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Camel Art: Bikaner Camel Festival of Rajasthan, India

Tegan Silva — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Who doesn’t love a festival? The food, the music, the . . . camels? Yes! Welcome to the Bikaner Camel Festival, a two-day festival that takes place every year in Rajasthan, India.

The festival praises the four-legged desert inhabitant with camel parades, camel racing, camel dancing (say what?!) and even contests to judge the best decorated camels.

The best part of the festivities is how decked out these camels get with elaborate saddles, mirrors, flowers, and more! The competition looks fierce!

The local residents take up to three years to master their camel’s fur design, allowing for the hair to grow in so it can be trimmed and styled in intricate patterns. Beautiful. Especially, since it doesn’t hurt the camels!

Check out more camels and their decor here!

(Photos courtesy of JeannieJeannie.com)

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Cannes Film Festival Fashion

Tegan Silva — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000

The 65th Annual Cannes Film festival just kicked off its eleven-day event, bringing actors and filmmakers from far and wide. While we’re definitely excited for upcoming films, we’re even more interested in what our favorite stars are wearing!

From Jessica Chastain to Fan Bingbing, the styles were gorgeous giving Cannes a very fashionable start!

Eva Longoria looked absolutely stunning in this Marchesa gown with a beautiful train. I choo choo choose this as a favorite look!

Jessica Chastain’s red locks wow against her sparkly white gown, while Marion Cotillard looks sultry and sweet in her chiffon gown.

Model Natasha Poly wore one of my favorite looks from Gucci’s runway, and the blush-colored gown Naomi Watts wore also brought some train love.

Actress Chen Ting Jia’s gown was really a showstopper, especially when she turned around. Wowzas!

Diane Kruger looked perfectly elegant in her flowing gown, while Freida Pinto looked pretty in her pink beaded dress.

Last, but not least my favorite Fan Bingbing arrived in a beautiful beaded number. According to Red Carpet Fashion Awards, her hair was styled as a symbol of the Tang dynasty’s noble women and the gown was embroidered with stories of the four beauties of ancient China. I’d love to see it in person!

Check out more fashionable Cannes Film Festival looks here!

(Photos courtesy of Fashionista.com and Jezebel.com)

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Gwen Stefani, The No Doubt Years

Tegan Silva — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000

I love Gwen Stefani. I always have and always will.

I remember stealing my sister’s Tragic Kingdom album (and later her Return of Saturn album) and doing my best to memorize every lyric, and I even tried to pay homage to her at school by wearing a bindi . . . but admittedly I can’t pull it off as well as Gwen.

So when news broke that the band No Doubt would be releasing their first album in over a decade, I got suuuuuper excited, to say the least! So excited, I decided to share my look back at 90′s (and early 2000s) Gwen and her amazing sense of style.

Love. Love. Love. I suddenly have the urge to dye my hair pink, and Gwen’s tiny shirts are still a classic! Of course, we can’t leave this post without No Doubt’s number one hit, Just a Girl.

Anyone else exicted for No Doubt’s return? Let us know in the comments!

(Photos courtesy of FashionGrunge.Files.Wordpress.com, SnorriBros.com, FYNoDoubt.Tumblr.com, and MTV.com)

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Making the Cut: Vidal Sassoon Then and Now

Tegan Silva — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000

For anyone that has ever sported a bob or a pixie cut, it’s time to pay your respects to the one and only Vidal Sassoon.

The legendary hairstylist passed recently, leaving behind a legacy. Most of us know his name from his many salons hair products, but Sassoon also created famous cuts that helped revolutionize hair into what it is today.

Sassoon made his rise in the 1960s with the “five-point cut” which liberated women from the tyranny of rollers and hairspray, while still looking absolutely chic. His work was inspired by architecture, which is easy to see through his angular styles that frame the face, and models Grace Coddington, Peggy Moffitt, and Nancy Kwan (pictured above) served as Sassoon’s muses and trendsetters.

He created the official Mod hairstyle that was worn by Mary Quant and others in Carnaby Street. He was also famously paid $5,000 dollars by Roman Polanski to chop Mia Farrow’s long locks (in front of cameras and reporters) into the pixie cut she sported in Rosemary’s Baby.

Thankfully, the Sassoon effect is here to stay. Sassoon’s famous looks still make the cut with many of our favorite celebrities sporting them. All hail to Vidal Sassoon!

Model Agyness Deyn and Victoria Beckham looking gorgeous in their favorite Sassoon-inspired cuts.

Keira Knightley and Rihanna sporting their signature bobs.

Learn more about Vidal Sassoon from this article and be sure to check out this great documentary!

(Photos courtesy of Fashionista.com, Freep.com, Elle.com, and HairCuttinginHighHeels.blogspot.com)

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Scene Stealer: Mod Style of Carnaby Street, London

Tegan Silva — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000

The 1960s is, by far, one of my favorite decades for fashion. From the structured dresses of the Mods, to the free-spirited Hippies, the times were a-changing and the clothing reflected that. What is so amazing about Carnaby Street, you ask? Well, let me just show you!

Carnaby Street became a hot spot for the hip and fabulous Swinging London scene, with independent fashion boutiques and designers who helped popularize the Mod style. One of those designers included fashion legend Mary Quant who practically invented the mini skirt and brought us one of our favorite fashion icons, Twiggy!

While we have no time machine (sorry guys), you can still get the Mod look with a little help from some A-line dresses, Peter Pan collars, and stylish flats!

(1. Last Minute Finish Gold Collar Necklace, 2. Specs in the City Sunglasses Neutrals (Brown Frames, Brown Lenses), 3. Mod You Look Yellow Dress, 4. Qupid Strip 40 Blue Velvet Tassel Smoking Slipper Flats, 5. Terrace Gardens Brown Clutch)

Craving more Swinging London 1960s fashion? Check out this awesome Tumblr and get inspired!

(Photos courtesy of StyleSight.com, NickelintheMachine.com, and BraxtonandYancey.blogspot.com)

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Lady Gaga Costumes by Giorgio Armani

Tegan Silva — Wed, 02 May 2012 09:00:00 +0000

We love Lady Gaga not just for her music, but for her super crazy, yet amazing costumes! However, it is Giorgio Armani we must give props to for executing her lavish vision for the stage. Giorgio Armani, who has worked with Gaga for her Monster Ball Tour in 2010, is working with the pop star again for her Born This Way Ball Tour and there are fantastic sketches to get us little monsters excited.

The designer is reportedly creating spiky PVC pieces with black crystals and mirrored metal. There’s even a keyboard-shaped headpiece! Say what?!

To get us even more excited for her tour, let’s take a look back at Lady Gaga’s many incredible costumes from her Monster Ball Tour!

Yeah, pretty sure the Born This Way Tour is going to be epic.

Are any of you readers excited for the tour? Show us your Lady Gaga love in the comments!

(Photos courtesy of DesignScene.net and Starcasm.net)

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Fashion Around the Globe: Shanghai Fashion Week

Tegan Silva — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Shanghai was once known as the “Pearl of the Orient” and it is clear that the same holds true with their very talented designers. China’s most creative minds came together to show their Fall/Winter collections at Shanghai Fashion Week and did they ever impress! Let’s take a look at some of these rising fashion stars!

Helen Lee

Retro cool was definitely the theme for Helen Lee with colorful knit pieces that were all about the pockets. The all over kaleidoscope print was surprisingly chic!

Zix Guan

Guan’s collection entitled “Killers” was inspired by the one and only Angelina Jolie and the power she exudes while still be sexy. Yeah, I’d say they achieved that! Loving the leather Victorian-inspired jackets!

Oasis

The ultra feminine shapes and colors on Oasis’ runway were all about girls just wanting to have fun wherever they go. We’re definitely going to need those print dresses in our closets ASAP.

A mixture of hard leather and soft flowing fabrics were a treat for the eyes at EY. Who knew tie-dye could look so hot?

Kong

What would a fashion week be without a truly extravagant show? Well, Kong gave us what we wanted with structured dresses straight out of a sci-fi movie that were still so beautiful without being gimmicky. A light up dress? What a bright idea!

If you enjoyed these looks, be sure to check out more awesome shows from Shanghai Fashion Week here!

(Photos courtesy of ShanghaiFashionWeek.com)

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Window Farms for the Urban Dweller

Tegan Silva — Tue, 01 May 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Want to embrace your green thumb, but don’t exactly have the room for a vegetable garden? Well Window Farms are just the solution for you!

“Window farming” allows urban dwellers to year-round farming in almost any window. It uses recycled 1.5 liter water bottles, clay pellets, plastic tubing and inexpensive fish tank air pumps to create a decked out indoor garden.

The plants capture natural light and vertically disperses the organic liquid soil throughout the levels of plans. Not only do they look cool, but it can also freshen up your place! It’s also a great way to save money on fresh veggies!

The farms can be used to grow fresh peppers, strawberries, cherry tomatoes, and bok choy, to name a few! However, root vegetables are not suitable for the window farm.

WindowFarms.org was founded by Britta Riley, who raised $27,000 in donations as seed money. The project hopes to teach others that they can put recycled consumer goods to use and get the most out of things that are readily available to them. The site already has 4,000 registered users who all manage their own window farms.

The website tells you what you need and the materials will cost you about $30. You can download the PDF from their website or you can buy an at-home kit so you can get to growing your veggies even quicker!

To learn more about the Window Farms project and how to make your own urban garden, visit WindowFarms.org.

(Photos courtesy of MrKate.com)

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Downtown From Behind

Tegan Silva — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Have you ever visited a city and wished you had more time to stay and get to know the locals? Well, now you can in New York City! Sort of.

Downtown From Behind is a photographic series that aims to document subjects riding their bikes, on streets, avenues, and lanes below 14th street and captures them visually as they depart from view. Both established and emerging individuals are chosen, leaving a sense of their daily contributions to a bustling city scene!

Lower East Side

East Village

Noho Bowery

Soho Nolita

Tribeca

(Photos courtesy of DowntownFromBehind.com)

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I’ll Be Your Mirror: Legendary Street Style Photographer Bill Cunningham

Tegan Silva — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Before there was The Sartorialist or Tommy Ton, there was Bill Cunningham. Cunningham is a legendary street style photographer that is still going strong at the New York Times and even Anna Wintour hopes to be snapped by him!

Cunningham’s career started in the 1970s when he started taking photographs of fashion on the streets of New York. As a result of a chance photograph of Greta Garbo, he published a group of his impromptu pictures in the New York Times in December 1978, which soon became a regular series.

Cunningham scours the streets on his bike everyday looking for rare birds of fashion and has become a respected icon. If Cunningham snaps a photo of you, it’s a huge honor, because you’ve just become part of a visual history.

“We’re in the age of the cookie-cutter sameness. There are few that are rarities, someone who doesn’t look like 10 million others.”—Bill Cunningham.

Before Bill Cunningham was snapping photos of street fashion heros, he was making fabulous hats under the label William J. The hats are amazing and definitely pieces of fashion history.

Want to learn more about Bill Cunningham? Check out his weekly snapshots here, and if you haven’t checked out the documentary Bill Cunningham New York, do yourself a big favor and go see it!

(Photos courtesy of Styleite.com, FredBareBlog.blogspot.com, and LATimes.com)

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