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Freja Beha, Carey Mulligan in Prada, Tavi wearing Rodarte heels, Liu Wen, Givenchy S/S '10, Marc Jacobs S/S '10

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Hello again people! So we're in the middle of summer and the best way to celebrate summer is by wearing yellow. Mustard, canary, bananas(haha), call it whatever you want. Yellow is bright, summery, happy, chic and fun. Some may say that not everyone can pull off a yellow outfit but not me. I believe that everyone can wear yellow because it's an instant head turner and boost your confidence. OK, enough babbling, let's get back to business. So this week challenge is: CREATE AN ALL YELLOW LOOK. Take style cues from Lacoste's and Emilio Pucci's Spring/Summer 2010 collection. Mix 'n' match textures, play with colour tones and silhouettes to get a more fun look. So click CREATE NEW LOOK pronto! But first, please read the TERMS & CONDITIONS before submitting your look. Thank you for stopping by and good luck!

Terms & Conditions:

1. Each user can submit only ONE look.
2. To enter, please paste the URL to your look in the comment section.
3. Closing date: 26th of July 2010  30th of July 2010
4. BE CREATIVE!

xoxo,

iKaa

Dress up and Dance!

Are you ready to dress up and dance?

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Featured Item: Acne high-rise metallic skinny jeans

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Freja, Lara

Vogue Paris June/July 2010

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Viva Cuba

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Yaay! Finally a new contest in two weeks. Okay, I really don't have much to say so your task is to create an all-white look.

TIPS:

1. Spice up your all-white look; go for texture
2. Cutouts looks great (and on trend too)
3. Embroidered, lace, sheer
4. And please, be creative

RULES:

1. Each contestant can submit ONE look ONLY
2. Comment this post with the link to your look to enter
3. Deadline: 14th May 2010

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Marching Orders

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Hello again people! Okay, got a new contest right here. This week's theme is Marching Orders. Well, as we have seen in the past few seasons, the inspired-by-military trend is huge and this Spring/ Summer it's back and better than ever. This trend has not been in trend for quite a period but then Balmain brought it back to life through the fashion house's S/S '09 collection and everyone started to jump on the bandwagon ever since. Enough of the history lesson, your task is:

CREATE A MILITARY-INSPIRED LOOK

And in case you don't have enough (or any for that matter) inspiration, scroll down and take a look at the previous post.

HOW TO ENTER:

• copy the link to your look and paste it in the comment box ( sorry I didn't tell you how to enter before, thanks for asking)

Good luck!

xoxo,

iKaa

American Vogue March 2010

A Space Odyssey by Rodarte

Well, I actually saw this like a month ago or so and I want to post it here but I couldn't find it then until a couple of days ago after I finished watching Rodarte A/W '10-'11 show, this thing magically pops out. I tell you, this is more watch-worthy than Gaga's nine-and-a-half-minutes so-called epic(okay, maybe not). So here you go, the most science-fiction-y thing I've ever seen that includes high fashion. Starring Guinevere van Seenus and directed by Todd Cole. Go get your popcorn pronto!

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Hello again people! Got a brand new contest this week as promised. This weeks's theme is Hang-Ten!. This spring/summer, it's all about surf, sand and a lot of tan, this is my favourite trend of s/s '10 because it's kinda my style (you know, flip flops, wayfarers, board shorts and stuff). Designers look to the surf for inspiration with plenty of body-con scuba dresses, swimsuits with criss-crossing body straps and revealing cut-aways (seen at Proenza Schouler(my favourite!!), Emilio Pucci, Julien McDonald, Gucci, Topshop Unique and Diane Von Furstenberg). So what you have to do is create a surf/beach-inspired look.

HINTS:

1. Go for acid brights, day-glo prints, and scuba dresses
2. Rainbow-bright bangles, neoprene sandals and ergonomic cutouts
3. Think Malibu, Cameron Diaz and Fool's Gold

NOTES:

1. You can only submit ONE look.
2. Deadline: APRIL 8TH 2010
3. Winner will be announced in two days time.

So good luck everyone!

xoxo,

iKaa

(p.s. I stole some sentences from Vogue.com)

Street Chic

Leigh Lezark@PFW

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SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

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New contest alert! Hey today's my birthday so happy birthday to me!*wink* Okay, enough bragging already, this week's theme is Sports Illustrated, one of the biggest trend on the spring '10 runways (seen at Alexander Wang, Hermès, Lacoste, Topshop Unique). So your task is to create a sport-inspired look.

NOTES:

1. Each contestant can only submit ONE look only.
2. To enter, just hit comment and give me a link to your look.
3. Deadline: 19th of March 2010
4. Winners will be announced on: 21st of March 2010

So good luck everyone!

xoxo,

iKaa

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TRENCH COATS

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Ahaa! I'm back from seven days of m.i.a. Sorry for not posting anything this week because I've been really busy (and lazy) with school work and all. Anyway, this week's theme is Trench Coats. The classic beige trench coat is back and cooler than ever this spring/summer. Take styling cues from Burberry and Marc by Marc Jacobs (as shown above), wear it unbuttoned and belted so your outfit can peek through or with a contrasting belt. So your task is to create an outfit with a trench coat.

NOTES:

1. You can only submit ONE look.
2. To take part, just simply hit comment and give me a link to your look
3. Deadline: March 5th 2010
4. Winners will be annouced on March 6th 2010

So, get ready. Set. Create!

Good luck everyone.

xoxo,

iKaa

SEEING DOUBLE...

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Denim that is. This week's theme is Double Denim. As we have seen in the past seasons, denim is seen on almost every runway show. So this season, freshen things up by donning denim top-to-toe.

notes:

• you can only submit ONE look
• to participate, comment this post & don't forget to include the link to your look
• DEADLINE: 18th of February 2010

So, get ready. Set. Create.

Good luck everyone!

L♥VE IS IN THE AIR

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New contest alert! So Valentine's Day is coming up next weekend and I thought that it would be nice to have a Valentine's Day themed contest this week. Your task is to create the cutest Valentine's Day- inspired look ever.

Hints:

• think pink or any colour of your choice (candy colours preferably)
• heart shapes, bows, flowers, ribbons & pearls
• think romantic ruffles or vamp it up with sheer fabric (it can be sexy cute too!)

Notes:

• you can only submit ONE look
• comment and include a link to your look
• deadline: 12th of February 2010
• winners will be announced on 13th of February 2010

TREND ALERT!!

This season, attention- grabbing prints are stealing the spotlight.

Perfect for fashionable exhibitionists out there.

My personal pick is, of course, Alexander McQueen who created like the most awesome collection I've ever seen in my entire life. And there's also new generation of designers using digitally- manipulated prints like Mary Katrantzou and Christian Siriano.