#London2012

For those who have been at Mars for the past year, the Olympics are practically here (more specifically- tomorrow)! Being the TV junkie I am, I'm extremely stoked for an occasion that only occurs once every 4 years. Especially, when it comes to the Opening Ceremony! Many of you are probably thinking "Of course! You're not into this for the sports!", but you're incredibly mistaken. The sports are 50% of my excitement. The other 50% : the fashion! Fashion at the Olympics? You read correct! World known designers have been collaborating outfits for many countries, and since there are so many countries being represented, I'm going to list here just a few of my favorites:

For the USA, who better than the classy and sophisticated Ralph Lauren?

Here are the opening ceremony outfits




 and the closing ceremony outfits.
 


We also got the amazing Stella McCartney for the Great Britain! This is called the "Olympic Kit" ( aka - when they design the clothes they'll be wearing to compete. ) You're probably wondering if it's possible to get one of these fancy shmancy outfits for the gym, but thus is not so. This is actually a collaboration that McCartney did with Adidas.

Stella with her athletes in her designs.






Cedella Marley has designed the ceremonial outfits and Kit for Jamaica. Did anyone catch the coincidence? If you guessed that it's only predictable that Cedella would design for her father's, Bob Marley, home country, you guessed right!







Also thrown into the bunch is a sketch of a jacket for the equestrian team for France by the great Hermés.


Then we have Armani for Italy!



Prada has designed the kit for the Italian national sailing team



One of my favorites is Salvatore Ferragamo for the Republic of San Remo.
 
 
 


The Australian's outfits have already been unveiled, and I just have one question: where did that green come from?


And last and for certain not least, one of my other favorites, is the Netherlands. Love the bright orange!


Is the fashionsta in you still not satisfied? Check out this blogger who has posted every country which has revealed their outfits already!

And for the designers who aren't making clothes for the Olympians themselves, they instead make their own Olympic collection. Karl Lagerfeld of Chanel has come up with an Olympic - themed collection to be unveiled the night before the Olympics. To see a preview of the collection, head on over to Vogue.
The name of the collection? Team Karl.



Photos courtesy of  vogue.com and google search.

Lazy Dayz

Yup. That's been my summer. I haven't been very productive. Barely productive actually. But what can I say? My best excuse is: It's summer! Let me be. But seriously, I'm disappointed in myself for doing nothing. I've spent most of my days watching The Office and making screen caps out of the best moments & that's it! But enough about this rant about my unproductiveness. I'm here to ask for motivation. Or rather, to find it. Everytime I come onto this blog, I try to find a new design for it, because the one I have now is seriously depressing me. Maybe once I see something pretty, I'll try writing more about prettier things. So, til then, ttfn! Camila P

Heavenly Touch

Please don't let the length be a turnoff...
I don't think anyone understands my obsession with the artistic aspect of life. I don't even know how to explain it myself. It's just this imagery that I see in everything, even the things you wouldn't imagine would have anything to do with art. It's just one of those things that gets the wheels in my head turning too quickly. But enough of my blabber:
You all need to go see Snow White and the Huntsman.
Let me begin, with the fact that at first, I thought it was just as ridiculous as any other movie that has been re-made and recreated way too many times. But it wasn't until I saw Florence's performance of Breath of Life that this movie really intrigued me.
For those who view life the way I do, here are the reasons I cannot wait to see this movie:

• I am so fascinated by the cinematography, set design, directing, wardrobes, and all the other sorts of things that contribute to the image of this movie. It's beyond amazing. I am so in love. If I could marry this movie, I would be down on one knee before anyone could say "fairest one of all". 
• Charlize Theron. Must I speak any further? She has to be one the greatest actresses I have just discovered. You see her in all these movies acting as the btch, witch, mean girl, etc. and you would imagine that's exactly the kind of person she probably is, but it's no exaggeration when I say she's the complete opposite, and I love that I would never in my life guess that about her (because of her performances). But anyways, she's just brilliant. In addition to what I said before about the artistic aspect of this movie, my favorite scenes thus far (from what I've seen in the trailers at least) is the part where she, as the evil queen, bathes in milk. *gives a standing ovation to the director for that scene*
• Lastly, like I mentioned before, I fell in love with this movie because I was looking up Florence's song. Let me begin by saying that Florence Welch's voice is one of the most spectacular voices I have ever heard, and what she does with it is even more amazing. Then tie her mysterious, fantasy voice into this trailer and you have yourself a winner. It's just so amazing. I have no other words to express my love for it. She makes this trailer looks so majestic, it's indescribable. the adrenaline she belts out in the beginning with the horses and the fighting is so magnificent that you have to wonder "Where has this voice been for every other medieval movie!?" and then the soft melody she produces just after that part (with the queen's bathe in milk...so incredible- the mix of Florence's voice & the serenity of the scene)... view "Breath of Life" now so that you may understand my infatuation. 

For those who aren't as into depth as I am, and watch the movies because of the ratings Fandango gives it:

• Once again, Charlize Theron. Do I need to say anymore?
• Kristen Stewart: let me admit, I was hesitant at first because all I was imagining was Edward jumping from behind the evil queen yelling "I'm here to save you!" But I'm hoping that she pulls off a different aspect to her acting in this film. Plus, she steals RPattz accent for the movie, so I'm excited to see if it's going to be a hit or miss. 
• Chris Hemsworth. . . like, c'mon. Still not convinced? : He has an Australian accent. (if that, plus his gorgeous beauty doesn't win you over, I don't know what to say.)

I hope you enjoyed my review, and this is the one before the film has even been released! Can't wait to see what I write about afterwards. . . 

Head over to http://xfinitytv.com/snowwhite to see an exclusive 5 minute trailer!! that'll definitely be convincing! 

I hope the length of this post wasn't too much of a turnoff. whoopsies. 

Con Mucho Amor, 

Camila P

School's out! ... almost

it's been a while hasn't it?
here I sit ... procrastinating.
I'm almost done with school!
so happy (:
I'm not sure what I have to say,
but all I have to say is that

I'm hoping to be committed to putting more posts up this summer...

Junior year was just too much for me to handle. 

But it's over now so that makes me happy. 

hhmm.... 

I can't wait until I once again have the privilege to just sit around and think. 

I will soon. and then by then I'll post my summer 2012 to-do list. 

It's a long one! 

So excited for you to see it! 

Sending my love, 

Camila  P 

SAG-y

hello again! for the first time in like, never, I had time on my hands!! and truth be told, I'm not really wasting away any time! yay me! so, I thought I'd go ahead and give you all my opinion on the SAG red carpet.

mind you, I'm just copying and pasting straight from Marie Claire... a big thank you to them for being my favorite magazine.

Michelle Williams in Valentino. Loved the look of this dress...especially the top half. Not a big fan of dresses which cut off at the ankles, but Michelle pulled it off. and those shoes are wonderful.

Julie Bowen in Temperley London. This was gorgeous on her, and the back was great! but ngl, I really enjoyed the Golden Globe dress so much more. It made a much bigger statement. But she still looked great.

Lea Michelle in Versace. aye yi yi . I do like this dress, love it even, but it just didn't fit. I don't know why, but it kind of gave me this feeling like she was trying too hard. She saw how her last gown actually ended up on the worst dressed, so she had to make a bigger statement with that entire leg being exposed... no hunny, no.

Tina Fey in Unknown. I loved the top part of this dress. it looked like a shooting star.

Jessica Chastain in Calvin Klein. BRAVO! this was one of my favorite. the color is gorgeous and i love the neckline. agh, i want this for prom.

Sofia Vergara in Marchesa. Sofia never disappoints. It's a fact of life. I did like her Golden Globe dress more, but this fuchsia color is beautiful! and those Lorraine Schwartz jewels are beautiful!

Julianna Margulies in Calvin Klein. This was beautiful on her. and it looks so much better when she walks. the color was great and the detailing was delightful. One of my favorites.

Emma Stone in Alexander McQueen. Oh Emma, how I love thee. She is such a fashion icon to me. She made a great statement with this short dress. It was a favorite and the black isn't all that flattering, but it was still great on her. and those shoes are adorable.

Rose Byrne in Elie Saab. What. a. fashion statement. round of applause for her. Although it's not a favorite of mine, I absolutely loved that she went with it and it has such a great texture.

Shailene Woodley in L'Wren Scott. ugh...i hated this. it looked like a children's dress. . . she could've done better.

Emily Blunt in Oscar De La Renta. not sure what I'm more jealous of: her beautiful De La Renta emerald dress which was just outstanding on her, or that fact that she's married to John Krasinski.

Kristen Wiig in Balenciaga. I loved this dress! the color and neckline was gorgeous. I just wish she would've ditched the choker.

Kyra Sedgwick in Pucci. This was beautiful on her. and i loved the back and sides and how they had slits. all I have to say is, I hope i have a body like hers at her age.

Viola Davis in Marchesa. BEAUTIFUL! agh, i love her color skin contrasting with this white and then the gold embroidery. so pleasing to the eye. lol . this was just so well done.

Tilda Swinton in Lanvin. When I saw this, I smiled and gave her a round of applause. After the fail from the Golden Globes, this was a HUGE leap of improvement. I loved the color and how it flowed so delicately.

Dianna Agron in Carolina Herrera. I just absolutely loved the neckline and this color on her. But the hair... ugh. not a favorite.

Kaley Cuoco in Romona Keveza. I loved this. so much. the color, the skirt...the torso. so wonderful. thank you zimbio for the huge photo.

Kelly Osbourne in Badgley Mischka. One of my favorite for sure. I loved the upper neckline area...the jewels. the color was so great. and the belt was definitely a favorite.

source: radaronline