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Klum's New Venture: Website

"The German one-woman show now has her own lifestyle web destination, sharing her tips on all things beauty, fashion, and health."

Read more on what its like to step into Heidi's world, here.

And to actually see it for yourself, click here.



Why Science Makes Our Lives Better

Whenever it comes to reading about DIY- beauty products, I always find myself captivated by how science and technology has grown so fast...and in that span of time, made lives of the vain and beauty-hungry more exciting.

Back in the day when it seemed like it cost so much to get your hair rebonded without it looking like a dried out broom, who would have ever thought we would come to today- where you can get your hair  well-colored using mousse, a permanent blow-dry at home, a nail polish that shatters after you apply it for a cracked egg-shell look...

Here are a list of our favorite innovations for June 2011:

1. PRECISION FOAM HAIR COLOUR (JOHN FRIEDA)

"Simply massage the foam into your hair to achieve flawless coverage you thought you could only get at a salon. No drips, no stains – just gorgeous-looking hair from every angle."





2. SHATTER COLLECTION (OPI)


"you basically paint it on...and it cracks...beautifully"


"Black Shatter was received with great fanfare, showing that women are looking for new ways to express themselves and are excited to try different textures on their nails," says Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. "Unlike traditional nail art which can be complicated and difficult to replicate, Shatter is easy to use and allows everyone to experiment with this new trend."


3. BLOWDRY PERFECTOR (Garnier)

How it works:

• Cysteine: A protein building block found naturally in hair helps to loosen bonds that keep hair frizzy and unmanageable
• Rice oil: The conditioning treatment is formulated with rice oil to help seal in lasting smoothness, creating a weightless, humidity-resistant barrier to frizz.

To use:

• Step 1: Apply the 20-minute Smooth-It Serum to clean, damp hair. Leave in for 20 minutes then rinse
• Step 2: Apply the Heat-Activated Perfect-It Cream throughout the hair. Blow dry or flat iron hair as you normally would for sleek, shiny, more manageable hair.

Fashion Showdown!: YSL and Louboutin go to court

Saw this post on Style.com and it really is quite interesting.
Does Louboutin actually have the red sole trademark all to himself?

enjoy.

You don't have sole right to red soles, YSL tells Louboutin

By Susannah Frankel, Fashion Editor

Wednesday, 25 May 2011

When Christian Louboutin sued Yves Saint Laurent for trademark infringement last month in a legal tussle over a pair of shoes, it was clear the accused, one of the grandest labels in France, would not take the slur lying down.

Now YSL is fighting back in a dispute which started with a collection of pumps. The best-selling styles, including the Tribute, the Palais and the Woodstock, came with coloured soles which perfectly matched their leather uppers. It was the red shoes Louboutin and his legal advisors took exception to.

Louboutin's designs have been spotted on the feet of celebrities from Oprah Winfrey and Carla Bruni to Victoria Beckham and Beyoncé Knowles. The designer is among the most prolific on the international catwalks and, in his case, the prized instant recognition which is fashion's life blood comes with his poppy-red lacquered soles.

Louboutin claims to have introduced his trademark in the early Nineties while studying a prototype. "There was this big, black sole," he told The New Yorker recently, "and then, thank God, there was this girl painting her nails." He swiftly used the enamel in question to cover the shoe and one of fashion's status symbols was born.

Or so he thought. YSL argues that Louboutin has no monopoly on the colour – on the soles of his shoes or indeed elsewhere – and that its shoes have sported red soles since the Seventies. "Red outsoles are a commonly used ornamental design feature in footwear, dating as far back as the red shoes worn by King Louis XIV in the 1600s and the ruby-red shoes that carried Dorothy home in The Wizard of Oz," said court papers filed by Yves Saint Laurent and released this week.

"As an industry leader who has devoted his entire professional life to women's footwear, Mr Louboutin either knew or should have known about some or all of the dozens of footwear models that rendered his sworn statement false."

Louboutin, 47, is seeking damages of $1m (£620,000) from YSL which, he argues, has copied his signature sole on "virtually identical" shoes. According to court documents, Louboutin, which sells more than 500,000 pairs of shoes in more than 40 countries, was awarded a registered trademark for its red sole by the US Patent and Trademark Office in 2008.

"The shiny red colour has no function other than to identify to the public that they are mine," the designer told a court in his application. With this in mind, Louboutin has, in the past, obtained injunctions against several companies attempting to replicate it, including, last February, Kimera International, which was found to have "engaged in acts of trademark counterfeiting and trademark dilution." Taking on a name with the clout of Yves Saint Laurent, today owned by PPR (Pinault-Printemps-Redoute), among the largest luxury goods conglomerates in the world, is another matter.

Charles Colman, a New York-based intellectual property rights lawyer told trade paper Women's Wear Daily that any litigation was likely to prove a long, drawn-out affair. "When you're dealing with two large parties, both of which have large and skilled law firms working for them, you don't have that leverage differential that you may have in other situations," he said, going on to point out that it was also less likely that inflated legal fees would run either party into the ground.

Our Chocolate-y World

Would you spend $75 to taste the BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE IN THE WORLD?

While i'd prefer to buy something I can actually keep, cant help but wonder what makes this cake the best...
It does look pretty enticing.

On another note,
     

What makes chocolate gourmet?

According to W Magazine, TCHO chocolates have 'intesively rich flavors"...plus, they're known for monitoring the production of their chocolates using their Iphones. High-quality flavor and definitely high-tech.

MANGO turns 60

The collection was filled with classic cuts in easy-to-wear colors like black, white, red and navy. There were just enough design details in the wardrobe staples — leather tuxedo stripes on pants, a wrinkled effect on a golden suit, or puffs of feathers on a white lace T-shirt — to give the outfits some personality. The judicious mix of practical and party clothes showed a well-thought-out line for a fashionable young woman on a budget, with prices at around €70, or about $100, for a cream blazer and €160 for a maxi evening dress. (NYTIMES)

Check out their new collections here:

 MANGO

TO boot the BOOT? or not?

Perhaps as a cosignor in Travel Club?

Wo/Mens Wear: Salvor Projects

Re-defining the Clothed street:

Specializing in screen prints, they hope to cater to a range of customers from the Madison Avenue woman interested in a graphic tote bag to your average skateboarder looking for a printed shirt. ( T Magazine)

         "simultaneously daring yet utterly wearable quality"  (NBC)

The line focuses on prints, hand-applied in Salvor’s Manhattan studio, and overlaid on traditional men’s shirts, Cone Denim jeans, and gauzy silk dresses. Oversized scarves are printed with vintage photos: some with swooping eagles, others with William Burroughs (who lived for much of his old age just across the street) brandishing a gun. (It’s the first time the Burroughs Foundation has approved and licensed the use of his image.) “We wanted to make things we couldn’t buy,” Menuez explains simply. From the silver-coated Bowie-esque jeans to shirting-fabric anoraks so overprinted the material feels like technical nylon, there’s little chance you could buy them before he dreamed them—and less chance still you’ll find them anywhere else.

check them out at: http://www.salvorprojects.com/

Retail Spotting: Hugo Boss Re-opens in Soho

What makes a store manly?

 

In light of the re-opening of the Hugo Boss store in Soho, it somehow jerked the question of how men's brands make their stores appealing to men. Although there's a growing number of men-shoppers, retailers still are very careful, if not safe, when it comes to designing their men's wears stores.

Just makes you wonder why...does it always have to look soooo...industrial?



5CM store



or is it really just a man thing?

While the sunshine lasts

 

 

As all good things must come to end (and in our desperate attempt to get as much sun before the rainy season begins), its about time to start spending on stuff that can last us year 'round.

 

So keeping that train of thought, here's a list of buys that will love you even when it starts to rain:

• YSL Volupte Sheer Candy

How can you seriously go wrong with having an all-in-one?

Lipbalm + gloss + sheer color

Besides lipstick/color are always the best accessory to even the darkest fall 2011 outfit.

• Neon Cambridge Satchel Bags

Well, as neon is the most obvious Spring/summer 2011 trend, I still think itll compliment your outfit til the end of the year. Use it as your color-block. Let the neon make your LBD blacker or let it pop your nudest outfit this October. Cant. go. wrong.

and either way, it really is lovely.

• Tokidoki Beach Club Makeup

• Devil Girl Cromatico Palette  and Prisma Lipgloss Set

Lipsticks, check. Eye Palettes? Yes. Browns and purple (subtly) are also great go-to's when you're at your palest.