After the cheap & chic and fabulous collection Donnatella Versace has been collaborating with the fast-fashion retailer H&M being a big success, on January 23rd 2012 in Paris; It’s time to splurge our senses with the made-to-measure Atelier Versace couture show. (All photos courtesy by Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com)
The Atelier Versace couture show has not been seen in Paris couture weeks since 2004 so of course it was a special occations for all the fashionistas and how can there be a Versace show without star-packed audience such as Cameron Diaz, Diane Kruger, Abbie Cornish and Ludivine Sagnier being at the front row.
The whole collection is heavily emphasize on the corseted waist to create the hour glass curves of a woman’s body, mixing the luxurious materials such as lace, leather, silk satins & beadings with sharp contrast of modernizing metallic metal accents. It almost reminds me of the glory days of the late 80s to early 90s Thierry Mugler collections.
Even tho I am all for the over the top style & details, but couple of the looks from this couture collections looks a little “Trying too hard” and something just not “Balance” feel to it. But overall, I love the collection! It’s fresh, sexy, young and as always very Versace!
Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the most important traditional festival and a public holiday in China. The Chinese New Year 2012 starts in January 22 (Chinese New Year' Eve). It is the year of dragon. The festival falls on the first day of the first Chinese month (usually in late January and early February), and ends with Lantern Festival which is on the 15th day.
So in celebration of the Chinese New Year, here are some cool DIY art projects you can do to celebrate!
so let's start with this super cute Chinese lantern needlework embroidery.
This super cute motif can be done on handkerchief, t-shirts or on anything to add a little cutesiness Asian style as a gift for someone or for yourself.
The designer "Mollie" of this cute embroidery has drawn up 3 more lantern style for us in a PDF file, you can download it and place it on any fabric and stitch away!
Also, if love those yummy fortune cookies, then here is a recipe courtesy by Cindy Hopper.
Fortune Cookie Recipe
2 egg whites
1/2 cup flour (sifted)
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons water
1 tsp almond extract
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Makes about 12 fortune cookies
Instructions
Set oven to 400F degrees.
(1) Place egg whites in a bowl and beat with electric mixer on medium speed until very frothy, almost soft peaks.
(2) Add sifted flour
(3) Add sugar, almond, and vanilla then mix.
(4) Stir in 2 tablespoons of water to thin batter.
(5) Using a Silpat baking mat, parchment paper or un-greased baking pan place 1 tablespoon of batter on pan. (I liked the Silpat mat the best. I did not have a problem removing them from my un-greased pan. When I greased the pan the batter did not stay in a circle. Since the moisture content in the batter is high, it does make the parchment paper wrinkle slightly but it still worked.)
(6) Working from the center in a circular motion, spread the batter into a 5 inch circle.
(7) Start with two cookies. Once comfortable with the process more can be baked at one time. I was only able to ever bake two at a time. I used two pans and staggered the baking time so I had time to form the cookies.
Bake until edges are lightly browned. Mine baked for 6 minutes. Start watching closely at 4 minutes.
(9) Working quickly, remove cookie from pan with a very thin spatula.
(10) Flip the cookie over and place slip of paper on top.
(11) Bring sides up and pinch together.
(12) Next bend cookie over the edge of a cup. The whole process of forming the cookie should take about 10 seconds. Once formed place cookies in a muffin tin to help them keep their shape while cooling.
Then, package in some festive Chinese takeout containers…
Fortune Cookie Box
and you have a sweet way to celebrate!
We’ve decided to end this blog posting with a cute idea on how to do your own Chinese paper cutting decoration. It’s very simple
We hope you enjoy blog posting and celebrate the Chinese new year with your friends and family!
All the glitz, glamour and the couture gown galore….. one can only handle so much of these fabulousness at the 2012 Golden Globes Awards.
Yes, there are some beautiful bright colors like the golden yellow, teal blues, fuchsia but on the opposite end of the color trend we’ve been notice was the beautiful "Nude" hued gowns! Worn by everyone from Jessical biel, Heidi Klum, to Charlize Theron’s beautiful Dior couture gown, it’s just classic vintage charm all the way!
Ok, let’s start looking at all of these beautiful couture gowns!
All photos courtesy by Getty Images
Charlize Theron in Dior
Angelina Jolie in Atelier Versace and Brad Pitt in Ferragamo
Madonna in Reem Acra
Dianna Agron in Giles Deacon
Elle MacPherson
Emily Deschanel
Evan Rachel Wood in Gucci
Zooey Deschanel in Prada
Jessica Alba in Gucci
Jessica Biel
Julianne Moore in Chanel
Kate Beckinsale in Roberto Cavalli
Andie MacDowell
Kate Winslet in Jenny Packham
Lea Michele in Marchesa
Maria Menunos
Michelle Williams in Jason Wu
Natalie Portman in Lanvin
Nicole Kidman in Versace and Keith Urban
Reese Witherspoon in Zac Posen
Rooney Mara in Nina Ricci
Salma Hayek in Gucci
Sarah Michlle Gellar in Monique Lhuillier
Shailene Woodley in Marchesa
Sofia Vergera in Vera Wang
Tilda Swinton in Haider Ackermann
Ok! After all these beautiful gowns, we didn’t forget some of those handsome leading men, too!
Ewan McGregor
Gerard Butler in Salvatore Ferragamo
Leonardo DiCaprio in GiorgioArmani
Mark Wahlberg
Matthew Morrison
Micheal Fassbender
I hope you enjoy the red carpet fashions at the Golden Globes Award as much as we did !
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