ICE STYLE.....2015 Rostelecom Cup of Russia: Figure Skating Costumes Highlights--Ladies, Men, Pairs & Ice Dance!

ICE STYLE.....2015 Rostelecom Cup of Russia: Figure Skating Costumes Highlights--Ladies, Men, Pairs & Ice Dance!

 2015 Rostelecom Cup of Russia

The fifth in the 2015-2016 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating competition event was held this past weekend: the 2015 Rostelecom Cup of Russia. The competition was held at the Small Sports Arena of Luzhniki in Moscow Russia. In my continued love of figure skating--and particular--figure skating costumes--I have already discussed Skate Canada 2015, Cup of China 2015 and now it's time for the Rostelecom Cup of Russia 2015...

 Russia Skating: 2015 Rostelecom Cup of Russia 

 Here are my Costumes Recap/Highlights...Let's begin with the LADIES:

 I Won!--Russian figure skater Elena Radionova reacts as she relaizes she has won the gold medal--2015 Rostelecom Cup of Russia 

Elena Radionova Free Skate: Elena skated her Free Skate to "Titanic" (soundtrack) by James Horner to this costume above. the costume was trying to give hints of a turn-of-the-century look worn by actress Kate Winslet when she played Rose DeWitt Bukater. Elena's costume was lilac colored based with a pink/red waist sash and sequins throughout the top section. There were also small fluttery "cap sleeves" hanging over the shoulders/arms. This was half Adolescent Figure Skating Costume and half-Professional; It seemed a tad bit too "youngish"-looking but I get that Elena is, after all, only 16 years old. But still, I wish her costume here showed slight maturity.

Short Program to "Je T'aime" by Laura Fabian: I actually loved this peach colored costume worn by Elena for her Short program. The top section was quite exquisite and the back (lower left photo) was quite beautiful. I also kind of liked the wrist "bracelet" details that were actually nude gloves with bejeweled details.

Evgenia Medvedeva Short Program: Russian Evgenia Medvedeva skated her Short program to Melodies of the White Nights (soundtrack) by Isaak Schwarz wearing this marsala/wine-colored costume with small sequined crystals. The costume was very Figure Skating 101 in its design and I wished for something a little more extraordinary.

Free Skate to "Music from W.E. Soundtrack" by Abel Korzeniowski: Here, Evgenia gave me what I was asking for. I liked this blue sequined costume. She looked liked Wallis Simpson in this costume, or at least vibed her look, even with her pale skin and dark hairstyle.

Adelina Sotnikova Free Skate: Sochi Olympics gold medalist Adelina Sotnikova skated her Free Skate to "Je Suie Malade" by Laura Fabian. besides the fact of the timely importance of this theme and skate--and costume--I liked this look for her. The costume--black gathered netting coming from a multicolored heart--looked modern, chic and right--for the skate and music. It also reminded me of the Valentino Fall 2014 Ready-to-Wear gown below:

Valentino Fall 2014 Ready-to-Wear

 Russian Triple Trophy Win--(L to R) Evgenia Medvedeva silver medal, Elena Radionova gold medal, Adelina Sotnikova bronze medal--2015 Rostelecom Cup of Russia

 MEN------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Javier Fernandez Spain: Javier won the gold in Men's at the 2015 Rostelecom Cup of Russia. This, above, is what he wore for his Free Skate. Click HERE for my comments.

Adam
Rippon USA Free Skate: Adam skated his Free Skate to a Beatles Medley including "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". I liked this costume.
It showed off his fat-free figure (is it OK to say "figure" for men?)
and at the same time had design hints of the iconic Beatles Sgt. Pepper music.
He wore this...

 At "Skate Canada 2015" and I wondered HERE what, if anything, it had to do with the music, theme, and his skate. Needless to say, I was glad he made the change.

Adian Pitkeev Russia Free Skate: 2015 Rostelecom Silver medalist Adian Pitkeev skated his Free Skate to The Mission (soundtrack) by Ennio Morricone. I thought this was an appropriate costume to this skate and music. I liked the deep keyhole and light diamante crystal sequin detail. It also fit him very well. 

Ross Miner USA: For Ross Miner's Short Program, he wore this black and slate-gray costume outfit for "New York State of Mind" by Billy Joel. I am normally not a fan of the black short/trousers look for ANYONE--man, pairs male partner...you name it! But I liked this on Ross. I think what I liked the most were his pants; at the very least, they were design-interesting. Now...what can we do about that Ross-Dress-For-Less belt?

PAIRS-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kristen Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro of Canada: For their Free Skate to "Romeo and Juliet (soundtrack) by Craig Armstrong", I liked this coordinating ombre lilac costumes. Her mini-crown was on-trend and the sequin work on her costume--in particular--was very good.

Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov Russia Free Skate: For these Russian Pairs' Free Skate to Man and Shadow (The Unknown Known soundtrack) by Danny Elfman, they wore these post-modern directional costumes. I liked these costumes, especially her gathered and criss-cross ribbon look; very modern, very chic. 



ICE DANCE---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje Canada: For their Short Dance to "The Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss. I loved these costumes worn by Canadians Weaver and Poje. He looked regal, dapper. And she looked very Haute. Both were a vision of costume perfection.

Free Dance to On the Nature of Daylight by Max Richter and Run by Ludovico Einaudi: Modern, chic and so right! I also liked these costumes worn by Weaver and Poje for their Free Dance, especially her one shoulder black and nude illusion sequin dress. Modern, chic and the perfect accompaniment to the program.

Night of the Jumper 'N' Jacket @ Art Space Woolloomooloo..

Night of the Jumper 'N' Jacket @ Art Space Woolloomooloo..

A huge show of local and international art is always going to deliver a huge crowd. It's my first trip back to the Gunnery in Woolloomooloo in its new incarnation as Art Space; and it did not disappoint as the style flowed as freely the wine and beer, so much so I need to get back there and check out the show. What I saw I loved and I didn't see anyone kick any of those ticking metronomes - "Object to be destroyed" on steroids! At least they are the wooden German ones with the nice tone. Jumpers were hot and I wish that knitwear in the second shot down had the face woven in, alas it is just a shadow. Plenty of colour, but I seem to be falling in love with black and white photography all over again, so here's a selection of both. thanks guys (guys and gals) you are awesome!

From Art Space website,
"With over 60 artworks, and drawing on the notion of the dematerialisation of  art, Art as a Verb looks broadly at art’s relationship to the world and what constitutes the work of an artist. How do the varying roles of an artist (as instigator, facilitator, teacher, performer, consumer or visionary) fit within broader society? And how does the museum or gallery support art forms that function beyond the art object?"
http://www.artspace.org.au/

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Kookai Online Sale

Kookai Online Sale

Kookai has announced on their Instagram that they have reduced selected items online today and in stores tomorrow only!

What does that mean for us? We get to take advantage of some of our favourite basics being reduced to a temptingly sexy 50% off.

My Top 5 Under $50 favourites

1. LOLA TOP $25
Mustard scoop neck for winter? Matches perfectly with black, maybe those Prada knee highs that are still tattooed in my brain from The Devil Wears Prada. We all need this. 

2. MONTEGO SEQUIN CLUTCH $30

I have a huge thing with black and white patterns. Maybe it's the clean cut look? Maybe it's how well it matches with anything, ever? I can never say no to sequins.

3. CHIC SKIRT $30

Every modern woman needs a skirt which can translate from day to night. A slouchy jumper and Birks for day, Check. 

Simple and elegant top and strappy heels for night. Double Check.

4. FINE GEORGIA NECKLACE $22

I'm all about feeling simple gold necklaces for the weather lately. A long and funky statement necklace matched with grey tones and a black leather jacket is what I dream about at night.

5. FLAIR TOP $17

First of all, this colour, can I just say. Pair with a Kim Kardashian style Camel Coat and White Pumps for a Winter pop of colour that's other worldly.

And now I have taken all the hard work out of selecting your new Winter wardrobe favourites, you can repay me with donations of any of these items straight to me. 

Thanks in advance, you're all way too lovely :')

What's your favourite Kookai Sale Item?

KNITWEAR AND KAREN WALKER

KNITWEAR AND KAREN WALKER

An outfit I'd happily take the 'repeat offender' bullet for, and proof that wearing achromatic colours can be exciting.

Karen Walker Helter Skelter Tort sunglasses / Glassons Chunky sweater dress (or by French Connection here) & hat / Cotton On socks / Boots / Patrizia Pepe bag

When Winter blesses you with sun during the long weekend, you dance. Or in my case, strip yourself of winter pants, dress head-to-toe in knitwear and take a stroll with Karen Walker. It makes you forget for a few hours that the sun will set at an inconvenient 5pm and the succeeding morning's chill will bite at your bones until you get up for work, but it's bliss nonetheless.

Determined, as this would be the last long weekend until November, that I would hike through my Saturday and be at one with nature, something about my lack of physical preparation for the 1000 steps had me rethinking this elaborate idea and settle into something a little less further down on the achievement scale. I swear this coming weekend is it though - it's time to put my money where my mouth is and 10x everything, so maybe these relaxing few days were a blessing in disguise for the busy, achievement-filled, and abundant lifestyle to come.

And while my long weekend didn't include as many (or any) yoga poses as I had anticipated, I did carry out an impressive trek through the entire first season of The O.C, and that's fine by me (just don't tell my brother).