Passion

passion makes a person stop eating, sleeping, working, feeling at peace. A lot of people are frightened because , when it appears, it demolishes all the old things it finds in its path.
No one wants their life thrown into chaos. That is why a lot of people keep that threat under control, and are somehow capable of sustaining a house or a structure that is already rotten. They are the engineers of the superseded.
Other people think exactly the opposite: they surrender themselves without a second thought, hoping to find in passion the solutions to all their problems.
they make the other person responsible for their happiness and blame them for their possible unhappiness.
They are either euphoric because something marvelous has happened or depressed because something unexpected has just ruined everything.
Keeping passion at bay or surrendering blindly to it _which of these two attitudes is the least destructive ?
I don't know....



Rand.

The Neo-80s: Balmain Style

As a former Art History student, I have learned to categorize art: Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque, Rococo, Neo-Classicism and so on…Each era reminiscent of another, Neo-Classicism for example feels like an upgraded Renaissance. The old is incorporated in the now. There’s always the original, then a rejuvenation.

I’m sure you all remember the 80s: crazy shoulder pads, material girl outfits…Yea, it was definitely interesting/tacky. Well, Balmain’s designer Christophe Decarnin managed to create a colorfully fabulous Neo-80s comeback with his Spring/Summer 2009 RTW Collection. Not only was he able to blend a light dose of trashy with an abundance of glam, mixed into a hell of a lot of sexy rock’n’roll attitude, creating absolute visual satisfaction, but the choice of playing vintage Madonna…”Get into the groove, boy you’ve got to prove, your love to meeee…”, throughout the show enhanced the attraction that much more!

Ripped and acid washed jeans, re-vamped military Michael Jackson / Sgt. Pepper jackets with square shoulders & embroidered with glitz, sexy tutu mini dresses, sequin dresses, beautiful studded pumps, visible work on detail…The quality is vibrantly apparent, as is Decarnin’s talent. “The fact that Decarnin slices and dices eras and skips self-indulgent looks designed to show off his skill rather than enhance feminine beauty may explain the relative lack of critical acclaim for this designer. But that would be wrong, for on current form, he is one of the fashion's top ten talents”. No doubt that all models were saddened when it was time to undress that night…!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoQuB_DJZ2Y

Katia K.

canari who?

Walking through any mall, you can see the flow of the upcoming season`s splashes of color, making every store seem magical. anything seems possible, with fluorescent tights and colored jeans, making it easy to develop your own creative style and be unique with accesorizing. i went above and beyond the call of duty of fashion, went nuts to find the newest colors of nail polish. black and white nails, are way cool, yet they have out lived their time on the five finger regime.

so i went on a rampage, bought colors galore! proud of my purchases, i spent a night pampering myself. i decided to open the first bottle, canary yellow. its funky, its fresh, its vibrant, and it was just what i was looking for! but unfortunetly the next day, i felt a little unsure of myself. to my surprise, everyone hated it! "jess it looks like baby puke! ewww why yellow...why this and why that!" i was shocked to hear these things, yet i felt original and i secretly knew that within a few weeks time, i was not going to be the only one with yellow nails! but now that its been a couple of days, people have been growing on it and instead of the original "ewww" ive been hearing, ive been getting "wow i loveeee it!"

so when it comes to being original and making new statements, dont be afraid, and just stick to being confident! its the best way to come out a winner, and to look good while at it ;)

- Jessica D

SKINS

I hope some of you have been watching this show!
For those of you who haven't seen it yet.
It's like a British Degrassi with Drugs, Sex and no after school special feeling... so really the only similarity is that they're in high school.
I started watching it during the Christmas break and worked my way through season 1 and 2 ridiculously quickly. I was heart broken when there were no more shows for me to watch. I had gotten so involved.
Their lives are so dramatic and they usually have such great clothes...
About a month ago season 3 started but the characters were entirely different aside from one... I was very skeptical but I watched the first episode anyway and once again I'm hooked.
So start watching! If you're anything like me you'll laugh and cry and make that aww sound from time to time...
-Zoe Anderson

Twenty8Twelve

Sienna Miller. You either love her or you hate her. Personally, I absolutely adore her. Her movies, her love affairs and her stunning reinvention of the boho style…one word: HOT. Might as well throw in SEXY while I’m at it :)

For the first time ever, Sienna Miller made her debut at London Fashion Week this past weekend. Sienna and Savannah Miller's Twenty8Twelve Fall 2009 Show had been a highly anticipated event at London Fashion Week. It had a star studded front row with designer pal Matthew Williamson, proudly watching his longtime fans take their turn in the limelight. The clothing was wearable in a London chic way, with plenty of denim, cropped jackets and a rock chick style. There were a few thigh skimming mini dresses in eye-catching colors, but otherwise, the girls relied on a dark color palette and remained true to Sienna's own individual style. From leather jackets to dark hot pants, you can imagine seeing Sienna in any of these catwalk ensembles, either on the streets of London or at a party.

The Twenty8Twelve line was launched in September 2007. It is a sisterly collaboration named after Sienna's birth date, the 28th of December. They already have 2 stores in London and sell worldwide (recently at Holt Renfrew). The bottom line is that they are talented. It's a relief that they won’t need to rely on hype to make it!

Katia K.

Best & Worst dresses at the Oscars!

So i normally never watch the oscars other than just the red carpet event before. Yesterday I actually watched half, It was quite entertaining. The opening act was actually pretty funny with Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathway. What I enjoyed most was looking at their dresses, The ones that stuck in my head were Miley Cyrus, Beyonce and Vanessa Hudgens. Miley's dress was from designer Zuhair Murad and Vanessa's dress was from Marchesa.

Miley was voted one of the worst dressed but i personally thought it was beautiful.

Alysha. D

Macaroni Bar

So last night I had my friend's bday party @ Macaroni Bar on St-Laurent. So you can imagine how fun it was trying to find parking, I was getting dizzy go round and round. Just when I was about to give up to Valet, I found a spot right in front, YAY! lol Neways so we were about 24 people having supper the reservations were at 10pm, please don't ask why they made us put the reservations so late with the amount of people we were. So having a few laughs and drinks, we started eating at around 12:00-12:15. Yup thats right you can imagine the place started to fill up and you are trying to eat while people bump into you every 2 minutes!! Next thing you know we are finished eating, trying to pay while they are clearing the tables and well taking them away.
The place was soooo packed I could not move and I am not kidding, I was stuck in the same spot for about 45 minutes. I literally had this guy rubbing his ass on me, I don't know apparently he thought I enjoyed that!!! LOL Anyways I also met some of my other friends there and it took them 45 minutes to get the bottle of Vodka they ordered; that is how bad it was!!! Anyways, coat check, the washrooms and the kitchen are all in the same spot so you can imagine how fun it was getting my coat. Another 45 minutes to do that. The music they were playing was good, but it was way too packed, I was a little disappointed in that. So yea that was my Saturday night!
Alessandra Salvatore