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Written by Shahesta Shaitly
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Sunday, 06 June 2010 02:54 |
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 The PPQ fashion designer on rainbow polo shirts, Breton stripes, and having a 1950s figure
1 I was let loose in a department store to pick my own outfit when I was six: lemon trousers, a rainbow belt, a rainbow polo shirt and a sun visor – I thought I looked great. I had very set ideas of how I wanted to look, and it's the same now.
2 I love big belts. My black patent leather one is my favourite. I have quite a 1950s figure, so I can team it with a man's shirt, or a really tight dress, and that belt seems to go with everything. It's really important to have your own look.
3 I look back to the 60s for inspiration – someone like Sharon Tate had such a strong look. I like the idea of people having handmade clothes and the attitude to dressing then, although I can't imagine wearing vintage now.
4 I'm never persuaded to wear things I see in a magazine; I just do my own thing. I'm experimental, but within a particular bracket. I like classics, like a Breton stripe, but I don't mind if it's an abstract tunic instead of the traditional T-shirt.
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Written by By Samantha Critchell
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Saturday, 29 May 2010 09:37 |
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 The dress that makes the biggest splash at a summer soiree might not be a dress at all. It could be a swimwear cover-up doubling as a chic, comfortable and relatively inexpensive stand-in for a cocktail dress. Another plus: It can pack down to almost nothing in a suitcase.
The season's top cover-up styles — one-shoulder silhouettes, metallic hardware and rich jewel colors, among them — make for an easy transition from day to night.
American designer Carmen Marc Valvo took the leap from evening wear, his specialty, to swimwear, and found it easy. "They both have a lot of draping, and I can work with tricot as if it were chiffon," he says.
The same tricks used to create flattering gowns work in swimwear, too, Valvo adds: The obi sash narrows the waist; halters flatter the neckline; ruching (gathering fabric in a repeating patterns to create ruffles or scallops) is shorthand for camouflage.
The inspiration for many cover-ups comes straight from the fashion runway — Michael Kors' chain-link belts, for instance, and Marc Jacobs' ruffles. But you don't pay runway prices for cover-ups. Though Valvo's dresses typically sell in the $500-$1,000 range, a cover-up from his swimwear collection costs closer to $150.
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Written by by Asrul Tsani
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Tuesday, 11 May 2010 06:21 |
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 Rodney Stuckey Collapsed During Timeout In NBA Game — On NBA Friday night game, Detroit Pistons’ Rodney Stuckey was rushed to the hospital after collapsed into a coach’s arms in the bench during timeout against the Cleveland Cavaliers. When he’s rushed to the hospital, many reported that he’s still conscious and breathing.
The 23-year-old Stuckey was wheeled off on a stretcher after being treated by medical personnel on the court for 12 minutes, and was taken to the Cleveland Clinic in an ambulance.
ESPN, which was televising the game nationally, said Rodney Stuckey was conscious, breathing on his own and in stable condition at the hospital. It was not immediately clear why he had collapsed.
“It’s very difficult,” Cleveland’s LeBron James said after the Cavaliers won 99-92. “When something like that happens, we’re all one family. Our prayers go out to him.”
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