HAUTE COUTURE 2000-2003

Dear readers, I am participating in Alphabe-Thursday where ‘F’ IS FOR *F*ASHION – HAUTE COUTURE 2000-2003!

Btw Thank you all so much for helping to make my novel, The De Clerambault Code - that I’ve just had issued in ebook format and wrote about in my last post – reach the TOP 50 psychological thriller category of Amazon’s eBooks! Woohoo! And all profits to charity too! I’m so grateful to all you dear readers wherever you are! Incidentally, in answer to the question I asked about the future of the traditional book, some of you commented you like its feel and smell (!) and could never see yourselves without it, but a small majority preferred the convenience and compactness of ebooks with book storage space at a premium in some homes.

But, where was I? Oh yes. In Monty Python’s immortal words, and now for something completely different! Fashion. Here’s Part One of a little retrospective: Haute Couture 2000-2003 (rest of the decade to follow soon!).
1. John Galliano for Dior, 2000 (above)
2. Laetitia Casta, YSL, 2000 (below)

3. Donatella Versace, 2000

4. Alexander McQueen for Givenchy, 2001

5. Valentino, 2001

6. Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel, 2002

7. Ungaro, 2002

8. Versace, 2002

9. YSL, 2002 10. Linda Evangelista, Chanel, 2003 11. Naomi Campbell, Elie Saab, 2003 12. JP Gaultier, 2003 13. Valentino, 2003 WHICH DESIGNER(S) DO CONSIDER THE MOST OUTSTANDING IN THIS EARLY PART OF THE LAST DECADE?
Do tell me! And do check out other Alphabe-Thursday posts @ Jenny Matlock!
And, finally, thank you to all my dear readers who visited or commented.
Happy Ruby Tuesday (Works of the Poet)& Rednesday (Sue loves Cherries)!
Enjoy!
XOXO LOLA:)

*E* IS FOR *e*-BOOKS!

Dear readers, I am participating in Alphabe-Thursday where ‘E’ IS FOR *e*BOOKS!
With e-books now worth 6% of total sales in the UK, having increased 300% in 2010, are we looking at the end of the paperback? Well, whether or not that is the case, I’ve now had my own novel, The De Clerambault Code (already available on Amazon in paperback with the new “Look Inside” feature), issued as an e-book (at prices that are a steal!)

Regular readers will recall that I’m keen to do whatever I can to support the fundraising campaign of Cudeca (further details in sidebar), a hospice here in Andalucia, and the reason I’m donating to it all future profits from sales of The De Clerambault Code, a psychological suspense thriller (Click HERE OR IN SIDEBAR for amazing reviews & further details!) whose themes deal not only with the nature of obsessive delusional behaviour, violence and death but also the problem of human trafficking and adolescent thugs. Likewise sales from my soon-to-be-published psychological suspense novel about identity theft, Soulstealer.

And it seems I’m not alone in going the e-book route! A top UK independent school, Wellington (above), is ditching 16,000 books (more than 80% of its total) for… e-books. Its new library – which has changed little since the school opened in1859 as a national monument to the Duke of Wellington, the victor at the battle of Waterloo – echoes changes made in some American universities, including Stanford’s engineering library, as part of its move towards creating an “electronic" one.
So, dear readers, download now on your Kindle, iPad or palm of your hand! I don’t mind which!
WHAT’S YOUR VIEW? WITH ELECTRONIC DEVICES, ARE WE SEEING THE END OF THE TRADITIONAL BOOK?

Do tell me! And do check out other Alphabe-Thursday posts @

Jenny Matlock!
And, finally, thank you to all my dear readers who have visited or commented.
Have a great weekend! And see you again for Ruby Tuesday!
Enjoy!
XOXO LOLA:)

*D*READFUL, *D*READFUL SIGNS ...

Dear readers, I am participating in Alphabe-Thursday where ‘D’ IS FOR *D*READFUL, REALLY *D*READFUL SIGNS!
Here are some more signs. But a health warning: some of the following are rather, er, rude. So those of a sensitive disposition should look away NOW! WHICH SIGN(S) DO YOU FIND THE STRANGEST/ MOST SHOCKING? ANY WHERE YOU LIVE?
Do tell me! And do check out other Alphabe-Thursday posts @ Jenny Matlock!
And, finally, thank you to all my dear readers who have visited or commented. And to new followers too. Have a great weekend!
All my lovely comments disappeared! Ugh! See you again for Ruby Tuesday!
Enjoy!
XOXO LOLA:)

SEVILLE HOSTS FERIA DE ABRIL FESTIVAL!

Seville hosts Feria de Abril festival!
The annual week-long fiesta of flamenco dancing, horse shows and bullfighting has just opened in the Andalucian capital of Seville, southern Spain.
Here are some pics from it …

WHAT’S THE MOST COLOURFUL/EXCITING FESTIVAL YOU’VE EVER SEEN?
A happy Ruby Tuesday/Rednesdayto everyone!
And do visit other Ruby Tuesday/Rednesday posts! (Links at Work of the Poet & Sue Loves Cherries.)
Enjoy!
XOXO LOLA:)
PS Have a good week and see you again for Alphabe-Thursday!

TOP TEN THINGS WOMEN HATE ABOUT MEN'S CLOTHES ...

Dear readers, I am participating in Alphabe-Thursday where ‘C’ IS FOR *C*LOTHES. But not THAT dress but MEN’S *C*LOTHES AND THE TOP 10 THINGS WOMEN HATE ABOUT THEM!
Here’s a selection from a recent survey (sorry, can’t recall the exact date!):
1. Leather trousers (Brad Pitt, above)
2. Flip flops (Russell Brand, below)

3. Low-cut T shirts ( Max George – The Wanted) 4. Such snazzy jeans (Shane Warne, former Australian cricketer & Liz Hurley’s latest squeeze)
5. Vests (Matt Cardle – X Factor champion)
6. Dangly earrings (Daniel Day Lewis)
7. Boots over jeans (Louie Spence) 8. Short shorts (Jamie Hince) 9. Ugg boots ( Ronnie Wood, a Rolling Stone) 10. Short sleeved shirts (Jack Black) ANY OF THE ABOVE YOU HATE TOO? ANY OTHER PEEVES YOU’D LIKE TO SHARE CONFIDENTIALLY WITH ME (AND MILLIONS OF MY DEAR READERS?)
Do tell me! And do check out other Alphabe-Thursday posts @ Jenny Matlock!
And, finally, thank you to all my dear readers who have visited or commented. And to new followers too. Have a great weekend!
And see you again for Ruby Tuesday!
Enjoy!
XOXO LOLA:)

UNUSUAL ART WORK ...

WHAT'S THE MOST UNUSUAL ARTWORK YOU'VE EVER SEEN?
A happy Ruby Tuesday/Rednesday to everyone!
And do visit other Ruby Tuesday/Rednesday posts! (Links at Work of the Poet & Sue Loves Cherries.)
Enjoy!
XOXO LOLA:)
PS Have a good week and see you again for Alphabe-Thursday!