One to watch: Boudoir by Disaya

Definitely not a brand for the faint-hearted, Boudoir by Disaya is the label to look to if you like your clothes feminine but seriously fashion-forward. It's the brainchild of Bangkok-based Disaya Prokobsantisukh, a graduate of London's Central St Martins School of Art. After working with John Galliano and being offered a job designing for Alberta Ferretti she decided to go solo, and Boudoir was the result.

This season the label boasts a range of body-conscious pastel dresses, silk sheaths and quirky accessories. You'll need a good body to pull off items like the Proenza Schouler-esque white and silver dress and the high-waisted mustard mini skirt, but others (like the uber-wearable blue silk dress) are more forgiving. Until the online store opens, you can snag yourself some of the best pieces at Active Endeavors.

Miss Selfridge summer skirt.....

Miss Selfridge summer skirt

Sometimes it's good to say 'stuff fashion' and wear an old favourite. I brought down my box of summer clothes last night and rediscovered a plaid shirt, a '60's white and blue mini and a skirt that really reminds me of the Swing Out Sister video for 'Breakout' which coincidentally takes place in a fictional fashion atelier. Miss Selfridge's swirly skirt (£25) could easily become a firm favourite. I can see myself doggedly wearing this all summer, resisting the tide of tunics. I could even pair it with other démodé items such as kitten heels and a bias-cut cowl neck top. Joke

Are You Feeling the Turban Yet????

Are You Feeling the Turban Yet??

So last Fashion Week I noticed that loads of fashionable girls were wearing turbans and head wraps, both on the runway and off.
Now, I see the turban trend is  trickling over to celebdom, with the likes of Salma Hayek wearing one (photo, left.)
While I certainly love the drama of headgear of any type, and recognize the utility of the headwrap for both religious and health reasons (to cover hair loss), I am not sure that the turban as a fashion statement is going to be something I'll try. You?

Lace Hose: Love or Hate??

 

I started wearing patterned black hose last year and loved the way they zipped up even the most basic black dress.

This season, the hottest leg look going is the black lace leg. It's being worn with everything from sweet white dresses to punk rock looks (and lots of LBDs in between.) I think it's a pretty awesome look that you can buy into fairly cheap (White House/Black Market has them for just $15.)
What do you think about this trend? (Photo Credit: Left: Chris Jackson, Right: Frazer Harrison; Bottom, left: David Livingston, Bottom, right: Andreas Rentz; All Getty Images)

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Are You Afraid of the Park? Ghosts, Conspiracies and Other Weird Happenings in Central Park

For a while, Central Park, the 770-acre green oasis in the middle of Manhattan, wasn’t considered a place you really wanted to go. In the early 1980s, there were 1,000+ crimes of various types committed in the park every year, but muggers and vandals aren’t the only creeps that have run rampant there. From its opening in 1857 through today, the park has played host to all sorts of scary things going bump in the night.

A Secret and a Mysterious Death

The weirdness starts at the very beginning with Calvert Vaux, co-designer of the park. If a letter apparently written by Vaux in 1895 is to be believed, he possessed knowledge of a secret of historical importance hidden in the park, as well as a set of papers that could aid in discovering that secret when deciphered. Vaux said in the letter that there were those who wished for the secret to remain hidden and that he feared for his life. He was found drowned in Brooklyn’s Gravesend Bay two months later. Vaux wanted other people to be aware of the secret in the park and the distribution of the “Central Park Papers” is currently administered by David Wise, who sells copies of them through his website.

Are the letter and the secret real, or this is an elaborate game? No one knows, as those who have purchased the papers and discovered the secret are bound by a contract that requires them to fulfill Vaux’s wish to keep their discovery confidential. If you’re in New York, you’ll just have to figure out the truth for yourself.

The Monsters take Manhattan

Over an entrance to Belvedere Castle is a cockatrice, a legendary creature resembling an oversized rooster with a reptilian tail, designed by sculptor Jacob Wrey Mould. While these legendary beasts haven’t been found in the castle, New York City or anywhere else in the world, the park does have it’s share of monsters.

Nick Redfern, author of several books on the paranormal, tells a story about a strange, bipedal humanoid creature spotted at the edge of the park. The thing was covered with rust-colored hair and stood no more than three feet tall. One eyewitness claims the creature charged at him, stopped, stared right into his eyes for several seconds and then disappeared under a bridge.

Not all the park’s monsters are mythical, though. There have been several alligator sightings in and around the park dating back to at least the 1930s, when the New York Times reported that police were searching for a “swarm” of gators seen by two children. In 2007, as part of a restoration project, the park’s lake was dredged and a three-foot-long koi carp and a few 50lb snapping turtles were discovered.

If there’s something strange in your neighborhood…

The Dakota building, located at Central Park West at 72nd St., was named such because when it was first built in the 1880s, the Upper West Side was still “rural” and referred to as “The Dakota Territory.” The Dakota is where Rosemary gave birth to the Antichrist and has been called home by horror master Boris Karloff and at least three ghosts. The first is that of a little boy, first seen by construction workers during a renovation in the early 60s. A few years later, the second ghost, girl dressed in early 20th clothing, was reportedly seen by painters a few years later. Both of these apparitions have made several appearances since then, but no clues as to their identities or reasons for haunting the building are available. The final ghost spotted around the Dakota is that of John Lennon, who lived there for a time and was murdered outside building in 1980. Several people have claimed to see his figure near one of the gated entrances to the park.

A model who's worth her weight in gold 50kg, to be precise

She has been the golden girl of the catwalk for years, but now Kate Moss has been given a £1.5m golden makeover.

A solid gold sculpture of the model, thought to be the world's largest gold statue built since the time of ancient Egypt, was given its first showing yesterday.

The metallic Moss, called Siren, is part of a display of contemporary art which will go on display at the British Museum from October.

The 50kg statue has been designed by the British artist Marc Quinn, creator of Alison Lapper Pregnant, which appeared on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth. The sculpture of the English artist, who was born without arms, appeared on the plinth for 20 months.

It is not the first time Quinn has featured Moss in his work. His 2006 sculpture, Sphinx, featured the supermodel in an eye-watering yoga position, with her ankles behind her ears.

"I thought the next thing to do would be to make a sculpture of the person who's the ideal beauty of the moment," he said. "But even Kate Moss doesn't live up to the image." His latest Kate Moss creation is part of a project called Statuephilia, which will run throughout several of the British Museum's galleries from 4 October until 25 January.

Other prominent British artists will also be featured. Damien Hirst will contribute a work called Cornucopia, made up of 200 plastic skulls. Antony Gormley's A Case for an Angel, a miniature version of the Angel of the North, will greet visitors as they enter the museum's front hall.

Visitors may be wowed by the £1.5m price tag for the golden version of Moss, but the sculpture is worth far less than the original. The supermodel is thought to have accumulated a personal fortune of around £45m.

a cute baby with big Boots

 a baby wear a nice Hat and clothes but his boots is so big