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Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Heard it On the Radio...
Backhanded compliment:
Girl walking dog in the park comes across a guy who says:
"Hey! You look hot!"
"Thanks!" replies the girl ...only to realise he was talking to her dog when he proceeded to give him some water.
Special Requests:
Rihanna :all the furniture to be draped in "light blue chiffon"....
Madonna : 20 international phone lines...."to be able to adopt more children worldwide in between performances"...
Mariah Carey : has a special attendant on hand to dispose of her chewing gum and she has been seen (by radio host) tottering a few steps in her heels before lifting both her arms in the air so that 2 burly chaps can lift her the rest of the way....
Pratty Behaviour:
Rihanna was Boo'ed in Boston after arriving 3 hours late for her performance...the one she had previously cancelled due to laryngitis.... I guess she definitely is a " Bieliber".
On a final note:
Tom Cruise agrees to a 5th. instalment of Mission Impossible reprising his role as Ethan Hunt...wise decision:...his last couple of films tanked.
Monday, 6 May 2013
TOPSHOP:Top of the hipster shops
JERSEY TOP : £100
SEQUIN SKIRT : £180
*TOPSHOP UNIQUE*
SUEDE COURT SHOES: £365
*JIMMY CHOO
The TOPSHOP phenomena is spreading ...Fast! and I urge you to get on board.
I no longer have to schlep it up to Oxford circus and into the behemoth flagship store that houses everything under one roof, because Topshop accommodates everyone by opening a TOPSHOP near you!
As big and as wonderful as it is, trying to shop anywhere in Oxford Street over a weekend is a nightmare. But not so much in the TOPSHOP in Knightsbridge across the road from Harrods and nearer to me when in London where I can hop in and check out the latest designer collaboration and pieces in the Topshop Unique collection. Everyone is super friendly and super helpful and you are never left searching aimlessly for help ...as in Marks and Spencer. I swear you can go days walking through departments and never come across a single salesperson......
Unfortunately Knightsbridge has become the highstreet shopping mecca in a sought after address with all the big name designers elbow to elbow on Sloane Street now. But at least we have a choice smorgasbord of the more fashion forward names: COS, TOPSHOP,FRENCH CONNECTION, ZARA, GAP ...to supplement our wardrobe with disposable items that don't cost the earth but look mighty fine with our designer finery's.
Last summer I managed to fool some fashion conscious friends (who never stray from designer labels by never dipping their toes in uncharted "highstreet" territories) with a short boucle style jacket from Zara that they thought was CHANEL and some Preen/ALDO pumps...:" Those are lovely darling...are they Loubous?"
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Jumping Through Hula Hoops...The Chanel saga continues
Remember my post entitled : "Hula Hoop Handbags at Chanel"...? Whaddaya mean No!
Well here is the link as a refresher:
http://frockanrolla.blogspot.fr/2013/03/hula-hoop-handbags-at-chanel.html
I thought that would be the end of that...we had a laugh,we pointed fingers and we laid it to rest. After all we are talking about an actual hula hoop with a classic 2.55 Chanel bag stitched across the bottom and priced at £1,500 for a 24cm across version...Yes!! There is a price tag involved in this travesty!!
Designers often create "pieces" that are meant for the catwalk show only...call them "statement pieces" that do just that and then are never produced for retail.
The Chanel Hula Hoop wagonwheel started showing up on certain "fashionistas/bloggers"during Fashion week....Yes it takes all kinds and freaks do frequent Fashion week to get papped,smooched and applauded for their cunning and daring.
But something unheard of happened,this farcical,cumbersome "bag" turned up at the Chanel Corner in Selfridges, modelled by the One and Only Queen of Senseless Sensationalism : Kris Jenner .
Need I fill in the gaps?
Now to add insult to injury; the great Karl Lagerfeld himself has provided an answer as to whom in their right mind would want to invest in something so gymnastic (without the benefit of whittling down your waist but only enhancing the hump that is progressively growing on our backs from the Ma- houssive handbags we schlep around anyway!!!):
" It's for the beach....You need space for the beach towel. And then you can put it into the sand and hang things on it...."
Well next to beach towel you can also place your brain 'cos that's obviously been frazzled by the sun and if you are Justin Bieber you can place your monkey or Kim can carry Kanye...to keep him by her side....
As for "the things that you can hang" on it ,well they are as obvious as the nose on your face:
a) your dignity
b)your self worth and
c)... your pride 'cos they aren't going to be worth shit once you've been seen with this parody of good taste.
It is good to know that Coco's Chanel is in such capable hands...
Monday, 29 April 2013
Friday, 26 April 2013
D'ORA TOKAI: "Hell Bent For Leather"...Monaco style.
This is a well thought out, extremely cohesive and avant garde collection that has caught my eye....after all the delightful designer herself lives around the corner in Monaco.
Let me present to you the new designer that wants to conquer the world of leather...Move over Jean Claude Jitrois...Dora Tokai is in town.
Ambitious Dora is heading in the right direction,everything about her collection from the webpage to the photographs scream professional, well thought out and creative. But she is no flash in the pan,Dora has been immersing herself in the world of "creativity and painting " from a tender age back in her native Hungary. Her parents encouraged her vision by letting her express herself liberally around their home and nothing stopped her inquisitive mind. Studying art and architecture,moving swiftly through European countries to hone her heart and hungry creative mind, Dora moved onto the fascinating world of digital art and when that wasn't enough...Dora hightailed it to London and interior design.
I could list all her achievements that brought her to this point in her young life...but what really matters to me and hopefully to my readers is "the here and now" and that is her fabulously exciting collection inspired from her Monegasque way of life .
Dora lives amongst the privileged and pampered in Monaco and from every molecule she inhales of the "Monaco Heritage" lifestyle she lives in...a little more pours out of her into her collection inspired by her surroundings : the prestigious galas, the motor racing ...the fast,fast lifestyle of the rich and famous.
So enough said....I want to let the images speak for themselves and to let Dora's inspiration and passion seep slowly into your collective minds .
I am excited about this collection and so should you.... : it is young, sexy and extremely playful and what is the world of fashion if not a little playful.
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| *HERITAGE JADE SUIT AND FASCINATOR* |
SEXY AND SASSY,PROVOCATIVE AND CLASSY .....More from D'ora Tokai
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*HERITAGE BUSTIER & SHORTS w/t PEARL DETAILS*   DRIVING ORCHIDE DRESS & CAP HERITAGE BLACK SUIT & CAP GREEN TULIPE DRESS VAGA BOOTS MILLE PERLE SANDALS
I can't do her collection anymore justice other than to guide you towards Dora's very classy website:
All her pieces are made with care by professionals and when it comes to purchasing an item or 2 Dora tells me that:..." Currently the collections are accessible only to a few in Europe, Middle-East and Singapore. In a few weeks though I am launching an online web shop so that people can place orders and they will also be able to take their measurements thanks to an online body scanner."
....Come on! How thorough is that? Dora is one step ahead, feet facing forward, her hand on the gear stick revving up her engines...what with Grand Prix season around the corner ....she is in Pole Position and good luck to her.
Many thanks to Dora and to our connection made through LinkedIn!
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....Now Let's Eat! Food at "The Wolseley" and at their sister Brasserie : "Zedel"
Food Fest in London...after all that is part and parcel of the trip...the sights...the sounds...the food...the shopping and...the Dad Hatter !
With my stomach attempting a rumble or two well before lunchtime...here are some yummy photos of yummy food:
...too hungry to even remember to take any pictures at NOVICOV once again...Mea maxima Culpa...so here is the bar and the gorgeous orchides on display...
Did I mention we sighted who could well have been an aged and rotund Axel Rose? ...to be confirmed...then again...who cares.
Moving on:
After theatre dinner at The Wolseley....ever impeccable,ever professional mouthwateringly good:
The Wiener Schnitzel with the best fries in town...a little gravy and some Lirac red wine.
Interestingly enough...yet another celebrity sighting: Joan Collins with her husband Percy Gibson and friends. And Yes! I am sure..she was sitting in booth behind us.
Now on to some exciting news , from the folk who brought us the wonderful,delectable eaterie in London: The Wolseley....Here is "Brasserie Zedel"
It is a wonderful Parisian style brasserie in full art deco mode that evokes a sense of deja vu from way back then...cavernous and chic, filled to the brim with happy people eating good French food ...but who can say it better than food and restaurant critic: Jay Rayner
" A great-value brasserie that offers the taste of the gastro-palaces of Paris at the price of your local Café Rouge" writes Jay Rayner.
It is exactly that!
So let me walk you through this charming brasserie with some photos I did take!
Ok..got the gist of it and the fabulous decor?
Let's eat!
Choucroute Alsacienne
With saucisse de Mortaux .....not my favourite in the lot...but a must in this choucroute...
And for dessert:...as Grandma used to make it (well not mine but anyway):
Riz aux Lait and its compote
Hungry yet? God I am ...better get cracking on lunch.
Brasserie Zedel has all the pomp that The Wolseley has but with maybe a hint less circumstance...not that that diminishes it in anyway...just to say it brings in a great lunchtime crowd and at darned reasonable prices.
Brasserie Zedel : Bar Americain / Crazy Coqs Cabaret...
20, Sherwood Street,London w1F 7ED (Off Piccadilly and Regent Street)
Telephone:0207 734 4888
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
More BANG for your Buck :The Bang Bar @ Liberty's
EXTRA ! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!
Cheap as Chips ; fringe trimming/cut service from the stunningly good Josh Wood hair salon that has now extended it's services within the hallowed walls at Liberty's of London.
Drop in and for the measly sum of £10 you too can have the fringe of your dreams or of your favourite celebrity....a Claudia Winkleman anyone ;)
Go blunt,go choppy or go feathered....just go!
You know you want to...I certainly do!
