I just had to jump on the band wagon and writer about this.  I am soooooooooooooo, excited about this application because I am a online shopping freak and have already found a Vivienne Westwood skirt via the online store window via my I-Phone APP.  OH Net-A-Porter.com launched NET-APP on the Apple APP store.


The application allows the tech savvy fashion forward to read the Net-a-Porter customer magazine, browse products, add items to a wish list and email them to friends.  Online shoppers will also be able to access product size and measurement information and email fashion advisers for guidance on sizing, fit and style.

Net-a-Porter chairman and founder Natalie Massenet said: "Net-App gives the customer the ability to shop the world's most sought-after products and brands 24/7, no matter where she is in the world, directly from her iPhone or iPod Touch. She will never miss a thing."

I am already addicted to it, fashion at your finger tips, a slide across your screen easy as pie.  The app is updated with new content and products every Monday and Wednesday.  The NET-APP is available for free from Apple's APP store

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Some of the biggest celebrities from the world of fashion, music and style will be joining H&M and Designers Against AIDS (DAA) for Fashion Against AIDS, to help fight the disease and raise youth awareness.

Katy Perry, Dita Von Teese, N.E.R.D and Yoko Ono are among the artists who will collaborate with H&M on designs for T-shirts,T-shirt dresses, vests and bodies. 25% of the sales price will be donated to youth HIV/AIDS awareness projects.

The collection, in 100% organic cotton, for both guys and girls will go on sale in H&M's youth DIVIDED department from May 28 20009

"The designs have a real 80's feel to them, there's lots of white, bright colors and graffiti-like prints. Girls can wear the pieces with mini's, or worn denim and big jewelery, while boys can team them with colored jeans or rolled-up chinos - it all adds to that 80s feeling.

Fighting AIDS is always of great importance, and H&M is overwhelmed with the enthusiasm and the commitment from each and every celebrity involved in this collection." Ann-Sofie Johansson, H&M head of design.

"H&M and Fashion Against AIDS are so important to us because we could never reach so many young people on our own. AIDS is still very much a subject that's vitally important today. People build their attitude towards their sex lives when they're very young, so it's important for them to realize that safe sex is a vital part of that as early as possible." Ninette Murk, founder, Designers Against AIDS.

Style Cartel is always on the pulse of supporting causes like this.  If you know anyone who has AIDS they you can relate.  It is very important that our generation is aware that AIDS does not discriminate and it's not the "gay" disease.  There is an increase amongst hetero-sexuals, and people of color.  So please strap it up, unless you like seconds.

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Daisy  by Marc Jacobs will  Celebrate her  First Anniversary  by  creating  a Travelling Daisy Chain with London's Black Cabs.

Passengers will be taken  on a flower power journey with the Marc Jacobs Daisy fragrance. These special addition  black cabs will be blinged out with  Daisies to create a Marc Jacobs Daisy chain. In  London, the Marc Jacobs Daisy cabs will also be spotted in Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh capturing the essence of the fragrance, between 22nd September-19th October.  Gosh I hope this weekend I can catch one!

Marc Jacobs may even be in one of the black cabs introducing his new Daisy eau de parfum, with tipped seats playfully decorated in daisy fields.  As well as a bouquet of Marc Jacobs Daisy lollipops will be given to the fares!

Andre Coetzee, General Manager, Taxi Media said: "Coty Prestige came to us wanting to develop the first ever black cab daisy chain to celebrate the anniversary of their Daisy Marc Jacobs fragrance. Using pioneering 3D lenticular technology; we have worked with Coty Prestige to create a field full of daisies to showcase the new Daisy Marc Jacobs eau de parfum on tip seats inside the taxis as well. We are really excited to work with Coty Prestige and its advertising agency OMD UK to develop this campaign and really push the boundries of taxi advertising."

Pamela Routley, Brand Manager Coty Prestige added "We wanted consumers to be able to interact with the playfulness of Daisy Marc Jacobs in a novel and fun way and London's iconic black cabs are perfect for communicating the key brand messages."

Daisy opens with the luscious natural freshness of wild strawberry, violet leaves and ruby red grapefruit. The heart of gardenia, violet petals and jasmine petals is velvety and luminous - a modern vintage. musk, vanilla infusion and white woods round out the balance of notes with smooth softness and warm sensuality.

Eau De Toilette

50ML GBP40.00

100ML GBP50.00

Daisy eau de parfum accentuates the sparkling floral beauty of the original Daisy eau de toilette fragrance and expresses it in a unique, intensely feminine fashion. The enchanting heart of the Daisy fragrance has been subtly concentrated to add an intriguing hint of luxury and sophistication.

Eau De Parfum

50ML GBP45.00

Available at leading department stores and boots stores. Marc Jacobs stockist number: +44(0)800-652-7661.

For more information on daisy please visit http://www.daisymarcjacobs.com

                                

What can I say? Oh, what I wasted my money! I brought sales to an aging Empire. I have to put in my 50 Cents and weigh in on the 'Black Issue, it was horrible. Yet, I have to say glad I have a reason to blog. I think that is why all the ageing magazine editors are loosing their ground in the industry. Move over the age of the blogger is coming and Free speech reins.

I think the old way to promote fashion is archaic and why so many fashion houses are re-thinking the entire online market strategy. Why cause we bloggers are free to say and e-print what we want. We really and truly can express ourselves and let our voices be heard. We don't have to write stories to please advertisers etc. So I am free to say I hated it. Vogue Italia really "Dumbed it down."

      

                                                      

In today's world it is sad to see that the world still looks at the 'Black beauty' as a sultry slave girl, Grace Jone's kid sister, prostitute, token black girl and video ho. I support the women featured in the issue because at the end of the day business is business and all the models involved knew the rest of us black, brown, yellow and red bone girls just wanted to see an image we could relate too. I just wonder could any of you re-late?

I wish I had the time to go page for page, but I think it would just make me angry. How many more times do we need to see Naomi's tits? Why did it take them until like page 166 to kick of the Black issue? OH thanks for the token beauty page 'Hair so Frizzy." With products by Phytospecific that I don't think any women of colour uses. Would it have been too hard to ask advertisers to blacken it up a little?

Another missed opportunity for Vogue to do a black issue feature on the passing of Yves Saint Laurent sans the black models in his defile. How he revolutionized fashion by being one of the first to put black girls in his shows. They missed the target completely just check the pictures they used. Times like this I wished my Italian were better, so I could also judge on reporting not just visuals. Girlzzzzz and Boyz I even had better photos on, my blog about his passing. Missed opportunities.

Since I can only judge by the images because I only speak basic Italian. The images were awful, awful OK maybe not all but most. I am sickened by the image of Tina Turner, why did they have to print the worst picture of her just because Peter Lindbergh shot it!! Tina is timeless and reminds us that "black don't crack" The entire 'Outstanding' story image wise was atrocious out of all the women featured Jody Watley, Angela Bassett, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, and Queen Latifah I have to say hands down how is it possible that the Queens picture was the best? Also, where was Mary J at, Jill Scott and Ms. Keys?

            

Now on to Ghetto Fabulousness this is a love hate story I love Toccara Jones beautiful face, a real sized feminine silhouette and man what a pair of tits!!!! Wow!! But, same old same old. What would a black issue be with out a Ghetto Fab story to end the issue typical and tired? Yet I have to give props where props are due, she is amazing and big ups to Toccara Jones for showing the world a real black woman with tits and ass, and a beauty at that. How ghetto rich!

Final note: what a dis to Bethann Hardison a renegade in the business no photo of her?

                                                         

I do congratulate the new faces and I hope we see the likes of Hollis from the New York Agency and Bettine from Agency Muse to remind us that black is beautiful. I would really like to know what others think, so please leave a comment.

                                                         

P.S thank you Franca Sozzani Editor-in-Chief of the Italian edition of Vogue, a position she has held since 1988. For using us Black girls and giving us the chance to discuss how the world looks at black culture and how women of colour are perceived in the world of fashion.  As well as why many of us stick around in the hopes that one day an all Black Issue will not stir so much debate and hullabaloo.