Simshar : My Top Female Looks at The Red Carpet Premiere

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Let me start by giving my general thoughts on the style and fashion of the night. 

First off, there were some really beautifully dressed individuals both men and women, both VIPS and general audience, of course some VIPS over shone the other guests but I did spot some really cool outfits from both areas.

However, speaking on a general basis, as far as female fashion went...I was very happy that most people did get dolled up and there were very few faux pas but I had hoped to see some more women, especially some VIPs who I expected to really go all out, play it a little less safe, I feel like a lot of women were happy to simply 'wear a dress' without experimenting in some way with maybe a different hairstyle, bold colours or striking accessories. Now the men, that's actually a different story...there were many stylish men, some wearing contrasting colours or clashing patterns, bow ties and other adornments - thumbs up to the men..I was very impressed.

I think Maltese women in general need to start being a little less conservative and experimenting with style a bit more, whilst there will of course never be anything wrong with a pretty dress, at the end of the day, unless the dress is some elaborate couture design that speaks a million and one style words, I think it might be a good idea to start looking at adding that something special that gives an outfit your own personal touch because otherwise you're just another girl wearing another pretty dress.

Now as regards to who I liked most please remember that this is just MY OPINION but for what it's worth here goes....

American Ambassador to Malta Gina Winstanley (vip) looked fabulous in a layered dress and crop top outfit - her crop top is by Greta Wallace of SimplyGreta (New York). Unfortunately she couldn't recall the exact name of the boutique from where she picked up her fabulous necklace. 

I loved all the ilsien in-nisa girls (vip) and they all get a huge thumbs up but Moira Delia gets extra bonus points for her menswear inspired outfit that was original, extremely flattering and just oh so cool.

Karen Borg (simshar audience) looked lovely in her her vintage inspired gold dress and lace bag, loved the minimalistic accessories and red nails too!

Of course, one can never say enough words about Clare Agius (vip) and how lovely she looked. I loved the hair, the makeup, the dress by Charles and Ron ....stunning

When I first met Sef Farrugia (vip) she had this thing whereby she would produce a whole collection for a fashion show and then walk out at the finale not wearing one of her own designs (because she didn't have time) ....finally, she seems to have wised up and good thing too because in this look she is one of the best self-adverts she could possibly be...the dress is amazing as are the shoes she paired it with and of course her trademark hairstyle.

Unfortunately I am unaware as to who this beautifully dressed woman is...leave me a comment if you do.... also, these photos don't do this dress justice as the back (backless with a knot but cut beautifully) was the best part...she looked fabulous though. NOTE * Mystery woman identified - Margaret Seguna

Noelene Miggiani (simshar audience) gets a big thumbs up for pairing a black catsuit with a gold knit cardigan that I loved and conveniently kept her warm in the chilliest of nights..... and LEOPARD print shoes.

 

Pianist Giselle Grima (simshar audience) caught my eye for her choice of colour and the lovely shoulder design on her dress, she looked great!

Makeup Artists Tamara Burr (simshar audience) shows us how vintage should be worked- as always she looks fabulous, a perfect mixture of cool,trendy,stylish , quirky..loved it!

Actress Laura Klepo (vip) wowed from head to toe in her outfit (in a design by June Shop Paris, tailor made by Nelly (a French stylist)) that combined different textures and patterns....and with her 8 month baby bump nonetheless, a fashion inspiration too all expectant mothers-to-be.

And of course ..last but definitely not least ...the brains behind this movie Rebecca Cremona (vip)...in a Sef Farrugia custom-made gown and amazing antique gold filigree jewellery (GABA Jewellers) that I was tempted to rob her of.

Check back tomorrow for my top MALE looks and for more red carpet pics follow this link

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Trends Post : Life Around a JUMPSUIT and how to Wear one

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A discussion with a friend of mine as to how to wear what is termed an 'all-in-one' jumpsuit at night and avoid it looking too casual sparked this article. Basically, an an 'all-in-one' jumpsuit is a slightly casual piece of clothing so basically you need to offset that. Now in general how a jumpsuit looks depends a lot on height.....it needs some unfortunately ...so heels are necessary unless you were born with legs for miles. 

As you must have guessed by now, this article is centered around the image above...the jumpsuit in the pic is a Maison Scotch jumpsuit available at Junction. It is actually the same jumpsuit Anqelique Muller (associate producer) wore to the Simshar Preimere last Sunday. Since this jumpsuit is quite muted as regards colour, I'd definitely choose something bright to pair it with but because I know some of you hate bright colours I've still put in muted options which I still think look nice. The important thing is to choose accessories that are stylish and chic..that way the look will remain smart. Finish off with some glam eye makeup or a touch of bold lip colour and you're ready to go.

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Simshar: Red Carpet Premiere - Part 2 - What the VVIPs Wore

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The boys (Kurt Zammit and Adrian Farrugia) looked dashing in their Sef Farrugia bow ties :)

To continue with some more VVIP red carpet fashion - again, a range of different styles. You can see Part 1 here. Tomorrow I'll be posting my general fashion review of the night and also the best styles that caught my eye (i.e. what I scouted).

Jimi Busuttil one of the main actors in the movie looked great in his tuxedo

Laura Kpegli (in a design by June Shop Paris, tailor made by Nelly (a French stylist)), Rebecca Cremona in Sef Farrugia and Sekouba in a Lanvin suit.

Antonella Axisa (supporting female actress) in beautiful GABA jewellery

Maria Deguara and Gianluca Bezzina (in Tommy Hilifiger)

Angelique Muller (associate producer( in Maison Scotch and Ryan Gatt (press extraordinaire for simshar) in Tommy Hilfiger (styled by meeeee)

Ryan again and Moi (Carolie Paris) in Charles&Ron (for my full outfit details go here )

Read Part 1 of What the VVIPs wore

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Random Post : Proskins Slim - 52 days later - My Review

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I  really must apologise ....you were meant to get this second review after 34 days but I decided to delay so as to be able to talk about maintenance and also because Easter with all it's chocolate moments came up and I felt like an absolute fraud talking about slim leggings whilst stuffing my face......

So first of all, lets start with what I did - I wore the top and leggings for 8 hours a day minimum, generally much longer for the first 28 days. Then I shortened it to a minimum of 6 hrs per day but still every day and this is still my current behaviour. I also try my best to wear them after a big meal.

So lets review the claims individually

Claim 1: Reduces the Appearance of Cellulite

As already mentioned, the cellulite on my thighs has reduced a lot, and my thighs feel firmer, a little dimple or two are still there so it wasn't completely eliminated but then again my diet hasn't exactly been stellar of late.

Claim 2: Reduces Water Intention

Yes, yes and yessss. I still think this is probably the best  part about these products, they really minimise bloating,  I sleep in them after gluttony dinners and my stomach won't be bloated the next day :)

Claim 3: Tones and Moisturises

This is still not really anything I have anything to say much about .....my skin is always dry in winter and it was still dry throughout these 52 days.

Claim 4: Regulates Body Temperature

Yes but bear in mind that the fabric is not wind blocking, if it is the warmth factor you are after, wear another layer on top,  I feel really comfortable when I wear them

To Summarise: I still think these products are a great, amazing invention and in fact I'm thinking of getting a capri pair of leggings / shorts to wear over the summer period :D 

These products are available to purchase in Malta - ‘Proskins Malta’ on Facebook or call 9983 2022.

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Simshar : Outfit Post : What the Style Blogger (Yes Me) Wore to the Red Carpet Premiere

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Without further ado here's the lowdown on what I decided to wear to Simshar's Red Carpet Event. A little insight into my planning - first off my role as the style blogger for the evening on the red carpet meant I wanted to somehow look cool, stylish and edgy...I didn't really take comfort into the equation which explains why I froze my ass of in the chilly wind and could no longer walk by the end of the evening after 6 hrs of standing - 10 points Caroline. 

Anyway, after musing this over, I decided I wanted to wear a Maltese designer to an event that was all about celebrating and embracing local talent so I chose to wear a dress that I had fallen in love with at the Charles and Ron Fashion Show last year, at Malta Fashion Week 2013, it's a beautiful dress that is a perfect mixture of prettiness, intricate elaborate craftsmanship and style. 

I then decided to offset the cuteness with a punk hair updo that I must thank Svetlana at Toni and Guy Hilton for, a new pair of Christian Louboutin shoes that although beautiful, reminded me of torture contraptions by midway through the evening, a gold Coccinelle bag to hold my camera and mobile (necessary style scouting tools), lightly patterned gold tights, a pair of padlock Michael Kors earrings and green mascara (yes I did just write green mascara - coloured mascara has become my thing... more about this in future posts).

So here are some more photos by Kurt Paris....let me know what you think of my choice :)

Dress : Charles and Ron

Shoes : Christian Louboutin

Earrings : Michael Kors

Bag : Coccinelle

Tights : Chantelle Thomas

Hair : Toni and Guy Hilton

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Simshar : The Day is Here - Let's have a little PEEK

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The downside to living in Malta is that of course there isn't as much opportunity to get really dressed up as say someone who lives in a metropolitan city...and for people like me, who love experimental fashion that can be a bit of a downer..but then something comes along like the first ever fully fledged red carpet movie premiere and my excitement is set to an all time high, bouncing off the walls kind of thing. 

This event is going to be a mega interesting one...there's going to be more than one host for starters - first off we've got all the girls from Ilsien in-Nisa hosting and filming the red carpet - so make sure you tune in to their program next Thursday to watch it from their perspective and for all red carpet walkers make sure you stop by and speak to them!

Then on the other side of the fence we've got Peter Carbonaro also hosting at the other end of the carpet AND we've got yours truly (yes ME I'm on the red carpet too), asking questions, style blogging and scouting the best looks and just general talking to you all and we've got Kurt Paris photographing you away - so again red carpet walkers come near us too!

Now because let's face it I've already watched the movie, I know it's brilliant and now I care about the clothes most of all, let's see what tidbits of fashion info have reached me through the grapevine:
First off, the fashion-related sponsors of tonight are 123, Sef Farrugia, Charles & Ron, Elixir, Pierre Camille, Gaba, PHSBA Malta - importers of Guinot, Mary Cohr, Guam, Tommy Hilfiger.

Now for some sneak peaks:

Clare Agius, the main actress is wearing Charles&Ron - sneak peek in photo below.

Pauline Agius from ilsien in-nisa is also wearing Charles &Ron - sneak peek in photo below.

Rebecca Cremona the director brainbox behind this movie is wearing Sef Farrugia and Angelique Muller, the associate producer is wearing an outfit from 1..2..3. 

Then we've got the Tommy Boys - Mark and Sander, the main actors are going to be wearing Tommy Hilfiger as is Gianluca Bezzina and Justin Haber and Ryan Gatt (who is handling all press for this event - he is wearing a v cool outfit that I styled myself :))

Left-to-right Ryan and Mark.

And what am I wearing ? I'm not saying but I will leave you a sneak peek of my hair which was done yesterday by the genius Svetlana de Bono at Toni&Guy Hilton.

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Shopping Post : Have a little bit of FAITH - in SHOES

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We all need faith and we all need new shoes..and the great think about shoes ? You can have an extra slice of cake..or two and they still fit. 

There's been a fair bit of hype about the recently launched FAITH at Debenhams...after all Faith shoes are mega popular in the UK and they do have some fantastic styles...yes, if you hadn't heard - it's now stocked at Debenhams at The Point and since shoes are the one thing I can admit that buying online isn't always a great idea....I'm thrilled at the news. 

So for this weeks edition of Caroline hits a shop and shows you what it's in stock - let's have a little bit of faith...

Love the various prints and colours and diff styles but I think my favourite have to be the ones in the very first pic..the strappy black shoes...so stylish

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PhotoShoot : What happens after a Misunderstanding - Two Stylists, Charles&Ron and a Spot of Modelling

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This shoot was shot last September but for various reasons (which we're not sure of ourselves) we never got quite round to releasing the shoot....with the new spring/summer season here we finally decided it was high time to go for it.

The idea for this shoot came about quite by chance..Marisa and I decided we wanted to work as stylists on a shoot together and we thought of the C&R collection. I approached Charles Borg about using his clothes within the shoot.. and he said yes...however, somehow, he got the wrong end of the stick and what he had actually understood was that me and Marisa were to be the models. A few weeks later I spoke to him again about setting a date and mentioned model confirmation but he asked me when me and Marisa would be trying on the clothes…at that point the misunderstanding was brought out into the light amidst some befuddlement on my part..... After enjoying a good laugh he suggested that we really modelled his collection and after laughing some more, Marisa and I decided to go for it.

We thought that the clothes warranted a full out glam look so we hid our curls under wigs (styled by Michael and Guy) and got had airbrush makeup done (by Krista Paris), we then chose two outfits each from the Spring 2013 collection decided on Torri L-Ahmar as a location and let Kurt Paris work his magic.

Some more photos below: All Photos by Kurt Paris 

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Simshar : Interviewing Ernest Camilleri

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Ernest Camilleri should need no introduction to my Maltese readers, a local legend as regards costume design and I already spoke about him two days ago in an article that highlighted the differences between costume and fashion...  

As promised here is Ernest Camilleri's interview ...in his own words he describes to us the process a costume designer goes through when working on a film and the downs and ups of his job.

First of all - tell us something about yourself and how you got started working in the world of film

I had been designing and making costumes since the age of 13, when I used to create costumes for the Gozo Carnival.  A few years later I went to MTADA (Manoel Theatre Academy of Dramatic Arts) where I studied drama and costume. When the course was over I was asked to design costumes for the Pantomime and following that it was a rollercoaster ride of designing/making costumes for several theatre and dance productions. 

In the world of film it all started when PCP Company asked me to style a commercial for Corona Beer which included a number of pirate and British army uniforms from the period of the late 18'00s.  From then on I ended up working regularly in films and commercials. 

Over the past few years I also started working on international events such as the London Olympic Flag Handover and most recently the Winter Olympics.

Were you familiar with the story of Simshar when you were asked to come on board..was it a story that had particular meaning or interest in any way for you ?

3 years ago Rebecca contacted me and told me that she had plans to create a film about the Simshar story.  I was familiar with the actual happening of Simshar as it was all over the news, so I was very excited when I was presented with this opportunity to design costumes for a film based on actual facts; I had to re-create characters of actual people, giving them a look to suit the purposes of the film. This is not that easy.

How did you go about planning the various outfits?

After having read the script and discussed it with Rebecca, I started researching the characters and what relation they have to the story.  Rebecca wished to make the film colour graded, meaning certain colours would convey the mood, so we took it a step further were I dressed certain actors in certain colours.  At first look most of these things would go unnoticed but then the eye will start to associate certain colours with certain actors and certain moods.

And how do you go about creating them?

This is the actual fun part, the point at which the design actually becomes alive.  There is fabric sourcing, buying second hand clothes and shoes, hiring of uniforms and making of uniforms.  We also went about dyeing and ageing almost all the costumes to give them a worn look and even making band new costumes and ageing them to make them look real.  The list is never ending.  

What was your biggest hurdle throughout production of the movie?

I would say that we had to do an awful lot to do with little time and money.

The première and release date is almost here...are you excited to see what everyone is going to think?

I am sure that all people involved are excited about the première as this movie will raise the bar of the local film industry.

What is your answer to anyone who is still unsure about going to watch the movie?

Go and watch the movie, you will definitely enjoy it as it has a human side to it and not just a story.

And what will you be wearing to the première...any sneak peek available? 

I usually go for more of a casual look, but nothing is set in stone :)

Remember that Simshar premières on the Sunday 27th April -this Sunday !

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Beauty Post : PUPA Blue Eyeliner - NAVY CHIC

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First of all let me start by saying..if you haven't realised already the current trend in makeup is blue, blue blue blue...this is NOT the horrible all over-eye-blue eye shadow look from the 80s but a nicer subtle mix of different shades of blue to make the yes pop...don't be scared try it.

One of the most recent products sent to me for review by the lovely people at PUPA Malta was the  VAMP! PROFESSIONAL LINER Eyeliner with Ultra-Fine Brush - WATERPROOF (colour 300 - light blue) from The Spring 2014 COLLECTION NAVY CHIC.

The usual things we look for in an eye pencil are

• ease of application
• colour pay-off
• product doesn't run
• smooth texture
• ability to draw both thick and thin lines

Review

One coat was applied.

• ease of application - I found it easy to apply, product glided on smoothly abut some people might have trouble managing the thin brush. 8/10
• colour pay-off - Colour is a nice shade of blue, very flattering. - 9/10
• product doesn't run - After a whole day was no running of product, product is waterproof - 10/10
• smooth texture - The resulting finish is very smooth, no bumps in sight  - 10/10 
• ability to draw both thick and thin lines - It is only possible to draw thin to medium lines properly since the brush is quite thin - 7/10

Overall Score - 8.8/10 

Another Winning Score for PUPA - I must say their make up seems to go from strength to strength, always impresses me.

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Simshar Spotlight : Costume vs Fashion

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You must be sick of hearing me talk about the Simshar première by now but 'I'm so excited..I just can't hide 'it........remember Sunday 27th ...wohooooo...get dressed up..... I'm scouting :)

I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing costume designer extraordinaire Ernest Camilleri and we got to discussing the huge differences between working on a film and working in fashion and whilst his interview will follow suit very very soon..in the meantime I thought it would be fun to list these differences:

Intention

Fashion : Worn by a model or a person as fashion statement

Costume : Worn by an actor/actress to convey a character and idea of a person.

Appearance

Fashion : The focus is on making the person in question look awesome.

Costume : The focus is on making sure the person's looks fit the character. This might mean making the person look ugly and making the person wear something that really doesn't flatter them..so yes it might even mean making the person look fatter than they are...

Planning

Fashion : The focus is most often on incorporating current trends and styles in interesting ways.

Costume : The focus is on researching the period, living situation, economic climate of the character in question and ensuring the costume meets all criteria.

Colour

Fashion : The focus is on the person' skin tone/ current trends / shoot theme

Costume : The focus is on the scene's mood ..colour can help to convey certain moods, infact Ernest apparently made use of this technique throughout Simshar.

Check back for Ernest's interview coming very very soon !!!

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Shopping Post : Pretty Dresses for Summer

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For this week's edition of Caroline hits a shop and shows you what's in stock we've got Jennyfer and their brand spanking new pretty summer dresses. Not sure about but when the intense summer heat hits, all I want to wear is a dress ..a lightweight summer dress..forget about jeans..forget about trousers and cool fashion..at some point it's just too hot. The problem is the best dresses are usually sold out by June...before the heat hits and I never find any to buy when I desperately need them..so maybe this year, I need to plan ahead....

This post is a collaborative post between Caroline's Fashion Styling and JENNYFER Malta, ALL content represents my opinions and styling ideas.  

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