Entries from the category 'books'
Posted by Rebekah Roy on November 25th, 2008
Ugly Betty: The Book is fashioned to resemble the ultra private and confidential white binder known as "the Book" (the Mode magazine mock-up prominently featured in the show), this book has a paper-over-board cover and is designed to look like an issue of Mode that Betty edited herself. The book’s chapters are presented in the form of magazine articles based on the show’s storylines, all told from Betty’s unique point of view. Articles range from fashion layouts, "What to Wear to Work" and "Making Your Prom Dress Work…Again"; career, "How to Survive Your Co-workers" and "15 Things Your Boss Should Never Ask You to Do"; relationship stories, "Are You With the Right Guy?"; beauty makeovers, "Before and After, From Alex to Alexis"; entertaining, "Throwing a Quinceanera" and "Ignacio’s Recipes"; Pop culture, "The Best Telenovelas You Don’t Know About," and of course, the more serious pieces that are near and dear to Betty’s heart, "Proud to be Latina" and "Family: Bond More, Feud Less."
I’m not sure if I’ll read this book even though I’ve watched most of the series. It’s a cute concept and I think it might make a nice gift if I was 12. I know, I’m a bit tired of celebrity/tv-show books and I’m judging it before I’ve read it, so maybe you’ve already read it and can tell me why I should?
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Tags: beauty, celebrities, travel, Ugly Betty
Posted by Rebekah Roy on May 28th, 2008
I’ve always loved platform shoes. Being only 5′2″ high shoes make me feel powerful (and taller) but it’s the platform or wedge that really works for me. I think if I had a high arch I would have loved the stiletto heel.
Marni patent leather wedges
Platforms have been around forever and I mean centuries. The Greeks first wore them in theatre plays – the more important the character the higher the platform. In the 15th & 16th century high-born prostitutes or courtesans in Venice wore platform shoes.
You could even be divorced for wearing high shoes. Charles ll passed the 1670 Act of Parliament – The Marriage Act, which said that women who “betray into matrimony” an Englishman by use of “scents, paints, artificial teeth, false hair … high-heeled shoes” risked having their marriages declared null, and they were subject to the same punishment as witches.
Platform shoes became immensely popular in the 1970s and in the early 1990s Vivienne Westwood re-introduced the high heeled 5″ & 9″ platform shoe.
I think platforms look great in the summer – they look great with jeans and the open toe platform can look great with a dress. Since I’m usually spending most of my day running around London – the platform will be the perfect alternative to my flats!
Check out this book Shoes by Colin McDowell (1989)
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Tags: 1970s, Colin McDowell, Shoes, Vivienne Westwood
Posted by Rebekah Roy on April 24th, 2008
Models go on castings on a daily basis, the rest of us make up artists, hair stylists, photographers and stylists go on appointments. It’s hard to make the time when you’re busy shooting but it’s important to meet new people and show your work. You’re basically going on mini interviews all day.
What’s great and not so great is that you might be running all over the city while going to appointments. So I generally use this opportunity to check out any cool shops or cafes. Near Dalston Station there are two Oxfams quite close to each other – one for clothing and then just a few doors down an Oxfam book shop. It’s huge and all the books are 99p!
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Posted by Rebekah Roy on April 11th, 2008
The lovely Helena Frith Powell was wearing a black signature Karen Brost dress for her book launch in Chelsea last night. Helena is a writer and journalist, she is the author of Two Lipsticks and a Lover – a book about what makes French women so special and her latest book To Hell in High Heels is about anti-ageing. Helena has recently opened the Renew Spa Retreats in the south of France!
Anyway, I’ve just started the book but so far so good!!
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Posted by Rebekah Roy on February 7th, 2008
Most of us are starting to understand why we shouldn’t buy fakes but we don’t really understand why we should or shouldn’t buy luxury goods. We don’t really know any more what makes a luxury item really luxurious. I have never bought a fake luxury item, but I don’t own many luxury items I have a few Prada bags but nothing too extraordinary. This might be because I love new designers, I like vintage but not 70’s, 60’s more like 30’s and 1900’s. I don’t want to write a book review for you as there are already so many good ones out there but I think it’s worthwhile to read Dana Thomas’ book Deluxe How luxury Lost its Lustre. This book got me thinking…
Fashion is very intuitive, it’s visual, tactile, it’s fun and it’s social, but it’s also a business. In 2005, the UK clothing and footwear industry was worth £44.45 billion and employed more than 165,000 people – which doesn’t seem like a lot when there are 60 million people in the UK.
I’m trying to find stats that shows how many people work in every aspect of the fashion business in the UK from shop assistants, garment workers, designers to make up artist – anyone who makes a living from the fashion industry. There seems to be a lack of data on the fashion industry as a whole, it’s broken down into sectors and it seems a bit dis jointed. I guess what I’m thinking about, is that fashion can be so many things – but it’s still business and I’ve noticed that London fashionistas don’t like the business of fashion. London is an epic centre of creativity, it breeds it – there is a unique style in every area of London. London style is that there is no one style; it’s known & admired for it’s creativity and but not for it’s business – which I understand – but some how that means we don’t know how important the fashion economy is to the UK and it’s not appreciated. Last year when I was at Danish Fashion Week everyone was telling me the fashion was the 5th largest export and how proud people were of that. Even thought we have the British Fashion Council, there is no single organisation representing the whole industry, supporting its development and lobbying for policy support.
I have no idea how much the fashion industry is worth in the UK but once I find out I’ll let you know!
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