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	Friday, July 04, 2008 Nando, El Nino, FerNAAANdo, No. 9 Happy Independence Day all! We're back up and running with a slightly new format, starting today with Footballer Fridays... Call him what you like. We'll call him the hotness that is Fernando Torres - Liverpool striker and prime contributor to winning Euro 2008 for the Spain national team. We thought it would be best to begin our Footballer Fridays with the likes of Torres. Doesn't THIS go much nicer with that cup of coffee than a big fat muffin? Yes, we thought so too. So, we invite you back every Friday to check out the new footballer of the week. Now because we realize that football is not on the radar of most Americans, we have single-handedly decided to bring it stateside, into your laptop viewing zone one hot baller at a time. We thought this may be an introduction welcome by many. It's possible we have a few viewers who follow the game, thinking, what a crappy way to bring this fine young group of talent to the American public. Well, you should know that we do follow the game and have for a bit of time. (yes, we even know the off-side rule!) That being said, sit back and enjoy Mr. Fernando Torres.... Stats Age: 24 Born: Madrid Position: Striker Team: Liverpool/Spain National Relationship: dating high school sweetheart posted by Niko @ 9:10 AM 0 comments Permalink Thursday, January 10, 2008 Where will fashion get its forecast with no Golden Globes? For several years now, the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards have served as the link between the fashion and beauty industry and the rest of us. Remember Angelina Jolie's sleek white Dolce & Gabbana pantsuit? Jennifer Lopez's barely there green Versace gown? America Ferrera's cute and classy Brian Reyes debut? Now that Sunday's January 13 ceremony is a news conference and the fate of the 2008 Academy Awards, slated for February 24, is in limbo, that connection has been temporarily severed. The lack of red carpet has left everyone from designers to retailers to regular viewers disappointed. How will designers recoup the loss of name recognition? What will magazines and fashion shows report on? Where will trend-followers get their fashion inspiration? "We make sales after the Oscars," said Rebecca Selva, director of publicity at Fred Leighton, the New York- based jewellery company that provides diamond baubles of all sorts to the stars." Of course it will affect us, but to what extent?" more...SMH posted by Niko @ 7:40 AM 0 comments Permalink Wednesday, January 09, 2008 Free Food for Animal Shelter Our good friends at FineLine Tattoo passed on a great tip that we want to share with you. This is pretty simple. The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily to meet their quota of getting free food donated every day to abused and neglected animals.It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on "feed an animal in need" for free. It's in a purple box in the middle of the page. This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate food to abandoned/neglected animals in exchange for advertising. Here's the web site...click away! (and pass it along to your friends) http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/ posted by Niko @ 7:39 AM 0 comments Permalink Monday, January 07, 2008 Sample Sale Listings Return...Happy Monday! Monday & Tuesday Pick up the label Jessica Biel and the Olsens are so crazy about. The Giambattista Valli spring trunk show kicks off today. Bergdorf Goodman, 754 Fifth Ave., at 57th St., fourth fl.; 212.753.7300 (10-8). Now through 1/21 Designer Phillip Lim, the 2007 Swarovski Womeswear Award winner by the CDFA, is slashing prices up to 50 percent off at his flagship store. 115 Mercer Street (at Prince); 212.334.1160 Now through 1/31 Stella McCartney's stylish and animal-friendly line is reduced up to 40 percent! 429 W 14th St; 212.255.1556 posted by Niko @ 7:02 AM 0 comments Permalink Friday, January 04, 2008 NYC Weekend: FASHION Some rarely think of Chicago as a style capital. But, F.I.T.'s new "Chic Chicago" exhibit might change their opinion. Featuring over 50 haute couture pieces from the Chicago History Museum, the show displays historic threads from Chanel to Schiaparelli. through Sat 1/5 (10am-5pm) FIT, Haft Auditorium W. 27th Street, bwt. 7th & 8th Avenues NYC posted by Niko @ 7:19 AM 0 comments Permalink NYC Weekend: MUSIC "Be prepared to bounce to Saint Etienne, roll with the Rapture, and shimmy along to the Pipettes." - Nylon Magazine Djs spin indie pop, brit pop, post-punk, girl groups, swedish pop & more! Don Hill's ( http://www.donhills.com/ ) 511 Greenwich St. (at Spring St.) $5 Cover - 21 and over 11pm to 4 am posted by Niko @ 7:13 AM 0 comments Permalink NYC Weekend: ART van Gogh Letters... through Sun 1/6 (10:30AM) at Morgan Library and Museum, The 225 Madison Ave. , NYC This innovative exhibition combines twenty letters - many of which include sketches - from Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) to his protege Emile Bernard (1868-1944) as well as paintings and drawings by both artists to explore the working relationship between the two artists, and that between van Gogh's letter sketches and his finished works. posted by Niko @ 6:43 AM 0 comments Permalink Tuesday, January 01, 2008 Happy New Year! Happy 2008! For those of you fortunate enough to have had a long holiday break, welcome back to work. The good thing...only two more days until the weekend! A big thank you to everyone out there who has asked for our return to the blogging world. Yes, we lapsed a bit but are back and ready to jump in with a plan I think you'll enjoy. We're keeping the popular Monday and Friday sections with sample sale listings and weekend events, respectively. Tuesday through Thursday will focus on taking care of you (yes, you!), the environment and those in need. You'll also see the occasional Fake Believe crush. So what determines our crushes? Most importantly, they are someone who is not plastered in the tabloids and rammed down our throats for no apparent reason. These are folks who have attained true success based on either their talents, contributions, character or just for being someone we feel more of you may be interested in knowing. We hope you enjoy our new format. As always, we're welcome to all feedback so feel free to drop a note. On our first day back, we'll leave you with this... The average person is responsible for emitting 94 pounds of carbon dioxide every day. It takes four trees, which act as natural air filters, to offset the carbon dioxide each person generates in a month. For each dollar donated, American Forests plants a tree. For more information and to plant trees, visit www.americanforests.org. posted by Niko @ 4:16 PM 0 comments Permalink Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Fashion Week Line Up Wed., 9/12 The final day... WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 12th, 2007 10 AM DONNA KARAN COLLECTION 711 Greenwich St 11 AM ANNE KLEIN The Promenade 12 PM TOMMY HILFIGER Hammerstein Ballroom 311 W 34th St. 2 PM TADASHI SHOJI The Promenade posted by Niko @ 7:11 AM 0 comments Permalink Fashion Week: Betsey Johnson NEW YORK (AP) - She might have put dozens of prom queens on the runway, but Betsey Johnson was the belle of the ball at the preview of her spring collection Tuesday afternoon. She took her bow in the company of her granddaughter Layla - they wore matching tutus and silver ballet shoes - kissed a male model half her age and then did her customary cartwheels, much to the delight of the crowd at the Bryant Park tents. Johnson's show is a traditional high point of New York Fashion Week, not so much for the styles on the runway but because it's always a high-energy, happy event. The theme this season was prom-worthy party dresses inspired by each decade from the 1950s through now. posted by Niko @ 7:09 AM 0 comments Permalink Designer's Collection Stolen The darling of the British fashion industry is prepared to show during London fashion week after key pieces from his upcoming collection are stolen from studio. CHRISTOPHER KANE revealed this morning that his East End studio was broken into on Saturday night and 23 of his collection pieces - due to be unveiled on the catwalk for the first time this time next week - were stolen along with a company laptop. The designer and his sister (and business partner), Tammy stopped in at the studio to pick something up on their way to the Scottish Fashion Awards this weekend (at which Kane was named Designer of the Year). Noticing that the lights were on, they entered the studio to find that thieves had somehow known both combination and security codes to the two doors. They called the Crime Squad immediately but no fingerprints have been found. "Naturally I am devastated that this has happened," says Kane. "We are all shaken by the break in and the fact that someone has invaded my private work space and taken precious show pieces so close to fashion week, although I do realise it could have been a lot worse." Despite this major set back, Kane and his team are hoping to have the collection back together in time for the show which is scheduled for 2.30pm on Monday September 17. Kane has also publicly asked anybody who might know anything about the robbery to come forward. posted by Niko @ 6:55 AM 0 comments Permalink