Y Neck shirts

Celebrities like Colin Farrell and Brad Pitt are huge fans of Y neck shirts. And if you are looking for variety this summer y neck shirts are the way to go! I’m not saying dump your plunging V necks but adding a little twist and fun to your everyday garb.

My dream Vacation spot

Aerial view of various islands

The Maldives is one of the most breathtaking places on earth. It’s a cluster of over 200 islands with sun kissed beaches and private resorts. It’s a perfect getaway for a family or group of friends during the summer, autumn or winter… yes! They have 365 days of sunshine there. The Maldives is located south of India's Lakshadweep islands, and about seven hundred kilometers (435 mi) south-west of Sri Lanka.

The crystal clear water is perfect for snorkeling, scuba diving and of course there’s plenty of ocean for surfer dudes.

Gossip Girl (Sartorial view)

From a sartorial perspective, gossip girl season one exceeded my expectations. The male cast happen to be in the upper echelon of TV’s dapper men. One could not help but notice current fashion trends from the runway employed. With season two debuting in a few days, I’m eagerly waiting to see what the producers have in store for us.

Zac Efron

Must confess this dude is an eye candy! Good looking and always very well coordinated in public. Well at least we both have something in common; our undying love for skinny jeans!

Evandro Soldati

Evandro Soldati (born April 17, 1985 in Brazil) is a Brazilian male supermodel. According to Forbes, he is the 7th most successful male model in the world. Evandro is of Italian ancestry.
He started modelling in 2002 when his mother signed him up for a Ford contest in his native Brazil. He has since shot onto the current fashion scene by starring in recent campaigns for Louis Vuitton and Valentino. He has also done campaigns for Abercrombie & Fitch and Dolce & Gabbana. He is also the main male model in the Giorgio Armani ads during 2007 and the 2008 Armani Jeans ad.

John Lobb

Founded in 1849, Lobb is one of England's oldest makers of bench-made shoes, worn by clients such as King Edward VII (1901-1911, who was Edward, Prince of Wales from 1863-1901), famous 20th century opera tenor Enrico Caruso or actor Daniel Day Lewis.

Hermes acquired John Lobb in 1976 and took over everything except the original John Lobb bespoke shoe shop on London's St. James's Street. Whilst the original, family-owned Lobb in St. James's Street still makes shoes one pair at a time, Hermes has broadened the reach of the Lobb brand name through its ready-made shoes.

At Lobb, special care is taken to select the fine leather skins (with crocodile skin shoes for about USD 1500 at the top of the range) and many of the shoes feature topstitching on the vamp and sole. The traditional British stitching on the bottom of the sole is done entirely by hand. The production of each pair of John Lobb shoes is so time-consuming that only about 100 pair of shoes are finished per day. But do not worry about this exclusivity - Lobbs can be found in all Hermes shops around the world.

Church's Shoes

Church's Shoes was founded in 1873 by three brothers who brought together under one roof the cottage industry skills involved in shoe-making at the time. The company's headquarters are still based in Northampton in England.

Church's used the same combination of quality craftsmanship and the world's finest leathers to produce the Church English Shoe Collection. The collection of ‘Handmade Custom Grade’ shoes offers premier shoes to experience the finest in comfort, quality and style.

In a changing world, these classic English styles form a lasting impression. The 250 operations and eight weeks of craftsmanship using the very finest leathers to produce every single pair of shoes for today's well-dressed gentleman is legendary. Church & Co. still manufacture Church branded footwear at their St James factory in Northampton, which is possibly the largest single unit in Europe manufacturing high quality Goodyear welted shoes.

Church also has the ability to satisfy the individual needs of customers who want to make use of "made-to-order" services as well as a first class repair service

Ludwig Reiter

Ludwig Reiter was established in 1885 in imperial Vienna by the Bohemian born shoemaker Ludwig Reiter who opened his own workshop. He soon becomes famous for his fine welted boots, which he even delivered to the imperial guards.

In 1919, Ludwig Reiter II expanded his father’s business with the experience he gained during many years at shoe factories in Europe and in America. In 1934, Ludwig Reiter becomes a factory, producing elegant welted men's and ladies' shoes under the brands "Fox" and "Piccadilly".

In the 1980s and the 1990s Ludwig Reiter went through a renaissance, which saw a big expansion of the business. Now there are not only the traditional classic gentleman shoes but also elegant lady shoes under the label of ‘Anna Reiter’.
Price: 200-300 pounds (300-450 euros or 300-500 US dollars)
Website: http://www.ludwig-reiter.com/

New & Lingwood

In 1865, New and Lingwood was founded in Eton by Ms. New and Mr. Lingwood, who married later, but the name still stands for excellent service and quality products. This enabled New & Lingwood to gain official status as outfitters to Eton College and has served many generations of Etonians, many of whom come from old aristocratic or just very wealthy families.

Since 1922, when New & Lingwood opened a shop in 53 Jermyn Street, old Etonians and other customers alike can enjoy the personal service in London, such as having bespoke shoes made. The range of classic shoes offered by New & Lingwood was significantly extended in 1972, when the old and famous shoes and boot making company Poulsen Skone was acquired. This meant maintaining, if not increasing, the high standards inherited of making superb classic shoes.
Price: 200-300 pounds (300-450 euros or 300-500 US dollars)

Ashton Kutcher

I guess what they say is true’ once a model, always a model’. Ashton Kutcher the model turned actor, producer and married to Demi, never fails to look good whenever he appears in public. He’s still able to model for the likes of Calvin Klein and was the face of Zoo York the eponymous skate wear line owned by Marc Ecko.

Creating a Red Carpet Look

Who will be the Glam God asks Vivica A. Fox

The Red Carpet Look is not just a natural look or a product of a celebrity's fairy godmother, but carefully crafted by a celebrity stylist.

From picking out that perfect gown, to all those accessories; the celebrity stylist carefully crafts the Red Carpet Look.

Together with super makeup artists and hair stylist, the celebrity is carefully and exquisitely transformed into that glamorous red carpet celebrity look by her stylist.

Glam and the Look have certainly been the focus of many reality type shows, from the search for the next top model to behind the scenes looks into a designer mind on Project Runway.

From hair and makeup, contestant stylist create a LOOK

Now there is a new fashionable reality series that focuses on the stylist, the person responsible for creating and modeling that Look for their celebrity clients.

Joining this list of glamour reality shows is Glam God with Vivica A. Fox, premiering on VH1, Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 10 pm et/pt in the states.

Glam God With Vivica A. Fox Preview

Over a period of eight episodes, each of the shows 12 stylist contestants will be asked to compete in various challenges that will test their knowledge of fashion and style trends as they create the perfect look for their client - from head to toe.

The stylists must be well versed in all areas of fashion and beauty as they bring their vision to life through hair, make-up and wardrobe.

Viewers will be treated to celebrity fashion and styling tips, as show host Vivica A. Fox critiques the contestants' creations, along with fellow judges Mel Bromi, West Coast Editor bureau chief of US Weekly, Celebrity Stylist Phillip Bloch.

Contestant Stylist Sculpture their Client's Look

Today's celebrity stylists can become superstars in their own right, for their fashion choices can catapult their celebrity clients onto the A-List.

Each week, the Glam God with Vivica A. Fox will be judging each of the stylist contestants - Look.

Will that look catapult their client onto the A-list or will a fashion disaster banquet them to the D-list.

Those stylists who make the grade will move up, while those who fail will be eliminated.

The Finished Look

Ultimately, the show hopes to discover the next Rachel Zoe, Phillip Bloch, or Robert Verdi - celebrity stylists that broker deals between the designers and their clients.

Definitely a must watch for all those viewers that want to create their own Red Carpet LOOK.

For more glimpses behind the scenes, just click on over to the Glam God.

If you cannot see the video or photos in your E-mail or news reader, just go to Glam God.

Socks

Socks have long been the unsung hero of a man’s wardrobe. However it has still remained an essential item that possesses the ability to leave an indelible mark. In building a house, it usually starts from the ground up and not otherwise, in the same vein, in building an urban metrosexuals wardrobe, attention should be paid to the foundation which consists of shoes and socks. Men’s socks now come in various interesting colors and patterns. The argyle pattern is du jour just as well as the stripy and bold colors like yellow, green, purple and especially red. Every man should have plain red and striped red socks. When worn with suits they create this appeal that is timeless and you always want to cross your legs.
Checked socks or ones with boxy design are also de riguer and anyone with a recherché taste in fashion knows that he ought to cop a pair or two.

Avoid eye problems caused by TV and Monitors

The eye was not made to be constantly focused on close objects.
If your work requires that you stare at a computer screen all day long
or if you watch a lot of television, stop from time to time to do a few
eye exercises.

For example, roll your eyes in large circles in both directions;
look over to each side as far as possible and then go from up to
down; or scan an imaginary text on the wall from left to right; or look
out the window as far as you can following the horizon then return to
a point right in front of you and begin again.

In this way, you will avoid long term eye problems, you will
enlarge your inner space, and relax both your eyes and your mind

Sizzling Gossip Girl Ads

Blake Lively in black leg warmers and high heel stiletto shoes and Leighton Meester in red pantyhose and flats create a hip fashion duo.

If you thought that the summer was hot, just wait until you see the sizzling ad campaigns for fall television season.

Leading off the pack for sexy, provocative television ad campaigns is the Gossip Girl.

In a rapid sequence of flashy pictures, watch the flashbacks to some steamy OMG (oh my God) moments from the Gossip Girl.

From making out in the back of a bus to the sizzling sands of the Hampton beach, from beach bunny to life guard, the characters turn those summertime flings into enticing moments which will certainly create a lot of buzz for the new season.

The ad campaign focuses on those OMG moments that are sure to pique viewer interest and create buzz around the fan sites and social networks.

If there are not enough OMG moments in the television commercial, well The CW has put together a collection of the top ten Gossip Girl OMG moments.

Although Gossip Girl has not faired well in the rating, it still commands somewhat of a cult following.

Blake Lively as Serena van der Wodsen shopping in New York City's SOHO.

Based on a glossip blog narrative and trendy fashions the characters wear on the show, it is a definite hit with the trendy internet connected - cellphonic fashionable teen audience.

The main characters Serena van der Wodsen played by Bake Lively and Blair Waldorf played by Leighton Meester set the fashion tone in this trendy New York City based series.

One has to love the fashion looks of the Gossip Girl characters.

Leighton Meester who plays Blair Waldorf in a sexy school girl outfit.

Whether its Blake Lively - Serena van der Wodsen character shopping in SOHO in a short yellow mini dress and gold jacket or Leighton Meester playing Blair Waldorf in a adorable school girl look complete with knee high black stockings, black belted mini skirt with bow, white cuffed shirt with black bowtie and yellow hairpiece that really sets off her wondrous shoulder length brown hair, these characters certainly bring teen fashions to tv.

Pictured together, these two leading characters present a very sexy, hip teen fashion look with Blake Lively over the knees leg warmers, pleated micro mini school girl skirt and pull over sweater and Leighton Meester bright red pantyhose, shorts, sweater top and strip jacket.

Gossip Girl is more than a trendy television series, it also focuses on fashion trends and looks that its teen audience will be wearing and shopping for at the mall.

So catch a few of those OMG moments in the season premier of the Gossip Girl on Monday September 1, 2008 at 8 pm edt 7 cdt in the states on The CW network.

If you cannot see the video or photos in your E-mail or news reader, just go to Gossip Girl OMG moments.

Lucian Freud

Freud was born in Berlin, Germany in 1922, son of Jewish parents Ernst Ludwig Freud, an architect, and Lucie née Brasch. He is the grandson of Sigmund Freud, brother of writer and politician Clement Raphael Freud and of Stephan Gabriel Freud, and uncle of radio and television broadcaster Emma Freud. Freud and his family moved to the U.K. in 1933 to escape the rise of Nazism, and gained British citizenship in 1939.

Freud briefly studied at the Central School of Art in London then, with greater success, at Cedric Morris' East Anglican School of Painting and Drawing in Dedham, and also at Goldsmiths College - University of London from 1942-3. Thereafter, he served as a merchant seaman in an Atlantic convoy in 1941 before being invalided out of service in 1942. Freud's first solo exhibition, at the Lefebvre Gallery in 1944, featured the now celebrated The Painter's Room. In the summer of 1946, he traveled to Paris before continuing to Italy for several months. Since then he has lived and worked in London.