Destiny’s Child

YSL just launched their summer 2010 look yesterday and the inspiration behind this season’s collection is destiny. So what is the palette that comes to mind when you hear the word destiny? Mine’s certainly not the romantic pastel palette that the brains behind this collection seem to have. But then again, everyone’s idea of destiny is different. Behold the new items from YSL’s summer collection:For the eyesNew Ombres 5 Lumieres N° 17 – Présage A palette of five radiant shades for unforgettable eyes....

The Colour Purple

Great designers is one thing, but the other imperatives for a successful retail site are a good buyer and a good stylist. That is why, although sites like Shopbop and Yoox are great in theory, it takes a great big stretch of imagination to work out what would actually look really cool. Everything looks so generic sometimes.A site that gets it right, however, is 80s Purple. I never knew I needed a chunky cocktail ring shaped like a panda, but I do now, even if it looks like the spawn of a Judith...

Book Smart

I've been trying to check This Is Why You're Fat (the site for all things delicious and holy), for a few days with no luck; so maybe it has come to this: buying the book version on Amazon. What a great gift... hint, hint. Other great specimens from websites that have made the transition to hard copy:F U Penguin, the less vulgar-titled version of the website whose main purpose is I guess to diss cute animals.Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions. With a paradox...

Bag Lady: Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag

On the fence about the Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag. I know it's a classic style and all but just not feeling the vibe. Though...

Doggy Style

Get it? H...

Spark Plug

The opening of Marks and Spencer Food, the British supermarket in Wanchai lit a fire under the asses of all Brits within a mile's radius. You'd think it was the second coming of Jesus, come to provide scotch eggs and pork pies to the starving and needy. As none of your Geeks have any British affiliation, this will be a pure picture-porn post. If you haven't been yet, it's at 88 Gloucester Road....

Carb Your Enthusiasm

We went to the beach over the long weekend in spite of the iffy weather, and Laura packed this kick-ass picnic which included boursin, cured meats, pate and the BEST. BREAD. EVER. I seriously have not stopped thinking about this bread since Friday. So when I dropped by Soho for dinner last night, I immediately texted her for the bakery's address, only to be told that the place closes pretty early. Thank God for iPhones, because I speed-Googled the bakery and saw ten minutes to spare on the clock,...

SHOErotica: Church's Blondie Brogues

Half of you are clapping your hands over these wingtip brogues; the other half of you are wondering "WTF-why-the-hell-are-these-filed-under-shoerotica-when-there's-nothing-attractive-about-them-at-all." Well to those who fall into the latter category... it's my blog and I'll post what I want to.GET THEM at Net-a-port...

Spoilt Rotten: Spellbound

I don't believe in new-age mumbo-jumbo, voodoo spells or mind control. I don't meditate, I don't know how to "centre myself" and I sure as hell don't join in the "ommmmm" sessions during the few times I've gone yoga-ing. So when we were invited to get hypnotized as part of our trial experiences with Spoilt, and FashionGeek chickened out, I said sign me up. Let's see what these guys can do.The experience is titled "MindSpa", and entails a certified hypnotherapist coming to your apartment to put you...

The Sound of Music

I'm a big music listener and I would never leave the house without my earphones. Unfortunately, I think I must be some sort of innate earphones wrecker as inevitably, one side of the earphones will lose its sound without fail within a year. After having broken yet another pair of earphones last year, I dragged ShoeGeek to help me find a replacement. After wandering around the shops for a while, I discovered AIAIAI earphones, created by a Danish design house. I was attracted to these earphones primarily...

Flashback

Call me lazy, fine, but I find a hefty selection of images will suffice in lieu of an interesting blog post. I'm brain dead a little bit, and nothing I write will really compare in terms of genius to Dior Spring 2007 Couture, the undisputed pinnacle of Monsieur Galliano's career. It's a testament to what pure, unadulterated, uncompromising vision can yield. This is the kind of stuff that can almost earn you a warning letter at work, if instead of writing about accounting and the joys of career advancement...