Icon of the Week: Worishofer
Every few years, comfortably orthopedic but undeniably ugly footwear come into trend to stick around as notoriously iconic staples. Birkenstocks, Tevas, Uggs, Dr. Scholl and Crocs, for example, still continue to linger like a bad smell. Just recently, a grandma shoe has been firmly placing function before fashion, and Hollywood is taking heed. Meet the Worishofer, the sandal you'll probably buy to regret this year.
Icon of the Week: Vaseline
There are few things as iconic as a tub of Vaseline. Growing up, I always wondered about the need for packaging that large to store lip balm. These days, I know better. While its used for a myriad of purposes, including keeping ants away at a coat of any base, it's one of the few beauty products that's truly multi-purpose - for skin coverage, as a highlighter, brow liner, mascara and lip gloss to name a few. Read on to find out why everyone should have a tub of Vaseline in their cosmetic case.
Icon of the Week: Fifi Lapin
Despite Cathy Horyn penning signs of the death of couture, the fact remains that we're all still enjoying the haute this summer. Which is why I thought it fitting to pay tribute to the bunny who's been blogging to preserve couture's relevance since 2007. Meet Fifi Lapin, who according to Elle Magazine, is the world's most stylish bunny!
Icon of the Week: Emilio Pucci
When I told my boyfriend I had selected Pucci as my icon for the week, he asked, "Pucci? Is that a rip off of Gucci?" Oh dear. Far from it, Emilio Pucci revolutionized the world of fashion, and pioneered geometric textile and prints to make way for the fifties and sixties.
Icon of the Week: Mascara
If eyes are considered the windows to your soul, lashes can technically be seen as an ornate pair of curtains. Which explains why mascara is such an integral part of any beauty regimen. While we generally regard coating lashes as essential routine, few of us know of it's 6,000 year-old history - so I thought I'd properly introduce you today!
Icon of the Week: Paul Smith
When I told my boyfriend I was thinking of writing about Paul Smith, he exclaimed, "When I think fashion for the metrosexual, I think Paul Smith," with a crazed glint in his eyes. Personally when I think Paul Smith, I think sartorial dandyism, which is just about everything I look for in eye candy. So evidently, today's icon is something for everyone! Read on, I hope you'll enjoy!
Icon of the Week: Elsa Schiaparelli
One of the sadder things about the fashion industry is that household names generally garner more attention and appreciation than actual innovation. While most of the world has forgotten Elsa Schiaparelli, her work in the 1930s still continues to motivate stylish unconventionality, and inspire the fashion industry as a whole. Here's her story. If you haven't yet heard of her, I promise you won't regret reading on.
Icon Of The Week: Clogs
My first real pair of heels were my sister's hand-me-down clogs. They were clunky, awkward to walk in, and I always needed to carry plasters along with them just in case. That being said, I loved them and refused to trotter about comfortably! As the years went by, I came to realise that clogs were one of the things people vowed to leave back in the seventies. Which is why I thought I was extremely happy this SS2010 saw a revival of the decade's finest!
Icon Of The Week: Cat Eye Glasses
There was once a point in time when anything bespectacled equated to something unattractively frumpy. It really wasn't until the 1950s when cat eye frames made it glamorous to look smart. So if you grew up thinking your mother's shades were the cat's meow, and matured into a sunglasses aficionado during the process, read on, because you owe a lot of gratitude to cat eye glasses for thwarting the world's stigma against spectacles!
Icon Of The Week: Isabella Blow
I'm the sort of person who needs to end any meal with the best as my last forkful. Isabella Blow was one of the two reserve icons I've always kept aside to save the best for last. But alas, since she's suddenly become a timely newsworthy topic, I've got to dish her out for you this week. Very exciting! Read on, I hope you'll enjoy!
Icon Of The Week: Espadrilles
There's close to nothing that says summer or spring like a pair of espadrilles. The shoe collections that rolled out for SS2010 in particular marked the comeback of the jute sole trend. And since the weather's been doing nothing but heating up lately, I thought I'd celebrate the espadrille as a trendy classic today.
Icon of the Week: Sofia Coppola
My birthday's this week! To celebrate, I thought I'd write about someone I could share the festivities with. But since I can barely formulate sentences at the thought of Robert Pattinson, I was left with Sofia Coppola, who incidentally happens to be one of the biggest fashion motivators of our time. Read on, I hope you enjoy!
Icon of the Week: Maria Callas
One of the things that I'm happiest to have inherited from my mum is her love for strong women whose lives tended to disintegrate into tragedy. I grew up with Maria Callas as background music. Because her voice transcended language, I was exposed to a woman's love, pain, anger and suffering at a very young age. So naturally the face on those CD jackets became what I believed the archetypal woman to look like. More than 15 years have gone by, and it's still incredibly hard for any other iconic figure to come close to Callas in my books.
Icon of the Week: Vidal Sassoon
In the '50s, visiting the beauty parlour was weekly procedure. Women only trusted their hair with a beautician who'd set it into a generally damaging style, and brush it out a week later. We owe a lot of gratitude toVidal Sassoon because he singlehandedly revolutionized and liberated women with easy-to-manage styles that are still considered modern today.
Icon of the Week: Princess Diana
Princess Diana was never really regarded as a political figure, rather as the "People's Princess", a title garnered through her dedication to humanitarian work. Our countries she never might have reigned, but she was undoubtedly loved and celebrated worldwide. Even as a fashion icon. Clothes Show London conducted a survey to list those who sculpted Britain's fashion industry by the decade, and Princess Diana came second to Madonna for the '80s. I thought I'd explore her appeal, especially since the Brits have speculated the announcement for the royal wedding of this generation to be approaching at any moment.
Icon of the Week: The Runaways
A few days ago, The Runaways opened in cinemas worldwide. Even before filming started, as soon as Kristen Stewart had been spotted rocking her fullet (female mullet), the film became a regular topic of debate. The constant buzz certainly held my attention all through production. So much so that I'm going to celebrate the band as our Icon of the Week in conjunction with the movie's release.
Icon of the Week: Sonia Rykiel
Whenever I think spring, for some reason, I always think of lovers in Paris. And whenever I think of romantics, I envision the girl wearing a kitschy Sonia Rykiel knit sweater. So before the last flower blooms this season, I thought I ought to pay tribute to Rykiel as an icon! Read on!
Icon of the Week: Lady Amanda Harlech
When I think of the elite fashion house that is Chanel, only three names come to mind: Coco, Karl and Amanda. Today's Icon of the Week is one of the most influential, but is so elusive she doesn't even have aWikipedia page. It took me quite some time to piece fragments of her life together to compile them into an icon feature, and it gives me great pride to say that I can finally present it to you today! Enjoy!
Icon of the Week: MAC Cosmetics
Playing with your mum's makeup is almost considered a rite of passage for every young girl. MAC Cosmetics will always be very dear to my heart because it's the only brand I remember from my mum's personal stash. And honestly, because of that, growing up, I felt MAC was the first brand of cosmetics that ever was.
Icon of the Week: Sasha Fierce
Close to three weeks ago, Beyonce Knowles declared Sasha Fierce dead. As if that weren't bad enough, Knowles then added that she wasn't going to record any more music until she learns to paint, cook and go to museums. Now, I gave her some time to come to her senses, but I've just decided to quit denial and come to terms with her hiatus. Which is why I'm mourning Sasha Fierce as one of the Noughties's greatest style icons today.
