Super young, rich & famous: The rise of Tween Queens & Chadults!

Yikes, I think..., ok, no, I am sure that I'm approaching the paleozoic era in age, seriously how old are these tweens? I'm talking about Elle Fanning, Chloe Moretz, Willow Smith and Abigail Breslin, who aren't even 16 yet! Better get me walkin' stick at the ready luvvies.

These guys are the mini fashion celebs du jour - doing the Hollywood thing and grabbing fashion by the balls. First there's Elle Fanning, aka 'lil sister to Dakota who is now muse for Rodarte, see here for more info. This dinky tween looks good in anything, I mean anything (especially Valentino) and she sure knows how to rock the red carpet at the age of 12!

Chloe Moretz, (14 today) is totally unforgettable as Hit-Girl on 'Kick-Ass', and she certainly 'kicks ass' on the red carpet too. She's already developed a taste for fashion and knows what she likes - Chanel Resort, Proenza Schouler, Stella McCartney Resort! Confidence just oozes out of this one, and in a strange way there's something about her that comes across as quite grown up (for her age anyway). I only mention this from what I can see of some of the Pap pics i've seen and also the Nylon shoot she appeared in here.

When you have two very gifted parents in Tinseltown, it's likely that the offspring are dripping in talent too. Welcome Willow Smith, daughter to Will Smith & Jada Pinkett, who's a mega pop & acting sensation and she's still only 10. Her style is bold & experimental and her presence has become more noteworthy since accompanying mama & occupying a front row seat at Emporio Armani.

It'll be interesting to see how these Chadults (-child adults) grow... (please let there not be any Lohan examples)... perhaps i'll need a zimmer frame by then.

Images via: Just Jared, Fashionista, Red Carpet Fashion Awards, Bitten & bound, The Hollywood Gossip

Tangerine Dream

Well Happy Monday to you folks! Hope you've had a brilliant weekend!

Yup, I'm on a colour roll at the moment, can you tell? Right now, I'm in the mood for tangerine.

From top left: Spring Summer '11 - LOVE LOVE LOVE these guys!
Paul & Joe, Gucci, Christopher Kane, Christian Dior, Marc Jacobs & Fendi
via Vogue.com

Spotted, Celebs getting 'Tangoed' in tangerine.

From Left: Olivia Palermo, cute in orange jacket and Kurt Geiger's Fashionista pumps
Kate Bosworth in Proenza Schouler (Nov 2010)
VB in a slick mid sleeve shift.
(Asos.com has a smattering of VB style dresses including this one - the fit and flare style and also Dorothy Perkins have this cute peplum pencil dress in Orange.)
via Daily Mail, Instyle

...and now for some cute buys...

• Zimmerman Poppy dress £189 via my-wardrobe
  
• Fiorelli Waikiki bag now £18 at asos.com
• Deborah Lippman polish in 'Supermodel' $16 usd
• River Island Peep toe lace up wedges £84.99

With Spring just around the corner for some, what colours will you be wearing?

Seeing Red into the Chinese New Year

I hope you're all having a fantastique week so far!

Tomorrow marks a very important day in the calendar for me and many others as we'll be celebrating Chinese New Year-the year of the rabbit. It's around this time of year that I wish I was with my extended family in Hong Kong, as the city literally bursts with vibrant tones of red, a very lucky colour and gold, which symbolizes wealth and happiness. There are parades galore, a crazed vibrancy in the flower markets and stunning fireworks over Victoria Harbour.

Most visit the temples, one of the more well known temples such as Wong Tai Sin gets rammed on New Years day, there are people running around with joss sticks (incense sticks) lit and there's ash flying everywhere, whilst they rush to make their offerings & pay respect to the Gods. It's quite a sight actually. I only experienced this once when I went with my late Grandmother one year as a teen and I almost got poked in the eye! Scary stuff.


When I was a kid I never understood why Chinese New Year took place on different dates every year until someone explained that this was because the Chinese calendar is based on a combination of the lunar and solar movements, the lunar cycle working to 29.5 days.
Therefore, because of this cyclical dating, the beginning of the year can fall anywhere between mid/late January to the mid/late February. A complete cycle takes 60 years and is made up of five cycles of 12 years with each of the twelve years named after an animal.

In true Chinese legend, it is believed that the Lord Buddha summoned all the animals to come to him before he departed from earth. Only twelve came to bid him farewell and as a reward he named a year after each one in the order they arrived. The Chinese believe the animal ruling the year in which a person is born has a profound influence on personality, saying: "This is the animal that hides in your heart."

What year you were born in?

The New Year is a time for family and a frenzy of present giving, usually in the form of small red envelopes containing money, called 'lai see'. This is mainly a tradition where seniors give to juniors or married couple to single friends! I wonder how my newly wed chums are going to deal with this one!

There is usually a sea of superstitions and customs surrounding Chinese New Year, personally I like the wearing of new shoes (slippers) on New Years Day, but first one must kick/walk around the house, so as to ward off bad luck and also step on the people who gossip about you. For more info on customs and traditions click here if you're interested.
Wondering what the year of the Rabbit will mean for us? Check it out here.

So, here's to a fabulous Chinese New Year!
Gung Hei Fat Choy.

Images 1, 2 via The Cherry Blossom Girl, 3, via here, 4 - me, 5 via Vogue, Italia