Showing posts with label French dress style. Show all posts
Showing posts with label French dress style. Show all posts
Friday, May 1, 2009
So Sexy French Maid Corset Lingerie
Pink Lady Sexy Outfit
pheww!! :) a pictorial tribute to the Euro '08
after years of heartbreak
and ages of disappointment
Spain won euro 2008 in superb fashion - standing up to Germany's physical approach and playing a beautiful game to win one-nil in 90mins.
the Germans tried everything. including dubious freekick defence
but the Matadors were not to be denied.
all in was a SUPERB tournament, with lots of drama, great football and hot, sweaty men.
suspense was high.
tears were shed
wounds were licked.
some had to sell the shirts off their backs to buy tickets!
others were obviously mugged and stolen.
but police kept a tight rein on things.
the heavens couldn't help Oranje
but beer! continued helping the world's shy people.
underarm deodarant sales went through the roof,
mouthwash was optional
and butt cheeks got cold and had to be put back in
security was tight
Turkey proved they belong with the best
the nouveau-rich thought "bling" was better than face paint
and Ferguson finally understands why Ronaldo wants to come back to the Med
as the rest of Europe got along famously
football has officially evolved. after the French won the World Cup by exploiting the "man-in-the-hole" with Zidane playing deep, and Makalele in a holding role, every team and his wife started using it.
no more.
teams from Holland to Poland are playing some variant of 4-5-1, with winning the midfield key.
the "super-sub" is now de-rigeur - one or two key players who come on after the 65th minute and deliver the KNOCKOUT blow.
Fateh Terim proved this to devastating effect in the tournament, but the last laugh goes to 70yr-old Aragones, who's squad is so rich in talent he could afford to play Cesc Fabregas as a late sub.
sigh .. i miss the days when i used to paint my face the colours of Selangor and Malaysia. when every kid who wanted to play defender was Soh Chin Aun.
every striker Mokhtar Dahari.
every goalkeeper Arumugam. regardless of race. religion or creed.
i miss the days when my country was proud, and proud of itself.
i wonder when we'll be there again.
meanwhile i owe the handsome Hanson and elegant Elaine breakfast. sigh ... congratulations Sebastian (mediavilla).. now get some rest. :)
Sunday, October 12, 2008
French dress style
"French Style - How to Think, Shop and Dress Like a French Woman" was published by Express (the clothing store) in 1993. The book design is unusual. It is a an oversized 10" by 9" soft cover book with a stiff book jacket cover making it a cross between a hard cover and soft cover book.
The text is illustrated with line drawings and a number of photographs (mostly black and white). It helps you learn to THINK like a French woman. It will help you learn to make the decisions a French woman would when shopping, dressing, playing and more.
French woman are known for their chic appearance and attitude. Within these pages Vienne who was born and raised in France conveys what it is that makes the French woman so stylish. She begins by looking to the past. A look at how the French fashion evolved. Then she shares the purebred classics that make the French look - items such as the supreme black turtleneck, hermes scarf, red gloves etc.
Vienne encourages you to "epater les bourgeois" that is shock say a French matron. Here is where you wear things that will raise the eyebrow such as a sweater turned inside out, sunglasses in the rain etc. As Vienne says "you cannot have style without breaking the rules". Take what you have and add little twists to make it special and give it style.
In the States we dress "appropriately" in France a French woman will push buttons - be surprising and fresh.
Vienne gives a list of "do's" and "don'ts" and she gets into "Le Shopping". Armed with more attitude than cash the French woman will use her wits and savvy to find the very best.
Like the design itself this book is very unusual. Not your usual dress like this fare. This is a book that goes beyond the obvious of what is style and helps explain the mystery of how to make style yours.
French style is not a trend, it's a way of life. A way of thinking and feeling. Veronique captures that in this book!
