January 12th, 2009 by Alana Joy | Comments
The award season officially kicked off tonight with the Golden Globes! Here’s my breakdown on who’s hot and who’s not… Eva Mendes: HOT Photo by Jason Merritt /Getty Images ✖ This is one of my favorite looks of the night… she looks classic and yet modern. That dress is to die for, her upswept hair [...]
January 4th, 2009 by Alana Joy | Comments
✖ The Bad News: Just seven months after opening her first store in the United States, Kira Plastinina, the 16 year old Russian clothing designer, favorite of Paris Hilton and others, resorts to filing for Bankruptcy. Almost all of the 12 stores that were opened will be forced to shut their doors. Their reported debt [...]
January 1st, 2009 by Alana Joy | Comments
(via) Katie Holmes is often praised for her fashion sense, but usually I think she’s kind of bland and safe. Unexpectedly though, I like this look. I like how the top she’s chosen to wear with the bell bottoms kind of echo’s the silhouette. The cropped jacket, scarf, and shades keep it modern but bohemian. [...]
December 23rd, 2008 by Alana Joy | Comments
The following was written by Audrey Hepburn, who was asked to share “beauty tips” : For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.For lovely eyes, see the good in people.For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.For poise, walk [...]
December 18th, 2008 by Alana Joy | Comments
Zimbio did a great article on the 100 most influential people in the fashion industry. It’s a pretty interesting and comprehensive read. Names such as Levi Strauss, Yves St. Laurent , and Twiggy might seem obvious, but others mentioned (like Andre 3000 or James Dean) keep the feature fun and insightful. A wonderful resource, I [...]
December 15th, 2008 by Alana Joy | Comments
“Ms. Johansson, who goes to great lengths to preserve an authentic representation of herself with respect to her fans and the media, is disappointed to see a seemingly reputable publication inexplicably publish a work of fiction at her expense.” says her rep. The magazine claims that they had an interview with Scarlett, where she talked [...]
December 14th, 2008 by Alana Joy | Comments
(source) France’s first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, is suing the fashion company Pardon… for using an image of her taken in 1993 on their shopping bags. The image (seen above), depicts her nude, with only her manicured hands covering her um, goodies. On the bag there is a caption which says “My guy should have bought [...]
December 12th, 2008 by Alana Joy | Comments
Bettie Page, the 1950s secretary-turned-model whose controversial photographs in skimpy attire or none at all helped set the stage for the 1960s sexual revolution, died Thursday. She was 85. Page was placed on life support last week after suffering a heart attack in Los Angeles and never regained consciousness, said her agent, Mark Roesler. He [...]
December 10th, 2008 by Alana Joy | Comments
Pamela Anderson (with a “mystery man”) at Vivienne Westwoods SS09 show, Sept. 08 Pamela Anderson has signed a six figure deal to be the new face of Vivienne Westwood for her Spring/Summer ’09 ad campaign. Says Westwood, “I can’t speak about it yet. But anything I would say would be completely positive.” Well… obviously not, [...]
December 4th, 2008 by Alana Joy | Comments