Vintage/Antique Rotary Phone-We need a PLuSH 1!

The PLuSH Embassy team has been searching & searching for a colourful antique rotary phone for our office. Maybe you can help us find the right one! {please leave a comment if you have any info on where to get an ultra chic & colourful one} See the following PLuSHosity ratings & preferences of rotary phones...we would like the phone to meet the requirements of our ultra luxe vision {1 being the least favourable, 10 being the PLuSHest of them all}.


Heart Shaped Marble Phone
{rating: 10}











Antique Rotary Phone {rating: 9}

















Queens White Porcelan
Rotary Phone {rating: 8}
















Italian Ceramic Blue Rotary Phone {rating: 7}










Retro Rotary Phone {rating: 6.5}













Pink Rotary
{rating: 6}
















Black Metal Rotary Phone {rating: 5}






Gracias participantes!

Oh Dina! is the Perfect Plush Touch to a Near Perfect Outfit!

First & Last photo credits
Model: Sam Power
Photographer: Solange Richer de Lafleche
Make-up: Guylaine Richer de Lafleche
Designer: Oh Dina!

Local designer and fellow Ryerson University Fashion Design student, Nicole McInnis, is a woman with a vision. After studying millinery, her interest in it bloomed into a full on affair. Millinery (otherwise known as hat making) is definitely a lost art and Nicole may be single-handily bringing it back to the masses. Her use of colour and texture are impeccable and only the finest materials are used, such as, Pheasant, Coque, Nagorie, Mallard & Duck feathers to name a few.

I have always been very inspired by pin up and old school Hollywood glamour. With my designs, I am driven to create intricate and delicate pieces that command attention, says Nicole. I really believe that a hair accessory finishes off an outfit and creates a polished look. {Nicole, herself, photographed below}










Being a student, or young professional, the “it” bag or latest designer shoes may not be within our reach. But at $25-$50 a pop, these “little lovelies” (as quoted by Nicole) may very well solve that problem. Whether you want to incorporate them into your everyday wardrobe, or freshen up your look for the club scene, Oh Dina! is guaranteed to have something to brighten up your day.

















So where do you buy these little masterpieces?


If you’re ever in Halifax, you can stop by Lady Luck Boutique in the Hydrostone Market, 5519 Young St. Or try the Historic Properties, 1869 Upper Water Street.
For those in the Toronto area, you can snag one of her pieces on her Etsy Shop: http://www.ohdinafascinators.etsy.com/

Nicole does custom orders. All you have to do is contact her online if you want to buy one (see link below) and I suggest you do. We need to support Toronto’s budding talent. Plus, with the amount of garbage in retail, I will gladly shell out $40 of my hard-earned money for one.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=45073338644&ref=ts

I am always so impressed by budding entrepreneurs and, even more so, by those still in school. As a design student, I truly appreciate a hand-crafted piece. We need to be more critical of what we are wearing, where it came from and what it means. I, for one, have purchased an Oh Dina! and it’s the best purchase I have made in a long time. Yeah, her pieces can definitely get a wear!


Written by: Andrea G. of the PLuSH "Paparazzi" Embassy street team.

PLuSH Pieces (part2)

Nowadays, you can just about Swarovski Crystal anything up!
Visit: http://www.swarovski.com/




















PLuSH says, try this one of a kind Swarovski Crystal USB Key (which comes in both heart & lock shapes) whether you're rushing to print that layout, article, essay, assignment; or just backing up files. This USB is the newest addition to keychain bling!





















Now these are nice! I've always favoured DJ headphones over the singles that you put in your ears but they constantly fall out. And you hesitate to share them with others, fearing the caked on wax that may stick to the device. I mean, why not just put these custom made Fashion Rocks swarovski decorated headphones on and bang out. {the crystals are pink but you may select your own colour}



But, if the singles are what your used to check these out:


















Talk about the latest in office equipment. I recently watched Life in the Fab Lane with Kimora Lee Simmons, designer for KLS & Babyphat, and she was sporting these on her office desk. I thought it was unreal; but, it turns out, there is actually a mass market for items such as these...the bling bling era lives on!








Continuing with the PLuSH office trend are crystal 'diamond ring' paperweights...because having a desk that is unpresentable is unacceptable. Organized desk = Organized mind.






















For those of you who are high rollers and would like to have a pair of Crystal (paperweights above) playing dice (below) on hand...I know you can't stop thinking about cee-lo, craps, yahtzee and strat-o-matic!




Ok now this is Banana's! I mean, a custom Swarovski Crystal flat iron! This has got to be the most superficial thing I have ever encountered to date!












Walking canes are making a comeback, so why not invest in some crystal, dome top, pieces?!!! My bestie & I just got matching ones ~ they up the style & extra protection factors...strut it!








Swarovski Crystal embellished microphone for you Mariah Carey Diva's




















Custom crystal opera glasses aka binoculars...get yours!




Ladies & Gents...don't forget to carry your liquors in style in these one of a kind


bedazzled crystal covered flasks


1 love, Jahmilla.

Victoria Beckham Dress Collection

Victoria Beckham will be on the front cover of Russian Vogue next month. "Forties and 50s underwear played a big influence on the collection, but the inspiration is me" the former Posh Spice describes. "I have tried every one of the dresses on, lived in them, to work out what feels right. I hope the silhouette is what every woman wants to wear." Judging by Victoria's style, it will not be too surprising to see what her collection will look like i.e. sleek, form fitting and dark palettes...if the collection stays true to her image then I suspect it will be fly nonetheless!

(oh, her and hubby David Beckham will be posing in more advertisements to follow this spring!)

Heineken Commercial

Found this while blogging. His vs. Hers. LOLOLOL!!!

ObaMEMORABILIA

I know, I am late on this one. It is still sinking in that history has JUST happened. Although it will still be continuing, I NEED something tangible to cherish and to give to my future grandchildren. So why not go OBAMA in-style? Here's a selection of plush memorabilia designed to fundraise for his campaign.
**Note** since the campaign is over the items are on CLEARANCE!

(From top left clockwise): DVF tote, Isaac Mizrahi tote, Narciso Rodriguez tee, Zac Posen tank, Vera Wang tee, and Tory Burch tee)


You can purchase the official Obama-RTW ;) online at http://store.barackobama.com/

Jason Wu?

And the winner is...(drum roll)... Jason Wu. His gorgeous crystal-encrusted, white, one-shouldered gown was chosen for the First Lady, Michelle Obama, for the Inauguration Ball yesterday. This business savvy 26 year-old entrepeneur from Taipei, Taiwan studied in Canada and France then settled in NYC at the Parsons School of Design. Would you believe that he started his career designing dolls for a toy company? Talk about moving on up! "I had no idea," the designer tells WWD, confessing that he only found out about the coup when Michelle appeared on television as he was watching the proceedings with friends. "I found out with everyone else - which was pretty fabulous, when you think about it." Fashion, he maintains, is a "sort of escapism, and women need beautiful dresses to lose themselves in". This is one overnight designer I will be keeping my plush lens on for.

A shot of THE dress...

I can see why this design was picked. Wu's clothing is elegant, but simple; it has a natural feel and is the perfect choice for a First Lady :)


Jason Wu Spring/Summer RTW 2009

Like it or not, look out for Jason Wu, he is just getting started.

Babe Body Painting

Was Yesterday A Dream? NO, it was HISTORY!

The PRESIDENT and his better half... (Michelle in Narciso Rodriguez)

Americans you have a black president!! I'm so jealous I am seriously considering a move South of the border. After all the pride, unity and true happiness I experienced yesterday (watching the TV in the waiting area at work), I am left speechless. Here's a collection of a few photos from the Inauguration and celebrations that followed...

Michelle wearing Isabel Toledo and green Glacier Jimmy Choo shoes.

Michelle wearing Jason Wu (a 26 year-old up and coming designer!)

Michelle wearing J. Crew, nice and bright for the kids!
YES. Its true, Martin Luther's dream is becoming reality. Say it loud Plush People!

The September Issue

The September Issue (a documentary film following Vogue's editor-in-chief Anna Wintour) premiered last Friday January 16th at the Sundance Film Festival; it is directed by R.J. Cutler. For those unfamiliar with Anna Wintour, the character Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) was thought to be based on Wintour. The film features Anna and her team from January to August 2007 and highlights the creation of the September 2007 Vogue issue - the largest magazine ever published to date. The film features Karl Lagerfeld, Thakoon Panichgul and Andre Leon Talley (A.L.T.) to name a few. The four-person crew shot over 300 hours of film in order to accurately capture contradictions innate to the fashion world. “It’s a remarkable world, filled with great complexity,” Mr. Cutler says. “It’s glamorous and it’s workaday. It’s exhilarating and exhausting. You have to toil and work hard to accomplish what they accomplish but you’re living on top of the world”, as quoted from the Wall Street Journal

Scenes from the film...

The September Issue

A sneak peak of the film...


I will notsopatiently be waiting for this one, this calls for a lady's movie night in the city! Oh, and HAPPY OBAMA DAY PLUSH PEOPLES :D