Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Moda verii 2010


Dragele mele, scoateţi de la naftalină blugii rupţi, prespălaţi sau peticiţi, pantalonii de piele şi geaca"de motor”, moda anilor 80-90 se întoarce în forţă! Tendinţele primăvară-vară 2010 sunt un amestec de şocant şi elegant. Astfel, tot ceea ce este "vintage” 80-90 e cool! Puteţi să purtaţi geaca de piele peste cea de blugi, nu este un"faux-pas”, ci dimpotrivă, veţi fi invidiate şi considerate super "cool”.

Nu numai"rockerii” se pot bucura, ci şi cei ce preferă muzica pop. Stilul lansat de Madonna în anii'80, cum ar fi sacourile cu pernuţe, bluzele şi leggings-ii coloraţi, tricourile asimetrice, gen "fishtail” şi cu imprimeuri sunt în mare vogă! Pantalonii scurţi (foarte scurţi!) purtaţi cu ciorapi înalţi (jambiere) revin. De asemenea, salopetele în culori calde, realizate din materiale naturale (bumbac, in, mătase), în combinaţie cu lanţuri lungi şi pandantive mari, de inspiraţie hippie.

Dacă tot am vorbit mai sus despre accesorii, aici vă puteţi permite mai orice. Regina sezonului primăvară-vară 2010 este dantela. Se poartă dantelă pe haine, pe pantofi, geantă, în păr, etc. În afară de trendul 80-90, in materie de accesorii se poate spune că revin în actualitate anii Power Flower. Sunt considerate trendy florile decorative, fluturii, penele, precum şi materialele naturale cum ar fi scoicile. Revin în forţă baticurile a la Audrey Hepburn, bentiţele late din material textil cu imprimeuri florale sau uni în culori calde, eventual legate şmechereşte într-un"tulpan”, lăsând părul coafat cât mai natural.

Dacă aveţi păr lung şi va place să îl purtaţi în coc, atunci acesta trebuie neapărat împodobit cu bijuterii. Agrafele, legăturile sau acele de păr trebuie neapărat împodobite cu pietre colorate, fluturi, flori sau pene în culori calde, în concordanţă cu îmbrăcămintea. Aceleaşi elemente sunt valabile şi pentru brăţări sau coliere, însă nu exageraţi - o floare sau un fluturaş plasat discret in păr sau ca pandantiv într-un colier vă împodobeşte suficient.

Sunt pe val genţile cu linii drepte şi simple, de preferinţă pătrate sau dreptunghiulare, neapărat din piele, genul "postas”. Culorile vii (vă amintiţi şireturile şi tricourile fosforescente?) sunt la mare căutare. În această vară vor fi în vogă, atât pe plajă cât şi pe stradă la plimbare hainele şi accesoriile in următoarele culori: alb, galben, corail, roz, lila şi verde pastel . Puteţi adăuga cu încredere hainelor şi genţilor dumneavoastră franjuri, care, împreună cu dantela sunt accesorii extrem de actuale.

Închei prin a va da un sfat. Nu trebuie neapărat să cheltuiţi o avere pe o garderobă nouă. Căutaţi prin şifoniere hainele de acum 20 de ani (desigur, dacă vă permite silueta), sau cumpăraţi dantelă, pene, fluturaşi din diverse materiale, cu care să vă înnoiţi piese din garderobă, transformându-le din "last season” în "smoking hot”. Fabricland are multe soluţii în acest sens, iar câteodată chiar şi la Dollarama puteţi găsi accesorii frumoase care nu rup buzunarele. Eşarfele şi baticurile colorate vă pot schimba o ţinută in mod radical. Purtaţi-le pe cap, în păr, la gât, legate de geantă, aruncate peste un sacou, etc. Românul e inventiv, iar în materie de modă, femeile românce ies în evidenţă fără prea mult efort sau o căruţă de bani investiţi în haine de firmă.

Să aveţi o vară frumoasă!

* articol aparut in nr. 64 al ziarului "Acasa", Toronto, Canada

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Why is it that All Handsome Men are Gay?!?!


Ok people, before reaching for stones to hit me with, please take a moment and breathe deep, counting to 10.
I do not have anything against gay or lesbian people, my friends know that I am a very accepting human being. There's place under the sun for all God's children.
Nevertheless, I cannot be other than shocked and saddened at the continuous news about more and more celebrities comming out of the closet and accepting that they are gay. My childhood hero, Richard Chamberlain, at almost 70 recognized this...and crushed my soul.
Now, Ricky Martin, the guy who fascinated me with his songs, telenovelas, whom I followed since I was a little girl, when singing in Menudo. I can say I knew this guy ever since I knew myself, he "grew up" with me, I fell in love for the first time while dancing "La Vida Loca" and "Hagamos el amor"...

THOSE GUYS WERE PART OF MY LIFE!!!

I feel like I lost something, dear and old friends. My heart is bleeding, and it won't mend easily. Somebody told me once that things that one does not know about cannot hurt. SOOOOO TRUE!!!!

Why do people need to know such things?!?! I certainly didn't need to know with whom Ricky Martin sleeps every night- that's of his own business- if he's happy about it, why should I care?! Why would ANYBODY care?! He is an artist, just like Richard Chamberlain, and as such, he should be regarded, and appreciated. Their purpose in life is to entertain the public, nothing more than that.
Do we write in our resumees "heterosexual", or "homosexual"?! No! Do we ever discuss at an interview things related to personal life? No!
Than WHY should these things interfere in the careeers of the above-mentioned?! Bedroom life is IN THE BEDROOM, and should be kept that way. Period.

I am saddened beyond words.


Friday, March 12, 2010

Oscars without Jolie-Pitt, gray as a tombstone


As I watched the show, had my eyes as well on my laptop where I was checking constantly the Oscar.com page. Facebook comments were pouring about "where's Angelina?", "where's Brad?", etc...I'm afraid the Oscars lost a lot in terms of enthusiasm because these two stars were not there to shine bright. I spoke on occasions with various friends that the Academy has done no justice to Brad Pitt in several occasions. Why should Jolie-Pitt be there to be humiliated again?! I salute and applaud you two for your slap in the face of the hypocrisy. Kudos to you!
Now, coming back to the show, it seems that recession is finally showing. Gowns were not as bright, the show in itself was not as glamourous as in previous years...

Oh, who the %$@*&^$%)*&% made Kristen Stewart such a big friggin' star????? I hear? The chick's completely wasted EVERYTIME I see her...her Academy moment tonight was beyond any acceptable limits...she was kicking her legs as possessed! The chick is hard on crack, and that's obvious! Come to think that she's a ROLE MODEL for young girls, OMG!

Let me start with a big HELL YEAHHHHH for Sandy Bullock! Great job, girl! I almost started to think that the other black girl from Precious will get the Oscar as well...and it was such a shame, 'cause Sandy was fenomenal in the Blind Side.
I have to admit that I didn't watch The Hurt Locker, and this is what I'm going to do so as soon as I can. Even though I'm not a great war movie fan, the fact that Kathryn Bigelow won the Best Film award kicking her ex's ass (James Cameron) both in the Academy Awards picks as well as at the Baftas, makes me credit it big from the start. 9 friggin' awards!

Complete list of the winners tonight:

Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”

Actor in a Supporting Role
Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”

Actress in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”

Actress in a Supporting Role
Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

Animated Feature Film
“Up” Pete Docter

Art Direction
“Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair

Cinematography
“Avatar” Mauro Fiore

Costume Design
“The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell

Directing
“The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow

Documentary (Feature)
“The Cove” Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens

Documentary (Short Subject)
“Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett

Film Editing
The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis

Foreign Language Film
“The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)” Argentina

Makeup
Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow

Music (Original Score)
“Up” Michael Giacchino

Music (Original Song)
The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best Picture
The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers

Short Film (Animated)
“Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin

Short Film (Live Action)
“The New Tenants” Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

Sound Editing
“The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson

Sound Mixing
“The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett

Visual Effects
“Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher

Writing (Original Screenplay)
“The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal


As far as fashion is concerned, I didn't really see anything to knock me down my sofa. Cute, but safe dresses were worn by big trendsetters, like Kate Winslet and Sandra Bullock. Their dresses caught my eye. Wow, I almost forgot! Kudos for Sigourney Weaver tonight, for her bold choice of red! Few actresses along the way had the guts to do it on the red carpet, since it's considered a big NO NO, but Sigourney did it and shone tonight. Otherways, J-Lo was a cabbage queen, with a dress that seemed to be made out of bubble wrap. And what was even more hilarious? She had the same Armani Privee dress as Amanda Seyfriend, an aspiring starlet.
Man, I pitty Marc Anthony tonight...:D