Cele mai cool hair transformations in 2007

Cand Victoria Beckham a renuntat la extensiile de par si s-a tuns bob, fanii au inceput sa-i copieze stilul. Dar si celebritati ca Paris Hilton, Katie Holmes, buna ei prietena sau Rihanna, care a afirmat ca nu a intentionat sa o copieze pe Posh, ci sa arate un pic mai rebel.
Jessica Simpson nu a facut vreo schimbare radicala in cee ce priveste hair styling-ul, a revenit doar la blond, sfatuita de hair stilistul ei Ken Paves.

Balzac and the Lanvin Hi Top

"The brute covers himself, the rich man and the fop adorn themselves, the elegant man dresses!"

Words from one the greatest fiction writers of all time - Honore de Balzac

What are your thoughts on this statement? I'm not too sure if the brute does cover himself, I've seen many a brute seemingly reluctant or unable to cover themselves! I'm not even too sure which bracket I'd put myself in. Of course most of us strive to be elegant but there are occasions where adorning oneself is preferable. Surely the Lanvin Hi tops which everyone covets so much (even the ladies - hands off our shoes I say!) blur the boundaries between adornment and elegance? I'm not too sure that Balzac was aware that Alber Elbaz and Lucas Ossendrijver would create something that damaged his observation.

In all seriousness though I don't think that the divide between elegance and adornment is that clear. Of course there are numerous examples of each that can be found throughout the archives of the Sartorialist, Facehunter and friends but there are equally examples of combinations of the two.

Apologies for the strange post. I am tired and this might have made me mad. I promise more interesting posts will follow and I won't mention these hi tops again. I am currently working on a number of Bespoke articles after being inspired by the recent Esquire. Off to bed with me. Tomorrow I will supplement this post with examples.

I think that the difference between elegance and adornment is one of depth- adornment for me suggests something specific (a nice brooch perhaps.. something sparkly and expensive, hence the snipe at rich men), whereas elegance is more all-encompassing, something embued in everything the wearer wears, does and is. I think the difference to focus on, however, is between dressing and adorning... once again I think that the word dressing suggests a real care and thoughtfulness behind what one puts on (as opposed, specifically, to covering which is just shoving on whatever can disguise your nudity) while adornments may be nice in themselves, but the rest of the outfit may not be as thought through. I suppose the trick is to dress well, then adorn yourself as you see fit.

I must say, I bloody love that picture. It reminds me of photos of convicts (for some reason they had to show their hand in photos back in the bad old days), while his open shirt reminds me of The Death of Chatterton.

Sienna's birthday outfit

Zilele trecute Sienna Miller si-a sarbatorit ziua de nastere, a implinit 26 de ani, iesind in oras cu Davinia Taylor, actrita britanica. Fara a arata ieftin sau de prost gust Sienna a alaturat pielea de sarpe de la cizmele din piton si haina de blana animal print. Rochia, purtata ca bluza, semnata Chloe, este presarata cu cristale cusute manual si costa in jur de 3400$. Geanta este de la Tod's.

Beautiful Actress: Sun Li 孙俪

Name: Betty Sun Li 孙俪
Profession: Actress and dancer
Date of birth: 1982-Sept-26
Horoscope: Libra
Place of birth: Shanghai, China
Height: 165cm
Weight: 45kg
Chinese zodiac: Dog
Blood type: O

First Fashion Purchase of '08

Thanks to J.Crew's "up to 50% off" final sale extravaganza (as opposed to all their other sale extravaganzas that regularly show up in my inbox), I made my first purchase of the new year!



J.Crew sparkle tartan "Madeline" blouse, $19.99 (was $78). UPDATE: It's ridiculously big and boxy. I'm going to have use my as-yet-untested dart-making skillz to alter it, as it's unreturnable. Boo! Hiss!

And just for kicks (get it?? harrr), the last fashion purchase of '07:



Saucony "Jazz" sneaks, $14.99 (for certain colors).

Paris & Nicky

Dupa Craciunul petrecut pe taramuri insorite, in Maui, Paris si Nicky au dat o petrecere de Revelion in clubul LAX din Las Vegas de unde nu au lipsit Kevin Federline sau Pamela Anderson. Paris a purtat o rochie cu paiete multicolore si pantofi aurii, iar Nicky, ca de obicei, a ales o tinuta mai conservatoare si pantofi argintii.

Victoria de Revelion

Cu exceptia bentitei, machiajului care nu o avantajeaza si aspectului nesanatos al pielii, outfitul Victoriei este ok, totusi not her best, ca sa zic asa.