Iconic Celebrities Rendered In Typeface

Besides small facial drawings, the entire figure of these celebrities is created using actual fonts. The creative images of Charlie Chaplin, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe and Marlon Brando appeared in the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper in Brazil. 

Beyonce Covers ‘Dazed & Confused’

Sharif Hamza/Dazed & Confused

A blonde Beyonce is wearing Givenchy (with ice-cream dripping on it) from the label’s Fall 2011 collection, on the cover of the latest issue of Dazed & Confused magazine.
The singer’s ultra-glam shoot for the magazine features Beyonce wearing an array clothing from designers such as Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton and Gareth Pugh.


Photographed by Sharif Hamza, the music-themed issue’s trailer park gone glam shoot features Beyonce the singer firing up the grill, blowing a bubble, downing a Big Gulp, and lounging in a plastic lawn chair. This would have actually made for a great music video setting.

Beyonce’s new album 4 drops on June 28. The July issue of Dazed & Confused is out now.

Summer Pledge

Ok, Lovies, it’s summer time, the time of year you can’t hide certain things.  Personally, one should maintain optimal care of self no matter the season, but hey, I’m realistic and can acknowledge those that don’t do the same.  That being said, I’ve compiled a list of Summer Must-Do’s to keep you from being janky and a menace to society.

Pledge Allegiance to:

1. -keeping your armpits shaved
2. -keeping your legs shaved
3. -if I may...before donning a bathing suit...shave *there*
4. -removing nail polish once it chips chipped nails will make you look un-groomed and you just aren’t that busy. Take it off and leave it off if you can’t maintain keeping your nails polished.
5. -knowing what trends suit you, every fashion is not for everyone, get it together
6. -knowing your true size.  I’m really tired of this trend of shorts that don’t fit right. Yeast infections are REAL, ladies
7. -knowing your sandal size.  I typically go up 1/2 a size when buying sandals. You don’t want your toes curling over the edge nor your heel hanging off the back
8. -deodorant, for some of you, added deodorant may be necessary and don’t mask it with perfume or body spray because it then becomes fancy funk, stop it
9. -cracked heels.  I use Bag Balm (green, square tin), can be found at CVS, Walgreens, etc.

Did I miss anything?  If so, let me know. If you don’t follow me on Twitter, I will try to add those comments to share.

xo,

Chopard Happy Sport La Vie En Rose Watches

Chopard Happy Sport La Vie En Rose Watches www.Luxist.com

I'm a fan of a pretty watch and Chopard expands on its Happy Diamond Sport collection with a summer offering called the Happy Sport La Vie En Rose. The famous Edith Piaf song lends itself to these timepieces that have silhouette style roses on the dials - with or without diamonds. Perhaps this is also an unofficial watch from Chopard to its fans in France.

The 36mm wide watches are in steel or 18k rose gold (or steel with an 18k rose gold bezel). The loveliest models have rose colored sapphires set in the bezel - as well as diamonds mixed into the decor on the dial. Like all Happy Diamond watches, a few floating diamonds are sandwiched between two sapphire crystals and move around freely over the dial. The collection has a few dial styles and straps to choose from, presumably all in tones that will match rose colors. The entire Happy Sport La Vie En Rose collection will be limited to about 525 pieces total. Inside the watches are Swiss quartz movements. Look for them soon.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.