VERSACE ATTITUDE

While roaming around on the internet i stumbled upon this amazingly dedicated blog about Versace Attitude. Its so coooool and has prompted the post of VERSACE APPRECIATION! It contains all of the amazing archive ad campaigns by legendary Steven Meisel, including early ones of Kate Moss, Madonna etc, along with catwalk pictures and Versace as seen on the red carpet. It is a mammoth collection of images!! I have no idea what the blogger is saying as its all in French but there are images on every single post. My favourite Versace collections are the Azzedine Alaia-esque ones with lots of cut out, bondage, straps, zips, pins, much like the "dress" that propelled Liz Hurley to fame in the 90s. And even now, although I find Versace doesn't have that ultra gold, glam, pattern, that i loved about it as a kid, Donatella is still creating the most sublime collections. The Spring/summer 07 one is blowing my mind. Its exactly my dressed up style of short dresses in strange shapes with cut aways and the highest chunkiest heels (see post above). Remember back in the day when it was all about rocking some maaaaad printed Versace shirt wth clocks, and chains on it? I was always too young for that style, but I'd watch my older cousin buy nuff designer shit and be like "One day I'M going to wear a disgusting printed shirt like that! uh huh thats right!"

SIMPLY THE BEST

Sooo winter now and with all this this partying wer have to keep our skin in good nick. Was in john Lewis today and saw the skin care packages, what a bloody rip off. The cheapest one by Clinique was £39.00 and all it wass a few little tubes of shower gel and a moisturiser! How can they justify this?

At the moment my skincare regime consist of three simple steps.

1- I start with Tesco's pure soap, 24p. Soap's so much better than than shower gel it gives you that squeaky clean feeling and doesn't contain Sodium Laureth Sulfate which has a lot of controversy surrounding it in regards to it being harmful to the skin - look into it.

2- After the scrub whilst my skin is stillI wet I saturate it with johnsons baby oil £1.19, this restores moisture, the one thing about soap is that it can make your skin feel dry and tight! Pat dry and your skin will feel baby soft!

3- After that I smother my self with coco butter £2.99, as well as leaving you smelling delicious it really does give that extra moisture that not even that harshest winds can test. And after a rough night from partying this smoothes out the skin.

That comes to a total of £4.42, not bad eh! I've been using this for years and it hasn't failed me yet - so what if it ain't in fancy packaging. That fancy shit cant test, SIMPLE = BEST. (Once you've started there's no going back!)



Amazing Grace x

BRIT IS BEST!

Seems like our young, British, white female council estate/chav looking girls are making a killing in America...Lady Sovereign x Zoo York and Miss Allen on Missbehave...!!!

JEFF SAYS...

JEFF METAL shares his wisdom

IT'S OUR PARTY AND I'LL RANT IF I WANT TO

The party is here!!! Come down it's gonna be sick. get there early though, limited spaces and it may be one in one out if you roll up late. Plus there's a wicked goodie bag!

Now I'm gonna have a little rant - because i can.

This party has been so controversial. No SERIOUSLY it has. To be honest at one point we didn't think it was gonna happen, but it is cos i can't let no one fuck up my shit. Amid all the flaky venues, promoters and sponsors I realised something I've always know, if you want something doing DO IT YOURSELF! Too many cooks spoil the broth 4 real.

Besides that what's all this "If you come to my party I'll come to yours" Bull. Come if you're free, If you aren't then don't bother, most importantly come cos you want to, not cos you feel you have to. If I didn't make your party it was cos I way busy.

Finally to the chick that said "why would you call yourself girls gone wrong".
Well, I've never been into that cliquey girl shit, rolling with bere females and that, mainly because it always ends in tears and bottom line is - girls are bitchy and I ain't really the type to indulge in that. I've always been down with the boys cos on a friendship level I've found then easier to get on with, and usually what you see is what you get and they're so much easier to work with - no issues. Plus I was always into boys shit, playing fottie, cars, staying out late drink beer in the flats and all that (as a kid that is)! Girls gone wrong basically pays homage to being a female (trust me I love looking and feeling like a girl) - at the same time being proud to not be a conventional vintage topshop wearing, wannabe Patty Hearst hat bussing 'chick'. Get me. We're bigger than that.


Amazing Grace x

TENS

The Hundreds has now released a womens line called Tens by The Hundreds. Its run by the beautiful Digit who I've seen in their (excellent) blog. Take a full look at the new collection HERE! Its great that they are acknowledging us, but these designs aren't really to my taste. I prefer The Hundreds designs themselves. Especially that Cherries hat and tee, which me and Elle are lovin...But Digit looks like she's on a roll, Big tings are happening. Gwan girl...things can only get better! Watch out!

DIGIT



THE COLLECTION

CIARA CIARA

I feel exhausted by all that criticism, so now is time for LOVE. I have loved Ciara from the time I heard Oh! from some bootleg CD my cousin had. That is the song I wish i had made, its amazing! Then i saw her videos, all ATL, glamour ghetto shit and she had my gingery hair colour so I was loving her! At one point she went really blonde and i was worried she had lost her way and become a clone. But now she is back on track. This new video is so beautiful, such a step forward, classy, but keeping it real with those stripper shoes...she reminds me of beyonce, kelis and aaliyah all rolled into one in this vid. check it...

MYSPACE WASTE CADETS

I completely forgot about this ON POINT piece by my friend Charles about the kinda girls he does NOT wanna meet on Myspace. I thought this would be appropriate to follow on from the last post...

"Myspace Waste Cadets (Dictionary definition):

One who uses myspace to post scantily clad pics of themselves so that they may attract comments like "you're so beautiful baby" and "all I can say is wow" (I've actually seen this) underneath that waste girl/man picture. Obviously too weak to fight against the respect depricating tirade that is Heat, Now, Closer, 50 Cent, they think that the people in the class B, C and even D list are still celebrities. Waste Cadets often believe they have "so much more depth" than the next girl/man via the fact they have heard a Roots, Jimi Hendrix or Al Green album.

Contrary to what they think, although often obsessed with the very veneer of black culture, they actually know very little of the subject (wether they be white, black or other).

The funny thing about myspace waste cadets is that they don't recognise each other in the opposite sex and often get excited when speaking to each other, firmly beliving that they are "special".

You can often find waste-cadets in waste-clubs like Chinawhites, Pangea et al smiling whilst paying ludicrously over-inflated prices for drinks, thinking "this is what people that have made it do" before returning to their 9-5's so they can pay off their credit card debt.

If you are any of the above you are probably so steeped in denial that you don't realise. At any rate, unless I feel like taking the piss out of you I don't want to meet you."

COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER CHARLES...

YOU DONT KNOW THE MEANING OF THE WORD!!

A lotta people keep asking me what WAH means and what its all about. So for all the suckas who don't know, WAH stands for We Ain't Hoes, or as someone kindly pointed out to me Women And Hip Hop. It started off as a kinda reaction for certain video chicks, or arm candy who do nothing else with their time. Sometimes, being one of the few girls at a hip hop gig, some dickhead would come up to me asking if I was a singer or a model...No seriously, it would be like a catchphrase! Oh please. I wish everyone out there could have the pleasure of hearing me sing and i'm well unphotogenic to be a model. But anyway, my point is that they wouldnt think i was there to actually ENJOY the gig, but to...pose. Well my grandaddy didn't raise me to stand around looking pretty. I do things. i'm ALWAYS doing things, i just happen to play as hard as I work.

The Hoes thing is often misunderstood too. By hoes, i'm not refering literally to prostitutes, everyone has to make their buck and I aint the kind to preach, but I mean when you do something that is completely untrue to yourself and your morals. Selling yourself and selling out. We Ain't Hoes isn't about covering yourself up and being a prude. Sex is a big part of my life. I ain't about to start getting my titties out but looking good is part of our game. And as cliched as it is, looking good for yourself. Whether you are a sista in a headwrap and hoops, or you dye your hair, wear your jeans tight and like to party, no chicks should be hating on each other, jeez, we been hated on by mankind for years!

The bottom line is, I have respect for anyone who is doing stuff, even if it isn't to my taste or standard, i'll applaud anyone who is giving it a go. Here in the Western world, we are so fuckin lucky, we take too much shit for granted, and those people who waste their lives moaning and wallowing in their own self pity ain't worth my time. Haven't you seen SAW 3? You better cheer up and do whatever is in your heart. And all those 9-5ers who moan to me about not having any time to do what they love...THERE ARE 24 HOURS IN THE DAY! You don't work all of them! One hour after work is all you need. Do your shit and love life.

BOUNTY HUNTER BIKE

One of my favourite brands, Bounty Hunter, has hooked up with a Japanese bike manufacturer to produce this beauty!! I'm on the lookout for a new bike!!! Xmas is a-coming! Can someone treat me?!

KELIS DOES UNIQLO

Kelis is the latest downtown celeb to be in the Uniqlo ads. She looks real cute but why does her knee look like plastic?

POOR LITTLE HO

I hear Carmen Bryan, Nas's babymomma, is writing a tell-all book, swiftly jumping on the video ho Karrine Steffans's bandwagon. I find this so hilarious. How embarrassing for their 12 year old daughter, Destiny. I feel sorry for Nas to have to deal with this crazy bitch...she fucked Jay-Z! Haha! Check this video of her talking about her book...

I'M NOT YOUR SUPERWOMAN!!

I absolutely LOVE this new image by Karen Jane at NBFG to show off her brand new hoodie for winter. With the classic script logo and a fleecey lining, I'm gonna need that shit for winter! These days us girls have to cook and clean AS WELL AS bring in the dough! Couldn't have said it better myself...

MUCH LOVE!

Someone sent me these stickers today! I don't know who it was. If it was you, please tell me so I can send you something nice back!! THANK YOU!! XXX

WHERE DID U COME FROM?!

I haven't had a proper boyfriend in a long time. Which is probably why I had to wipe my dribble from the pages of the new Supreme catalogue caused by this piece of hotness...Who are you!? Where did you come from?!