The absolutely most sexy woman, other than being a femme fatale par excellence in the category «les fatales» - that is women who are intelligent, precious, refined and sensual, also mentioned were Penelope Cruz and Sophie Marceau - and according to the survey the carried out by Yahoo Monica Bellucci won

Miniskirt

This year grabbing the limelight, together with the plunging style 1960's dresses and shiny boots or Texas cowboy boots, the miniskirt will be short and of jean fabric, matched with stockings of different print and color designs, Scottish: all to be worn morning and evening. How short? The miniskirt cannot help but be... mini, it is mini by definition! Pratically impossible not have in one's wardrobe, and when one wears same one cannot help but feel feminine and at attractive at the same time. Irresistible also for the guys, who find it seductive and intriguing. Advice for its use and contraindications: do not overexceed in its use! The miniskirt is a classic to have in one's wardrobe, but, contemporarily, it is sexy and original. Wearing plunging tops and dressing with high heel shoes tend to excessively exaggerate one's figure, expecially if one is a teenager.

The Tribute Patchwork bag

He is celebrating fifteen years of a career with honors as the head guide of the brand Louis Vuitton. It is Marc Jacobs, that for the occasion thought about bringing together fifteen of his most famous creations, creating the Tribute Patchwork Bag. We can honestly say that it is not one of his best creations, but seeing its price tag, at a whopping U.S.D. $ 42,000.00 in any case, it is a Must Have for the elite!

Wallaroo hats

Cameron Diaz doesn't hit the beach without her trusty Wallaroo hat to protect her skin and hair! These wide brim hats shield your facefrom the sun. They are also crushable and washable so they can be toted along on any trip!

Florals

Boost your look with bright florals, bold patterns and brilliant colors.

Yeah, right...VIPs!

That VIPs were not the top of the class in means of class and elegance, this we already knew. There were many who were without pity nabbed in coarse and rude moments, for example, picking one's nose, scratching their backsides or walking down the streets with sloppy and shabby dresswear, without a hint of makeup on. Some stars, such as Britney Spears, Naomi Campbell and Robbie Williams, that have done outings, have publicly declared their dependence on alcohol, drug and various pharmaceutical products, and have entered into clinics to disintoxicate themselves. Others simply were arrested while under the influence of alcohol or regularly caught while on drugs or stoned out of their minds. If these are the stars of showbiz, to mix up one's wardrobe by color or texture and to show one's self in public with the very unelegant sweat rings under one's armpits is truly the least that could happen to them...

From Libero.it

Mel C confesses

Robbie Williams, several years ago, declared that he had gone to bed with all the Spice Girls, excluding one. One thing is certain: towards the end of the 1990's, it was rumored that he was having a liasion with Mel C, known also as Sporty Spice. The two of them never wanted to speak about their relationship, but now, that a long distance of time has elapsed, the female singer has let the cat out of the bag: Mel C declared to have had a relationship wiht Robbie and was not capable to "tame the beast

Valentino stockings

Valentino and Wolford have signed an agreement for a new line of stockings and body stockings that will be available from July 2007 in several worldwide boutiques of Valentino and Wolford.
"The stockings are an important element in the look I create and I am very happy for the opportunity to offer to all women, thanks to the agreement with a business partner that is able to efficiently translate my ideas into forms and materials", has commented Valentino.

Brioche and the Colosseum: Rome seen from a bar's point of view

The rite of the cappuccino in the Capital is honored at any time of the dayand night. For this reason, The Eternal City, other than being filled withchurches and monuments, is also overflowing with bars. So many that, aRoman, by adoption, has invented a tour for the discovery of the beauties ofRome from the tables of the caffè. From the Gianicolo to the outskirts ofthe city, here is how to enjoy the panorama... from the other side of thecoffee cup. The rite of the cappuccino in Rome is sacred, twenty-four a day,sevend days a week. A small creamy break, to be taken either in a wide whiteporcelain cup or in a small transparent glass, to make peace with thefrenetic rhythmn of the city or to enter into the right gear to start thedaily marathon of work. There are those who rather sip a cappuccino than awordly aperitive. It is for this motive that the Eternal City, full ofchurches, is also chock-full of bars. There is one at every corner: some aresmall and friendly, others are large as a square, long and narrow, refinedor at the outskirts, every street boasts no less than three. The choice istruly vast. Overall, for those who want to expand their gaze from theircoffee cup to the profuse beauties of Rome, perhaps sitting comofortably ata bar that have a strategically panoramic view. One who really knows thisis, is a lady of Arezzo origins and Roman by adoption, that gives the giftof stopovers for a cappuccino has dedicated the guide "Rome and my cappuccinos". The small book is of 106 pages, small, but dense, it coversthe itineraries that begin from the terraces of Rome, the Gianicolo, to thencover and extend into the outskirts of town.

The diaries of Anna Nicole Smith - Sold!

The memoirs of Anne Nicole Smith, were auctioned off on internet for fivehundred thousand dollars. The winner of the auction is a German businessman.However, the memoirs are valued at least twice as much as the price sold. Itseems that the ex-playmate Anna Nicole Smith cannot rest in eternal peace.Two of her diaries were just sold off on internet: the buyer is a Germanbusinessman. This news was given by Thomas Riccio, a responsabile of Universal Rarities.

Beautiful under the sun, with the most trendy of sunglasses

For the spring\summer 2007 the most trendy sunglasses to be sought out will bring back the atmosphere of the Dolce Vita (n.d.r., "Sweet Life"), of the 1960's, and there will just be an embarassment of choices available in order to copy the look of the stunning Audrey Hepburn and the elegant Grace Kelly. The imperative of this year is the wraparound model, at times exaggerated, that besides the eyes covers the part of the face giving one a "fly effect". First of all, one has to choose a frame that conforms to the shape of the face and understand that eyeglasses are a fundamental accessory of our dresswear and have to be chosen in an accurate and precise manner. The look for this spring\summer 2007 is alla Audrey Hepburn in "Breakfast at Tiffany's", with the addition of a scarf around the neck or used alla bandana mode - that is, colored and with a designer name - and huge sunglasses that protect from the sun and from indiscreet looks, while giving off a mysterious air of "vamp".

The cuddle pillow

A pillow that cuddles and that hugs and warms you when your partner cannot. The idea comes from a British chain of hotels that puts at the disposal of its clients the "cuddillow" (from the fusion of the words: cuddle + pillow), dedicated to those that travel by themselves and have difficulty falling asleep

Kate Moss Top Shop Collection for Vogue

In the fashion magazine, models come and go, but when Vogue dedicates its front cover to a model like Kate Moss, it is not an ordinary choice like many others. In the April Vogue U.K. issue on the cover page Kate Moss is not seen in the role of a model, but of a designer. Yes, this is because this top model has picked the bible of fashion to unveil the preview of her first dress collection for the low-cost brandname Top Shop. From the the first two snapshots, one can immediately deduce that the collection on sale in the famous fashion chainstores, mirrors the style of Kate Moss, with a predomination of colors that are white and black and, that her dresses are characterized with vintage prints that are very much loved by the top model. The preview of the collection cannot help but increase the already long lines of shoppers that have attended for months and will finally have the opportunity to grab hold of the some dress items that are signed by the top.

From www.verycool.it

Vintage is fashion!

First of all, let us get the terminology right: vintage is a word that fashion has robbed from the world of the art of wine-making, who used same to indicate the valuable vintage wines. At the beginning of the 1990's the term was used to ennoble all that came out of attics, wardrobes and cellars and that re-proposed as objects having a retrò flavour: not only with regard to dresses, but also furnishings, gifts and fancy goods and music... Successively, little by little, as it found itself among the marketplaces of the most trendy European cities, where used goods were sold, these items have now become vintage and in consequence a "humour. A taste that influences, with epoch pieces or "in style" of the ambiences of up to par fashion locales, that leave a trace of one's self in the collections of the stylists and personalizes the home interior with lines and motive of the years 1950's, 1960's and 1970's.

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The eternal enigma on fashionable hairstyles

The VIPs continue to change pigmentation and forms of their very costly hair, mixing up the ideas of young teenagers who are always ready to imitate them in way of look. The latest tendency which is most accredited among the top expert hairstylists, is that they opt for the color tones from light chestnut to intense chocolate. There are many, in fact, the stars and starlets that this winter have decided to change the color of their hair and to have extensions to better matched with their coats or shoes who have more rigid and darker tints, distorting, in some cases, images that have now become symbols of identification for the public, who is often reluctant to guarantee the excessive changes of look of their favorite celebrities. The scandalistic newspapers are invaded by photos of very blonde actresses that have decided without beating around the bush to enter into the Olympus of the burnettes. Among these, the most clamorous is certainly Cameron Diaz, who for depicting the image of the flighty, candid and wild blond has made it her warhorse, while the intriguing Scarlett Johansson, has become the muse of many directors, thanks to the her delicate assonance of the very blond stars of the 1950's.

Excuse my absence!

Excuse my absence, but a small health problem have prevented me for performing my "fashion duty"! Here I am back on my feet again and exploring the nations for the latest and hottest fashion news!