Fashion Digest: Grey is Young?; Vera Rings Two Bells; Chelsea's Gabbana?

Another digest to go. I know, I said I'm gonna do couture and noetic science but sharing new updates in the fashion world seemed more important for now. So let's hear about this before I really go for the couture and noetic - promise!

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Grey is Young?

So, after a few editorials and covers I can predict the new fashion movement. Grey hair. Yup, I officially says that GREY is the new black, well, is the new chic thing. Oh, you get what I mean. First we have Kristen McMenamy in a few covers from Dazed & Confused and Vogue Italia. Then I see her in American Vogue's Age Issue feautred in the story, "The Age of Consent". All of it with grey hair, mostly.

And then today I saw Gaga in Vanity Fair going for the Grey Movement. I have to say grey is definitely in now. I won't be surprised if more covers or the coming S/S collections features grey hair and makeup as a theme. So watch out for that. What do you think? Going grey?

Note: Grey and Gray is the same. Brit and US spelling. In case you don't know.

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Vera Rings Two Bells

The oh-so-fabulous and world renowned wedding designer Vera Wang the bells for two famous couples for the week. First was for Chelsea Clinton, proud daughter of Bill and Hilary Clinton. Chelsea walked down the aisle with Vera's gorgeous strapless ivory with multi layered organza gown and later changed to another Vera tulle Grecian inspired gown. The groom, Marc Mezvinsky wore Christopher Bailey's coat with the Jew traditional cap (Kippah) and scarf.

Not long after that, news popped with Alicia Keys in another Vera gown - Grecian inspired white, single strapped goddess gown. Another job well done! Personally I liked the strapless ivory that Clinton wore down the aisle more.

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Chelsea's Gabbana

After all the rumors going around, it is confirmed that Dolce and Gabbana had signed a 3 year contract with Chelsea FC to design the club's suits for not only players but the management team. I have to say, it is just fabulous! Dolce and Gabbana never cease to amaze me with their impeccable skills in suit. I can't wait to see the end result of the suits. But for now, let's indulge in the sketches. Becoming the management/player of the team sure have its perks.

The Player's Attires 

The Male Manager

The Female Manger

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Well, that's all for now. I think I will have time to post more tomorrow. Promise it will be on the Couture collection! 

CIAO!

PS: Showstudio is airing an interview with Joseph Altuzarra on 4th August at 12.30 BST.  

Check it out!

Fashion Digest: Manly Gaga; Gisele on 30; Rolling Pants

Okay a short digest for the weekend. I'll probably post more next week since I have no internet whatsoever in the weekend. You can catch me on Twitter @calvinchong (follow me if you wish) where I might post more fashion news with my mobile or just news about plain old me.
So this weekend digest, I have an old news, a not so old one and a seam for thought (pun for food for thought?)

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Manly GAGA
So as some of you might know, Gaga finally went for her transgendering process. Well, not really but it's close. She gender bend herself for Vogue Hommes Japan. From Gaga to Jo Calderone, she made yet another mind blasting transformation to add on to her already long list of weird profiles. The shoot was photographed by Nick Knight, I have to say Lady Gaga makes a better man than woman. She looks more, well, normal compared to herself. This alter ego is gonna widen her already huge fan base. The shoot will be featured in the September 2010 issue.

Take a look. Does Gaga look manly or what?

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Gisele on 30

As an avid fan of Gisele, of course I am gonna share this piece of news with you. Gisele just celebrated her 30th birthday a few days back. Well, one thing's for sure, she might be 30 but she doesn't look a day older than 21. Agreed?

Well, happy birthday to Gisele and hope she's back in modeling and stay for a while. That being said, after being pregnant and 30, she bagged quite a few covers and campaigns. There's Cavalli, and Calzedonia for campaigns. Muse, i-D, Vogue Mexico and Korea all featured her in covers and spreads. You go, Gisele!
Well, as a show of respect and admiration, style.com posted some of the best videos of her. Especially love the interview with Bruno. 

Go here to watch the rest, I have Bruno covered below:

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Now, I read this over at NYTimes online and thought it's something worth sharing with my little to none readers. I'm not sure about some of the countries that you, readers are form but don't you realized rolling pants are the It thing this season. Aussies are all into it now.

BTW, rolling pants literally just mean rolling up your pants to ankle height to reveal some ankle/skin with no socks on or low cut ones.

So the question is do you think it's a fab or flop?

Well, I think it can be both. It's really chic and all but with the wrong top and shoes, you might just be in a fashion faux pas. Read the article to do learn the ways of rolling pants. Link again!

I totally agree with the article, it's a very subtle art to learn. Be careful with that. Take a look at Exhibit A(far left) from above. Hot pink pants never worked for me, and a military badge on a polo tee to match is just too bad. Exhibit B and C works fine. Chic and nicely done but I might consider a change of shoes. Not sure what to change into but it looks weird to me.

Word to the wise, think of body proportions before you do it.  I've seen bad things happen to those who don't. Think and roll wisely. Another thing, don't roll your bootleg jeans, better yet just burn them. Bootleg had been out of the field for out a while if you didn't notice.

Here's another two good ones:

Simple, chic and modern. Very summer and cool.

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Well, that's all and stay tune. See you next week. I'll try to get online in the weekends if possible. 

Ciao!

Another Late Night with Calvin & Show Studio

Time for another last night post before I sleep. One of the things that kept me awake tonight (it's 3 am) is Show Studio. For some reason, I forgot how I ended up in that website. It's a fashion blog/website that has projects featuring numbers of celebrities including designers. Well, the one who caught me in the net was Lady Gaga when she did an interview with Alexander Fury.

Check the site: Showstudio

Basically the questions are from all around the world, from John Galliano, Gareth Pugh, Quetin Tarantino to Edison Chen (Ugh). It was rather fun and interesting to watch. I'll talk less and put the video here for you people to watch.

IN CAMERA: GAGA

(am not sure whether the link would change or not, Just find archive if it doesn't work. Sorry)

Another two videos in there that caught me were the new ad for Alexander McQueen's Puma and the full show for McQueen's "Plato's Atlantis" collection and a personal interview with the man himself. And again just watch it.


Alexander McQueen - Plato's Atlantis from SHOWstudio on Vimeo.

RAW POWER! (Click to watch since I can't embed it)

What's a post without a bit of fashion digest for the day. First off, we have CFDA Awards coming in 6 days. I would so trade anything to attend that awards night. it's gonna be major! But I'm a nobody now. Swear to god, that one day I'm gonna be on the list!
So, the council just released a bit of preview for viewers to get a taste of the awards. The council released some pictures that they shot of the designers nominated for the awards - that will be in a journal for the awards. It was quite an intimate shoot where all designers and their muses/aesthetics. A few was shown including Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang and Donna Karan. Somebody get me the damn book! I want it!

 Marc Jacobs

Nominated for:

Womenswear Designer of the Year

Accessory Designer of the Year

 Alexander Wang

Nominated for:

Womenswear Designer of the Year

Swarovski Award for Accessory Design

 Donna Karan

Nominated for:

Womenswear Designer of the Year

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That's all the digest for to night, nothing much but enough for the day - I figured. Nah, I'm just being lazy. Another a sneak peek to what I have been up to. I have always wanted to brush up my illustration skills for fashion but of course, I procrastinated as always. So I did something simple out to try out.

It's just something lame. Am trying to get the anatomy correct before I go for the design part. What do you think? For an amateur, is it bad??? I have more but this is the one I colored for the first time, so I decide to post it up. Don't laugh ><

Anyway Ciao for the night.