The line between the office shoe and the fetish heel has become increasingly blurred; while the popularity of the ubiquitous Herve Leger bandage dress has simultaneously become widespread, meaning the super-short and super-tight is more commonplace than ever. The taboo, in many ways, is not so taboo anymore. Fashion has pushed the envelope and perusing the Spring/Summer 2009 runways, it’s not hard to spot the bondage and fetish inspirations behind many of the clothes; making this yet another of 2009’s fashion trends.

Fetish clothing and bondage s/s 2009 runway fashion trendThe bondage trend at Rodarte, Thakoon, Herve Leger, Narciso Rodriguez, and Givenchy.
[ Click to read ‘Bondage / Fetish Clothing Trend Spring/Summer 2009′ ]
Cutaway clothes: women’s S/S 2009 trend

When it comes to 2009 fashion trends the sheer clothing trend may be the ultimate proof that throughout the year less will be more. But it’s not the year’s only trend doing just that.

Introducing the cutaway fashion trend where intricate missing elements of fabric work to show off glimpses of the female figure in a sexual and sensual fashion typical of women’s Spring/Summer 2009 fashion.

Cutaway Fashion Trend 2009

* Fashion Designers Who Used The Trend
* Celebrities Who Have Worn It
* On The Beach

[ Click to read ‘Cutaway clothes: women’s S/S 2009 trend’ ]
Fairy-tale Romance: Spring/Summer 2009 Trend

Flouncing ruffles, rosette clusters, and delicate capelets. Moving away from the sleek and sexy, some designers topped off their Spring/Summer 2009 runway shows with the ultimate in romantic gowns; making the fairy-tale dress somewhat of a 2009 fashion trend.

Romantic Fairy-tale Dress Runway TrendFairytale dresses by Roberto Cavalli, Chanel, Nina Ricci, and Dolce & Gabbana, Spring/Summer 2009.
[ Click to read ‘Fairy-tale Romance: Spring/Summer 2009 Trend’ ]
Grecian Goddess Draping: Spring/Summer 2009 Trend

It’s a logical flow-on from the one-shoulder fashion trend; a new breed of draping Grecian Goddess dresses. A notable runway trend for 2009, anything with a Grecian or Romanesque inspiration is a sure hit for the Spring/Summer 2009 season.

Grecian Goddess dress trendRunway looks from Chadwick Bell, James Coviello, Elie Saab, Valentino, and Kenzo.
[ Click to read ‘Grecian Goddess Draping: Spring/Summer 2009 Trend’ ]
Oversized Bows: Spring/Summer 2009 Trend

They were on the Fall/Winter 2009 runways if you looked hard enough; but it was with the Spring/Summer collections that bows really reached trend status for 2009.

Bows: Spring/Summer 2009 TrendBows on the runways of Chanel, Moschino, Lela Rose, United Bamboo, and Marchesa.
[ Click to read ‘Oversized Bows: Spring/Summer 2009 Trend’ ]
Jewel-encrusted clothing: Spring/Summer 2009 Trend

Precious stones, glass and crystals adorned many an embellished item on the Spring/Summer 2009 runways. Not limited to evening gowns, this elegant version of bling also found its way onto jackets, day-dresses and accessories.

Bejewelled clothing on the runway, Spring/Summer 2009Bejeweled pieces by Zac Posen, Alexander McQueen, Alberta Ferretti, Dolce & Gabbana, Etro, and Blumarine.

Whether exotic or classical, bejewelled clothing is most certainly going to be a fashion trend for 2009.
[ Click to read ‘Jewel-encrusted clothing: Spring/Summer 2009 Trend’ ]
Fringing: Spring/Summer 2009 Flapper Trend

It was as if a single, defined element was plucked from 2008’s flapper revival, elaborated upon and then modernised. That element was fringing; and if there’s one thing every girl should be partying in during Spring/Summer 2009, it’s that perfect fringed piece.

Flapper / Fringing Spring/Summer 2009 Fashion TrendFringed pieces from Alexander McQueen, Jil Sander, Alberta Ferretti, Elie Saab, and Gaspard Yurkievich.

As a Spring/Summer 2009 trend the fringed dress or skirt becomes sleek, sexy and feminine - less theme-party flapper costume and more in the now.
[ Click to read ‘Fringing: Spring/Summer 2009 Flapper Trend’ ]
Military Trend: Autumn (Fall) / Winter 2008-2009

While the luxury bohemian fashion trend takes elements from the Cossack, there’s another, sharper military look taking shape for Autumn (Fall)/Winter of 2008/2009. It’s a bit Sergeant Pepper; a bit rock; but it’s also sleek and it’s luxe.

Military jacket fashion trend, 2009Military looks from Temperley, Ralph Lauren, Alexander McQueen, Derek Lam & Collette Dinnigan.
[ Click to read ‘Military Trend: Autumn (Fall) / Winter 2008-2009′ ]
Katie Holmes wears the tartan/plaid trend

Looks like hypermodel Kate Moss won’t be the only one bringing the tartan and plaid trend into spring/summer 2009. Katie Holmes seems to be on her game for the last few months with her fashion picks. The latest photos we’ve seen of her have her in an oversized belted tartan shirt; she’s managed to combine the plaid trend with the boyfriend shirt trend at the same time.

[ Click to read ‘Katie Holmes wears the tartan/plaid trend’ ]
Butterfly motif: Spring/Summer 2009 Fashion Trend

While stars were 2008’s motif of choice, 2009 brings a new emblem into our wardrobes: the butterfly.

Butterflies: Spring/Summer 2009 TrendButterfly motif in Diane von Furstenberg, Badgley Mischka, Collette Dinnigan, and Tibi.

Butterflies can symbolise many things - from the hope of resurrection, to the reminder of the ephemerality of life. We suppose that as a Spring/Summer 2009 trend though, it’s best to view them as a symbol of beauty, femininity, and the ability to be ever-changing.
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Women’s Fashion Trends

Bondage / Fetish Clothing Trend Spring/Summer 2009

The line between the office shoe and the fetish heel has become increasingly blurred; while the popularity of the ubiquitous Herve Leger bandage dress has simultaneously become widespread, meaning the super-short and super-tight is more commonplace than ever. The taboo, in many ways, is not so taboo anymore. Fashion has pushed the envelope and perusing the Spring/Summer 2009 runways, it’s not hard to spot the bondage and fetish inspirations behind many of the clothes; making this yet another of 2009’s fashion trends.

Fetish clothing and bondage s/s 2009 runway fashion trendThe bondage trend at Rodarte, Thakoon, Herve Leger, Narciso Rodriguez, and Givenchy.
[ Click to read ‘Bondage / Fetish Clothing Trend Spring/Summer 2009′ ]
Cutaway clothes: women’s S/S 2009 trend

When it comes to 2009 fashion trends the sheer clothing trend may be the ultimate proof that throughout the year less will be more. But it’s not the year’s only trend doing just that.

Introducing the cutaway fashion trend where intricate missing elements of fabric work to show off glimpses of the female figure in a sexual and sensual fashion typical of women’s Spring/Summer 2009 fashion.

Cutaway Fashion Trend 2009

* Fashion Designers Who Used The Trend
* Celebrities Who Have Worn It
* On The Beach

[ Click to read ‘Cutaway clothes: women’s S/S 2009 trend’ ]
Fairy-tale Romance: Spring/Summer 2009 Trend

Flouncing ruffles, rosette clusters, and delicate capelets. Moving away from the sleek and sexy, some designers topped off their Spring/Summer 2009 runway shows with the ultimate in romantic gowns; making the fairy-tale dress somewhat of a 2009 fashion trend.

Romantic Fairy-tale Dress Runway TrendFairytale dresses by Roberto Cavalli, Chanel, Nina Ricci, and Dolce & Gabbana, Spring/Summer 2009.
[ Click to read ‘Fairy-tale Romance: Spring/Summer 2009 Trend’ ]
Grecian Goddess Draping: Spring/Summer 2009 Trend

It’s a logical flow-on from the one-shoulder fashion trend; a new breed of draping Grecian Goddess dresses. A notable runway trend for 2009, anything with a Grecian or Romanesque inspiration is a sure hit for the Spring/Summer 2009 season.

Grecian Goddess dress trendRunway looks from Chadwick Bell, James Coviello, Elie Saab, Valentino, and Kenzo.
[ Click to read ‘Grecian Goddess Draping: Spring/Summer 2009 Trend’ ]
Oversized Bows: Spring/Summer 2009 Trend

They were on the Fall/Winter 2009 runways if you looked hard enough; but it was with the Spring/Summer collections that bows really reached trend status for 2009.

Bows: Spring/Summer 2009 TrendBows on the runways of Chanel, Moschino, Lela Rose, United Bamboo, and Marchesa.
[ Click to read ‘Oversized Bows: Spring/Summer 2009 Trend’ ]
Jewel-encrusted clothing: Spring/Summer 2009 Trend

Precious stones, glass and crystals adorned many an embellished item on the Spring/Summer 2009 runways. Not limited to evening gowns, this elegant version of bling also found its way onto jackets, day-dresses and accessories.

Bejewelled clothing on the runway, Spring/Summer 2009Bejeweled pieces by Zac Posen, Alexander McQueen, Alberta Ferretti, Dolce & Gabbana, Etro, and Blumarine.

Whether exotic or classical, bejewelled clothing is most certainly going to be a fashion trend for 2009.
[ Click to read ‘Jewel-encrusted clothing: Spring/Summer 2009 Trend’ ]
Fringing: Spring/Summer 2009 Flapper Trend

It was as if a single, defined element was plucked from 2008’s flapper revival, elaborated upon and then modernised. That element was fringing; and if there’s one thing every girl should be partying in during Spring/Summer 2009, it’s that perfect fringed piece.

Flapper / Fringing Spring/Summer 2009 Fashion TrendFringed pieces from Alexander McQueen, Jil Sander, Alberta Ferretti, Elie Saab, and Gaspard Yurkievich.

As a Spring/Summer 2009 trend the fringed dress or skirt becomes sleek, sexy and feminine - less theme-party flapper costume and more in the now.
[ Click to read ‘Fringing: Spring/Summer 2009 Flapper Trend’ ]
Military Trend: Autumn (Fall) / Winter 2008-2009

While the luxury bohemian fashion trend takes elements from the Cossack, there’s another, sharper military look taking shape for Autumn (Fall)/Winter of 2008/2009. It’s a bit Sergeant Pepper; a bit rock; but it’s also sleek and it’s luxe.

Military jacket fashion trend, 2009Military looks from Temperley, Ralph Lauren, Alexander McQueen, Derek Lam & Collette Dinnigan.
[ Click to read ‘Military Trend: Autumn (Fall) / Winter 2008-2009′ ]
Katie Holmes wears the tartan/plaid trend

Looks like hypermodel Kate Moss won’t be the only one bringing the tartan and plaid trend into spring/summer 2009. Katie Holmes seems to be on her game for the last few months with her fashion picks. The latest photos we’ve seen of her have her in an oversized belted tartan shirt; she’s managed to combine the plaid trend with the boyfriend shirt trend at the same time.

[ Click to read ‘Katie Holmes wears the tartan/plaid trend’ ]
Butterfly motif: Spring/Summer 2009 Fashion Trend

While stars were 2008’s motif of choice, 2009 brings a new emblem into our wardrobes: the butterfly.

Butterflies: Spring/Summer 2009 TrendButterfly motif in Diane von Furstenberg, Badgley Mischka, Collette Dinnigan, and Tibi.

Butterflies can symbolise many things - from the hope of resurrection, to the reminder of the ephemerality of life. We suppose that as a Spring/Summer 2009 trend though, it’s best to view them as a symbol of beauty, femininity, and the ability to be ever-changing.
Read more…
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MEn’s Hair Style’s trend 2009

All fashion trends are cyclical, and in recent years have gradually modernised the looks of the 20th Century and planted them firmly in the 21st. And so too it is with men’s hair trends in 2009: it’s out with the new, and in with the old. Or at least an old hair style with a new twist.

2009 men’s hair trends

2009 sees men’s hair styles fall into two distinct categories: school boy and rocker. But while the rocker look is certainly a 20th Century creation, the resulting hair style finds its roots (if you’ll pardon the pun) distinctly in 19th Century Britain. And so it is in 2009; while the odd 2009 runway collection featured something akin to a grunge revival, the majority of us will live out 2009 with a refined, classically inspired hair cut.
2009 Hair Cuts and Styles for Men
The Fringe

Increasingly, current men’s fashion trends are being based upon last season’s women’s fashion trends so it comes as no surprise that the fringe will be a major feature of men’s hair trends in 2009. Thankfully it won’t take all it’s cues from the women’s fringe trend of 2008, nor will it be long enough to warrant accusations of being a medieval-bowl-cut revival.

How To Cut The Fringe
Thankfully, the men’s fringe trend in 2009 comes in a variety of lengths, so you’re going to be able to play with the look to suit your face shape. While you’ll be looking to keep shorter back and sides (British grade 4-5), the way of truly making it your own is to play with the length of the fringe itself. No better example exists than the Bottega Veneta Men’s Spring-Summer 2009 catwalk which provided two fringes in stark contrast to each other:

Of the two, the latter side swept fringe is the more preferential, with the cropped fringe looking a little too nondescript. If the side swept fringe does look like a hair style you might wear, be sure to check out Marni’s menswear Fall(Autumn)/Winter 2008/2009 catwalk collection where it was a look sported by most of the models.

Personally, I’d recommend something far more current and cut your fringe with texture and at brow length as seen on Burberry Prorsum’s Men’s Spring/Summer 2009 catwalk (below).

How To Style The Fringe
Whether you take a straightening iron to your hair or enjoy naturally straight hair, the men’s fringe trend in 2009 is all about texture. I’m not talking about afro-inducing curls akin to those spotted on Alexander McQueen’s Fall(Autumn)/Winter 2008/2009 runway (those were horrible) but light, layered detail. And in giving us the best length, Burberry Prorsum also featured the best textured styling for the men’s fringe:

Regency hair style from Burberry Prorsum’s Men’s Spring/Summer 2009

This textured hair style, with its longer fringe, is the 2009 incarnation of the ‘Caesar cut’, named after the hair style Roman dictator perpetuus Julius Caesar who is frequently depicted wearing his hair in a similar fashion. For a similar reason, it’s also become known as ‘the Clooney Cut’ after actor George Clooney. While cut to bring hair from the temples and crown towards the forehead, the overall effect depends largely on using a matte wax or pomade to create the rugged texture and is quite akin to something sported by men in the Regency era.

And if it’s a rugged texture you’re after, particularly if you have wavy or curly hair, then look no further than Gucci’s Men’s Fall (Autumn)/Winter 2008/2009 catwalk where the models oozed sex with a take on 2009’s fringe hair style trend.

Gucci Menswear Fall Autumn Winter 2008 2009 hair style
Rocker fringe from Gucci Menswear Fall (Autumn)/Winter 2008/2009

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The Slick Back

George Clooney hair style cutThough he’s given his name to an incarnation of the fringe hair trend, actor George Clooney has been a larger influence of another of 2009’s hair style trends for men: the slick back.

In being a part of 2009 hair trends the slick back drives home one major point: men’s hair styles in 2009 are all about the classics. In fact the slick back may actually be a little too classic for most men, with its popularity in the likes of Ralph Lauren catalogues it actually conveys a real American style that will guarantee it success in the States but probably little outside.

How To Cut The Slick Back
If you’re after the slick back look there’s one important thing to first consider: is your hair wavy or straight. From there on in it’s easy.

Guys with straight hair: stick to a longer cut on top. Guys with wavy hair: go for short hair on top, perhaps a few inches in length depending on the strength of your wave. The two models below, both from Jil Sander’s Spring-Summer 2009 catwalk, best demonstrate the different cut lengths for the two hair types.

Partless slick back on Jil Sander’s Spring-Summer 2009 men’s catwalk

For both straight haired and wavy haired men: short on the sides.

And for those who have neither straight nor wavy hair? Consult your stylist. You’re going to have a real time getting the slick back hair style with curly hair, and unless you’re willing to dedicate vast amounts of time each morning to your hair you might want to seek a chemical curl relaxer.

How To Style The Slick Back
Looking at it, you already know it’s not going to take a lot of effort to style the slick back (provided your hair is suitable, and cut appropriately). Using the right product, like good old-school Brylcreem if you’re after a classic wet look, the real trick is to make sure that the side you choose to slick the hair back towards actually suits your face. Try both ways, and don’t forget that your mirror doesn’t show your true image.

The other major choice is whether to add a part or not. Clooney wears it with one, as did many a model on Moschino’s Fall(Autumn)/Winter 2008/2009 catwalk, while the models at Jil Sander’s collection launch (above) wore the look partless.

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The Classic Part

Wearing the slick back hair trend partless might not be the way to go, however, given that the traditional part figures in so heavily into men’s hair trends in 2009.

But while a part my seem simple enough, plenty of options still abound.

How To Cut The Classic Part
This one, I’m well and truly leaving alone. No, this is not a white flag of surrender. There are simply too many ways to cut a hair cut worthy of a part. See your stylist, but before you do so, here are some tips on the styling.

How To Style The Classic Part
There are so many options here, as you can apply a part to most any hair style. However, the classic part in 2009 is very much about traditional styling - the sort worn de rigueur by the likes of actor Cary Grant and The Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor; the 20th Century’s ultimate trend setter. And it is from the Duke (middle and right, below) that we can see two classic stylings: the side sweep (right) and the slick back (middle).

Cary Grant Prince Edward VIII Duke of Windsor hair style
Cary Grant and HRH The Duke of Windsor

Grant too wears the side sweep though, unlike the Duke of Windsor, this is no ordinary part but rather the scalp revealing kind that arguably hasn’t been truly fashionable since Grant himself was setting the silver screen alight. You can also take your queues from another of 2009’s men’s hair trends, the fringe, and combine it with a part as seen on Roberto Cavalli’s men’s Fall (Autumn)/Winter 2008/2009 runway.

A word of warning, however: avoid the soft part we saw on Calvin Klein’s Spring/Summer 2009 men’s runway (below). It’s far too effeminate, and doesn’t cast a sleek nor stylish figure.

Hair style Calvin Klein Spring/Summer 2009
The soft part at Calvin Klein Spring/Summer 2009

As with styling the slick back, the trick here is to find a part that suits your face shape. Though some will argue that the side you part your hair on reveals great details about your personality (it doesn’t, some people just have too much time on their hands) the truth is that making the part look sexy really comes down to cohesion between your hair and facial structure.
2009 Hair Colours for Men

For 2008’s hair trends we spoke with celebrity hair stylist, and inventor of the pob, Ben Cooke for his suggestions on which hair colours guys should wear. His answer was short: obvious blonde.

men’s hair color trend 2009And it’s much the same story in 2009. That is, if you’re going for a really sharp look. ‘Obvious blonde’ is a color that will work for a sharply cut, well polished hair style but not in a more dishevelled style. Nor will it work if it’s verging on on white blonde. Consider the photos right. The first from Dsquared2’s men’s Fall (Autumn)/Winter 2008/2009 catwalk is spot on in both colour and style for 2009’s hair trends, where as the second look from Moschino’s men’s Fall (Autumn)/Winter 2008/2009 runway misses the mark for its over-blonding and lack of sharp styling.

Of course, with 2009’s hair trends for men all about classic, traditional styles the best colour for the year is your own

Berat badan naik adalah salah satu nightmare buat cewek. Apalagi kalo cewek itu kerja di bidang entertainment yang mengharuskan dia untuk selalu tampil cantik dan langsing, tanpa lemak berlebih. Tapi Beyonce justru girang waktu diminta menaikkan berat badan untuk film terbarunya. Bukan cuma satu-dua kilogram, tapi sekaligus 7,5 kilogram alias 15 pounds!

“Gampang kok. Jauh lebih gampang dan lebih enak dibanding waktu saya diminta nurunin berat badan untuk film Dreamgirls,” kata Beyonce.

Di film Dreamgirls, cewek bernama lengkap Beyonce Giselle Knowles ini berperan sebagai Deena Jones yang secara fisik lebih langsing dibanding dirinya sendiri. Jadi dia harus menurunkan berat badannya beberapa kilogram sebelum mulai syuting. Sedangkan untuk film terbarunya, Cadillac Records, Beyonce memerankan tokoh Etta James, penyanyi legendaris yang badannya emang agak chubby. Dia pun kembali harus berkutat dengan berat badan demi perannya.

Tapi Beyonce nggak cuma dapet “oleh-oleh” berupa lemak berlebih aja dari Cadillac Records. Mantan personil Destiny’s Child ini juga dapet banyak inspirasi untuk album terbarunya, I Am. Saat mengerjakan tiga lagu untuk soundtrack film ini, Beyonce mulai mempelajari musik yang lebih dewasa ala Etta James. “Ini mempengaruhi cara pandang saya di album I Am. Liriknya jauh lebih dalam, dan di album ini saya jadi lebih matang. Lebih dewasa,” ujarnya.

Cadillac Records dirilis bulan Desember tahun ini, sedangkan album baru Beyonce akan dirilis terlebih dulu di bulan November.

Yap! DLoops baru-baru ini ngeluarin line T-Shirt dengan tema kartun. Ada banyak pilihan gambar sesuai dengan tokoh kartun favorit kamu, mulai dari Transformer, Voltus, sampai Doraemon and the gank.

Yang juga nggak kalah unik dari T-Shirt edisi kartun ini adalah kemasannya yang keren banget. Bentuknya berupa kotak berbahan kardus yang dibikin mirip dengan clipper alias papan penanda scene yang sering dipake saat syuting.

Asyiknya, kamu bisa pake kompakan bareng pacar, karena DLoops nggak cuma nyediain T-Shirt kartun untuk cowok, tapi juga buat cewek. T-Shirt ini bisa kamu dapetin di DLoops, Jl. Geusan Ulun No. 1 Bandung. Kalo mau tanya-tanya lebih lanjut bisa telepon ke nomer 022-4206480 atau langsung aja buka website mereka di www.dloops.net.

Travis nggak jadi pulang ke rumah. Melainkan nginep di rumah sakit. Pasalnya pesawat yang ditumpanginya jatuh, jack! Setelah selesai manggung di daerah South Carolina, Travis dan temennya, Adam Goldstein, langsung cabut menggunakan pesawat jet.

Naasnya, dalam perjalanan pesawat yang ditumpangi mengalami masalah. Nggak lama, pesawat terhempas ke tanah. Menghantam pembatas jalan raya. Sekitar empat orang meninggal akibat kecelakaan ini.

Travis dan Adam beruntung bisa lolos dari kecelakaan maut ini dan langsung dibawa ke rumah sakit Joseph M. Still Burn Center di Augusta. Sampe sekarang keadaan Travis masih kritis dan mendapatkan perawatan yang sangat intensif. Drummer yang punya banyak tato ini mengalami luka bakar pada bagian torso dan bagian tubuhnya.

Namun, menurut dokter setempat, Travis akan bisa sembuh total dari luka bakar yang dideritanya. Hal ini jelas membuat fans Blink 182 dan Travis kaget. Banyak bergulir simpati dari masyarakat. Keluarga Travis sangat berterima kasih atas dukungan yang diperlihatkan oleh masyarakat. Semoga sembuh ya, sob!

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It seems only appropriate, then, that Jesse McCartney’s long-awaited film debut should finally emerge after nearly a half-decade of similar uncertainty.

“Making an independent film is a slow process,” writer/director Todd Kessler said while speaking with MTV News this week, remembering the film’s lengthy birthing process. “You have to pull in all your favors. You have to wait for free equipment to be available and this and that, and you just do it one step at a time.”

Three years ago, we visited the Southern California set of the independent teen drama and found a hard-nosed heartthrob eager to prove that he had the chops to follow in the footsteps of heroes Robert De Niro and Edward Norton. At the time, the film had already gone through a long period of so-called “production hell,” and McCartney had been selected for the in-demand script over a throng of similar up-and-comers.

“We had Shia LaBeouf attached to it before Jesse, but Miramax didn’t feel like he was going to be a big enough star,” Kessler laughed. (Lindsay Lohan and Kristen Stewart were also considered for the film’s female lead at one point.) “Companies like Miramax were afraid that we could never pull it off, and they wanted us to make [the character of] Keith nicer and quirkier and cuter. We finally wrestled it back out after being theirs twice. It was a long, complicated process, but when they ran into their problems with Disney, I was able to get the project back independently, although on a very small budget, and get it made the way I always wanted to make it.”

The onscreen tale that survived was recently screened for us, and the result is a refreshingly unique teen-targeted film unlike anything most studios would be brave enough to release. In essence, the film is about a regimented high school princess (Elisabeth Harnois of “One Tree Hill”) with her mind on tennis scholarships and AP classes who falls for mysterious, free-spirited slacker Keith (McCartney) — but that’s only where the story begins.

“Every teenager today has seen the John Hughes movies of the ’80s,” Kessler said of his tone. “There’s still a need for those kinds of dramas, but somehow the film industry hasn’t found the key to meeting that need.”

The centerpiece of the film is undoubtedly McCartney, whose role calls for him to be smart-alecky, endearing, enigmatic and a complete jerk, often all at once. It’s the kind of complexity that, if not handled properly, could crush an actor. And although he has appeared onstage and in TV shows and loaned his voice to films like “Alvin & the Chipmunks,” this film is a major step forward in his acting career.

“He prepared intensively. When he was on tour [with his music], I understand that he spent hours in front of the mirror in hotel rooms working on his character, working on his stance — even little details, like how he puts his hands in the pocket of his jacket,” Kessler marveled. “Everybody who sees the movie now is impressed, and the buzz is happening from those who think he’s the next Leonardo DiCaprio.”

It’s that sort of warm reception that has kept the actor and director working hard on their little film as the years have gone by — coupled with the support of fans who have propelled tracks like McCartney’s “Leavin’ “ to the top of the charts. “There’s a young woman in Florida who started an online petition to get the movie in theaters,” Kessler said. “Jesse’s tremendously popular in Italy. I get a lot of e-mails from Italy. Somebody posted the movie [illegally] on the Internet for download yesterday, and they had to shut them down. I suddenly got e-mailed on Facebook — e-mails from as far-flung as Slovakia, Malaysia and Denmark yesterday — saying, ‘I watched the movie three times, and it’s better each time I see it!’ ”

Now, after touring various film festivals, “Keith” finally makes its theatrical debut this weekend. “Gray Area Entertainment is doing a test release in Vegas starting on Friday,” Kessler said. “Depending on how that does, hopefully it will platform from there to other markets and around the world.

“Jesse did take a risk when he decided that he wanted to do this role,” the director said in praise of his leading man’s unorthodox journey to the big screen. “I’m sure not everyone advised him to do it, because it was a risk. But he pulled it off — and he did a fantastic job.”

Coba tilik satu-satu barang-barang fashion. Siapa tau ada yang cocok. Bisa juga daur-ulang dari pakaian bokap (kalo dia punya)

MASIH KEREN

Cowok itu “kodratnya” simpel! Makanya, cowok yang dandannya makin simpel, justru keliatan makin macho. Tinggal nge-mix and match kaos berwarna primer dan bergambar minimalis celana bermuda atau jeans, penampilan kita dijamin aman

Pengen sedikit mencuri perhatian cewek? Ya tambahin aja kemeja flanel ber-hoodie atau jaket! Kasih sedikit sentuhan aksesoris etnik, weitssss…. Gue suka gaya lo!

YANG MULAI LEWAT

Skinny pant emang stylish. Cuma kalo terlalu merecet jadinya malah bikin bodi kayak gedebong pisang! Atau, kayak lontong? Hehehe….

Ditambah kaos gonjreng dengan gambar rame atau gambar binatang kartun, vest atau cardigan, plus aksesoris…. ‘Set dah!

MASIH? LUPAIN KAYAKNYA DEH…

Halah! Mata kok di kerangkeng?! Udah kayak bebek aja!

Hari gini masih ngejadiin vest sebagai fashion item andalan? Ati-ati disangka anu…!

Vedora emang mulai kenceng lagi beredar. Tapi vedora full print berwarna spotlight…. Mau ke mana, mas???

Cewek aja udah banyak yang ogah make cardigan, masa kita masih make?!

BAGUSNYA SIH, KITA PUNYA …

Safari style nge-hype lagi, bro! Makanya, minimal selipin satu fashion item model begini di lemari.

Celana bermuda emang nggak pernah mati! Tapi belakangan, celana bermuda berwarna gelap atau off white mulai lebih disenangi buat hang out.

Meski bentuknya simpel, aksesoris etnik bisa mengeluarkan aura kelelakian….

“I always do side projects and produce for artists on the label,” he told the DJ. “I’m concentrating on my own stuff right now — just banging out tracks. The more I keep producing, the better it seems I get. I start knowing stuff, learning the boards like the back of my hands.”

Although Eminem did not specifically give details about his long-awaited next LP, 50 Cent — while promoting the movie “Righteous Kill” — told U.K. reporters that he recently recorded with Em for the album.

“You think I’m gonna let him make the record and I’m there and not be on the record?” 50 Cent said to ITN during the film’s red-carpet premiere. “I had the opportunity to sit with [Eminem] two and half weeks ago for his project,” he added. “I stayed with him for the weekend. His project is coming together. They’re not gonna be excited till they hear the first single, then they’re just gonna go right back to loving him all over again. They’re gonna love Em like they loved him the first time he came.”

“You’ll be seeing him shortly,” 50 told the BBC in a separate interview. “He’s working. I spent the weekend at his house. Even though he tries to relax and stay home, it’s impossible for him to stay in. A lot of material he wrote prior to this is being scrapped. He’s got to feel like it’s just happened, it’s new and it’s current. That’s just how he is creatively as an artist.”

The last time Eminem was on Shade 45, he was promoting his participation on Delicious Vinyl’s Rmxxology; his contribution to the project was a remix of Masta Ace’s “Slaughtahouse.” Em also brought the always crass Ken Kaniff on the station to sing “I Kissed a Boy.”