Slumdog kids to the catwalk

Fashion's love affair with Slumdog Millionaire continues. John Galliano was first to reference the Oscar-winning film at the Dior couture show in Paris. Then Freida Pinto became the must-have front row guest (Dolce & Gabbana and Chanel). Now, the child stars of Slumdog Millionaire are having their fashion moment! Taking it to the catwalk for Indian Fashion Week. Eight-year-old Rubina twirled her multi-layered gypsy skirt for designers Ashima and Leena Singh and Azharuddin danced to Slumdog's Oscar-winning song Jai Ho. Both were picked from the slums to star in the film.

A-Sophie

britney spears receives death threats

I think peolpe should leave poor brit alone!!!! its her life. she received deah threaths, so might cancel tour. she thinks her sons are in danger. britney received anonomys threaths over the mail and the phone. shes been having night mares, and doesnt want anyone to kidnap her sons. shes waking up at night crying for her boys. peope should leave her the f alone.

she even got comments on how she sang once not live. shes under pressure. , 'I can't do this any more, why are you all torturing me?' She ran out of the room crying. :(

i still have respect for that woman. shes been in the business for so long, shes incredible, even tho her songs are not that good anymore, but i love that woman. respect.

britney spears will come to tribe on saturday. the after party.

Natasha B

Pour célibataires

Nouvel accessoire mode qui risque de faire fureur.

Après la bague de mariage, voici la bague pour célibataire. Prochainement, lorsque vous verrez un anneau bleu au doigt de quelqu'un c'est tout simplement qu'il affiche son statut social ou son célibat. Celle-ci se portera au doigt, en pendentif ou même accrochée à votre portable.

Façon intéressante et surtout différente de faire de nouvelles rencontres et pourquoi pas. Un cadeau à offrir.

http://femmeweb.branchez-vous.com/tendances/2007/08/les_maries_ont_leurs_bagues_le.html

http://lejournaldequebec.canoe.ca/actualites/regional/archives/2009/03/20090312-212008.html?75db77bbcae44d34b924e61047fb93b2

JGervais

Natasha Richardson Skiing Accident!

Mont Tremblant, the ski resort where Natasha Richardson has been critically injured, is eastern Canada's premier ski resort and popular with celebrities including Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Douglas and his wife Catherine Zeta Jones.

The medical condition of actress Natasha Richardson ,who fell Monday during a ski lesson at a Quebec resort, was being described Tuesday as anywhere from minor to life-threatening.

Friends of the British actress said she was "brain dead," according to the New York Post.

Early reports from People.com and IrishCentral.com said Richardson,a member of an esteemed British acting dynasty,suffered a serious head injury. Some Hollywood "insider" websites suggest Richardson has swelling of the brain.

At the same time, a spokeswoman for the Mont Tremblant ski resort said Richardson suffered what appeared to be a relatively unspectacular fall.

A spokeswoman for Montreal's Sacré-Coeur hospital confirmed that Richardson had left the facility on Tuesday, but she declined to comment on the extent of her injuries or where she was transferred.

According to online reports, Richardson, 45, was transferred via private jet to New York, with her husband, actor Liam Neeson, by her side.

We should be getting some more info, over the course of the week..

Jessy Lalancette

MFW in review

My MFW

Day 1: The models weren’t the only ones to do a quick change last Wednesday evening. In fact I was even changing in a car! After one of the most hectic weeks of my year, I flew down to Montreal back from Toronto last Wednesday, arriving just in time to get a glimpse of the last few shows presented for MFW. Yes Montreal Fashion Week. Don’t you just love saying that? 6:00pm, just a few minutes before the Ralph Leroy show, I was struggling to pull together an outfit. Luckily I had my giant vintage fur coat which of course helped my "taxi rushed" outfit a great deal. So I was late.. in this case I can call it fashionably late.

After finally making my way up to the main event, I was pleasantly surprised.The Marche Bonsecours (this years MFW host) looked completely different. Yet very simple. I loved the atmosphere because unlike most fashion weeks, it was laid back. Sort of a fashionably nonchalant ambiance.

As I entered the room, the hosts had directed me to the standing section, however I somehow managed to snatch a seat in the second row which I then thought was great. Soon enough I realized it wasn’t so great...I couldn’t see any of the model’s shoes! For someone who works in the shoe industry, like me, that was very upsetting. Live and learn.

The runway room was very simple and clean, just how I like it. No distractions. Let the clothes do the talking! In the case of MFW, its somewhat necessary to have a simple interior design for the runway since many designers are presenting in one place. So the concept has to fit for every designer to adapt.

As the lights dimmed, the room slowly died down and and Ralph Leroy’s name appeared in big lit up letters on the backdrop of the white runway. And so the show began.

Unfortunately, the best part of the show was the shoes which as I mentioned were very hard for me to see. As for the clothing, I think the colors were wrong and nothing fit the models quite right. I also thought it was an odd choice of models. They were all different sizes and shapes which created a lack of fluidity. The styling was poorly done since every accessory, whether the chunky wrings or man purses, clashed with the entire collection. Don’t get me wrong, the accessories were very nice. Regardless they just didn’t help enhance, or show off the collection. I will give Mr. Leroy a little credit though. The last part of his collection, much to my surprise, actually did look sharp with a series of men’s suits and long coats perfect for the stylish business mens of Montreal.

One show down, one more to go.

As the crowds stormed out of the room, I was led to a lovely, yet very crowded, cocktail lounge area. It was a medium sized space with a bar on either ends of the room. This is were all the networking, socializing, and “being seen” happens. But best of all free stuff! As a magazine-aholic, I hit the fashion press stand and selected a few issues of the latest fashion mags. I love this atmosphere. Although many seemed to complain about how over crowded it was, I quite enjoyed it. Theres so much happening and everyone is excited. I love it. What I liked most was that for that moment, everyone seemed proud to be a Montrealer. I was.

Next on the schedule was Myco Anna. I must admit I was not familiar with this designer.

This time knowing the lay of the land, I wasn’t going to accept anything other than front row. And thats exactly what I got. So, Kassie ( my MFW companion) and I sat quite contently in our front row seats which we had spotted and eyed up to the last few minutes in the hopes that no one would dispute us.

This collection wasn’t at all of my taste. Grant it, it was definitely out of the ordinary. Lots of colors with a little touch winter fairytale to it. Still,it felt as though I was back in the late 90’s. I have seen this all before (in the 90’s!). The hair and makeup was extravagant yet poorly done. Over all I was not impressed. Definitely not runway material. (The shoes weren’t so bad on the other hand!)

After this show I was done for the night. Absolutely exhausted, I went home feeling exited for the following day. Rudsak!

Day 2: I took a big breath as I entered the Marche Bonsecours Thursday night as I knew I was faced with a bigger challenge this time. Not only did need to get front row again, but I needed front row for a sold out show! Its was definitely going to be an interesting night.

The second I stepped in, I recognized a few old friends with whom I had organized many nightlife oriented events in the past. After realizing that they where part of the official sponsors of MFW, I knew it was fate for me to run into them again. In fact, my friend Josh who represents Hype energy drink in Montreal, and has always sponsored events for me, was one of the main sponsors. So, as I mingled i slowly made it down the chain of whose “list” I should be on. Once this information was finally revealed to me, I jumped in front of the line and was immediately handed two tickets! I handed one over to my friend and met up again with my old friends. We walked in with our heads held high and asked the hostess to direct us to the best seats. Without ever doubting are actual seat numbers, she brought us straight to the front row. Mission accomplished.

Now, this show was much more up to criterion. It set the bar high for any following designer, and was more suitable for the Montreal style. For this fall, Rudsak, known for its leather designs, impressed us with his dark monochrome silhouettes somewhat in theme with the somber economic times we are currently experiencing. With a new trade mark leather-like hood, he definitely had everyones eyes shopping. Additionally, the female models recurrently sported fur accents as well as sheer flowy dresses to contrast the rougher bicker look that was emphasized by ridding/motorcycle style leather boots. I must say those boots were fabulous. The men all paraded large great leather bags and even backpacks. It was more or less of a put together winter grunge look. And that is definitely a look that is very “couru” at the moment. The music also complemented the collection with a modern upbeat soundtrack. The room was kept very dark throughout the show to emphasize the general obscure feeling of the show. Evik Asatoorian can be proud! It was a great way for me to end my Montreal Fashion Week adventures.

I look forward to the future fashion week for Montreal to see how they will improve on this series of events as well as attract more press. Based on the conclusion of this year's MFW, the board has decided to invest more money and efforts on the marketing aspect rather then the designers. This is a great step for Montreal seeing as we need more press to help put Montreal on the map.

-Emma-

Contraception

Hé oui, la contraception s’adressera bientôt à vous messiers. Des scientifiques allemands viennent tout juste d’entamer une première série de test sur un contraceptif destiné aux hommes.

Pour ma part, j’ai longtemps pris la contraception et je crois qu’il est temps que l’homme se modernise. De plus, pour ceux qui tombent dans le piège de la femme qui veut garder son homme en tombant enceinte cela peut vous éviter bien des tracas.

http://www.journalmetro.com/Ma%20Vie/article/194701


J.Gervais

Happy to move

Im blogging about the experience that has happened to me the day before Halloween 2008. I was at home with my roommate and chilling like usual, when I was typing ... for some reason I went to him and I just started to cross my fingers ... I could on my left hand but my right hand I was not able too. I thought it was weird, well little to my surprise I was having a stroke at 22 years old. Soon after realizing I couldn't cross my fingers my face had dropped went numb, and shortly after my entire right side of my body had went numb. I was rushed to the hospital obviously and stayed their for 1 week. It was a serious stroke ... I had 3 blood vessels in my brain that had exploded, thankfully I was not paralyzed or killed from the experience! All the doctors were surpised them selves for someone of my age to have a stroke but since then I know I won't ever have a stroke again, I know its a one time thing just have that feeling. Im really grateful for all that has happened, even thought it is something I wouldn't want anyone to experience, Im grateful to have had a new experience in my life, I thought that I had felt all the emotions I could have and have felt almost all I could, well this is something that I never had experience in my life. Im happy to be alive and able to move, it makes me appreciate all the little things I can do like type this blog, or speak as much as I do! Im so happy to be alive and you really don't know what you have till its taken away, or their is a possibility it could be taken away, im so lucky. This experience has given me the opportunity's to be more alive and grateful for all the fundamentals of my body! You never know what a day can bring thats for sure, maybe it will be your last, or just the begining of something new, but none the less don't take your life for granted you never know when something bizzare could happen, or something great!


Michael Yanke