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March 9, 2011
Another Reason to Love Thierry Mugler
When I first heard of Thierry Mugler he was a fashion designer, a great, push the boundaries kind of designer and he still is, but there are now a few more things on his plate.Fragrance is one area he has a hand in and A*Men is the name of his latest offering for men. Fun. Anyway, Homotography posted two snippets from the ad with the new spokesman, Oscar Pistorius, and I loved it!
Yes, loved!
Why?
Above and to the right is one ad of Oscar, an athlete for South Africa who was denied a chance to run at the 2008 Olympics because his legs were considered an advantage. He went on to win in the paraolympics, but it still bothered me that his artificial limbs, yes, artificial limbs put him above everyone else. I hope they do!
Below is the ad that I think is the best, the guy looks fast, fit, and seriously sexy. Amen to Mugler!
Tilly Greene
WARNING! Red hot romances ahead!
March 8, 2011
Allow me to introduce you to...
...the hero of
Tied Up For Love
, to be released on April 15.I just realized that I've told you Marsyas is the latest Ancient Greek mythological figure to be treated to a fresh ending, actually fresh start would be more apt, but then again, that is what the Mythological Messes Redux series is all about, however, I haven't shown you the man himself.
So, without any further ado, let me introduce you to the real ipotane, Marsyas. To the right is a picture from the Getty Collection of a remnant that also happens to be one of my all time favorite pieces of art.
He isn't big, less than 20", and the artist added horns which the real Marsyas didn't have, however, the man is very sexy as sin and I came to that conclusion long before I knew his sad tale.
Tilly Greene
WARNING! Red hot romances ahead!
March 7, 2011
What Are You Looking At?
Fabulous photograph by Robbie Fimmano and there are more in Interview Magazine, as well as on Homotography.Now, the question is: are you looking at the watch that's trying to be sold or just at the hot guy?
I was actually looking at the watch first! I know - what a surprise! But that's a job Fimmano has done before, sell watches through sexy images, and kudos to him for doing it so well.
Tilly Greene
WARNING! Red hot romances ahead!
March 4, 2011
Read an eBook Week is almost here!
2011 should have an interesting Read an eBook week, running March 6-12.
Why interesting?
Well, there's more information available for those who haven't dabbled between the electronic pages yet, and even more ebooks available. In fact, did you know eBooks have been around for 40 years? I didn't know and read all about it on the Read an eBook week history page. Cool.
I've a few ebooks loaded up and at the ready on my iPod Touch, what will you read your ebook(s) on this week?
Why interesting?
Well, there's more information available for those who haven't dabbled between the electronic pages yet, and even more ebooks available. In fact, did you know eBooks have been around for 40 years? I didn't know and read all about it on the Read an eBook week history page. Cool.
I've a few ebooks loaded up and at the ready on my iPod Touch, what will you read your ebook(s) on this week?
Tilly Greene
WARNING! Red hot romances ahead!
March 3, 2011
Oscar Fashion Thoughts
Safe, that's what I think Oscar fashion was this year. It's not a bad four letter word, just not very exciting. There were wonderful gowns, worn well, and seemed to suit the person who put it on. Great, lovely, but eh - not anything to jump and down with glee over.
That said, here's how it broke down for me. First up, those who dressed as suited their public image, and it worked fabulously. They are Gwyneth Paltrow in Calvin Klein, Jennifer Hudson in Versace, and Michelle Williams in Chanel.
Each is totally different and they look beautiful, probably because they were happy with what they were wearing and weren't dealing with something wearing them. Loved the liquid gold look of Gwyneth's dress, the blood orange [some said tangerine] color of Jennifer's, and the don't need to flash the flesh to be sexy of Michelle's.
Next would be the rarely talked about gals who looked better than great, but the pundits didn't take the time to highlight them - but I will. Aishwarya Rai in Armani Prive and Camila Alves in Kaufman Franco.
Gorgeous ladies, not matter what they're wearing, and both have seriously handsome partners, but the media focused on fashion said nothing. Shame. I should confess that Aishwarya Rai had a hand in shapping my heroine for India , so I'm biased when it comes to her.
And then there are the two that made me smile - which is close to an ooo or ahhh. Reese Witherspoon in Armani Prive and Hailee Steinfeld in Marchesa.
Reese's hair and simple gown was perfect, she looked great and comfortable in what she had on. Hailee is fourteen years old, fourteen, and she looked the bomb! Love it from her shoes to headband.
Last, but not least, is the one gown that made me think - well, now, that is fashion! Hilary Swank in Gucci looked great. She wasn't as physically tight as she usually is, which made the match of her and her dress work really well. The last time I adored her choice was when she wore the Guy Laroche to the Oscars and won.
There you have, the last of my fashion thoughts from this years award season. Thank you mannaismayaadventure for the pictures.
That said, here's how it broke down for me. First up, those who dressed as suited their public image, and it worked fabulously. They are Gwyneth Paltrow in Calvin Klein, Jennifer Hudson in Versace, and Michelle Williams in Chanel.
Each is totally different and they look beautiful, probably because they were happy with what they were wearing and weren't dealing with something wearing them. Loved the liquid gold look of Gwyneth's dress, the blood orange [some said tangerine] color of Jennifer's, and the don't need to flash the flesh to be sexy of Michelle's.
Next would be the rarely talked about gals who looked better than great, but the pundits didn't take the time to highlight them - but I will. Aishwarya Rai in Armani Prive and Camila Alves in Kaufman Franco.
Gorgeous ladies, not matter what they're wearing, and both have seriously handsome partners, but the media focused on fashion said nothing. Shame. I should confess that Aishwarya Rai had a hand in shapping my heroine for India , so I'm biased when it comes to her.
And then there are the two that made me smile - which is close to an ooo or ahhh. Reese Witherspoon in Armani Prive and Hailee Steinfeld in Marchesa.
Reese's hair and simple gown was perfect, she looked great and comfortable in what she had on. Hailee is fourteen years old, fourteen, and she looked the bomb! Love it from her shoes to headband.
Last, but not least, is the one gown that made me think - well, now, that is fashion! Hilary Swank in Gucci looked great. She wasn't as physically tight as she usually is, which made the match of her and her dress work really well. The last time I adored her choice was when she wore the Guy Laroche to the Oscars and won.
There you have, the last of my fashion thoughts from this years award season. Thank you mannaismayaadventure for the pictures.
Tilly Greene
WARNING! Red hot romances ahead!
March 2, 2011
Sun and Surf is so Sexy!
This is Lee Kholafai and here he definitely makes me think of the Sun and Surf as Sexy!Thank you Hunk du Jour [NSFW] - you made my day.
Tilly Greene
WARNING! Red hot romances ahead!
March 1, 2011
A Small Snippet About Tattoos
My Angel
,
New Zealand
, and Dragon Lust [a seriously naughty free read from All Romance] are three books of mine where the heroes have tattooes. I've also mentioned before about the hero in Missing has tattoos and thought I'd share a bit more about ink. The ones I mention the hero having are very personal to him and are unique in style.
That's right, if you don't know much about the ink, then I'll tell you there are many different styles in how they're drawn. I recently stumbled across Venus [above] and tracked it back to the original Washington Post article, Thinking of Inking?, where you can run your mouse over the examples and read where they came from, as well as other images of how they work to how to take them off. Very interesting.
One I didn't find any information mentioned, but unearthed during my research, I used in Missing was a 3D style - an example of which is to the left. I was intrigued by this type of tattoo and redesigned it for my hero who has it in a place that covers something up, cool, right?
That's right, if you don't know much about the ink, then I'll tell you there are many different styles in how they're drawn. I recently stumbled across Venus [above] and tracked it back to the original Washington Post article, Thinking of Inking?, where you can run your mouse over the examples and read where they came from, as well as other images of how they work to how to take them off. Very interesting.
One I didn't find any information mentioned, but unearthed during my research, I used in Missing was a 3D style - an example of which is to the left. I was intrigued by this type of tattoo and redesigned it for my hero who has it in a place that covers something up, cool, right?Tilly Greene
WARNING! Red hot romances ahead!
February 28, 2011
Need a Hat for Your Man?
Not for his head, but for his penis.That's right, there are knitted caps for the penis, including this one for Easter [or maybe because your guy resembles a bunny in a different way] on Etsy.
Keep the winter chill out of his pants!
Tilly Greene
WARNING! Red hot romances ahead!
February 25, 2011
Where's My Head At?
Two stories written and submitted, so now I'm looking at my to-do list at various writing tasks, as in research and actual writing, and it shouldn't surprise anyone reading this that it's wildly varied. So much so, I thought I'd give you a visual glimpse into my brain:
Five different stories, in five different stages of completion, with four different sub-genres/themes.
Lovely! Variety is the spice of life, at least it is mine as an author.
Anyway, so where am I going next? The eyes have it, I think.
Five different stories, in five different stages of completion, with four different sub-genres/themes.
Lovely! Variety is the spice of life, at least it is mine as an author.
Anyway, so where am I going next? The eyes have it, I think.
Tilly Greene
WARNING! Red hot romances ahead!
February 24, 2011
Another Great Fashion Find
Recently I was looking through a magazine and the fashion being shown was credited to Vintage Luxury. I was intrigued and, a few days later, went online to seek out more information.
Their store is the Fashion element of 1stDibs.com, which also offers Furniture & Lighting, Fine Art, Jewelry & Watches and Special Searches. If you love vintage clothes, then this is a treasure trove of delight, and if I had $8,900 I'd buy my dream dress:
I can put finding this gown into my weird coicidence file. You see, I was researching Fortuny gowns about 4-5 months ago for a book, and that was when I figured if I knew where one was, I'd wear it to Authors After Dark's Mythos Masquerade in August. Now I know where one is and it's way out of the budget.
Oh well, but I shall keep tabs on Vintage Luxury, there are other gowns and jewelry that are gorgeous, maybe they'll come down in price.
By the way, AAD registration is going to close soon, have you signed up to go to Philadelphia yet? No? Have you heard about where it's going to be in 2012? No? Well I can help you with that one - it's going to be in New Orleans, August 8-12! The hotel is right there in the heart of Bourbon Street and there are some seriously cool happenings scheduled. I'll be there and hope you can make it as well.
Their store is the Fashion element of 1stDibs.com, which also offers Furniture & Lighting, Fine Art, Jewelry & Watches and Special Searches. If you love vintage clothes, then this is a treasure trove of delight, and if I had $8,900 I'd buy my dream dress:
Mariano Fortuny Shell Pink Delphos
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Mariano Fortuny shell pink pleated silk Delphos gown circa 1930. Striated white murano glass bead and silk cord trimmed down side seams and armhole. Silk belt stencilled in silver foliate patterns.
As renown specialists in Fortuny, Vintage Luxury is always interested in acquiring the finest examples of Fortuny including entire collections.
Size is flexible due to pleating.
I can put finding this gown into my weird coicidence file. You see, I was researching Fortuny gowns about 4-5 months ago for a book, and that was when I figured if I knew where one was, I'd wear it to Authors After Dark's Mythos Masquerade in August. Now I know where one is and it's way out of the budget.Oh well, but I shall keep tabs on Vintage Luxury, there are other gowns and jewelry that are gorgeous, maybe they'll come down in price.
By the way, AAD registration is going to close soon, have you signed up to go to Philadelphia yet? No? Have you heard about where it's going to be in 2012? No? Well I can help you with that one - it's going to be in New Orleans, August 8-12! The hotel is right there in the heart of Bourbon Street and there are some seriously cool happenings scheduled. I'll be there and hope you can make it as well.Tilly Greene
WARNING! Red hot romances ahead!
