The 2010 Femme Fatale of Vogue Korea

Photographed by Rafael Stahelin, the stunning Catherine McNeil plays a full on femme fatale for her latest work in September’s Vogue Korea as she dons the luxe stylings of Ye Young Kim. 

EXOTIC BEAUTY.. Wild prints to Bohemian Charm

I keep going back to this photoshoot Originally published in Vogue Nippon (December 2008)

 Bianca Balti  is not only stunning! but her clothes are everything they are now and more!

a Mix of exotic beauty with some Sophisticated Bohemian charm 

photographed by Alexi Lubomirski and styled by Julia von Boehm

source: Fashiongonerogue

2010 Emmy Fashion Wrap with Lawrence Zarian, Jennifer Rade, Nick Verreos and.....Countess LuAnn de Lesseps!

Red Carpet Dishing with the Countess...

Red Carpet Group Shot: Nick Verreos, Jennifer Rade, Lawrence Zarian and Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, TV Guide Network Emmys 2010 Fashion Wrap

Yesterday, I had an early call time (not as early as my KNBC "Sunday LA" call time!) for my TV Guide Emmys 2010 Fashion Wrap.

The most affable Lawrence Zarian is the new host and he did an AMAZING job! He hit a "Red Carpet Home Run"! Love him, admire him, and well, just wanna put him in my TopMan blue Jacket Pocket! As usual, I was joined by my "sister"...

The most stylish and UBER talented stylist-to-the-stars, Miss Jennifer Rade (above, with moi) Our very special guest was "Real Housewives of New York City" star, Countess LuAnn de Lesseps. OK, let me begin with: She was AMAZING!!! I had never met her and yet, the first words out of her mouth were "Hi Nick, I know all about you..you are a FABULOUS designer, and your dad was a Diplomat and you grew up in Venezuela and you interned in Switzerland..."

Fashion Sandwich: Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, Nick Verreos and Jennifer Rade, TV Guide Network Emmys Fashion Wrap

I was like "Oh no you didn't!" Somebody did their Homework. This, kiddies, is rare. Can you say "Money can't buy you CLASS?" If you cannot, I'll sing it! Six feet tall, size 2 and all FABULOUS! I loved to doing the TV Guide Emmys 2010 Fashion Wrap and had a blast with all of them!

It was also a special joy when Kim Vo (above, second from right) joined us to dish on the hairstyles. He was wearing the most comfy--and chic-- Louis Vuitton denim driving shoes and I actually threatened him, saying that he would probably leave here BAREFOOT! I can't wait to do this again for the next Awards Show!

In case you missed the show--and our "Best" and "Oh Rita Wilson, What Were You Thinkin'?", click BELOW for the entire TV Guide Emmys 2010 Fashion Wrap Episode:

Celeby Time

From the Glitz and Glam of the Emmy's to celeb's night and day wear!! Presenter Cat Deeley topped it looking Fabulous working sequin lace dress topped with a 70s style coat. Jessica Alba worked casual and dressy wear, ruffles by day, army by midday.

With a mix of day & night wear how can we not find inspiration!!!

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Week in Review: Letizia, Princess of Asturias, 22-28 August

Here's what Letizia, Princess of Asturias, wore the week of 22-28 August:

1. Pre-wedding party for Nikolaos and Tatiana, 24 August, a) on Letizia and b) by Flamenco.
2. Greek wedding, 25 August.  Yet another Felipe Varela.
3. Funeral for Spanish soldiers killed in Afghanistan, 26 August.

Best and Worst of the Week

Best of the week has to be the white outfit -  perfect for a Mediterranean soiree.  Worst, well, I don't have one: the blue's nice and Grecian and the black...commentary on what people wear to a funeral makes me feel icky.

Photos: Diario Feminino

Week in Review: Letizia, Princess of Asturias, 22-28 August

Here's what Letizia, Princess of Asturias, wore the week of 22-28 August:

1. Pre-wedding party for Nikolaos and Tatiana, 24 August, a) on Letizia and b) by Flamenco.
2. Greek wedding, 25 August.  Yet another Felipe Varela.
3. Funeral for Spanish soldiers killed in Afghanistan, 26 August.

Best and Worst of the Week

Best of the week has to be the white outfit -  perfect for a Mediterranean soiree.  Worst, well, I don't have one: the blue's nice and Grecian and the black...commentary on what people wear to a funeral makes me feel icky.

Photos: Diario Feminino

Week in Review: Princess Máxima, 22-28 August

Here's what Princess Máxima wore the week of 22-28 August:

1. At Sail Amsterdam 2010, 22 August.
2. Attending the signing of new financing for microcredits, 24 August.
3. Pre-wedding party for Nikolaos and Tatiana, 24 August, from NATAN.  When you get the real up close pics of this one, it's quite wrinkly.
4. Greek wedding, 25 August.  From Benito Fernandez.
5. Funeral of the Duke of Parma, 28 August.

Best and Worst of the Week

Well, I don't know.  Not that much of a banner week for Máxima.  I wasn't enamored of either wedding outfit, but they're both preferable to the flowers on that blue jacket (sweater? thing?).  It's a shame too, because what could be a good cut for her is now fare for starting up her own marching band.

Photos: PPE/van Katwijk/Buys/Nieboer

Week in Review: Princess Máxima, 22-28 August

Here's what Princess Máxima wore the week of 22-28 August:

1. At Sail Amsterdam 2010, 22 August.
2. Attending the signing of new financing for microcredits, 24 August.
3. Pre-wedding party for Nikolaos and Tatiana, 24 August, from NATAN.  When you get the real up close pics of this one, it's quite wrinkly.
4. Greek wedding, 25 August.  From Benito Fernandez.
5. Funeral of the Duke of Parma, 28 August.

Best and Worst of the Week

Well, I don't know.  Not that much of a banner week for Máxima.  I wasn't enamored of either wedding outfit, but they're both preferable to the flowers on that blue jacket (sweater? thing?).  It's a shame too, because what could be a good cut for her is now fare for starting up her own marching band.

Photos: PPE/van Katwijk/Buys/Nieboer

Didn't she do well?

Today I did my 'big shop' and I spent £31.11 and I now I have basis of most meals for two weeks. I just make everything go a very long way and I always buy the 'value/basics' range in which ever supermarket I use. It's not proven to be any less nutritious and I promise you I can make anything taste good. So here is a delve into my uber-frugal world of food and making everything go a very long way.

To start with I stock take and look at what I can do with what I already have. I already have: 2 battered pieces of Pollock, 2 packs of sausages, 4 pork steaks, 3 salmon fillets. I have the basis of six meals there and will make: fish/chips and mushy peas, sausages with onion gravy, mash and veg, sausages and veggie casserole with spicy cous cous, sweet and sour pork and veggie rice, roast pork steaks with apple jelly, roast potatoes, veg and gravy, steamed salmon with cous cous and veggies. I'm going back to work on Thursday and will have much less time so I need to be stocked up and ready so I don't have to shop.
Even though there is just the two of us at home, I still buy the family size multi-pack deals of meat - all the supermarkets are doing this now. You just pick the packs you like. They had lamb steaks and beef burgers but I always choose the best value and that which gives you the most of what you pay for.
I then divide the meat up into bags in the portion size that we'll eat, DB eat one third more than me, so 250g of minced beef means 100g for me and 150g for him. Those are small portions, but we eat a lot of veg with our meal and three quarters of our plate will be vegetables; healthy and frugal.


I then bag everything and freeze if until I want it.
As I said, I always buy the value range and 2 kilos of chicken portions (there are ten quarters in the bag) were £2.79 so 27p per portion, I use it for casserole, pie, stew etc and it goes a very long way, I'll even serve it as roast chicken portions if I have a large family meal to cook for.
We look at a fresh chicken as a real treat! We usually get three meals plus stock from one of them, or I can use it to feed six people for Sunday roast.
I also bulk out my budget with frozen veggies, they are just as nutritious, easy and extremely economical. The stir fry mix is especially good, the jars of sweet and sour sauce are only 30p and I have half a bag of quorn in the freezer so dinner will be quick, easy, cheap and very tasty.
So here is my menu planning for the next two weeks, I will pick and choose each day, what we fancy and I will also cook a bulk of this on Saturday ready to eat throughout the next busy week.


Breakfast - Porridge with homemade jam/toast and homemade jams/jellies/

Lunch - sandwiches, usually tuna/mayo or cheese with homemade chutney - or left overs in a Tupperware tub to reheat at work.

Snacks - homemade cakes, bakewell tart, carrot sticks

Dinners: 1- fish/chips and mushy peas, 2- sausage with onion gravy, mash and veg, 3- sausage and veggie casserole with spicy cous cous, 3 -sweet and sour pork and veggie rice, 5 -roast pork steaks with apple jelly, roast potatoes, veg and gravy. 6. steamed/grilled salmon cous cous and veggies. 7 Roast chicken, stuffing, roast spuds, veg gravy. 8. Chicken pie and veg. 9 Cottage pie and veg. 10 Lasagne and salad. 11. Spaghetti Bolognaise. 12. Pork cooked with cider and cream, with mashed potatoes and gravy. 13 Chicken casserole with veggie rice. 14. Cog au vin with roast potatoes and veggies......................there's plenty more besides and hopefully I can stretch out what I have even further.

'Afters': black berry and apple crumble and custard (I bought lots of the sachets of instant custard which are 9p a sachet and it's more than enough for 2), I have enough blackberries in the freezer to keep us going for weeks on end.

I also have plenty of ingredients for veggie options if we get sick of meat, plenty of ingredients for cakes, biscuits and snacks and plenty of simple alternatives such as baked beans if we just want to eat them with toast. Including the ingredients we have in the house already, such as flour, UHT milk/cream then our total food spend for the two of us for most weeks is £20; which includes pet food, cleaning products and toiletries.
I feel like a frugal warrior preparing for battle and make sure I'm stocked up with the basics so I never need to pop the shops because that's when it's easy to let the budget slip out of control.
I also made sure I'm taken care of, I've scraped every last scrap of moisturiser out of the pot I have and I'm trying the version I found in Tesco today, which is similar to the product I usually buy from Lidl or Aldi; it smells wonderful and it's one of the few toiletries that I can't make myself. It cost £1.99 and as I saved £1.64 on the multi-buy offer today- I consider it a treat for 35p

Nick Verreos Talks Emmy Awards Red Carpet Fashion with NBC4's Ted Chen

Emmy Fashion Talk!

Anchor Couple: Nick Verreos and Ted Chen, KNBC Studios

Sunday morning I woke up bright and early (5AM!!!!!), after arriving home from Chicago and shooting The Victory Project, to head over to NBC Studios to talk Emmy Fashion with Ted Chen on News Raw: Sunday LA. As everyone knows, the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held this last Sunday and Fashion is always a hot topic! Needless to say, I always have a lot to say on the topic of FASHION so I was happy to join Ted at such an early hour!!
Click below to watch the entire segment and see what I predicted correctly (Lots of beading, embellishments and Black) and what I missed the boat on (The ladies from "GLEE" bringing a youthful vibe to the Red Carpet...NOT!)

Squeezing in a little bit more!

I didn't think I had anything to write about today; we've simply worked around the house; which may not be every one's idea of fun for a bank holiday Monday, but we spent it together.

What a day! We've 'put the garden to bed'. We've had a massive chop, slash, compost and shred day. We've stacked and moved logs. We've learnt how to split logs.............. and have decided to hire a log splitter and have a noisy generator driven day of compressed splitting and stacking. My patio is bare again as the veggies have been picked, pickled or just eaten. All that remains is my mini-green house full of chilli peppers and as yet, I have not decided what to do with them. Some will go into chutney and some have an undecided fate.

We've cleaned the car, swept the drive, scrubbed the deck and patio and slept in the sun.

Today is budget day where we look ahead at possible expenses and start to make extra cuts from our budget to accommodate them. It's now I start to get ready for the January cost of taxing the car, as well as the possible repairs which may not be covered under warranty (it's making a worrying noise! and is off to the garage on Wednesday). Our slim budget means we just have to go short of anything 'nice' when we have expenses to meet. But, we'll worry about that on Wednesday.

The good news is that we made an extra £65 on eBay this week, which will go towards something we need. It's been a busy but good end to a fantastic summer holiday.

Week in Review: Crown Princess Mette-Marit, 22-28 August

Here's what Crown Princess Mette-Marit wore the week of 22-28 August:

1.  Opening a school and cultural center, 23 August. 
2. Attending the 50th birthday party of the Norwegian foreign minister, 28 August.  Same Valentino shoes as last week.

Only two outfits this week, so nothing much to pick from - but the fun with shoes pattern continues.  I'm all for it.

Photos: ANP/siste.no