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Believe It or Not, Fashion Loves Football.

By Laura Medina

Believe it or not, fashion's guilty vice is sports or anything that keeps them fit and lean.  They also Super Bowl throws the best parties with fit, hot guys, added bonus for the fashionistas girls...and boys.

MCM Worldwide knows this.

This is why they designed extremely rare, limited edition footballs with their logo on them.

The launch of 51 limited edition MCM footballs to 51 celebrities. The luxury accessories and travel brand honored professional athletes and MVPs, legendary past and present half-time show performers and top tier celebrities such as Beyonce, Jay Z, Lady Gaga, The Weeknd, Terrell Owens, Nick Cannon, Michael Strahan, Tristan Thompson, Malik Jackson, Mercedes Lewis, Nnamdi Asomugha, Golden Tate, Jameis Winston, Jay Cutler, JJ Watt, Brian Cushing, Rodger Saffold, Eric Johnson, Kroy Bierman, Kevin Hart, DJ Khaled, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Gucci Mane, Travis Scott, Trey Songz, Joe Jonas, Kerry Washington, Jessica Simpson, Kristin Cavallari, Hannah Bronfman, Brendan Fallis, Cole Whittle, JinJoo, JackLawless, Jared Fayson, Andre Caldwell, Olivia Caridi, Oday Aboushi and so many more took part in the Super Bowl LI themed limited edition MCM Visetos football memorabilia launch.

Gen X Recycled, Gap's Generation Gap, Millennial's Gen-X.

By Laura Medina

Every twenty years, there is a nostalgia that causes recycling for fashion and style and pop culture from twenty years ago.

Back in the Seventies, Happy Days answered the Seventies' nostalgia and curiosity of the Fifties.

When this scribe was an Eighties teen, hunting thrift stores for authentic, real Sixties couture was the hottest thing an Eighties teen can do.

"That '70's Show" did the same thing during the Nineties.

Now that Gen-Xers are middle-aged, it's the Millennials and the Gen-Xer's kids, Gen-Z, who are rediscovering ironic but basic Gen-X tees and cut-off jean shorts.

The Nineties was also the last time the Gap peaked, that it provided the Gen-X uniform before Gen-X built the internet and social media into what it is today then moved on and up onto better ready-to-wear and more upscale fashion brands that best represent them as the New Establishment.

Let's face it, Gen-X has always been about basics.  So, it's no surprise that today's teens and twenty-somethings dumped by the disappearance of American Apparel, are turning to the Gap for basics.

The original Gen-Xer and one of the original Supermodels, Naomi Campbell shows it how it's done.

She's leading the pack, wearing the Pocket Tee in her 1992 ad by Steven Meisel, wears the Pocket Tee re-issue in the film.

"It's an honor to be here, in the same outfit that I wore twenty years ago in my Gap ad," said Campbell. "The creativity in the '90s is something I'm so grateful that I got to be a part of and to see and to learn from and to draw inspiration from."

In this day and age, the new royalty, issues of the New Establishment, are the sons and daughters of the originators of the original Gen-X style back in the late Eighties and the Nineties.

Rumer Willis, Bruce Willis' and Demi Moore's daughter is recasting Gen-X style for her co-horts. wearing the Cropped Denim Jacket, similar to the one her mother wore in her 1990 ad, with the Henley Bodysuit.

Rocker's kids aren't kids anymore.  They're the young, desirable demographics of twenty-somethings..Singer Chelsea Tyler, daughter of Steven Tyler, wears the sleeveless Tee and Reverse Pleated Jeans channeling her dad's "Easy Fit Jeans" commercial from 1997.  

Artist Coco Gordon, daughter of Kim Gordon who wore the Pocket Tee in her 1990 ad, wears the navy Icon Leather Jacket, black short-sleeve Mockneck Tee and High Rise Denim Short in the film.

Pop culture's royalty princes and princesses rounding out the cast are:

Model Lizzy Jagger, daughter of Jerry Hall, wears her take on the classic black Bodysuit that her mother flaunted in 1991.

"The classic look for anyone is not just a '90's look. The white t-shirt and jeans look has gone through the decades and is still around, and I think of that as being really Gap," said Jagger.

DJ TJ Mizell, son of Jam Master Jay of Run DMC, wears the iconic Gap Logo Sweatshirt that his father wore in the "Original Fit Jeans" commercial in 1990.
"I feel honored. Being part of anything Run DMC is a huge honor for me and being able to back up my father's legacy with Gap," said Mizell.

Actor Evan Ross, son of Diana Ross, wears the sleeveless Logo Tee as a tribute to his mother who wore a simple tank in her 1991 ad.

"Gap can transcend all eras. It still feels relevant. It looks like what we would be wearing right now... it is at the cusp of what we're doing right now," said Ross.

With Millennials rediscovering the fit, the style, and the fabrication of Gen-X style, they're proving to the general public that the quality and cut of Gen-X style is timeless enough to wear everyday without fretting about it.

Hygge-ing in Your Bathroom,i.e., Turning Your Bathroom into a Spa.

By Laura Medina

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With this downpour and blizzards, our drought will be over by Spring and Summer for fresh, juicy produce.  In the meantime, we just have to "hygge" in our bathroom.  The Nordic term for being cozy as relaxation is the new quiet time in this age of anxiety...and rain storms...and snow storms.

You can easily turn your bathroom in a spa sanctuary with these easy items...

Mesmerising Oudh Accord & Gold Body Wash

Affordable luxurious body wash with rich oudh accord and flakes of real gold with the notes of: spicy nutmeg oil, elemi oil, rich oudh accord, and extract of exquisite gold leaf.

Once poured into a tub or onto a washcloth, steamy depths of a spiced forest engulfs you.

This woodsy fragrance evokes a canopy of evergreens sloped along the mountain. Rare resinous heartwood, dense and dark. Honey-gold sun prisms in a downpour of warm rain.

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Can't go or can't afford or too cold for you to make it a beach trip?

Salve Naturals' Detox Soak brings the sea to you, inside your tub.

Pour this organic milled Atlantic kelp into a tub, hot during Winter or cool during the Summer, for the skin and body to soak in its essential fatty acids that improve skin's elasticity, vitamin A, an antioxidant that normalizes skin cells, as well as conditioning proteins and amino acids that are the building blocks of cells.

Sure, it turns the bath water into brown-ish green but it's real kelp with real minerals.  No artifice here.

Bergamot to help soothe irritated skin, regulate excessive oiliness of the skin, and help balance the nervous system relieving anxiety and stress. Ginger has been added to help boost the immune system and increase circulation.

When used in baths, magnesium (salt) is important for combating both stress and fluid retention, slowing skin aging and calming the nervous system. Potassium energizes the body, helps to balance skin moisture and is a crucial mineral to replenish following intense exercise.

Bromides act to ease muscle stiffness and relax muscles. Sodium is important for the lymphatic fluid balance (this in turn is important for immune system function). Bathing in our high quality Epsom and sea salt blend could replenish the minerals that are critical to your skin’s metabolism.

Caution against using in the eyes or while pregnant.

As a sincere health/relaxation aid, it is best use up all within two years.

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If you can't stay in your tub or steam is more your thing, the closest thing to a sauna is Stadler Form Aroma Diffuser.

Designed by Fabian Zimmerli for Stadler Form, Jasmine, an ultrasonic aroma diffuser, transforms what seems mundane, ordinary— into an inviting space with a little water and a few drops of your preferred Essential Oil.  Sitting coyly on the bedside table or at the corner of your desk, Jasmine beckons you to slow down and breathe in deeply—a gentle stream of fragrance. Elevate your senses, choosing the pure essential oil best suited as a homeopathic remedy or for aromatherapy, meeting your needs in a well-balanced space every minute of the day. Her long running time and low maintenance makes her ideal for home or office.

Jasmine uses ultrasonic technology, blending water and pure essential oil (no synthetic oil, please), emitting your favorite fragrance.  This comes handy when you have a chest cold and the flu.  You can add drops of eucalyptus oil into the diffuser for easy breathing.

Operates at interval mode (10 minutes on/ 20 minutes off), increasing running time to 24 hours, or continuous mode, promising 8 hours of a tailored, ideal experience.

Choose from 6 vibrant colors, giving you the option that will complement your surrounding decor and reflect your style.

Automatically shuts off when water empties, giving you peace of mind.

Suitable Accessories: Stadler Form Pure Essential Oils, Zero Calc.

Dimensions: 5.1” W x 3.5” H x 5.1” D; Weight: 0.9 lbs.; Rated Power: 7.2 Watt.

Now, you're all set to be hyggelig in the Winter.

There's a Boom at Boomtown Brewery.

By Laura Medina

There was a boom in Downtown Los Angeles' Northeast quadrant, in what was usual, a desolate industrial zone...with a tons of space.

Boomtown Brewery's grand opening was the "boom" gentrificating a no-man's land into an multi-generational hipster hub, an hub so hip that it welcomes anyone, as long you like fresh, flowing craft beer from the tap.

Knowing this is Los Angeles and the eastern parts of Los Angeles was the birthplace of the movie industry as we know it, Boomtown Brewery harkens back to the past while humorously jabbing at entertainment industry starter jobs with titled-beers, such as:

Working Title, Ingenue, Personal Assistant, and Limelight.

Working Title is their biggest hit.  It's a light, gulp-able, fruity wheat ale, brewed with pilsner and wheat malt, rolled oats, and hopped with 007 hops.  Then, it's further fermented with passionfruit, mango, pineapple, and apricot.

Seeping in similar vein, Limelight IPA has more of a bite due to the citrus, Amarillo, and Mosaic hops, flavored with guava, grapefruit, and stone fruit.

Personal Assistant is an hybrid ale, part Hoppy American Pale Ale and part Belgian Golden Ale.

Typical of its name, Ingenue is an easy gulp but classy blonde ale of Belgian Pilsner Malt, Wheat Malt, and Rolled Oats.

Obviously, especially if you transplant an East Coaster or a space-starved New Yorker, Boomtown Brewery took advantage of the generous acreage to build a fully-functional, top-tier craft beers in an industrial zone, safe for manufacturing.  It just happens to be next door to Downtown Los Angele's revitalized high-rise condos and luxury lofts, all within walking distance.  As an hipster said, the neighborhood improved for the better.

Boy, did Boomtown Brewery took the space to the maximum.  There is room for: life-sized chess board game, a pool table, a ping-pong table, a foosball game, and a lounge living room where you can sit back and relax with our pint of foamy beer.  The lounge living room doubles as an art gallery...with still enough room for a dance space.

Boomtown will have every label designed by local artists, as well as furnishings, fixtures, and structures. 

Boomtown sees itself as a community space, where people can gather to enjoy beer, games, to express themselves creatively, and to hang with like-minded people. 

As for food to fuel up and soak up, at the grand opening, North Hollywood's (or "NoHo" for local residents) Federal Bar did a pop-up booth, serving their no-fail mainstays: Dirty Chips, huge, fluffy preztels, of course, a big, messy burger, garlic fries, and a vegan hot dog, paying attention to the locales.

Being this is Downtown Los Angeles, Boomtown Brewery is open and friendly to food trucks, as much needed support.

Speaking of support, Floyd's Barbershop for Men and Women, showed up in their own truck, providing fresh trims.

Boomtown Brewery may pay respect to Los Angele's historical start as a boom town, being populated then settled by dreamers and do-ers with big dreams and goals, but it's revitalizing the old into something new for today's dreamers, do-ers, drivers, and achievers.

To prove they are friendly as they are of the present, Boomtown Brewery is more than welcomed to help you throw and host events, hosting a variety of events ranging from live music shows to gallery showings, benefits, block parties, bicycle rides, art galleries, dj sets, bands, weddings or whatever your heart desires.

Reach them at 700 Jackson St Los Angeles, CA 90012, http://www.boomtownbrew.com/, Thursday 5pm-12am, Friday. 4pm-1am, Saturday. 12pm-1am, Sunday. 12pm-12am

Last-Minute Valentine Gifts & Stocking Stuffers, L'Occitane and Mr. Holmes Bakery.

By Laura Medina

You're really grateful and psyched, that after all these years, you finally got invited to private holiday parties, thrown by the hottest hostesses in town,...

But, what to give?

L'Occitane and Mr. Holmes Bakery got the answers.

L'Occitane has:

 L’Occitane Savons de Provence Set ($25): For a more traditional host, give the gift of an everyday bathroom essential with this collection of our four cherished shea butter bar soaps in classic scents like verbena, milk and lavender.

·         L’Occitane Cleansing Hand Set ($42): The perfect match to your kitchen sink or bathroom counter, this invigorating duo is available in the fresh scents of citrusy verbena and calmly lavender to keep hands clean, nourished and happy!

·         L’Occitane Winter Forest Candle ($21): The holidays in a can, your host will love decking the halls with this festive scent to keep their home smelling of unforgettable winter pine.

·         L’Occitane Hand Cream Bouquet ($54): Give your host the gift of delectable hand creams in calming, invigorating and festive scents inspired by the South of France. This set is filled with 6 of our favorite formulas including classic shea, relaxing lavender, zesty lime, sweet rose heart, decadent vanilla bouquet and delicate cherry blossom.

·         L’Occitane Advent Calendar ($55): The ultimate crowd pleaser, Thanksgiving is the perfect day to gift this set since it just in time for the 24 day count down leading up to the holidays!

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            All alcohol and zilch for snacks.  Need to be fabulous?  Go to Mr. Holmes Bakery, that has

i   It's own jewelry line...

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They got savory Bacon & Onion Danish, Ham & Cheese Croissant, and Savory Bread Pudding to

feed everyone as their dinner or lunch.

Of course, those famish fashionistas can take home the Sweet Bread Pudding as breakfast.

The Strawberry Jalapeno Bear Claw and Cornflake Cookie are real treats for the styling but

starving set.

You'll be the most popular if you bring both L'Occitane Advent Calendar with Mr. Holmes Bakery.

A surefire way to get invited again...for any party.

Philosophy Take a Deep Breath, Where Skincare Meets Makeup.

By Laura Medina

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As any reader of this site, already knows this scribe has a thing for skincare being delivered in its most efficient way at its most effective effort, for everyone's convenience.

Due to an increasingly busy schedule, in Winter during the hustle and bustle of Awards Season and New York Fashion Week combined, there are times you only have the time and energy to slap on your facial armor of coverage and environmental protection before you head out of the door and face the world.  Then, at the end of the night, you're so pooped that you don't even bother with efficient but delicate evening skincare.  You just want to hit the sack.

How to get adequate skincare without time-consuming slathering?

This scribe discovered the rich and effective Philosophy Take a Deep Breath Cushion Foundation with SPF 20.

Rich in CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, COFFEA ARABICA (COFFEE) SEED EXTRACT,  CITRUS AURANTIUM AMARA (BITTER ORANGE) PEEL EXTRACT, and ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) LEAF EXTRACT that your skin soaks them in them all day; that at the end of the night, your skin is already well-taken care of, that once you wash the foundation away, the rosy complexion with a radiant flush is achieved.  You saved time and energy from slapping on additional skincare.

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If you want additional nourishing of CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, COFFEA ARABICA (COFFEE) SEED EXTRACT,  CITRUS AURANTIUM AMARA (BITTER ORANGE) PEEL EXTRACT, and ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) LEAF EXTRACT with a flush of color, you can dab this light-weight, watery, whipped Take a Deep Breath Cushion Color for Cheeks.  It's gel, whipped liquid blush feels comfortably refreshing on a hot, sweaty Summer day.

5.5 Coral is the color of Spring/Summer 2017 and it's do able on eyelids and cheeks as a "pop of color" neutral.

Efficient makeup for women on the go, who want to hit the sack as soon as possible.