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Monday, September 11, 2006

I am back.. so great to be blogging now that i hav a new blog'face.. Not the boring old one i hav.. Sometimes really do get tired of a similar blogface.. and i guess ppl do too.. So, a fresh new one... though not one i created myself but i did play with some html codes to personalise it.. Since, i do not hav de skills as yet to create one! I m so desperately trying to learn how to create one.. Anyone willing to teach me? haas.. Oh well..

Ok, Aft such a long while away from blogger.. u guys muz be wondering what i hav been up to..( stay peeled.. tis is a long post!)

I hav been to countless interviews or rather called them.. but, well either the working hrs not suitable or they are not recruiting temp staff... Oh well.. this is jus bad... so now, no job, no cash.. Poor me..

i know ppl say money does not equate happiness but think about it... Money does in a way, makes the world goes round.. But though in another sense, without love, friendship and family, u wont be happy.. Even if u hav a mountain og gold.. unlimited priviledge to mastercards... But, there's no one to share these glories with.. So, what r all these for? HHence, in actual fact... this works both ways..

Went to the zoo just last week.. Love the animals.. ( m goin to upload to photobucket soon.. do check them out! esp the baboons..) its really fantastic.. had a really great time... Except the 'life- threatening' trip into the fragile forest which i m so glad i survived.. ahhhh... All the two 'nice' souls who almost dragged me inside.. haas.. So bad lo... I muz find smth that u guys will be scared next.. haa.. u neva noe..

And, lata goin for psf.. And ytd SgNewWave first meeting... haa.. busy man! opps.. No.. Busy Woman...

So, what's below is a review based on the book i read... Which is really great.. And, i m so goin to watch the movie.. So, for the meantime.. feast ur eyes on this little review on a great book by an even greater author.. haas... Thats all... i gotta go change n head for sch...
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The devil wears prada.
Not a literary novel, Not one to get you in stitches and neither is it a chick flick.
But, this New York Times Bestseller by Lauren Weisberger is bound to keep you poring over its hems and begging for more. Take a peek at the glamour, the zilch and the fallacy of fashion with editorial and be appalled with the results you will get.
Meek, doe-eyed Andrea, fresh from college meets high- end fashion editor from Runway --- Unforeseen combination. How will Andrea survive the unrelenting pleas and cries of Miranda Priestly and face the Prada, Jimmy Choos, Vera Wang and LVs of the high- end society?
The glamour of the New York fashion industry, a job million of girls would die for, but would Andrea ever fit in the tarantula world of fashion publishing and Miranda Priestly?

A brief history of how Prada came about from http://www.designerhistory.com/ . People goes crazy over this designer brand and were willing to splurge thousands of dollars just on a pair of shoes ( where in actual fact you could just get a pair of comfy shoes off the streets..), but do they know the success story behind this high- stake fashion accessory? How the Prada label weaved its way past various designer brands vying for attention in the fashion industry?
Look down.

The Prada label was begun in 1913 by Mario Prada when he began selling shoes, leather handbags and trunks. He opened two boutiques in Milan after experience in Europe and U.S.A.
The classic Prada suitcase was made of heavy walrus skin but as plane travel made heavy suitcases impractical, the company started to make lighter bags and high quality items made of crystals, tortoise shell and wood. They also sold garments of waterproof fabrics to the U.S. However the company had gone into decline in the 1970's.
1950 Miuccia Prada was born. By her mid-20's she had a doctorate in political science and in her 30's, she was a communist. In 1970 she started making backpack bags out of waterproof fabric called Pocone.
1979 She took over the Prada family business. Since sales were down, she expanded into luxury tote bags and backpacks in black with flat classic lines, made from nylon.
1985 She launched a line of footwear for women and her first pret-a-porter clothing line, using high quality fabrics. Her clean lines gave her fame, and she came to be known for under-stated elegant garments.
1993 She received an International award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
1995 She won "Designer of the Year" award.
1998 Prada opened their first menswear shop in Los Angeles, USA. They also opened new Prada stores in Manhattan and Las Vegas, as well as Miu Miu's first North American boutique, in Los Angeles.

Prada is now an international ‘luminary’, with stores and outlets in virtually every country in the western realms. A multi- million venture raking deep- end profits with its established brand name. A great market positioning statement which goes along time- Prada.

Beauty in the eye of the beholder;