DHS Girls Four-Iski Quest 2006: July 2006

BOOK EXCERPT

How to Be a Budget Fashionista: The Ultimate Guide to Looking Fabulous for Less

This delightful little guide to the fashion good life is perfect for money-conscious shopaholics who "love purses because they can instantly identify your personality and be used to 'fake' your income level." After teasing out the all-important personality and style differences between Sex and the City and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman women, Finney rates everything from discount designer web sites to outlet malls so that readers will be assured of their catch.
The author also proves herself to be more than mere fashion tourguide as she takes time out to explain the Value Added Tax, the surprising ways to spot a designer fake and how to safely purchase high-end goods on eBay.
While this fun-to-read frippery won't reveal too many new secrets for die-hard Vogue and W fans, some of the author's more practical advice ("Take Care of Your Clothes Like a Stylist") make the upbeat guide well worth the price of admission. Finney's personal quest for the sartorial best on a budget, combined with her knack for sniffing out the best designer deals, will win her legions of fans.

Definition of fashionista:
Pronunciation: "fa-sh&-'nEs-t&
Function: noun
Etymology: fashion + ista (as in Sandinista)
: a designer, promoter, or follower of the latest fashions

Cool links:
Be a fashionista
The budget fashionista
Le-fashionista

I-Spy Fashion - in the movies

Forget trying so hard to look pretty... the key is to look cool.. and self-confidence.. Men are doing it... so why cant we? One word comes to mind : Metro.

My A-list are:

Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) of P.O.T.C... looks yummy in eye-liner.. wears blings on his teeth & gets away with dread-locks with a rag on top of his head.. metro meets pirate grrrr... savvy?

No kidding i really googled and googled for this waterproof eye-liner and mascara and found it!

From MAC Cosmetics the colour is "Buried Treasure" but of course! It has the perfect black with a subtle gold/green cast. You can never go wrong with it.

Next is Esqueleto (Hector Jimenez) of Nacho Libre...

I can't find a better picture of him but you hafta hafta look at his clothes in the movie... soooo groovy, which some people might find tasteless, in his polyester clothes... there was a scene when he wore floral denim pants and a jacket which seemed to be sewn from a bedspread... but it was too just too pretty... and those chequered pants and funky tops he was wearing... where did he get those?

He aint much in the looks category.. but hey he attempted a smile or two so I have to give him extra credits on that. But the guy has good fashion sense.. I'm telling you the groovy 70s is making a come-back and his style is the subtle kind meet desperate fashion-victim...and he wears em nice with flip-flops too.

I like I like!

Metrosexual: New Cultural Trend?
Is metrosexual really a hot new cultural trend or just a way for marketers to get men to realise they need to spend more on beauty products and clothes? The term applies to men who are in tune with their sensitive side and are very interested in looking good: nice clothes, fashion, beauty products etc.
David Beckham, a British footie star, is considered a great example of a metrosexual but Beckham himself says the word is strange. Howevever, perhaps his sensitivity to the word just makes him that much more of a metrosexual..... gay?

Source: SOVO