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Lady Gaga Gets Real About Fashion and Fame for V

What look Lady Gaga will rock next is anyone’s guess. But if there’s one thing we can count on from the singer, it’s that whatever she wears — or does — it’ll be outrageous. In the Fall issue of V magazine, she lives up to her wild-child persona with stunning, super-bronzed images shot by Mario Testino — and we have the exclusive first look. In a frank interview, the unorthodox cover-girl dishes about her unique take on style, saying, “Us Weekly putting me on a worst-dresses list? I couldn’t care less. If Karl Lagerfeld called me an ugly hag, then I’d be upset. Because it’s Karl Lagerfeld.” As unique as her look is, however, she finds that she still sometimes gets pigeonholed. “When I was a brunette, they called me Amy Winehouse,” she says. “When I was a blonde, they called me Madonna. Then they called me Christina, then Gwen. I just don’t think most people’s reference points go back very far.” And although she’s achieved global fame, the singer can still get dazzled by celebrity. And who wouldn’t, after finding out that Madonna is in the audience of your N.Y.C. concert? “My sister texted me and she was like, ‘Madonna is 15 feet away from me.’ This is awesome! I just remember thinking, ‘wow, this is exactly what I wanted.’” Pick up V on newsstands September 1st.

Rihanna Lunches While Chris Talks to Larry King

Rihanna had lunch at one of her favorite restaurants, Da Silvano, in NYC yesterday. Chris Brown's sentencing has brought both he and Rihanna back in the news again and revealed scary incidents about their relationship. Still Rihanna didn't let that stop her from going clubbing at Greenhouse with Serena Williams and Queen Latifah after Chris's court date on Tuesday. Chris also partied that night, which could have gotten him in trouble since his probation prohibits him from being at places where "alcohol is the chief item of sale." We'll be hearing from Chris himself when his interview on Larry King airs next week, but in the meantime Rihanna doesn't seem to be letting anything break her stride.

Interior Design Art Deco by Stocco

Italian company Stocco offers a charming wall mirror collection called Art Deco. It consists of several parts that differ by mirror shapes. Although all of them are united by amazing designs. These mirrors are Quadro, Linea, Verticali and Onda. They could be equipped with built-in lights, so they fit for bathroom. Although they are so beautiful that they can become a perfect decoration of any room.

The mirrors are available in different refine finishes and can be adaptable to all styles of interior design. For example, that could be as an opulent glass frame with silver or gold coverings as in opposite a simple decorative strip by one side of a mirror. If you want to decorate your apartment by one of such wall mirrors then you could find more information about them on Stocco site.

Strike a pose and say, ‘Cheese!’

MANILA, Philippines—On Monday afternoon, “Your Songs” held a press conference at the City Best Chinese Restaurant on Tomas Morato (thanks so much to our friends from the press for spending your precious time with us, as well as to the owners and staff of City Best for being so amazingly hospitable). We showed a mock-up of the website for the concert and shared our concept with the media people present. I did a Q&A with the reporters as well as a few quick one-on-ones … and smiled. A lot.

One part of doing press conferences is smiling for the cameras. There are some right smack in front of you, others on both sides. Thankfully, our photographers are incredibly polite; no “name screaming” to get their target’s attention.

Following the press conference, it was time to head to a photo shoot for a popular glossy magazine. Instead of a roomful of flashbulbs, the lighting for this setup was deliberate, carefully placed to highlight my features as well as the fabulous makeup and hair job and the fun clothes.

Tilt your head, chin down … look straight at the camera. Smile, please!

One part of any celebrity’s job is to have his or her pictures taken. Whether it’s for an album cover, a magazine spread, a press gathering, or even that random fan pic taken at a signing session, it’s our job to pose and smile for the cameras trained in our direction.

Unflattering photographs
Unfortunately, however, there are some unflattering photographs taken, as evidenced by the US tabloids (cellulite shots of celebs in their bikinis, for example). These are shots we can’t always control, and I’m envious of the celeb who always seems to look fabulous regardless of the circumstance. I’ve seen some pictures of myself that I just don’t give a second glance to, because of a bad angle, an overly oily complexion, or just looking more than a few pounds overweight.

For the most part, though, I’m quite happy with the pictures taken of me, even under the least ideal of situations ... but happiest when the photo is taken in that wonderfully controlled environment.

Allow me to share a few secrets on how those magazine and album covers, posters and billboards are made to look simply fabulous.

A top-notch photographer. There are many of these talented artists working today: Raymund Isaac, Ronnie Salvacion, Sara Black and Francis Abraham are a few favorites I’ve worked with. They are great people with a great eye. They each have different styles of working (Raymund spouts expletives when he grabs a shot he really likes, and Francis will play YouTube videos while waiting for the next setup), but each brings his unique sense of beauty and humor to every shoot. There are also photographers I’ve never worked with, but whose works I really love—Marc Nicdao and Jojit Lorenzo are two of them. Here’s hoping for an opportunity in the future.

Makeup! I place a lot of value on, and trust in, the hands that handle my face for a photo shoot … names like Juan Sarte III, Steven Doloso, Gela Laurel-Stehmeier and Jingky Ilusorio are but a few of those I’ve worked with over the last many years. Again, each of them brings a unique style and aesthetic to the table while wielding the tools of their trade. One specializes in that “fresh and dewy” look, another in “old Hollywood” glamour. I love that my face looks just a little bit different depending on who’s taking care of me, but that it still looks like me.

Bag of tricks

Fabulous clothing. When a stylist is in charge of the look, he or she takes to the shoot a clothing rack filled with possibilities: blouses, dresses, gowns, trousers, T-shirts, coats and jackets, plus all kinds of shoes, and baubles, bangles and beads. Also included in that virtual bag of tricks are safety pins, clamps of different sizes and masking tape. A lot of the time, stylists will borrow clothes by different designers, or source stuff from different ready-to-wear brands … and a lot of the time the clothes will not be a perfect fit. Sometimes, something will be too long (safety pins needed for the cuff on those jeans), too big (clamps fastened down the back of that oversized blouse, and masking tape to taper the sleeves), or too tight (prayer is the only hope). For that perfect shot, it doesn’t matter how Frankenstein-ish your dress looks from the back; it’s all about how it flatters you from up front.

Striking that perfect pose. A model (in this case, yours truly) will be instructed on poses. I’ve oftentimes found myself contorted in some of the strangest positions. I’ll be asked to turn my head here … then there … raise an arm, angle my elbow in a certain way, lean against a wall. In my head I know which angles work best for my face, but I also put my trust in the photographer to place my face (and the rest of me) in the most flattering pose.

Frank Wildhorn & Friends

Hello to my fans in Las Vegas! I shall be visiting your city very soon to sing in “Frank Wildhorn and Friends” with Linda Eder, Rob Evan and Douglas Sills. We shall be singing music from “Jekyll & Hyde,” “Dracula” and “The Scarlet Pimpernel,” plus music from Mr. Wildhorn’s newest pieces. We’ll be at the UNLV.

See you all then!

Trends Updates

Fashion designers always tend to take to the streets for inspiration when they run out of idea for something creative. Of course, fashion does not believe in mimicking anybody’s style; rather, it is the creation of one’s own style through what one learns from others.

StyleRays is a microblogging site for the most fashion conscious on the planet. If you feel that flaunting your Calvin Kleins or your Armanis isn’t getting you the desired attention, then this is the place to head to. Similar to the microblogging site Twitter where people leave short messages updating followers about what they are doing that minute, StyleRays allows you to upload pictures of what you are wearing at any given moment. Your fan followers can then check out your pics and either use them as fashion tips or tell you what a fashion blunder you are. You can Tweet our style updates and link them to Facebook as well.

StyleRays does not believe in restricting your fashion sense, so even the geekiest things can be found here. Everything from what to wear to the beach, nail art, ferocious dreadlocks, and what not can be seen on the site. Don’t fear that you might commit a fashion faux pas here because if how you look right now isn’t cool enough then just change away and post another pic!

THE PICTURE YOU CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT...

The editor-in-chief of Glamour magazine, Cindi Leive, was on the show this morning to talk about a photo in their latest issue that has drawn a lot of attention.


Courtesy: Walter Chin/Glamour Magazine

Leive writes on her blog:

It's a photo that measures all of three by three inches in our September issue, but the letters about it started to flood my inbox literally the day Glamour hit newsstands. (As editor-in-chief, I pay attention to this stuff!) "I am gasping with delight...I love the woman on p 194!" said one...then another, and another, and another and another and another. So...who is she? And what on earth is so special about her?

Leive explains:

"The woman on p. 194" is actually 20-year-old model Lizzi Miller, and this is her second appearance in Glamour, shot by fashion photographer Walter Chin.

Lizzi Miller joined Leive in the segment this morning to talk about the reaction to the picture.

You can watch the segment here and read more of Leive's blog here. Or, read about it all here.