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Trends, counter-trends, styles to follow, designers to avoid…the ways of the world of fashion are always subject to interpretation and to be taken with a rather large grain of salt. The latest women’s collection is looking good, the men’s lines are looking good. But all in all, we take what we like and leave the rest to be washed away by the incoming tide. So don’t distinguish a red Valentino from a creamy creation by Genny– let’s explore the character of the individual garment, as expressed through color.

Fashion consultants often advise wearing colors which contrast to, or perhaps even counteract, our state of mind. Dolce Vita, on the other hand, suggests you face the new millennium wearing colors which coincide with your own personal rhythms. Fashion dresses colors very bright and stylish. This hot summer women dresses 2011 looks perfect. You can choose dress for any occcasion – evening dress, multi color dress, trendy fashionable dress. Buy new dress and you’ll look perfect. Read the rest of this entry »

Summer 2000 welcomes a cool revue of new eau de toilettes and perfumes, all no-alcohol and citrus scented. Their alcohol-free formulas have been enriched with moisturizers to combat the drying effects of sun and surf.

Perfume is an if-fy thing in summer (there’s that problem rashes and hyper-pigmentation) but for those who just don’t care to do without, the only problem is which of the new summer fragrances to choose — or a fresh and fruity summer edition of a winter favorite.

To satisfy women ardently loyal to a particular scent, many labels have come up with alcohol-free eau de toilettes which bear a traditional stamp. They are all enriched with protective moisturizers such as aloe vera and can be worn in the sun without running the risk of the drying and blotching all too common in summer. These no-alcohol, no-nonsense scents make sense in terms in skin care as well as the all-day, fresh fragrance of Mediterranean citrus. Read the rest of this entry »

Saturday, February 26th saw the curtain close on the first Milano fashion show of the new millennium, a show which brought a definitive end to minimalism and heralded the advent of a new sort of elegance.

This innovative touch of elegance, both nostalgic yet fresh, was clearly evident in each of the new collections presented. Obviously fashion has not forgotten the splendors of the past in the face of the new millennium, but has rather drawn upon its best. There is the return to favorites of the ’70s and ’80s already hinted at the last few seasons, as well as an impressive presence of the ’20s and ’30s crossing over into the present. Feminine elegance has returned, self-confident and not a bit bashful!

The look is one of femininity and good taste, a look for the woman who wants to dress with her own personal flair, but refuses even a hint of the extravagant or vulgar. The poetic heart of fashion for Autumn/Winter 2011 can be summed up as a strong return to chic which has emerged from a manifest desire for luxury. This yearning has been somewhat restrained by the remaining vestiges of ’90s Minimalism, rendering the results a bit less flamboyant than might have been the case in the past. Read the rest of this entry »

What’s making the Milano scene at present is a look of maximum luxury all a-twinkle with sequins, bead work, crystals, gold, semiprecious and precious stones!

The collections for the coming spring and summer seasons demonstrate clearly that the designers have turned their backs on the austerity of minimalism completely, throwing themselves with naked abandon into ostentatious displays of opulence. For example? There are a total of 260,000 Swarovsky crystals on a $23,000 Gai Mattiolo suit; there’s a delightful pair of shoes studded with real diamonds signed by Lorenzo Riva (priced at around $32,000…) and a solid gold Fendi handbag going for around $45,000 if you’re interested. Read the rest of this entry »

As announced last week, the party game Mario Sports Sports Mix well and truly arrives on the Nintendo Wii of the hexagon on January 28 next. A date confirmed by the French branch of Nintendo, which also broadcasts some visuals of this title where basketball, volleyball, hockey and dodgeball will be honored with a tournament mode, different environments and a range of characters, including Some excerpts from Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, with the key..

The license of Activision’s flagship FPS among evidently made the trip at the Paris show last week. A huge stand dedicated to Call of Duty: Black Ops, safe from outside eyes where 3 sets of 6 screens waiting for the public came in droves to try out two multiplayer modes, including Wager of the four announced matches.

In the first mode, Sticks and Stones, each player has a ballistic knife, a crossbow with explosive tile and one launched by tomahawk life. If you fly with the tomahawk, your last victim falls automatically classifying the game. For these demos multiplayer, the map has been rehabilitated to 6 players so they are very small. Suddenly, everyone was falling over and killed in stab in the back at each turn. The melee was more than advisable to score points. A user who wishes to nag on larger maps could become more strategic than it appears. Read the rest of this entry »