Just wanted to sahre some eye candy that Ive enjoyed recently.
I'm not that into fashion, but living in South Beach you're bound get into it a little bit, even if you're a blind nudist. Flipping through channels, I stumbled upon the Fashion Channel and saw this company called Yamamay. At first I just thought they were cool b/c the company name is a palindrome. But I checked out the site and it's got some beautiful Flash animation and their latest Summer 2009 collection was shot in Africa.
I've also always like M.A.C.'s Viva Glam ads. They recently launched the sixth lipstick in the line, which is being promoted by Fergie.
And if you're ever in Japan, check out the 100% Chocolate Cafe which uses chocolate in all the food and drinks on the menu in addition to 56 pre-packaged varieties. The design is equally as delicious and features one of my favorite fonts, Avant Garde!
Ok so technically it's Tuesday but I literally haven't had time to post anything until now. After waking up at 6:30 this morning and working out a bit, I was at my internship by 9:30, worked all day, left at 5:00, stopped home just long enough to eat an All-American veggie burger then power walked it to MAS for my stand-up comedy class at 7:00. It's one of those rare classes that actually goes the whole three hours and according to our teacher even beyond that. This class is definitely gonna kick my ass but I like that my "research" includes watching the Colbert Report this week.
Then of course I had to watch the tarheels' inevitable victory over Michigan. I can't remember the last time I yawned so much during a basketball game. It was a well-deserved victory though. The only way I wouldn't have cheered for them was if they played Wake or Clemson, my first and second tier teams. Yes, I can cheer for three teams in the same conference!
So onto the mireccomendation: M.I.A., also known as Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam. I'm a big fan of hybrid music, and she's one of the most experimental and international artists I can think of, putting people on the map from Africa to Australia and more recently India, with her song O Saiya featured in Slumdog Millionaire.
She's also an interesting fashion and graphic designer. I would describe the style as American Apparel refugees on crack.
I think her big break (at least in the US) was when her song Paper Planes was used in the Pineapple Express trailer and movie. Here's a link to the music video because I can't embed it. And the pineapple express trailer:
I wasn't so impressed the first time I saw it. Maybe it's one of those movies I have to watch more than once to appreciate it like Napoleon Dynamite or Wedding Crashers.
Anyways, some of my other favorite songs of hers include Hussel, Sunshowers, Mango Pickle Down River and Come Around featuring Timbaland. T.I. also recently did a huge collaborative track with Kanye West, Jay-Z and Weezy called Swagger Like Us using part of her paper planes in the chorus. This song was performed by the "rap pack" live at the 2009 Grammys and M.I.A. was even pregnant!
wode is the 'revolutionary art fragrance' from boudicca. the perfume container resembles a spray-paint can. when sprayed on skin and clothing, the liquid appears cobalt blue but completely disappears within minutes, leaving just the scent.
according to the website, "queen boudicca...and her tribe wore a cobalt blue war paint on their skin that gave them a ferocious and mythical look when advancing into battle. when finally defeated by the romans, queen boudicca killed herself by swallowing hemlock, an extract of which is included in wode."
you can purchase a 150 ml bottle, colored or clear for 65 gbp (roughly $112), plus shipping of course.
sounds cool, but i'm pretty sure its just scented, disappearing ink (like the kind you could redeem tickets for at the arcade after playing skeeball a few hundred times). they still get innovation points as the first ones to market couture, colored perfume.
well, i already knew this (which is why generally i HATE reality shows), but i was a little surprised to find out that the one show i do watch, project runway is also somewhat deceptive. since i'm back in the states, i've been catching up on my season 5 episodes and found some videos on youtube of the final collections at new york fashion week. there are only 4 designers left on the show as of the most recent episode, but 6 showed collections in bryant park (supposedly only 3 get to show collections).
hmmm, i wonder how that all works. i guess they do it so that no one knows who the final 3 are and/or who the winner is. so do they take a couple months off to create the collections then resume the normal competition or do they narrow it down to the top three and then ask the runners-up to design collections as well to keep everyone guessing? i don't know but i do know what i think of the big finale:
so here's what i would say if i was one of the judges:
my bottom three: jerel: some of the bodices were way too big and the collection looked kind of grungy and incohesive to me. a lot of stuff really didn't fit right korto: a bit of a yawn and kind of cliche african style (predictable) suede: it is very 'easter egg' but it doesn't look barbie. barbie has more class. this collection belongs on the dollar-store-barbie-wannabes that have been abandoned on the shelves since the 80s.
my top three: kenley: even tho she's a whiny little brat, i did enjoy the collection. anything that alludes to alice in wonderland makes me happy. leeann: very cohesive and classy. not my personal taste or color palette but it looked nice, and reminds me of mermaids for some reason. joe: he was the most casual but i liked the all-american inspiration. i think this was the closest to something i would actually wear
so joe and suede have been auf'd and there is one episode left to find out who the top three are. if i had to predict the winner now, it's kind of a toss-up between leeann and kenley. since i have a feeling kenley will be nixed on the next episode, i guess i'll have to go with leeann as the winner.
sidenote: overall, i think some of the challenges this season were cool and creative but i didn't like a lot of the designers. too many undeserved egos, not so much innovation and a lot of bad executions. and, the christian-wannabes annoyed me too (i.e. the licious-ness and talking in 3rd person).
*sorry for everyone who has never seen the show and has no idea what i am talking about lol
Finally getting my feet wet in the advertising world. I would prefer to be barefoot, but I'll settle for flip-flops. I create, work out, work hard & play hard. Basically, life is good.
