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Steve Jobs and St. Croix

CoutureCentral — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:05:43 +0000

So much of what Steve Jobs did or designed became iconic, from the first Macintosh to the first Apple commercial to even his signature uniform, a black mock turtle neck, Levi’s jeans, and tennis shoes. St. Croix is making a $20 donation for every black mock shirt purchased through October 16, 2011.

Steve Jobs and St. Croix Black Mock

Fashion Subreddits

CoutureCentral — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:45:09 +0000

If you are not familiar with Reddit, I would describe it as an online social bookmarking community. It’s not entirely different that Digg or Delicious except that it is has been built around a strong community. On Reddit, the community that start any number of subreddits around a particular theme. Popular subreddits include Pics or World News. I visit Reddit on a daily basis and it has a strong number of fashion related subreddits. For any fashionista redditor I would recommend the following subredits.

Most Downloaded iTunes Songs of All Time

CoutureCentral — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:43:28 +0000

Apple has sold over 10 billion songs though it’s iTunes music store. The person who purchased the 10 billionth song won $10,000 iTunes gift card. Out of those 10 billion songs the most downloaded iTunes song of all time is… I Gotta Feeling by the Black Eyed Peas!

Here is the most downloaded iTunes songs of all time, as of this writing.

I Gotta Feeling, Black Eyed Peas/The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies)
Poker Face, Lady GaGa/The Fame
Boom Boom Pow, Black Eyed Peas/The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies)
I’m Yours, Jason Mraz/We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things
Viva la Vida, Coldplay/Viva la Vida
Just Dance, Lady GaGa & Colby O’Donis/The Fame
Low (feat. T-Pain), Flo Rida/Mail On Sunday
Love Story, Taylor Swift/Fearless
Bleeding Love, Leona Lewis/Bleeding Love – Single
Disturbia, Rihanna/Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded
So What, P!nk/Funhouse (Deluxe Version)
I Kissed a Girl, Katy Perry/I Kissed a Girl – Single
Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It), Beyoncé/I Am… Sasha Fierce (Deluxe Version)
Hot N Cold, Katy Perry/One of the Boys
Stronger, Kanye West/Graduation
Live Your Life (feat. Rihanna), T.I./Paper Trail (Deluxe Version)
Hey There Delilah, Plain White T’s/All That We Needed
Right Round, Flo Rida/R.O.O.T.S. (Deluxe Version)
Party In the U.S.A., Miley Cyrus/Party In the U.S.A. – Single
Don’t Stop Believin’, Journey/Journey: Greatest Hits
Bad Romance, Lady GaGa/Bad Romance – Single
Use Somebody, Kings of Leon/Only By the Night (Deluxe Version)
Fireflies, Owl City/Ocean Eyes
How to Save a Life, The Fray/How to Save a Life

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Celeb Tweets of the Week!

CoutureCentral — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:16:25 +0000

We are all become Twitter addicts, and following celebs on Twitter is our guilty pleasure. It does not matter if they a reality show cast off to a Grammy Award winning musician; everyone has a Twitter Account.

We are going to list our Top 3 Celeb Tweets of the Week!

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Ricky Martin is one of our favorite celebs to follow on Twitter;his Tweets are funny, spiritual, informative, and fun! Ricky’s Tweets are also in English and Spanish. Earlier in the week, Ricky posted this joke:

“who’s guilty here? a wife wakes up from a dream yelling”HURRY UP MY HUSBANDS IS HOME” and her husband wakes up and jumps out the window.LOLOL” – Ricky Martin

Kim Kardashian is a very active celeb on Twitter, she posts very diligently about all of the excitement in her life. As many of you know Kim Kardashian has her own fragrance line, and she recently shared the look of her line on Twitter.

“I can finally reveal my perfume bottle!! http://bit.ly/ay0vP u guys helped me pick the light pink! What do you think!?!?about 10 hours ago from web”, – Kim Kardashian

Shakira has one of the top singles on the chart right now with new track called “She Wolf”. She’s adding to the excitement by Tweeting away. Lately she’s been Tweeting about her new album “She Wolf”.

Latin American album release dates added to the list – http://bit.ly/xGNF6 ShakiraHQ

Fabulous Finds at Ideeli!

CoutureCentral — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:45:20 +0000

Ideeli is one of the premier invitation only shopping websites because of their good deals, giveaways, and wonderful selection. Ideeli has some great sales and a huge giveaway just in time for beautiful spring weather and Mother’s Day.
Beginning on Wednesday, ideeli will have the 3 sales listed below and a Special edition MinoHD Flip camcorder GIVEAWAY!

Guillaume Hinfray shoes
Save up to 55%
Prices Start at $199
Begin with paramount quality, form into blatant sensuality and garnish with a sprig of defiance. This is the roux, the decadent foundation, of every Guillaume Hinfray shoe. With each strappy sandal and suede pump walking a fine line between artwork and footwear, it comes as no shock to learn that Hinfray’s career launched within the walls of Paris’s finest couturiers.

Cardigan sale tops, dresses, and cardigans
Save up to 71%
Prices Start at $44
For those seeking that perfect wardrobe essential, up-and-coming label Cardigan delivers all that it’s name suggests, and more. Designer Lynne Hiriak has been enamored of knitwear ever since she created a black jersey dress for her first class at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology. After graduating from the prestigious school, she cut her teeth working for the likes of fashion giants like Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors, and Derek Lam, and eventually launched her own apparel company along with the CARDIGAN line in 2008. Motivated by her affinity towards cardigans (the designer has amassed a collection of more than 100), Hiriak decided to create a line composed solely of luxe, fashion-forward sweaters.

Michael Kors Clothing
Save up to 71%
Prices Start at $38 (so cheap!!)
MICHAEL by Michael Kors offers the same breed of jet-setter sportswear as his namesake collection, but without breaking the bank. High fashion women like Heidi Klum and Catherine Zeta-Jones love Michael Kors’ style, so you’ll be in good company with your new MICHAEL cardigans, lightweight blouses, dress pants, and dresses. New York’s Michael Kors will outfit you with a crisp, classic American wardrobe that exudes casual cool. If your closet needs a stimulus, here it is.

Mother’s Day Giveaway
Secret Start Date
To find out start date- join ideeli!
Mother’s Day is nearly here, and ideeli knows there’s nothing more fashionable than gratitude. In celebration of ideeli’s new Twitter page, as well as all those amazing moms out there, we’re giving one lucky winner two MinoHD Flip camcorders (one for her and one for her mom) to capture this year’s celebration in style! Designed by David Arquette and Courteney Cox, the Graffiti Love Hearts camcorder is not only chic, but also socially conscious. For each camcorder sold, $10 is donated to Feeding America. Won’t that make Mom proud?

If you would like to join, please follow this invite link

Celebrities on Twitter

CoutureCentral — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:44:29 +0000

We’ve previously reported on the growing number of celebrities that are using the social website Twitter. Since our last post announcing Shaq’s twitter id, a great many more celebrities have join the discussion. Here is a short list of celebrities that I am following. If you are Twitter too, be sure to follow Couture Central.

The Real Shaq

CoutureCentral — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:20:34 +0000

Recently we noted that Britney Spears had joined Twitter. Twitter is an online service that allows you to send messages to friends through a variety of communication protocols such as SMS, chat, email, online, etc. I just found out that now Shaq is on Twitter. In a matter of less than a week, he has garnered over 11,000 followers and has posted 144 updates.

Shaq joins other celebrities such as Britney Spears, Sara Bareilles and Hammer.

Couture Central is also in Twitter, be sure to befriend us if you have an account too.

Britney on Twitter

CoutureCentral — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:11:11 +0000

Britney Spears just created an account on the popular Twitter service. Twitter is an online service that allows you to send messages to friends through a variety of communication protocols such as SMS, chat, email, online, etc. Britney joins other music celebrities such as Sara Bareilles and Hammer.

Couture Central is also in Twitter, be sure to befriend us if you have an account too.

Celebrity Startups

CoutureCentral — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:10:59 +0000

Celebrities are always trying to bank of their celebrity status. Once you have any sort of celebrity name to yourself you usually try to start a new clothing line, vitamin water, and/or restaurant. But now days celebrities can also try to launch social networking powered startups. Here s a short list of celebrity owned social network or something websites.

50Cent – This is 50 – This site looks like his myspace, I would have named it This is Wacked.
50Cent – 50cent – A social oriented ad for 50s music.
Ashton Kutcher – Blah Girls – A cross between TMZ and Power Puff Girls.
David Hasselhoff – Hoffspace – A personal social fan club for the Hoff.
Gwyneth Paltrow – Goop – At ths time, this seems like a newsletter, their is no content other than a message from Gwyneth.
Kanye West – Kanye Travel – Find hotels, rental cars, and cheap tickets in a cheesy website.
MC Hammer – Dance Jam – A cross between YouTube and America’s Best Dance Crew.
The RZA – Wu Chess – Play chess with the Wu Tang?
Will Farrell – Funny or Die – A cross between YouTube and College Humor, they had one break away hit video but since then I just assumed they had died.
Will Smith – Plugged In – Watch videos online with social features, probably the only streaming video site using Java.

iPhone Couture Accessories

CoutureCentral — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:42:00 +0000

The iPhone is one of the most design conscious consumer electronic device on the market. A year ago, if you had an iPhone you where a trend setter but now, especially with the release of the latest 3G version, the iPhone is fast becoming a commodity. If you want to distinguish your iPhone and bling it out you can take a look at some of the following couture iPhone accessories. Some of the items listed below include diamond encrusted and top designer leather cases.

If you want to customize your iPhone and not spend hundreds or thousands of dollars, you can take a look at custom iPhone decal skins.