Cosmically Fashionable ! Where Fashion Meets Astronomy

Though out history of all cultures all over the world, we have always been inspired by the beauty of the cosmic constellations and the mystries behind each sparkling stars in the sky. And being a true fashionista like our blog reader, I am sure all of us would loves to wear our best Chanels, sipping Veuve Clicquot & gaze at the stars at nite and being amazed the beautiful starry sky above us!



well, as a true fashionistas, we're always trying our best to dress for the occations! so We've found some chic & interesting fashions and accessories that we think are fabulous and might help inspire you to dress up "Cosmically Chic" on your next trip to the planetarium! haha

The ever-onward Karl Lagerfeld (Also the head designer for house of CHANEL) is not inclined to the backward glance. So in a season when everyone else is doing their version of the 1980's, a decade he helped define, it made perfect sense that he was focused on the 2080's-or, OK, at least the future. Even tho it's totally a show piece but I think the astronaut inspired fur hat is kinda fabulous!



The house of CHANEL is one of the world most known brand for their Haute Couture fashions and one of the kind jewelry pieces. "Gabrielle Chanel" the founder of the house of Chanel has always been fascinated with the stars and the constellations in the sky. and here is one of the signature jewelry piece from their "Cometes" collection..... minimal yet extravagant, simply fabulous!



CHANEL - 18K White Gold & Diamond Necklace


When I saw these handmade one of the kind jewelries by "Treacletoffee" from west of England, I just had to get some of them! She use all different type of materials such as silk, felt, metal, glass beads to make these cosmic inspired necklaces, pendants & brooch it's simply brilliant!
(if you like her designs, check out her online store http://www.etsy.com/shop/treacletoffee)



I love these 2 super talented Up & Coming design duo Peter Pilotto! In their Fall/Winter 2008 collection, they presented scattered prints and soft sculptural shapes inspired by 'the mineralogist' (an image from 1830 that illustrated a mineralogist with all his discoveries placed on his outfit). But to my eyes, each outfit bears a striking resemblance to those massive, gravitationally bound systems consisting of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter we know and love as galaxies. Historically, galaxies have been categorized according to their apparent shape (usually referred to as their visual morphology). And given the unusual amorphous shapes of this collection, the visual morphology is truly otherworldly.

The Cartwheel Galaxy



Galaxy Centaurus A



The Messier 33 Galaxy



Galaxy NGC 1365


We hope you enjoy this posting and help you feel inspired to find the inner cosmic goddess in you! untill next time......be well & look fabulous!

XOXO

Alan + Mei-Mei the Pug :-)

Fabulous Hussein Chalayan Creates “Big Bang” Mechanical Dresses

I just love anything that's relate to high tech, futuristic gagets, Galaxy, Mysticism, spirituality stuff and of course Fashion! so when I saw the super talented fashion designer Hussein Chalayan Created a "Big Bang" Mechanical Dresses in his 2008 collection, I had to share w/ y'all if you have not seen it, it's jsut smipily amazing!



Hussein Chalayan is certainly no stranger to incorporating technology into his fashions, as he already showcased a series of LED laser dresses earlier this year in Tokyo. During the 2008 Paris Fashion Week , Hussein presented his Fall collection, which included high-tech dresses used to symbolize the Big Bang



The designer created mechanical dresses that sent out moving spots of light to symbolize the big-bang theory of the beginning of the universe. It's a beautiful sequence that feels almost like a ballet. Here is a video from http://www.adam-wright.com/(open a new browsing window & go to http://www.adam-wright.com/, after the site is loaded, click on the right side says "Fashion" then click on "Hussein Chalayan: Big Bang" to see the movement of the moving gagets in action.

Also you can watch the whole fashion show at his official website http://www.husseinchalayan.com/#/videos.2008.2008_a_w_grains_and_steel/
"Big Bang Dress" is the finale, so you might have to watch the whole show till you see the dress

"The LED Dress"


Here is a video of this fabulous LED light dress in action






I hope you enjoy this posting as much as I did and untill next time, "live long and prosper" my friends !! haha

xoxo

Alan + Mei-Mei the pug

I Am A Closet Geek....High Tech Futuristic Gadgets Makes Me Happy !

Yes, I admit it, I am a closet geek! haha. Growing up in the heart of silicon valley, San Jose California, I can't help it to love the high-tech & futuristic gadgets!

Remember when you were promised all those amazing future tech innovations? Just around the corner was supposed to be a shining technology utopia with flying cars, personal space travel to distant galaxies, and bio-implantable cell phones. It's almost disappointing enough to make you sit at home and watch old episodes of "Space 1999".

Don't lose hope! An amazing glimpse of this promised future has just arrived in the form of the Bluetooth Laser Virtual Keyboard.

(Available at ThinkGeek.com)

This tiny device laser-projects a keyboard on any flat surface... you can then type away accompanied by simulated key click sounds. It really is true future magic at its best. You'll be turning heads the moment you pull this baby from your pocket and use it to compose an e-mail on your bluetooth enabled PDA or Cell Phone. With 63 keys and and full size QWERTY layout the Laser Virtual Keyboard can approach typing speeds of a standard keyboard... in a size a little larger than a matchbook.

Here are some of the awesome features:

- Connects to PDAs Smartphones and Computers using Bluetooth

- Projects a full size keyboard onto any flat surface

- Projects a full size keyboard onto any flat surface

- Allows the convenience of regular keyboard typing in a tiny form factor

- Rechargeable battery lasts for 120 minutes of continuous typing

- Tiny size only 3.5 inches high

So if your cell doesn't have a full keyboard like a Blackberry, Sidekick and sick of typing emails or tex using the 3 characters per button kinda thing, then give this laser virtual keyboard a try, it's awesome!! you'll be surprise how sensitive the keyboard is, you DO NOT have to tap the "key" hard at all, just type it as you normally do!

Untill next time... I'm Doing a Mr. Spock's Vulcan greeting .... Live Long and Prosper!

xoxo

Alan + Mei-Mei the Pug