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"Dead Man's Party" from Oingo Boingo...the 80's rocked! For more old school classics, go to slightly north of worth...avenue music retro vault.
11 December 2009
10 December 2009
Eco Friendly Duds From Crabs...I Kid You Not
Let's hear it for ingenuity with an eco friendly twist... LONDON (AP) - "Forget the animal-unfriendly fur coat and the painted-on pants made from polluting petroleum-based products. A runway show in Copenhagen on Wednesday aimed to show that "green styles" - some of them stitched in fabrics made from recycled agricultural or industrial waste - can be just as fashionable.
Held at Copenhagen's Opera House - across the Danish capital from where delegates from 192 countries are gathered to hammer out an agreement aimed at stemming global warning - the display brought together 20 designers from five Nordic countries and representatives of such retailing heavyweights as H&M and Barneys.
Designers each presented two looks made from organic cottons and silks, polyesters made from recycled plastic bottles or new fabrics made from waste left over from industry and agriculture.
Never heard of Crabion? It's made from byproducts from the crab industry. And Ingeo? It's made out of corn scraps and can be made to mimic the smoothness of silk or the glossy sheen of PVC. Ditto, Milkfiber, which, you guessed it, is milled milk: from the powder left over from boiled milk, more precisely.
"It was an exercise to show that you can replace traditional textiles with innovative new ones that are being made in mills in Japan and Italy and that are less polluting," said Stine Hedegaard of the Danish Fashion Institute, the organizer of Wednesday's display - which doubled as a design contest. A jury of fashion insiders judged the show's 40 looks and attributed a prize of 50,000 kroner ($6,720).
Finland's Saara Lepokorpi took the award for an asymmetrical cocktail dress in muted gray tones with what appeared to be panels of ruched silk, though organizer Hedegaard said Lepokorpi made her two looks from organic wool, Ingeo and Milkfiber.
"They were really nice materials to use and I intend to use them again," gushed Lepokorpi.
Other looks included an over sized, joker-collared wind-breaker in a green and black print that mimicked graffiti tags and a cocktail dress in iridescent purple with a strappy bodice that looked like the model was getting a bear hug from an octopus.
"The fashion industry is full of good ideas and creative people, people who are always ahead of time," said Denmark's Australian-born Crown Princess Mary, who delivered the prize. "It is an industry that picks up on and mirrors the developments in our society."
The show attracted nearly 700 guests, Hedegaard said."
Held at Copenhagen's Opera House - across the Danish capital from where delegates from 192 countries are gathered to hammer out an agreement aimed at stemming global warning - the display brought together 20 designers from five Nordic countries and representatives of such retailing heavyweights as H&M and Barneys.
Designers each presented two looks made from organic cottons and silks, polyesters made from recycled plastic bottles or new fabrics made from waste left over from industry and agriculture.
Never heard of Crabion? It's made from byproducts from the crab industry. And Ingeo? It's made out of corn scraps and can be made to mimic the smoothness of silk or the glossy sheen of PVC. Ditto, Milkfiber, which, you guessed it, is milled milk: from the powder left over from boiled milk, more precisely.
"It was an exercise to show that you can replace traditional textiles with innovative new ones that are being made in mills in Japan and Italy and that are less polluting," said Stine Hedegaard of the Danish Fashion Institute, the organizer of Wednesday's display - which doubled as a design contest. A jury of fashion insiders judged the show's 40 looks and attributed a prize of 50,000 kroner ($6,720).
Finland's Saara Lepokorpi took the award for an asymmetrical cocktail dress in muted gray tones with what appeared to be panels of ruched silk, though organizer Hedegaard said Lepokorpi made her two looks from organic wool, Ingeo and Milkfiber.
"They were really nice materials to use and I intend to use them again," gushed Lepokorpi.
Other looks included an over sized, joker-collared wind-breaker in a green and black print that mimicked graffiti tags and a cocktail dress in iridescent purple with a strappy bodice that looked like the model was getting a bear hug from an octopus.
"The fashion industry is full of good ideas and creative people, people who are always ahead of time," said Denmark's Australian-born Crown Princess Mary, who delivered the prize. "It is an industry that picks up on and mirrors the developments in our society."
The show attracted nearly 700 guests, Hedegaard said."
09 December 2009
6th Annual Dubai Film Festival
The 6th Annual Dubai International Film Festival takes place 9 December thru 16 December. The event has grown considerably since its 2004 inception, with the 2008 festival representing 66 countries and 181 film submissions. Here's the list of gala screenings:9 December: Nine (Opening night gala)
10 December: Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (Bollywood gala)
11 December: Alvin & The Chipmunks (Children's gala)
11 December: City of Life (Arabian gala)
12 December: Mother and Child (World Cinema gala)
13 December: Budras (Cultural Bridge gala)
14 December: Cartgena (Focus on France gala)
15 December: Avatar (Closing night gala)
10 December: Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (Bollywood gala)
11 December: Alvin & The Chipmunks (Children's gala)
11 December: City of Life (Arabian gala)
12 December: Mother and Child (World Cinema gala)
13 December: Budras (Cultural Bridge gala)
14 December: Cartgena (Focus on France gala)
15 December: Avatar (Closing night gala)
08 December 2009
Sherlock Holmes Reflects Guy Ritchie's Directing Techniques
Sherlock Holmes looks like a "must see." You can tell it is directed by Guy Ritchie...love it!
07 December 2009
Temper Trap's "Fader"
"I'm in transit
floating stranded on this boat
and I pledge my self allegiance
to a better night sleep at home
and the sweet sweet sun's comin’ down hard
the sun's comin’ down hard
it burns the bones
so hold a hand for cover
hold a hand for cover
hold a hand for cover from harm..."
"Fader" is Temper Trap's latest single - from the Sweet Disposition album - to be released 4 January 2010. The Temper Trap will also be touring in December with Florence and the Machine. The two groups will play a Christmas show at London’s Koko on the 21st December before The Temper Trap returning to their native Australia.
Check out all the latest tunes at slightly north of worth...avenue music picks.
04 December 2009
Week 14 College GameDay In Hotlanta For SEC Championship
Week 14...the College GameDay crew is in Atlanta for the SEC Championship game - the #1 UF Gators vs
#2 Alabama Crimson Tide.
Kickoff is on Saturday at 4:00 pm est on CBS but you can watch live streaming of pregame events starting today at 12 noon.
Just click here - or above - to see the event program schedule and watch live!
Added bonus for Gator fans in Atlanta...you can watch former Gator basketball player and current Atlanta Hawk Al Horford in action as they play the New York Knicks. Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m tonight at Phillips Arena. Check out the special low-price rate that's available for Gator fans by visiting: http://hawks.com/horforddeal.
Go Gators!
03 December 2009
It's Complicated Looks Like A LOL
Opening on Christmas, "It's Complicated" looks like a lol. For this and other movies, go to slightly north of worth...avenue entertainment picks.
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