Archive for: Movies

Reviews: Coco Before Chanel

Pre-college I spent 13 years at the Lycee Francais in New York, so it’s little surprise that today a good chunk of my friends live in Paris. Needless to say I’ve been getting second-hand reviews of Anne Fontaine’s biopic “Coco...

 

Picture Me: New film exposes exploitation of models

I think anyone with an ounce of intelligence realises that the seductive glamour of modelling is largely an illusion. We may envy these girl’s figures, their salaries, their social lives, their wardrobes, but I don’t think many...

 

Reviews: Valentino The Last Emperor

I was enthralled by Lagerfeld Confidential, touched by the two Yves Saint Laurent documentaries, and can barely contain my curiosity as to the upcoming R.J. Cutler documentary The September Issue (which chronicles the making of Vogue’s...

 

Anna Wintour gives Adele a style makeover!

The fly-on-the-wall documentary which took place during the making of Vogue US’ September issue, will be coming to a movie theatre near you this September. Filmed by RJ Cutler and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to high acclaim,...

 

Rebecca Bloomwood is our new style icon

The count down is on, it’s only a matter of weeks until Confessions of a Shopaholic hits the big screen, and we can’t wait. Not only is it the perfect remedy to the dark February days, but we can also welcome a new style icon into...

 

Clueless, Pretty in Pink and Mean Girls get a virtual makeover

Ever lusted over Clueless Cher Horowitz’s virtual closet? Dreamed of making your very own Pretty In Pink prom dress? Quoted Mean Girls witty dialogue daily? Well, it’s your lucky day. read more »

 

Style Inspiration: Brideshead Revisited

Being a somewhat besotted fan of Evelyn Waugh’s writing, not to mention my longing to live and dress with the Bright Young Things of 20s upper class London, it was inevitable that I would be a little bit obsessed with the remake of “Brideshead...