Do you mix Fashion and Sports??

. Where can I begin with this post... I have been mulling over the spin I want to give it, the air of shaking my head in disregard, to understanding mass marketing, to well, the evolution of celebrity/fashion houses turning to Sport. David Beckham has changed the face of sport in the last decade, I know the were sport legends, Babe Ruth, Pele and Michael Jordan, but no one really shined like Beckham has in recent years. Not for his prowls in never ending metal receiving... but in the way he changed the world to see him more than well a Soccer (Football) player.

Why is this important, you ask? Because never has there been a Sport Star to make such an impression in the world of Fashion. We know and have known for years that David Beckham was and will probably stay for a while; D&G's male Muse. In a homage to what he represents, no other athlete's hair is scrutinised since the Rachel in the 90's

Well, it seems the world is absorbing this and we are getting the new blunt of it all. Athletes are becoming celebrities again. Musing with actors the way Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe, come on the heels of newer pairing such as Eva Longoria and Tony Parker or Carrie Underwood and Tony Romo.

So, how is the affecting the fashion world really. Well if you live on the West Coast of North America you live in your Yoga pants, wear flip flops when it's hot because comfort and sport come before high end fashion. Well labels are wanting to change that. What better way to bring Sport to the Brand Conscious and Name Branding to the Sporties... well the Great house of Chanel has found a way. In the manner that Nike and Addidas come into your home, so will Chanel- perhaps not for the same cost... but it's marketing a new line of sport/athletic fashion. Please don't feel you bought the sport clutch and you have accomplished the look; no the look bares further than that, behold the Chanel Tennis Rackets, the Chanel Rugby Ball, the Chanel Surfboard. All for the connoisseur of Sport and the Fashionistas of the world. They will join and be one finally.

Now this musing humours me, as I somehow think what would Coco have thought, the woman who brought ethereal style and the everyday suit to woman. Who chose to stay away from constructing the pant suit because it wasn't ladylike would feel about one wearing Chanel Sweats, more like breathable fibres, but still something that doesn't allow for your hair to stay coiffed and precise. What has the modern woman become, perhaps she is now thinking what has the Chanel Woman become...

Being Voluptuous in Toronto...

The market for shopping keeps growing and Toronto is upping the market in fashion for the larger sizes. Voluptuous opened in 5 locations across Toronto and the buzz that I hear, is it's fun and affordable clothing for the more curvaceous woman.

Not to mention... they like to promote the beautiful female figure by hiring regular women for the photo shoots and runway shows, so if you think you are the woman for them, you are to email a photo of you full body.

But it's nice to see that woman of all sizes are getting the chance to purchase affordable clothing that is cute and sassy, while friendly to the pocket book.

~Best item in the store are the cropped leggings, that you all have been seeing under dresses this year. They look great, they come in all colours and the even have that fun lace addition on the bottom. ~

I've seen this before... really fashion is ART!

I'm a pure child of the 80's... I know I have said this before. I have worn the neon spandex, the gummie shoes, the shirts that look like a ragamuffin braid, if it had studs, sparkles and just anything that might have shown some Cyndi Lauper semblance, I might have owned it. But when is cool 1980's garb just not really cool no more.

I see that there is a penchant to change the image of fashion, from Heatherette pushing the 80's extreme, to the British and Paris Fashion weeks pushing the artistic envelop. But people let's not really try and merge the two literally!! Fashion is an art in itself, you don't need to put art on art!!! That is NOT ART!! Fashion is the art of clothing, of wear, of fit, of fabrication. The perfection of this art, it the combination of the saturation of Hue and Tone, with proper fitting embellishments, thread and detail. Every piece with it's own sophistication, with it's own pizazz. So please people understand that while Fashion is art, it doesn't need art to sell it.

So please people let us not all make this mistake... understand that the 80's brought a modernness a flare for the unusual, a push from the 50's frocks to the avant-garde surrealism and sleekness of art deco chic doesn't mean we need to bring the look that Murphy Brown's never ending house painter wore. Please keep this look for when you are renovating your homes, because I will say it again. Fashion is ART it doesn't need Art to help it!!

How to hide your Belly???

Now don't get me wrong, but Pregnancy to me is a beautiful thing. So I am not sure I am understanding the trend as of late, but it seems like everyone is now hiding their bellies. Now of course I guess we could be wondering if rumors are true, but if you aren't preggers why cover the belly?? So I ask... why do you cover it up Mrs. Bratman or Nicole Richie?


These last couple of seasons are a pregnant woman's dream, with fashion that goes from a-line shirt/dresses that make a plunging neckline stop right underneath your decolletage... the items flow from their into a pretty bubbled piece or a pleat perfection. So why hide the bump??



Can we take our cues from the pregnant bellies that make us proud. No one better than to show you how to sport the belly like Heidi Klum, who every episode of the last couple of Project Runway seasons showed that you can do a belly with style and class. Denise Richards demonstrated that you can even show off that protruding belly button. So why the hidden belly, but I hope this doesn't cause a trend, women don't need to resort to feeling shame of their bellies. Let this not become a trend!!!

Now I am not a Cameron Diaz fan... but with the arrival of Shrek at the box office and what was a much publicised break up with Justin Timberlake- In Touch magazine's online Editorial team thinks she is making important fashion statements.

Personally, I think she should stick to nice bright colours and skirts that are short to keep her most flattering long legs the attention of all her outfits. So you be the judge, is Cameron Diaz a fashion source for you, do you ever take cues from her?

Profit Worthy!

Now I know we all go shopping and get into a store find a discounted outfit that we think is adorable, and well maybe a STEAL!!! Think again, Profit Margins are higher than you think, and nothing being sold is a loss ever. I was reading the world news and found this article intensely interesting and think some of you too might find it highly intriguing.

How it works for Big Department Stores - Macy's and don't forget even H&M make a pretty penny!!!

When Bad clothes happen to good People!

I really do like me -Rachel Weisz, I think she is cute and wears clothing really effortlessly... now I know it's hard to feel young and modern after becoming a mommy for this first time. But, this outfit does her no justice!! This outfit disappoints, while making her look frumpy and well, Old; it lacks the luster that this actress deserves.

When Pretty is Important!!

I have fallen in love and really can't stop thinking about this designer. Now to say I have a crush could be the only way to describe how I feel towards her clothing... I really can't stop thinking of it all from the details, to the hem lines, I am fanatic about the prettiness of every item.

Not only must you and go and see her website http://www.rachelpally.com/home.html , she is a bit hard to find Internationally but there are locations. You can shop for her online at many locations, but truly these dresses are too cute to be missed. Seeing and absorbing what real femininity should look like in this day in age should aspire us girls to go out and look for some adorable frocks, to remember well we are girls not only women.

For some locations where you can find her clothing check out, http://www.activeendeavors.com/category.asp?tb=4&catid=3199 this, http://www.azaleaonline.com/rachelpally.html or http://www.bluebee.com/shopbycategorygrid.aspx?l=00080119025100000000&st=515

When it blows...

Well, how things have moved along quickly since the last time I blogged. The world is in an uproar about Paris Hilton's stint in jail, the Cannes film festival came and went but the biggest fashion news after the CFDA's top honours is the loss of fellow fashionista and really FASHION ICON Isabella Blow passed away.

Now this isn't a death anyone outside her inner circle could have imagined, an famous woman, with credit to her name of discovering Alexander McQueen and now famed hat maker Philip Tracey. This woman who was always saved a seat at world fashion shows, whose every critique was copied word for word, whose opinion was looked upon right beside that of Anna Wintour and who never shied away from the thrawls of eccentric fashion took her life on May 7, 2007.

The Fashion Director at Tatler felt her life was no longer worth living and that she wasn't offering much to the world itself. It saddens me to see another trajic story in an industry marred with so many psychological misgivings. But when it blows it sure blows!!!

Baby arrived!!

Probably wondering where I have been for the last month and a half... well the truth is I have becoming a Mommy!! Yeah, this fashionista with a penchant for shopping has added a member to her brewd to frolic and spend money on.

While it has been a long process with it's few complications... she is here. My beautiful little girl named Sophia made her arrival and really she is PERFECTION!!!

Thanks for wondering how I have been and where my posts were!