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The Look, The Style, & The Rey         There was this episode on Grey's Anatomy when some patient's husband made a remark to Dr. Addison {still Mrs. Shepherd then} that she looked like Catherine Deneuve -- Amazing, but although I watched that episode a couple of months ago, I didn't make the visual connection till this mOrning, when I first woke up -seriously. That emphasizes the contents of my colleague's note in my post earlier, I think my mind has gotten accustomed to the habit of selective-focus & selective-processing. Sometimes it just blocks out things, I don't even bother make the least mental effort; this has become more evident in matters concerning individuals & people rather than circumstances. Anyyyyyyways, so back to our main subject - so I woke up this morning blinking my eyes at the curtain-less brightness of the room {my room has no curtains still, because I am waiting for some divine intervention to bring me the perfect voile & overlay fabrics for that lol}, the faint sound of rain sprays and the image of Addison Shepherd & Catherine Deneuve out of nowhere, totally! How random? I mean, I assure you there are so many important things going on in my life now -more than ever- & if I were to mentally engage in anything, it ought to be those things instead of the resemblance of two people I haven't met >_<; Nonetheless, to satisfy my curiosity, I googled both & Ohhh my God? it's trueee they do look alike +_+ but their styles are so different. Kate Welsh {Addison} does not strike me as a style icon for some reason, while Catherine is all about that. When I see a photo of Deneuve I could almost smell the scent of her Channel No.5 perfume, more so than Monroe, although several sources cite that it's always been Marylin Monroe's favorite. Style is an individual's fashion view on self-expression, there are those who seem to have in them, it is often what constitutes them Style -much like grace- is not acquired unfortunately, but the good new is that one can refine his/her style by knowing themselves as well as their physique well and work around complimenting those two. The most seductively beautiful women history has ever known didn't wake up looking like that; au contraire, they were quite bland & the 'girl next door' type. Arguably though, looking 'average' proved to be their greatest asset, it made them realize that to catch up with the beautiful ones 'up there' they would have to work for it & perhaps seed beauty and grow it into a form they desired. Cleopatra for instance didn't have the most beautiful smile, in fact, several sources cited that she had rotten teeth >_<; nonetheless, she created that air of beauty for herself and indulged in it. Milk baths, silk gowns & dark kohl weaved by an army of servants put the crowning touch of luxury in her life. Aggrandizement of grandeur would have made an appropriate title of her story, that besides being well-read and aware of her surroundings made her the famed dark-haired queen of many queens who is often perceived as the beauty icon of history. Amongst other women who felt they had to try hard to reconstruct and recompose themselves was the late blond seductress Marilyn Monroe. Although not naturally blond, Marilyn had her hair bleached {to death? shall we add?} all the time, it is very rare that you'd see a photo of her as a brunette -her natural hair color- and even more rare to find photos of her with dark roots +_+ she must have had either a pretty damn high-on-caffeine alert stylist, or her hair never grew +_+ But the hair wasn't the limit for Marilyn; amongst other things, Marilyn shaved half a centimeter off of 1 heel of each pair of shoes to have that bootylicious tilted walk -a walk that was in style & common amongst women of this region back in early 90's- I'm glad it's no longer the case >_<; Did you know that history's most famous blonds aren't actually blond? Marilyn Monroe, Madonna, & Paris Hilton are to name but a few. Those women created an image on themselves and maintained it through out the years, they picked a style that expressed their personalities and made it part of everything in their lives, and although there are no grounds of fair comparison between those three women's backgrounds, time, and age, the one thing they share in common is: Each made a fundamental change in her natural style.   Having said that, I must say that as a fashion and personal style observer I respect their styles, but they don't necessarily sit on the pedestal of my liking. My cousin Aysha has been and will always remain my first style eye-opener; the scene of her flaunting her taffeta Dior skirt and off-white organza top adorned with the baroque gold lace trim constitutes the image of her in my mind. As a little girl, she's often dressed me up in clothes so much bigger than my size and took photos of me modeling and posing for her; the rhinestone encrusted pullovers of the 80's, the jewelry, and my favorite: Smudging her fuchsia YSL lipstick on my lips. Hallelujah! Other style icons on my books are: 1) Jackie O: Her signature 3-tier pearls are what caught my eyes first, & then the elegance of the 60's outfits she wore, and how they complimented her figure. When I was 11 my mom gave me this 3-tier fresh water pearl necklace that she initially bought for herself {but gave to me after much begging and puppy-eye gazing lol} -- I lost that necklace for about a year, and you have nooooo clue how miserable I was, and when I finally found it unsuspectingly; I gave free squishy kisses to everyone that came my way for the first 5 minutes lol! Beneficiaries? My mum, my mum, my mum! <3     2) Audrey Hepburn: When I was in Tokyo, I picked up this book, mind you, English was no where to be scene in that copy so I didn't get much out of its text - but the photos and the amount of details on her style and life were just amusing. When I think of Audrey, I see Holly in her sleep mask running the streets in her signature black dress & massive pearls searching for Cat, her cat. Who names their cat "Cat" other than Holly? That's like SO cute =D       3) Grace Kelly: Demure elegance. That is the one word I'll use to capture her style. Princess Grace Kelly was amongst the first who used a scarf tied under the chin style scraf, people often refer to that style now as "The Kelly Scarf". She's a woman of understated beauty, and her accessories always reflected that, her bags precisely. The infamous Hermes Kelly bag was first introduced in the 1930’s and was originally named Petit Sac Haut a Courroies. The bag was later renamed for Princess Grace Kelly in 1956 because the bag experience explosive fame when the princess appeared on the pages of Life magazine carrying a structured, crocodile version to conceal her royal pregnancy {mental note: one more reason to invest in an oversized hermes crocodile bag lol}    4) Nicole Kidman for Chanel: Gorgeous. Tres chic . Tressss feminine; the three sentences that are able to get me ignition-ed to love any style. Nicole came a looooong way from the frizzy-curly hair days to this sleek and unbelievably delicate look, whoever the stylist responsible for this transformation is: I WANT THAT TOO! lol, did you watch the chanel commercial?       There are several more I'd like to share with you, but I can't seem to focus my thoughts right now on anything but the closest resemblance of my Prince Charming just yet. I watched two episodes -just two- and I can tell you this: The.man.is.chaaaaaaaaaarming!! I googled him in search for decent photos that convey -even if it were just a little- his charm, but couldn't find anything that does him just because his charm is not about his physical appearance }although he does score pretty high on that}, instead, it's alllll about the personality. Its the way he conducts himself, there's just that air of ease that you can see, aaaaaaaaand his hair is not thinning <3 Dr. Derek Shepherd who??? Throw him out the window s'il vous plait lol! What is it with me & doctors anyway? They're like Geminis, if I don't find them; THEY find me, they're ubiquitous, & they have the cheekiest smiles -all of them. So anyway, my mom isn't too happy with me gluing myself to the screen everytime Dr.Robert Rey appears on it ever since she asked the question: would you marry him? & my answer was: if he flashes that smile while asking, how could I say no? Haha -she nearly fainted, of course.      The bad news is: He's already married, with two children. The good news is: I'm happy for him, really. {DON'T LAUGH NOW, I MEANT THAT!}, ..I'm a hopeful romantic, & I'm optimistic - my Dr.Ray will show up in my life -sometime. $7 in my moola box | link | email this post |
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