Archive for August 24th, 2008

Odd Shape Shades »

By leily on Aug 24, 2008 in Women’s fashion | 0 Comments

As you all know, I simply adore large shades. Over the years, I think you’ve all heard me go on about big black shades, big brown shades and big aviator shades- all the classics. So where does one move onto next when they’ve been through all the classics? Well, according to Prada, it is big odd shaped shades! I love them. They have all the essential elements of big black shades that make them classic (the big squarish over sized shape and the black plastic rims), while the slight irregularity gives it that oomph it needs to be refreshing and ‘new.’
Speaking of new shapes, I also adore these circular shades from Chanel. I’m not sure if you can see, but there is a thin white lining that highlights the black rims (this highlight also comes in pink too, which is absolutely darling!). At first I wasn’t sure about the shape of these shades. It slightly looked like those glasses that incredibly nerdy kids wear in cartoons. Or those toy shades that kids play with i.e. heart shaped shades anyone? But then I tried it on and they actually look fabulous! It has the whole over sized shades thing going on for it. The white/pink rimmed highlighting and the diamond pattern on the side makes it feminine and sophisticated. And the circular shape is just more modern and fun.

The only trade off is that these irregularly shaped shades were just not made to sit on the head as headbands really well. Oh well.

Image Sources: Chanel and Prada

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Prada F/W08 Ad Campaign »

By leily on Aug 24, 2008 in News | 0 Comments

The theme of this season’s ads for a few major brands seems to be to feature supermodels -the real kind of supermodel from the 90’s. Well, Prada got Linda Evangelista. OK, so I have to admit that I don’t really know how to appreciate most supermodels’ sort of beauty. I mean, yes, of course they are all gorgeous. But when they were at the top of their careers, I was too young to notice these things so I’m not exactly a fan of the whole supermodel movement. However, from the old photos I’ve seen of Linda Evangelista, I remember thinking she was the most gorgeous one out of the group, yet she doesn’t look her usual gorgeous self in this ad campaign.
And ok, Sasha Pivovarova is admittedly one of my favourite models but I am not one of those fans who think she should get every Prada campaign until the end of time. Plus, the whole lace thing is so hard to pull off and frankly, sort of aiming for an older audience so a more traditional, mature model is probably more suitable. But seriously, Linda Evangelista does not exactly look tradiational to me here -her face looks weird. Maybe it’s just whatever anti-aging treatment she’s done and the mono shape of her lips.
But I suppose it’s not a completely horrible campaign -the colour of the background and the shadows in the images are very cool.
How do you rate the F/W08 Prada ad campaign?
Image Credit: www.prada.com

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