Attention Southern California Lifehouse fans!! Want to be a part of an exclusive major internet event with Lifehouse? Yahoo! Music and Geffen Records want you to join us when Lifehouse takes the stage for Nissan Live Sets in West Los Angeles, CA.
GET the BEST shopping deals around at Planet Lulu!! Why? Because there is no car, no getting all dressed up. You can shop in your jammies and get the best deals on name brand denims, clothing, accessories and score major fashion points by NOT paying full price. It doesn't get any better than that. Check out the LA STORY BLOG for all the details.
The sale starts Thurs night 3/22 at 9:30 PM EST ( 6:30 PST) and ends Friday 3/23 at 12 midnight (9 PM PST)
(The Birds & the Bees illustration by Nathan Smith; btinternet.com)
Who isn't curious about the goings on at a big city massage parlor? It's more interesting (and normal) than you'd think. The fabulous Raven B. is now penning her experiences, musings, and insights at our newest blog, The Happy Ending.
So check it out...and many, er, happy endings to you!
By now you should have a pretty good idea who Josh Kelley is-- maybe you have read the other blog about his CD (Just Say the Word) or heard his music on the radio. Or maybe you haven't a clue-- no matter.. there's good reason here to take a listen to this "long-ish" podcast with Josh Kelley as he's just about to go on the road.
Currently on tour with Keaton Simons, Kelley is more than just a musician. This guy brings a wealth of talent to the table musically and artistically. Savvy-smart about his musical career, he's created his own label to allow him to create and present his music his way. Not only is he into his music but he's into the production end --not only of his own music-- but of others as well and Kelley talks about it on this podcast on the LA STORY Blog-- so check it out!
One of the HOTTEST (and Hautest) tickets in town last week (yes.. that's PRE- LA Fashion Week) was to get into Social Hollywood-- the coolest of the sizzling hot venues where celebs come to wine, dine and hangout.
So what was going on that stacked up the cars for the valets to check? MAX FACTOR premiering the BEST of LA's Fashion Designers to a stellar, star-struck, fashion-obsessed crowd of fashionistas, celebs, designers and stylists who were there to see an assemblage of great fashions by designers that haven't been featured together in one room except for perhaps --either an awards show OR Divine Design (and that's just a guess!)
Want to hear about who was there-- on and off the runway? Then check out the LA STORY blog for all the latest 411! Don't forget to check out the Fashiontribes Fashionweek blog for more about the various 'fashion week' coverage from LA and around the globe!
If it's happening in LA-- we have it covered! We might be a bit later than some but that's because we are digging deeper. Someone got bumped from Joseph Domingo last night because of IMG's dictum to radically cut back the number of seats and eliminate the standing area but our intrepid reporter not only met Joseph Domingo, he's willing to give her a personal interview with all the deets on his show.
My Fashion Life tests out Condé Nast's new online baby, Stylefinder.
Bag Snob interviews one of the most powerful figures in the fashion industry, Julie Gilhart of Barney's New York.
Papierblog wonders whether fashion is getting too violent, especially after the debut of Stella McCartney's line at Target in Australia.
Coquette loves the sleek look of dressed up bermuda shorts and gives her favorite picks.
ACCESSORIES, BAGS & SHOES:
eBelle5,the designer handbag blog, recommends
hitting the courts in style this spring with the designer Louis Vuitton
Damier Azur Badminton Set and Pouch.
The wonder of the $42,000 Louis Vuitton
Frankenbag...which has Fashiontribes wondering if it was inspired by
other handbags of horror?
StyleBakery.com finds the hottest handbags of the
season, from $13 cheap chic finds to $1300 splurges (and everything in
between)
Wrapped in peach-pink satin and midnight-black lace, Kristopher Dukes is sure these shoes are pure you.
Read the Stylehive interview with Jennifer Sarkilahti
for Odette NY jewelry who handcrafts elegant and pretty jewelry with an
artisan feel from wax carving and casting.
The Jewelry Weblog talks about the trend of jewelry as part of clothing. For example, this platinum and diamond jacket.
MEN'S FASHION:
Check out Fashiontribes Fellow for the checklist of the top 10 wardrobe must-have's for men this spring.
In our fave post of the week, it's a truckload of unsolicited - but oh so necessary - advice from chicas in the know! The Bag Snob weighs
in on everything from incontrovertible evidence about why it's essential to protect one's delicate face from aging SPF, to
the right bag to carry for your frame (especially if you're teensy), to whether Terri Hatcher should get jaw realignment surgery...or simply wait 'till the end of
the full moon. FASHION:
Think ahead! Girlawhirl offers up a spring 07 fashion forecast & primer.
Meanwhile, it's fall in the here & now. A hot product: long scrunchable, cuffable socks. [Stylehive]
Paris Style Summary: Mattie Roberts cracks the French style code.
This fall's staple: the turtleneck dress. [Stylebites]
Want to Find Great-Fitting Jeans? Turn to Kasil! LA Story gives you the "skinny" (& bootcut, straight leg) in a podcast with David Lim, Kasil designer.
Coquette shares a preview of a new women's fashion line, Mademoiselle Parasuco, while attending the San Francisco launch party.
Second City Style
interviews Uluru NYC's Designer Caroline Priebe - you can't help being
drawn to the elegance and styling of her cashmere sweaters and dresses.
Not available on the Internet to purchase, but available for window shopping none the less - fab Ebel watches for men & women. [Jewelry-Weblog]
Your typical holiday gathering is awash in black-black-black. Fashiontribes shows how to turn the tables (affordably) in a chic white frock with black accents, a la the Elie Saab runway.
BEAUTY:
(left to right: red kissers at Blumarine, Costume National, Anna Sui)
Red Lips: Be Not Afraid! A step-by-step guide to nailing this season's hottest look. [Bonbons in the Bath]
Beauty Buzz
"hearts" this terrific new hair dryer: tourmaline (check), ionic
(check), ceramic (check), lightweight (check), quiet (check!!) and LESS
MONEY (check!!!!)
What you need to know before you shop for foundations, concealer and powder. [Beauty Newsletter]
eBeautyDaily reviews the newest offering from Tom Ford, Black Orchid.
Beauty Addict gives you the full breakdown of the NARS holiday collection...the good, the bad, and the...muddy brown?
Meet the fabulous pair responsible for the Bag Snob: Tina Craig & Kelly Cook. Cook formerly worked for designer Mark Eisen, while Craig was a jewelry designer and glamourous MTV DJ in Asia! Now they pretend to be suburban moms in Cambridge, Massachusetts, & Dallas, Texas (respectively) but we know better...they're the go-to source for all things fabulous for bags. Coming soon to the snob empire: jewels (Jewel Snob), couture (Couture Snob), and beauty (Beauty Snob).
To read the articles, click on any of the jpegs to see them full sized!
From November through February, more than three million lights, illuminated chandeliers and animated displays light up the mountain resort town of Gatlinburg, Tennesse as part of the Winterfest Celebration Festival. Following the kick-off Chili Cook-Off on Wednesday, November 8, the months that follow will feature live musical entertainment from the like of 60s soul group The Marvellettes and soulful blues band Beat Daddys, a Veteran's Day Celebration tribute, a display of ornately decorated Christmas trees, a free (!) performance of the Nutcracker, shopping at an arts & crafts show, a colorful Christmas parade, and New Year's Eve pyrotechnics.
What's doing in Gatlinburg for the Winterfest Celebration Festival:
Nov. 8: 4-8 pm Kick-Off & Chili Cook-Off
Nov. 11: Veteran's Day Celebration with a fly-by, patriotic choral and orchestral tributes, and appearance by an American Bald Eagle from the American Eagle Foundation.
Nov. 21-26: Browse for unique gifts crafted by members of Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community at the annual Arts & Crafts Community Thanksgiving Arts & Crafts Show.
Nov. 24, 25: Gatlinburg's Festival of Trees at the Gatlinburg Convention Center featuring dozens of ornately decorated Christmas trees. Live entertainment daily. At 7 pm, the Smoky Mountain Dance Theater Company will perform the Nutcracker "Sweet" at 7 p.m. Admission is free.
Nov.27-Dec.3: Christmas Arts & Crafts Community Arts & Crafts Show.
Dec. 1: Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade in Downtown Gatlinburg at 7:30 p.m. with more than 100 parade entries, marching bands, baton twirlers, millions of lights and giant helium balloons with special guests Santa Claus and his elves.
Dec. 2: Christmas on Ice - local skaters display their talents on ice.
Dec. 31: New Year's Eve Ball Drop and Fireworks Show, from 11 p.m.- 12:30 a.m.. An estimated crowd of 40,000 gather for a street party including free party favors, hats, tiaras, a fireworks show and live entertainment.
For more info on visiting Gatlinburg & staying in a cabin, visit AuntieBelhams.com.
