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Cute $15 Shorty Jumpsuits at Forever 21..
2008-10-07 14:17:00 How cute are these jumpsuits?! And at just $15.50, they're a steal too, so you can give this look a test drive without breaking the bank. Because with this current economy, thrifty is the new chic. This unique solid color jumpsuit features a cuffed short with button tab details at the hems, a zipper fly with a metal hook fastening, and a matching waist tie. Its short sleeve features a single toggle button closure in the middle and extra-short sleeves anchored to the button tab epaulets. Click here to browse and shop. More About: Cute , Forever , Forever 21
Tyler Perry Makes History with His New Movie Studio..
2008-10-05 19:07:00 [via People Magazine]History was made Saturday night, when Tyler Perry became the first African-American ever to launch his own major TV and film studio.But that wasn't the only reason Will Smith was tipping his hat to Perry at the gala Atlanta event in the old Delta Airlines headquarters that now serve as Perry's studio. "I admire most that he can be that tall and wear a white suit," said Smith, 40, never to waste a punch line. "I usually have to avoid white. At this height, you don't tend to look sexy in white suits, but he pulled it off."The same could be said when it came to Perry's impressive guest list, which brought out the top names from past and present Hollywood and other spheres of influence: Oprah Winfrey, Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Cicely Tyson, Louis Gossett, Jr., Holly Robinson Peete, Tracey Edmonds, music mogul L.A. Reid, singer John Legend, America's Next Top Model winner Eva Pigford, not to mention baseball legends Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds ? among others.Opr... More About: Movie , Studio
Queen Latifah and the VP Debate on SNL [WATCH]
2008-10-05 16:20:00 --> More About: Politics , Watch , Queen Latifah , Debate , Queen
A Promenade of Shoes at NYC's Spring 2009 Shows...
2008-09-13 22:23:00 Photographer Bill Cunningham was out on the streets during the Spring 2009 shows in NYC showcasing an "incredible promenade of style" when it comes to the shoes that the chic & stylish wear to the shows. He talks you through his shots and I just really enjoyed watching it! Having done both Los Angeles (more laid back) and New York's Fashion Weeks (much more "on trend" and style driven..) I could certainly relate to changing out of my flat shoes to heels just before and right after the shows, especially in NYC with the amount of walking involved.Click here to view the pics... More About: Shoes , Promenade , Street Fashion
Christian Siriano Spring 2009
2008-09-13 21:18:00 Below are a few of my fave looks from Christian Siriano's Spring 2009 collection. My very fave was the flowy chiffon grey mini dress that he paired with the red tights. Love. More About: Project Runway , Fashion Designers
So Much Fab Fashion To Cover! And Hurricane Ike.
2008-09-12 18:54:00 Well today (September 12th) marks the final day of the Spring 2009 shows at NY Fashion Week and not a single show has been covered on Hip Candy yet! Incroyable! That's "incredible" in French if you didn't know already... ok, nevermind, that was a lame attempt at being chic. Anyhoo, my weekend plans are to peruse all the glorious shows of some of my fave designers (like Christian Siriano, that's his fabulous yellow gown above..) post up fabulous pics and then try to determine any emerging trends from the Spring 2009 season. But like I said, that's the plan. For those of you who don't know, I live in Louisiana, we just came off of a devastating hurricane, "Gustav", and now there's another one in the Gulf, "Ike" so Gulf States are all on watch this weekend even if we're not in the storms direct path. They're saying that Hurricane Ike has a ridiculous 900 mile spread which means we'll probably feel some effects of any outer bands from this storm. I'm such a meteorologis... More About: Project Runway , Cover
Joy Bryant on Being a Black Model in the Business...
2008-09-12 17:57:00 An interesting article from Ms. Bryant...Model /Actress Joy Bryant : I dropped out of Yale at the end of my sophomore year to model. I gave myself a year to make it happen (turns out that small window was very unrealistic; no wonder people thought me nuts for dropping out). If it worked out, great. See ya, suckas! And if it didn't, I'd come back to school and figure out what the hell to do with the rest of my life, or at least pick a damn major. So just like that, I went from brains to beauty. The timing could not have been better: Seventeen magazine was booking their back to school issue and selected me. They seemed to dig my Ivy League credentials. Others seemed shocked that I wasn't an idiot. This is, verbatim, how the conversation would go every time:Fashion Person: So, have you finished high school?Joy: Umm, yeah, I did a few years of college too.Fashion Person: College? Really? Where?Joy: Oh, just a school in CT.Fashion Person: Where in CT?Joy: New Haven.Fashion Person: And w... More About: Business , Black , Supermodels
Top Model Cycle 11 Updates...
2008-09-11 22:44:00 Ok, I missed the premiere episode when it aired last week, but I caught up on the 2 hour episode a little while ago and I definitely have a few favorites emerging. I'm loving Sheena, I really like her attitude and her spirit. You look at her and you see one thing, but then she opens her mouth and you discover she's a total hoodrat! I love that about her! And of course I like Joslyn, she's a Louisiana girl just like me and I like her bubbliness. And she's not a quitter (Joslyn tried out for ANTM a million times before she finally made it on). I like that. I'm definitely pulling for her. So far, I'm not really feeling Clark, and as for the rest of 'em, well the jury's still out. Click here to see who was eliminated from ANTM so far if you missed it. More About: Tyra Banks , Top Model , Cycle , Updates , Model
Janet Jackson Kicks Off Her Tour...
2008-09-11 15:57:00 Janet Jackson kicked off her "Rock Witchu" Tour in Vancouver on Wednesday September 10. Visit JanetFanClub.com for more dates and info. More About: Janet Jackson , Janet , Kicks
Hip Look of the Day...
2008-09-10 17:47:00 Jada Pinkett Smith looked all kinds of fab on September 9th as she made a stop over at David Letterman's "Late Show". Our power is back on! Electricity came back on yesterday afternoon after 9 days without it. Yay! Thanks to everyone who stuck around.. expect regular updates to resume by this Friday.
Still No Electricity (sad face..) But Here's a Few Links..
2008-09-09 18:17:00 First iPhone only Fashion Magazine set to launch. I'll be checking it out.Victoria Beckham is rocking the throwback Halle Berry. I think it's cute on her.Jennifer Lopez will judge the Project Runway Finale.Speaking of Project Runway, Christian Siriano is set to design a dress for the Emmy's.A few draped looks from BCBG's Spring 2009 line.Bandage dresses aren't going away any time soon.Neither is bright color (yay!).Sarah Palin dolls are going on sale. How exciting! NOT. I honestly don't understand the fascination with her.Victoria Beckham is launching a line of dresses during NY Fashion Week. By appointment only. But no appointment necessary for you! See a few looks from the line here. Nice.QVC to broadcast select shows from NYC Fashion Week live.It's been 9 days at my house without power because of Hurricane Gustav! There are still lots of businesses here that haven't yet reopened either. Hopefully we'll get some good news today... More About: Electricity , Links , Face
Where Are The Updates??
2008-09-05 22:45:00 Blame Hurricane Gustav! A whole week and no updates on this page.. the hurricane hit New Orleans and Baton Rouge (where I live..) on Monday September 1st, and we've had massive power outages across the city and state since then. The damage to Baton Rouge was much worse (mostly from wind damage) than people had expected. I've only been able to check my email on my cell phone. The inconvenience of no electricity has been.. oh, how can I put it.. not fun! No lights, no air, no Internet, but thank God, everyone in my family is safe and doing ok considering. There's so much I've missed this week! Top Model's Cycle 11 premiere, the RNC (gotta know what we're up against, lol!), this week's Project Runway and New York's FASHION WEEK kicks off today! I'm updating from my brother's house right now, he has generator power. This thing was serious! But we're praying that the power will be restored in the next few days. Just wanted to let people know what was going on here at Hip Cand... More About: Updates
Hurricane Gustav: BE SAFE.
2008-08-31 20:31:00 Hurricane Gustav is headed for landfall in Louisiana and neighboring states in the next 24 hours, with currently around an equal chance of being a category 3 storm or a category 4 storm. Gustav has 150 mph winds at the moment as it begins to enter the gulf of Mexico and a million people evacuate. After failing in their response to Hurricane Katrina three years ago, FEMA is trying to be more proactive.Hopefully anyone reading this on this blog right now is completely out of harms way and somewhere safe away from the Louisiana, Mississippi Gulf Coast. Hopefully this thing turns out to be nothing more than a slight breeze with a little rain. But in any case, everyone from the potentially affected regions.. be safe.Chanel More About: New Orleans , Safe , Hurricane
Halle Berry's Very Pretty Baby...
2008-08-31 05:24:00 But seriously, with parents that look like him and her, how else was this child gonna look? That being said [5 month old Nahla Ariela] is a beautiful baby. More About: Baby , Pretty , Halle
The "Original Supermodels" Take Back The Spotlight..
2008-08-29 20:12:00 Naomi Campbell (38) for Yves Saint Laurent, Cristy Turlington (39, below) for Escada, Claudia Schiffer (38) is the new face of CHANEL, and Linda Evangelista (43) for Prada just goes to show you that great models have much longer expiration dates. In an era when top models are just a few years past their 12th birthdays, these chicks are truly holding their own. These women are LOOKING FABULOUS and they're still doing their thing in a big way. If this isn't a HUGE encouragement to women, then I don't know what is.Read the rest of this fabulous story here. More About: Original , Back , Spotlight , Supermodels
How Far Have We Come Since Hurricane Katrina?
2008-08-29 18:21:00 August 29, 2008 is the 3 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting the Gulf Region. So how far do you think we've come, especially in my home state of Louisiana particularly in New Orleans ? I think people who aren't aware would be surprised of how far we've come, or how far we haven't come, after Hurricane Katrina . Watch below.Learn more about this cause and take action here.Related:Louisiana may be faced with evacuating again this weekend. Almost 3 years to the date of when Hurricane Katrina hit.
[WATCH] Obama's Acceptance Speech in its Entirety..
2008-08-29 15:38:00 And like Sheryl Crow sang last night before Sen. Obama spoke, "A Change Could Do Us Good".*Update*DNC, Obama Speech a Ratings record-breakerIn other GOP news, Sen. John McCain has made his VP pick, Sen. Sarah Palin from Alaska. More About: Watch , Acceptance
Pre-Fall Sale at Pink Mascara...
2008-08-28 21:24:00 Click the button below to browse and shop Pink Mascara 's Pre-Fall Holiday sale. Hurry! Sale ends on September 4th.
Spotted Out: Kerry Washington...
2008-08-28 16:58:00 Actress Kerry Washington attended the Creative Coalition's Spotlight Award Brunch looking chic and polished. The brunch honored fellow actress Annette Bening and was held at Earl's Restaurant on August 27, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. More About: Kerry Washington
Sanaa Lathan in a Black Strapless Jumpsuit..
2008-08-28 15:44:00 Actress Sanaa Lathan attended the Verizon Wireless exclusive launch party for the Black berry 8330 Pink Curve looking cute in a black strapless jumpsuit at Intermix on August 27, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. More About: Jumpsuit
Obama is Officially the Democratic Nominee [WATCH]
2008-08-28 02:21:00 History was made today. This is a day to truly be proud of America.Watch Barack Obama 's nomination become official with the help of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton below. More About: Democratic
Venus & Serena vs. Peyton & Eli [Cute Commercial]
2008-08-27 23:31:00 It's the Williams sisters vs. the Manning brothers in the Oreo "Double Stuffed Racing League" or "DSRL"! Fun stuff. More About: Cute , Commercial , Venus , Serena
Reusable Bags are the New Black...
2008-08-27 20:52:00 Reusable bags are constantly getting more stylish and more fun. It's literally getting harder and harder to say that you wouldn't carry one because they're "ugly". There are just too many cute ones available now! Like the "Make Love Not Trash" bag above, it's cute and environmentally friendly. And if that one isn't your taste (that one happens to be my fave!), there's so many more to choose from over at MakeLoveNotTrash.com. Using one is such a chic and easy way to do our part for the planet we live in.Visit Make Love Not Trash now!Make Love Not Trash totes were recently featured at the Ashley Paige Fashion Show in Los Angeles. More About: Bags , Black , Reusable
People Mag & ABC to Air "Half Their Size" TV Special...
2008-08-27 19:30:00 ABC has scheduled hourlong special "Half Their Size : The People Magazine Weight Loss Challenge" for Sept. 30 at 10 p.m. The show will focus on eight residents of Mississippi -- the nation's most overweight state -- for a nine-month period to see how their lives change through diet and exercise."Half Their Size" is a People franchise that began in 2002 and focuses on folks who desperately need to shed pounds. NBC has done well in the weight-loss business with "The Biggest Loser." "We've been talking to People about doing something together," said Mark Bracco, ABC's veep of alternative series and specials. "The 'Half Their Size' brand is a top seller for them, and it was natural to take that franchise and turn it into a special." If ratings are healthy, Bracco said, the network may consider doing the specials on an annual basis. [Source] More About: Health , Special
Natalie Cole: Unforgettable With Love...
2008-08-27 17:26:00 How awesome does she look in that picture? I swear, this woman doesn't age. Anyhoo, Natalie has a fabulous new album out with another duet with her late father, the legendary Nat King Cole . Nice. With R&B, jazz and pop, the album is fabulously diverse. "Coffee Time" is one of my faves from the album. If you are a fan of smooth sounds, and classic easy listening, then you're gonna want to pick up Natalie's newest project. Click below for a full-length album preview of "Unforgettable with Love " by Natalie Cole .Listen now to Natalie's complete songs all courtesy of Yahoo! Music. More About: With Love
Supermodels Wear Sack Dresses Too!
2008-08-26 21:58:00 Seeing two Victoria's Secret models in two shapeless sack dresses seems to even things out a bit for some of the rest of us don't you think? That is until you remember how they look underneath those sack dresses... yeah, back to the treadmill.Victoria's Secret Angels Doutzen Kroes and Adriana Lima unveiled the All New Supermodel Obsessions Collection at Victoria's Secret Store Herald Square on August 26, 2008 in New York City. More About: Dresses , Supermodels , Wear , Sack
Beyonce Talks Beauty in the Sept. Issue of Instyle..
2008-08-26 17:54:00 [Click the pics for larger views] More About: Beauty , Beyonce , Sept , Issue
Cute Weekend Shoes at Piperlime...
2008-08-26 17:04:00 Click the button below to browse and shop for cute weekend shoes (then click on the Piperlime link) my faves are the cute mary-jane pair trimmed in brown on the far right. More About: Cute , Shoes , Weekend
Street Style: Shorty Denim Jumpsuit...
2008-08-26 03:56:00 Ok, I'll be the first to admit, I didn't like this jumpsuit trend when it first started to show itself everywhere, but slowly, the shorty ones started to grow on me. I'm really feeling this cute denim belted one she's wearing, and it's from Forever 21! But don't get too excited, I already tried to track it down over there and... nothing. I'm also loving this cute plaid dress from The GAP. More About: Style , Street , Denim , Jumpsuit
Monday Links.. What's Poppin' Right Now.
More articles from this author:2008-08-25 18:55:00 New Dancing with the Stars lineup announced. So exciting! Not.American Idol is adding a new judge. Fascinating! Not.Paula expresses "concern" about the new judge.Democratic Convention kicks off tonight with "One Nation" under a groove theme.The 2008 Olympics was the most watched event in TV history.Watch Barack Obama's new TV ad. It's DNC week!Meet the stars and learn more about HBO's "The Black List".And finally, meet Michelle Obama's hairdresser. More About: Links , Monday 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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