Anything Like You

 

Not so long ago, it was Kelis’ milkshakes that used to bring all the boys to the yard. Now it’s her collab withwill.i.am, dubbed ‘Anything Like You,’ that’ll magnetically attract club hoppers.

While the singer built her rep on that anthem to womanhood, she’s certainly evolved and has gone in a more dance-oriented route as of late. She stays that course on her latest song, which is a heavily synthesized, electro-pop tune with a hint of disco melody, which lives alongside crunchy, chunky, computerized nuances.

“I’ll get you anything you want” is the lyrical hook that is repeated in a monotone, even-keel voice that hides any emotion of Kelis’ part. But we actually like her when she shows off this stiff, robotic side. It proves her ability to be dynamic. will’s contributions are heavily processed, as he is begging her to “tell me what you like.” She answers, “Hot damn / This boy got me spending / My Benjamin Franklin.” It’s all quite mechanized, so what should be sexed up vocal interplay and lyrical content is a bit muted by the way the message is delivered.

It’s a decent dance song featuring two crucial pop music players. We just wish there was a little more heat.

New Video ‘Ours’

Taylor Swift shows us another side of herself in her new ‘Ours’ video. Here, Swift plays a frumpy, office-dwelling working stiff who is incredibly sad and utterly “meh.” The only thing that perks her up? Love — or thinking about it, of course.

Just like the Academy Awards voters love when a gorgeous actress gets ‘plain’ for a role and plays a part that isn’t pretty or glamorous, Swift does exactly that in ‘Ours.’ She wears a bland suit — paired with sensible, if unfashionable, sneakers — and her hair is unkempt and in dire need of some conditioner. She is stuck in the office tower’s elevator with other sad-eyed and frowning working stiffs, none of whom are interacting with each other. The rat race can be a miserable experience.

Office cliches — fluorescent lighting, drab paint, out-of-paper-and-toner copy machines and an annoying coworker throwing paper planes in the direction of her cubicle — surround Swift. Everything that can go wrong does. It’s not her day, nor is it her life. She starts to flash her smile when she takes a break to surf the web and views a home video of her beloved, watching herself frolic with him and play with their kitten.

She bounces from the office, makes an effort to wave to a fellow tenant and high-fives the janitor. It goes to show you that a smile and a wave can go a long, long way. She hops a bus, looks at more video memories on her iPad and hits the airport, where she reunites with her man. It turns out that he’s in the military and returning home. They share a hug, and she comes alive again.

The overarching theme of the ‘Ours’ video is that deep down, we’re all looking to connect with people, be it on the surface, in a fleeting moment or something deeper. It makes you think about engaging in conversation with that guy you ignore in the elevator every morning or making eye contact with that person on the bus and sharing a smile.

Fashion Video Review: Midnight in Paris

Midnight in Paris

Gil is a successful Hollywood screenwriter. Which is pretty good, right? I mean, not everyone can make a living in the movie biz. And it's a pretty decent living at that. But … for him it's an empty accomplishment. What he really wants is to be a successful writer. Not a Hollywood hack. And that's what his trip to Paris in the company of his fiancée is really all about.

Sure, sure, Inez and her parents are visiting the City of Light as a vacation/shopping trip before the wedding. And that's fine. But for Gil it's about connecting with the soul of this ancient place. He wants to dig into the rich artistic past of the city. After all, greats like Hemingway and Fitzgerald walked these same beautiful streets. If only he could see, hear, feel the fabulous Paris that they knew. Surely that would help him fix the holes in his latest stab at a novel.

All he's feeling when he gets there, though, is his soon-to-be-wife's impatience with all of his creative angst. Not to mention his soon-to-be-in-laws' disappointment over their daughter's poor choice. (Sigh.) The whole trip feels like it's going to be a bust.

But then, on a late-night walk down a quaint Paris street, a clock tower strikes midnight. A vintage Peugeot putters up. A gaggle of French partiers in the backseat beckon Gil to join in. And whoosh, the would-be novelist is transported back to a Paris of days gone by. A Paris of flappers, all-night parties and oh so many classic writers. It's a Paris of the '20s, packed to the brim with dreams—and wouldn't you know it, it's home to a beguiling girl, too.

2003 MTV Video Music Awards

It's not often that a 71-year-old is up for six awards at the MTV Video Music Awards. Johnny Cash's poignant "Hurt," a cover of the Nine Inch Nails tune, managed to score nods in the Video of the Year, Best Male Video, and Best Direction in a Video categories as well as three technical categories, including Best Cinematography, the only award it won. (Curiously, MTV opted to relegate the Best Direction award to the pre-show, while Best Choreography was presented in all its bootylicious glory.) It's not surprising Cash was shafted: "Hurt" was never played on the MTV mother station, and he was up against some of today's hottest artists, three of which (Beyoncé, Coldplay, and Justin Timberlake) took home three statues apiece. But what does it mean that the video was even acknowledged at all? Surely it's one of the saddest, most striking clips of the year, but what about Sigur Rós's frighteningly relevant "Vaka (Untitled #1)"? What about Queens of the Stone Age's groundbreaking "Go with the Flow"? The clip lost the Breakthrough Video moon man to Coldplay's slightly overrated "The Scientist" (which employs the same gimmicky backward technique as Pharcyde's "Drop" and "Weird Al" Yankovic's "Amish Paradise," but with a hollow punchline).

So what went right? Three-time host Chris Rock was almost as funny as last time, and Avril Lavigne, who clearly had no idea where she was or who Duran Duran is, helped Kelly Osbourne surprise the reformed '80s Britpop band with the MTV Lifetime Achievement Award. Missy Elliott, who's been nominated 17 times but has never won, finally got her props for the inventive "Work It," co-directed by Elliott and Dave Meyers. The clip won Video of the Year and Best Hip-Hop Video. Christina Aguilera, whose "Dirrty" was disssed, seemed winded during her performance of the non-hit but sufficiently trashed it up with Dave Navarro on "Fighter." Beyoncé got her groove on with a line of Rocket-esque backup dancers for her twin hits "Baby Boy" and "Crazy In Love," but note to Mom: Please lay off the big bows and shiny fabrics. VMA staples Metallica closed out the show with a medley of MTV hits past and present (Michael Jackson's "Beat It," Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," and the White Stripes's "Seven Nation Army," among others) before breaking out into a song from their new album, St. Anger.

But all of that was upstaged by—who else?—Madonna. The reigning queen of MTV added another notch to her boy-toy belt of greatest VMA performances. The first, of course, was her performance of "Like A Virgin" at the inaugural ceremony 20 years ago (we'll get back to that in a minute), and the second was an elaborate interpretation of her hit "Vogue" in 1990: Madonna and company (her dancers and longtime backup singers, hot off of her Blond Ambition Tour) were dressed in Victorian garb, lip-syncing to the track, and flashing their bloomers. Not only did "Vogue" find Madonna at one of her many creative peaks, but it raised the bar for VMA stage performances and for pop music performance in general. While Madonna is one of the few pop singers who usually refuses to lip-sync, pomp overshadowed vocal technique on that night, but no one seemed to care.

The same can be said for her opening performance at this year's VMAs. Like her very first VMA performance in 1984, a bride emerged from a giant wedding cake singing "Like a Virgin." Judging by the first few squeaky notes, it could very well have been Madonna circa 1984, but after a few not-so-innocent (and not-so-sexy) bars, the bride lifted her veil, revealing a well-publicized non-virgin, Britney Spears. Soon a dirrtier bride, a dark-haired Christina Aguilera, began to warble through the song's chorus. The pair rolled around the stage in vintage Madonna style, which in and of itself was a sight to behold. Of course, the "groom" would soon take the cake (for those who hadn't been tipped off already, both Beyoncé and Jay-Z spilled the beans during the VMA pre-show). Dressed in a black top hat and tuxedo, Madonna began to sing "Hollywood," the second single from her latest album, American Life. The trio strutted the stage arm-in-arm before bringing the spectacle to a climax with two open mouth kisses. (Cue shot of Justin Timberlake, not sure what to make of his famous ex and his current touring partner swapping spit with the most famous woman in the world.)

Madonna rarely shares the stage with other stars, and for it to be Britney and Christina—who have been compared to and who cite Madonna as a primary influence—was nothing short of surreal. (Rumors abound that J. Lo was to have originally appeared in Christina's place, in which case Madonna would have been the best singer on the stage that night.) Add to that an appearance by Madonna's new Gap pal, Missy Elliott, who has been pegged as one of the greatest video artists since the Material Girl herself, and you've got a PR coup of diva proportions. It begs the question: Who thought this shit up? According to Fight the Good Fight Ministries, Satan did. A post on the nonprofit Christian organization's website chided MTV for "leading millions of impressionable youth down the greased pole to hell." The group claims that Satan is using a "legion of demonic beings" (Madonna, Britney, and Christina, no doubt) to "promote musical terrorism" (read: lesbianism). Of course, like terrorism itself, what would a Christian website be without a little propaganda and fear? The group exhorts: "God's word warns that homosexuals will not inherit the kingdom of God but will be sentenced to the lake of fire." Quite honestly, I would much rather be in the lake of fire with Madonna and Christina than up in heaven with these nut-jobs.

It's been close to a decade since a public appearance by Madonna has caused such a firestorm of controversy. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution apologized to its readers for printing a thumbnail-sized image of Madonna kissing Britney on their front page after a slew of complaints. The newspaper compared the "mistake" to the paper's printing of violent images from the war in Iraq several months ago. Of course, Madonna's message is always about more than just sex. The performance ended with the four women defiantly shouting the musical bridge from "Hollywood": "Music stations always play the same songs, we're bored with the concept of right and wrong!" It's difficult not to view the lyric—along with Madonna's sneering "Flip the station, change the channel"—as a timely indictment of both radio and MTV itself, who have virtually ignored Madonna's single and video. Still, the performance proves once and for all what the M in MTVreally stands for.

Which Is Britney Spears' Best Video Of 2011

Earlier this month, we were swooning all over the place about Britney Spears and her big30th birthday. We even held a weeks-long March Madness-style tournament to find out which of her thirty-plus videos was the fan favorite. Ultimately, after nearly a million votes were cast (thanks again, y'all!) the winner was "I'm A Slave 4 U."

What's not settled is which of her fantastic videos from just this year is your favorite. We decided to dedicate this week to finding out which 2011 videos by MTV Newsroom blog favorite artists were tops. So far we've opened up polling for Katy Perry and Taylor Swift(don't forget to vote! We'll let you know all of the results on Monday!). Now, it's B's turn.

Britney had a big year in 2011. She had yet another No. 1 record, Femme Fatale, which is arguably her best album to date. Fatale has yielded more top ten hits than any album in Spears' 12-year career. (Isn't that kind of an incredible fact, considering she's one of the most successful female artists ever?) She also hit the road for a massive world tour that took her across North America, Europe and South America, and scored a Video Music Award for Best Pop Video. And she should have been nominated for a Grammy for Best Dance Recording for "Till The World Ends" … but what are you gonna do?

Spears released four videos this year for the Femme Fatale singles "Hold It Against Me," "Till The World Ends," "I Wanna Go" and "Criminal." Which was the best of the best?

Kanye West's "All of the Lights"

As the new video for Kanye West's "All of the Lights" begins, you might doubt for a moment that you're watching a Hype Williams clip: A young child wanders down snowy streets, lensed in vérité black and white while somber piano and strings play. Then the strobe effects kick in, the seizure-inducing titles start to flash, and West starts dancing in front of a blank backdrop and we're back on well-trodden ground.

West and Williams take their cues from Gaspar Noé's nihilist afterlife fantasy Enter the Void—not just in its epileptic titles and colorful strobing, but in its snippets of traumatic first-person memory. The song, an allegory about fame, failure, and a quest for redemption, is paired with a stream of frenetic, psychedelic imagery. When the video is actively mimicking the French filmmaker, things work: The song's lyrics and titles pop off the screen, and the bombardment of fonts, colors, and lights all dance on the boundaries of flicker fusion.

But the first-person consciousness is dropped halfway through, and soon we're killing time with Rihanna and Kid Cudi lazily swaying and chest-thumping in front of a spotlight, at which point the enterprise quickly loses steam. And while "cop lights" may be in the song's lyrics, having West dancing on top of a police car is a deflationary easy reach.

The best music videos prove to be skillful adaptations, evoking the intangibles of a song and performing a synesthetic conversion of sound to image—or they use that additional path of sensory access to counterpoint the ideas and emotions washing past our ears. "All of the Lights" does neither, and Williams makes the same mistake he did with Beyoncé's "Video Phone" in confusing visual stimulation for content.

In discussing the choices he made while directing the short film "Runaway," West said that he wanted to give all of the tracks on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy a sense of visual identity. "All of the Lights" has its own segment in that film, and I initially accused that display, with its twirling acrobats and giant Michael Jackson effigy, of being self-indulgent. But that kind of expansive, crowded parade of spectacle feels much closer to the identity of the song than the broken confusion of the Williams clip.

"All of the Lights" is an epic track, as this video tries to remind us by blasting the entire list of the song's star collaborators. But that's the extent of it; the rest of the clip seems content to believe that skillful mimicry is an acceptable substitute for a vision.

Fashion Video California Gurls Review

You knew Katy Perry's "California Gurls" video would feature more candy than a lifetime's Halloween haul, whipped-cream bras, ridiculous wigs and Snoop. But what you didn't know the hotly anticipated "California Gurls" video would feature? Dancing Pop-Tart gingerbread men, a Gummi bear army, anthropomorphic Popsicles ... and ... Katy Perry naked! Except for a bow. Hooray!

Snoop Dogg himself possibly predicted a bare-bummed Katy with the line "toned, tanned, fit and ready," and Perry is certainly all four, and then some. Ironically, though the "California Gurls" video is Candy Land come to life -- thanks to the always-brilliant director Mathew Cullen and his production studio, Motion Theory -- Katy Perry looks like she hasn't had sugar in years. Way to rub it in our faces, lady.

"California Gurls" came out of a very simple place: as a response to Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' massive hit "Empire State of Mind." While "Empire" was incredibly New York, with a sweeping chorus and plenty of Big Apple references, Perry's ode to her home state was glossy and shiny and featured Cali MC Snoop Dogg.

Perry said the song is just what California needed. "[California girls] are different," she said about Teenage Dream's debut single. "That's why there needed to be a song about them. I felt like there's something in the water. Like, you know the boys always dream about maybe dating a California girl, just because we've got the sun shining through 365 days a year."

According to the song, Cali not only has the sun, it also has palm trees, sun-kissed skin and girls so hot they will well melt your Popsicle. That is pretty scalding! Perry's intent was to conjure up sexy images about her beloved state.

"When I came up with the idea of 'California Gurls,' it was because I was a little bit jealous of all the love that was given to the East Coast, and I thought for sure Tupac was rolling in his grave, and the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson was totally upset ... like, 'What is up with that?' " she said.

Perry took it upon herself to do them proud. "I thought it would be perfect timing for a California anthem, and especially one from a female perspective, because there's never really ever been a female perspective about California," she said. "And everyone wondered about our little state."

Don't get Perry wrong: She means no disrespect to her East Coast counterparts. "I love New York girls," she clarified. "I think they're hot, and I think they have a lot of attitude, but I'm telling you: When it comes wintertime, they're all gonna be singing 'California Gurls.' "

Lady Gaga and Marry the Night

Lady Gaga yearns for matrimony — not with a man, but with the nightlife itself, on ‘Marry the Night,’ a new track from ‘Born This Way.’

Gaga told Ryan Seacrest in February that ‘Marry’ is one of her favorites on the new record, but we’re not feeling this one quite as much. With no instrumental lead-in, Gaga opens the track by singing, “I’m gonna marry the night / I won’t give up on my life / I’m a warrior queen, live passionately tonight.”

The twinkling synth opening leads into a club banger chorus in which she promises to “leave nothing on the street to explore.”

Aside from a cute verse in which Gaga gets drunk, makes out with the bartender and calls herself a “loser,” the song doesn’t tell much of a story and never truly becomes the party-all-night-long anthem the singer might have envisioned.

Though ‘Marry the Night’ is the weakest of the five tracks we’ve heard from ‘Born This Way’ so far, we’re still digging the rest of the new music, including ‘The Edge of Glory‘ and ‘Hair.’

‘Marry the Night’ was revealed in the Gagaville virtual community of FarmVille. The complete ‘Born This Way’ album hits stores on May 23.

‘Alone With You’ Is A Sexy Video By Jake Owen

Poor Jake Owen. He can’t help it that beautiful women, especially drunk ones, throw themselves at him — but easy hookups are just not his style. In his new ‘Alone With You’ video, Owen speaks his mind and talks from the heart because the track he’s been running on has got him singing the blues.

‘Alone With You’ is a sexy, dark video that takes place some time between Saturday night and Sunday morning and shows a softer, lonelier side of the ‘Barefoot Blue Jean Night’ singer.

When the clip opens, we see the singer asleep on his couch in front of the TV with his bulldog Merle, when a voice mail alert wakes him from his slumber. It’s his girl — or should we say late-night friend — letting him know that she’s coming over. From there, things get serious.

It seems that Mr. Owen is thinking things through. When the blonde bombshell arrives, his heart is saying no but his hands are saying “let’s go,” meaning things get pretty hot and steamy. The singer wants the girl to know he’s more than a sex object, but she’s like an addiction that he can’t break. There are elements of anger — she only calls him when she’s drunk and he can’t handle it anymore — but romantic feelings are developing.

In the end, it seems there’s no conclusion … and Jake Owen is left with his thoughts once again. “The line in the song ‘But you kiss me when you’re drunk’ is so real, and the music video is true to the storyline of the song,” Owen explains in a press release about the new video. “Basically, it’s about not finding love … but comfort in someone’s arms who really isn’t the one for you and sometimes no one else knows about it but the two of you.”

Ollie Falls Asleep

Every once in a while a song comes along and pulls your mind into wistful corners of the universe on a single melody. Berlinist’s “Ollie Falls Asleep” is a viable track for doing just that, erecting emotions of a mere dream sequence. Setting a dreamlike ambiance, Berlinist brushes over weepy keys, resonating with a Bonobo beat and echoing Devotchka’s How it Ends. Their delivery of competitive tunes and soft lyrics has them marking solid territory among the Euro-indie scene.

Barcelona-based Berlinist hail the boutique band scene with a their international membership including violinist Natalia Bednarczyk (Poland), violinist Caterina Martí (Barcelona), accordionist, guitarist + vocalist Gemma Gamarra (Barcelona), percussionist/drummer Alfredo Bella (Santiago de Chile), vocalist/keyboardist + bassist Luigi Gervasi (Italy), and lead vocalist/keyboardist Marco Alba (Italy). “Regarding the name, we find that Barcelona and Berlin are somehow similar in many ways. We all like the city for its atmosphere and attitude. Our music is like a breath (in a state of uncertainty) and the instruments we play are genuine, analogical.” – Marco Alba

As the group touts their contemporary sounds funneled through a village-like quaintness with accents of an occasional violin, accordion, or xylophone, this fresh off the venue six-tet continues to search for instruments to complete their sound as they pitch their role as musicians in society: “We think music plays a very important role in the relationships between people regardless of their moods or state of mind. It has always been there and we want to make it a pleasant experience.”

When asked about some of the key messages they aim to reflect in their music, Marco responded, “Reproduce natural sensations. We’d like to know that once our songs are heard, people will not remain the same – that our sounds will stay somewhere in their hearts and souls. Lyrics are simple and straight, they make the songs more complex and complement our music. Words try to reflect what music proves to communicate.”

With a range of inspirations from Beruit to Sigur Rós and Phillip Glass to Pearl Jam, the troupe plans to infiltrate music circles around the world, hoping to further break ground with an album release in coming months. Until then, keep up with their play dates and music updates on their fan page. Or if you are Spain-side don’t miss El Nostre Racó, the band’s starting point and frequent stage.

'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1' Soundtrack

VARIOUS ARTISTS

"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 1"

Producers: various

Chop Shop/Atlantic Records

Release Date: Nov. 8

Cee Lo Green's pre-"Fuck You" presence on the soundtrack to "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" last year seemed to signal an expansion of the series' indie-dominated musical brand. That opening-up continues here with tunes by hipster-rap MC Theophilus London and Green's pal Bruno Mars, who contributes the lead single, the moody pop-soul cut "It Will Rain." Not that an increased urban vibe crowds out the indie stuff: The Joy Formidable opens the set with "Endtapes," a Pixies-style fuzz-guitar jam, while elsewhere the soundtrack includes cuts by the Noisettes, Aqualung and Iron and Wine, which reprises its song "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" from the original 2008 soundtrack. (The fresh rendition appends "Wedding Version" to its title, which seems to suggest where the song figures in the film.) Fans also get a new tune, "I Didn't Mean It," from the Belle Brigade, the Los Angeles brother-sister duo responsible for one of 2011's finest debuts. Let's hope it'll score some of the shine this vampire-flick franchise can still provide.

Song For The Mute Hits Right Note For Fashion Win

Song for the Mute designers Melvin Tanaya and Lyna Ty walked away with a prize that included $10,000 cash and a trip to attend either the Premiere Vision trade fair in Paris or Pitti Filati in Milan after impressing the judges with their autumn-winter range, titled Milieu. Inspired by Ty's late grandmother, the menswear collection fused masculine and feminine elements to create an androgynous feel featuring plenty of draping and cocoon shapes.

"All the garments have a cocoon shape and the seams twisting from the back to front," Ty said. "I wanted to capture that feeling of losing someone and needing to feel cocooned."

The duo are both just 25 but already have a strong focus on using quality fabrics, often with innovative treatments; the collection they showed yesterday comprised 80 per cent merino wool.

"We always start with the fabric," said Tanaya. "It's the process of merging pure construction and new shapes to heighten the natural qualities of the fabric."
Long-line coats and fitted wool jackets with upright collars were worn on the runway with leggings, baggy trousers or harem-style shorts, in a palette of mostly black with flashes of oatmeal and cream.

The pair's triumph over seven other finalists was all the sweeter considering their original autumn-winter collection was lost in January in Paris after a freight mix-up.

They had just four days to remake it from scratch to present it to the awards.
"We were very close to giving up because it was so very much work to get done," Tanaya said.

The MFF Designer Award judging panel included Vogue editor-in-chief Kirstie Clements, representatives from David Jones and Myer, and MFF creative director Grant Pearce.

The pair's efforts drew high praise from Mr Pearce. "I've just returned from the shows in Milan and Paris and their collection stood up completely in terms of quality and innovation," he said.

Kate Moss’ Fahion Video

We’re feeling pretty inspired over here at Fresh Karat after watching Kate Moss’ videocelebrating the launch of her new clothing collection! Watch her and her girlfriends as they spend an afternoon trying on beautiful clothes, eating cupcakes, and drinking champagne. We can’t think of anything more glamorous!

This Is My Favorite Song - SORRY SORRY

Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry

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Shawty Shawty Shawty Shawty

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Soomee makhyuh makhyuh makhyuh

Naega micheo micheo baby

Baraboneun noonbit sokeh

Noonbit sokkeh naneun machi

Naneun micheo mwuheh holin nom

Eejen busuhnajido mothae

Guluhohneun nuheh moseup

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Nae shimjangeul balbgo watnabwah

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Uhdeel gana dangdanghageh

Ootneun nuhneun maeryukjuk

Chakhan yeoja ilshikeeran

Saenggakdeuleun bopyunjuk

Dohdohageh guhchim ubgae

Jungmahl nuhneun hwansangjuk

Dohleekeel soo ubseulmankeum

Naegae bbajuh buhryuseo

Repeat Chorus

Hey girl girl girl girl girl girl girl

Noonmanddeumyun ni saenggak Hey girl

Janakkehnah sashil nuh hana bakeh ahnboyuh

Mahlhaebwah ni mameh naega

Mahlhaebwah jari jabatneunji

Mahlhaejo naegeh mahlhaejo

Naneun babo babo babo

Joobyun saramdeuleun malhhae

Naega nuhmoo jukgeukjuk

Ee saesahngeh geurun saram

Uhdee handooleenyahgo

Geuguhl molla geunyuhl molla

Shigihamyuh haneun mahl

Naegae boorupdamyun geugun

Geudaedeulee geeneun guh

Repeat Chorus

Let’s dance dance dance dance (x3)

Hey eejen geuman naegae wahjooleh

Jungmahl michil gutman gatah yeah

Nan neoman saranghago shippo

Juhldeh dashi hanoon pahl saenggak ubseo hey

Aeineerakiboda chingookateun

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Neoeh modeun gomin seulpeum

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Lady gaga 's New S ong "The Edge of Glory"

"The Edge of Glory" is a song written by Lady Gaga, Fernando Garibay and DJ White Shadow for Born This Way. On May 5th, 2011, radio station 96.1 KISS announced that they would receive and play "The Edge of Glory" on Monday, the 9th.[1] It is the first promotional single to be released from the album as part of the iTunes Countdown for Born This Way. The song premiered on the radio one hour before the release on iTunes. Radios played a shortened version (4:20) sent by Interscope. The song was registered on BMI as simply "Edge of Glory" on May 17, 2011.

On May 11th, Gaga announced the song to be the official third single from the album after it topped download charts worldwide shortly after it's release on iTunes. The song was sent to US radios on May 17th. The song was also featured on a Google Chrome commercial featuring Lady Gaga that debuted on Saturday, May 22, 2011, during Saturday Night Live featuring Gaga. On May 24th, it was announced that Gaga would perform the song along with saxophonist, Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band, on the American Idol season finale.
The video is a one outfit, one concept, one location type-deal: just Gaga and famed E. Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons (who suffered a stroke just this past weekend) in front of an apartment building on a deserted New York street. Mother Monster took a break from the crazy theatrics and shape-shifting in this surprisingly simple video, in which she dances the night away completely solo. Glorious!
The Haus of Gaga and Joseph Khan-directed video features "fashion from the last collection of the legendary Gianni Versace," says the award-winning fashion icon. Nicola Formichetti, who hand-sewed the singer's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-honored meat dress, was the stylist for the shoot.
No sign of any Latino bad boys or couture doctors as indicated in the alleged casting notice for the video shoot. Also, "hints" about a "fishy" concept for the video made by Gaga's 'Judas' video creative and co-director Laurieann Gibson are lost on us now -- unless she was referring to Gaga's recent live Le Grand Journal performance of the hit costumed as a mermaid.

'Criminal'-The Fashion Video Hit London

When Britney Spears hit London to shoot her "Criminal" video, she caused quite a stir. The singer immediately was criticized by local officials for her use of a gun in the sexy, crime-fantasy clip. Spears addressed the issue, shrugging off the controversy, and this week, fans finally got to see what all the fuss was about when the steamy clip dropped.

 MTV News spoke to the video's director, Chris Marrs Piliero, who said he was surprised the video's gunplay became such a big deal.
"Holding the gun became a controversial thing 'cause we filmed it in London, and they don't have a lot of gun use out there," he explained. "That doesn't mean that there's no gun use, so I did find it really interesting. For me, the thing is, it blew me away that members of [the British] Parliament were speaking about this. One, because it's a music video, and two, because don't you guys have television shows out there that show crime?
"It's really strange to me," he continued, adding just what bothered him most about the controversy: "I don't understand why pop stars are put on such a high pedestal over other celebrities. Why do members of Parliament feel that they need to scrutinize her for having a gun, and 'She's in the public,' and 'She should know better,' and 'She's a role model,' but what about every other celebrity out there? What about every other actor? That's very strange to me. I was really surprised at how much the gun use was scrutinized."
Plus, Piliero said it makes sense that the couple, played by Britney and her real-life boyfriend, Jason Trawick, are using guns. "He's a professional criminal, so it makes sense he has a gun," the director said. "We shouldn't censor ourselves."

Beyonce's 'Party' Video: All Of The Crazy Fashion

Beyonce dropped another new music video today -- she's already released super-stylish videos for "Countdown" and "Love on Top" this month. Damn, girl! Slow down! This morning, Bey gave us the video for "Party (ft. J.Cole)., and while we're loving the song, we're also digging the carousel of fashion she flaunts throughout.
Shot before Bey got pregnant, the video features Beyonce chilling at a house party in a variety of chic looks. We sleuthed some of the fashion: that fabulous gray feathered top is Louis Vuitton. The "I Heart Summer" ice cream tee, already sold out, is from Wildfox.
Beyonce's red gingham shorts look to be from Dolce & Gabbana's spring 2012 collection. The leopard corset she pairs with them? Also D&G.
We're also peeping that red fanny pack -- leave it to Bey to make frumpy tourist gear look couture.
Beyonce's cover photo for Dazed & Confused magazine -- in which she wears a wildly printed Givenchy sweatshirt -- was also taken during the "Party" video shoot.
Scroll down to check out our fashion screencaps and watch the video for "Party." Do you spot any other high-fashion looks? Let us know of any credits we missed in the comments!

The new IPod video fashion

　　Technical gadgets are, firstly, devices which give a practical usage. Still, an increased concern in how these units should look and what their explicit fashion expresses shouldn’t be insignificant, either.
The design of the brand new iPod video is moderately unique and totally different from all the other fashions of the iPod sequence, which basically consists of 4 generations of this device. Firstly, the design of the brand new iPod needed to be tailored to the optimized options of the product. Secondly, the most important factor when designing this item was the truth that it needed to have a big and coloured display, to be able to provide the video function at an excessive level. Even more, even though it is a technical gadget, the iPod all the time had a style of its personal, which made the item, besides a supplier of music (pictures and now, videos), a stylish accent, which young folks most well-liked to wear. Contemplating this, the design engineers of the Apple workforce managed to pay an increased attention to all of the aesthetical features of the system and took care of all of the tiny details which truly made the iPod look great at the end.
The iPods had been discovered available on the market in numerous colours since their appearance. From the extraordinary and shiny pink iPod of the primary generation to the elegant and well-liked white, the iPod managed to keep the same type, even by means of different colors. Even more, the most well-known iPod advertisements had been always targeted on bright colors, corresponding to orange, green, intense turquoise and many shiny pink. The iPod video is discovered in the marketplace immediately in two primary colours: white and black and the selection of these colors is owed to the fact that, on one hand, the earlier iPod nano had the identical colours and it was a giant hit product since it was launched and, then again, the fact that with the new iPod video, the entrepreneurs and the promoting team wished to advertise a more serious look of this gadget, with a refined and extra elegant style. Still, the ear buds for this machine are stored in the same coloration, white, as they’ve been for the reason that first look of the iPod in the marketplace in the 12 months 2001.
The opinions that regard the side and design of the new iPod video mention the truth that some black ear buds had been expected, as properly, in other to fit higher with the elegant look of the black iPod video. Even more, relating to the colors of the new iPod video, the opinions point out the fact that, while folks expected the white iPod video to require more upkeep than the black one, the truth shows the fact that the dirt is much more visible on the black device. On the identical time, Apple affords within the massive bundle which includes the iPpod a protecting sleeve for the video device. This sleeve is colored in light gray and manages to guard the iPod and hold it clean, at the same time.
The new package of the iPod video brings many new aesthetic and stylish features: the text and the Apple brand on the box are embossed with silver, which makes the black bundle look elegant and elitist, which is precisely what the company wanted.

The first time magazine cover

Big sister Lindsay is in trouble with the law (yet again), but Ali Lohan is making some headlines of her own with her first high-fashion magazine cover.

17-year-old Ali Lohan, who now prefers to be called Aliana, appears on the cover of the Winter 2011 issue of Faultmagazine. Inside the mag, which hits newsstands in  November, Ali poses for a series of artsy black and white photographs.

Little Lohan has come under fire recently for her dramatic weight loss. Lindsay Lohan took to Twitter to defend her sister, saying, "I love how haters pick on my sister yet every runway model is just as thin! My sister is gorgeous and I’m so proud of her and her career!!!!”

Some doctors seemed to disagree with Lindsay's oh so scientific assessment of her sister's weight. “She is very underweight,” Dr. Majid Ali toldRadarOnline last month after looking at pictures of Ali. “By looking at her cheekbones you can tell she has muscle wasting going on.” The Fault cover shows Lohan's exposed collarbone, which indeed looks very thin.

There have also been rumors that Ali Lohan may have undergone various plastic surgery procedures in order to enhance her looks and further her modeling career. Bloggers have suggested that the teen model may have had a nose job, cheek injections, and Botox. Ali's modeling agency told E! News that the teen is all natural: “As a young girl who is growing up, it’s natural for her facial features to change slightly, and we see this with many of the younger models we represent. Aliana is a beautiful 17-year-old girl who is growing into her face and body, as is the norm for someone of her age.”

October’s Best Fashion Videos

　　
　　Watch the slideshow This month, we were not only treated to one, but two fashion videos from British lensman and visual mastermind Nick Knight. For the first, he captured Lady Gaga twirling around and looking like a hologram in colored plumes of smoke, and the other documents an Alister Mackie–styled, punk-inspired shoot for AnOther magazine. Also in this batch: Ellen Von Unwerth directs a Sex and the City–inspired video (cleverly titled Transex in the City) for Candy magazine, with a cast of three gender-bending divas, along with current nightlife queen, Ladyfag. The foursome party like it's the early aughts all over again, drinking martinis, shopping, and stuffing dollar bills down the pants of leather-daddy strippers. See these clips, and more, in the slideshow ahead.

Britney Spears In Revealing Bikini

　　Britney Spears continued her Femme Fatal tour in London Thursday night, and it looks like her costumes haven't changed that much in the past decade.
According to the Daily Mail, Britney's backstage requests included fish and chips, 100 figs and prunes and a photo of Princess Diana.

"Britney adores the monarchy, Diana was in many ways her inspiration," a source told the paper. "Also, she doesn't count calories when she's in Britain."

Crazy midnight was singing is held

　　
　　Photo: PA
Rihanna's video for her single 'We Found Love' has been described as a "disgrace" by anti-rape campaigners.
The track - which is the first song to be taken from the singer's forthcoming new studio album 'Talk That Talk' - has spent the last three weeks at Number One in the UK singles chart, but its accompanying video has been criticised by the Rape Crisis Centre for sending out an inappropriate message.
The Rape Crisis Centre's Eileen Kelly complained to The Daily Star about the clip, in which Rihanna is spanked and has the word 'Mine' tattooed on her backside by male model Dudley O'Shaughnessy.
She said:
Rihanna's new video is a disgrace. It sends the message that she is an object to be possessed by men, which is disturbingly what we see in real violence cases.
Rihanna has faced criticism for her videos before. In June, US pressure groups called for the video for her single 'Man Down' to be banned as they claimed it promoted murder, although she insisted it could help "give a voice to victims". The video portrayed her shooting an attacker after being raped.
Last week, meanwhile, the singer settled a lawsuit with fashion photographer David LaChapelle over her 'S&M' video, after he claimed certain scenes in the clip for the single were plagiarised from his own shoots.

　　
　　Will anyone brave Gaga's meat dress this Halloween?
Halloween is the perfect occasion to completely embrace a new persona with outlandish Halloween costumes and over-the-top accessories and wigs.
More and more adults are getting into the Halloween spirit, with costumes becoming more creative every year. But what are this year's biggest costume crazes? For the 2011 Halloween season, we unveil the top costume trends.
* Zombies: Inspired by AMC's wildly successful series, Walking Dead, zombies are perfect for people who want both gore and glam this Halloween. Zombies know how to survive in a costume crowd, and this year there are many different zombie characters - from putrid prom queens and decaying nurses to undead rockers and Michael Jackson 'Thriller' style zombies.
* Mix N' Match: The tutu is this year's must-have costume accessory, as seen in runway shows all over the world from Milan to Paris to New York, take full advantage of the ever-feminine tutu by combining it with leggings, corsets, headpieces and other accessories to create one-of-a-kind characters.
* TV-Inspired Characters: Costumes reflecting the timeless and evocative styles from the recent outpouring of historical television dramas, such as Spartacus, Downton Abbey, Boardwalk Empire and Mad Men, will be seen at Halloween parties everywhere this year.
* Nostalgia: The classic cartoon and video game characters from the 1980s and 1990s have made a big come back in recent years, and the 2011 costumes will mirror loveable Strawberry Shortcake, Super Mario and other childhood favorites.
* Bright Delight: Pop culture figures continuously influence Halloween costumes, and this year the neon bright and provocative fashions of style icons Katy Perry and Lady Gaga will be a big hit this Halloween. From luscious blue wigs, jeweled sunglasses and hot pink leggings, stores such as Wigwam or Pennys carries thousands of accessories to emulate any pop star but if you want to make an impact, you could always opt for a meat dress

photo courtesy of Vogue

　　
　
“Le Carrousel, the circular dance of fashion. This season at Louis Vuitton the circle has turned once more and arrived at a place of pure enjoyment, gentleness, joie de vivre and love. But this is a particular enjoyment and love: the joy of Parisian fashion.”
How apropo to be in Paris this season and be invited to attend the Louis Vuitton show. Truly it was an honor to receive the invitation and take part in sharing the message of the brand. We each seemed to have a singular goal in mind - to celebrate Parisian fashion. And what a joy it was. A magical carousel, a whimsical fairytale with girls in fabulously feminine clothes - a vision of delicacy in beautiful lace, icy pastels, transparent flowers and and feather trimmed loveliness – and then there was Kate Moss on the runway (exclamation point!). All of this Parisian splendor harkened from a history of fine craftsmanship. And to top it off Louis Vuitton, one of the most prestigious luxury brands in the world, is also on the forefront of fashion and technology. I find it so compelling that Louis Vuitton, like Burberry, is leading the charge into the future and the digital world. Think of its recent “The Art of Travel by Louis Vuitton” campaign. For Spring 2012 show, it created a complete digital experience to give fans an inside look at Louis Vuitton and Parisian fashion.
“The romance of Parisian fashion is a joy in the emotional exchange between the craftsman and wearer. Fashion is a spectacle, but this is an intimate relationship as well; it is not just about the joy of looking but the joy of feeling,” explained the show program. Clothes can be enjoyed because of their beauty, but the pleasure of luxury is also in knowing the craftsmanship of the garment and its exquisite design by a Parisian atelier. Case in point: the “Coquilee D’Oeuf” minaudiere, the collections’ piece de résistance. The evening bag, which took over 300 hours and 12,500 pieces of “mosaicked” eggshells to make, sums up the extreme delicacy and emotional exchange in the crafting the collection.
Just as the clothes can be appreciated from the inside out, so too can the runway show and the brand's message - by understanding what goes on behind-the-scenes. To give fans an inside look this season Louis Vuitton live-streamed the show and created a series of videos about the brand, the runway show and Paris itself. “Social media is very interesting and brings opposite personalities together,” said Kamel Ouadi, global digital director at Louis Vuitton, Paris. “There’s this idea of openness and of community [that] lets consumers connect and share…. [Social media] emphasizes the emotional aspects of a luxury industry [that] is sometimes perceived as arrogant and distant,” he said. Not only was the show was broadcast live via iPhone and iPad and on the Louis Vuitton Facebook Page, but a mini-site dedicated to the show was also launched. Fans could tune it to find out how the beautiful carousel and runway show was created and watch the building of the show tent. And designer Marc Jacobs created exclusive videos to discuss his vision of the Louis Vuitton Woman, the creative process involved in building a collection and putting on a Louis Vuitton fashion show.

The fashion photographer claimed certain scenes in the video

　　
　　The fashion photographer claimed certain scenes in the video for her 2010 single – directed by Melina Matsoukas - were plagiarised from his own shoots and launched a lawsuit seeking $1 million in damages.
At the time, David said: "I like RiRi. This is not personal, it’s strictly business. Musicians commonly pay to sample music or use someone’s beats and there should be no difference when sampling an artist’s visuals.”
The case has now been settled by Rihanna out of court for an undisclosed sum, and David's publicist says he is "happy with the settlement.”
David's lawsuit pointed out similarities between the video and eight of his photos including one of a dominatrix walking a chained man on a leash, a woman in latex headgear and Rihanna posing in front of newspaper headlines, which he argued was similar to a shot he took of Lady Gaga posing with newspaper headlines stuck to her body.
Rihanna’s representative and record label have yet to comment on the lawsuit.
While her legal troubles with David may be over, the video is also subject to legal action from Paris based photographer Philipp Paulus.
He claims an image of his has was recreated without permission in the 'S&M' video.
He singles out a particular shot of his own where a model in a billowy gown is trapped against a wall by a sheet of plastic, surrounded by large X symbols made from black tape, similar to how Rihanna is presented in part of her video.

fashion video magan

　　
　　When I first came up with the concept for the video, I had a very particular vision for what the end product would look like. Since it was a music video and there is no dialogue within the story, the visual images were key in communicating story points. I wanted each of the girls’ characters to be very distinct and since they weren’t speaking, their mannerisms and wardrobe were very important so I opted to style the video myself.
Most of the wardrobe used was pulled from my own closet, along with a couple key pieces generously gifted by showrooms around LA, and me and the girls had a great time playing dress-up! Check out this behind-the-scenes video from Celebuzz to get a sneak-peek of what went into the styling of “Are You Happy Now”:

Lady Gaga Serenades expenses Clinton as Marilyn Monroe A Decade of variation Concert

　　
　　US pop star Lady Gaga serenaded former President Bill Clinton at the 'A Decade of Difference' concert celebrating 10 Years of the William J. Clinton Foundation held at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California over the weekend.
MSN reveals the pop star "sported a wavy blond hairdo and red lips like Marilyn Monroe as she serenaded Clinton and changed several of her lyrics to reference him."
The NY Daily News reveals Gaga stood seductively and teased her hair as she said, "Bill, I'm having my first Marilyn moment.
"I always wanted to have one, and I was hoping that it didn't involve pills and a strand of pearls," she joked.
"Tonight, I'm on the edge with you," she added before going into "Edge of Glory."
Watch a video below.
More notes on the pop star...
Lady Gaga has created a dress out of images of her fans' faces.
Dubbed 'The Masterpiece', the pop superstar – who famously wore a gown made entirely out of meat to the MTV Video Music Awards in 2010 – fashioned the skimpy leotard and flowing train after thousands of her 'Little Monsters' sent in pictures of themselves as part of the star's new MAC Viva Glam campaign.
Created by Gaga's resident stylist Nicola Formichetti, the images have been printed on to fabric the same colour as the 25-year-old singer's new lipstick for the cosmetics brand, which will raise money for AIDS awareness causes.
Despite her eccentric fashion choices, the 25-year-old singer – real name Stefani Germanotta – managed to go unrecognised when she went out make-up free to a London pub last week.
An onlooker at the Duke of Wellington pub in Chelsea told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Staff didn’t recognise her. She had no make-up on and very normal clothes, just baggy trousers and butch, black, flat shoes. And definitely no wig.
“Gaga was chatting to staff, complimenting one on her tattoo. But within half an hour she was overheard saying, ‘This is crazy, I can’t believe no one recognises me.’ Weirdly, she then started making outrageous comments to people passing by and generally drawing attention to herself.”
Meanwhile, the singer has won a court injunction against a cartoon character called Lady Goo Goo after lawyers ruled there was a link between Gaga and the nappy-wearing baby that appears on website Moshi Monsters.
Lady Goo Goo's tune 'Peppy-razzi' – spoofing Gaga's 'Paparazzi' – caused her to become an internet sensation, but London's High Court has now banned Mind Candy, the British parent firm of Moshi Monsters, from distributing any more tracks by the cartoon character.
Michael Acton Smith, founder and CEO of Mind Candy and creator of Moshi Monsters, said: “This court ruling is a huge disappointment. It’s pretty obvious that kids will be able to tell the difference between the two characters.
"It was all done in the name of fun and we would have thought that Lady Gaga could have seen the humour behind this parody.”

Beyonce Talks Fashion video

　　We had our eyes glued to the TV when Beyonce, clad in a vivid Lanvin gown, strode onto the MTV VMAs red carpet and silently made her announcement to the world: pregnant!

　　The singer, featured on the November cover of Harper's Bazaar, told the magazine that that that moment, where she posed for pictures with her hands clasping her growing belly, took lots of planning -- and lots of dresses:
"I put a lot of thought into how I wanted to unveil it. It was important to me that I was able to do it myself," Beyonce explains. The orange Lanvin caftan she wore for the big moment was the last of an epic near-70 gowns she considered. "I was extremely nervous. It was the toughest red carpet I ever did."
It was just the beginning of many pregnant fashion moment, as Bey's made appearances on runways, front rows, dance floors and even the beach since the big news was announced.
She told Harper's Bazaar, "I've had so much fun with fashion over the months... I have been pregnant through every event I've done, from the Billboard Awards to Glastonbury."
She's also had fun bonding with her best gal pals, including fellow mom Gwyneth Paltrow. The actress said of her friend:
"B is wise beyond her years. She has taught me the value of speaking your mind. She is clear and honest and true to herself while being respectful. She will be an incredible mother because she is so full of love and she knows who she is."
Paltrow also told the mag, "Our best times have been when we are just sitting around in sweatpants, having a glass of wine, chatting about life" (emphasis ours).
Gwynnie and Bey, sitting around in sweatpants with a bottle of vino? We just fell even further in love with the pair -- as if that was possible.
Check out some of Beyonce's Harper's Bazaar photos, lensed by Terry Richardson

The Glee cast members are starring in their very own Fashion’s Night

　　
　　The Glee cast members are starring in their very own Fashion’s Night Out music video.

　　Gleeks can watch Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Dianna Agron, Jane Lynch and additional cast members strutting their stuff on a high fashion catwalk while singing David Bowie’s “Fashion”. We noticed that plus sized actress/singer Amber Riley was missing from the final clip. We don’t understand why she didn’t make the cut because Ashley Fink makes an appearance.

　　Fashion’s Night out is a one day event that kicks off on September 8th. To learn more visit the official FNO website.
‪Glee Cast – Fashion Music Video‬

The second installment of Lady Gaga’s

The second installment of Lady Gaga’s “You And I” five-part fashion video series hit the Internet today. The Mother Monster excitedly shared the news with fans via Twitter, “Haus of Ü presents another Yoü and I FASHION FILM By: INEZ+VINOODH… Get ready little monsters! It’s a good one!” In the latest vid,”The Bride”, the Terry Richardson collaborator sports the same black suit and bionic arm/chin piece she wears in the song’s original music video. Jump below for a look at the hot dog lover’s black and white flick. (Warning: sNSFW! Save for a very strategically placed black bar, the pop star’s “Gagas” are nearly exposed in this video.)

Canon IXUS 110 IS is a new release in spring 2009,

Canon IXUS 110 IS is a new release in spring 2009, the most distinctive characteristics of models in a model, it has the Canon IXUS series models before the rare 28mm equivalent wide-angle lens, but with a more wide-screen personality, the broad vision of a distinctive interpretation of the concept.


Canon IXUS 110 IS in body appearance, IXUS 110 IS is through elegant color, slender profile, extremely compact design and sophisticated smooth parts of texture, shape out of a delicate, gentle temperament.


Canon IXUS 110 IS shooting menu
    12 million effective pixels and a 4x optical image stabilization system with a zoom lens, to ensure the IXUS 110 IS has a model at the same level of excellent performance of the image force base. The more interesting and useful feature is the IXUS 110 IS features a distinctive meaning, wisdom automatic mode, motion detection, servo auto focus and other features significantly reduce the difficulty of shooting; "Dynamic Display" is an intuitive and fun mode of operation; and noise reduction technology and automatic contrast correction will IXUS 110 IS image quality in terms of performance is different. The IXUS 110 IS features a number of wisdom, we will be in the "wisdom of upgrading the 2009 Canon cameras crazy fool," the article described in detail, in this article will not repeat them.

Lady Gaga’s second “You and I” fashion video is out

Lady Gaga’s second “You and I” fashion video is out, and it is very different from the rather simplistic, yet graceful one we first saw. In all, this is the third video for the same song. Okay, this short two and a half-minute clip gets a little strange and raunchy. It is directed by the same Dutch folks as the first fashion video. This video is titled, “HAUS OF Ü ft. BRIDE.” Bride, as in Lady Gaga.
Lady Gaga appears in the same getup we see in the very beginning of her official video. The black pant suit, huge heels and robotic arm. There is one slight difference to her outfit this time, it seems to be missing half of the upper portion. So, you guessed it, one breast is left exposed, kind of. Most of the time, Gaga just puts her hand over her breast. When her hand is not in place, a thin black line goes through the entire screen to cover the most important parts.
As the video progresses, she just scraps the whole darn top and is left naked from the waist up. This requires both hands to hold her assets, but in true Lady Gaga form, simply covering her breasts will just not do. She gropes, grips and rubs what appears to be dirt across her chest. Then, she licks the same fingers that did the dirty deed. Her tongue plays a big role in the video. Near the beginning, for no apparent reason, the camera focuses on her flicking tongue.
Her top is not the only thing to come off in the video. She strips off her wig and massive hat. She then uses the hat and wig as a prop in some pretty raunchy gestures. It is as if Jo Calderone is trying to break through. A lot of crotch grabbing, tongue wagging and boob grabbing makes up most of the video. However, it looks as if a few lucky Little Monsters got a chance to show their claws for the video. Hmm, cannot wait to see the video of Yuyi getting down in the tub.

The best HD Based Video Cameras

　　
　　The zoom offered with these cameras are amazing, as many can get above 100X! HD cameras offer you the chance to shoot high definition picures and videos, and send them to friends or family. Shooting up close and personal is never a problem with HD video cameras. The television signals in general will give you 525 lines so the increasing quality is dramatic, if you have the HD gear to watch the video the way it was meant to be.
What you may not be aware of, is the fact that HD is delivered in a widescreen format of 16:9 instead of the normal television format of 4:3. The average everyday customer has every right to be confused as to what HD really and truly is, as most companies involved with it can’t agree on one simple standard. You can also save your shoots to disk or memory card, then take them with you everywhere you go. These types of cameras are normally for professionals, as the average working man would never be able to afford such an expensive type of HD video camera. Cameras that offer HD are simply the best you can buy.The average HD video cameras will run 800$ and up.

　　If you’ve yet to see a HD video camera, you’ll probably find yourself amazed. They are obviously more expensive than digital cameras, with some models reaching upwards towards 90,000$ and above!HD, or high definition, is creating quite a lot of interest, due to some very high spirited campaigning done by the cable networks wanting you to buy HD boxes to watch HD on television. The standard getting the most support with HD is 1080i, which means a resolution of 1080 interlaced lines or 720 progressive lines.

The need for fashion videos became apparent as the parades themselves

The need for fashion videos became apparent as the parades themselves evolved and their mise en scène went from excess to excess. Nonetheless it has remained a tool for publicising and selling the models making up a new collection, with a secondary function as a souvenir/reminder of a fleeting spectacle.
Few designers and couturiers have been interested in giving artistic polish to the fashion parade video. The upshot is that in many cases the format stays the same: a frontal, linear rendering of an unvarying scenario in which mannequin follows mannequin.
But if the fashion video is not the equivalent of the music version, it remains a tool designers cannot do without. Being less static than photography, it allows observation of the garment’s relationship with the body, and retains the music that plays just as important a part in the overall atmosphere. The genre tends to put the emphasis on direct observation of the garment, to the detriment of artistic considerations; only in a very few, isolated cases does the image itself take on a creative aspect.
Prior to the 60s a handful of fashion parade reports shown on the TV news point up the taste of the time, but few of them use the garment in motion to trigger a fresh, filmic scenario.
Marcel L’Herbier’s La Mode Rêvée (Fashion Dreaming, 1938) is a brief, atypical survey of the latest fashions, for which the director came up with a fictional story set in the Louvre.
In the 40s and 50s TV news programmes occasionally decided to liven up their presentation of haute couture collections with short, fanciful stories whose naive spontaneity now draws indulgent smiles.
It was not until the 60s that a TV genre focusing specifically on fashion and the image began to gather momentum. Rightly famous and with no rivals in its own time, France’s Dim Dam Dom (1965–1971) offered trial runs to such upcoming directors as Jean-Christophe Averty, Peter Knapp and Just Jaeckin.
Presented by Daisy de Galard, these programmes also provided early opportunities for big photographic names like David Bailey, Jeanloup Sieff and Jean-François Jonvelle to work on the actual language of the TV camera. Together they shaped a new vocabulary. Clothing was going democratic and this was reflected in the use of fiction and journalism to communicate the fashion message of the moment.
Attempts to embellish fashion videos in the 80s were few and far between, but worth citing all the same: Jean-Luc Godard turned out a film/essay for designers Marithé & François Girbaud (On s’est tous défilé, 1988) and Jean Paul Gaultier was behind numerous fashion clips commissioned by Télélibération – concentrates, as it were, of the spirit of ready-to-wear collections.
It was in the 90s that designers began from time to time to make creative use of what they saw as a new medium. Martin Margiela’s videos, for example, avoid identification with the fashion show context in which the collection was originally presented; this Belgian brought an urbanely poetic eye to bear on clothes-led strolls in which the catwalk was no longer the sole presentation/atmosphere context. Shot in the street or imitating the training film model, they accompanied the latest collection without reproducing it literally. For houses including Balenciaga, Vuitton, Lanvin, and Yves St Laurent, director Séraphin Ducellier developed a matter-of-fact tone in videos that complemented the designer’s approach to the garments. Ducellier set out to match his fashion films to the medium in which they would be used and so regenerated the long-unchanged format of the classical parade.
The first retrospective of its kind, this History of the fashion video is the result of a partnership involving France’s National Television Archive (INA) and the Rencontres d’Arles. Sheer dizzying quantity means that there is no intention here to include all existing fashion parade videos; instead the focus is on directors and designers who have added an extra artistic something to ensure creativity in terms both of subject and medium. Thus does the exhibition put together the singular and so far untold story of fashion in moving pictures.

And we have some movies to prove it.

　　
　　Carlos Serrao (top and bottom right); Barnaby Roper (bottom left)
Style this season has been all about action — about business suits that are perfectly tailored but lightweight for you to hit the ground running every day; about casual clothing that's luxurious but lived-in enough for a beach weekend; about clothes and accessories that are understated but still authentic. The colors are a little softer, the shapes are a little more laid back, and the combinations look thrown together even when they're totally thought out: this is style that's ready for anything, because in the spring of 2009, you never know where life is going to take you. And we have some movies to prove it.

A few months ago I wrote an article entitled Girls On Film

　　A few months ago I wrote an article entitled Girls On Film: Style Brands & Video about the plethora of labels now using video to communicate their messages and peddle their wares. Lately there’s been a couple more New Zealand brands getting in on the act.

Last week I attended a show at Plaything Gallery. It was no ordinary art opening, rather it was a dual film screening and launch of Stolen Girlfriends Club’s latest collection: Weapons Of Mass Seduction.

The film, shot by photographer Derek Henderson, depicted a collection of awkward moments, SGC’s friends, family and clothes. We gathered on a rooftop, glass jars of wine in hand, to watch it projected on a wall across the way. It was raw, cool, funny and certainly touching in some places.

Above all, it made me want the clothes. I saw how they looked on a living, feeling human. Perhaps if I had one of those sweet Old News button up denim shirts I’d be just as charming? Sadly I can’t embed the film but if you go to the Stolen Girlfriends site it’s on the homepage.
Cybèle, my favourite New Zealand designer, has also released a video to celebrate her new SS 09/10 collection, Serpentine.
According to fellow Kiwi blogger Isaac Likes, the film is inspired by dancer Loie Fuller’s 1896 ‘Danse Serpentine‘. Take a look – it’s a gorgeous number, with a mesmerizing hand painted effect. Then check out Cybèle’s smokey, kaleidoscopic showcase:

We never did forget about Shelly Steffee.

　　
　　In February of 2007 Editor in Chief Kelley Quan and I saw one of Shelly Steffee's collections for the first time: her futuristic ultra-structured clothes in glacial tones made a real impression on us (even through the madness of fashion week.)
We never did forget about Shelly Steffee. We watched with quiet awe when her Marlene Dumas-colored mesh leggings were unveiled for Spring 2009, we listened while us about her participation in Food-to-table and in-store art collaborations, and are still fanatics of her most recent Fall 09 Equestrian-flavored collection.
In her latest vision Steffee maintains the same clear affinity to experimental structures (a quality to which we were introduced long ago), but also exhibits a softness that both subverts and illuminates the harder-edged technical scaffolding of her clothes. View fullscreen feature.

When a celebrity comes up with a clothing line

　　
　　When a celebrity comes up with a clothing line, what we usually see is -of course- his/her face on the promo campaign. But Sienna Miller shows that she’s more than just a face. Sienna and her sister, Savannah Miller decided to use real acting, to promote the autumn/winter collection of their clothing line “Twenty8Twelve”.
The chic fashion film is directed by Angelo Penetta and starring Sienna herself alongside Sara Blomqvist. The location is Hilles, at the home of Isabella and Detmar Blow in Gloucestershire, which also served as a place for the late Alexander McQueen to find inspirations. Sienna told Vogue:
“We wanted to capture our new season on film to get a real feel for the collection and Hilles provided the perfect backdrop for us,” Sienna told us. “The rich tapestries, velvets and eclectic style of the house completely reflect the elements of our autumn/winter collection. I loved filming in every room.”
On why they need to make a movie for their clothing line, Savannah Miller commented:
“We felt moving image could capture the essence of the message with more clarity. We feel it makes the story come alive and it was amazing to work with Angelo.”

HD video cameras have taken a quiet side once

　　
　　HD video cameras have taken a quiet side once the race between megapixel ratings started in cameras. Since technology introduced mobiles with integrated cameras and megapixel-supporting cheap pocket cameras, these had grown out of demand and old-fashioned in the eyes of many. However the new HD (high-definition) technology supporting higher resolution cameras in the market have now developed an interest in the photography-lovers. Although these cameras are still too expensive to buy but professionals know that no other picture capturing and video recording device has features like these. In short, this masterpiece is a photographer’s paradise.
Keeping its high price in mind, the alternative option of using the HD video camera on rent is a much better choice. Not only does it help you avail the comprehensive features of this amazing device in exchange for a relatively smaller amount, but it also helps you assess its characteristics and aid you in deciding whether purchasing the camera is worth or not. A photography-lover’s single touch on the camera will obviously decline the idea of using such a fine piece of work and then not thinking of actually buying it.
Watching movies in camera video HD format on their 54″ television screens always lures users but it is never thought how these are actually recorded. There are basically two HD Blu-Ray formats that are available in a new HD video recorder; 720p and 1080p. Don’t get confused with the names; you just have to know that the numbers are the amount of dimensions/resolutions that appear on a horizontal scale. If the output recorded videos from this device are viewed on a 21-inch flat screen TV, it doesn’t actually matter if you choose 720p or 1080p. But when displaying these on a larger screen HDTV, you will notice the difference of paying a slightly higher price for the 1080p version and enjoy the clarity that it offers.

　　HD is all about brighter colors with infinite combinations and wide images with superb picture quality and crystal-clear precision. Not only does the viewer have all the fun, but everything in the camera’s main elements is created after a photographer’s point of view. Extraordinary features such as touch-to-zoom technology and incredible autofocus are unmatched. Several quality and scene wise modes such as YouTube compatibility, night mode, scenery watch etc are available to choose from to record the best possible clip.
These HD devices are available to shop everywhere; online as well as in the globe markets. Rental shops will have to be individually searched and prices depend on the local rates as well as competition present in the area. The HD video camera is not just high definition by name, but the movie maker himself will acknowledge the power of professional film-making experience. Production camera crew often rent these cameras for a limited period until the shooting lasts. This is cost-effective for short movie makers, but advertising agencies and other studio operators must be equipped with their own camera as they have regular use.