Messy Elle

I was walking by the news-stand near my apartment in Paris, when the covers of April's French Elle caught my eye.

Stars without make-up, without retouch. Maybe it's just me that after too much shity-reality-fashion-tv shows I now think too much into why would they do it, this is what I thought:

a)Someone screwed up badly and it was too late to do it again, so this is the way to sell it

b)One of the girls was soo ugly that day that not even make up would fix it, so the other two had to go without.

c)The make-up artist was too hang over to even show at the photoshoot and they couldn't find anyone..

d) This is actually for real.

There's something about these covers that just makes me not like them. I'm not sure if it is the actual "no-make-up" look or the background, or the styling.. It just looks messy to me..

Sorry.

P

My Lovely Jon

One of these days where you have nothing to do, I was looking in the internet and guess who i found. My favourite Spanish supermodel: Jon Kortajarena How can you not love him?
He's worked his way up to the top and now he features in campaigns for Tom Ford, Bally, Guess, Diesel.. This is his latest campaign for Brian Atwood:






As Rachel Zoe would say, I DIE!

For more info on him click HERE

xx
-P

Stella-Frigging-McCartney

And once again, she did it.

March 9th, 2009. 8 am. Wake up. I had slept 2 hours, hwk. Make up and heels and get on the metro. We got to 3 rue Dupetits Thouars and it was busting with people. Around us we saw, Salma Hayek, Jefferson Hack, Anna Wintour, Patrick Demarchelier, Mario Testino... and those are just a few names. We get in and the show begins. It was fabulous, fierce.
Thank you.

xx

-P

Music Update #8

Feb's babes!

1. As Above So Below (Justice remix) - Klaxons
2. Forever - Walter Meego
3. Isabella Of Castle - Starfucker
4. Electric Feel (Justice remix) - MGMT
5. Tomorrowland - Walter Meego
6. Once And Never Again - Long Blondes
7. Baby's On Fire - Venus In Furs
8. So Simple That It's Hard To Understand - Voicst
9. Flowers - The Ruling Class
10. Ask The Dj - Mr Hudson & The Library
11. Just A Friend (Biz Marie cover) - Lissy Trullie
12. Girls And Boys - Blir
13. Ready For The Floor - Lissy Trullie
14. 1901 - Phoenix
15. Self-Taught Learner - Lissy Trullie
16. Just A Friend With the Clap - Immuzikation
17. The Other Side - Pendulum
18. Girls - Death In Vegas
19. Sexx Laws - Beck
    
20. No One Does it Like You - Department Of Eagles
21. Twilight - The Raveonettes
22. Infinifold - !!!
23. Knife - CSS
24. Get A Move On - Mr Scruff
25. I Lost You - The Walkmen
26. Becky - Be Your Own Pet
27. One Word - Kelly Osbourne
28. Kaze Wo Atsumete - Happy End
29. Money (That's What I Want) - The Flying Lizards
30. Fireheads - Emiliana Torrini

xx

-P

A Glamorous Return To Childhood

Ok, I never thought I'd say this, but Barbie's 50th Anniversary show in the prestigious Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week kicked ass.
Who would've thought that those plastic blondies that my mum used to buy me in the store under my house would turn into this!? thank god they lost the fake organza dress that they used to wear, however the shoes? Louboutin went a bit too Barbie.Barbie was born Barbara Millicent Roberts on March 9, 1959 in Willows, Wisonsin. She is one of the top selling dolls in the world. She has travelled and worked more than a 100 jobs, however, she loves beeing a fashion hoe the most, (she told me last night, cinfidentially, of course) Everyone's played with Barbies at one point in their lives and if they haven't they should probably question the kind of childhood they had. And in order to make her 50th party more interesting she agreed with 51 designers, including Vera Wang, Alexander Wang , Marchesa, Calvin Klein, Diane Von Fustenberg, etc to dress her up for a real-size fashion show.

Photos: nymagazine

Only one word: Fierce.

xx

-P

Lets Arad For A Second

Lucky me, living in Paris, I get to go to all these amazing exhibitions all over the city, this month in the Centre Pompidou there's an exhibition on Ron Arad.
Ron Arad is an idustrial designer,artist and architect. In the exhibition showing now in the Pompidou, you can see a collection of chairs, mainly, and other obejects like lamps and maquetes of some of his architectural projects. His use of metal to create flowing designs is flawless, it seems as if the pieces were as light as bubbles about to rise up in the air. This contrast with his earlier work, where he used plastic especially, and even though his designs are still similar (big and curved objects) by using metal his managed to stylize and add more elegance to his pieces.






These are only some of the pieces you could find in the exhibition. It's absolutely fabulous, if you are in Paris any time soon, it's a MUST.

xx

-P

Watch Out For: Passion Pit

They are a new group from Cambridge, Massachusers, and whose first album, Chunk of Change, threatens to become the new HIT in all those clubs that are worth going to, and the beggining of what I belienve will be an innovative and interesting career. In this album, Michael, Ian, Ayad, Jeff and Nate include 80's sounds yet they mix them with new rave sounds in a way that just makes you want to stay home with their album and spend an evening of "tired-dancing" (those who know me will understand what it means). They are my latest obsession, therefore, they should be yours too. Listen to sleepyhead especially. Simply spectacular. 

xx

Palo

Music Update #7

Late. I know. Sorry.

1. I Hate Nightclubs - I Was A Cub Scout
2. Tired Of England - Dirty Pretty Things
3. This Is Such A Pitty - Weezer
4. Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones
5. Tigerlilly - La Roux
6. Fangela - Here We Go Magic
7. First Sight - These United States
8. Andy - I'm From Barcelona
9. Sleepyhead - Passion Pit
10. Ride The Wold - On Volcano
11. No Excuses (The Autumn Canta Mix) - Air France
12. Keep Me In Mind - Little Joy
13. Sea Ghost - The Unicorns
14. You Are A Dragon -  The Black And White Years
15. All In My Head - Good Shoes
16. Dayvan Cowboy -  Boards Of Canada
17. Fist - Copy
18. Honor Amongst Thieves - These United States
19. The Next Time Round - Little Joy
20. Teenagers - Department of Eagles
21. Paper Planes - M.I.A
22. Fascination (Frankmusik remix) - Alphabeat
23. 3 Little Words - Frankmusik
24. Quicksand - La Roux
25. The Air We Breathe - Figurines
26. Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) - Peter Sarstedt
27. Pop Song - Starfucker
28. Baby - Breakbot vs. PNAU
29. Reactor Party - Shitdisco
30. German Love - Starfucker

xx

Palo

Top-faboulous-Shop

Mine.

You have to love Topshop. 

xx 

Palo

T-Shirt Insanity

Sorry I've been a little out, but vacations are always hectic!

For the past 5 or 6 years there has been a complete T-shirt Revolution. T-Shirts have always been there, starting in the 50s where they were only used as underwear, yet gorgeous Marlon Brando proved everyone that it could be worn outside. 

Since then, T-Shirts have grown to be a way of expressionism, a way of publicity or propaganda of political statements, believes, tastes, etc

I, personally, have entered a Tshirt Spiral, i buy one and need another... This is a non stopping madness! 

These are some i'm looking into now, and some I already have!

Victoria Beckham, MJ

Ramones

Tetris

I Bring The 80s Back

OH! Mon Dieu

Che Guevara

I Love NY

House Of Holland

I'm NY & Fotolog Made Me Famous

TShirts by Elena Gallen

Bob Dylan

(Click on name to open link to eshop)

xx

Palo