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On the occasion of opening a shop entirely dedicated to the world of footwear, the famous temple of luxury London Brown organized a competition to discover the Christian Louboutin tomorrow. The verdict is: they are slender heels of Miss Sofia Grace, who have won the support of the jury….

Renowned for its high quality selection of luxury as well as its ability to unearth emerging talents (Browns was indeed the first to distribute John Galliano or Hussein Chalayan), the English establishment has not failed in its legend Brown Shoe organizing the Student Design Contest.

Composed among other co-founder of the house, Joan Burstein, but Kate Phelan (Vogue) and the very application Nicholas Kirkwood, the jury’s mission was to find a gem of potential its place among the renowned shoemakers.

After much deliberation, they finally cast their sights on the pump devised by the young Sofia Grace. If the judges took into account the design is both chic and girly and sleek ergonomics of the latter, they were also very appreciative of this aspect portable glass slipper.

It must be said that since the recent parades – or you could see the models oscillate dangerously on their stilettos preposterous – the functionality of the shoe has been given to the style of the day. There is no point in fact – except for the fetish of its kind – to own a pair of gorgeous shoes claws if it seems impossible to wear… Read the rest of this entry »

The fashion week is one of the most important events of the year in New York, and Victoria Beckham will then spend all his time. She will meet a host of celebrities and designers of the fashion world..

Saturday 22 Jan 2011 onwardsThe social networking site Facebook said on Friday it had raised $ 1.5 billion, including $ 1 billion to customers of Goldman Sachs outside the U.S. Facebook has announced that it raised $ 1.5 billion in a transaction valuing the 50 billion dollars, indicates the Internet giant said in a statement. Facebook has unveiled information that circulated in the financial press in recent weeks, causing controversy and an investigation by securities regulators over its private offering, which may violate U.S. Securities regulation.

Friday 21 Jan 2011La New York Stock Exchange climbed to a new high in two and a half Friday despite a mixed close for the decline in the technology sector, driven by strong Results of General Electric: The Dow Jones gained 0.41% but the Nasdaq has sold 0.55%. According to final figures from closing, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has earned 49.04 points to 11,871.84 points, its highest closing level since June 19, 2008. The Nasdaq, dominated by technology, has instead granted 14.75 points to 2689.54 points. The broader index Standard & Poor’s 500 advanced 0.24% (3.09 points) to 1283.35 points. The market responds well to the signal… Read the rest of this entry »

Besides the panel of the BFC, the platform / Off, which features independent designers installed a wall-up of iPods touch disseminating the creations of fashion shows for McQueen and his own label when he was at Givenchy. I just wanted to do something that shows how (…) we respected him, and his inspiration for so many of our stylists, said Lee Lapthorne, Director of On / Off..

Front row seats for audience members, webcast live fashion show on the Internet: the fashion week in London will open its doors to a wider audience. Invitations to see the collections of famous designers are always sought sesame, the best seats are reserved for VIP passes and clothing prices have not fallen, but the general public was able this year to satisfy his curiosity.

At the Saatchi Gallery, a private museum in west London, hundreds of fashionistas attended parades Saturday in presenting the new collections of 14 major brands, including Marks and Spencer, H & M, Mango and Reiss. Greeted with champagne and gifts, the public may have had a taste of this glamorous fashion week, held a few miles away in Somerset House in central London. Read the rest of this entry »

Those eagerly awaiting the release of the first games compatible with firmware 3.30 of the PlayStation 3 would be disappointed. Mostly they expected to play in high definition. Indeed, while Sony has updated the firmware last Thursday of its console to prepare for the arrival of the first titles in three dimensions, a document published by Eurogamer at the beginning of last week gave an update on the situation..

Basically, Wipeout HD offers a native resolution of 1080p on PlayStation 3, with a frequency running at 60 frames per second. However, the design of three-dimensional version has encountered some difficulties, so that developers have been forced to limit the game resolution to 720p, while the frequency dropped to 30 frames per second.

Same for MotorStorm: Pacific Rift. Or worse, depending. Because the native resolution of the game developed by Evolution Studios is half as good as Wipeout 3D. Indeed, the graphics of the racing game peaked at 720p. When it came to design the 3D stereoscopic version of the game, he had to abandon high-definition resolution. For the players of course, the choice may be dilemma: is it better to opt for maximum quality (at 720p or 1080p) at the expense of a new gaming experience (the three dimensions) Read the rest of this entry »

An important choice from the clutches of contemporary fashion and haute couture in a clear and cozy shop. A mixture of attic treasures and wardrobe of Catherine Deneuve. Shoppers love the striped bag Sonia Rykiel at 100

When we called Alexa Chung, as thousands of fashionistas follow your stylistic evolution as a magnifying glass and fashion houses would do anything to see you attend their show, it would be easy to become a control freak of the sap, daring to go out dressed as ultra-sharp pieces. However, the young Englishwoman has seemed light years away from these concerns to Victoria Beckham, recently developed to display a dress by Topshop Kate Moss back several seasons….

Not content to own a figure of sylph, to be regarded as one of the coolest girls of her generation and to have given its name it has one of the bags of the moment Alexa Chung enjoys a little trip shopping for us to prove once again its ability to combine pieces vintage trend and low-cost pleasure.

She who dared to walk the carpet lately CFDA Awards shoes from a thrift store did not actually like him to compose equations that unusual fashion, once worn, are often most successful. Undeterred by cannibalizing the turnover of the collections (which can sometimes go out of style in one room up-to-date within 3 weeks), Alexa Chung consumes fashion has its own pace and avoid playing the fashion victim.

Therefore, rather than rush at Liberty of London to pieces a few flowerets shopper (officially ultra-fashionable this summer), the former presenter on MTV to rummage through her cupboards prefer to highlight a dress certainly not Brand new – 3 years – but doing fine. She demonstrated and if fashion is an eternal, all consuming and as such do not be fooled by false flattery novelties through our consumerist. Read the rest of this entry »