MAR
2006 23

The Next Carnivale of the Couture

Manolo says, the next Carnivale of the Couture it will be held at the Style Tribe. Here is the topic, it is the good one. For this week’s Carnivale of Couture, I want to celebrate our role as bloggers. What distinguishes us from fashion press is our lack of limits: we can express as we please, and our unique personalities make us more interesting rather than less professional. To that end, I want to invite everyone to write about their most significant fashion purchase. Not the most expensive or most exciting, but the one that was somehow pivotal, or meaningful…

MAR
2006 23

The Beauty Blogs

Manolo says, Mira! The beauty blogs they have been profiled by the Times of New York. By every measure, the blogosphere is booming. The number of blogs has doubled every five and a half months for the past year and a half, according to Technorati, a San Francisco-based search engine that is tracking 27.2 million blogs. And the number of beauty-related blogs is almost certainly rising as fast. A recent search on Technorati turned up 307 blogs related to beauty and 50 related to makeup. A search for individual postings using the keyword “Pantene” turned up more than 9,100. In…

MAR
2006 23

Viva Las Vegas!

Manolo says, the Manolo he has finally recovered enough from his most recent adventures in the City of Sin with the Posse Manolo to at last give the report to his many internet friends. For the Manolo the highlights of the trip they were the new Wynn hotel, with the dinner at the Boulud Brasserie at the Wynn’s magnificent Lake of Dreams. All the Manolo can say about the Wynn is that it is worth the expense. Trust the Manolo, if like the Manolo you are the lover of oppulence, and the demander of obsequious service, you will enjoy the…

MAR
2006 23

Murder by Ridiculousness

Manolo says, ayyyyy! Scenes from the Agatha Christie!