Au revoir YSL

A recent advert featuring a male model (top) intimately emulating an iconic ad which YSL ,himself, did years ago (bottom, w specs).


You know that times are changing when more and more of the World's Fashion greats like Isabella Blow, Shu Uemura and of course, more recently , Mr YSL, himself, pass on.

Christian Dior, Coco Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent .... these are titanic names synonymous with everything high fashion and culturally pivotal.

People who know very little about fashion or who are more into trends (or are simply frumps), will be thinking what is all the big deal about a 'certain Yves Saint Laurent' , passing.

Two Words : 'Haute Couture'

He was known to be a creative genius bar none and also helped launched the careers of some of the biggest black supermodels in the business such as the late Katoucha (who also recently died in a tragic unsolved murder case), Naomi Campbell , whom gave her her first Italian Vogue cover and Tyra Banks, whom was given one of her first big breaks during her early days in Europe.

Well, if you've got the French President Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy and his ex-supermodel wife Carla Bruni, personally attending his wake, you should at least know for sure, that YSL was someone ... BIG.

Very Big. Very Influential.

He will be missed.

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... THE passing of yet another Legend.

Prancha de Surf Conceito

Dirigível Conceito

Red Hot Ambition

Pocket Rocket:
Check out the full grille that even Audi would gladly call theirs; Racy:

Poised.

Sleek.

Perky rear to flash at unsuspecting fellow motorists.

Sporty dials and meters mated to great quality of fit and finish. Impressive.

Who says Hot Hatches have to cost a lot?

(I may have to eat my words)

We have our usual suspects:

>At the top end of the market (okay, they DO cost more than a Pocket): The VW Golf GT/GTI , Audi A3 Sportback, BMW 1-Series, MINI Cooper S (& any MINI for that matter), Volvo C30 T3, Alfa Romeo 147, Fiat Stilo etc.

>Mid market (okay, so these aren't exactly a steal either): VW Polo GT , Opel Astra GTR, Honda Civic Type R, Peugeot 308 Turbo, Renault Megane RS, Subaru WRX/STI etc.

and the

>Mass market (still, there won't be shillings left): Daihatsu Sirion Sport, Subaru R1 Sport, Mazda 2 R and the Suzuki Swift Sport etc.

Latest to join the fray of this lucrative segment is the Chevrolet Aveo5 (2009).

Granted, with normally aspirated 1.4-1.6L petrol engines mated to run-of-the mill 4 speeder (auto) or 5 speeder (manual; recommended to wring the most bang per buck) ain't exactly gonna set this segment ablaze since every car mentioned above can literally run circles around this one.

But we also know the well-sorted chassis that the Chevrolet brand is known for.

The inherent solidity and refinement that established this iconic American brand more successfully world wide than any other Yanky thus far (ok, may be, Chrysler with their spanking SRT8s which isn't fair to begin with, is it?).

Also, note that this new high-specced version is fitted with sport kits , bigger wheels, and a firmed up suspension to what was already a very sexy and sporty base car, it's predecessor already was.

So there. On a budget? Need the space and the race(notice I didn't say 'Pace'), check out the all new Chevy Aveo5, this weekend at a dealership near you.


It won't win Sports Hatch of the Year for sure, but still...

You'd grin like a Cheshire Cat.

Or Drool like a Rabid Dog. ^^

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Colors of the World

As I sit here grumbling 'oh how life stinks' and I cannot even go for a holiday because of all the commitments and concerns I have to mind,(Yes! I do long for a sea side , beach resort holiday; scuba diving exotic reefs etc ... OMG . ) I must at least pretend that I can go off somewhere.

Stumbled upon world renowned design-conceptual magazine Wallpaper and its stylish and highly informative (read: Expensive) City Guides.

Color coded to look Fly. (Because I cannot actually envision a rugged traveler whipping one out while on the go.)

Lotsa stuff. Lotsa Fluff. Lotsa reminding why I am still stuck here in my miserable room writing about it.


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.... THIS, I won't read (duh?.. to sicken myself even more?)

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