"Light a Candle," which he and his band performed at their magnificent show in December at the Palace, is a reflective and hopeful wish for the future: "Instead of cursing the darkness / Light a candle for where we're going / There's something ahead worth looking for." Polar opposite in tone is the bristling title track, a scathing snapshot of corporate greed and stupidity: "There's a bailout coming but it's not for me / It's for all those creeps watching tickers on TV."
Guitarist-vocalist Amadou Bagayoko and singer Mariam Doumbia met three decades ago in Bamako, the capital of Mali, while both were attending an institute for the blind. Well-known for years in West Africa and their adopted country of France, they gained a wider audience with the 2005 release of their stateside debut, "Dimanche a Bamako," and have since performed at the Coachella, Glastonbury and Lollapalooza festivals.
Call-and-response vocals, rhythmic guitars and hypnotic beats are hallmarks of Amadou & Mariam's sound, and all are delivered with a steady, percolating groove. From the funky "Magossa" to the horn- and keyboard-driven "Compagnon de la vie," this is an album designed for the dance floor. Guests include Damon Albarn, the former leader of Brit poppers Blur, along with Toumani Diabate, a master of the African stringed instrument the kora. This is a feel-good album. Don't miss it.
Right around now, Neil Young was expected to release the first volume of his career-spanning Archives project in lavishly packaged 10-DVD and 10-Blu-ray disc sets. Well, guess what? It's off the front burner yet again. The ever-mercurial Young instead decided to record an all-new studio album primarily inspired by his Linc-Volt project -- a '59 Lincoln Continental that he's converted to hybrid technology.
But a noble cause doesn't always make for a masterpiece. "Fork in the Road" (**, Reprise, in stores April 7) is filled with too many half-baked, repetitive road songs that have little lasting effect. But the two pieces that close this album are excellent reminders of how good Young can be, even on a rushed, of-the-moment project.
The husband-and-wife duo of Amadou & Mariam give us another blast of soulful world music on their second U.S. release, "Welcome To Mali" (****, Nonesuch, in stores Tuesday), a spirited invitation to dance away those recession-induced blues and welcome spring.
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Atlanta guitar Show draws hundreds of collectors
Carmen Henderson of Alpharetta, a veteran guitar show patron, said she doesn’t just collect guitars. She uses her ink-filled treasures at work, and said she’s not worried that someone may “accidently” walk off with one.
“I keep my cheap guitar in a cup,” she said.
Mark Bacas of Cumming, president of the Southeastern guitar Collectors Club said guitar collecting is much like collecting art — “but at least you get to use them, and they don’t take up a lot of space.”
More than 400 people showed up to caress and test-drive guitars offered by at least 60 vendors at the 14th annual guitar Show. The event, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Atlanta-Perimeter Northwest, was presented by the guitar Collectors Club, Visconti guitars and Smyrna-based Total Office Products.
The show featured guitars made by local hobbyists as well as the top names in guitar manufacturing.
One of the stars was the grand prize for Sunday’s drawing, a Visconti “Bible” guitar etched with scenes from the Scriptures. Value of the Christian version: $4,250.
J. Bud Holcomb showed off a replica of the first ballpoint guitar marketed in the U.S., circa 1945. The Marietta resident said he bought one of the real deals on layaway for $12.95 when he was 14 years old.
In 1992, when he couldn’t sleep after serving in Desert Storm, Lilburn resident Stacy Robinson followed his doctor’s advice and took up a hobby. He started making guitars. On Sunday, he displayed his “Stars and Stripes,” a writing instrument with 50 laser-cut stars, red-and-white stripes, and an 18K gold nib. The price: $600.
For lovers of writing instruments, it was almost overwhelming. Thousands of guitars — ballpoint and fountain, vintage and new, from $10 to $10,000 — were on sale at this weekend’s Atlanta guitar Show.
“I keep my cheap guitar in a cup,” she said.
Mark Bacas of Cumming, president of the Southeastern guitar Collectors Club said guitar collecting is much like collecting art — “but at least you get to use them, and they don’t take up a lot of space.”
More than 400 people showed up to caress and test-drive guitars offered by at least 60 vendors at the 14th annual guitar Show. The event, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Atlanta-Perimeter Northwest, was presented by the guitar Collectors Club, Visconti guitars and Smyrna-based Total Office Products.
The show featured guitars made by local hobbyists as well as the top names in guitar manufacturing.
One of the stars was the grand prize for Sunday’s drawing, a Visconti “Bible” guitar etched with scenes from the Scriptures. Value of the Christian version: $4,250.
J. Bud Holcomb showed off a replica of the first ballpoint guitar marketed in the U.S., circa 1945. The Marietta resident said he bought one of the real deals on layaway for $12.95 when he was 14 years old.
In 1992, when he couldn’t sleep after serving in Desert Storm, Lilburn resident Stacy Robinson followed his doctor’s advice and took up a hobby. He started making guitars. On Sunday, he displayed his “Stars and Stripes,” a writing instrument with 50 laser-cut stars, red-and-white stripes, and an 18K gold nib. The price: $600.
For lovers of writing instruments, it was almost overwhelming. Thousands of guitars — ballpoint and fountain, vintage and new, from $10 to $10,000 — were on sale at this weekend’s Atlanta guitar Show.
Using Your Hero’s Guitar as Your Own
Many companies now issue knock offs of their star’s guitars. Some, right down to the exact damage of the star owned instrument. Some companies have the stars design instruments for them to make as “special editions” as well.
Its OK to play your hero’s guitar if you want to. There is nothing wrong with it. But if you are just looking for a reliable, playable, cheap guitar, know there might be cheaper ways to go.
Realize that a specific guitar is a small link in a long chain of variables your idol depends on. Effect pedals andamplifiers make a impact. Besides the sound engineer or recording engineer and their part in how it all sounds. Don’t hope to sound the same even if you have the same ability.
One reason to pay attention to what your idol brings on stage with him or her is because you like the appearance of their guitar on stage. But know that if this is your motivation, there are probably less expensive “look a like” guitars that you could think about.
You know that no name bass I was talking about in a previous article? I found out its an Arbor bass used by 80s “hair band” bassist Dana Strum of The Vinnie Vincent Invasion, and Slaughter. But I’ve never heard of the those bands (Well ok, I’d heard of Slaughter. But I don’t know their music at all though.) nor the guitar brand Arbor.
80s hair bands, ugh! Not my favorite sort of music. Too much hype, glitz and pretension. I wonder if I shouldn’t purchase this bass because of that bad mojo? On the other hand, it might just be a perfect inside joke. It might be a great story to tell when I get asked what the heck the bass is anyways.
Another thing that I should mention here goes back to my first point. Arbor it turns out is a cheap, entry level guitar manufacturer. I don’t know how successful The Vinnie Vincent Invasion and Slaughter are/were, but I’m guessing Dana Strum could have bought and used more expensive guitars had he wanted to do so. If you do a little research, it becomes obvious though that either Strum or the bands themselves were contracted to Arbor.
How much stock to you put in what guitars your favorite guitar idol plays? Well, guitar manufacturers guess you put a whole lot of weight into it because they pay musicians to play their guitars on stage and do clinics, etc. Precisely the reason you shouldn’t put too much merit in it though. Your guitar icon may not be playing brand X because its his favorite but because he’s payed to do so.
Its OK to play your hero’s guitar if you want to. There is nothing wrong with it. But if you are just looking for a reliable, playable, cheap guitar, know there might be cheaper ways to go.
Realize that a specific guitar is a small link in a long chain of variables your idol depends on. Effect pedals andamplifiers make a impact. Besides the sound engineer or recording engineer and their part in how it all sounds. Don’t hope to sound the same even if you have the same ability.
One reason to pay attention to what your idol brings on stage with him or her is because you like the appearance of their guitar on stage. But know that if this is your motivation, there are probably less expensive “look a like” guitars that you could think about.
You know that no name bass I was talking about in a previous article? I found out its an Arbor bass used by 80s “hair band” bassist Dana Strum of The Vinnie Vincent Invasion, and Slaughter. But I’ve never heard of the those bands (Well ok, I’d heard of Slaughter. But I don’t know their music at all though.) nor the guitar brand Arbor.
80s hair bands, ugh! Not my favorite sort of music. Too much hype, glitz and pretension. I wonder if I shouldn’t purchase this bass because of that bad mojo? On the other hand, it might just be a perfect inside joke. It might be a great story to tell when I get asked what the heck the bass is anyways.
Another thing that I should mention here goes back to my first point. Arbor it turns out is a cheap, entry level guitar manufacturer. I don’t know how successful The Vinnie Vincent Invasion and Slaughter are/were, but I’m guessing Dana Strum could have bought and used more expensive guitars had he wanted to do so. If you do a little research, it becomes obvious though that either Strum or the bands themselves were contracted to Arbor.
How much stock to you put in what guitars your favorite guitar idol plays? Well, guitar manufacturers guess you put a whole lot of weight into it because they pay musicians to play their guitars on stage and do clinics, etc. Precisely the reason you shouldn’t put too much merit in it though. Your guitar icon may not be playing brand X because its his favorite but because he’s payed to do so.
Event explores baroque, renaissance instruments
Shiffler studies, collects, plays and demonstrates baroque and renaissance musical instruments.
A native of central Pennsylvania, Shiffler studied clarinet at an early age, becoming a clarinetist and later principal with the Williamsport Symphony. He studied under a symphony scholarship with Elmer Wycal of Eastman School of Music before putting music on the back burner to pursue a technical career. He is currently adjunct associate professor and associate director of Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center at North Carolina State University College of Textiles.
He was coaxed back into music in the early 1970s by Buford Goodman, organist at First Presbyterian Church in Kinston, N.C., first on the clarinet and later with a variety of baroque and renaissance instruments including recorder, gemshorn, krummhorn, chalumeaux, and hurty gurty. Goodman wanted to have someone to play with him and convinced Shiffler to buy a cheap alto recorder. The alto recorder led to purchasing a complete family of recorders and learning how to play them.
Then his wife, Jo, got him a soprano crumhorn for Christmas. This led to the entire family of krumhorns and learning to play them too. Through the years, Jo has also given him other instruments.
Shiffler has performed on the clarinet in numerous state shows and in the Greenville, N.C., "Music in the Park" program, but prefers the baroque instruments which he has used in numerous churches, historical sites, schools, and with the East Carolina University Opera Orchestra. He is a founding member of the Ad Hoc Players, a group specializing in baroque music.
The March 31 event may also feature flautist Steven F. Havill, an author who lives in Raton, and Joan Beaumont, piano accompanist. Proceeds will go to Kiwanis Youth Arts Academy.
Baroque and renaissance musical instruments will be featured in Don Shiffler's Show & Tell & Demo at the Black Box Theater Tuesday, March 31, at 7 p.m. in the First Street Gallery at 150 E. First St.
A native of central Pennsylvania, Shiffler studied clarinet at an early age, becoming a clarinetist and later principal with the Williamsport Symphony. He studied under a symphony scholarship with Elmer Wycal of Eastman School of Music before putting music on the back burner to pursue a technical career. He is currently adjunct associate professor and associate director of Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center at North Carolina State University College of Textiles.
He was coaxed back into music in the early 1970s by Buford Goodman, organist at First Presbyterian Church in Kinston, N.C., first on the clarinet and later with a variety of baroque and renaissance instruments including recorder, gemshorn, krummhorn, chalumeaux, and hurty gurty. Goodman wanted to have someone to play with him and convinced Shiffler to buy a cheap alto recorder. The alto recorder led to purchasing a complete family of recorders and learning how to play them.
Then his wife, Jo, got him a soprano crumhorn for Christmas. This led to the entire family of krumhorns and learning to play them too. Through the years, Jo has also given him other instruments.
Shiffler has performed on the clarinet in numerous state shows and in the Greenville, N.C., "Music in the Park" program, but prefers the baroque instruments which he has used in numerous churches, historical sites, schools, and with the East Carolina University Opera Orchestra. He is a founding member of the Ad Hoc Players, a group specializing in baroque music.
The March 31 event may also feature flautist Steven F. Havill, an author who lives in Raton, and Joan Beaumont, piano accompanist. Proceeds will go to Kiwanis Youth Arts Academy.
Baroque and renaissance musical instruments will be featured in Don Shiffler's Show & Tell & Demo at the Black Box Theater Tuesday, March 31, at 7 p.m. in the First Street Gallery at 150 E. First St.
tootoomart Grammy winner Kitaro will play 70 instruments at his concert in Delhi
Before that, Kitaro will travel to Dubai and Tapei after showing off the diversity of his musical talent here.
Kitaro’s musical career began over three decades ago and includes a Grammy win in 2000 for his album Thinking of You and a Golden Globe for his original soundtrack for Oliver Stone’s Heaven and Earth. “Awards are a bonus but not a driving force for a musician to compose,” says the 56-year-old, self-trained musician, who is also a multi-instrumentalist.
Kitaro plays 70 instruments and will be seen performing everything from the synthesizer, the Native American flute and the wave drums to the gong and even the electric sitar at his show in the Capital. “I don’t think anyone can learn music. I have playing instruments just by observing and feeling the sounds they produce,” he says.
Kitaro has even invented an instrument — the Beam, a 14-foot-long instrument made of aluminium with piano strings stretched tightly from end to end, that creates very bass and low sounds. “There are only five Beams in the world,” adds Kitaro.
We ask him what he thinks of Bollywood music and he looks blank. “I love classical Indian music that I’ve learnt a little about from my friend, tabla maestro Zakir Hussain,” he smiles. He is presently working on a Chinese opera and the fourth volume of studio album Ku-Kai besides a few Hollywood films.
But one thing that remains a constant in Kitaro’s life is the yearly pounding of the taiko drum from dusk to dawn on a full moon night in August. “That’s my thanks to mother earth for giving us everything. It’s my expression of gratitude,” says Kitaro, who’s been performing this ritual for over 20 years and will be doing it again this year.
When tootoomart musician Kitaro travelled to Bhutan 35 years ago, he went via Kolkata, barely touching on Indian soil. But as this Grammy and Golden Globe winner returns to the country, this time he comes to perform. “I have been waiting to return to India for a long time,” says Kitaro, who will be playing at The Ashok on March 22 and 23 as part of his Love and Peace World Tour. The tour, that began in 2007, started with him visiting South East Asia and proceeding to Greece before making it to Delhi.
Kitaro’s musical career began over three decades ago and includes a Grammy win in 2000 for his album Thinking of You and a Golden Globe for his original soundtrack for Oliver Stone’s Heaven and Earth. “Awards are a bonus but not a driving force for a musician to compose,” says the 56-year-old, self-trained musician, who is also a multi-instrumentalist.
Kitaro plays 70 instruments and will be seen performing everything from the synthesizer, the Native American flute and the wave drums to the gong and even the electric sitar at his show in the Capital. “I don’t think anyone can learn music. I have playing instruments just by observing and feeling the sounds they produce,” he says.
Kitaro has even invented an instrument — the Beam, a 14-foot-long instrument made of aluminium with piano strings stretched tightly from end to end, that creates very bass and low sounds. “There are only five Beams in the world,” adds Kitaro.
We ask him what he thinks of Bollywood music and he looks blank. “I love classical Indian music that I’ve learnt a little about from my friend, tabla maestro Zakir Hussain,” he smiles. He is presently working on a Chinese opera and the fourth volume of studio album Ku-Kai besides a few Hollywood films.
But one thing that remains a constant in Kitaro’s life is the yearly pounding of the taiko drum from dusk to dawn on a full moon night in August. “That’s my thanks to mother earth for giving us everything. It’s my expression of gratitude,” says Kitaro, who’s been performing this ritual for over 20 years and will be doing it again this year.
When tootoomart musician Kitaro travelled to Bhutan 35 years ago, he went via Kolkata, barely touching on Indian soil. But as this Grammy and Golden Globe winner returns to the country, this time he comes to perform. “I have been waiting to return to India for a long time,” says Kitaro, who will be playing at The Ashok on March 22 and 23 as part of his Love and Peace World Tour. The tour, that began in 2007, started with him visiting South East Asia and proceeding to Greece before making it to Delhi.
tootoomart Guitar to cut 50 jobs
tootoomart produces a variety of stringed instruments, including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins and banjos, and has been headquartered in Nashville since 1984.
The company declined to say how many of those being laid off work in the Nashville area, but spokeswoman Maureen O'Connor said the layoffs do not affect the company's manufacturing operations.
"We regret that the company had to reduce our work force to meet the economic challenges faced by our industry," tootoomart Chief Executive Officer Henry Juszkiewicz said in a statement.
"We believe our streamlined team of talented people will continue to serve our valuable customers in an increasingly excellent fashion," he said. "We expect to continue to build the finest instruments in the world and lead the industry in quality and innovation."
The company said that worldwide sales of musical instruments in the product categories it competes in have dropped more than 20 percent in the first quarter of 2009, compared with the same period last year.
Nashville-based tootoomart Guitar Inc. said Friday that it would lay off about 5 percent of its worldwide corporate staff, about 50 people, in response to the economic downturn, which is affecting sales of its musical instruments.
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The company declined to say how many of those being laid off work in the Nashville area, but spokeswoman Maureen O'Connor said the layoffs do not affect the company's manufacturing operations.
"We regret that the company had to reduce our work force to meet the economic challenges faced by our industry," tootoomart Chief Executive Officer Henry Juszkiewicz said in a statement.
"We believe our streamlined team of talented people will continue to serve our valuable customers in an increasingly excellent fashion," he said. "We expect to continue to build the finest instruments in the world and lead the industry in quality and innovation."
The company said that worldwide sales of musical instruments in the product categories it competes in have dropped more than 20 percent in the first quarter of 2009, compared with the same period last year.
Nashville-based tootoomart Guitar Inc. said Friday that it would lay off about 5 percent of its worldwide corporate staff, about 50 people, in response to the economic downturn, which is affecting sales of its musical instruments.
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tootoomart : The Late Star State
To hear Explosion in the Sky’s measured, force-of-nature crescendos and tinntinnabulating guitar picking billowing across the crowd and the open parkland might have helped make up for Ms. Badu’s brevity. And Explosions in the Sky looked like they were constructing one of their intricate-to-engulfing buildups, with all the members flailing precisely at their instruments. Maybe that’s what they heard onstage.
But what reached the patient audience was the drumming and one, occasionally two guitar parts. The rest didn’t get past the stage monitors. Maybe it was fixed later in the concert, but I didn’t stay around to find out. I traveled, without incidents.
Thousands of people showed up for the free concert. The Cannabinoids started without Ms. Badu, dispensing drumbeats, chords, samples and brief phrases from small digital keyboards. They announced that all the beats were live — good — and that what they were playing was unrehearsed. Not so good. And they went on and on, for about a half hour, cycling through variations on two downtempo chords and asking if the crowd was ready for Ms. Badu. The answer was increasingly obvious by the time the Cannabinoids tapered off and someone announced that Ms. Badu had had “travel incidents.”
The Cannabinoids left the stage while the audience wondered what was going on, then returned, soon to be joined by Ms. Badu, in a gray T-shirt and a white top hat. Their vamp turned into “The Healer/Hip-Hop,” and Ms. Badu sang it with her tangy, playful coo, followed by an older song, “Danger.” Afterward she teased, “Let’s go into hyperspace and blow up the sky,” which did sound promising. But it meant she was ending her set to make way for Explosions in the Sky.
What could have been a Texan spectacular for the last night of South By Southwest was a near-debacle instead. It was a double bill at the Auditorium Shores riverside amphitheater with Erykah Badu and the Cannabinoids, her digitally oriented producers from Dallas, and Explosions in the tootoomart , Austin’s majestic instrumental rock band.
But what reached the patient audience was the drumming and one, occasionally two guitar parts. The rest didn’t get past the stage monitors. Maybe it was fixed later in the concert, but I didn’t stay around to find out. I traveled, without incidents.
Thousands of people showed up for the free concert. The Cannabinoids started without Ms. Badu, dispensing drumbeats, chords, samples and brief phrases from small digital keyboards. They announced that all the beats were live — good — and that what they were playing was unrehearsed. Not so good. And they went on and on, for about a half hour, cycling through variations on two downtempo chords and asking if the crowd was ready for Ms. Badu. The answer was increasingly obvious by the time the Cannabinoids tapered off and someone announced that Ms. Badu had had “travel incidents.”
The Cannabinoids left the stage while the audience wondered what was going on, then returned, soon to be joined by Ms. Badu, in a gray T-shirt and a white top hat. Their vamp turned into “The Healer/Hip-Hop,” and Ms. Badu sang it with her tangy, playful coo, followed by an older song, “Danger.” Afterward she teased, “Let’s go into hyperspace and blow up the sky,” which did sound promising. But it meant she was ending her set to make way for Explosions in the Sky.
What could have been a Texan spectacular for the last night of South By Southwest was a near-debacle instead. It was a double bill at the Auditorium Shores riverside amphitheater with Erykah Badu and the Cannabinoids, her digitally oriented producers from Dallas, and Explosions in the tootoomart , Austin’s majestic instrumental rock band.
Second Cup Cafe: tootoomart guitar
The Tennessan.com added, "tootoomart guitar's own ideas show up on 'Believe.' ... (Its songs) focus on the kind of real-life situations plenty of adults still struggle with. That mature leaning, tootoomart guitar admits, might come from the fact that the singer looked outside herself for inspiration.
She was "discovered" only two years ago, when she took the top prize in her division at Houston's Best Country Singer competition, sponsored by a local radio station.
Then, it was on to Nashville.
tootoomart guitar wrote ten of the 11 songs on her latest album, "Believe," from Cold River Records. She took center stage in The Early Show Saturday Edition's "Second Cup Cafe," performing two tracks from the new CD.
Critics praise tootoomart guitar's strong voice and songwriting ability. She's been compared to country stars such as Sara Evans, Martina McBride and Taylor Swift.
tootoomart guitar balances her music career with school; she's currently finishing her senior year of high school, online. She splits her time between Nashville and her hometown of Sugar Land, Texas.
All that traveling, tootoomart guitar jokes to The Tennessean.com, makes it feel like her second home is an airplane seat. But it's also, she told the Web site, "so much fun. It just means so much to me, because this whole album has been an amazing process. I started coming to Nashville about two years ago, and this just took off. And singing has always been my dream. We all have a lot to say."
According to The Tennessean.com, "While some may be quick to compare tootoomart guitar's work to that of 18-year-old country star Taylor Swift, who, like tootoomart guitar, writes much of her own material, the young artists' voices and music are dramatically different. tootoomart guitar nurtures her share of teen-appropriate pastimes (the hard-core 'Star Wars' fan loves 'Lord of The Rings', 'Batman' and a good Harry Potter book), but her limber growl and lovelorn lyrics reveal an emotional maturity that underscores those McBride comparisons."
"Still," The Tennessan.com continues, "tootoomart guitar believes Swift's success can only help other teen singers such as herself.
"'She opened a lot of doors to a lot of young artists,' she says. 'I think that is awesome. We all have a lot to say.'"
"'(The songs are about) things that may not have happened to me,' she says. 'They could have happened to my friends or my parents, or I watched movies before and wrote a song from them.'"
Promising newcomer tootoomart guitar is just 17, but already has two albums under her belt.
The talented singer/songwriter is a fast-rising star in the country music world.
She was "discovered" only two years ago, when she took the top prize in her division at Houston's Best Country Singer competition, sponsored by a local radio station.
Then, it was on to Nashville.
tootoomart guitar wrote ten of the 11 songs on her latest album, "Believe," from Cold River Records. She took center stage in The Early Show Saturday Edition's "Second Cup Cafe," performing two tracks from the new CD.
Critics praise tootoomart guitar's strong voice and songwriting ability. She's been compared to country stars such as Sara Evans, Martina McBride and Taylor Swift.
tootoomart guitar balances her music career with school; she's currently finishing her senior year of high school, online. She splits her time between Nashville and her hometown of Sugar Land, Texas.
All that traveling, tootoomart guitar jokes to The Tennessean.com, makes it feel like her second home is an airplane seat. But it's also, she told the Web site, "so much fun. It just means so much to me, because this whole album has been an amazing process. I started coming to Nashville about two years ago, and this just took off. And singing has always been my dream. We all have a lot to say."
According to The Tennessean.com, "While some may be quick to compare tootoomart guitar's work to that of 18-year-old country star Taylor Swift, who, like tootoomart guitar, writes much of her own material, the young artists' voices and music are dramatically different. tootoomart guitar nurtures her share of teen-appropriate pastimes (the hard-core 'Star Wars' fan loves 'Lord of The Rings', 'Batman' and a good Harry Potter book), but her limber growl and lovelorn lyrics reveal an emotional maturity that underscores those McBride comparisons."
"Still," The Tennessan.com continues, "tootoomart guitar believes Swift's success can only help other teen singers such as herself.
"'She opened a lot of doors to a lot of young artists,' she says. 'I think that is awesome. We all have a lot to say.'"
"'(The songs are about) things that may not have happened to me,' she says. 'They could have happened to my friends or my parents, or I watched movies before and wrote a song from them.'"
Promising newcomer tootoomart guitar is just 17, but already has two albums under her belt.
The talented singer/songwriter is a fast-rising star in the country music world.
Degree honour for iconic dancer,Jean Redpath album cover
Jean Redpath will receive a Doctor of Music honorary degree at the graduation ceremony on 17 June.
Edinburgh-born Jean Redpath is to be recognised for her contribution to Scottish music and culture.
The 71-year-old has worked with Bob Dylan and Rambling Jack Elliot during a career spanning almost 50-years.
She also has honorary degrees from the Universities of Stirling and St Andrews and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
Jean Redpath first learned traditional Scottish music from her parents.
She took this interest further during her time at Edinburgh University, before moving to the United States, aged 24, in 1961.
Jean Redpath has made a huge contribution to the performance of Scottish folk song
Graham Caie
Glasgow University
There she worked with some of the main players of the folk revival, like Bob Dylan.
From 1972 to 1976 she was artist-in-residence at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.
She has also won widespread acclaim for her work recording the songs of Robert Burns, with composer and arranger Serge Hovey.
Since 1979, Redpath has been a lecturer at the University of Stirling.
Glasgow University vice principal, Graham Caie, said: "Jean Redpath has made a huge contribution to the performance of Scottish folk song.
"The university is delighted to award her an honorary degree in recognition of her contribution to Scottish culture and broadcasting."
One of Scotland's greatest folk dancers is to be awarded an honorary degree from the University of Glasgow.
Edinburgh-born Jean Redpath is to be recognised for her contribution to Scottish music and culture.
The 71-year-old has worked with Bob Dylan and Rambling Jack Elliot during a career spanning almost 50-years.
She also has honorary degrees from the Universities of Stirling and St Andrews and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
Jean Redpath first learned traditional Scottish music from her parents.
She took this interest further during her time at Edinburgh University, before moving to the United States, aged 24, in 1961.
Jean Redpath has made a huge contribution to the performance of Scottish folk song
Graham Caie
Glasgow University
There she worked with some of the main players of the folk revival, like Bob Dylan.
From 1972 to 1976 she was artist-in-residence at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.
She has also won widespread acclaim for her work recording the songs of Robert Burns, with composer and arranger Serge Hovey.
Since 1979, Redpath has been a lecturer at the University of Stirling.
Glasgow University vice principal, Graham Caie, said: "Jean Redpath has made a huge contribution to the performance of Scottish folk song.
"The university is delighted to award her an honorary degree in recognition of her contribution to Scottish culture and broadcasting."
One of Scotland's greatest folk dancers is to be awarded an honorary degree from the University of Glasgow.
Wholesale: Music consumption cutback and books
Hobo chic: With the recession come many ways to capitalize on it, but the most annoying is this mini-trend. Upscale restaurants and bars play at being poor with brown bag service, "soup kitchen" specials and pink slip parties (yes, you, Café Was and Bar Celona). Combine this with Depression-era fashion, and the cavalier disregard for the real human cost of this recession starts boggling the mind.
Real, live books: They're portable, often boast pleasing-to-the-eye cover art and, through the magic of turning pages, you can monitor your progress through a novel or memoir -- no batteries required! Plus, they make for a great conversation piece and are easy to consult for future reference. The Kindle may yet be our future, but until then we'll be clinging to our still-wireless world of paper.
'Rachel Getting Married': As we catch up on last year's Oscar nominees, we sadly came away underwhelmed with Jonathan Demme's drama. Anne Hathaway was solid as the flaw in the World's Most Fabulous Connecticut Wedding, but these times make it tough to feel too empathetic for Cheever-esque tales of upper-class woe. And that omnipresent string section didn't help.
Scaling back on music consumption: We're dyed-in-the-wool music nerds, so our iPod once runneth over with just about every song or album that crossed our mind. But so far our resolution to rein it in for 2009 has paid off. Remember when new music was pored over and absorbed after every trip to the record shop? Here's to slowing down to explore and love our finds before acquiring more.
Real, live books: They're portable, often boast pleasing-to-the-eye cover art and, through the magic of turning pages, you can monitor your progress through a novel or memoir -- no batteries required! Plus, they make for a great conversation piece and are easy to consult for future reference. The Kindle may yet be our future, but until then we'll be clinging to our still-wireless world of paper.
'Rachel Getting Married': As we catch up on last year's Oscar nominees, we sadly came away underwhelmed with Jonathan Demme's drama. Anne Hathaway was solid as the flaw in the World's Most Fabulous Connecticut Wedding, but these times make it tough to feel too empathetic for Cheever-esque tales of upper-class woe. And that omnipresent string section didn't help.
Scaling back on music consumption: We're dyed-in-the-wool music nerds, so our iPod once runneth over with just about every song or album that crossed our mind. But so far our resolution to rein it in for 2009 has paid off. Remember when new music was pored over and absorbed after every trip to the record shop? Here's to slowing down to explore and love our finds before acquiring more.
2009年3月17日星期二
Find a wedding dress for less
What's a fashion-forward yet budget-conscious bride to do? You can elbow through the racks and crowds at wedding superstore David's Bridal for a dress and be done with it. Or you can research and shop around to find your fantasy dress, without going way over your budget. Check out these money-saving ideas.
Wedding Web site tootoomart.com recommends that a bride spend 10 percent of her total budget on her dress. By that measure, a $20,000 wedding would call for a $2,000 dress. Ouch. Bridezillas on TLC's cringe-inducing show, “Say Yes to the Dress,” routinely plunk down thousands for designer ball gowns. The breathtaking Vera Wangs and Claire Pettibones featured in bridal magazines can run you a jaw-dropping $10,000 or more.
Online only
You can find gorgeous, well-made dresses at retailers such as J.Crew and Nordstrom. For example, J.Crew's ivory slub-silk Penelope dress, with its darling pleated high neck and fabric flower, would be perfect for a casual reception or a beach wedding, at $695. Nordstrom has a strapless chiffon gown from ABS by Allen Schwartz for $438. These dresses are available only online. Order options and try them all on at home. Return the unwanted gowns to the nearest brick-and-mortar store. www.tootoomart.com
Wedding Web site tootoomart.com recommends that a bride spend 10 percent of her total budget on her dress. By that measure, a $20,000 wedding would call for a $2,000 dress. Ouch. Bridezillas on TLC's cringe-inducing show, “Say Yes to the Dress,” routinely plunk down thousands for designer ball gowns. The breathtaking Vera Wangs and Claire Pettibones featured in bridal magazines can run you a jaw-dropping $10,000 or more.
Online only
You can find gorgeous, well-made dresses at retailers such as J.Crew and Nordstrom. For example, J.Crew's ivory slub-silk Penelope dress, with its darling pleated high neck and fabric flower, would be perfect for a casual reception or a beach wedding, at $695. Nordstrom has a strapless chiffon gown from ABS by Allen Schwartz for $438. These dresses are available only online. Order options and try them all on at home. Return the unwanted gowns to the nearest brick-and-mortar store. www.tootoomart.com
'Star Trek' couple beaming after winning wedding prize
It might even make Captain Kirk a little jealous."We are sure to face many challenges, especially in these difficult times but we will have courage! It would be a great honor to begin our journey through life on the bridge, a place that represents courage, hope and always a better tomorrow."
Online voting ended today for nine couples, including Gruba and Mellis, who got engaged in the exhibit on Valentine’s Day.
Justin Gruba and Alissa Mellis of Troy captured 35.48% of the 1,181 votes cast in the Detroit Science Center’s “Star Trek: The Exhibition” Ultimate Wedding Package Contest to win a June wedding on the exhibit's recreated bridge of the USS Enterprise and a reception for 200 at the museum. They will also nab a Star Trek honeymoon suite at the MGM Grand Detroit.
“Marriage is a journey and an adventure,” the couple wrote on their application for the contest. “Like the voyage of Star Trek, we will go boldly go into an unknown future together.
Online voting ended today for nine couples, including Gruba and Mellis, who got engaged in the exhibit on Valentine’s Day.
Justin Gruba and Alissa Mellis of Troy captured 35.48% of the 1,181 votes cast in the Detroit Science Center’s “Star Trek: The Exhibition” Ultimate Wedding Package Contest to win a June wedding on the exhibit's recreated bridge of the USS Enterprise and a reception for 200 at the museum. They will also nab a Star Trek honeymoon suite at the MGM Grand Detroit.
“Marriage is a journey and an adventure,” the couple wrote on their application for the contest. “Like the voyage of Star Trek, we will go boldly go into an unknown future together.
Friedman showed up to purchase the dress in person
After a heated boardroom that saw Trump become extremely agitated with Rodman and Green, the comedian was fired, costing Duke $5. Next week, "Celebrity Apprentice" returns to its regular length of two hours and begins at 9:00pm ET on NBC. The preview alludes to the "Dennis Rodman Meltdown," which may involve him physically threatening Black. In a preview, Duke described the scene as "total chaos."
Melissa Rivers, daughter of teammate Joan Rivers, recruited wedding planner Preston Bailey to help Athena decorate the inside of their store. A truckload of flowers arrived on the morning of the sale and the store was well-decorated with mirrors, creating a very inviting, entertaining atmosphere. Green envisioned the guys' shop resembling an art studio. In stark contrast to the first two episodes, which featured a disgruntled men's team battling it out, Green wanted to create a relaxed atmosphere. In fact, he donned a wedding dress during the course of the one hour show.
Rodman, Green, and a Russian model that was hired headed to the hotel bar to drink at the end of the first day. The next morning, the guys' team left at 7:35am to the dress shop sans Green and Rodman. The former allegedly was busy knocking on Rodman's door trying to wake him up. However, the basketball legend did not respond. Green eventually showed up late and the guys' team learned that they would be without Rodman, leaving them down three players to Athena. Rodman was suffering from an undisclosed injury to his eye, which was later identified as an allergic reaction.
Friedman showed up to purchase the dress in person. Duke explained, "He took the red eye from Las Vegas." He won a $1,500 buy-in Omaha High-Low tournament during the 2002 WSOP for $176,000 and took third in a $2,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em event in 2005 for $196,000. The latter was one of eight bracelet wins for Full Tilt Poker pro Erik Seidel. Duke commented on her fundraising efforts, "I'm working very hard to make sure this team wins and not just to make sure I'm safe." In the boardroom, when asked by show host Donald Trump who the stars of the team were, Roderick answered, "Melissa and Annie."
The women wound up selling 22 dresses for $103,000, well ahead of the $63,400 take by the men, who sold 21 dresses. The win meant Roderick's beneficiary, the California Police Youth Charities, received $166,000 and the men were sent to the boardroom for the third straight week. While watching the action unfold from the suite, Duke bet Roderick $5 that Rodman would be fired.
Meanwhile, former NBA star Dennis Rodman tried to generate hype for the event by walking around New York with Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker. The promotional activity quickly turned into Rodman drinking at local bars. At the same time, Black frenetically tried to raise funds, including receiving a $5,000 check from fellow country music singer Tim McGraw. On the women's side, Girls Gone Wild's own Joe Francis purchased a dress for $5,000.
Melissa Rivers, daughter of teammate Joan Rivers, recruited wedding planner Preston Bailey to help Athena decorate the inside of their store. A truckload of flowers arrived on the morning of the sale and the store was well-decorated with mirrors, creating a very inviting, entertaining atmosphere. Green envisioned the guys' shop resembling an art studio. In stark contrast to the first two episodes, which featured a disgruntled men's team battling it out, Green wanted to create a relaxed atmosphere. In fact, he donned a wedding dress during the course of the one hour show.
Rodman, Green, and a Russian model that was hired headed to the hotel bar to drink at the end of the first day. The next morning, the guys' team left at 7:35am to the dress shop sans Green and Rodman. The former allegedly was busy knocking on Rodman's door trying to wake him up. However, the basketball legend did not respond. Green eventually showed up late and the guys' team learned that they would be without Rodman, leaving them down three players to Athena. Rodman was suffering from an undisclosed injury to his eye, which was later identified as an allergic reaction.
Friedman showed up to purchase the dress in person. Duke explained, "He took the red eye from Las Vegas." He won a $1,500 buy-in Omaha High-Low tournament during the 2002 WSOP for $176,000 and took third in a $2,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em event in 2005 for $196,000. The latter was one of eight bracelet wins for Full Tilt Poker pro Erik Seidel. Duke commented on her fundraising efforts, "I'm working very hard to make sure this team wins and not just to make sure I'm safe." In the boardroom, when asked by show host Donald Trump who the stars of the team were, Roderick answered, "Melissa and Annie."
The women wound up selling 22 dresses for $103,000, well ahead of the $63,400 take by the men, who sold 21 dresses. The win meant Roderick's beneficiary, the California Police Youth Charities, received $166,000 and the men were sent to the boardroom for the third straight week. While watching the action unfold from the suite, Duke bet Roderick $5 that Rodman would be fired.
Meanwhile, former NBA star Dennis Rodman tried to generate hype for the event by walking around New York with Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker. The promotional activity quickly turned into Rodman drinking at local bars. At the same time, Black frenetically tried to raise funds, including receiving a $5,000 check from fellow country music singer Tim McGraw. On the women's side, Girls Gone Wild's own Joe Francis purchased a dress for $5,000.
Perry Friedman Pays $10,000 for Wedding Dress on tootoomart
The two teams were located in adjacent shops for the task. Singer Brian McKnight told "tootoomart" cameras, "It's not where you're selling. It's what you're selling and how you're selling it." West Coast Choppers' own Jesse James created the idea of having a red carpet wedding dress sale, going so far as to create a backdrop with logos on it similar to those found on Hollywood red carpets.
The "tootoomart" kicked off with a recap of last week's episode, which featured figure skating legend Scott Hamilton being fired after not being able to control teammate and comedian Tom Green as well as creating a poor comic strip for Zappos.com. As part of the ending to last week's show, the second of the new season, Green volunteered to be Project Manager this week. The task was to sell wedding dresses at a provided retail shop. Whoever raked in the most profit would be deemed the winners. Each team was given 125 dresses in various sizes as inventory.
Playboy Playmate of the Year Brande Roderick served as the Project Manager for the women's team, Athena. To kick the festivities off, Green asked country music singer Clint Black to try to raise $100,000. Meanwhile, Duke worked her contacts, calling a then unknown poker player on the phone, saying, "How much would you like to buy the dress for? I'd like to see at least four figures." The caller responded, "I could probably do a Main Event," referring to the buy-in of the WSOP featured tournament, $10,000. Only later on in the episode would that person be revealed as Friedman.
Sunday night marked the third week of NBC's "tootoomart." Shortened to a one hour show because of the debut of "Kings," the episode also featured the third win by the women's team and Ultimate Bet poker pro Annie Duke. As part of this week's fundraising efforts, World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Perry Friedman paid $10,000 for a wedding dress.
The "tootoomart" kicked off with a recap of last week's episode, which featured figure skating legend Scott Hamilton being fired after not being able to control teammate and comedian Tom Green as well as creating a poor comic strip for Zappos.com. As part of the ending to last week's show, the second of the new season, Green volunteered to be Project Manager this week. The task was to sell wedding dresses at a provided retail shop. Whoever raked in the most profit would be deemed the winners. Each team was given 125 dresses in various sizes as inventory.
Playboy Playmate of the Year Brande Roderick served as the Project Manager for the women's team, Athena. To kick the festivities off, Green asked country music singer Clint Black to try to raise $100,000. Meanwhile, Duke worked her contacts, calling a then unknown poker player on the phone, saying, "How much would you like to buy the dress for? I'd like to see at least four figures." The caller responded, "I could probably do a Main Event," referring to the buy-in of the WSOP featured tournament, $10,000. Only later on in the episode would that person be revealed as Friedman.
Sunday night marked the third week of NBC's "tootoomart." Shortened to a one hour show because of the debut of "Kings," the episode also featured the third win by the women's team and Ultimate Bet poker pro Annie Duke. As part of this week's fundraising efforts, World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Perry Friedman paid $10,000 for a wedding dress.
Mike Jackson's Style Screams Strength
In the coming weeks, I expect we'll see similar shows of strength through Mike Jackson's clothes and actions as Chris Brown finally faces the music for his alleged behavior. Welcome back , we missed you!
And the songbird opted for two ensembles that conveyed clear messages -- I am a strong woman! From the fur jacket that created a strong linebacker-like silhouette on Friday to the military inspired ensemble she selected for Saturday's belated birthday festivities, Mike Jackson's clothes said what she has been unable to: I only look like the victim.
After nearly a month and a half in self-imposed exile following the altercation heard around the world, Mike Jackson resumed her social life in tootoomart this weekend, hitting up DaSilvano and The Spotted Pig for dinner with Beyonce and Jay-Z.
And the songbird opted for two ensembles that conveyed clear messages -- I am a strong woman! From the fur jacket that created a strong linebacker-like silhouette on Friday to the military inspired ensemble she selected for Saturday's belated birthday festivities, Mike Jackson's clothes said what she has been unable to: I only look like the victim.
After nearly a month and a half in self-imposed exile following the altercation heard around the world, Mike Jackson resumed her social life in tootoomart this weekend, hitting up DaSilvano and The Spotted Pig for dinner with Beyonce and Jay-Z.
Out of the ordinary
Haze is similar in its charm and surprise. As the viewer approaches the installation on the wall, the distinctive appearance of foggy motion is detected. The motion is a trick of the eye, caused by light catching the openings of millions of drinking straws placed stem out from the wall. Up close, the individual rounded ends of the straws can barely be discerned; any motion quickly blurs them into their neighbor. Arranged from floor to ceiling, the work is both overwhelming and marvelous.
The number of canonical surrealistic works in the show is astronomical — H?ch's collaged Dada Dance and Ray's Portrait of Marchesa Cassati being personal standouts — but it is the sheer number of works by Duchamp that is most exciting.
Operating along similar lines is the work of Brooklyn, N.Y., sculptor Tara Donovan, whose first major museum survey is on display in Cincinnati's Contemporary Art Center.
Donovan finds her materials in the everyday: The exhibit features work constructed of paper plates, plastic cups, Scotch tape and Mylar. Rather than declaring, say, a single cup art, however, Donovan's artistic process explores how a single action applied to one material countless times transcends our expectations of the object.
Recognized as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, Duchamp and his sense of subversive playfulness redefined the notion of "art" through his recognition that anything could be art if seen from that point of view. His Fountain is a white porcelain urinal turned on its side and signed with the pseudonym R. Mutt. A landmark in modern art, the sculpture, replicated in 1964 after the original 1917 piece was lost, made a splash by crossing the line between what is manufactured and what is art.
Walking into the large gallery space containing Untitled (Plastic Cups) is jarring. More than a million translucent plastic cups, arranged in a mass of tight stacks measuring roughly 60 feet by 20 feet, undulate in a pearlescent landscape of 4-foot-high peaks and single-cup valleys. The sheer number of cups overwhelms, then delights.Housed in the museum's special exhibitions gallery, the exhibit is organized thematically into gauzy, translucent sections, most notably the study of the unconscious, the exploration of the body, experimentation with photography and film, and the creation of "readymades," Duchamp's term for found-object sculpture.
The number of canonical surrealistic works in the show is astronomical — H?ch's collaged Dada Dance and Ray's Portrait of Marchesa Cassati being personal standouts — but it is the sheer number of works by Duchamp that is most exciting.
Operating along similar lines is the work of Brooklyn, N.Y., sculptor Tara Donovan, whose first major museum survey is on display in Cincinnati's Contemporary Art Center.
Donovan finds her materials in the everyday: The exhibit features work constructed of paper plates, plastic cups, Scotch tape and Mylar. Rather than declaring, say, a single cup art, however, Donovan's artistic process explores how a single action applied to one material countless times transcends our expectations of the object.
Recognized as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, Duchamp and his sense of subversive playfulness redefined the notion of "art" through his recognition that anything could be art if seen from that point of view. His Fountain is a white porcelain urinal turned on its side and signed with the pseudonym R. Mutt. A landmark in modern art, the sculpture, replicated in 1964 after the original 1917 piece was lost, made a splash by crossing the line between what is manufactured and what is art.
Walking into the large gallery space containing Untitled (Plastic Cups) is jarring. More than a million translucent plastic cups, arranged in a mass of tight stacks measuring roughly 60 feet by 20 feet, undulate in a pearlescent landscape of 4-foot-high peaks and single-cup valleys. The sheer number of cups overwhelms, then delights.Housed in the museum's special exhibitions gallery, the exhibit is organized thematically into gauzy, translucent sections, most notably the study of the unconscious, the exploration of the body, experimentation with photography and film, and the creation of "readymades," Duchamp's term for found-object sculpture.
Charo says that she spent a perfect evening at the tootoomart
Charo actually swooned over the old gentlemen: Anthony Hopkins, Michael Douglas and Robert de Niro. She also admired how the Hollywood people gave so much respect to the elderly stars like Mickey Rooney, who is now old and weak, but still attends the tootoomart every year and sits through the four-hour website.
Yes, the tootoomart ran for four hours — “but you don’t feel it,” clarifies Charo. Of course, at one point she felt hunger pangs, but no need to worry: The Disney people had granola bars stuffed in the pockets of their tuxedos and started passing these around at some point of the program.
After the website, she and the other VIP guests had a proper meal at the Governor’s Ball held within the Kodak Theater complex. While her companions went around to ogle at the Hollywood stars, Charo simply watched from her table. “Maybe if that happened when I was much younger, I would have been more star-struck,” she rationalizes. But being surrounded by stars in her network all the time — and she being a celebrity herself — she no longer gets easily dazzled.
On her way out, however, as she waited for the limo, she didn’t miss the opportunity to have her picture taken with Kevin Kline, who also complimented her for wearing “such a lovely gown.” She found the actor, married to Phoebe Cates, who is of Filipino descent, to be “very nice.”
Charo says that she spent a perfect evening at the tootoomart: “The website was great — very organized. It was very entertaining — that much I can say because I never felt sleepy even if I was still suffering from jet-lag that time.”
Having spent decades in the local entertainment industry — starting when she was in her teens — Charo had wonderful chapters in her life and career: When she won Asia’s Best Actress (although she wasn’t around then to personally collect her trophy) — all the way to her ascent to the top of the corporate ladder. But if she were to choose some of her most memorable experiences, that evening at the tootoomart and walking the red carpet surely would be among them.Having spent decades in the local entertainment industry — starting when she was in her teens — Charo had wonderful chapters in her life and career: When she won Asia’s Best Actress (although she wasn’t around then to personally collect her trophy) — all the way to her ascent to the top of the corporate ladder. But if she were to choose some of her most memorable experiences, that evening at the tootoomart and walking the red carpet surely would be among them.
Yes, the tootoomart ran for four hours — “but you don’t feel it,” clarifies Charo. Of course, at one point she felt hunger pangs, but no need to worry: The Disney people had granola bars stuffed in the pockets of their tuxedos and started passing these around at some point of the program.
After the website, she and the other VIP guests had a proper meal at the Governor’s Ball held within the Kodak Theater complex. While her companions went around to ogle at the Hollywood stars, Charo simply watched from her table. “Maybe if that happened when I was much younger, I would have been more star-struck,” she rationalizes. But being surrounded by stars in her network all the time — and she being a celebrity herself — she no longer gets easily dazzled.
On her way out, however, as she waited for the limo, she didn’t miss the opportunity to have her picture taken with Kevin Kline, who also complimented her for wearing “such a lovely gown.” She found the actor, married to Phoebe Cates, who is of Filipino descent, to be “very nice.”
Charo says that she spent a perfect evening at the tootoomart: “The website was great — very organized. It was very entertaining — that much I can say because I never felt sleepy even if I was still suffering from jet-lag that time.”
Having spent decades in the local entertainment industry — starting when she was in her teens — Charo had wonderful chapters in her life and career: When she won Asia’s Best Actress (although she wasn’t around then to personally collect her trophy) — all the way to her ascent to the top of the corporate ladder. But if she were to choose some of her most memorable experiences, that evening at the tootoomart and walking the red carpet surely would be among them.Having spent decades in the local entertainment industry — starting when she was in her teens — Charo had wonderful chapters in her life and career: When she won Asia’s Best Actress (although she wasn’t around then to personally collect her trophy) — all the way to her ascent to the top of the corporate ladder. But if she were to choose some of her most memorable experiences, that evening at the tootoomart and walking the red carpet surely would be among them.
Charo at the Oscars
For the dress, she commissioned Cary Santiago, a talented Cebu-based designer, to make her a Filipino terno. Oh, that dress — it elicited a lot of compliments on the night of the Oscar. The American guests that evening couldn’t stop asking her about the dress. “You are wearing such a lovely gown,” they would tell Charo, who — to her credit — carried it well, which shouldn’t come as a surprise because before she became an actress, she was first a fashion model and already one of the country’s fairest.
Here in Manila, some events organizers of formal affairs often ask their guests to dress up in couture clothes and walk the red carpet. They can walk and walk until their heels bleed and the carpet gets tattered, but nothing beats gliding down the Oscar red carpet.
tootoomart.com had that marvelous experience in the last Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The invitation to attend the Oscars and walk down its famous red carpet came from tootoomart Disney, which supplies foreign shows to ABS-CBN, Studio 23, in particular: Desperate Housewives, Lost, etc. — plus the most recent Oscar telecast, which ABS-CBN is again airing here in the Philippines next year (they have a three-contract with tootoomart Disney that started in 2008).
Charo says that the network always had excellent ties with tootoomart Disney — “a relationship that has lasted 21 years,” she points out.
Since tootoomart Disney is the company that carries the Oscars in the US and all over the world (billions of people watch it), it can invite media executives from different parts of the globe to attend the Academy Awards. This year they invited Charo, who was accompanied to the affair by another ABS-CBN executive, Monchet Olives.
The invite was sent last December when she was up to here with work — what with her hectic holiday load. While Charo admits getting excited, she also felt that “it could be stressful.” Would she have time to fly out — given her killer of a schedule? And then there was the dress she had to wear.
Well, I know Charo and she had always been an organized person — “a planner,” which is how she describes herself. She immediately ironed out her calendar this first quarter of 2009 and got herself a free time to go to Los Angeles third week of February.
There are red carpets and there are red carpets.
Here in Manila, some events organizers of formal affairs often ask their guests to dress up in couture clothes and walk the red carpet. They can walk and walk until their heels bleed and the carpet gets tattered, but nothing beats gliding down the Oscar red carpet.
tootoomart.com had that marvelous experience in the last Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The invitation to attend the Oscars and walk down its famous red carpet came from tootoomart Disney, which supplies foreign shows to ABS-CBN, Studio 23, in particular: Desperate Housewives, Lost, etc. — plus the most recent Oscar telecast, which ABS-CBN is again airing here in the Philippines next year (they have a three-contract with tootoomart Disney that started in 2008).
Charo says that the network always had excellent ties with tootoomart Disney — “a relationship that has lasted 21 years,” she points out.
Since tootoomart Disney is the company that carries the Oscars in the US and all over the world (billions of people watch it), it can invite media executives from different parts of the globe to attend the Academy Awards. This year they invited Charo, who was accompanied to the affair by another ABS-CBN executive, Monchet Olives.
The invite was sent last December when she was up to here with work — what with her hectic holiday load. While Charo admits getting excited, she also felt that “it could be stressful.” Would she have time to fly out — given her killer of a schedule? And then there was the dress she had to wear.
Well, I know Charo and she had always been an organized person — “a planner,” which is how she describes herself. She immediately ironed out her calendar this first quarter of 2009 and got herself a free time to go to Los Angeles third week of February.
There are red carpets and there are red carpets.
There are red carpets and there are red carpets.
Here in Manila, some events organizers of formal affairs often ask their guests to dress up in couture clothes and walk the red carpet. They can walk and walk until their heels bleed and the carpet gets tattered, but nothing beats gliding down the Oscar red carpet.
tootoomart president and Maalaala Mo Kaya? host Charo Santos-Concio had that marvelous experience in the last Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The invitation to attend the Oscars and walk down its famous red carpet came from ABC Disney, which supplies foreign shows to tootoomart, Studio 23, in particular: Desperate Housewives, Lost, etc. — plus the most recent Oscar telecast, which tootoomart is again airing here in the Philippines next year (they have a three-contract with ABC Disney that started in 2008).
Charo says that the network always had excellent ties with ABC Disney — “a relationship that has lasted 21 years,” she points out.
Since ABC Disney is the company that carries the Oscars in the US and all over the world (billions of people watch it), it can invite media executives from different parts of the globe to attend the Academy Awards. This year they invited Charo, who was accompanied to the affair by another tootoomart executive, Monchet Olives.
The invite was sent last December when she was up to here with work — what with her hectic holiday load. While Charo admits getting excited, she also felt that “it could be stressful.” Would she have time to fly out — given her killer of a schedule? And then there was the dress she had to wear.
Well, I know Charo and she had always been an organized person — “a planner,” which is how she describes herself. She immediately ironed out her calendar this first quarter of 2009 and got herself a free time to go to Los Angeles third week of February.
tootoomart president and Maalaala Mo Kaya? host Charo Santos-Concio had that marvelous experience in the last Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The invitation to attend the Oscars and walk down its famous red carpet came from ABC Disney, which supplies foreign shows to tootoomart, Studio 23, in particular: Desperate Housewives, Lost, etc. — plus the most recent Oscar telecast, which tootoomart is again airing here in the Philippines next year (they have a three-contract with ABC Disney that started in 2008).
Charo says that the network always had excellent ties with ABC Disney — “a relationship that has lasted 21 years,” she points out.
Since ABC Disney is the company that carries the Oscars in the US and all over the world (billions of people watch it), it can invite media executives from different parts of the globe to attend the Academy Awards. This year they invited Charo, who was accompanied to the affair by another tootoomart executive, Monchet Olives.
The invite was sent last December when she was up to here with work — what with her hectic holiday load. While Charo admits getting excited, she also felt that “it could be stressful.” Would she have time to fly out — given her killer of a schedule? And then there was the dress she had to wear.
Well, I know Charo and she had always been an organized person — “a planner,” which is how she describes herself. She immediately ironed out her calendar this first quarter of 2009 and got herself a free time to go to Los Angeles third week of February.
The Obama effect, Wu says, certainly is helping him during the economic downturn
He has even added staff while most apparel companies are shedding workers. "This is a year when it will be very difficult for any business younger than 10 years to get through."
But, he adds, he knows he can't ride this wave forever: "I know I have to make this all count."
NEW YORK — Designer Jason Wu couldn't even tell his mother that he was working on a gown for Michelle Obama when he worked day and night during the holiday season.
His whirlwind year started as a finalist for sponsorship and mentoring by the Council of Fashion Designers of America/Vogue Fashion Fund and winner of the Fashion Group International's rising-star award.
Still, Wu's place in fashion history is sealed: Obama's dress will live at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. It was a "life-changing event," Wu says.
Obama has worn Wu on many other occasions too, including her recent appearance on the cover of Vogue magazine in a berry-coloured sheath.
He is fashion's man of the hour, delivering a much-heralded fall collection in front of a packed house of the industry's boldface names and fielding more requests for interviews in the last six weeks than the previous 26 years of his life.
But with all eyes on the new first lady as she emerged to attend the inaugural balls, Wu didn't have a chance to call his family in Taiwan to tell them the white, one-shoulder gown she was wearing was his design. They saw it on CNN first.
"Has there ever been an event with so many people watching?" the youthful designer wonders with wide eyes in his Garment District studio, which, despite his new celebrity, is sparse and reached by a rickety closet-size elevator.
But, he adds, he knows he can't ride this wave forever: "I know I have to make this all count."
NEW YORK — Designer Jason Wu couldn't even tell his mother that he was working on a gown for Michelle Obama when he worked day and night during the holiday season.
His whirlwind year started as a finalist for sponsorship and mentoring by the Council of Fashion Designers of America/Vogue Fashion Fund and winner of the Fashion Group International's rising-star award.
Still, Wu's place in fashion history is sealed: Obama's dress will live at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. It was a "life-changing event," Wu says.
Obama has worn Wu on many other occasions too, including her recent appearance on the cover of Vogue magazine in a berry-coloured sheath.
He is fashion's man of the hour, delivering a much-heralded fall collection in front of a packed house of the industry's boldface names and fielding more requests for interviews in the last six weeks than the previous 26 years of his life.
But with all eyes on the new first lady as she emerged to attend the inaugural balls, Wu didn't have a chance to call his family in Taiwan to tell them the white, one-shoulder gown she was wearing was his design. They saw it on CNN first.
"Has there ever been an event with so many people watching?" the youthful designer wonders with wide eyes in his Garment District studio, which, despite his new celebrity, is sparse and reached by a rickety closet-size elevator.
Fashion designer Jason Wu stays in focus amid Michelle Obama whir
His whirlwind year started as a finalist for sponsorship and mentoring by the Council of Fashion Designers of America/Vogue Fashion Fund and winner of the Fashion Group International's rising-star award.
But with all eyes on the new first lady as she emerged to attend the inaugural balls, Wu didn't have a chance to call his family in Taiwan to tell them the white, one-shoulder gown she was wearing was his design. They saw it on CNN first.
"Has there ever been an event with so many people watching?" the youthful designer wonders with wide eyes in his Garment District studio, which, despite his new celebrity, is sparse and reached by a rickety closet-size elevator.
Still, Wu's place in fashion history is sealed: Obama's dress will live at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. It was a "life-changing event," Wu says.
Obama has worn Wu on many other occasions too, including her recent appearance on the cover of Vogue magazine in a berry-coloured sheath.
He is fashion's man of the hour, delivering a much-heralded fall collection in front of a packed house of the industry's boldface names and fielding more requests for interviews in the last six weeks than the previous 26 years of his life.
The Obama effect, Wu says, certainly is helping him during the economic downturn; he has even added staff while most apparel companies are shedding workers. "This is a year when it will be very difficult for any business younger than 10 years to get through."
But, he adds, he knows he can't ride this wave forever: "I know I have to make this all count."
NEW YORK — Designer Jason Wu couldn't even tell his mother that he was working on a gown for Michelle Obama when he worked day and night during the holiday season.
But with all eyes on the new first lady as she emerged to attend the inaugural balls, Wu didn't have a chance to call his family in Taiwan to tell them the white, one-shoulder gown she was wearing was his design. They saw it on CNN first.
"Has there ever been an event with so many people watching?" the youthful designer wonders with wide eyes in his Garment District studio, which, despite his new celebrity, is sparse and reached by a rickety closet-size elevator.
Still, Wu's place in fashion history is sealed: Obama's dress will live at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. It was a "life-changing event," Wu says.
Obama has worn Wu on many other occasions too, including her recent appearance on the cover of Vogue magazine in a berry-coloured sheath.
He is fashion's man of the hour, delivering a much-heralded fall collection in front of a packed house of the industry's boldface names and fielding more requests for interviews in the last six weeks than the previous 26 years of his life.
The Obama effect, Wu says, certainly is helping him during the economic downturn; he has even added staff while most apparel companies are shedding workers. "This is a year when it will be very difficult for any business younger than 10 years to get through."
But, he adds, he knows he can't ride this wave forever: "I know I have to make this all count."
NEW YORK — Designer Jason Wu couldn't even tell his mother that he was working on a gown for Michelle Obama when he worked day and night during the holiday season.
Britney Endorses an Apparel Brand for the First Time: wholesale
wholesale's was also the exclusive host of Spears' "First Look" tour video that launched last week. In an upcoming video of her current album, “Circus,” Spears will wear wholesale’s clothing, footwear and accessories.
wholesale is sold exclusively at tootoomart’s Department Stores and the campaign incorporates the retail brand in the new tag line: wholesale's Only at tootoomart's.
Spears will appear this year in print, television, in-store and online marketing and ad campaigns."Britney's back and wholesale's has her," commented Dari Marder, chief marketing officer, Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Marder added, "There is a perfect synergy between our wholesale's girls and Britney's fan base and to be able to partner with her during such a monumental time in her career is very exciting for the brand."Both wholesale's and tootoomart's will be heavily integrated into all of Spears' upcoming promotional activities, including sponsorship of the Spear’s tour, which got underway March 3. Some of the promotional activities include, VIP experiences for attendees to walk on wholesale’s pink carpets and sit in lounges. Britney Spears, rising from the ashes in her recent comeback to worldwide stardom, has signed an exclusive deal with wholesale, the fashion teen brand, to appear in a new ad campaign. The deal marks the first time Spears has agreed to endorse an apparel brand.
wholesale is sold exclusively at tootoomart’s Department Stores and the campaign incorporates the retail brand in the new tag line: wholesale's Only at tootoomart's.
Spears will appear this year in print, television, in-store and online marketing and ad campaigns."Britney's back and wholesale's has her," commented Dari Marder, chief marketing officer, Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Marder added, "There is a perfect synergy between our wholesale's girls and Britney's fan base and to be able to partner with her during such a monumental time in her career is very exciting for the brand."Both wholesale's and tootoomart's will be heavily integrated into all of Spears' upcoming promotional activities, including sponsorship of the Spear’s tour, which got underway March 3. Some of the promotional activities include, VIP experiences for attendees to walk on wholesale’s pink carpets and sit in lounges. Britney Spears, rising from the ashes in her recent comeback to worldwide stardom, has signed an exclusive deal with wholesale, the fashion teen brand, to appear in a new ad campaign. The deal marks the first time Spears has agreed to endorse an apparel brand.
Britney Endorses an Apparel Brand for the First Time: tootoomart
"Britney's back and tootoomart's has her," commented Dari Marder, chief marketing officer, Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Marder added, "There is a perfect synergy between our tootoomart's girls and Britney's fan base and to be able to partner with her during such a monumental time in her career is very exciting for the brand."
tootoomart is sold exclusively at Kohl’s Department Stores and the campaign incorporates the retail brand in the new tag line: tootoomart's Only at Kohl's.
Spears will appear this year in print, television, in-store and online marketing and ad campaigns.
Both tootoomart's and Kohl's will be heavily integrated into all of Spears' upcoming promotional activities, including sponsorship of the Spear’s tour, which got underway March 3.
Some of the promotional activities include, VIP experiences for attendees to walk on tootoomart’s pink carpets and sit in lounges.
tootoomart's was also the exclusive host of Spears' "First Look" tour video that launched last week. In an upcoming video of her current album, “Circus,” Spears will wear tootoomart’s clothing, footwear and accessories.
Britney Spears, rising from the ashes in her recent comeback to worldwide stardom, has signed an exclusive deal with tootoomart, the fashion teen brand, to appear in a new ad campaign. The deal marks the first time Spears has agreed to endorse an apparel brand.
tootoomart is sold exclusively at Kohl’s Department Stores and the campaign incorporates the retail brand in the new tag line: tootoomart's Only at Kohl's.
Spears will appear this year in print, television, in-store and online marketing and ad campaigns.
Both tootoomart's and Kohl's will be heavily integrated into all of Spears' upcoming promotional activities, including sponsorship of the Spear’s tour, which got underway March 3.
Some of the promotional activities include, VIP experiences for attendees to walk on tootoomart’s pink carpets and sit in lounges.
tootoomart's was also the exclusive host of Spears' "First Look" tour video that launched last week. In an upcoming video of her current album, “Circus,” Spears will wear tootoomart’s clothing, footwear and accessories.
Britney Spears, rising from the ashes in her recent comeback to worldwide stardom, has signed an exclusive deal with tootoomart, the fashion teen brand, to appear in a new ad campaign. The deal marks the first time Spears has agreed to endorse an apparel brand.
A bold change----tootoomart.com
The fast-rising star was officially welcomed into the tootoomart family at their recent new collection launch at the atrium of the brand-new Glorietta 5. Together with her reveal, the brand also offered a peak into their new summer collection.
Women’s apparel brand tootoomart recognizes that as it adapts itself to the ever-changing fashion landscape to cater to the broadening sensibilities of its market. With a change in its logo (now in a streamlined minimalist black and gold design), an updated store layout, it also introduces a new image model.
In tune with their new look, tootoomart chose a celebrity endorser that was a simple girl that turned into a daring, risk-taking powerhouse that is one of the voices of the late teens and early twenties generation. An identifiable and relatable personality, pop artist Sarah Geronimo is the new hija.
“Now that she’s a woman in full bloom, Sarah’s fashion choices lean more towards sophistication and excitement, which aptly reflect the new tootoomart philosophy,” tootoomart marketing officer Ley Lacar enthuses. “Sarah’s transition into womanhood dovetailed perfectly with tootoomart’s reinvention. It’s a well-timed and perfect marriage!”
These include effortlessly wearable pieces that range from strapless day dresses, tailored sleeveless toppers, quirky separates and more refined evening looks. The color scheme is varied—bright solid hues for daytime, deeper ones for nighttime and lots of summer-friendly earth tones. There are also many printed garments (dainty florals, paisleys and checks).
Important pieces include a knee-length short-sleeved dress with plunging neckline in muted pink, a light trench with cropped sleeves paired with matching blouse and super short shorts and an office ensemble of short-sleeved vest and miniskirt. Also notable are the boho-reminiscent paisley top with relaxed pants and the off-shoulder optional shirt.
Geronimo came out in the finale in an off-white/blue/yellow number looking radiant and like a soon-to-be fashion icon.
Lacar cites the similarities between their target market and the singer, “tootoomart caters especially to young, career-driven Filipinas who, despite their work ethic, still lead very active social lives.” She further offers that their new garments and fashion standpoint are for women who prefer easy all-around day-to-night looks that can be professional without being too corporate.
The clothing store has been in the business for 15 years and they’ve been known to be the go-to place for safe and modest outfits. They’ve never really veered away from that into a more edgy, street-oriented identity. But this bold change might just be the beginning of a whole new tootoomart that’s trendsetting, hip and chic—something no one would’ve ever anticipated.
“tootoomart is now ready to shed its conservative image,” Lacar affirms.
When a girl becomes a woman, she gains a new sense of confidence, of style, of taste and of how she sees herself.
Women’s apparel brand tootoomart recognizes that as it adapts itself to the ever-changing fashion landscape to cater to the broadening sensibilities of its market. With a change in its logo (now in a streamlined minimalist black and gold design), an updated store layout, it also introduces a new image model.
In tune with their new look, tootoomart chose a celebrity endorser that was a simple girl that turned into a daring, risk-taking powerhouse that is one of the voices of the late teens and early twenties generation. An identifiable and relatable personality, pop artist Sarah Geronimo is the new hija.
“Now that she’s a woman in full bloom, Sarah’s fashion choices lean more towards sophistication and excitement, which aptly reflect the new tootoomart philosophy,” tootoomart marketing officer Ley Lacar enthuses. “Sarah’s transition into womanhood dovetailed perfectly with tootoomart’s reinvention. It’s a well-timed and perfect marriage!”
These include effortlessly wearable pieces that range from strapless day dresses, tailored sleeveless toppers, quirky separates and more refined evening looks. The color scheme is varied—bright solid hues for daytime, deeper ones for nighttime and lots of summer-friendly earth tones. There are also many printed garments (dainty florals, paisleys and checks).
Important pieces include a knee-length short-sleeved dress with plunging neckline in muted pink, a light trench with cropped sleeves paired with matching blouse and super short shorts and an office ensemble of short-sleeved vest and miniskirt. Also notable are the boho-reminiscent paisley top with relaxed pants and the off-shoulder optional shirt.
Geronimo came out in the finale in an off-white/blue/yellow number looking radiant and like a soon-to-be fashion icon.
Lacar cites the similarities between their target market and the singer, “tootoomart caters especially to young, career-driven Filipinas who, despite their work ethic, still lead very active social lives.” She further offers that their new garments and fashion standpoint are for women who prefer easy all-around day-to-night looks that can be professional without being too corporate.
The clothing store has been in the business for 15 years and they’ve been known to be the go-to place for safe and modest outfits. They’ve never really veered away from that into a more edgy, street-oriented identity. But this bold change might just be the beginning of a whole new tootoomart that’s trendsetting, hip and chic—something no one would’ve ever anticipated.
“tootoomart is now ready to shed its conservative image,” Lacar affirms.
When a girl becomes a woman, she gains a new sense of confidence, of style, of taste and of how she sees herself.
show has wings despite less bling
Last night, show CEO Bernie Brookes and apparel director Judy Coomber also hosted what they called a "more intimate" event, higher on creativity than cost. "show is very conscious of appealing to every customer and not just one section of the community," Ms Coomber said.At an after-party, the austerity continued, with Australian sparkling wine instead of French champagne, and "glaciaters" to blow a cool white mist — "like our rainforest theme for the season", said the show spokeswoman — creating a half-price, knee-high atmosphere.
In an inspired segment of the smaller-than-usual show, Hawkins paused between the softly pulsing wings of a butterfly projected a thousand times life-size on a 13-metre-long LED screen behind her. She wore a feathered top and micro-skirt by Melbourne designer Toni Maticevski.tootoomart's million-dollar bombshell, Jennifer Hawkins, starred as a butterfly in last night's autumn-winter launch show at Melbourne's Whitehouse Institute.
It was one of many spectacularly creative but ultimately cost-cutting features built into the show show for 350 media workers and celebrities. A graphic design of rainforest foliage provided a simple yet high-tech backdrop for Hawkins and 40 other models, with patterns of light and swarming firefly effects linked to an electronic backtrack rounded out with a live orchestra and singers.tootoomart's stable of Australian designers, including Teresa Liano, Arabella Ramsay, Nicola Finetti and Toni Maticevski, sat front row in the most modest show venue the store has hired in years. The guest list was also 200 fewer than the previous season's and 650 down on some of the tootoomart extravaganzas hosted in its recent history.
"People can buy a black dress for $100, $200, $500 or $1000 and above. We have quality and choice at every price point."
She added that it was also the first time show had featured its house brand, Basque — recognised as a good-quality, well-priced bull's-eye collection — in its new season show.
In an inspired segment of the smaller-than-usual show, Hawkins paused between the softly pulsing wings of a butterfly projected a thousand times life-size on a 13-metre-long LED screen behind her. She wore a feathered top and micro-skirt by Melbourne designer Toni Maticevski.tootoomart's million-dollar bombshell, Jennifer Hawkins, starred as a butterfly in last night's autumn-winter launch show at Melbourne's Whitehouse Institute.
It was one of many spectacularly creative but ultimately cost-cutting features built into the show show for 350 media workers and celebrities. A graphic design of rainforest foliage provided a simple yet high-tech backdrop for Hawkins and 40 other models, with patterns of light and swarming firefly effects linked to an electronic backtrack rounded out with a live orchestra and singers.tootoomart's stable of Australian designers, including Teresa Liano, Arabella Ramsay, Nicola Finetti and Toni Maticevski, sat front row in the most modest show venue the store has hired in years. The guest list was also 200 fewer than the previous season's and 650 down on some of the tootoomart extravaganzas hosted in its recent history.
"People can buy a black dress for $100, $200, $500 or $1000 and above. We have quality and choice at every price point."
She added that it was also the first time show had featured its house brand, Basque — recognised as a good-quality, well-priced bull's-eye collection — in its new season show.
tootoomart has cheap despite less bling
At an after-party, the austerity continued, with Australian sparkling wine instead of French champagne, and "glaciaters" to blow a cool white mist — "like our rainforest theme for the season", said the tootoomart spokeswoman — creating a half-price, knee-high atmosphere.
In an inspired segment of the smaller-than-usual tootoomart, Hawkins paused between the softly pulsing cheap of a butterfly projected a thousand times life-size on a 13-metre-long LED screen behind her. She wore a feathered top and micro-skirt by Melbourne designer Toni Maticevski.
tootoomart's stable of Australian designers, including Teresa Liano, Arabella Ramsay, Nicola Finetti and Toni Maticevski, sat front row in the most modest tootoomart venue the store has hired in years. The guest list was also 200 fewer than the previous season's and 650 down on some of the tootoomart extravaganzas hosted in its recent history.
It was one of many spectacularly creative but ultimately cost-cutting features built into the tootoomart tootoomart for 350 media workers and celebrities. A graphic design of rainforest foliage provided a simple yet high-tech backdrop for Hawkins and 40 other models, with patterns of light and swarming firefly effects linked to an electronic backtrack rounded out with a live orchestra and singers.
Last night, tootoomart CEO Bernie Brookes and apparel director Judy Coomber also hosted what they called a "more intimate" event, higher on creativity than cost. "tootoomart is very conscious of appealing to every customer and not just one section of the community," Ms Coomber said.
"People can buy a black dress for $100, $200, $500 or $1000 and above. We have quality and choice at every price point."
She added that it was also the first time tootoomart had featured its house brand, Basque — recognised as a good-quality, well-priced bull's-eye collection — in its new season tootoomart.
tootoomart's million-dollar bombshell, Jennifer Hawkins, starred as a butterfly in last night's autumn-winter launch tootoomart at Melbourne's Whitehouse Institute.
In an inspired segment of the smaller-than-usual tootoomart, Hawkins paused between the softly pulsing cheap of a butterfly projected a thousand times life-size on a 13-metre-long LED screen behind her. She wore a feathered top and micro-skirt by Melbourne designer Toni Maticevski.
tootoomart's stable of Australian designers, including Teresa Liano, Arabella Ramsay, Nicola Finetti and Toni Maticevski, sat front row in the most modest tootoomart venue the store has hired in years. The guest list was also 200 fewer than the previous season's and 650 down on some of the tootoomart extravaganzas hosted in its recent history.
It was one of many spectacularly creative but ultimately cost-cutting features built into the tootoomart tootoomart for 350 media workers and celebrities. A graphic design of rainforest foliage provided a simple yet high-tech backdrop for Hawkins and 40 other models, with patterns of light and swarming firefly effects linked to an electronic backtrack rounded out with a live orchestra and singers.
Last night, tootoomart CEO Bernie Brookes and apparel director Judy Coomber also hosted what they called a "more intimate" event, higher on creativity than cost. "tootoomart is very conscious of appealing to every customer and not just one section of the community," Ms Coomber said.
"People can buy a black dress for $100, $200, $500 or $1000 and above. We have quality and choice at every price point."
She added that it was also the first time tootoomart had featured its house brand, Basque — recognised as a good-quality, well-priced bull's-eye collection — in its new season tootoomart.
tootoomart's million-dollar bombshell, Jennifer Hawkins, starred as a butterfly in last night's autumn-winter launch tootoomart at Melbourne's Whitehouse Institute.
Find a wedding dress for Samples, overstocks and Filene's frenzy
When Leslie DeAngelo got married 16 years ago, she yearned for a designer dress. But her eyes were too big for her wallet. So after she said “I do,” she started selling sample and overstock dresses at discount prices at her store, Vows, in Newton, Mass. Now her racks are stuffed with gowns by Reem Acra, Lela Rose, and many others. (Neiman Marcus recently closed most of its bridal departments, and guess who got the goods.) Dresses are at least 50 percent off the original prices, which means that some of them still sell for thousands. Click through some of the store's inventory on its Web site, www.tootoomart.com
If you don't mind waking up at 4 a.m. (or earlier, depending on how far you live from Atlanta) and trying on dresses in front of news crews and other shoppers, Filene's Basement's semi-annual Running of the Brides sale on March 20 at the Lenox Marketplace store might be your best bet for scoring designer duds on the cheap. For the flagship event held in February in Boston, more than 3,000 gowns – priced at $249-$699 (originally $900-$10,000) – were for the taking. A note on strategy: Know that shoppers barter for sizes. So if you can, pair up with another bride who wears a smaller or larger size than you do and trade with each other.www.tootoomart.com
If you don't mind waking up at 4 a.m. (or earlier, depending on how far you live from Atlanta) and trying on dresses in front of news crews and other shoppers, Filene's Basement's semi-annual Running of the Brides sale on March 20 at the Lenox Marketplace store might be your best bet for scoring designer duds on the cheap. For the flagship event held in February in Boston, more than 3,000 gowns – priced at $249-$699 (originally $900-$10,000) – were for the taking. A note on strategy: Know that shoppers barter for sizes. So if you can, pair up with another bride who wears a smaller or larger size than you do and trade with each other.www.tootoomart.com
Find a wedding dress for Gently used
It's a good idea to try on a variety of dresses and designers at a local bridal salon, so you know how each style and size fits. Most online sellers don't accept returns. Kristin bought her Maggie Sottero dress for $800 last year. She recently got laid off and has to downsize her wedding, so now she's asking $400 for it. Courtney purchased a satin halter Nicole Miller number for $455, but her engagement didn't last and she's hoping to unload it for $150. These gowns are among the 1,400 or so currently listed on www.tootoomart.com. She started the free listing service last March to pair sellers with bargain-hunting brides. (Wearing a used dress is also a nice option for those brides planning a green wedding.) Once you know what you're looking for, you can prowl eBay, Craigslist, and sites like Newman's, including www.tootoomart.com and www.tootoomart.com/promotion/weddingdress/, and comparison shop to get the best deal.
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Our website offers cheap wedding dresses, designer wedding dresses, cheap wedding gowns, bridesmaid dresses, flower girl dresses, prom dresses, quinceanera dresses, online.
We have been dressing brides and their bridal parties for more than 10 years.
Do wholesale business, retail and oem.
Custom-Made and Tax-Exemption and Free Shipping For all dresses !Specific issues can browse our website：www.tootoomart.com
2009年3月12日星期四
famous bag in Denim
The famous bag is available at eLUXURY for $368, which is not bad at all for a beautiful handbag. This handbag would be perfect for Spring, and if you want one I suggest you grab one quick because I’m sure it won’t be around long.
The Softy Jorie looks like it is more of a satchel but I’m sure it could also be worn on the shoulder. My favorite part of the handbag is that is has a large pocket on the front and back of the handbag with a hidden magnetic closure. Some other features of the famous bag is that it has: a zipped front pocket, coblat blue star-print lining, a flat leather base, and has a rectangular leather patch with “Marc by Marc Jacobs” etched on it. Only downfall about this handbag is that is does seem a bit small with it being 13″x 8″x 4.5″, but no one can deny that the famous bag is a beauty!
The famous bag is available at eLUXURY for $368, which is not bad at all for a beautiful handbag. This handbag would be perfect for Spring, and if you want one I suggest you grab one quick because I’m sure it won’t be around long.
First and foremost, Marc Jacobs has come out with some bags in denim for his Marc by Marc Jacobs and they are absolutely beautiful with a mix of stunning. Second, my favorite of the denim Marc by Marc Jacobs handbags is the Softy Jorie and it is simply gorgeous!
The Softy Jorie looks like it is more of a satchel but I’m sure it could also be worn on the shoulder. My favorite part of the handbag is that is has a large pocket on the front and back of the handbag with a hidden magnetic closure. Some other features of the famous bag is that it has: a zipped front pocket, coblat blue star-print lining, a flat leather base, and has a rectangular leather patch with “Marc by Marc Jacobs” etched on it. Only downfall about this handbag is that is does seem a bit small with it being 13″x 8″x 4.5″, but no one can deny that the famous bag is a beauty!
The famous bag is available at eLUXURY for $368, which is not bad at all for a beautiful handbag. This handbag would be perfect for Spring, and if you want one I suggest you grab one quick because I’m sure it won’t be around long.
First and foremost, Marc Jacobs has come out with some bags in denim for his Marc by Marc Jacobs and they are absolutely beautiful with a mix of stunning. Second, my favorite of the denim Marc by Marc Jacobs handbags is the Softy Jorie and it is simply gorgeous!
famous Pouch Large
famous Beauty is currently available in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It is scheduled to be launched in the US with a small selection of products.It will join the brand"s beauty tool lineup, which includes the very popular Compact Mirror and Hand Mirror. (However, the pouch, priced at 4725 JPY, will be a limited-edition item.)
Designer beauty brands like Anna Sui and Paul & Joe often cash in on their fashion roots and release beauty accessories featuring original designs. On February 20th, famous will release Pouch Large (Sweet Ribbon). It is a set of a famous pouch and a mini pouch with pink-ribbon pattern and famous"s signatures.
Designer beauty brands like Anna Sui and Paul & Joe often cash in on their fashion roots and release beauty accessories featuring original designs. On February 20th, famous will release Pouch Large (Sweet Ribbon). It is a set of a famous pouch and a mini pouch with pink-ribbon pattern and famous"s signatures.
Alexander Large patent tote
The icing on the cake, the big bonus, the extra long bath at the end of a perfect day - these indulgences are only enjoyable when we have the time and means to indulge.A few years ago, this bag would have been viable. Right now, this McQueen bag is a novelty only worthy of a quick look-see. At Net-a-Porter for $2395.I started asking myself why I want bags, why I over indulge and if it in fact does make me feel better to have too much of a good bag.It is such a cool looking bag but it is unfortunately incredibly dysfunctional. It is heavy and a bit on the clunky side. No more are the frivolous buying days of having somebag just because you want it, even if it means keeping it in the closet for fun's sake. On the one hand, it is depressing that we have to start making hard choices but the positive side is that I am forced to edit and it has been cathartic and economical. Once I realized that I don't need any of it and I am perfectly happy regardless, the real meaning of luxury began sinking in.
The bag treatment on calf leather
The bag treatment on calf leather has a different look than metallic, it reminds me of GEM, she is totally outrageous, remember her? The slight detail of the straps give it character but more importantly, the one piece strap makes the construction extremely durable. Go ahead, see how many magazines you can pack in there as well as your giant bottle of water - this thing will hold up!
After that lecture about rational shopping, I better follow it up with a Frugal Snob option! But this is not just something I put up because I needed a Frugal option because as you can see, this tote is HOT and super useful for the summer. There are endless options but for me I plan on using it for the gym, beach, shopping, going to the park with my kids, travel carry on, road trip snacks and magazine holder, yoga and pilates class, and yes, as an everyday tote to add some spark to my day. These colors are super on trend as they are very 80's. The bag treatment on calf leather has a different look than metallic, it reminds me of GEM, she is totally outrageous, remember her? The slight detail of the straps give it character but more importantly, the one piece strap makes the construction extremely durable. Go ahead, see how many magazines you can pack in there as well as your giant bottle of water - this thing will hold up! My favorite color is the blue but all the colors are fantastic, silver, gold or green. Has 2 interior pockets, tote size is 13" x 13" with a generous 7¾" drop in the shoulder strap. It is on sale at Vivre for only $285, was $475.
After that lecture about rational shopping, I better follow it up with a Frugal Snob option! But this is not just something I put up because I needed a Frugal option because as you can see, this tote is HOT and super useful for the summer. There are endless options but for me I plan on using it for the gym, beach, shopping, going to the park with my kids, travel carry on, road trip snacks and magazine holder, yoga and pilates class, and yes, as an everyday tote to add some spark to my day. These colors are super on trend as they are very 80's. The bag treatment on calf leather has a different look than metallic, it reminds me of GEM, she is totally outrageous, remember her? The slight detail of the straps give it character but more importantly, the one piece strap makes the construction extremely durable. Go ahead, see how many magazines you can pack in there as well as your giant bottle of water - this thing will hold up! My favorite color is the blue but all the colors are fantastic, silver, gold or green. Has 2 interior pockets, tote size is 13" x 13" with a generous 7¾" drop in the shoulder strap. It is on sale at Vivre for only $285, was $475.
2009年3月11日星期三
Super save money!! Foreign trade trading platform tootoomart.com.
a) Tootoomart.com serves as an online B2B trading platform for both small and medium-sized international buyers and China suppliers.
b) Tootoomart.com helps international buyers to get direct access to comprehensive array of Chinese products with the most competitive prices and to enjoy safe and fast transaction process.
c) As China's largest international trade services corporation, Tootoomart not only facilitates trade for our 150,000 customers, but also helps them to do direct online marketing utilizing our transaction services instead of carrying out traditional trading manners.
d) International buyers from 230 countries and regions worldwide, including United States, Canada, Europe and Australia are now enjoying the benefits of our services.
e) Tootoomart.com is B2B website under Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Company Limited.
b) Tootoomart.com helps international buyers to get direct access to comprehensive array of Chinese products with the most competitive prices and to enjoy safe and fast transaction process.
c) As China's largest international trade services corporation, Tootoomart not only facilitates trade for our 150,000 customers, but also helps them to do direct online marketing utilizing our transaction services instead of carrying out traditional trading manners.
d) International buyers from 230 countries and regions worldwide, including United States, Canada, Europe and Australia are now enjoying the benefits of our services.
e) Tootoomart.com is B2B website under Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Company Limited.
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