Sneaker Wedge, Wedge Sneaker

By: Y-Yen (Bambi) Nguyen

Twitter: @bambi_nguyen

Edea Spike Sneaker
Photo courtesy of: http://www.nastygal.com

Nike 'Dunk Sky Hi Liberty' Wedge Sneaker
Photo courtesy of: http://shop.nordstrom.com/

A trend that I have been noticing and starting to get obsessed with courtesy of my addiction to Nasty Gal and instagram are sneaker wedges. Well that’s what I call them at least. I first saw this look on Nasty Gal’s website when they had posted a pair of Jeffrey Campbell’s on their website then Teen Vogue instagrammed a photo of Nike’s version of them. After I saw Nike’s version I became obsessed. I definitely feel like you could wear these in the summer with a t-shirt or tanks with shorts but carry them over into the fall trading in the shorts for a pair of skinny jeans and throwing on a sweater over the t-shirt and tank and you are set, because lets face it sneakers are always trendy and for a small girl like me having that bit of extra height is a definite plus. So will you be rocking this upcoming trend?

Marc by Marc Jacobs Standard Supply Wedge Sneaker
Photo courtesy of: http://www.shopbop.com

A Wonderful Trip to Tokyo

Garance Dore is the most famous French blog. Garance began her blog in June 2006. She began as an illustrator, and became frustrated with the commissions she had, and in particular by the lack of contact with the readers. The blog allowed Garance a complete freedom of expression, while sharing the vignettes of her day and exploring fashion, illustration, narration and photography. Garance currently gets approximately 70,000 hits per day on her site. Garance Dore is currently dating Scott Schuman of the famed street style blog The Sartorialist.

Recently she was invited by Dior to travel to Tokyo with their bag, the Lady Dior. It was a wonderful trip, because the story of the bag helped to see the fashion life in Japan and meet artists.

This is the video from the trip!

By Mariya Gvozdetska

Lady Dior, Garance Dore

Sounds like Soccer

by Justin Boland

Even though the next world cup isn't until 2014, this summer soccer fans can satiate themselves with the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as the EURO cup. While soccer is still finding its footing with North American audiences, in the rest of the world it's big business. As such we can expect the usual fashion, celebrity, and of course musical tie-ins. Akin to a CD single released for charity, many of the countries participating in the tournaments have commissioned promotional singles to be used as theme music in the broadcast of the soccer matches.

Endless Summer  by German singer Oceana is the official song of UEFA Euro 201  

never to be out done, England of course has their own song 'Sing 4 England'  Featuring Chris Kamara, Charlie Carter with special guest appearances by Taxirun (the band), the It Girls, Joe Public Utd and the England fans. Proceeds from the sale of this single will be donated to the Marie Curie cancer charity.

There is even an offering from Japan, where the UEFA games are being highly anticipated because of Japanese players on European teams. Here is Only You by  Namie Amuro

and from Spain the rousing No hay 2 sin 3 (Gol) by Cali & el Dandee ft. David Bisbal  produced by RedOne who has made songs for Lady Gaga and Britney Spears. 

So this summer keep an eye (and ear!) out for some of these soccer anthems.

Care for some Caviar?

By: Y-Yen (Bambi) Nguyen

Twitter: @bambi_nguyen

Photo courtesy of: http://www.michellephan.com

I first heard about Caviar Manicures through makeup guru Michelle Phan when she had instagrammed a photo of her wearing it on her nails. This look first came when models in Cushie et Och’s Fall 2011 fashion show were seen sporting this look on their nails. Caviar Manicure’s is an Avant-garde look that adds a 3-D affect to your nails. Ciate a UK nail polish brand just created a kit that has been released online and in Sephora stores in 3 different bead colors; rainbow, mother of pearl, and black pearls. However with this upcoming trend the downfall is that the kit costs $25 and only stays on your nails for 48 hours. The question is will this nail trend last as long as the caviar on your nails or will people look past the down fall and caviar their nails.

Rainbow

Mother of Pearl

Black Pearl

Photos courtesy of: http://www.sephora.com 

Ciate Website

http://www.ciate.co.uk/caviar-manicure.html

To Purchase Online at Sephora

http://www.sephora.com/ciate-caviar-manicure-tm-P311207

First PureDKNY Store

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Donna Karan opens first PureDKNY store

05.15.12

Donna Karan has opened its first PureDKNY store in Los Angeles, in the Westfield Century City shopping center. The store measures 2,500 sqft. and is the first of what could be several locations for PureDKNY, reported Women's Wear Daily.

PureDKNY specializes in relaxed clothes and launched in 1999. This weekend also saw DKNY open a 590 sqft. travel retail store for small leather goods and handbags at the Atlanta Airport.

Carol Sharpe, the President of DKI retail, told WWD it made sense to try PureDKNY in Los Angeles because it is a lifestyle-driven city where work attire isn’t as formal as New York and PureDKNY could potentially build a large clientele for weekday as well as weekend dressing. “We toyed with what the right concept was for L.A., and we thought the relaxed concept was right,” said Sharpe.

Prices for PureDKNY are mostly are under $300, but range from $100 for knits to $1,000 for leather items. The shop at Westfield Century City is currently only slated to be open for a year but Sharpe said she’d like to see it become a permanent fixture of the shopping centre.

~Nina Adusei~ From www.stylesight.com

Alberta Ferretti for Macy's Impulse

Just in time for warmer temperatures, the latest designer collaboration comes from the fabulous Alberta Ferretti and Macy’sdepartment store. Ferretti, most notable for dressing a-list celebrities such as Sandra Bullock, is an Italian fashion designer and stays true to her roots with this capsule collection.

The 30-piece collection is inspired by the Italian Amalfi Coast and will be sold at affordable prices, ranging from $49 to $119.

The collection was unveiled March 20^th at the Meatpacking District’s trendy hotspot Revel in New York City. It features everything from chunky knit sweaters and maxi dresses to floral prints and lace tops- all perfect for the steamy outdoors and the chilly air conditioned indoors.

According to an interview with Stylelist, the line seems to have been created on a personal note, as the designer says she “gave the collection my sense of style, emphasizing color and fantasy without ever losing the idea of “lightness”.

ollowing previous Macy’s collaborations with Doo.Ri and Karl Lagerfeld, this Impulse collection will be available in stores on April 17^th.

The lookbook from the collection was fittingly photographed by Ellen Von Unwerth in Positano, Italy with the pieces modelled by Mariacarla Boscono.

-Jineen Matar

The Obama Campaign's Nail Polish

The Obama campaign trail is well on its way these days and willing to go to any lengths to capture voter interest. Today, they are even trying to inspire the female youth vote in a way that has never been done before by a political party: Nail Polish.

Political enthusiasts and trend setters everywhere will now be able to show their support for the Obama administration, and be as creative as possible while doing it.

Jumping on the nail art craze, the campaign teamed up with Richard Blanch of Le Métier De Beauté cosmetics company. The set includes three mini bottles – in patriotic red, white and blue – come in a neat Obama branded Dopp kit, selling for $40 on the Obama Campaign’s online store. The polish debuted as part of Anna Wintour’s “Runway to Win” campaign event in New York City in February.

According to Politico, the campaign spent $10 000 producing the nail polishes which will be a way of “keeping low dollar supporters engaged with the campaign and driving up overall contribution numbers. It’s part of how the Obama campaign can truthfully say that 97.7 percent of February’s contributions were small donors, even as big donors maxing out at $35,800 are the real fundraising goldmine for the campaign.”

Looks like the usual blahs of posters and buttons are ghosts of campaigns past!

-Jineen Matar