Dude!! manger la morve est très 2013

Once upon a time,when the world order was still unchanged and cool people were at the top of the social pyramid 90210 was the projection of lame adolescents' dreams. The nineties were certainly a paradise made of high-waist jeans, smiling football players and crying prom queens.

Last year something drastically changed the world order.
A cultural overthrow organized by the geeks has taken place as ,in may 2009 ,GLEE aired for the first time and to be cool was no longer as cool as it was. Suddenly old cheesy songs became popular, thick glasses became high fashion; quarterbacks are now quirky and cheerleaders can be cool only if pregnant.

But if “loser-ness” is the new parameter according to which the new order is structured the crown of this effing boring realm goes to Codex of The Guild. The Guild is a independent sitcom web series about a group of online gamers. The show started in the late summer of 2007, and for the first season was financed solely by Paypal donations from LOYAL FANS. Since season 2, The Guild has been distributed by Xbox Live and Microsoft and sponsored by Sprint. Episodes vary from 3-8 minutes in length, and follow the Guild members’ lives online and offline. “The Guild” has won numerous awards, including the SXSW, YouTube and Yahoo Web Series Awards in 2008, and 3 Streamy Awards in 2009: Best Comedy Web Series, Best Ensemble, and Best Actress for Felicia Day.

Now....donnez-moi votre casse-croûte et préparez-vous à avoir la tête coincée dans les toilettes

Eastside, Westside, Genocide

Everybody knows I love to be politically incorrect.
I grew up in a very liberal environment where a certain kind of language was banned and the majority of my old friends are a bunch of (adorable) moralists. I've always been different and I'm the only one amongst them who happen to represent in many ways a so called "minority".

My sense of humor is pretty twisted but in the years I have found people who share the same sick mind I have ( my friend Evelien would be one of them, but she is even sicker than me). Browsing the web ( which is what I do 24/7) I came across this fantastic blog.

Hipsterhitler.com is absolutely genial. An amazing mash-up of jokes on the Führer who happen to be a modern teen of our times, an hipster one.
And this is absolutely compelling to me since the recent “hipsterization” of the world youth.
10 10 10!

Mme VP dit qu'un détective de Scotland d'art veut vous parler

Les dieux me faisaient naître, et l'on s'informa d'eux Quelle sorte de fruit accroîtrait la famille, Jupiter dit un fils, et Vénus une fille, Mercure l'un et l'autre, et je fus tous les deux. On leur demande encor quel serait mon trépas Saturne d'un lacet, Mars d'un fer me menace, Diane d'une eau trouble, et l'on ne croyait pas Qu'un divers pronostic marquât même disgrâce.
Her androgynous face and her thin and elongated body have made her one of the most popular actresses for ambiguous roles, especially in terms of sexuality. It is no coincidence then that Tilda Swinton has become such a gay icon and Derek Jarman's favorite actress.
Born as Katherine Matilda Swinton, this beautiful albino giraffe has taken part in almost 50 films, both independent and mainstream ones, and has established herself as a beauty Icon.
She is also the face of the 2010 spring campaign for Pringle of Scotland and featured in many beauty spread in magazines like VOGUE and V MAGAZINE.

L'amour est un sentiment petit-bourgeois, la mode est un putain de noble idée

In the last period I came across the word fashionista quite often. I've always found that particular word pretty annoying and its “popular” application even more nerve-racking, indeed a person who obsessively follows trends should be called nothing but a sheep. And if the term fashionista is related to fashion, what does this word stand for? If you, as me, believe that fashion is more about the creativity behind a piece of clothing and you love the fact that it requires you sympathy for the aesthetic vision of the designer... well.. you are very welcome in this blog.

To be honest, people have often defined me as a fashionista and I hated it. My personal belief is that what we buy it's not fashion, it's just the product of it and I define myself as a mere consumer. D'acheter des oeuvres d'art ne vous rend pas un artiste, non?
And don't all the supposed fashionistas buy and think in the same way? Marc Jacobs-skinny jeans-leather jacket-rolled sleeves-London-Paris-Coco's quotations and Audrey's prints.

Someone would object that the first post on this blog was about CHINO's and on how versatile and comfortable they are, sounding almost as I was trying to project myself as a fashion guru (which I'm really not). I really don't want to be and feel and think of myself as a lame soldier of that never-ending platoon of fashion addict, fashion bloggers and blah blah blah.
Fashion belongs to an inner circle of “aristocrats” who understand it and whose sense of it is miles away from the one of a prick head who takes pictures of his H&M outfit with his Iphone. Some of us are just lumpenproletariat of this world and their “not that bad” style is just a treat granted by an elite that has decided that the “right to style” was necessary for the masses.

Reine Marie-Antoinette aurait dit: Qu'ils boivent de frappuccino.

They were very devout boys, they wanted to check you the same religion of them before they try to finger you behind the bike shed

One of the things that I like of England, is stand-up comedy.
Where I live, this particular style of comicality becomes rarer everytime a new government is elected, and I reckon I could mention only five comedians who actually still manage to perform this type of art and who are not taking part in distasteful film productions. Last April I came across a Shappi Khorsandi's video on youtube and I immediately became a fan. After having to listen to me on how witty and cool she is, I received her book as a birthday gift from some of my closest (and at that time annoyed) friends.

"A Beginner's Guide to Acting English, Ebury Press (2009) is a funny and heartwarming memoir about an Iranian girl growing up in 1980s Britain. Five year old Shappi and her beloved brother Peyvand arrive with their parents in London - all cold weather and strange food - without a word of English. If adapting to a new culture isn’t troubling enough, it soon becomes clear that the Ayatollah’s henchmen are in pursuit. With the help of MI5, Shappi’s family go into hiding. So apart from checking under the family car for bombs every morning, Shappi’s childhood is like any other kids – swings in the park, school plays, kiss-chase and terrorists.

If this is da shit! F**k! we need Imodium

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. (Isaiah 53:5,6)

Redemption.

Redemption is what Mr. West has been seeking for the last 12 months. After his infamous speech at the MTV video music awards 2009 "against" the blonde princess of country music Taylor Swift, as a black ogre chased by the media ( It recalls in my mind the image of the Frankenstein's monster chased by the villagers) he disappeared. But he is back, and his ego is HUGER than ever.

He is back with a new dark twisted fantasy and two brand new singles titled Power and Runaway feat. Pusha which performance at the 2010 VMA's suggested that Mr. West is back in "DA BUILDING".

Other tracks from the new album have surfaced the internet like Good Friday, a choral old-school and blues flavoured track, and the epic Monster,a collaboration with Jigga, Rick Ross and Nicki Minaj ( the new IT girl of Hip Hop).

The conclusion is easy: the princess sucks, the ogre rocks.

*click on the titles to download the songs.

Mum!! bring me the TV remote!!!

I'm a lazy person.
Seriously, I am. But I'm also a very imaginative person. So what happens when a very creative lazy bum goes out for some shopping? What happens to me ( particularly when my budged is avarage and I have to go for High street fashion) is that I get bored; I don't find anything I like (or better, anything I'd imagine) and I would end wasting my money on something frivolous and completely unnecessary.

Living in the United Kingdom for a year, has definitely change my attitude. I mean, I'm lazy ,maybe even more, but I've started embracing on-line shopping. From grocery to new garments, shopping on the internet has seriously influenced the way I shop and it has affected my debit card bill as well. What do I like about it? It's fast, I can do it from my sofa while I'm drinking my yorkshire tea and eating my hand made butter biscuits. But most of all I can do it even when I'm in a bad mood, I don't feel like going out and spend hours in the dressing rooms sweating because of the the ridicolous lighting of some shops. Below you'll find brief descriptions of my three favourite on line stores.

Urban Outfitters
Not that cheap for a high street fashion retailer, Urban Outfitters is nothing but Cool. A selection of the coolest brands that would satisfy anyone, from preppry boys to indie girls. The paradox of UO.co.uk is that the extreme variety of the brands can be tricky for what concerne size charts. Indeed every brand have a different wearability and to be surprised by a size L that fits like a size M might be slightly annoying.

Asos
Probably the one with the best customer service, but in all fairness I'm not a big a fan of asos branded clothes, as I'm not very keen on wearing their fabrics. But I do like their shoes, they are very cheap and unique, and they don't look second hand like some TOPMAN/TOPSHOP ones. Furthermore ASOS has the best sales ever and a wonderful outlet section where to can find designer stuff for a reduced price. A funny thing about Asos is that they seem to have a predilection for my close friend Yara, her orders arrive always before mine!

TOPSHOP/TOPMAN
My favourite one (I'm about to buy something tomorrow) and maybe the keenest to my personal style, TOPMAN has an astonishing selection of pieces of clothing. The balance between the quality, the variety, the “up-to-date-ness” is something that just gives a slimy spit in H&M's face. (I'm sorry but I couldn't have used other words).

Je suis fatiguée .... Je ne vais pas écrire plus ... vous allez acheter des trucs!

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Frida Khalo once said 'They are so damn 'intellectual' and rotten that I can't stand them anymore....I [would] rather sit on the floor in the market of Toluca and sell tortillas, than have anything to do with those 'artistic' bitches of Paris. There is something about some people like Diego Rivera's wife. Is it the hot temparature of the places where they were born, or is it the iberic flavour of their names? You don't know what it is, but it's certainly charming. It's a vibe and an energie. It's an animalistic elegance and a surly beauty.

Brazilian Lea T., is one of those people. (for those who don't know her just google her, I don't care about her private life) Olive skin, sharp cheekbones and dyed platinum blond eyebrows; she is regal, recalling amazonian royalty. Appeared on a naked shoot on VOGUE france , 28 year old Lea has been a stylist and model and is now one of the faces of Givenchy. She is atypical and weird. Jonas, à l'intérieur de la baleine, l'aime.

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I’m sorry if this planet that I’m living on is quizzical

Over the past 2 years, it ( my style ) had definitely followed my music, which is a mix of great 70’s and 80’s sounds. There are definitely some influences there. But I also started to listen to a lot of great Afro beat music, and discovered amazing things that you can do for example with Ankara, and mixing it up with mainstream pieces”. This is Solange Knowels. Or at least this has been her fashion self in the last two years.

It has to be hard to be the little sister of Mrs. Bootylicious herself, and it has to be even harder when your facial features recall the ones of (maybe) the most recognizable POP Icon of our times, which blond lace fronts, sparkly dresses and long lashes have had raised the bar of prejudices towards Solange. Whether her musical talent is genuine or not, the youngest of the Knowles sisters has a peculiar sense of style which makes her my fashion Icon of the month.

Resembling Diana Ross with a full and big afro, Kwowels suggests AFRICAness which is a feature (usually) typical of a small number of feminist soul artists with a niche audience. She is quirky looking and has a sense of style that is something in beetween Grace Jones and Vanessa Huxtable of the Bill Cosby show with a scent of Chloë Sevigny. She has a cheeky-titled blog, MY DAMN BLOG, where she posts vintage flavoured pictures of her life like any young indie rebellious fan of Morrisey would do. But she has charisma, and she sells it.

Indeed she is mainstream, she is on the cover of the magazines ( her last cover is on FASHIZBLACK MAGAZINE), she has been a L'OREAL spokeperson, she has performed at the Grammy's, she has been signed to a MAJOR label and she was one of the few guests of the very private first Tom Ford women’s collection few days ago.

She is a redefinition of beauty. PERIOD.

Qu'ils mangent de la brioche

What is beauty? (Who knows me, knows I love definitions)According to Wikipedia, beauty is the characteristic of a person,animal,place, object, or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure, meaning, or satisfaction. An "ideal beauty" is an entity which is admired, or possesses features widely attributed to beauty in a particular culture, for perfection. The experience of "beauty" often involves interpretation and people's own sensibility.

Crucial in defining beauty is the role of fashion. Fashion and trends have changed through the decades people's parameters of beauty, moulding the face of our society. Each segment of our past coincides with a signature feature that was considered part of being beautiful (and being beautiful was like being part of the aristocracy). Fashion is for the masses now, and it needs to redifine (again) its rules, giving a broader definition of BEAUTY:which is now closer to charme, uniqueness and edginess than to objective perfection.

A perfect example of this phenomenon is this Bronx, New York born teen. SHAUN ROSS. He’s an albino, which means he is affected by a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes due to absence or defect of an enzyme involved in the production of melanin. Shaun is also African American, this means he has full lips, wide nose and kinky hair, and does this makes him weird? YES. And does this makes him look beautiful? YES.

CHINO!CHINO!CHINO!

Chino cloth is a twill fabric, usually made primarily from cotton. Originally used in British and French military uniforms in the mid-1800s, today it is also used to make civilian clothing. Chino pants gained popularity in the U.S. in the 1900s after military men returning from the Philippines after the Spanish-American War brought back their cotton military trousers. These pants were originally made in China. "Chino" is the Spanish term for Chinese, and most of the people who wear chino cloth, especially in the Philippines, are peasants (camisa de chino), hence the fabric and these pants picked up the name. The first chinos sold in the U.S. were U.S. Army military-issue pants, and to save fabric during WWII-era constraints, they had no pleats and were tapered at the bottom of the leg. Though they are sometimes confused with khakis, as they are usually khaki in color, chinos are of typically dressier style similar to that of suit trousers and as such can be considered as mart casual form of dress.

Which is the STRENGHT of this particular piece of cloting then? The versatility and above all the price.
Whether you match them with a market T-shirt or a classic Ralph Lauren shirt, these pants give you many matching opportunities and are a MUST HAVE during a low-cost weekend as they will help you saving space in your hand luggage.

Where can you find Chinos? The best place (in addition to your parents' wardrobe) is probably UNIQLO online store ( an Asian version of H&M, to put it in simple terms) for only 19.90 Euro and you can choose amongst ten different colors of this amazing piece of basic fashion that I love.

Also, if you run out of ideas for how to match you CHINO, very helpful and fun to browse is Asos.com, which offer you a special section of their website to shake your imagination.HERE'S THE LINK
You can find other inspirations on LOOKBOOK.nu, just type the word CHINO in the search bar, press SEARCH and many different combinations that you can experiment would appear before you. I chose four different styles for you, radically different from each other to make you understand the versatility of CHNOS. See you soon, and have fun with fashion!