Barcelona brand is all about color–and flowers

Confident and fresh, Desigual made its début appearance on the New York runway.

Desigual’s Spring-Summer 2014 collection radiates a passion, excitement and enthusiasm for life that characterize the brand and embodies the slogan “La vide es chula,” or “Life is cool.”

The most important aspect of the collection is color. Pastel shades have been replaced by bold and vivid colors.

The color palette ranges from classic black and white in dresses, coats and T-shirts with graphic pop art prints and contrasting block designs, to primary



colors with a hint of lace and cashmere.

The collection includes a variety of offerings like light, floaty dresses, mainly in black and featuring provocative phrases.  Animal prints and galactic balls turned into squares mix baroque style and simplicity.

And flowers—lots and lots of flowers—are the indisputable queens of the romantic and bohemian part of the collection, which features long draping dresses and light jacquard jackets that best showcase the brand’s range of striking colors.

In the Philippines, Desigual is exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists Inc., and is located at Shangri-La Plaza Mall and Bonifacio High Street Central.

source: lifestyle.inquirer.net

Blooms on your hair

Trends come and go, just as the seasons do. Some trends become mere memories, as new ones overtake them.

But more often than not, we can’t help but take a walk down memory lane and revive those classic styles, proving that yesterday’s fads can stay in vogue.



Back in the day, flower wreaths were a popular tradition, especially for brides and flower girls. Young maidens of poorer families, unable to afford the grand jewels of the wealthy, would dress their hair with a circlet of fresh flowers. Those flowers were picked from bountiful gardens as vibrant as Paris’ Jardin de Luxembourg in summertime, and woven into little wreaths that elegantly sat atop their heads.

Since 2012, dainty flower crowns have been back. The new floral headpieces are soft and sweet, but with a bold, high-fashion edge.

Full-flower crowns are perfect for music festivals and fancy photo shoots, but more wearable versions of the trend have been around for quite a while now, and are certainly here to stay.  


Short hair, long hair, an updo or beach waves—any hairstyle can use a flower crown. This is why it is one of the most wearable trends.





Celebrities such as Katy Perry, Kirsten Dunst, Paris Hilton, Keira Knightley and Lady Gaga have also been seen sporting this soft whimsical look.

Flower crowns are a key trend not only because they can perk up a girl’s look, but more importantly, because they are also very easy to design and make. They can be bought in popular clothing brands and accessories stores.

To save, make them yourself  and design the perfect flower crown that best suits your personal style.

Plus, do-it-yourself projects exploit your creativity and are fun. So, here are five simple steps to make that flower crown you deserve.

Visit a craft shop or a home décor store and buy faux flowers in the color, size and kind you like. Also, buy thin wire, green floral tape and glue stick for a glue gun.

Shape the wire into a circle to fit your head, then secure its ends.
   
Pick the flower buds from the stems, then let your creativity take over. You can design a full crown or a simple, dainty one, a crown of one type and color or a vibrant variation—it’s up to you. Wrap thin wires around each bud, twist it onto your wire base. To fill in empty spots, you can also attach leaves or smaller flowers. Also, if some parts are not secure, you can use your glue gun to attach buds.
   
Once you have attached the flower buds, wrap everything with the floral tape to conceal the wires and to make the base appear like the stem.

source: lifestyle.inquirer.net

A gift of song with no time and cyberspace on Valentine’s Day

MANILA, Philippines – Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and you’re probably one of the many racking their brains on what to give your special someone.

When flowers, chocolates and stuffed toys have become too unoriginal and passé, why not revive the Filipino tradition of “Harana” or the serenade?

Risingstars.ph, an online karaoke site, allows you to do just that and more.

Using a computer, a microphone, a webcam and Internet connection, you can record yourself singing your favourite love song and send it as a packaged Valentine’s Day gift of songs.

Other websites offer similar services, but what makes RisingStars different is that it has a large collection that people can sing along to.

What this means is that instead of memorizing the lyrics to a song and playing a musical instrument to accompany it, a person can simply select a song from the list, sing along karaoke style, and not worry about the music anymore, since it will be recorded along with the person’s voice.

You can also be very creative and personalize your performance in your video.

Perform a skit, choreograph a dance or dress-up like your favourite singer while belting your favourite tunes, the possibilities are endless with Risingstars.ph. You can even record multiple songs when one song is not enough to tell your beloved how special they are.

What’s even better is that you can send these special Valentine’s gifts to loved ones anywhere around the world.

So start vocalizing and practice those songs, log on to http://www.risingstars.ph, and start singing your heart out.

source: http://technology.inquirer.net/8213/a-gift-of-song-with-no-time-and-cyberspace-on-valentines-day/