"Great men become great because they can master and triumph over luck"

-I'm just paraphrasing Napoleon Bonaparte.

Miranda Kerr in Numero 114 by Greg Kadel

Miranda Kerr playing schoolgirl, now this is my kind of fantasy. Miranda Kerr is adorable as usual and every interesting styling for the shoot

i love the irony of this picture.

even though I don't really get what...

this maybe old but still to me the best commercial ever

Illustrations by Takashi Murakami really give such an overwhelming feel of joy,the visual experience is almost spiritual. Makes you happy,just like some kind of Indian Yoga really it's amazing and plus the always joyous and sophisicated tune of Fantastic Plastic Machine as soundtrack. Marc Jacobs,you're a genius for this collaboration despite how unlikely it was. A classic French Brand well known for it's dedication to it's classic monogram and quality and a contemporary Japanese artist that draws anything but classic illustration.

Style....

A person gotta be able to both dress up and dress down
A person gotta be able to be both buffed up or skinny as a stick
A person gotta be able to both wear glasses or not wear glasses
A person gotta be able to both wear long pants and short pants
A person gotta be able to not give a fuck of how she looks like
A person gotta be able to be fine with our without make-up on her face
A person gotta be able to be fine being comfortably stylish in a t-shirt

A person gotta have attitude,alot of it. Personality,the only thing that shines through.

I've seen people who try so hard to be 'in trend' or 'stylish' or whatsoever but still there is something lacking in them,something like a character.Without it no matter what you dress you're still hollow and there won't be tht sense of glow. It isn't about how you dress,it's how you carry yourself.

To me style icons are people like Johnny Depp,Keith Richards/Mick Jagger those that can actually pull off supposedly ugly looking suits and stil shine and also females like Kate Moss who is such a character that the clothes wish to wear her...

Personality,Character,Attitude
I don't know why am I writing this but I guess I'm really sick of fashion/trendista talking about trends and what's on the runway or what's in this season and never about the most important thing of being stylish which is a sense of identity,a character that is yourself. People can tell you how to dress but they can never teach you how to be a stylish and inspiring person.

Again,
Personality,Character,Attitude. Plenty of it

(all those being said I do believe that there are definite fashion don't,like faded colour tshirts with really messed up collar and also those really badly cut light blue jeans that look like they took a time travelling machine from the old 70s/80s and arrive here at this space of time)

but other than tht,its all about personality.

Marloes Horst by Miles Aldridge for Vogue Russia June 2010

The red seems so passionate,and always Miles Aldridge work seems so emotional and Marloes Horst seems so good of a model.

the very gorgeous Miranda Kerr for GQ USA June 2010

no secret i'm a lover of Miranda Kerr's exotic look,not loving her hair here but still I would never say no to Miranda Kerr.

I miss taipei,

hence this picture out of randomness

for a brighter tomorrow

took a walk around penang road with my friend couple days ago, Guan Yin temple a very familiar place for me,reminds me of my childhood. But I havent grown up to be that religious.

The Dead Weather - Die By The Drop

The Dead Weather just released a new album last week and there would be no reason why I wouldn't listen to it. Jack White is like one of my favourite musicians (of The White Stripes, and The Raconteurs,bands that I love just as much) and also there's Allison Mosshart (of The Kills fame which also another band that I absolutely love) put them together this band is just major rock and roll. Certainly makes guitar sounds great, anything that Jack White is in.

I love this short film Poker Face by I-D Magazine,Directed by Kayt Jones

Anna Selezneva and Sasha Pivovarova by Terry Tsiolis

can't help loving these gorgeous face shots of Anna and Sasha by Terry Tsiolis,these russian girls sure are gorgeous and personally I think very little is needed to be done to get beautiful pictures out of gorgeous features like this and the photographer did just great with the BnW and simplicity but then again I'm bias-ly pro simplicity.

Dior Homme Fall 2010 : The White Room

a short film that previews the fall collection of my favourite men's wear line. Dior Homme. Futuristic,minimalistic cool.

Georgina Stojiljkovic by Milena Rakocevic for Elle Serbia

Wow,i think this is a brilliant editorial,the lighting the sharpness the post editing the colours the double images which I've always wanted to try with a projector.Just wow,beautiful my favourite in a long while.

Music: some local malaysian music. Robot Asmara-Mimpi

I do very much enjoy my local bands and I've to say they are very underappreciated, I mean even Malaysians ourselves most of my own people atleast thinks that we're not capable of any good music. I've to say thats very not true Malaysian bands alot of em are really great infact if not better than some international bands theyre atleast as good. For the very least this beats the music of Miley Cyrus, or Jonas Brothers or Selena Gomez. I sure do hope local people can give a little bit more recognition for our talented musicians.

This song,the bass line itself hits me and I knew I've to get home and download this.

Scarlett Johansson covers V65 shot by I&V

There's been alot of talks about Scar Jo recently certainly due to her role in Iron Man 2,well I'm not a fan of Iron Man 2 I don't think shes all that hot in Iron Man 2,never thought Scar Jo is all that hot but these are very well executed pics and facial features wise she does have those very classic beauty features.

Anna Selezneva and Malgosia Bela in Self Service Magazine S/S 2010

I'm a sucker for simplistic lo-fi pics,I like how simple and sometimes easy things can seem beautiful and eye stimulating and also Im a sucker for Anna Selezneva and also nice make up.

I've been trying to get my hands on Self Service Magazine,but no luck so far

Bar Rafaeli behind the scenes by Terry Richardson

this is not artistic just a swimsuit model flaunting her sex appeal as usual but then it's eye catching so maybe it is artistic,in a Richardson way.

Anastasia and Benedicte by Thomas Rusch for Madame Germany May 2010

I like the fact that faces are not clearly shown in these pics,ive always loved bodyparts and to do it underwater is just another plus for the creativity,totally artistic.