The Week in Palacio...

Every time Sebas and I have gone to Rio, he has wanted to go to a gay club. He says that it's a must in Rio, going to a gay night club since it's world re-known that Rio de Janeiro is the gay capital of South America, but we have never been able to go to one, frankly I prefer to go to a samba school and listen to and dance to real Brazilian music than go to a night club a dance to electronic music. 

After having been in Rio I can honestly say that it's a BIG myth the idea of the Cidade Maravilhosa being the gay mecca of Latin America. The only gay areas of Rio are the beaches, specially the area of Ipenema left of Farme de Amoedo, Ipanema as a neighborhood, and the gay clubs, but Buenos Aires has much more of gay acceptance than Brazil does.

Even though I absolutely love Brasil and specially Rio de Janeiro, I still prefer Buenos Aires in the sence of gay life and gay acceptance, I mean, Argentina could possibly become the first Latin American country to finally recognize the right of gay people to marry who they choose, and to be recognized by the law.

The Week is the most famous of Brazilian gay night clubs, based in São Paulo it has branches in Rio and Florianopolis. During the summer they host some of the most amazing parties oriented for the gay public in Brazil; this past weekend they began in Buenos Aires the "The Week for Export" parties, mixing Brazilian DJs with Argentine ones and throwing one heck of a party with the best drag queens, go-go boys, and electronic music around.

So Sebas finally got to go to a Brazilian gay night club... in Buenos Aires, cheaper than going to Rio though.

The fabulous Ms. Moria Casan, one of the most famous vedettes of Argentina.

The one with the tattoo was the hottest guy in the place... 

Gay club cliché, no? Glitter falling from the roof...

Yes, that's me with a drag queen, I just wanted a pictures she placed her lips on mine.

The Week in Palacio... did you like?

Look VIII... Rio's happy arches...

During our last trip to Rio, we went to one of my favorite places in the city to barhop, listen to amazing live samba, and some of the best caipivodkas in town.... although it is a given that you can find a good caipivodka anywhere in town.

As you can see in the pictures I'm already a bit tipsy in them... I just love me some caipi-anything.

Camel shirt with white shorts, don't I look like a real Carioca? hehe I wish...

Shirt - Polo Ralph Lauren

Shorts - Garçon Garcia

Shoes - Osklen

City - Rio de Janeiro!!

Even the pictures look humid!!!

R.J. Cutler's...

Due to this years Met Gala, the maker of "The September Issue" has released a short documentary film done in the same way that his previous documentation of Anna Wintour was done.

This short film entitled "The Met Ball," follows the planning, preparation, and the ball itself during its 2007 version honoring that great French designer of the Bélle Époque, Paul Poiret.

Here are the two links for the film, I hope you enjoy it as much as me, part one,and part two.

Enjoy...   

The Met...

The Met Ball is one of the fashion world's most anticipated nights, other than Fashion's Night Out nowadays. 

Every year the Costume Institute at the Met hosts a ball in honor of fashion, fashion designers, style and amazing dresses to open it's new fashion exhibition. In previous years, the theme was Superheroes, last year it was Supermodels and now they turn to a more accessible style, that of American Women.

The Met Ball has stopped honoring Olympic-like statuesque god-like creatures, and this year's theme was American Women: Fashioning a National Identity. This is the first time that the Costume Institute has drawn from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection, and show how American women evolved from 1890 to 1940, focusing on the influence of the "Gibson Girl," "Flapper," "Bohemian," "Screen Siren," and many other styles of the belle époque, roaring twenties, and the golden age of Hollywood.

These are my pics for the best dressed of the night, also some of the most interesting (André and Katy) although I have a feeling the best ensemble, a shawl-collar tux by Prada worn by Lady Gaga was never photographed, only a photo with Signora Miuccia that was leaked by Prada's people.

The very fabulous Ms. Anna Wintour in Chanel Haute Couture, and her heir-apparent Bee Shaffer in Balenciaga.

 

Chloë Sevigny in Proenza Schouler with the label's own Jack McCollough and the very cute Lazaro Hernandez.

One of my favorite voguette Lauren Santo Domingo in a fabulous long-sleeve, paillette dress in nude by Proenza Schouler.

Ralph Lauren and Ricky Lauren in the designer's own creations... Love the jeans though.

Emma Watson in Burberry with Burberry's Christopher Bailey.

Tom Ford in none other than... Tom Ford. (drooling).

My favorite model Chanel Iman in a golden jumpsuit by Michael Kors... I love the Halstonish quality of it.

 

Nicole Richie in Marc Jacobs.

Liu Wen, my favorite asian model in Naeem Khan and Brian Atwood shoes, John Dempsey, and Constance Jablonsky in Jason Wu.

January Jones in Yves Saint Laurent with the label's very fabulous Stefano Pilati.

Soooo hot!!! Hugh Dancy!!! and his wife Claire Danes, both in Burberry.

Isn't she the ultimate fashion icon of our days? Sarah Jessica Parker in Halston Heritage.

Elisa Sednaoui in Chanel Haute Couture with "the Kaiser" himself, Karl Lagerfeld.

She was the one that really lit up the party, Katy Parry in a dress that had batteries and light-bulbs by CuteCircuit, completely loved it. 

 

The french socialite, fashion muse, actress, and singer-song writer Charlotte Gainsbourg in Balenciaga with the label's mastermind Nicolas Ghesquière.

André Leon Talley and Whoppi Goldberg, both in Chado Ralph Rucci.

Alexa Chung in 3.1 Phillip Lim, with Phillip Lim himself.

My favorite couple the other brangelina of the fashion world, other than Marc and Lorenzo. Gisele Bündchen in Alexander Wang with hubby Tom Brady in Tom Ford.

Lady Gaga during her performance in an Armani Privé catsuit.

Do you agree? 

Pics courtesy of Style.com

Express yourself, don't repress yourself...

To be truthfully honest, I was never a die-hard Madonna fan until I went to her Sticky and Sweet concert here in Buenos Aires (that's right people, the same concert that was recorded for the DVD).

After seeing her live on that stage, and witnessing the amount of energy and talent that she possesses, you can only stand awestruck at what she is, the one and true diva of the stage, there is no one else but Madonna.

I know it may be a cliché a gay boy drooling after Madonna, but I can't help it, she got to me. 

During the show I never stopped screaming and singing her songs, and trust me, I never acted like that before during a concert.

Why am I doing this post on Madonna you may ask? Well, for one, I just bought the Sticky & Sweet DVD filmed live here in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The other reason is that I just found these amazing pictures of the queen of pop taken by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott for Interview magazine.

Is this Madonna's new look? I mean she did invent the 80's neo-romantic look with blond hair and black eyebrows... 

I love it, plus she looks younger and hotter than ever. 

She's the original.  

Pics from Absolument Madonna

Marc and Lorenzo split?

Marc Jacobs

Lorenzo Martone

They're the Brangelina of the fashion world, Marc Jacobs and his Brazilian hubby Lorenzo Martone.

Now there are rumors floating around that these two are over, even though they're just rumors for now, neither Marc's people or Lorenzo's people are commenting on the matter at hand, Jacobs and Martone made their relationship public at the 2008 Met Ball and tied-the-knot this past New Year's Eve supposedly, in St. Barth's

I just hope it's all a lie, a big false and nasty lie; I love these two together, and if they are going thru a rough patch I hope they work it out.

The Cut 

Spanish Beauty...

Andres Velencoso Segura is one of the most successful male models of our days, he's a native from Spain, and from there he skyrocketed onto the international fashion stage.

For it's May 2010 cover, Spanish Vanity Fair photographed the classical beauty completely naked, I'm willing to predict that it will be one of the most solicited issues of the spanish magazine.

Andres Velencoso is the cover model for Jean Paul Gaultier's Le Male, and Chanel's Homme Sport before Jude Law, honestly I prefer Andres instead of dear old Jude. Luckily for me, here in Argentina they sell Spanish Vanity Fair, so I'll be able to get my hands on a copy of it's May 2010 issue very soon. 

Still here...

Even though I haven't posted anything in a while, it doesn't mean I'm gone.

Rio was amazing, I'll be putting up photos from my trip; yesterday I went to a cocktail for Paris by Flor Monis, a new brand inspired my parisian culture and I'll be sharing that with you as well.

Keep posted, don't forget me.

Kisses

G

Paraiso...

Sim gente!!! outra vez no Brasil!!!

Thats the wonder of living in Buenos Aires, I have my favorite city with the best beaches only 3 hours away by plane. 

I ♥ Rio de Janeiro!

Cidade Maravilhosa! 

If someone does read me in Rio, look me up in Leblon.

Two different videos that express the same thing, the awesomeness that Rio is...

Kris and Rocco

Some of you might say sandals are not the adequate shoe for the cold weather of fall and winter, but these high-top lace-up sandals from Kris Van Assche together with a thick wool sock might just do the trick.

I love the idea of gladiator style sandals on men, they were inspired by a man's shoe after all, plus they conjure up images of strapping sweaty men on an arena somewhere in Rome.

These loafers from Rocco Pistolesi I think are just amazing, the tassels, the worn out camel color, and the leather treatment make this shoe a fall must have... I just hope I can fulfill my own fashion advise and actually get these Pistolesi's.

Don't they have a boot feel, but even more cool because they're not? They're a bit more relaxed and casual.

If someone wants to send them to me... here's the website: luisaviaroma.com, they ship around the world, my shoe size is 9 american. Thank you!!