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Passport to the World of Polo by Ralph Lauren

Simplicity and versatility is something that American brands and designers have been well-known for. The authentic all-American design aesthetics influenced by sports like football and polo as well as the culture and lifestyle have been marking the American territory in the fashion world. One of many American labels that after all these years managed to [...]

17Mar2010 | hannef | 0 comments | Continued
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Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 Highlights

Paris Fashion Week had recently closed the season on a really high note. The world knows that it is one of the most important events in the fashion calendar because whatever it was being strutted down the runways at the fashion week will shape the way people dress for at least another six months to [...]

14Mar2010 | hannef | 0 comments | Continued
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Style File: Zachary Quinto

It’s not easy being an actor in this era when Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp are still the kings of box-office, the shirtless Matthew McConaughey is still running around at the beach and Leonardo DiCaprio can still pretty much get whichever girl that he wants. A breed of young new actors have been doing their best [...]

11Mar2010 | hannef | 0 comments | Continued
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Quiff It Baby

The recent years mark the return of old school glamour with influences from pop culture phenomenon and Hollywood stars who embody the retro trends revivals. Men especially, have ditched the concert tees for polo shirts, motorcycle jackets for sports jackets, sneakers for Chelsea boots and spiky hair for quiff, Morrissey-esq hairstyle.
This recent change in taste [...]

9Mar2010 | hannef | 0 comments | Continued
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Preen Fall 2010

The design duo Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi started off the floral theme for Preen Fall 2010 collection with inspiration from New Order’s Power, Corruption & Lies album cover. But they later decided to add a touch of masculinity in the tailoring which instantly blended with one another to create a totally different look.

Preen Fall [...]

3Mar2010 | hannef | 0 comments | Continued
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Nothing But My T-Shirts On

Name one item of clothing that everybody has in their closets. The instinctive answer will definitely be t-shirts. We love our t-shirts for their versatility and the fact that we can wear one to bed and the same one in different color under our jackets on weekends.
But it was not until recently that people started to [...]

28Feb2010 | hannef | 0 comments | Continued
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Corinne Bailey Rae- The Sea

The second album is always a difficult feat and so many things are at stake. Expectation particularly is very high and it’s whether you make it or have ‘one-hit wonder’ stamped all over your face by the time the CDs hit the discount bin at the record store.
This is not the case for Corinne Bailey [...]

25Feb2010 | hannef | 0 comments | Continued
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Celebs As Models

I came across an article in a magazine discussing the role of male models in the fashion industry. Although they might not be as important and relevant as their female counterparts, the number of male models is escalating along with the number of men’s fashion magazines. The demand of the job is totally different than [...]

21Feb2010 | hannef | 0 comments | Continued
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Chanel Paris-Shanghai Pre-Fall 2010 Collection

Karl Lagerfeld is the one who always pushes the envelope. Just when you think he has revealed all the tricks he has up his suited sleeve, he wowed us with extraordinary creations that almost come out of nowhere. But for his Pre-Fall 2010 show, the source of inspiration was very obvious. It was Shanghai, China.

16Feb2010 | hannef | 0 comments | Continued
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Not Gonna Write You A Lovesong

One question that people couldn’t stop asking today for sure is ‘How was your Valentine’s Day?’ Some of us would say it was all about candies, chocolates, roses, dinner and of course, a significant other to celebrate with, if you were lucky that is. I am not saying that we, singletons are out of luck and we are not bitter either.

16Feb2010 | hannef | 0 comments | Continued
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Her Name Is Nicole Part II

We talked to fabulous Miss Nicole again for some makeup tips and words of advice to the ladies out there. Let’s hear it from this fierce makeup artist extraordinaire!
What do you think will be the hottest color of 2010?
While we’ve thankfully moved past that ’90s flashback of fluorescent clothing, it’s important to note that neons [...]

14Feb2010 | hannef | 8 comments | Continued
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Does Your Man Make You Laugh?

I am a man and in my line of work, I am being surrounded by women at least 70% of the time. I don’t have anything to complain about that because I love listening to them and trying to figure out what the hell is going on inside their cute little brains. When it comes [...]

10Feb2010 | hannef | 1 comment | Continued
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Her Name Is Nicole!

Nicole Lynn is a 28-year-old makeup artist/stylist who have been in the industry for eight years. Her mother was the first one to notice the way she drew eye liner in a perfect line and joked about her doing it as a career. She ended up leaving home at 18 and pursued it. She remembered [...]

7Feb2010 | hannef | 4 comments | Continued
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Paris Fashion Week Highlights

Paris Fashion Week closed its curtain last week with some very memorable collection for Autumn/Winter 2010. Menswear particularly has seen so many ideas and inspiration that will definitely shape the look for the following season. There are some breathtaking and not to mention some what-the-hell-are-they-thinking moments throughout the one whole week of fashion galore.
So here [...]

2Feb2010 | hannef | 0 comments | Continued
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Fashionably Bad?

Fashion world is dominated by some very jaded but edgy bunch of people. They have pretty much done and seen it all, which clearly explained the reason why fashion keeps on changing and shifting from one direction to another. New trends are being created while the old ones are coming back on revivals.
Think of the [...]

30Jan2010 | hannef | 0 comments | Continued
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Prada Men Fall/Winter 2010

It was only a few days back that Prada unveiled their latest collection for Fall/Winter 2010/2011. If we can all still recall, last season collection was all about dark colors and studded accessories. The studded brogue was such a huge hit that all the who’s who in fashion industry were sporting them during the fashion [...]

23Jan2010 | hannef | 0 comments | Continued
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Take Me On A Mini Getaway!

2009 was not a great year for me. Thank God it was over. I don’t know about others, but mine was all about running around juggling different things at one time. So that is the reason why I decided to kick start my 2010 with a bang: a very happening New Year’s Eve party at Zouk and a day trip to the beach the first day of 2010 itself.

20Jan2010 | hannef | 0 comments | Continued
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Kings of Leon x Surface to Air

What do J.Lo, Diddy, Lauren Conrad, Gwen Stefani, Chloe Sevigny and Pharell have in common? Clothing line that is. The latest addition to the already extensive list is the ever stylish indie darlings, Kings of Leon. The Followill brothers have definitely been bitten by the fashion bug and broke the news about their plan for [...]

17Jan2010 | hannef | 0 comments | Continued
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Best Dressed Men 2010

GQ has come out with their Best Dressed List of 2010. It’s a little bit too early considering we are still only in our second week of the year. But this Best Dressed List is very important in shaping the fashion and trends in menswear for months to come. Past winners of the list [...]

9Jan2010 | hannef | 0 comments | Continued
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Got It -Bags?

Recent years have seen the emergence of accessories as the focal point of designer’s collections. At times, the handbags, shoes and other accessories are more overpowering than the whole collection itself. Remember the Prada satin turban-headband circa 2007? The whole collection garnered a lot of buzz simply because of jewel-toned headgears seen on the models [...]

6Jan2010 | hannef | 0 comments | Continued