Gucci and Prada show in Milan Fashion Week 2011

Gucci fashion show from Milan Fashion Week opening event on Wednesday (9/21/2011) ago. Italian fashion house's creative director is, Frida Giannini, the collection features several old and for spring / summer 2012.

Gucci evening dresses show a lot of pressure on the hip line, frilly dresses adorned with gold sequins in shades of Art Deco motifs. Giannini chose a color palette of black, white, gold, green, and orange. These colors appear in the tops, skirts, and tassels and trousers patterned horses have ever used.

Unlike the general atmosphere of the fashion show, runway setup with shades of dark and moody, so attention focused only invited guests on a collection that was exhibited, and instead of those attending. But in the front row looks, Franca Sozzani (Vogue Italia editor in chief), Carine Roitfeld (former editor of French Vogue), Francois-Henri Pinault (CEO of PPR, the owner of numerous luxury brands), Anna Dello Russo (creative consultant of Vogue Japan), and John Legend and his girlfriend, Christy Teigen.

Milan Fashion Week, which will last for six days, featuring 73 fashion labels with the names of high-end designers like Giorgio Armani, Missoni, Roberto Cavalli, Dolce & Gabbana, Alberta Ferretti and Prada.

Alberta Ferretti, the Italian designer's 61 years old, showing off a lot of designs that use transparent materials. As with many other labels that appear in fashion week for the last two weeks, the collection for spring / summer 2012 Ferretti inspired by the era of '20, with its Art Deco motifs. But not like Gucci, Ferretti dresses that all the calves and ankles to choose colors like a rainbow brighter.

Knitted clothes as well steal the show in his show, as well as bags and earrings with tassel accent that seemed in harmony with the jungle-themed motif on her dress. Overall, the collection was so feminine and fun.

In addition to using professional models, Ferretti also bring young models from celebrities. In his show at New York Fashion Week on Wednesday (09/14/2011), the daughter of actress Andie MacDowell, Sarah Margaret Qualley (16) breezed in his debut on the catwalk, witnessed a number of celebrities like Emma Roberts, Amanda Hearst, Patricia Clarkson .

Show which includes the most eagerly awaited is the Prada, with the theme Donna e hatched (women and cars), Thursday (9/22/2011) ago. The youngest grandson of Mario Prada (founder of fashion house Prada), that Miuccia Prada, proving that the motive for the car it can make dresses remain feminine design thanks to the choice of candy colors.

"I tried to create a collection of sweet, since the word was taboo. Why do women have become so aggressive?" she said with a PhD in Political Science this.

The design itself influenced the era of the '50s, with motifs Cadillac and flame. Car motif appears in the application on the skirt and leather clutch bag, and the motifs on cotton tops and sleeveless blouse. While the accent flames not only look at dress patterns, but also details on the stilettos worn by the model.

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Especially hard drive for the Apple MacBook

Western Digital, a data storage specialist company, today introduced the latest generation of portable hard disk My Passport series is designed specifically for users of Mac computers and Apple's Time Machine.
This device according to the current storage needs, namely a large capacity and good security.

For connectivity, the My Passport Studio provides a choice of two connection ports one FireWire 800 and USB 2.0. Two FireWire ports provide fast upload speeds and transfer, while at the same time also allows users to add drives.

"My Passport Studio also provides encryption and password protection software," said Salim said Tirtasaputra, Division Sales Manager Branded WD Indonesia in Jakarta, 29 September 2011. "Users can also share data in 3-4 seconds," he claims.

According Tirtasaputra, he was eyeing a minimum of local storage in the MacBook and MacBook Air products. "With this we provide convenient storage and backup functions for music, photos, and all digital content available on Apple's computers," he said.

Although intended for MacBook users, but Western Digital does not rule out the possibility of other system users to utilize the hard disk of this 3-year warranty. "In essence, this product is for all people who need large storage that is easy and fast," said Mimi Wong, Public Relations Manager APAC Western Digital.

Products that follow the design of the MacBook is available ranging from 500GB up to 1TB capacity. The price varies from U.S. $ 77 to U.S. $ 145 or about 700 thousand to Rp1, 3 million.

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Sands SkyPark


The sun was barely rising, the air is still a bit cold but the 150-meter swimming pool or three times the size of Olympic swimming began crowded.

Most visitors do not swim pool, but was busy preening in front of the camera or simply enjoy the 360 ​​degree panorama of the city of lion country. Of course, the opportunity to swim in the outdoor pool was highest in the world is too dear if the camera is not perpetuated.

Marina Bay Sands resort

The swimming pool is located on the 55th floor at Marina Bay Sands resort has 2,500 rooms. The resort that was mentioned most expensive in the world, built at a cost reached 5.7 billion U.S. dollars, it's been open since 2010.

The swimming pool is the main attraction of this hotel is at the top three hotel towers are 200 meters altitude. The top is called the Sands Skypark, much like the bridge of a cruise ship.

Pond itself is at the edges, giving the effect of direct water flowing down the building. Cursory look dangerous to swim in this pool, whereas at the edge of the pond there is still a floor to accommodate the fall of the water pool.

The swimming pool has two circulatory systems. The first function like a general pool, filter and heat the water in the main pool. The second function is memfiltar water in ponds and running it back to the main pool.

The swimming pool is divided into three parts together, the children's pool, family pool and a pool for adults. On the right side there are rows of chaise lounge for those who want to sunbathe or enjoy a panoramic view of skyscrapers.

Although the rooftop, but the area is quite shady Skypark park as it comes. It is said that the number of trees in this Skypark of 250 rods and 650 rods of smaller plants. So you do not have to worry about overheating. A small oasis of 1.2 hectares is even enough to place four and a half Parkie A380 jumbo jet.

Lazy swim, you can relax in the chairs are available along the park while enjoying the ships that were anchored in the distance. An unforgettable experience.

In addition to hotel guests, Skypark area is also open to visitors. By paying about 20 Singapore dollars, you can relax in the pool area or the tower of view. Here also are the leading restaurants and entertainment venues in Asia.

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