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London Collections: Men or Don’t Know How to Use a Camera pt II

By Sabrina on June 26, 2012 in Events, Exhibitions, Fashion, Visuals

Crowds snapping Astrid Andersen. Personal note: Did not particularly like the toe rings. shudder

Astrid Andersen finale. Is everyone doing the Dolce style finale now?

This dude had some serious swagger.

Agi & Sam was definitely my favourite collection out of MAN. So many prints! ^^ Not the sandals. I don’t think the fella opposite did either. Or he was just overwhelmed? Answers on a postcard please.

Agi & Sam finale.

Shaun Samson, and ick metallic pool sliders.

Shaun Samson taking a bow.

Free ice cream outside the Old Sorting Office.

Sibling at The Hospital Club.

Neigh

Model Torture pt. I

They were so beautiful but sigh so dim. Sweet however.

Suity.

Mr Hare (kind of)

Hipster Heaven

Yes, it’s Cutler & Gross.

Thought I’d take a patriotic photo on the way to Fantastic Man. Missed the fly-by but then I missed the fact that there was another parade.

Chin up lads.

Model Torture pt. II aka LOL

Agi & Sam detail.

Insanely smooth thighs.

This isn’t model torture. Its boys being grumpy. Come on fellas, it’s the Fantastic Man do, where all the drinks ran out… half hour in.

Details.

A lot more details.

Oh it’s a snaaaaaaake.

I spent ages in this room just laughing about the guys posing in the cupboard for the T.Lipop presentation. Perhaps that’s why my pictures were extra shaky.

Close to escape but alas. Also ew Birkenstocks and socks.

Beautiful room however, overlooking The Mall and filled with flowers.

Day 2 of London Collections Men: MAN @ The Old Sorting Office, The Hospital Club and 3 Carlton Terrace.

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Samsung Snapshots

By Sabrina on April 4, 2012 in Beauty, Events, Exhibitions, Fashion, Reviews, Tech-U-Like, What's Poppin'

Since I’ve been sorting domain and hosting stuff, I have a whole bunch of posts on on my dashboard to be published (yes it’s true! It’s really true!) including the review of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, but for the meanwhile, please enjoy a selection of photos I took with the Nexus:

Photo taken on Samsung Galaxy Nexus courtesy of Vodafone UK

Review coming soon.

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SIX plus THREE DESIGNERS Exhibition @ The Hellenic Centre, London – 12th to 22nd March

By Sabrina on March 13, 2012 in Exhibitions, Fashion, FREE STUFF, Things to Do

I belatedly realised after I went to this exhibition that I should have invited my very good friend, and also very Greek friend, Melina. Melina, I disappoint. I am a terrible friend.

Much as I love to party party, and dance to um, celeb DJs (iTunes Party Shuffle), what I really love are exhibitions, and being able to be in a room and if not touch, stand very close to clothes that I will never own, but am just happy to be next to them. I suggest never going to an exhibition with me because I do get very absorbed in clothes and pictures. And my mouth is open a lot.

I headed to the private view of the SIX plus THREE DESIGNERS Exhibition at the Hellenic Centre, in Marylebone with my good friend and fellow blogger/writer/and all around top banana Akeela. Upon arriving at the Hellenic Centre, a deceptively slim townhouse, but a lovely high ceilinged space inside, we listened to a speech by Ioanna Papantoniou, President of the Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation on the exhibition.

The exhibition shows six contemporary Greek designers of the 20th Century who revolutionised the concept of couture in Greek, Jean Dessès, Yannis Evangelides, James Galanos, Dimis Kritsas, George Stavrapoulos, and Yannis Tsekenis. Alongside these six designers were three Greek international designers, Mary Katrantzou, Marios Schwab (whose stuff I adore) and Sophia Kokosolaki.

Top to bottom: Mary Katrantzou AW11, Mary Katrantzou SS11, Sophia Kokosolaki, Mary Katrantzou, Mario Schwab SS12, Sophia Kokosolaki.

Mary Katrantzou was the flavour du jour, with several attendees decked out in her clothes.

Greeks need to stop being so bloody cool. I don’t know many other guys who’d pull off the ladies blazer. Except Matthew Zorpas – another GREEK.

It was a rather lovely evening as we also ran into Kristabel of I Want You To Know and her painfully stylish mother Sandria (in Mary K no less), and spent a rather pleasant time, talking, standing too close to the mannequins (because I don’t get invites to the shows *cough* not that fancy a blogger really), chasing waiters for canapes and discussing my inability to talk like a normal person in mixed company.

I spent the rest of the night next to this plate.

My lipstick is red not orange

If you’re in the Baker St area, the exhibition runs until the 22 March and is free entry. Highly recommend popping down there, especially if you’re a fan of Mary, Marios or Sophia.

The Universal Greek Fashion Designers Exhibition runs from to 12th to 22nd March at the Great Hall @ The Hellenic Centre.

The Hellenic Centre
6-18 Paddington Street
W1U 5AS
Nearest station – Baker St
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 11am-7pm; Saturday and Sunday, 12am-4pm.

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Photos courtesy of Akeela Bhattay

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What I Did Today

By Sabrina on September 16, 2011 in Art, Exhibitions, Fashion, Travels

For some reason, I asked for Helmut Lang tickets. Poor guy was hella confused. Since I attended the MFAH on a Thursday when the museum has free entry (corporate sponsorship, gaaah) but it also makes the exhibitions half price. Since I have a baby face (or look poor), the guy gave me a student ticket for the bargain price of $3.50!

Although I didn’t enjoy being followed around the museum. Seriously, even my sticky fingers would have issues.

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But Barney, will we ever go to Zumba?

By Sabrina on July 5, 2011 in Collaborations, Designers, Events, Exhibitions, Fashion

This is Barney.

Barney teased me by saying we would go to Zumba, and then withdrew his invitation saying it wasn’t his “thing.” So I made a pact with Barney. He promised me if I get some press for the following event, he will go with me to Zumba. Repost, tell your friends, retweet it on Twitter, post it on your Facebook.

Please all, won’t you make him take me to Zumba?

Grind London, Bounty and Kevin Morosky have teamed up to design The Forbidden Dance capsule T-shirt collection, launching at the Red Bull Studios on 23 July with Bounty DJs and special live performances.

Y’all invited. SO GET BARNEY TO ZUMBA.

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Things to Do in London: Travel Photographer of the Year exhibition

By Sabrina on May 4, 2011 in Art, Exhibitions, Things to Do

Photo: James Morgan

When I was in Bradford this weekend, I was dying to visit the National Media Museum (to which Akmal replied to and said I was sad). Whatever. It was incredible. And they had all an arcade game exhibition on causing me to break my pound coins into 10p’s and bashing Street Fighter with abandoned glee.

Suffice to say, I like exhibitions, museums and galleries. That was an unwarranted and unneeded explanation but you got it anyway.

If like me, you are poor and live in The Big Smoke, I direct you to Travel Photographer of the Year opening this Thurs 5th May (you could go after voting) until June 10. Hosted at the National Geographic Society, you can see all of 2010′s best images, along with fantastic 19th century travel photos from the Society’s archives.

Oh, and the best part is, that it is free.

Travel Photographer of the Year
5 May – 10 June 2011

Royal Geographical Society (RGS-IBG)
1 Kensington Gore
London, SW7 2AR
Mon to Fri 10am – 5pm
Nearest Station: Gloucester Road

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The Art of Video Games or Why I Should Have Moved To NY Already #taovg

By Sabrina on March 17, 2011 in Art, Exhibitions

Not a Bob-omb, this one.

How unfair. How utterly, utterly unfair. Yes, we have great exhibitions over here in the UK. Some of the best actually, that don’t go necessarily get to go travelling around the US.

But never one on video games. Pah. If you don’t know me, you won’t know I’m a super Nintendo geek. I worked for Nintendo once, and got to play Super Mario Galaxy 2 before it was out (trukfakt). I truly do have a great love, and appreciation for video games.

The Art of Video Games , at the Smithsonian Institute’s American Art Museum in Washington DC, spans 40 years artistic evolution of video games along with historic consoles, the influence of gaming on pop culture as well as having Pac-Man, Super Mario Brothers, The Secret of Monkey Island, Myst and World of Warcraft available to play.

I know, exactly, the jubilation Link feels.

Annnnnnnnnd you can vote for which games you’d like to see featured in the exhibition online through to April 7 out of 80.

Please bring this exhibition here. I can look at the pictures on the internets, and play all these games from the comfort of my own home, but nothing beats geeking out with a bunch of complete, and wonderfully like minded strangers.

Additionally, check out San Francisco’s Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment campaign to raise funding for their museum. Now, if we can only get one started over in the UK…

The Art of Video Games
3rd floor North, American Art Museum
March 16, 2012 – September 30, 2012

Images via: Dork Club & Sydlexia

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It’s FLASHON darling! – Eley Kishimoto FLASH ON Week LFW SS11

By Sabrina on September 26, 2010 in Designers, Exhibitions, Fashion, LFW SS11, Limited Edition

Being uber jetlagged on the Friday meant I missed the press preview of Eley Kishimoto’s ‘FLASH ON’ Week exhibition. But it seemed that I’d dodged a proverbial bullet, as I was informed that it was hot, packed and with drink spillage all over people’s shoes.

I instead went by on the Saturday, where the exhibition was now open for public viewing, but was pleasantly calm, airy and cool. And this meant that the exhibitors could give me their full attention.

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