All Aboard

THE CATALYST episode 10

TRUNK SHOW

Now what does one wear to the cruise party of legendary designer Karl Lagerfeld? His designs of course. Decked out in Chanel or Fendi, the celebs and fashion generals mingled on deck and Cherry Magazine brings you the best looks of the party. "You see glamour, you see style..." says Andre Leon Tally.


colour samples

Teen Vogue's Jane Keltner picks out the accents of black in her floral dress and matches a black patent belt and of course, the Chanel quilted bag adding some edginess to a summer dress.

paint blocks

Model Irina Lazareanu picks a Fendi belt and brings new life to an off-white cotton maxi dress. Almost ready for a photoshoot among long stalks of wheat.

classical music

Black tones on white sheets are the colours of your music scores but also the classic colours to wear to a chanel party. Maureen Chiquet wears a simple black tank tucked into a high waisted white skirt with black peep-toe pumps.

Get Personal

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NIC'S TAKE

My outfit posts on Cherry Magazines are really LAGGING like crazy! I wore this outfit like last week or something and I'm only using it in my blog now. Most people try to put a little personal story together with their outfits, because it is true that the outfit for that day is a like a costume of my life story and on top of that, it's quite interesting [chictopia.com - lulu / fashiontoast.com]

But well with "business ethics" and everything, I'm not sure how personal I should be. Maybe in America people are more accepting but in Singapore, every single thing you do in public can be scrutinized, analyzed, "conclusion-ized" and so on. Maybe that's why Singapore has many stressed up individuals who strive to create a pseudo appearance of success and happiness.

What is the definition of happiness?
Happiness is true acceptance and unconditional love...

The Fashion Assistant

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TRUNK SHOW

With all that drama happening on The Hills, Lauren and the gang are running into their forth season. But their issues are getting a little draining, it's probably time to move beyond the rolling of eyes and stubborn possessiveness. Remember Emily Weiss? The "super intern" from The Hills Season 2 has moved on, chopped her long brown hair and become the fashion assistant at W magazine.

HER FIRST APPEARENCE ON THE HILLS

POSING ON THE GLOSSY PAGES OF TEENVOGUE

HER SUPERVISOR AT TEENVOGUE

TEEN DAYS

W-ONDERFUL DAYS

Shop for Others (with love)

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IN THE RING

During this Great Singapore Sale(GSS) of 2008, MasterCard is providing 20 winnerswith S$2,000 each on pre-paid MasterCard cards to shop for their favourite charity from places like Paragon, Tangs and Wisma Atria.
If you have a charity in mind and would like to take part in the MasterCard-Great Singapore Sale ‘Shop for A Cause’ Night, email to Shop4Cause@mastercard.com! Provide your name, IC and phone numbers and in no more than 100 words, describe the priceless experience that you would like to provide to the charitable cause of your choice with the items you intend to purchase.

The best 20 entry winners will be invited to participate in the MasterCard-Great Singapore Sale ‘Shop for A Cause’ Night at 7.00pm on June 14, 2008.

Vesak Day

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NIC'S TAKE

Send Aid

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AWARENESS NEWS

The earthquakes in China and cyclone in Myanmar has left many orphaned, childless, dead and in desperate need. Send help in whatever way you can, whether it be your prayers, volunteering time & services or making donations.

To donate to the China Earthquake Appeal, click here.

To donate to the Cyclone Nargis Appeal, click here.

To find out more, visit http://redcross.org.sg/

Weighted Issues

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IN THE FIGHTING RING

Whitney is the first "plus size" to win the America's Next Top model. Although her win is controversial but what she stands for is admirable ;) Is the fashion industry ready to take on the change? Every stiletto step counts!

BACK IN THE YEAR 2000

Back in the year 2000, models had a little more shape and waist. No pressure to be 23 inches wide! Fast forward to current times, these supermodels such as Naomi Campbell may be on the verge of plus size and asked to shed a few pounds by her agency.

THE SAD TRUTH OF 2008

Everyone wants to look like those gorgeous and perfect elf-like models but beneath the airbrushed make up and piles of concealer, some hide the secret of an eating disorder. It seems that the deaths of models who have died for the runway has been forgotten with all the fantasy of fashion. Designers are forgetting that without that human touch and sanity, fashion is obsolete.

Marching Onto War

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TRUNK SHOW

When the exagerated shoulder pads appeared on the Alexander McQueen Spring 08 collection, the first thoughts were that it's not bad. But the real question is "Who's going to wear it? And how?" Well, the question is answered as these brave ladies have strapped on those shoulder pads for reasons other than to shove and shoulder butt people during the rush hour.

[Left] From the Altamira NYC, she wears an intresting breatplate-armour like vest while [Right] Aimee Mullins wears her's to where else but the Alexander McQueen L.A. store opening.

Tribal Instincts

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NIC'S TAKE

Went to another country and came back with a souvenior? The best is if it is something that can be incorporated into the daily life instead of just sitting on a shelf collecting dust.

Scrunchie in Grey rouche

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TRENDS in TRUNK

Adding texture and volume with rouching gives a grey mini dress more sophistication and girlishness. Take the cue from Michelle and Miranda!

Check Her Out

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CELEB-SPY

nicole richie

On a day out by herself she's bohemian and hippie chic but when night arrives, she's decked out in leather for something more matching with her rocker beau.

rachel bilson

Sometimes she misses but when it comes to effortless style, rachel bilson is known to put her charm to a simple tee + jeans.

lauren conrad

If there could be one word to describe lauren conrad's fashion style, it would most definitely be "minimalist". The laurenconrad style is never too attention-grabbing although she's always ready for the camera.

lindsay lohan

Covering up may actually be more beautiful and flattering as Lindsay Lohan wears a knee length black dress while stepping out in france.

mischa barton

She looks absolutely stunning in a grecian champagne gold dress with bracelets and rings to match. But her other outfit leaves one in a dilema as to whether she knows what's good for her.