Photography: Yu Tasi

FYI...

1 Alicia carries a pink toy rabbit on tour with her to remind her life's not that serious.

2 Alicia hates her calves, which she says are "huge" and stop her wearing knee-high boots.

3 She learnt to shoot a gun in the 2006 movie Smokin' Aces and is now a dab hand with a firearm.

4 Her worst habit is cracking her neck.

5 She's been good friends with R&B star Usher since the age of 14.

(newsoftheworld.co.uk/fabulous)


While Alicia is one of the most gorgeous of celebrities, I see so much more when I look at her face. She's somewhat of an "old soul," who is at once, highly intelligent and street savvy. Her music has that "smoky," bluesy, quality which belies her years.....it's almost as if she belongs to another era entirely. While I love all of her music, one particular song sticks in my mind...."You Don't Know My Name." I first heard the song during a trip to Houston. It was Saturday morning and my friend and I were out for a day of shopping. When it came on the car radio, I think I stopped talking mid-sentence....from that point on, I was hooked. For me, it's not even about the fact that she liked a particular guy or whatever, It's just beautiful music. What a talent!

» Read More...

I remember a time in "fashion vernacular," when the cocktail dress and anything closely related, was referred to as an "after five." Whenever I think of the seventies, I'm reminded of a particular sister-in-law who I heard speak those two words quite often. She was that stylish type of woman who was taken with chiffon minis, the "page boy" hair cut and on occasion, the bouffant, which was my personal favorite. That was a time when wigs and hairpieces were all the rage....that big cluster of curls that was pinned atop when one really chose to pull out all the stops. While we don't hear those words uttered much anymore, there are and will always be those gorgeous pieces which "light up the night."

Of all the dresses, Alexander Mcqueen's is my favorite, and apparently a favorite among many, as it's currently sold out. I'm also lovin the Sass & Bide jumpsuit....I'm always taken with those pieces that look good with flats or heels.




Christian Louboutin

Oscar de la Renta

Alexander McQueen

Matthew Williamson Alexander McQueen

Valentino

Matthew Williamson

Sass and Bide

Giuseppe Zanotti

Red Valentino

Jimmy Choo

Moschino Cheap & Chic

Sass & Bide

Oscar de la Renta

Zac Posen

(netaporter.com)

» Read More...