Within the next couple of weeks Couture Cult will be making the move over to Wordpress! Finally! I have missed this blog so very much... it was my first, you know. However after almost two and a half years on Blogger... I have since started my new website, Life On Blast, on the Wordpress platform and truly can't rave about it enough!
The NEW Couture Cult will knock your pretty little socks off! Expect much more video, advanced features, and everything "web 2.o" has to offer. There are a lot of really exciting things in store... I can't wait!
You can log in to the collective using your Facebook, AOL, Google, Yahoo, or Open ID accounts without having to register. I offer unlimited audio, video, and image uploads! There are message boards, you can create groups, add friends, post comments and so VERY much more. Want to know what Life On Blast is about? Here's the idea:
Life On Blast: Get Real
We are living in a strange time. Nothing is what it once was. Economy, environment, family… politics, religion, feminism… racism, romanticism, sexism… We are in economic crisis. Global warming is ripping us a new one. Families have evolved into anything but “a mommy a daddy and 2.5 kids.” We have our first African American president. 16% of the population claims to have no affiliation with any religion. What it means to be a feminist has evolved. Race relations are changing. What we expect from love is changing as divorce rates skyrocket.
The media is a main source of what tells us what “people” think, like… sit-coms and mainstream movies tell us what’s “cool” and how things “should be”, and set unrealistic expectations that life’s problems should be solved in 30 minutes to an hour and that say, fireworks will go off and trumpets will sound off when we meet “the one”. Unrealistic body images for both men and women are the media norm. Products that boast themselves “real!”, “genuine!”, “authentic!” are well, not.
I believe that there is an ever growing subculture that is craving a place to converse and share ideas about all of these things… but also about art, music, philosophy, theories, even business. Coming at it all from a different direction. From every direction. There are things that need to be said, and we need to be unafraid to say them. We need a place to sound off against each other, though not necessarily to argue. To debate, to inform, to learn from each others differences. The end result of that is a collective voice that refuses to be silenced. Minds opening, walls crumbling…
Life On Blast is your medium. Consider me the curator. If I have a topic that means something to me I will present it: but not to place myself on a soapbox. To open up a dialogue that allows you to express your stance as well. These topics are expressed through videos I curate from around the internet, videos I create myself for the Life On Blast channel, and blog posts. All of which encourage your involvement by offering video, audio, and text commenting. Reply to the post, reply to each other: just get talking!
The Life On Blast stance on Anonymous commenting:
I won’t take that option away from anyone but know this ahead of time:
Anonymous commenters don’t exist here.
So go ahead and scream into the sky because no one’s listening. If you can’t back up your opinions by saying who you are your opinions mean nothing in this context. Or any other one, for that matter. Life On Blast is about nurturing a culture where being unafraid to speak up about what you truly think and feel is standard practice.
Anonymity is for posers.
General Policy on Commenting:
You can say whatever you want. I am not here to censor anyone. No threats. No racial slurs. No spam. No other comment will ever be deleted. Ever.
The Life On Blast Collective:
My hope is that like minded individuals will connect here on the main site. But this is only here to inspire you. The Life On Blast collective isn’t just a social network. In fact, you can log in from your Facebook, AOL, Yahoo, Google, or Open ID account without ever registering. With respect to your privacy settings, your profile will be filled in with all your info from the start! You can add friends, create groups, comment on each others walls, view a feed of latest activity… you can upload unlimited video, audio, and image posts. You can create a blog. You can import RSS from places like Tumblr and Twitter to appear on your profile as a stream. You can converse and share ideas and topics in the message boards: all of which allow video, audio, and text commenting. And of course you can view the entire collectives uploads. I plan to select videos, posts, and topics from the collective to be featured on the main site. There is a lot planned for the collective, so get in where you fit in!
Interested in Advertising?
I sure hope so! I would love to hear some creative ideas from companies who do things… differently. And to my readers: authenticity is everything. If I am being sponsored you will know. However know that I will never align myself with a company I do not stand behind.
Rachel Leigh "Millie’s Eating Contest" Necklace: Perfect for Spring!
This beautiful necklace might have caught your eye last Friday when Gayle King wore it on Oprah. It caught mine! Rachel Leigh designed this attention grabbing hand made statement necklace from custom resin and Antique 14K gold plating. I particularly like the colors of the resin in this colorway (Pacific) to dress up your Spring cottons and draw attention to your neckline in evenings shoulderless trends... but the style also comes in the original jewel toned resin as well.
You can purchase this piece at the Rachel Leigh website, while you're there be sure to check out her other beautifully crafted bracelets, earrings, and rings!
Jeffrey Monteiro just launched his line in Fall of 2008 but his resume reads like a premonition.
In 2001, Monteiro came to New York to work at Mayle, leaving in 2005 as Design Director to take a position with the same title for the Derek Lam signature collection and Tod's RTW collections.
After two years at Derek Lam he was offered a position as Vice President of Design, and decided he would rather strike out on his own. His range for Spring 2009 is beautiful. Lightweight fabrics, a play on texture, and I especially love quirky the details he works in: like the shoulder straps that drape down the arms. Shorts and slacks are pleated and comfortably baggy and easy to wear. I also love that he did the classic trench in this oceanic, clean blue. Gorgeous!
Girls In Tech Social Fashion & Beauty Summit, March 26th 2009
When I heard about the Girls In Tech Social Fashion & Beauty Summit, I thought this would be the perfect event for me to get started on the long promised video content! I was excited to attend this event because there are a lot of big changes coming to Couture Cult, and I am also going to be launching my new venture, a social networking site, within the next month or two... and this offered up a little bit of so many of the things I love: fashion and beauty, tech, networking, and delicious pink colored vodka drinks! I got a lot of helpful information, not only from the formal discussion, but from the chatter during the cocktail party after. The best deals and friendships are made over drinks. It was wonderful to be surrounded by empowered, intelligent, stylish, with-it women who all share a passion for both fashion and business. I met some wonderful ladies and made some inspiring connections and I will be sure to attend the next GIT event that comes to Los Angeles.
What's Girls In Tech?
Girls in Tech is a social network enterprise focused on the engagement, education and empowerment of like-minded, professional, intelligent and influential women in technology. As young women with the capacity to inspire, we made it our personal desire and passion to create and sustain an organization that focuses on the collaboration, promotion, growth and success of women in the technology sector. Girls in Tech aims to offer a variety of resources and tools for women to supplement and further enhance their professional careers and aspirations in technology. Some of these resources include, educational workshops and lectures, networking functions, round table discussions, conferences, social engagements, and recruitment events.
Catherine Hickland - Actress on ‘One Life to Live’ and Founder of Cat Cosmetics
The event was held at Live! on Sunset, which used to be the Virgin music store. Now an "interactive boutique" of sorts, beautiful clothes greeted you at the door and as you moved towards the back of the room to the open bar and makeup stations that have been setup you see groupings of fierce fashionista's swapping business cards. When I walked in the room, the buzzword was definitely "Twitter". Do you have a Twitter? What's your Twitter? Surrounded by sexy clothes and an open bar and yet Twitter is the topic on deck. We talked blog platforms, ways to do your own PR, resources, whether or not beauty brands are interacting online... so very many wonderful bits of information that I had to share it with all of you.
I hope you enjoy the first of many video's for Couture Cult. There are big things coming in the next couple of months and to those of you who have been coming back to my little corner on the web for the past couple of years, gawking and gazing at the fashion, accessories, and decor that we just cannot get enough of: thank you so much for helping me to manifest all of these wonderful things that are on the way!
He's creative, innovative, he takes risks: and we LOVE him! Nylon TV gets Jeremy Scott talking about his new range.
"Jeremy's latest Paris collection may not be in stores until fall, but that doesn't mean you can't get your hands on his sequined tracksuits or wing kicks. We heart Jeremy for Adidas!!"
Don't waste your time searching the internet for the best fashion posts... Just check out the top 20 posts in fashion for this week from members of Independent Fashion Bloggers!
A Few Goody GumDrop - A Few Goody Gumdrops asks…if you are coming apart at the seems then enter to win torn leggings from LnA!
Breakfast at Saks - Still sifting through Paris Fashion Week shows? Be sure to make time for Ann Demeulemeester F/W 09.10
Fashion Daydream - What your didn’t see at Fashion Week: A behind the scenes look into fashion week, fashionistas en route to the shows and models being made up.
Fashion Pulse Daily - reports on the latest colors for fall 2009 — the season isn’t comprised of various hues of black or even bright colors for that matter either.
Felicia Sullivan - beauty & styling products that work for curly, coarse hair, really work. part 1: frederic fekkai
fete a fete - Larkspur & Hawk’s GORGEOUS antique and vintage inspired
ALVIN VALLEY FALL SAMPLE & STOCK SALE DATE: March 26th- 29th (Thursday- Sunday) HOURS: 12pm- 6pm Daily ADDRESS: 632 Broadway, 6th Floor (Between Bleeker - Houston) SAVE: 50%- 80%
Alvin Valley, The "King of Pants", announces the most awaited sale event of the year for "the best fitting pants in the universe!"
A huge selection of luxurious spring, summer and year-round fabrics in a full spectrum of colors. Save on butt-flattering wide-waistband pants, fitted jackets, skirts and blouses.
Alison Lewis just launched her new line last fall after Mooka Kinney separated, but she's already been picked up by Barney's and it's clear to see why. Fashion forward and vintage inspired, her 10 piece range for Spring/Summer 09 is for the whimsical, feminine girl of today.
Flirty patterns and rich colors are worked into adorable high waisted shorts and A-line dresses known for flattering every shape.
Check her website for where to buy: but for those of you in Los Angeles, you can find her line at Hillary Rush on 3rd St., a shopping area which is surpisingly becoming known for introducing the best in up and coming designers.
Thanks! I find when there are a lot of images to show, slideshows are quicker to load than numerous pictures in a post! Now if only there was a way to remove their logo! haha
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