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What I Wore: Count the Petals

12 May, 2010 Nelia

One of my favorite springtime pastimes is…eating lilacs. When I was little, someone…perhaps my mom…told me that if I find a lilac blossom with five petals, I must make a wish and eat it (this was before the hybrid lilacs that could grow up to ten petals). And to this day I can’t pass a lilac shrub without stopping to look for a five-petal blossom among its luckless four-petalled friends. Might sound weird, but my wishes do come true…maybe because I don’t ask lilacs for crazy impossible things, or maybe they are magic!

Thankfully, there were plenty of lilacs blooming at Trinity Bellwoods a couple of weeks ago..! Oh, and I was also able to spot my very favorite flower – lily of the valley. Apparently they are highly poisonous, so please don’t try to eat those.

A couple of other cool things I saw that weekend was The Coffee Shop on Queen St. West (cool squirrel design and an ice-cream window open to the street), and car purses! Just like leather purses shaped as dogs, car purses are on the same level of ridiculous ugliness. Someone actually thought they were a good idea, and manufactured enough to sell all over Toronto, and perhaps other cities? I do not understand. But I guess if you’ve always wanted a Bentley, and could never afford one…now is your chance?

What I Wore: Sunglasses – H&M; Top – Forever 21; Earrings – Stand in Mexico

Fashion, Faux Pas, La Vie, What I Wore Coffee Shop, Faux Pas, Forever21, H&M, Toronto, Trinity Bellwoods Park, What I Wore

Friday Faux Pas: Walter Raes’ Tampon Top

7 May, 2010 Nelia

If any of you think that this “top” is actually cute, we will have to break up…or at least take some time apart to think things through. Because any top that is made out of tampons is nothing but a big fat faux pas in my books…no matter how “creative” some might think this is. Eeek.

On a brighter note – Happy Friday! Enjoy the weekend!

Fashion, Faux Pas Friday Faux Pas, Walter Raes

The Met’s Costume Institute Gala 2010: Worst

4 May, 2010 Nelia

The Met’s Costume Institute Gala is a ball. It is also a candy-shop-like heaven for the fashion lovers, what with beautiful gowns and crème de la crème of celeb world. But when said celebs pick some disastrous outfits to wear on such an important night, it makes me wonder if they did that to get noticed and to stand out from the crowd.

Well, in Katy Perry’s case, one does not need to wonder. A romantic white dress that lights up in the dark screams for attention…and that necklace is all wrong for the neckline of the dress. In my humble opinion, Katy Perry is the fail of the night.

A few other notables are Vera Farmiga in an ill-fitted baby blue Sophie Theallet for Gap fit for a saloon, Malin Ackerman in a not-so-flattering black-and-white dress, complete with blah hair, Elizabeth Banks in a fashion-forward feathered Gucci number that she overaccessorized bringing it from cool to trying-too-hard territory, and last but not least – Carey Mulligan in Miu Miu – cute dress, wrong occasion (plus the color washes out her pretty face).

What do you think about these dresses? Are they the worst of the night or do you have a soft spot for some of them? Sound off in the comments!

Photo Credits: www.fabsugar.com

Celebrity Fashion, Fashion, Faux Pas Carey Mulligan, dresses, Elizabeth Banks, Faux Pas, gucci, Katy Perry, Malin Ackerman, Miu Miu, Sophie Theallet for Gap, The Met Ball, The Met's Costume Institute Gala 2010, Vera Farmiga, Worst Dressed

Friday Faux Pas: Sex And The City 2 Poster

1 May, 2010 Nelia

What in the Heidi Montag Plastic Surgery Photoshop Hell is this? Are we supposed to believe that these four computer-generated mutants are Sex and the City girls? Carrie looks like the girl from The Exorcist – with her head doing the 360 spins…and seemingly not belonging to her body…Charlotte has dead eyes, skin, and…in general looks deceased. Miranda is…well, Miranda looks ok…And then there is Samantha…or Sharon Stone…or some transvestite that performs Sex and the City themed shows every Saturday night at El Convento Rico…or a burn victim…mannequin…something plastic and definitely not human or alive or real. Is this Sex and the City – the computer game? I just don’t understand!

This is Sex and the City! Couldn’t they hire better photoshop-professionals? Couldn’t they arrange a quality photoshoot for all four ladies at the same time, instead of photoshopping them from different stock photos? I really don’t understand. If this was my artwork for Digital Graphics class in high-school…my teacher would certainly fail me and tell me never to come back to her class again.

This is blasphemy and sabotage. Or perhaps it’s a joke? Yes, that’s it. This is a deliberate hoax…and not a real poster. It can’t be…it just can’t.

Photo Credits: www.dlisted.com

Celebrity Fashion, Fashion, Faux Pas Cynthia Nixon, Friday Faux Pas, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Movies, Poster, Sarah Jessica Parker, SATC2 Style, Sex and the City

Style Fail: JLo

29 April, 2010 Nelia

Ok, so I don’t think the whole outfit is a disaster…but that hair…really, JLo? Really? Looks like a cat, taking a nap on top of her head. Though this look somewhat reminds me of Carrie Bradshaw’s famous beehive, JLo’s looks way too severe and heavy! The dress is cute and I looove the necklace…but that hair, it just won’t let me pay attention to anything else. Am I overreacting?

Photo Credits: www.dlisted.com

Beauty, Celebrity Fashion, Fashion, Faux Pas Faux Pas, Jennifer Lopez, JLo, Movies, premieres, Style Fail, The Backup Plan

Friday Faux Pas: Alexander Wang Fall 2010 Booties

16 April, 2010 Nelia

Happy Friday, everyone! This week’s Friday Faux Pas is as always up for debate. Now I don’t dislike all of Alexander Wang’s Fall 2010 footwear (adore the Freja style), but I do have a particular not-so-soft spot reserved for his Addison and Constance booties. What in the clown hell is that? Too high, not very flattering, and, well, in my opinion, very ugly! What say you? Are these boots made for walking or for the discount bin?

Photo Credits: www.nitrolicious.com

Fashion, Faux Pas Alexander Wang, Fall 2010, Friday Faux Pas, Shoes

Friday Faux Pas: Solange Azagury-Partridge Engagement Rings

9 April, 2010 Nelia

I’m a bit torn on this Friday’s Faux Pas. On one hand, I am all for originality and making things your own. So if you are the type of person that likes bones as part of your engagement ring design, or bejeweled lips around that finger, I say go ahead and embrace whatever it is you like, because it is your finger and nobody else’s! Additionally, I’ve been a fan of Solange Azagury-Partridge luxurious and funky designs for a while now, and as it happens, I do love their iconic lip rings. However, as an engagement ring? I can’t really get behind any of these designs (unless you are Solange, of course). Perhaps it’s the traditionalist in me, but I find that “hands” ring creepy, and not at all romantic.

So what say you, fashionable peeps? Are these rings a big resounding HELLZ TO THE NO, or would you say YES if presented with such ring? Can you imagine passing these down to the next generation as an heirloom? Sound off in the comments.

Photo Credits: Solange Azagury-Partridge

Fashion, Faux Pas Engagement Rings, Friday Faux Pas, jewelry, Solange Azagury-Partridge, Weddings

Chanel Paris – Shanghai Collection

25 March, 2010 Nelia

You might remember last year’s Chanel Paris-Moscow collection, which featured such gems as Matryoshka doll and Fabergé-inspired bags. Well, to honor the Universal Exhibition in Shanghai, Chanel launched a collection inspired by that Chinese city. This limited-edition collection also includes a pretty lacquered doll-clutch, as well as a not-so-PC “Take Away” purse, dragon cuffs, and tacky sequined bags. 

Once again, I find myself enthralled by the loveliness of the very kitschy (yet very unattainable) doll clutch, and I even like the Chanel “to go” box-bag. And why the heck not? It’s cute, tongue-in-cheek, and fun to look at. I’d definitely buy one if money wasn’t an issue. What about you? Do you like any of the pieces, or are they too much for you?

Photo Credits: TFS

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Friday Faux Pas: Vanilla Gorilla

19 March, 2010 Nelia

This is somewhat of a repeat Faux Pas, so I’ll keep it short and sweet. Stupid, stupid, douche.

Faux Pas, Random Cheaters, Jesse James, Sandra Bullock, Vanilla Gorilla

Friday Faux Pas: Chanel Fall 2010

12 March, 2010 Nelia


No, no, no! First the clogs, and now this? I never thought I’d say it, but I am doubting Karl’s vision! Fur pants? Really? Where the Wild Things Are was released last year, and Opening Ceremony has already done a fur-filled collection. The thing is, I almost expect Opening Ceremony to release an edgy-ugly-on-purpose collection, but it is not normal, to me, for the house of CHANEL to have Chewbaccas strutting down a Parisian runway.

I may be taking this all back when fur pants become the next hot thing to wear, but for now…I just don’t get it. And though I give Karl Lagerfeld props for using faux fur instead of real, this collection (though there were some nice pieces) is not one of my faves. No, no, no!



Photo Credits: www.style.com

Fashion, Faux Pas Chanel, Fall 2010, Faux Fur, Faux Pas, Friday Faux Pas, Karl Lagerfeld, Paris Fashion Week

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