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Who would not want to have a piece of this proud collection? I am pretty sure Pinoys overseas are asking for these jackets as soon as the news came out.

didas’ much-coveted Philippine Range collection is back, featuring jackets (P3,295), shirts (P1,459) and messenger bags (P1,459) in the iconic red, blue, white and yellow of the Philippine flag.

John Lloyd Cruz in the Adidas Philippine Range jacket, P3,295.

Available in Adidas stores starting February 13, the collection has details reminiscent of the Philippine flag such as three stars and a sun and stylized Philippine seals, plus the letters PH in yellow. For premium performance look, the blue, red and white are rendered in color blocks with touches of yellow. The collection is part of the training range of the Adidas sports performance line.

Of course, John Lloyd Cruz sporting it adds to its appeal too.

I personally love this jacket ((P 3,600+). Photo snagged from here. Do you think I will be inspired to lose weight or even work out and drink weight loss drinks when I get the jacket?

Look who went from “fat” to fabulous in just a month!

Among the Kardashian sisters, stars of their own reality show, Khloe, the youngest among the three Kardashians, is the last person who you would think would appear in a lifestyle and fitness magazine not once, but twice, wearing hot bikinis. Life has certainly turned around for this newlywed, as she has lost 25 pounds last summer in the span of 28 days.

Just look at her before and after pictures:

Those are her pictures when she was a size 10 and size 6, respectively. Still, criticisms are still being thrown at her, the two from Spencer Pratt and Janice Dickinson. According to an online article at LifeandStyleMag, “Supermodel Janice Dickinson attacked the star saying, “There’s no way she would become a fashion icon. Khloé looks like a heifer.” And Spencer Pratt recently said, “Khloé still needs to work out more. I recommend she go to theheidimontagworkout.com so she can get fantastic curves like my wife’s.”

Khloe has learned to accept this and even has fought back. For one thing, she tells that she will never be like her sisters, who are petite and delicate-boned, being only 5” and 5″’2”. She is a tall woman at 5’10”!

“Way before, I was a size 10. Then I went to an 8, and now I’m a 6,” Khloé tells Life & Style. “I don’t think with my bone structure I could get much smaller than a 6. This is my body — and I love it.”

Celebrities have always been under the microscope, papparazzis noting and taking pictures of the slightest weight gain or belly bump. That is why most celebrities are on a perpetual diet. It must be really hard for them, keeping up with odd and long hours filming on the set, the pressure of needing to look glamorous all the time and to be disciplined with eating (and having to find time to exercise). No wonder most of them take diet pills to help them lose and maintain their weight. One of the widely-used and most-accepted is xenical. Xenical is a prescription drug that helps block about one-third of the fat in the foods you eat from being absorbed by your body.

Of course, seeing the stars all-dolled up and looking totally glam makes me want to take the plunge and go with taking the natural weight loss supplements‘ trend. The Golden Globes is one of the very few award shows I really watch because I cannot wait to check out the fashion styles (the second and third are the MTV music and video awards!). 

Fashion reports that the night’s trend was short and sweet & alluringly artsy:

SHORT AND SWEET:

ALLURINGLY ARTSY:

My picks:

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We are often enamored by the beauty and glamor of models in the cover of magazines. They seem so perfect, without a misplaced hair in sight, having the perfect curves in the right places. Some cynics might just attribute everything to Photoshop and while this might be true in most cases (a little editing would help!), it needs to be remembered that beauty needs to be there in the first place. The rest, well, can be achieved with a little work, enhancing and “faking”.

Take for example, breast enhancements. I think if you run a survey right now, 90% of women would reply that the part of their bodies they are most unhappy about would be their breasts. Most of them are open to surgery but are scared to have something foreign in their body for a long time, so what do they do? Fake it!

These adhesive bras from www.undercover-glamour.com would do the trick. While most push-up bras will work in shirts and dresses, the adhesive bra will be perfect for backless, strapless or halter-neck dresses! You can choose among the Bobra and Freebra. The Bobra is a fabric, strapless and backless bra that creates a desired rounded look to your bust without restrictive bra straps while the Freebra has extra silicone padding on the bra cups that gives you that extra lift and volume without bra straps.

What about breast enhancers that can help you change sizes? These chicken fillets, as they are called, enhance bra size without the risk of invasive surgery and the accompanying anxiety (and big amount of money). They are lovingly called “Voila!”

See for yourself!

Nothing vs. Voila!

Much has been said about Alice Cullen’s fashion style. I personally dig it and Ashley Greene wouldn’t have been anymore perfect for than she already is. Alice Cullen’s pixie style haircut is an ongoing trend and I am pretty sure in a week or so, Alice Cullen’s fashion style in New Moon the movie will have styles and outfits out.

Here are some of the pictures I found through the web (while trying to look for Syracuse catering for a friend’s party this weekend):

36/50- Alice Cullen Fashion by »»♪♫.AlyssaAtomic~9.18.09♥~ on Polyvore.com

44/50…Grand Theft Auto by ♫HollyNoel♫ featuring Forever21

Alice Cullen fashion by FastFoodGreen featuring Forever21

Alice by Emm♥ featuring RACHEL LEIGH jewelry

Now that Twilight fever has snuck right back in because of New Moon the movie, how much am I willing to bet that crazy Twi-hard fans would avail of payday loans just to get this Bella Swan Green Birthday Dress?

It is a replica of Bella’s green taffeta dress that’s accented with black flocked roses, a black velveteen waistband and black lace trim. Back zipper closure. (Plus sizes are available at Torrid.com). Retailing at $98.00, this one would be a sure collectible for Twi-fans. I personally would want to wear it too – if I can get a real Edward Cullen on my arm.

Notice her sneaks – Bella Swan’s fashion style is making a trend!

I like this dress, and it can work with just about anything — Converse, Doc Martins, Mary Janes and a denim jacket.

It comes with a patch inside that says, "As worn by Bella Swan." Flocked roses, velvet trim at the waist and lace trim around the neck make this a perfect copy.

Yummie Tummie tops look like regular tops – tanks, t-shirts, camisoles – but they all have an invisible body shaper in the mid section. Their ad promises "no more muffin tops" or excess skin overflowing on to your jeans or bra.

It comes in many styles and colours.

Price list:

STRAPPY T: PHP 3299.75
TANK: PHP 2899.75
REG FREEDOM T: PHP 3299.75
SCOOP NECK-BASIC T: PHP 3499.75
REGULAR BASIC T V: PHP 3499.75
TUBE TOP: PHP 3624.75
BAREBACK: PHP 3399.75
BOYFRIEND: PHP 3399.75
SHIMMER TANK IN GRAY: PHP 4874,25
LACIE TANK: PHP 4215.75
SWEETIE TANK: PHP 4100.00
SKINNY TANK: PHP 3845.75
BODY T: PHP 4100.00

Available at:
SM MAKATI DEPARTMENT STORE
SM NORTH EDSA DEPARTMENT STORE
SM CEBU DEPARTMENT STORE

Rebuild Through Fashion featuring items  from Today’s Hottest Celebrities

The overwhelming support and help from the stars haven’t stopped since Typhoon Ondoy and Typhoon Pepeng. Now, local tinseltown’s celebrities are selling their priced bags and shoes and donating the proceeds for relief efforts.

Five days after typhoon “Ondoy” left the Philippines with a death toll in the hundreds, people displaced from their homes in the hundreds of thousands and damage to property in the hundred millions, once again, another typhoon “Pepeng” hits the northern Luzon area. This time not only hundreds of thousands of Filipinos were displaced but crops valued in the billions were lost. Roads were impassable and landslildes killed hundreds. This situation is one of the saddest that we as a nation have ever experienced.

In this dire time of need, we would like to be of service to the Filipino people by auctioning some of our possessions to help the people whose lives were affected by “Pepeng”. 100% of the proceeds will be used to help the “Pepeng” typhoon victims.
Be a part of this auction. Be a part of this cause. Let us help rebuild lives.

Celebrities like Angel Locsin, Anne Curtis, Kris Aquino and Pokwang have donated their valued items to the shop.

By now you might have heard about the tragic flooding in the Philippines that took more than month’s usual rainfall in 12 hours.

The country’s shoe district, Marikina City, was among the cities badly flooded up. Two weeks after the flooding, many people are still in evacuation centers. And people are still trying to clean up their muddied homes.

Shoe museums though, like the one that housed the country’s former First Lady Imelda Marcos’ historical (and equally controversial) shoes, were quick to save the precious collection by moving them up the shelves. About 100 pairs got wet but are now generally OK and drying. The shoe collection, amounting to 1,220 pairs, were left when the couple fled to exile in Hawaii during their ouster in 1986.

A Moving Company should be contacted in cases like this. If the museum is still trying to recover from the flooding, it would be best to move precious collectibles in an art storage. Companies like the Humboldt Movers Inc. offer this kind of service which has temperature and humidity control. Museums and people who have rare collections should consider investing on a portable storage facility in cases like these – where “acts of God” are unavoidable.

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