November 2010 Archives

Another week, another celebrity clothing line, another celebrity 'amazing' weightloss story, and mostly to my own personal dismay, another Ugg inspired range of boots from a favoured shoe brand. Sigh.

This week's celeb clothing range is by Alex Gerrard. More proof that all you need is a footballer, hair extensions and a perma tan to get you qualified to be a designer.

The clothes are actually quite nice to be fair, although whether she personally designed them I would be dubious. But hey, why keep harping on about that old chestnut when it's not going to change anything. And from the label's point of view, if putting a celebrity name to a range means the gullible public will go out and spend excessive amounts of money on these so called 'exclusive' ranges, then so be it. We all like a profit right.

You'd better spray her the right way... oh no, wrong song. That would be Christina Aguilera I was thinking of there.

However, I did mean to talk about Lady Gaga.

I know I keep harping on about the crazy pop idol, and you'd be forgiven for thinking I had a bit of a girl-crush on her (I don't, just so you know, she just fascinates me), but she just keeps on inventing, and re-inventing, and shocking, and just basically doing 'stuff' time after time. Much more interesting a subject than the X Factor contestants (yawn) or Victoria Beckham's latest outfit that we've probably all seen before, just in a different colour.

This time, I regret to say it's not going to shock anyone. Well, at least I don't think it will, but then we are talking about Gaga here; when Gaga wants to shock, Gaga shocks.

Who's on twitter? Anyone? If you don't know what it is, it's a social networking site that allows text message sized instant updates and allows you to share links, videos, images etc via various applications. You can also search for tweets (updates) or users related to keywords and you can then choose to follow those users. Unless they block you (hasn't happened so far, luckily).

So yesterday I was changing at the gym, and on taking my skirt off I realise I had somehow managed to get quite possibly the biggest ladder EVER on my thigh... and as this would naturally interest my 896 twitter followers, I told them about it.

Ever looked at a baby in its cute little baby-grow and thought "Awww, how snugly and cosy it looks, I wish I could have one of those"? No?

OK, have you ever been SO cold (Icy, snow, freezing wind, glacier, mountains... or you're just generally a cold person) that you've thought "Aww maaaan.... I'm so cold I could really do with one of those all-in-one baby-grow things to keep me warm"?

Either way if you ever DO wish you could have your very own baby-grow for adults, guess what? You're in luck! Thanks to the incredibly imaginatively named OnePiece.

Net geeks, social-media butterflies and general facebookers the world over, I am gathering you here today, to announce the creation of quite possibly the most exciting, and simultaneously the most ridiculous fashion development ever. It's like marmite - you'll either love it, or you'll hate it. Unless you're like me who can either take it or leave it - I'm not really bothered (I do love it under cheese on toast though).

If you thought the hold Facebook had on your life stopped at the computer screen, your phone, and your iPad (anyone actually have one?)... you can think again! Facebook is in fashion too! And I mean literally in fashion.

Here's one for the boys: as its the run up to Christmas and subsequently the new year (hey, if Scott Mills can start playing Christmas songs on Radio 1 already, I can talk about 2011!), what more practical gift could you think about buying someone than a calendar, right? I mean, you can plan your entire year on it...

Whatever.

So I did a little research and I've come up with possibly the best calendar EVER for all you hot-blooded males, young and old.

"What is this calendar that is so absolutely wonderful?" I hear you ask....