wrtx FunnyPeopleCo Handmade Jewelry for Teens_2776

admin — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:59:00 +0000

FunnyPeopleCo Handmade Jewelry for Teens

Who says that you have to wait to be a designer "when you grow up"? FunnyPeopleCo is the collaboration of two young sisters based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Sophie, 22, and Louie Touassa, 18, create quirky jewelry and accessories for fun-loving teens.How did you get started as designers? We have been designing our whole life, from fashion to accessories to just anything you can think of! We even designed clothes for our Barbies! 

What inspires your work? Anything, it can be colors, or nature, something on the street or even a jar of cookies! Artists see inspiration everywhere. 

Who are your favorite designers? Our fave designer is Luella! She is the Queen of Youthful Chic, we just love her style! 

What are your top fashion & beauty must-haves? We really don't have must-haves, anything comfortable that flatters our body and compliments our style sticks with us, we experiment al lot! 

Any advice you would give to aspiring designers? As we are aspiring designers ourselves, we want young designers out there to know that it is possible to make it! Be true to what you love, study and work hard and don't let people and critiques let you down. 

Where can people find your work? You can find our shop at FunnyPeopleCo.etsy.com, our blog: diaryofayoungdesigner.blogspot.com and our Myspace page: myspace.com/funnypeopleco 
Anything else? We are both 22 and 18 yrs old, young people that really want to make a difference in the world and want to share our love for fashion and style to everyone!

We love all of the amazing independent designers out there and we wanted to find out more about what makes these creative types tick. If you do too, check out more of our Indie Designer Interviews.

Osvq Getting Makeup Optional Skin – Tip of the Day

admin — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:58:00 +0000

Getting Makeup Optional Skin - Tip of the Day!

If you're anything like us, sometimes you just want pretty skin without all the cakey stuff. Luckily, in today's beauty market, there are countless skin care products that help transform your skin to a point where makeup may not be mandatory.

But part of the problem is that there are just so many. So, you've got to know what to look for if you want that gorgeous, glowing "makeup optional" look. And we're here to help! Check out the gallery for tips, and let us know your secrets in the comments.

Makeup Optional Skin
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uapx G-Star Taps Liv Tyler for Ad Campaigns_737

admin — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:20:00 +0000

G-Star Taps Liv Tyler for Ad Campaigns


Walk this way. Liv Tyler struts her stuff for G-Star. Photo courtesy of G-Star

Stealing beauty: Liv Tyler is the new face of G-Star denim. Photo courtesy of G-Star

The brand is set to show on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at Manhattan's Hammerstein Ballroom during New York Fashion Week.

Tyler, a statuesque stunner and daughter of Aerosmith frontman Steve Tyler, has been operating under the radar for the past few years. She has a three-year-old son Milo with her ex-husband, Spacehog singer Royston Langdon.

Liv Tyler is back in the modeling game.

The model-turned-actress-turned-model again? is set to star in the Spring and Fall 2010 ad campaigns for denim brand G-Star as its “Brand Ambassador,” helping the company with its U.S. expansion.

“Liv is a great fit for the brand because she exudes the perfect level of sensuality, a characteristic very important to G-Star,” the company said in a statement. “She’s a strong, beautiful and independent woman with an impeccable feeling for style.”

The Dutch company is looking to grow from 12 stores to 50 stores in 20 major metropolitan areas within the U.S. by sometime in 2015.

And though the jeanswear maker has been seen as a fashion company and has staged major fashion shows during New York Fashion Weeks, it really wants to refocus as a denim company.

“We’re a denim brand that happened to show at New York Fashion Week because we believe it’s a platform into America,” explained Shubhankar Ray, G-Star’s global brand director, to WWD.

weko Gareth Pugh Denies Alexander McQueen Rumors_2

admin — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:20:00 +0000

So who will be taking over the reins? Your guess is as good as ours!

“Further to speculative reports, Gareth Pugh is not in discussions with Gucci Group about a creative director role at Alexander McQueen,” Pugh’s PR told the source this morning.

Meanwhile, check out the wild Pugh-designed headpiece Kirsten Dunst wears in this month’s V magazine.

Gareth Pugh Denies Alexander McQueen Rumors


Designer Gareth Pugh denies he's heading to Alexander McQueen. Photo: Francois Durand, Getty Images

The hunt for Alexander McQueen's replacement is on, but we can count one possible contender out.

Back to the drawing board, people.

Too bad. The British-born, Paris-based Pugh could have been a fitting choice to follow in McQueen's formidable footsteps. Like McQueen, he's created flamboyant costumes for Lady Gaga (as well as Beyoncé), and is known for his provocative, forward-thinking runway shows.

Envelope-pushing designer Gareth Pugh has issued a statement denying rumors that he has been in talks with the Gucci Group to head the McQueen label following its namesake designer’s tragic suicide last month, Vogue UK reports.

ctgq Gemma Ward Says She Will Return to Modeling_1

admin — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:19:00 +0000

As we previously reported, Australian model Gemma Ward recently declared she was done with modeling when criticism erupted after images surfaced of her looking very un-waiflike (read: healthy).

However, it looks like Ward will be returning to the runway, after all.

On Sunday, the model — and former girlfriend of the late Heath Ledger — posted the following on her Twitter page:

“Thank you everyone for your support, all I’ll say on the subject is I’m content with my decision, but I have said nothing will be permanent.”

Then on Monday she told The West Australian: “I have not ‘quit modeling’ and my fans back home can expect to see me back at work modeling and acting in the new year.” (Note to Ward: Your fans are not just back home!)

The paper also did some digging and got Ward’s mother to reveal that her daughter will be staying in the U.S. and studying acting, something the model has been interested in for some time.

“She’s been doing some great drama theater courses and is considering doing a three-year course at Yale, which is a great possibility. She’s making one step at a time,” Ward’s mother said of her daughter, whose break from modeling was spurred by the death of Ledger in early 2008.

“She’s 22 years old and has worked incredibly hard,” Ward’s mother continued. “She’s had a very difficult few years personally and now she’s having a really lovely time doing things she wants to do and enjoying being young.”

According to Ward’s Twitter page some of the new simple pleasures she’s embracing include watching “Gossip Girl” and “Harry Potter,” and eating Ben & Jerry’s and popcorn. (Can you blame her?)

Her mother also said the model is devoting time to charity projects and “developing herself.”

Are you excited to see Gemma return to the runway or do you think she should retire from the catty industry for good? Leave a comment!

And read why this supermodel quit the catwalk.

Gemma Ward Says She Will Return to Modeling

Gemma Ward on the runway in 2007 (left), and on the street last month (right). Photos: Karl Prouse, Catwalking/Getty Images | Bauer-Griffin

aqvs Fall 2009 Fashion Week – Backstage with Badgl

admin — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:16:00 +0000

Fall 2009 Fashion Week - Backstage with Badgley Mischka

SHOW: Badgley MischkaMAKEUP: Tom Pecheux for M.A.CHAIR: Peter Gray for RedkenBEAUTY SNAPSHOT: Elegant and Chic THE SCOOP:Tom Pecheux inspiration came straight from the brand, "it really is about the Badgley Mischka woman. When you see a Badgley Mischka dress you just know, you don't have to see the tag. The woman should be the same." With that in mind he created a cocktail look for a young woman "who loves luxury and beauty, who is elegant and sophisticated, but isn't flashy." To start, create a matte finish skin and then cover the eyelid in a deep blue shimmery shade of eyeshadow. Next lightly dusk a gold shadow across the lid and under the eye. Then apply mascara to the top lashed leaving the bottom plain. Finally a subtle dusk of rose on the cheek bones and a lavender lip gloss rounds out the makeup.

The theme for the show? "Badgley Mischka meets Blade Runner, at least for me," said hairstylist Peter Gray. "What I tried to do was add a bit of a futuristic flare to this traditional red carpet brand." The look is actually rather easy to do, put the shaper (basically a doughnut shaped brillo pad) around your hair and then slide it to the tip, then simply roll up and pin. Once the hair is in position apply a generous amount to hairspray to help it stay put. While the shape is simple Gray cautions it shouldn't been done with clean hair. "When you wash your hair it is very slippery. To really make this work let it get a bit dirty so it grips." GET THE LOOK MAKEUP: M.A.C Eyeshadow in Deep Truth and Goldmine, Cremesheen Glass in Ever So Rich, Pro Lash Mascara Coal BlackGET THE LOOK HAIR: Redken Guts 10 Volume Spran Foam, Workfource 09 Fleximble Volumizing Spray

6vfx Fall 2009 Fashion Week – Barbie_2362

admin — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:15:00 +0000

Fall 2009 Fashion Week - Barbie

SHOW: BarbieMAKEUP: Sarah Lucero for StilaHAIR: Orlando Pita for T3BEAUTY SNAPSHOT: Barbie! Fun, fresh, and feminine. THE SCOOP:The 50 models that took to the runway as part of the Barbie show depicted the iconic doll in the past, present, and future. Ranging from the fantastical to the easily wearable, each gorgeous look captured Barbie's glamorous femininity, but that was about all they had in common! As makeup artist Sarah Lucero explained "Barbie of the past was taken from the original 1959 Barbie doll. She has a really plastic thick lash, so when you blink it isn't even separated, with big sculpted eyeliner. The lip is red glossy lacquer finished off with Stila's Strawberry Lip Glaze. Barbie of the present's really glowy skin and pink colors can can come straight off the runway, it's fun, fresh and very wearable. Barbie of the future is bright and colorful, it's a masquerade look. It's exaggerated but to take it down you can literally use eyeliner pencils and shadows in the same pinks, teals and purples." As for the hair: "We did Barbie by the decades," said stylist Orlando Pita. "Barbie isn't really a little girl, she's a woman. We wanted to make her fun and elegant and not go to much into the draggy thing."

GET THE LOOK MAKEUP: For Barbie of the past you'll need Stila's liquid eyeliner, gobs of mascara, Dominique lipstick and Strawberry Lip Glaze. For the present pick up Stila's Illuminating Liquid Foundation, All Over Shimmer, and Giggle light pink lip vinyl when it hits stores. To get the essence of future Barbie try Glitter Eyeliner in Purple Silver, and the Starlet Pastel Palette.

GET THE LOOK HAIR: You will have to wait until September to nab it but T3's limited edition Barbie edition of their Featherweight dryer is a must have for every Barbie girl.

Fgtp FALL 2009 FASHION WEEK – Backstage Beauty at

admin — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:14:00 +0000

FALL 2009 FASHION WEEK - Backstage Beauty at Todd Lynn

SHOW: TODD LYNN MAKEUP: TERRY BARBER FOR M.A.C BEAUTY SNAPSHOT: Tilda Swinton in a remake of Mad Max that's set in Siberia – an ecclesiastic natural beauty 

THE SCOOP: There's nothing forgiving about skintight black leather pants, but they sure do look hot on models with impossibly skinny, long legs. Paired with body-skimming jackets and sky high Louboutins, London designer Todd Lynn's collection was certainly chic, if a bit grim in its austerity. Terry Barber's description of the makeup inspiration for the show followed suit: "Imagine Tilda Swinton in a remake of Mad Max but set in Siberia – ecclesiastic natural beauty." Though that reference is a bit obscure, it's not lost on me as I look at the models' pale, matte skin, peach-rimmed eyes and grey-tinged lips. Grey lips are an emerging trend we've been seeing at both NY and London Fashion Week. It'll be interesting to see it this trend continues, or if it makes it off the runways and on to our lips. GET THE LOOK - MAKEUP: Barber brushed M·A·C Pro Loose Powder in Peach along the lower lashline and applied it over lids to set the concealer creating a "tired peach" lid. Next was M.A.C Pro Eye Pencil in Pale Yellow drawn into waterline and between lashes, which were combed through with Select Cover-up Concealer. Lip Conditioner blended with Eye Pencil in Ebony were applied to the lips in a thin, sheer layer.

Sbbz Fabiola Beracasa with the Ecco Domani Young D

admin — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:47:00 +0000

Fabiola Beracasa with the Ecco Domani Young Designer Winners

The Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation taps seven young designers every year to honor as possibly-the-next-big-things -- and the award is usually spot-on. Past winners have included Alexander Wang, Rodarte and Zac Posen. 

See who it is this year when Fabiola Beracasa visits a breakfast to honor the 2010 winners during this edition of "Absolutely Fab." Watch the video to see some truly beautiful clothes and hear from some of the most creative voices of today.

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