Eye Candy for the (Emmanuelle Alt) Style Hungry

Style... It's that elusive factor. You either have it or not. Very well, Parisian Vogue's Fashion Editor, Emmanuelle Alt, has got it all and a bag of chips -- without effort. She's so rock 'n roll.

Sharing with you my extensive (LOL) collection of E.A.'s photos from the best ever blog in the whole wide world. It's Jak&Jil or nothing, bebe! Rawrrr... Devour, devour. ;)













Side Notes:

1. Regarding Ian Curtis (ha ha), some wuss thought I wasn't gonna publish his silly comment on my previous blog in the below. Of course, I dig scathing comments (view my profile under "interests"), and of course, I love Joy Division and have seen the movie "Control". WTF was Mr. Anonymous thinking?! LOL! =D

I have an epileptic friend whom I grew up with. I know of her seizures and the meds involved. Also, there is scientific proof that exercise is beneficial in combating depression. Perhaps, I wasn't kidding when I said that basketball would have made tortured souls --I meant those energy vampires who walk around thinking that the weight of the world is on their shoulders-- feel better. Chill, dude. Play basketball and don't read my blog if you take me too seriously! =D

2. Jak&Jil should be made into a coffeetable book. I know I'd want it. Wouldn't you all? :)

Image source: jakandjil.com/blog

Blog Identity Crisis

I’m having a blog identity crisis. Music? How’s Ian Curtis for a retarded kinda dude? (Gosh, did you see the bio-movie on him? I’m sick of hearing about and from dudes who seem to have constantly “tortured” souls. Maybe if they played basketball everyday, they'd have felt better.)


I did mention that this blog is for fashion, music and the scene. But there’s not much on music. Really, when I come to think of it, it’s just absent.

So if Francoise Hardy is in this post, does it count for a bit on music category?
(She is, after all, a singer, other than an actress and a style icon. LOL.)

Or how’s some Mick and Bianca Jagger posting? (They look so young and sweet and this is why Jade Jagger is so hot.) Would it equate to the concept of this blog?



My gun heels are not in the Singapore store yet. Dang, too long, it's almost losing its dazzle to me. The next time I talk about it, I'd already have actual photos via my phone camera.

I can’t even really remember why I’m blogging. LOL. Maybe I like putting things down, like, in a journal. Anyhoo, this is me down here in this one. (I read from somewhere that your blog becomes most effective if you have photos of yourself or something like that.)
(Uh…Told you, I’m a ghost blogger. Dress is ASPHALT by Karlo Vicente. Nice, eh?)

Fashion? Okay, then there’s no one else more iconic than the late '60s supermodel -- Penelope Tree:


The scene? I ain’t fond of actual picture-taking (I only take pictures from other folks. Thank you so much, y’all). Okay, the scene:
(Is there anything more scenic than the sight of them right up there in this last pic?) ;D

So maybe this blog is not really off the mark and I can sleep kinda well with that thought he, he. Bedtime!




Image sources: Time, Jujiin, Getty, other people's blogs and stuff

Spring/Summer '09 Ready-er ;)

Uh... Happy New Year! =D

Owe you guys a blog post, it’s been a while. Two-week holiday here in the Philippines, have just gone back from a beach break. Windy, cloudy weather, though. Didn’t get much of a tan, no matter how hard I tried.

Anyhoo, here's a looooong one for y'all, to make-up for the long-time-no-post period. Sharing with you some surefire trends for the next season. These are my top 10 faves:

1. THE CUT-OUT (shoulders, ribs, hipbones)

Stella McCartney

Mario Schwab

Herve Leger


2. ACID-WASHED JEANS

Rock & Republic

Balmain

Rock & Republic


3. ABS (Haha! It's time to stop gorging on them holiday goodies.)

Herve Leger

Alexander Wang

YSL


4. CRINKLY-WRINKLY (Good thing 'cos who likes to iron clothes, eh?)

Costume National

Prada

Lanvin

5. PALE DENIM (color or actual material)

Alexander Wang

Rag & Bone

Burberry Prorsum

6. ASSYMETRICAL SHOULDERS/SLEEVES

Celine

ThreeAsFour

Derek Lam

7. BLACK AND WHITE COMBO

Ann Demeulemeester

Proenza Schouler

Gareth Pugh

8. MONO PRINTS - SNAKESKIN, SPECTRAL/HOLOGRAM, CAMOUFLAGE (I find dots and heart prints too keut for our own good.)

Prada

Viktor & Rolf

Giles

9. ZIPPER DETAILS

Preen

Alexander Wang (zip detail on pants)

Alexander McQueen

10. NUDE TONES - see "Nude Pics" posted last October 23, 2008 :)

Yep, I also do love the sharp-shouldered jackets and the pop look of Stephen Sprouse-inspired designs but that'd be past 10 items. Silk rompers are kinda okay, too.

So there. Hope this helps enough. xoxo.


Image Source: style.com

Fluxxe + HappyMondays + CanUDiggit = FUSION

It feels like skipping the mention of Christmas altogether, but I'm almost curious about what you're up to this 1st night of January.

If I’m recalling it right, the only time that New Year’s Eve parties became truly big here in Manila was the time that Studio 23, a TV channel, came up with Sunlounge which started back in 2002. This was when theme parties were the rage and Sunlounge was an event that goes on until the 1st morning of the year. Oddly enough, I’ve only been absent 2x -- once was in 2005 and the 2nd was this year – and they were the worst years of my life ever. It sounds superstitious but would I really want to risk my luck this 2009 by not going?



The past Sunlounge events were held on rooftops (which I enjoyed). Part of the main reason why I decided to be absent for their 2008 thing was that, it’s not a rooftop venue. Bad idea, apparently, when I started having to go through the motions of this year’s sour chapters.


Another tradition that’s not to be expected this 2009 for Studio 23’s Sunlounge is that, for the 1st time ever, there is no foreign DJ who’ll play. The event becomes the scene via the “fusion” of local indie/ALT scenes composed of Fluxxe, Happy Mondays and Can-U-Diggit.

I’m all for the thought of them together (FLUXXE+HAPPY MONDAYS+CANUDIGGIT=FUSION). It sounds exciting and fresh. Totally worth checking out , music is guaranteed to be fab (and I haven’t mentioned that the drinks are free). The drinks are endless and almost do not run out until the sun’s up. Yes, the DRINKS are for FREE.

Event details: January 1, 2009 @ 1AM, Attica in A-venue, Makati
(ABSOLUTELY NO ENTRANCE FEE)

Sibling Revelry

If I were a fashion director, they'll be my top duo.

Yep, they're sibs and they do model on the side. I think they look neat -- the way that the new breed of local models should be. These are stolen photos from their myspace profile he he he.

Krystal

Earl

Krystal

Earl

Krystal

Earl

And, please, can we stop the spurt of Brazilian models around here already? They're, uhh.... you can fill in the blanks for me. I'm heading out to party and keeping my fingers crossed that my crush is there.

(Don't get me wrong, I liked Corned Beef from Brazil till I stopped eating cows because they do shed tears,etc. Good thing, my gun heels are made of satin, I think.)




Image source: myspace.com, jujiin.com