New Music: Plies ft Akon - Hypnotized
Plies and Akon have teamed up to give us Hypnotized. This song is like all the booty shaking songs out there right now. I dont like this song, but I know I will be humming it in a few days.
Damn shame…
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Jennifer Lopez, A Mom??
Is my eyes deceiving me or is Jennifer Lopez preggers??
Eyes went a’bulging and tongues went a’wagging as J. Lo raised her arms at the conclusion of the launch of her JustSweet fashion line during New York’s Fashion Week.
The usually ab-tastic star appeared to be sporting a little something extrawhen her loose-fitting, one-shouldered green minidress pulled taut across her midsection as she accepted the crowd’s accolades. (SOURCE)
As of right now, her rep is denying the rumor. In three months, she will be emailing Nancy O’Dell, too.
Tom Ford Cologne Ads
Tom Ford is a genius!! What better way to sell his first line of men’s cologne than to use a very sensitive area for men!! This is one of two ads that will use seductive imagery to get our attention (the second one has the bottle between a pair of equally luscious breasts). The meaning of the ads are: If you wear my cologne, you could be here. To see the full ad, click here.
The cologne will be available Sept. 24.
Keyshia Cole Covers Essence Magazine
Keyshia Cole is currently on the cover of Essence Magazine. As the main feature, she speaks on life, love, and being compared to Mary J. Blige. In the latter, this is what she had to say:
ESSENCE: How do you feel about constantly being compared
to Mary J. Blige?COLE: I feel like we are very similar based on everything we’ve been through in our personal lives. It’s helped make us sing the way we sing. Because she didn’t have a vocal coach, and neither did I. And when I met her I told her, “You winning all those Grammy’s—congratulations—it gives me inspiration to this day that maybe I can do the same thing.” You know, it’s just a real big life circle. I think there are a lot of things that she could tell me that’d help me. I’m not trying to take nobody’s place or nothing like that. But I’m just saying, as a woman—as a young Black woman—if she knows some of the answers, Give ’em to me!”(Laughing.) But she said that I could call her anytime. I just haven’t done it yet.
I like how she answered that one. Still, the comparisons will continue. Mary and Keyshia both sing from the heart.
To read more from this interview and other stories, pick up your copy of Essence today.
BTW, the second season of Cole’s BET reality show starts Oct. 30.
Beyonce’s American Express Ad
Two words: Heavily Photoshop’d
Impressions from Fashion Week
Written by Cassandra on Sep 13th, 2007 | Filed under: Fashion
(CBS/The Early Show)Every morning as I am getting dressed for work, I watch The Early Show. Well, this morning Hannah Storm spoke with InStyle Magazine’s Katrina Szich about her impressions from Fashion Week. Here are some of her takes from Fashion Week.
“Designers had been sporty last spring, a little bit pretty.” “This season, they’ve gone back to femininity, to sophistication, to elegance. So everyone’s going to have to get ready to dress up again.”
Gone are shapeless shifts and babydoll dresses. What made headlines at the Spring 2008 shows were the ethereal gowns, belted trousers, and sheer fabrics. Dressing up with a practical-but-perfect ladylike bag is also back.
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Heidi Klum: New face of Accessorize
Heidi Klum is a busy girl.
In between presenting Project Runway and Germany’s Next Top Model, the supermodel’s found time to be the face of Accessorize’s fall/winter collection.
She even created the Heidi bag, a gotta have structured clutch bag, exclusively for Accessorize.
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Video: Is it that bad??
Chris Crocker, Britney Spears’ biggest fan, went totally left after the media slammed her performance at the MTV VMA’s. I agree with Chris and Kanye: MTV knew she was a wreck but used her for ratings.
TRENDS:
The Belted/Cinched Waist
A backlash to the shapeless trapeze dress seems to have materialized in the form of a whittled waistline. Everything is belted, thin, wide and otherwise! This includes suits, jackets, sweaters, high-waisted trousers, and evening gowns. The clear message here: femininity is back … show off those curves!
Tribal Prints
Designers had exotic destinations on the brain and it showed up in graphic, tribal patterns on dresses, skirts and tops. Summer 2007 was about preppy
stripes, but Summer 2008 is headed in a much wilder direction.
White and Bold Colors
Many designers focused on spring cleaning: WHITE — even head-to-toe — was rampant on the runways. But designers also went crazy for crayon colors in large doses — lots of red , turquoise, purple, pink, yellow, orange not just as accents, but as the focal point.
Asymmetrical Necklines
One of the sexiest, most fun trends seen this week has been asymmetrical necklines. Seventies (Michael Kors) and 80’s-inspired (LAMB) asymmetrical necklines showed up on tops, day dresses and eveningwear. This trend seems to have no limit on age or attitude. Designers from Gwen Stefani to Oscar de la Renta re-interpreted this fresh, new neckline.
Long, Flowing Floral Dresses
Designers were still inspired by dresses, but gone were the babydoll and trapeze dresses we’ve been wearing for the past couple seasons. In their place were floor-grazing, flowing floral dresses, for both day and night.
ACCESSORIES: THE “IT” ITEMS
The must-have bag for Spring ‘08 is practical, it’s no longer about a precious piece. But, that doesn’t mean it’s not luxurious. Oscar de la Renta made his practical bag feminine with ruffle details that give it that elusive it-bag quality. Conversely, shoes are all about the “Wow” factor. Whether architecturally sculpted (Marc Jacobs), Birkenstocks with surprising flair (Phillip Lim), an exotic-skin slingback, or a delicate flat, strappy sandal in metallic gold, a double-take shoe is an essential.
sidenote: As soon as I find pics, I will post them. I am still trying to figure out how to pull off the belt, cuz I dont have a small waist…