Wednesday, October 03, 2007

I said “NO NO NO”

The cocktail you’re holding is now a fave fashion accessory – not a trip to REHAB.

What do Lohan, Spears, and Winehouse have in common? Simple! They went from standing on the red carpet to laying on it. Come on, a pretty martini deserves a better rep than this! It’s time we drop ‘Drinkalluwood’ like a Jager Bomb and sip our way back to a Candy Apple Hollywood.
A fashionista without the right accessories is like an angel without a halo. The way we dress and accessorize communicates to the world around us. What if there was a different kind of fashion accessory? One that borders between fashion and a social interaction and exchange? Face it, we all love 2-for-1s. As a modern fashionista, you need to think outside of the 6-pack. Like Audrey Hepburn and her signature long cigarette, let the cocktail in your hand be an extension that emanates your style. This puts a new spin on the common phrase, because now you’re all dressed up, and have everywhere to go!
Although you may not see the models at New York fashion week strutting down the runway with cocktails in hand, everyone knows that the ladies from Sex and the City made the Cosmopolitan a girl’s most sought-after accessory. But let’s get creative; knowing how to liquefy your style is this season’s must-have knowledge. Cheers to liquid fashion being IN and rehab being OUT!

Fashion Mixology 101
Your Fashion Liquefied: Which drink are you?

Coco Channel
Your Style: classic, elegant, French, expensive simplicity
Fashion Liquefied:
* 1 oz Gin
* 1 oz Kahlua
* 2 oz Cream
Mixing your Liquid Wardrobe:
Combine ingredients over ice in a shaker. Gently stir in a circular motion to mix and chill. Strain into a chilled Martini Glass.

Baby Doll
Your Style: childlike, delicate, ruffles, ribbons, and lace!
Fashion Liquefied:
* 2 oz Brandy (Courvoisier)
* 1 1/2 oz Grand Marnier
* Juice of 1/2 Lemon
* Ice cubes
* Sugar
Mixing your Liquid Wardrobe:
Moisten rim of glass and dip into sugar. Combine ingredients over ice in a shaker. Gently stir in a circular motion to mix and chill. Strain into a chilled Martini Glass.

Vixen
Your style: attitude, attractive, malicious, foxy
Fashion Liquefied:
* 2 1/2 shots Frangelico
* 1/2 shot Grenadine
* 1/2 shot Kahlua
Mixing your Liquid Wardrobe:
Combine Grenadine and Frangelico over ice in a shaker and shake vigorously until frothy. Strain into chilled Martini glass. Slowly add the Kahlua and garnish with cherry or Hershey's Kiss.

Diva
Your style: outstanding, popular, prima donna, rare, divine
Fashion Liquefied:
* 1 1/2 oz Vodka
* 1/2 oz Passion fruit juice
* 1/2 oz Limejuice
* 1 tbsp. Maraschino cherry juice
* Fill with 7-Up
Mixing your Liquid Wardrobe:
Build ingredients over ice. Fill with 7-up. Garnish with cherry and lime. (Highball)

Blonde on Ice
Your style: girly, flirty, fun, spontaneous
Fashion Liquefied:
* 1 oz Crème de Banane
* 1/2 oz Peppermint schnapps
* 1/2 oz Vodka
* Fill Cream
* Ice cubes
Mixing your Liquid Wardrobe:
Build ingredients over ice in the following order: crème de banana, peppermint schnapps and vodka. Fill with cream. (Highball)

Clueless
Your style: you’re a baby doll one day and a vixen the next!
Fashion Liquefied:
* 2 oz Vodka
* 4 oz Orange juice
* 4 oz Strawberry juice
* Fill with 7-Up
* Ice
Mixing your Liquid Wardrobe:
Build ingredients over ice. Garnish with a cherry or lime. (Highball)


(SERVICE JOURNALISM ASSIGNMENT)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I LOVED reading this piece. Seriously!! It's like everything we talked about. Classy, chic, intelligent and totally informative. I will definitely try some of these! :P

Stephanie

Oh, George! said...

I really think this is good. Cause it's the mag is comming out right around all these x-mas party's and such.

Heather

Unknown said...

Great article...really well written.