Hi Consuming PR readers!
You may have been wondering when my next post will be as it’s been a while. Fear not, fashionistas and ‘os – I have many learnings to share soon from these past months of my hiatus. Stay tuned!
XOXO,
Sarah
Hi Consuming PR readers!
You may have been wondering when my next post will be as it’s been a while. Fear not, fashionistas and ‘os – I have many learnings to share soon from these past months of my hiatus. Stay tuned!
XOXO,
Sarah
As Fashion Week kicks off in NYC, Livestream invites you to experience Fashion Night Out and MADE Fashion Week’s live runway shows on New Livestream. And thank heavens for Livestream as I’m traveling from NYC to SF and back again to NYC on Sunday.
Wherever I am, I’ll be able to get my fix as if I never left… or went to Paris for a night of Vogue’s Paris FNO! See what’s happening both on and off the runway with real-time photos, video clips, and text updates seamlessly integrated with live HD video of the runway shows. Details below – enjoy
Check out the full schedule here:
http://new.livestream.com/madefashionweek
Selection of Upcoming Events:
Vogue Paris Fashion Night Out http://new.livestream.com/vogueparis/voguefashionnight
7:00 pm EDT on Thursday, September 6, 2012
Peter Som http://new.livestream.com/madefashionweek/petersom2013
10:00 am EDT on Friday, September 7, 2012
Alexander Wang http://new.livestream.com/madefashionweek/alexanderwang2013
5:00 pm EDT on Saturday, September 8, 2012
The Blonds
http://new.livestream.com/madefashionweek/theblonds2013
9:30 pm EDT on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Jeremy Scott http://new.livestream.com/madefashionweek/JeremyScott
1:00 pm EDT on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Glamour‘s first-ever Full-On Fashion Issue has arrived. The September issue features fashion on every single page, and also introduces its first-ever guest editor….Victoria Beckham. Victoria worked closely with Glamour‘s Cindi Leive to create this special issue, and you can see her mark everywhere.
She also opens up to Glamour about her work, her marriage, how she reinvented her life…and why she’d never say never to having another baby. Glamour’s September issue will be available on newsstands nationwide and digitally (iPad, Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble Nook Color) on August 7.
And check out Victoria’s Twitter feed, @victoriabeckham. She is releasing an exclusive never before seen photo from her cover shoot and the below behind-the-scenes video about the making of the September issue (#makingsept) via Twitter.
Here is a preview of what Victoria shared with Glamour: http://glmr.me/MZlhTa
Victoria on guest editing the September issue…
· It’s been exciting for me to see my ideas come to life, from type colors to photo selection to casting. I even made my own list of Glamour fashion Don’ts to keep out of the issue: boat shoes (unless of course you’re designer Alber Elbaz or on a boat!), Bermuda shorts, nose rings, Crocs, and American tan tights (that’s nude pantyhose to you).
On why she is never seen smiling…
· “Do you know, I don’t know?! I actually used to smile a lot in pictures. I think I only stopped smiling when I got into fashion. [Laughs.] Fashion stole my smile! I’ve created this person. And I’m not saying that’s not me, but I wouldn’t say that’s the whole me…. It’s an armor that goes up.”
On reading 50 Shades of Grey…
· “I’m halfway through the second one. I even bought my mum the book! But every time she tries to engage in conversation about it, I kind of dodge the subject. I don’t really want to talk to my mother about S&M.”
On her husband, David, coming to see her fashion show in New York this past season…
· “It was the first time! He’s always been working or training. But I was nervous about this show. I was feeling a lot of pressure. He phoned me the night before, and I just said, “I want you to come be with me. I want a cuddle. I really do.” And it was great to have him there. I think he was surprised; I don’t usually bother him with much detail. And then you get there, and the models, the hair, the makeup…I think he was blown away!”
On where she sees herself and her family in 5 years…
· “I’d like everybody to be healthy and happy. I’d like to be growing the business at a steady pace, and to be making more women feel empowered, beautiful, and confident. And I’d never say never about another baby. It’s a juggling act—a career, family, a husband who’s busy. But I’d never say never!”
Fashion/Photo Credits: Photographed by Pamela Hanson in Beverly Hills, Victoria Beckham wears a Stephen Russell platinum, diamond, and sapphire tiara and Martin Katz diamond and white gold bracelet on the cover. In her bonus cover look seen inside, Victoria wears a Lover top, Dolce & Gabbana bra and briefs, Victoria Beckham belt, and Harry Winston bracelet. Poised at her desk, she wears a Victoria Beckham dress.
Want to attend the premiere of Rock of Ages and check out all the rockin red carpet fashions without an invite? Well, now you can thanks to NowLive.
Tonight, at 8:45P PST/ 11:45P EST, event production and live streaming company NowLive, together with Warner Bros. Pictures, will stream the official red carpet premiere and live after party for Rock of Ages fans worldwide. A live, post-performance Q & A with Bret Michaels, Rick “Sav” Savage and Joe Elliott will be hosted by Riki Rachtman. Fans can tune into the official livestream on the Rock of Ages Facebook page via NowLive’s streaming platform with multi-camera controls and live chat.
If you aren’t familiar already, NowLive is a live event production and streaming company providing the entertainment industry with a solution for events such as red carpet premieres, awards shows, cast chats, concerts and original productions. Comprised of a team of Hollywood digital alums, NowLive provides studios, networks and record labels an interactive platform which allows fans a new way to experience and socially engage in live events.
Check out their website for more here and share your thoughts on NowLive in the comments below. Are you into it or do you think there are better means to live streaming video?
The former Dancing With the Stars darling’s career is moving fast with one of the hottest movie of the summer, Rock of Ages, in theaters June 15th. Now, Julianne Hough shows off her “glam rock” look, talks to Glamour about Ryan Seacrest, Tom Cruise, and triumphing over her past. Glamour’s June issue is available on newsstands and digitally (iPad, Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble Nook Color) nationwide on June 12th.
Here’s where Glamour has integrated music and social into their July issue: they teamed up with Spotify to incorporate playlists throughout the magazine, glamour.com and on the iPad edition. The playlists have been handpicked by their editors, a celebrity trainer and even cover star, Julianne Hough. Spotify represents the “Hear It” portion of their “Five Senses of Summer” issue and will serve as the soundtrack to the issue…more importantly, Glamour is the first woman’s magazine to fully integrate Spotify across all of its platforms — pretty awesome! To dance along to Julianne’s Rock of Ages themed playlist, click here:http://www.glamour.com/spotify
Want the cover look? Photographed by Ellen von Unwerth in New York City, Julianne Hough appears on Glamour’s July cover wearing a Zadig & Voltaire jacket and shorts, an Arizona tank, Fallon earrings, a Pomellato necklace, Lynn Ban bangles, a Jessie Lane bracelet and a Loree Rodkin ring. Inside the issue, Julianne hits the stage in a Dolce & Gabbana bodysuit, a Kevork Kiledjian jacket, Fallon earrings, Loree Rodkin and Jacqueline Nerguizian rings, Lynn Ban bangles, a Jessie Lane bracelet and Brian Atwood pumps; she ‘rocks on’ wearing an OMO Norma Kamali bra top, Pierre Balmain pants, Wilfredo Rosado earrings, Lynn Ban and Melinda Maria bangles, Loree Rodkin and Jacqueline Nerguizian rings, a Melinda Marie cuff and a Maison Scotch belt; and lastly, Julianne poses in A-Morir sunglasses wearing a Pierre Balmain shirt and shorts, a Melinda Maria pyramid bangle and Lynn Ban square bangles.
Check out this excerpt from her interview:
GLAMOUR: There’s a scene in the movie where Tom Cruise holds your breast. What was that like?
JH: That was my first scene with him! I was nervous as all get-out, but after every take he high-fived me and was like, “That was awesome.” At one point on the movie, I got really hurt—I tweaked my neck and was in so much pain. And everyone was pressuring me to keep shooting, but Tom came in and said, “No, this is what insurance is for, Julianne. You have the rest of your career. You need to take care of yourself!” And I thought, Tom Cruise cares about me! Now I can cry.
GLAMOUR: What kind of prep did you have to do?
JH: Diego [Boneta] and I were known as the kids on the set. It was kind of a rock-star camp. We did vocal lessons every day. We had dance lessons. We had Rollerblading lessons. It was fun to be able to go back and be coached.
GLAMOUR: Are you competitive?
JH: Yes, about everything. It gets silly. Ryan and I are very alike. When we work out with a trainer, we’ll die before we stop, like, to the point where we can’t breathe.
GLAMOUR: Is the age difference between you two an issue? You’re 24, and he’s 37.
JH: No, but he’s always joking about it.
GLAMOUR: How did you meet?
JH: Well, when I first came to L.A., someone actually tried to set us up, but I was engaged to someone else, a guy I knew from Utah who had served a Mormon mission.
GLAMOUR: What happened with that?
JH: He was a great guy—I’d known him since I was nine. But I needed to figure myself out more, and so I moved to L.A. and we ended it. And actually, he ended up marrying my childhood best friend, and now they have a kid together. It was a little weird when it happened, but they’re a great couple!
GLAMOUR: So did you date Ryan soon after?
JH: I had another boyfriend, Chuck Wicks, whom I met on Dancing With the Stars. While we were dating, we went on Ryan’s radio show together. The interview’s on YouTube, and I blush when I hear it because Ryan is hitting on me the entire time! At the end, Ryan said something like, “You guys really have something special!” And I thought to myself, He’s so full of s–t right now! When Chuck and I broke up, I wanted to be single. That lasted five months. Then Ryan and I went on a date.
GLAMOUR: What drew you to him?
JH: I think it’s that similarity I was talking about before. We both like that perfection in ourselves, and we want to make our relationship like that.
GLAMOUR: Do you miss dancing?
JH: Oh my gosh, yes, just for the sheer fact that I could eat whatever I wanted and didn’t have to go to the gym.
GLAMOUR: You’ve been working pretty much nonstop since you landed Dancing With the Stars.
JH: I’m a very anxious person. If I’m not working, I go crazy. I’ve been lucky in my career. But if I lost everything tomorrow—and had no money—I would somehow make it work. I have that survivor mentality because of a lot of stuff that went on in a previous life. I feel like I’ve had four lives.
There’s a new social platform coming to you soon just for launching merchandise online: Dro.pt. This platform enables you to reach retail buyers, bloggers, consumers and stylists through interactive lookbooks shared publicly and privately.
Within the interactive lookbook, users can buy merchandise or click ‘want’ if the merchandise is not yet available. The ‘want’ function is particularly interesting as users are notified the moment it’s in stock.
Right now, they’re in alpha testing and you can request an invite to test. Who knows — they might take a similar approach to Pinterest and keep things in beta while they’re blowing up.
A handful of brands are testing Dro.pt this week and we'll release to a few more next week. If you want to be one, let us know.—
Dropt (@JustDropt) April 04, 2012
And check them out on Spotify…
New music for spring. Check out our Dro.pt April Playlist via @spotify spoti.fi/HGjbsi—
Dropt (@JustDropt) April 03, 2012
We have Facebook Timeline to track our social lives, but what about our dating lives? Enter The Little Black Book app, recently created and launched on iTunes by my friend and colleague Jonathan Eppers (@jonathaneppers) in addition to Stace Baal and Tim Watson. Here’s what Jonathan had to say about the app:
“Our take on the black book is quite simple. We built a beautiful and simple way to keep track of everyone we hook up with. Just like follower counts on Twitter and Facebook, your ‘hook up’ count grows with each new entry.
I’ve personally developed enough products at MySpace and, most recently, at eHarmony to know that we’re no different than the users of our services. We like to get around.
Every Little Black Book is completely private and password protected so there’s no excuse not to know your number.”
So, get your hands on the app here, recently #1 Lifestyle app on iTunes, and follow them on Twitter @littleblackbook. You’ll never have to create a silly Excel spreadsheet ever again like a handful of my friends do while juggling the many dating sites out there.
And did you notice something about the app screenshots? Yep, that’s my little picture there next to the name ‘Sarah Parker’! Note: It’s only a mockup
Also for an added bonus, check out their hookup infographic. It’s a bit racy, but also super informative. Here’s a taste: