Kate wows in second McQueen outfit

Kate Middleton followed up her highly-anticipated wedding dress with an evening outfit by the same designer.

The elaborate creation by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen for the wedding was made of ivory and white satin gazar and designed to resemble an open flower.

Its intricate train stretched two metres 70 centimetres - modest in comparison to previous Royal brides. Kate's second Burton outfit for the evening celebrations was a strapless white satin gazar evening gown with a circle skirt and diamante embroidered detail round the waist.

She was also wearing a white angora bolero cardigan, St James's Palace said.

Kate's earlier dress was praised by the woman who designed the outfit for Princess Diana on her big day in 1981.

I prefer winter and fall

I don't think I can get through another summer without turning to self-destruction. The anxiety is already high, frequently dissociating, hypersensitive to every person in the street, everyone is a threat, intrusive thoughts and memories and noice and images...

The fact that I've been going to crisis and the whole situation with being made aware of his situation with his kid and social servces investigation makes me more aware of things.

My head's already running away with itself and without all the ways I usual cope with it 'inactive' I just feel completely overwhelmed and fragile and that's the very last thing I want to be. I want to be tough and hard and cold and strong and numb.

I just want to fucking forget about it and every year that goes past only seems to make me remember it more clearly than ever.

Designer Focus - Frida Giannini

Frida Giannini, the creative director of fashion house Gucci has had a long history in the fashion industry, but has also promoted her interest in raising awareness for charities.

Born in Rome to an architect father and art history professor mother, Giannini took her interest in art and fashion to Rome’s Fashion Academy studying fashion design before working as an apprentice for a small-scale fashion house working in ready-to-wear.

Since then she began to work for the renowned label, Fendi where she was responsible for designing ready-to-wear looks. After three seasons of design Giannini was promoted to designer of leather goods.   It was this experience in such a noted fashion house, where she caught the eye of Gucci and was appointed the design director of handbags at Gucci in 2002.

Since then her role at Gucci has evolved, taking on the responsibility of Tom Ford as creative director. Although this would have never been an easy challenge the designer has always stayed true to her visions and has been praised for her feminine take on contemporary fashion, breathing fresh life into the label.

Quick Facts
·         When Tom Ford left Gucci in 2004, Giannini was appointed creative director of all accessories.
·         In 2005, Giannini was promoted again with Gucci, this time taking on the role of creative director of women’s ready-to-wear as well as retaining her role in accessories.
·         In 2006, again the designer saw her role expand and this time taking over menswear. Giannini was now the labels creative director.
·         As the creative director of Gucci Frida Giannini took on the responsibility of developing a new retail concept for Gucci’s stores, and having creative control over the advertising campaigns.
·         Giannini also continued the work between the label and UNICEF, which saw her collaborate with R’n’B singer Rihanna to help raise funds for children in Africa. This collaboration saw the pair design a collection of handbags called Tattoo Heart.

Boogie With The "Black Widow" In "Super Hero Squad Online"

Gazillion Entertainment and Marvel Entertainment report that "Super Hero Squad", Marvel's first free-to-play 'MMO' (massively multiplayer online game) is now live online.

"...Every day is a new adventure with daily combat missions! Battle the mega huge space dragon 'Fin Fang Foom' or match wits with the clever 'Doctor Octopus' as players build their squad from dozens of available 'Marvel Super Heroes' to save 'Super Hero City'. Unlock trophies, items and abilities as 'Squaddies' level up.

"Fly through the sky as 'Falcon' or scale walls with 'Spider Woman' while exploring 'Baxter Plaza' and the 'Daily Bugle'. With console quality graphics players can become the mighty 'Thor', the seductive 'Scarlet Witch', the enchanting 'Elektra' or dozens of other favorite Marvel characters.

"Imagination also comes to life in your very own fully customizable 'S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier Headquarters'. Decorate the 'Bridge', unleash your Super Heroes, and watch them interact with anything and everything available. Have 'Hulk' go on awesome adventures while 'Black Widow' boogies to the music of the boombox. With thousands of usable items, players will be able to fully deck out their own headquarters for their own unique experience..."

"We're thrilled to bring some of Marvel's beloved characters to life in'Super Hero Squad Online'," said TQ Jefferson, Vice President, Games Production, Marvel Entertainment. "The world of free-to-play MMO gaming is one that we are excited to be a part of and we look forward to bringing this interactive game to all families."

"'Super Hero Squad Online' brings characters to life with 'emotes', items and powers that have been created to fit their personalities and stay true to their histories," said Jason Robar, Vice President, Studio Manager for Seattle-based Gazillion studio, The Amazing Society. "I've been a huge fan of Marvel all my life and I'm thrilled to be able to bring the joy I have with this brand in a safe, interactive way to my own kids."

"Truly, it has been an honor working with Marvel to give life to our vision of the funny and epic world of 'Super Hero Squad Online'," said Jay Minn, Creative Director, The Amazing Society. "Where else can you fight 'Doctor Doom', wall crawl up the Baxter Building, go flying with your friends and collect a scratching post for 'Wolverine'? We've built an awesome Super Hero theme park, so come and play!"

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Mini Dress With Great Impressions

Mini dresses have been popular since the 1960's when Flower Power introduced these super short skirts and dresses onto the runway and subsequently, women began to wear them out onto the streets.

 

The mini dress remains popular today, as they are sexy and fashionable without compromising on comfort. Mini dresses are also versatile because they can often be worn as long tops on days when you feel like covering up. Talking about covering up, the mini dress can also be a great cover up for the beach. Mini dresses are great to be worn with opaque tights and boots, exuding a sweet, feminine yet sexy appeal.

A form of dress that never goes out of season, the black mini women's dress has to exude classiness with a tinge of sexiness. Finding the perfect Little Black Dress or LBD is not easy. Some women take years before they find the correct fit ' one that is so perfect they would love to wear to every single event. Every female celebrity in town has been spotted at least once in a LBD ' from Jennifer Aniston to Paris Hilton to Anne Hathaway ' the list is simply exhaustive. 

A tip in picking a Little Black Dress: Find one that reveals just enough skin but not too much. Pick a cut that emphasizes on your best features. If that is your hips, pick one with details around the waist and hip area. If you are blessed with an hourglass figure, then go for one that wraps around your waist to emphasize on your curves. Small busted women should go for lower cuts such as square cuts or empire waist dresses. Check out the True Light Black Slinky Ruched Cocktail Mini Dress in black, which is a form-fitting dress with a slinky look and feel that will be sure to turn heads.

Since mini dresses started gaining popularity during the Flower Power era, what better way to pay tribute to this dress by dressing up in floral mini women's dresses? Floral prints on mini dresses are a convenient way to look feminine yet funky. Pick a color that suits your skin tone while making sure that you are having fun selecting the dress at the same time. 

Do not be afraid of details such as floral prints or diamante studs; they will only show that you have a great sense of style. Check out the BBJeans Lilac Floral Halter Cocktail Mini Dress which is made of polyester spandex and is machine washable. You can also check out the Trac Aqua Ruffled Floral Cocktail Mini Dress, which is a form-fitting sleeveless dress with a whimsical floral print. The dress looks like a two-piece dress with a bandage skirt  fashion expert

Beautiful Blouses

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Royal Wedding

Sorry to be unoriginal but this post is going to be on, the famous couple: Wills & Kate,

the Royal Wedding was yesterday and from 8.30am i was up watching it of course Sooo when we did see the dress, woweeeee it was impressive...

shall we see some pictures?

Kate's Sarah Burton dress made from ivory and silk is incredible, with a 3.5m train and a cartier tiara she looked amazing. Pippa Middleton, the made of honour, was also looking FABULOUS, her dress was a wedding dress on its own. She has an amazing figure as well.

how adorable are the bridesmaids and paiges? I love the dress, so traditional and the champagne bow  on the back is ADORABLE..

Fashion faux-pas? Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice arrived looking like the Ugly Stepsisters..

Some people thought they looked hideous, i think she looks amazing and so does he. It is quite hard to dress someone heavily pregnant but they look soo amazing.

OUTFITS THAT I LIKED:

L-R:

Carole Middleton, Joss Stone, Tara Palmer

what was your favourite part of the wedding?

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