Archive for September 25th, 2009

So what is this is so 2007? You never could go wrong with the classic pair of shoes!

You know that the right outfit can only be complete with the right pair of shoes.

The fashion house introduced Tributes back in 2007 with fierce platform pumps and Mary Jane peeptoes. A year later, YSL came out with the T-strap sandals and the Tribute Two pumps and ankle boots. Shoe addicts immediately fell in love with the sky-high platform heels that go up to five and a half inches, and from what we’ve seen here in Manila, the T-strap sandal remains the current Tribute of choice for the ladies.

Here are some celebrities seen rocking the shoe:

 
Eve paired her white Rachel Roy frock with black YSL tribute pumps at an VH1/Self event in the Big Apple. Gwen Stefani rock her own creation a L.A.M.B asymmetrical black and white dress with the shoe craze of the year. Jessica Simpson dressed up with jeans while out and about in Hollywood. Blu Cantrall channelled her inner French chic style with a gold metallic beanie at Sidekick 3 bash.

Jessica Alba rock the Mary-Jane styled pair to the 2007 MTV Movie Awards. American Idol star Paula Abdul in brown Prada jersey dress had on a pair of chic YSL pumps. R&B songstress from the U.K Jamelia dazzled in red YSL platforms at the Sony Radio Academy Awards. Victoria Beckham also wore this red pump for dinner with her husband.

Do you know which part of celebrity homes I want to see aside from their bathrooms? I am curious to see their walk-in closets! I read certain celebrities are going towards the trend of going green even in their homes, specifically their bathrooms. Leonardo diCaprio, Jackie Chan and Cameron Diaz are all conserving water in their flush toilets, investing money on low flow toilets and dual flush ones. They might spend thousands of dollars making sure their bathrooms rival those of their own rooms in their houses (they might just renovate it every now and then getting updated supplies from BetterBathrooms.com) – but they are still thinking of the environment!

Plus points for our celebrities!

Aside from bathrooms, celebrities invest a lot in keeping their walk-in closets organized. After all, this is where their designer clothes, shoes and bags are kept so they better make sure it is kept in tip-top shape. There are a few celebrities who let us peek in their closets and here are some of them:

Eva Longoria Parker’s walk in closet.
Special Collections: Christian Louboutin espadrille wedges "a beautiful pain", 50 pairs of jeans and more than one pair of Ugg boots.

Nicky Hilton
Special Collections: Manolos, Chanels and Louboutins shoes, 200 or more handbags , and a Roberto Cavalli beaded butterfly minidress that the designer gave her for her 24th birthday.

And this one looks like it is part of a high-end shoe boutique!

Mariah Carey
Special Collections: about 1,000 pairs of shoes, Louis Vuitton luggage

If there is one thing totally not cool, it would be shoplifting. Remember the controversy that Winona Ryder got into when she was caught shoplifting in a store? It never really died down and has for sure affected her career. It really isn’t a matter of how much she stole, it would have been a $1 item and all, but it would still mean one thing – she was stealing.

These days even the usual boutique stores have hidden cameras. A Hidden Camera, specifically a CCTV one, is an investment for security purposes. It always is better to accuse someone when you have evidence on print, and in this case, film.

I remember the movies Charlie’s Angels and Enemy of the State. Who would imagine that cameras can be kept in the most ordinary items? Things like clocks, pens, lighters, wrist watches and even compact mirrors in cosmetic pouches can have hidden cameras installed! And it has excellent audio capture too.

And get this – can you imagine a tissue box holder having a hidden camera?

Yes, it is possible! Better make sure there are no tissue box holders in sight the next time you watch something on TV or in your hotel room.

I have always loved to write – hence the many blogs I have. Writing is a creative outlet and stress release for me. It helps that I have an English teacher for a mom and a voracious reader for a Dad. In fact, my talent for writing isn’t even at par with the talent my sister who is really into research and journalism. Id like to explore and enhance this talent of mine. Id like to take additional course or enroll and earn a degree online – all this needs to be done online of course. And I just found out Capella University, a fully accredited online university recently opened this course! Capella University makes comprehensive online academic writing center available to the public. The online university’s Online Writing Center features multi-media modules aimed at graduate level students studying in a variety of disciplines – making that online university degree attainable.

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