Little, lovely lace suit



Last week in London, I paid a visit to the Camden based showroom of My Wardrobe and got to try some things on for a little shoot. Soon, I had my eyes on this lace jumpsuit by Alice by Temperley. It has the fun and flirty vibe of a dress but is a little less sweet because it has shorts and a big zip in the back. Paired it with some of the most comforable heels ever, a rope belt, a tiny Muberry, et voilà.

Alice by Temperley lace zip jumpsuit / House of Harlow lazer cut heels / Mulberry Daria mini satchel

New buys from London

In the few hours of shopping time in London, I found a replacement for my favorite grey T that has a tiny hole since last week (sad, it was my softest top) a new cuff, fun nail colors at Topshop (my little pleasure) and a midi length pleated skirt in a beautiful wine color that I'll wear in spring.

12 new file formats in the Google Docs Viewer - Official Gmail Blog

Google Docs Viewer often gets used to open PDFs, Microsoft Word documents and PowerPoint presentations online. But the Google Docs Viewer also supports viewing of 12 new file types, without requiring a download of the documents.

Microsoft Excel (.XLS and .XLSX)
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 / 2010 (.PPTX)
Apple Pages (.PAGES)
Adobe Illustrator (.AI)
Adobe Photoshop (.PSD)
Autodesk AutoCad (.DXF)
Scalable Vector Graphics (.SVG)
PostScript (.EPS, .PS)
TrueType (.TTF)
XML Paper Specification (.XPS)

12 new file formats in the Google Docs Viewer - Official Gmail Blog

Burberry F/W 11 at Horseferry House

During London Fashion Week, no show is as highly anticipated as Burberry Prorsum. So going to the Burberry Hourseferry House for a personal look at the collection that was on the runway just one day before, felt like an honor. The Horseferry House is an enormous building with the new show playing over and over on huge screens and the S/S 11 campaign printed meters high on the walls. Women with perfect figures and six inch Burberry Prorsum boots were walking in and out. The lovely Samantha gave me a tour, explaining all the materials and thoughts behind the Burberry designs.

This F/W collection has a strong emphasis on coats, made out of thick wool and with perfected shapes. There is a lot of fur, incredible platform boots, and the colors are warm and saturated. And even though I am still a huge fan of the S/S 11 collection, with the extreme jackets, colorful dresses and neon belts, it's good that Christopher Bailey went in a different direction here instead of doing another set of rock & roll trenches. Being unexpected keeps things fresh and exciting and that's what it's all about after all.

I'm a Demdaco artist!

I have some VERY exciting news! It has been killing me to keep this a secret but now that everything has been made official I can share!

After about nine months of hoping, creating, contacting, meetings, sending in samples, calls, e mails, brainstorming, more wishing, hoping, and dreaming ..... Demdaco (easily the number one gift company in the US) has offered me a Licensing Agreement and is going to manufacture a gift product line with my artwork and illustrations!

I can't share the details just yet but we have some very fun, inventive and exciting ideas! If all goes as planned we'll launch in January 2012! I'll keep you posted!

back on the hamster wheel!

I am back from teaching my workshop in Florida at the Art League of Bonita Springs. Actually I have been back since Monday but things have been SO busy I haven't had a spare minute! And I can't believe I didn't even blog before I left to teach!

Well, I have a good excuse. I was so sick I almost thought I wouldn't make it down to Florida for my class, but sheer determination got me on the plane and to Orlando where I rested up for a day at parent's house. I just got well enough in time to teach and all worked out perfectly. I have never canceled a workshop for being sick and I didn't want this one to be the first!

So now I am home all the way until March 18th when I am teaching a workshop at the Ink Pad in NYC. There are only waiting list spaces left but if you are interested get on the list, as there are always last minute changes! Click here for all the workshop details!


MORE WORKSHOPS IN 2011:

May 27th- 29th: Mixed Minded Event in Kitchener ONT Canada. I'll be teaching 4 classes! Click here for info!

September 23rd - 25th -  Classes at the The Stamper's Ink store in Shawnee Mission KS. Classes announced soon!

October 7-9th - 3 day Collage Discovery Intensive in Coupeville WA. Click here!

I will also be teaching an online class or two with Big Picture Classes. More info coming soon on that!

More workshops and complete information are on my web site here!

Back to the future

It's just 24 hours ago that I was dancing and drinking the best Mojito's at Sketch in London, most likely the craziest club I've ever seen. Never before did I think the toilets were a cool photo location but at Sketch they are futuristic, white eggs with different sounds and light when you enter - plus a toilet, not to forget. Mine kept saying "Get ready for take off" and it felt like I was in Back to the future or something (in my case Black to the future). I was there to celebrate the re-launch ofMy Wardrobe, and they revealed a completely new and fresh website and online direction.

It was also my last day at London Fashion Week and I decided to go for drapes with my new Acne Darling dress and a Gestuz suede jacket with leather sleeves that I got to borrow and am head over heels with. I'm back home now and going straight to bed, talk to you soon!
 

Gestuz leather and suede jacket (borrowed) / Acne dress / H&M cuff and graphic clutch / Acne wedges

Ritz Azul

Ritz Azul

• 1st Filipina "Amazing Female Newcomer" in the first Yahoo! OMG! Philippines Awards (2011)
  

QUOTE
"Pag kaya ko na po at ready na talaga ako, then susubukan ko. Wala namang mawawala sa akin kung i-try ko." [If I could and I 'm really ready, then I'll try. I have nothing to lose if I'll just try.]

USEFUL LINKS

Ritz Azul ready to face stardom
Shalani, Shamcey, Piolo, Jennylyn top OMG! Awards
Star Factor finalist Ritz Azul snags lead role in TV5s Nagbabagang-Bulaklak

London diary

 

 Excuse the lack of posting, internet is a little challenging in London, and next to that we're too busy having a great time in this fabulous city ;)! I'm typing this from the My Wardrobe showroom and am about to try some beautiful items on and shoot with them. Can't wait to show you the results! In the mean time; here are some snapshots from my first day at London Fashion Week.

What am I looking at?

1. Out for cocktails in kimono dress / 2. Amazing restaurant in East London / 3. My hand luggage, in which I always bring my most precious / expensive items, just to be sure / 4. Delicious pizza's followed by an even better desert  - let's hope I fit in to these samples today ;) / 5. Old bath tub lounge.

Clutch Give Away!

Got a little surprise for you: I'm giving away this black enveloppe clutch to one of my readers! It's oversized with gold details, a wrist band and a removable shoulder strap so you can wear it multiple ways. I have one of these by Shampalove myself - I love oversized clutches - and I'm briging it with me to London Fashion Week tomorrow. And now one of you can have it too! To enter the give away: simply like Shampalove om Facebook here and follow me on Bloglovin'!

Anne Curtis

Anne Curtis
AKA Anne Ojales Curtis Smith

• 1st Filipina celebrity who has garnered 1 million followers on Twitter (2011)
• 1st Filipina endorser for L'Oreal Paris (2010)
  

QUOTE
"I grew up in a business that brought me happiness from deep within. Lessons I have learned. Learning from each mistake and realizing some growing up had to be done. I learned that work is not just all play. May it be acting, modeling or hosting, I shall never take it for granted but strive hard to do my best and never forget to thank the Lord for it is because of Him that I am so blessed."

ALIAS
"Box-Office Princess"

DATE OF BIRTH
February 17, 1985

BIRTHPLACE
Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia

FATHER: James Curtis-Smith
MOTHER: Carmen Ojales

USEFUL LINKS

@annecurtissmith on Twitter
Anne Curtis hits 1-M followers on Twitter
At what age does Anne Curtis want to get married?
Anne Curtis - Wow! Celebrities
Sexy, sassy Anne Curtis
Anne Curtis On a roll on 'Freeway'
Anne Curtis Sets Criterion for Next Bf
VJ Anne Curtis
Wikipedia Article on Anne Curtis

Dark clouds, big knits

With February not nearly as sunny as I had hoped (although there are some good days, so there's light at the end of the tunnel after all) I found myself in need of one more big knit before the season ended. My favorite chunky cardigan started to pill and I wanted something cozy to wear with everything that didn't feel as formal as my blazers. So I got this one atZalando (where I also discovered the Vagabond shoes I want, but I tried to stick to just what I needed). And about that arm candy I'm sporting; I've loved Balenciaga for years and always wanted to save up for a City bag. So I borrowed my mom's for a little while to test if I still like it as much... I'll keep you posted.

Gestuz knit at Zalando / Zara skirt (of which a seam is already coming undone, great surprise) / Balenciaga bag (mom's) / Shampalove shoes

At Avelon

Me and Avelon designer Erik Frenken

Last week I dropped by SPRMRKT, one of my favorite designer stores in the entire country, selling Helmut Lang, Acne and T by Alexander Wang – just to name a few. I came to have a look at Avelon's S/S11 and A/W11 collection, designed by Erik Frenken. Rings a bell? No wonder; Erik Frenken designed for Viktor & Rolf and Blue Blood before.

I was definitely attracted to the playful shapes and mixed fabrics in jackets and pants and the big knits. In Erik’s own words: “This season is all about balancing softness with raw cut pieces, worked directly on top of skin or "filled in" with sheer fabric.”  Yeah, sounds good to me! I expect to hear a lot more from this brand in the future and can see why Opening Ceremony picked up the line... And for the style savvy online shoppers; they just opened an e-store here.