look for le$$

I know I know....Looking at these beautiful outfits that walk down the runway is quite dreadful during this tough economy. As much as you want to look super hot for an event you have, you don't want to go bankrupt. Here's a look by Dsquared² that you can recreate for less.

Red Mini Dress $79 New York and Company
Red Mini Dress $35 Gojane.com
Red Mini Dress $27.80 Forever21>>biggest variety :)

Skinny Black Belt Huge variety at Forver 21
Black Faux Leather Fingerless Gloves $9.80 Forever21
Black Boot $32 Forever21>>check their variety

Moschino Cheap and Chic

To celebrate the opening of Maison Moschino, the company's new hotel in Milan's Viale Monte Grappa, Rosella Jardini and her Cheap & Chic team changed up their show format, flying in British pop sensation Pixie Lott to perform and enlisting Italian actress Asia Argento to deejay. Instead of sitting in orderly rows, guests swigged Champagne and stood cheek by jowl in a clear plastic tent as models streamed past them. The concept, as the designer described it afterward, was "all of the different women who come out of the hotel."

No. 21

Fall 2010 Ready-to-Wear

Dsquared²

Fall 2010 Ready-to-Wear Collection

Fashion Friday Spotlight; The Sunglasses

Sunglasses and frames have been a pop culture occurrence and through the decades we have seen iconic beauty’s such as Audrey Hepburn, Jacqueline Kennedy and many more that made wearing sunglasses a trend. And society seems to have an obsession with them that far surpasses their function. They have the capability to make a statement about the face they're sitting on, add style to a wardrobe and can even characterize an era. This spring/summer sunglasses are a big focus, their bigger, the frames are oblong, square, around and chunkier with embossed patterns, metal pieces, translucent and colourful. They remain to be that one accessory that defines the mystery behind them.

Hairdresser Notes - Hair Color Re-Do's

Re-do’s: Part One

There are many challenges we face in the hairdressing industry today but the one that is a huge concern and keeps growing is the “re-do’s” in hair color. I cannot begin to count how many emails I get or stylists as well as salon owner that ask me to teach how to stop re-do’s from happening, hence why this post and a few to follow.

Not Listening; The minute the client sits in your chair we instantly go around and behind the chair and start touching the hair and looking at that client through a mirror, and as we touch and look while the client is expressing either their desires or dislikes we are too busy conjuring up what our approach will be, so in fact because we are so busy thinking we aren’t fully listening to Key information that is being said.

Communication; There must be a verbal and visual understanding between stylist and client to successfully produce the desired end results. I cannot stress enough how important it is to see and use visuals (pictures) of hair colors the client loves and wants, not hair color swatches which are meant for the stylist to look at in their mixing areas. Remember trying to reproduce a color from the swatch book is never a true match unless the individual has white mono-fiber hair which I highly doubt. With visuals from magazines and having the client pick and point to their own interpretation of reds, blondes, brown’s etc is the best way to see what they see even if their red colors are actually violets to you, this way it is a clear visual understanding, using non-hairdressing language, words that are attainable example; desire is to have soft caramel highlights the color of Kraft caramels (everyone know that color).

Skills Level; 90 % of the time a hair color re-do is not based on the technique chosen to do but how well the stylist knows the line of hair color product and formulating. It is shocking to me through my years of educating how many people formulate off memory, the 1 to 10 possible formulas that are being done on everyone because it worked on Mrs. Smith. Understanding a hair color line should be like knowing your spice rack, and that each individual that sits in your chair has their very own DNA - chemistry there for we customize. A hairdresser must also know color theory basic fundamentals and each and every single component in a hair color line and what it can do and deliver to successfully color hair.

Bb Product Spotlight: Styling Wax

Styling Wax is water-soluble combination of wax and silicone that gives a shiny finish but isn't greasy. The great thing about it being water-soluble is it's easy to wash out! Great for pixie cuts!

WHY: Gives you texture, gentle hold, flexibility, shine and separation
WHO: Anyone
HOW: Use throughout the hair for texture or just on the ends for shape and separation
PRESS BOX: Styling Wax is as popular among men (Ben Affleck, Matt Dillon, Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Val Kilmer and Steven Tyler) as it is among women (Christina Aguilera, Halle Berry, Keri Russell, Selma Hayek and Sarah Michelle Gellar)

Re: Sound The Three Records from Sun Ra Show

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Three Records from Sundown
Charles Maynes - Producer, FNR

In Three Records from Sundown, Charles Maynes talks with Nick Drake’s producer Joe Boyd, who shares his fascination and frustration with the enigmatic musician.

The Other Worlds of Sun Ra
Brent Clough and John Jacobs - Producers, Night Air, ABC

The name Sun Ra is synonymous with far out philosophies, experimental music, great talent, and cosmic costumes.