Candy parfum by Prada

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It is always good to see an effective teamwork especially if it results in a beautiful product. In this case the genius pair Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola utilised their fantasy-like predilections in film production into a short for Prada's cult fragrance introduction as an eau de toilette, Candy L'eau.



Known to successfully work together for the Oscar-nominated Moonrise Kingdom, Anderson and Coppola have brought their best yet for this project. Starring French actors Léa Seydoux, Rodolphe Pauly and Peter Gadiot, the clip is about a playful girl named Candy, who is being tied in a three-way relationship. The film is created in four episodes, each primarily about love - one that is filled with seduction and rivalry. And with a Nouvelle Vague feeling, Candy is not just a fragrance, it is visually sweet as well.

 

Words by Hafidzudin Zainal

Yasmin Ahmad, rest in peace

The only Malaysian filmmaker whom I care about passed away last night. Yasmin Ahmad is highly controversial for her internationally-acclaimed movies which are personally thought-provoking on issues about love transcending races and social groups.

She died of stroke and brain hemorrhage (as a medical student I believe it is due to hemorrhagic stroke)

It is true that people say, (not to take this the wrong way) true artistes leave the mortal world early.

Pray that God blesses her soul, al-Fatihah....

Hitler's Birthday,WWII films, the Pants

The Fuhrer on his birthday

Yesterday was Hitler's birthday (yes, the guy with that cute trimmed moustache and the iconic salute sign). Guess what's his age if he made it till today? 120 years old!!! Long live Hitler! NO just kidding! Okay, that was scary what am I thinking? Honestly I'm so grateful that nothing tragic happened yesterday, you know, the usual bash-and-wallop-every-foreigner-you-see affair by the Russian neo-Nazis. Well I'm fortunate that such event rarely occurs in Volgograd. This is not the case in big cities like Moscow - every year the Fuhrer's anniversary are likely to cause a stir among the Muscovites, locals and foreigners alike.

Not bearing the fact of this event in my mind I incidentally wore a 'Nazi' pants the day before the event. Yes my state of oblivion sometimes annoys me too, but as usual I got lucky, nothing bad happened alhamdulillah! About the pants: don't laugh, that's how I like to call the pants, well at least that's what I saw German armies in WWII movies like Schindler's List and Valkyrie wear. Confession: haven't watched Valkyrie yet- some people say that the history-laden plot just turns off the entertainment value altogether, Tom Cruise or not.

Hmm maybe I should get those knee-high boots no? Look so sleek!

Oh speaking about Schindler's list I LOVE Ralph Fiennes' acting. He always got the villain role don't you think? Beside SL he played the mean character in Harry Potter, Red Dragon, The Duchess, among others.

Dear Mr. Fiennes, great take on Amon Goth character, bravo!

And of course, my own (pathetic) take on the wool army pants:

Nazi pants from Amsterdam, New Yorker faux leather biker jacket, Topman shirt, H&M braces, thrifted boots

photog: Ezzra
Anyhow, I looked into my folder and found this pic: the guy in this Sartorialist shot wore the pants best, hands down! I adore his bravery and creativity for donning such an androgynous look:

One of the factors: THOSE legs!