Wednesday, June 19, 2013

See All Of Miley Cyrus’ Sexy Outfits In The ‘We Can’t Stop’ Music Video

Miley Cyrus has finally released the much-anticpated video for her hit single “We Can’t Stop.” The 20-year-old leaves little to the imagination as she flaunts her tiny frame in some jaw-dropping outfits!

Miley Cyrus ‘We Can’t Stop’ Outfits:

It seems like just yesterday the former Disney star locked herself in a bird cage to proclaim to the world that she “Can’t Be Tamed.” While we thought we had seen it all from the then 17-year-old, it’s obvious we hadn’t seen anything yet! Fast-forward three years later and Miley’s gone from television to twerking in her newest music video “We Can’t Stop.”

Miley Cyrus’ White Outfit In The ‘We Can’t Stop’ Video:

Cyrus kicks off the music video in an all-white look. She dons a tight pair of white pants with, yes, you guessed it — a crop top. It was an all-gold-everything theme when it came to accessories. From her chunky bracelets to studded grill, Miley accessorized the belly-clad look with an edgy twist. The grill may be a little unorthodox for her style, but she somehow pulls it off and looks gorgeous in the process. The singer then slicked back her blonde pixie and wears a striking red lip while she roasts marshmallows on her chandelier and chills in a bathtub. (I guess you just had to be there).

Miley Cyrus’ West Coast Crop Top:

The actress-turned-singer then debuts another look — and it’s one we haven’t seen yet. The Nashville native flaunts her LA pride in a “West Coast” crop top paired with a white leotard. She accessorized with a patterned hair wrap, some sunglasses and a life-size teddy bear backpack — and somehow still looks amazing/ She even wore her very own metallic Prada sandals that she wore on the red carpet just last week — and the party doesn’t stop there. Miley can’t stop, and she won’t stop.

Miley Cyrus’ Bathing Suit In ‘We Can’t Stop’ Video:

We’re then thrusted into her awesome pool party where she goes night swimming with friends and then nonchalantly makes out with a life-size barbie that resembles the star herself. It’s at this point that we realize Miley has done something that we haven’t seen happen since the Baywatch days — she has made a one-piece bathing suit look sexier than ever. The singer looks great in the sheer, black number with a patterned design that strategically hid her nipples. Making sure her doll isn’t left out, she made sure it was dressed in the same exact suit. Aw, how thoughtful!

Miley’s ‘Dope’ Leotard In ‘We Can’t Stop’ Video:

By now, our minds are blown and we’re taken to a scene where Cyrus reflects on her night in another white leotard with the words ‘DOPE’ written across the chest — and dope it is, indeed. She opts for the same makeup and keeps the jewelry simple. However, she left the grill behind this time. Personally, the t-shirt type leotard is one of our favorite looks on the singer. It’s effortless and actually looks pretty comfy, (especially compared to the rest of her outfits!).

Miley’s Mesh Top ‘We Can’t Stop’ Video:

Finally, Cyrus wears an all-black outfit to bid us farewell on this one-of-a-kind experience. The songstress goes punk in a beanie and a birdcage veil, (yes, she wore them together!), with black shorts and a crop top (obviously!). She grabs some side boob and throws up a peace sign in the punk-themed outfit which ends the 3:34-minute journey that is “We Can’t Stop.”

While she has come under criticism for her scandalous attire and sexual body language, she’s just being Miley — and she looks great! It’s obvious Miley is trying to prove a point with the provocative video, and she’s even pushed some boundaries with a few of the lyrics.

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Should I go without socks?

Ryan Gosling's foot

In fashion? Ryan Gosling's foot.

It's the height of fashion, with trendsetters such as Jude Law and Ryan Gosling letting their feet go commando. Yes, it's cool to go sockless, even when wearing leather loafers. Or maybe not. There were warnings last week that the trend was linked to a rise in sales of remedies to treat athlete's foot and smelly feet. So do socks protect our feet or do they just make them sweatier in summer? And should you choose cotton over nylon, or maybe try wool?

Feet have a huge number of sweat glands – about 250,000 – and they like to use them. Our feet sweat even without exercise, but even more if you stand all day, it's hot, your feet are squashed, or you're in trainers or vinyl shoes. Cotton socks keep moisture next to the skin and can make feet blister and smell. The Society of Podiatrists advises wearing wool or silk blends of socks, although new materials such as DriMax for athletes' socks also keep sweat off the skin.

Without socks, a lot of this sweat is absorbed by the insoles or the uppers of shoes, which take 24-48 hours to dry out. Your own fungi that live on the skin of your feet will multiply merrily in a moist, dark, warm environment – perfect for athlete's foot. This fungi is called tinea pedis and you can spread it, for example, to your groin, when it is called jock itch – so not so fashionable after all.

Athlete's foot causes red, scaly, itchy, cracked skin – especially in the spaces between the toes. It can infect the nails and make them yellow, and bacteria can set up a secondary infection that can make the foot red and swollen.

Socks, because they soak up sweat, reduce the risk of athlete's foot but only if changed at least daily. Insoles or trainer liners changed every day will do the same job. If you want to go without socks you should alternate with two pairs of shoes so each can dry out.

Since servicemen often get athlete's foot, the US military has extensively studied how to prevent the condition. A study in 1944 of 2,100 servicemen training in Florida found that those given leather sandals for two months had rates of infection of only 3.5% compared with 28% in those wearing regular army footwear.

The army recommended that feet be kept clean and dry, foot baths which macerated the skin and left them open to infection should be discouraged, and socks capable of absorbing moisture were introduced where sandals were not practical (sandals are fine as keeping feet aerated is good protection from athlete's foot).

Otherwise stock up on foot deodorant and anti-fungal creams.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Linda Wells to Receive the Fragrance Foundation Hall of Fame Award

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This evening, Allure’s own Linda Wells will be presented with the Fragrance Foundation’s Hall of Fame award—the first editor in chief to receive the honor since its inception in 1974. Yes, it’s a rare and exciting distinction, but it’s also a pretty fitting one, considering Wells's longtime love affair with fragrance.

"My first fragrance memory is of my mother giving me a good-night kiss before she left to go out on the town—all the magic and mystery in that moment," she says. In elementary school, Wells received her very own bottle of Tinkerbell, and since then she has sampled hundreds of scents. Her personal favorites tend to be "complicated [scents] with rich notes like woods and amber," but she is a self-described perfume "polygamist," willing to try anything. Wells insists that the fragrance stories that appear in Allure are accessible but still evocative, steering clear of “flamboyant language” and distilling perfume down to its true essence: a source of pleasure. "Scent is so connected to the mind and memory, but it's also unavoidable and invisible. Scent can overwhelm you with feeling. It is so provocative and so difficult to contain," says Wells. Turning something invisible into something accessible is no easy task, but then that’s why she’s getting an award. Congratulations, Linda!

Actress Connie Britton will present Wells with the honor tonight at the Fragrance Foundation Awards (better known as the Fifis) at Alice Tully Hall in New York City. You can check out Allure's Instagram for our editors' live shots from the event.

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Heart and Sole: Sarah Jessica Parker Launches the SJP Collection

“In a silly way, I think it’s what people have expected of me most because of Carrie Bradshaw,” says Sarah Jessica Parker. But it’s not silly at all, this idea that the actress-mother-designer-business woman-multi-hyphenate could launch a serious shoe collection, which is exactly what she’s doing with partner George Malkemus, the longtime CEO at Manolo Blahnik. SJP, as it will be called, will be available exclusively at Nordstrom early next year and will include bags and a few trenches, too.

“It’s sort of soup to nuts,” Parker continues. “You put on a shoe and you put on a coat and you wear a bag and, on the outside, when you’re walking down the street, they really can tell the same story about yourself.”

Of course, the last thing Parker herself or the world at large needs is more shoes and bags. That’s why her goal is to offer something different, something more in the vein—aesthetically and price-wise—of great old-school labels like Charles Jourdan and Maud Frizon.

“We’re putting new colors together that people don’t typically do, just beautiful combinations that you wish existed in your closet,” she says. “And in terms of bags, thinking about that period of the seventies into the eighties, what those women were carrying, taking away the bells and the whistles and hardware and really making it about the bag.”

In other words, these are not the over-the-top crystals-and-marabou-covered confections that nearly pushed Carrie into bankruptcy. Single-sole pumps and flats will range from around $200 to $300, and bags will likely sell for under $700. Even better: Everything will be produced in Europe and New York City (though production location for the trenches is still being decided). “Because I got to play that role, I wore a lot of shoes,” Parker says, “and by default I learned an enormous amount. It’s hard to”—no pun intended—“walk away from that.”

Monday, June 3, 2013

In Seoul, Chrome Hearts Is Bigger than Ever

Chrome Hearts—Richard Stark’s L.A.-based clothing and accessories label with a rocker-cum-skater sensibility—launched its second boutique in Seoul, South Korea, this past weekend. To celebrate the new space, which is nestled inside the city’s massive Shinsegae Main Department Store, the brand collaborated with Korean pop musicians Big Bang & 2NE1 on a range of items (like chokers, sweatshirts, and fingerless gloves), which, along with a host of other exclusive wares created for the opening, will be available throughout the month. The big news, however, is Chrome’s installation—a collection of signatures, like a heart-shaped locket, an oval belt, and the JJ Dean bag, which have been blown up to jumbo size and displayed in the store. (We should also mention that an assortment of giant CH crosses will remain on the store’s roof—across from a Jeff Koons sculpture—for the next year.) Also on view is 28 Images, co-owner Laurie Lynn Stark’s photography show, featuring the likes of Iggy Pop, Shepard Fairey, Brittany Murphy, and Karl Lagerfeld. As for what will garner the most attention, we’d think it’s a toss-up between Karl and Chrome’s thirteen-foot leather-and-metal dinosaur—stiff competition, indeed.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Christie’s Hosts Old Queens and New

In the age of Middleton mania, there’s no shortage of mythology (or obsession) surrounding what it means to be a queen.

On June 4, Christie’s will unveil a new exhibition, A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes, Fashion, and Chess, which examines the principal monarch from a freshly cerebral perspective.

“It all started with the chess museum in Saint Louis,” relayed Swedish curator Sofia Hedman of the impending preview. “The idea is that each piece on the chessboard can be seen as a different personality, and the queen incorporates the different personalities a woman can have—the enchantress, the explorer, the ruler, the mother, and others.”

Rare pieces—Hussein Chalayan’s iconic bubble dress from Spring 2007, Maison Martin Margiela’s Spring 2001 vest made entirely from baseball gloves, and more than a few ornately embroidered gowns by Alexander McQueen (left)—are placed among lesser-known new works from “very, very unpredictable and very experimental” designers, like Charlie Le Mindu and Jordan Askill. Each touches on a different element of the regal persona, with plenty of reference to royal Dutch portraiture from the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries.

“It’s constantly evolving, in a way,” said Hedman of the queen archetype. “Different types of queens go in and out of fashion, but I think there’s something very solid and traditional about the queen concept—and right now, with last year’s Jubilee, Dolce & Gabbana’s [Fall] show, and in the work of so many other designers, she’s in the air somehow.”

A portion of A Queen Within will be displayed at Christie’s, in New York, on June 4. The full exhibition will open at the World Chess Hall of Fame, in Saint Louis, on October 19, 2013, and run through April 18, 2014.

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Little Mix hit the stage at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Derry

Little Mix get fest-ive
Aw, we bloody love Little Mix. They're cute, chipper, and totally co-ordinated. If fact, they make us want to be in a girl group, or failing that, arrange a special colour-based dress code with our friends for every time we head on a night out together. Yes, we're totally going to do that.
Today's outfits were perfectly unmatchily matched as usual - and unlike a lot of the stars - they were actually dressed for a festival, in a combo of monchrome and camouflage gear, with bobble hats, jackets and cargo pants a go go.
And brilliantly, as well as their own songs, the X Factor winners' set included a mash-up of girl band classics including Destiny's Child Bootylicious and TLC's No Scrubs. AMAZING.
With their Big Weekend set, the girls were hard back at work after some time off following their recent tour. Perrie even managed to go for a minibreak with boyfriend Zayn, jetting off to Verona, Italy on Sunday where Zayn was performing with One Direction in front of 15,000 of their excitable fans.
Little Mix at Radio One's Big Weekend
After a tricky few months for the couple, with allegations Zayn cheated, Perrie says they are happy and things are going well - despite the all the rumours she has to deal with.
"Things are all good. Zayn is my best friend and I've seen more of him since we finished our tour as well. I try not to let what I read in the paper get to me. But I still read things and I think, 'That didn't happen.' But as long as me and the rest of the girls know it's not true, that's what matters."
The group are also riding high after recently landing their first big magazine cover in America, posing on the front of Seventeen magazine. Little Mixer Leigh-Anne said: "I asked the boys from One Direction how to make it in America and they basically said, 'Be yourself and you can't go wrong'. People know when you're trying to be someone you're not. Just be true to who you are. So that's what we've been doing!"
And it seems like it's working pretty well. Well we suppose when you've got Simon Cowell and Zayn from One Direction on your side that's got to help (or inspire mass hatred from jealous One Direction fans, one or the other).