My dear dear friend Aline Mazzocchi is right now in front of the O2 Arena (London) where Lady Gaga is performing tonight. She has just sent me a message telling me the girls' outfits were amazing - and of course I asked her to send me a picture of the greatest look she could find. Here's what she just sent:
I HATED the first trailer, thought the film would be totally meaningless - just one of those awful continuations of a story that hasn't got anything else to tell. But this trailer here just changed it all... Carrie meeting Aidan in Abu Dhabi in a girls' trip after marrying Big? That's something I REALLY wanna see. And yes, I am in fact a very silly girl :)
I wonder what the Lola Bag will look like and which brand will be the one to create it... after the Birkin, the Kelly (both Hermés) and the Alexa (Mulberry), I guess Lola deserves to have one created in her honour as well!
On the Video Phone clip, Gaga looks like a little girl trying to shake it lika mama Beyoncé. I actually felt sorry for Gaga for the first time because she really disappears wearing those tight clothes and shaking by Beyoncé's side. BUT OF COURSE, we couldn't expect less from Gaga: she has just launched a videoclip for a song called Telephone, featuring Beyoncé... and it's all about Gaga.
But Video Phone, Beyoncé feat. Gaga, then Telephone, Gaga feat. Beyoncé? Is it a competition? Anyway, this clip is more like a movie, with Lady Gaga on the main role and Beyoncé as an accessory. Both of them look amazing, but the video clearly has Gaga's aesthetics and she's the one you can't take your eyes off. Amazing coreographies, cool looks, great makes, in short, stunning aesthetics. Well, that's Gaga... nevermind the song.
So here's the new video, a bit long (9:32) but REALLY worth it.
This is Shuella, this impressive functional-trendy-stylish-convenient protection for your shoes on rainy days. The ideator is an American woman called Rebecca Miller, who spotted this market opportunity based on her own experience of not being able to find any suitable product to meet this need.
If you are wearing your best shoes, you definitely don't want the weather to ruin them, but you don't want some crappy plastic bags protecting them, but ruining your whole look either, right? So Shuella meets these two female needs: protecting your shoes while making you look sooo nice. This is a real spot on, check out the design - they look amazing!
They come in sizes just like female shoes and can be worn over any size heel. Shuellas are easy to put on and strong enough to walk in with a slip free sole, according to their website. They also include a cloth to wipe off any excess water before you fold them up and put them back in their pouch, which is a convenient way of carrying it in your bag everyday - just in case.
Genious, isn't it? I love this simple ideas that really make our life easier - or at least more pleasant.
So last Friday (February 26th) I went to The Drums concert here in Amsterdam.
The Drums are a new band from Brooklin NY and this is their first Europe Tour. By the way, they had all their concerts sold out, which is pretty amazing for a band which has been playing for only one year.
List of concerts from their MySpace
This Amsterdam concert was at Bitterzoet, which is a rather small place, but really perfect if you enjoy being close to the band and paying attention to each detail - as I do.
I had read a couple of articles about them and I was already familiarized with their songs, which is always a good thing when you go to a concert. It's like going to a museum - you enjoy it a lot more if you know at least a little bit about the artist and its work. I always try to do my homework prior to going to a concert: researching on songs, previous bands, musical influences and origins, so that I can understand a little bit more about their music, their motto and their style.
I wonder: why the hell are these pale skin nerdy-style boys from NY singing about sufing? I just couldn't figure it out.
"We only write about two feelings: one is the first day of summer when you and all of your friends are standing on the edge of a cliff watching the sun set and being overcome with all of your hopes and dreams at once. The other is when you're walking alone in the rain and realize you will be alone forever." - The Drums
Here's the videoclip for Let's Go Surfing:
Here's their Let's Go Surfin' performance at Bitterzoet:
The Smiths and Joy Division are some of their influences and you can really tell. But Jonathan Pierce's vocals actually reminded me a lot of Robert Smith's, from The Cure! Which is a big compliment, of course.
This one below was their best performance of the night - the song was Best Friend. After this, I started thinking that this band has actually two frontmen. I just couldn't take my eyes off the tambourine guy - and not just me, as you can see on this video:
Their line-up was pretty obvious, as they have only one album - which also means this is a short show, lasting around 40 minutes only.
These were the songs they played, in this order:
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Tears
Beste Friend (the one with the guy going crazy on the tambourine)
Submarine
Stupid
Book of Stories
Make You Mine
Skip In Town
Jerk
Moon
Surfing
Saddest Summer
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At the end of the concert I caught their line-up paper from the stage and got a little upset, because apparently they were supposed to play two more songs, one of them my favourite (Down By the Water). Everybody thought they would come back for those after the "we want more" cheering, but they just didn't. Shame on them!
They can be shopped only by internet, and everytime I tried they were sold-out - because it's handmade and they weren't expecting such a huge success. What can I say, the more difficult to acquire, the more I want it!
They are made as standard unisex pieces, and are all in the same shape and size. It costs around €89 and can be sent worldwide.
The new collection will be available on their web shop tomorrow, on February 24th.
Don't expect geniality from this blog, really. I'll be just blablabla-ing about stuff I see, stuff I like, stuff I don't... and that's it. Still, if you want to, you are very welcome to spend some time with me :)
