Britney not LVed

Louis Vuitton apparently is suing everyone. Last week at TNA, they tried to sue me for looking at a Speedy knockoff! They've gone after dogs and now Britney! I love all things French but this is getting... oh how do the french say it... "Stupide!"

The French luxury company won a court injunction in Paris to keep the pop star’s 2005 “Do Something” video — in which Spears, 25, drives a pink Hummer with a counterfeit Vuitton “cherry blossom”- monogrammed dashboard — from airing on European TV stations, Women’s Wear Daily reports.

The civil court ruling also ordered the video’s producer to pay $117,600 for damages to Vuitton’s image, and $1,470 per day until the video is removed from the Internet.

That's the official reason! They probably just don't want to have any association with the mess that is her life now.

Chewy Vuitton

I saw this on the net last night. Cute eh? Apparently LV had tried to sue the company making these cute parodies of their bags. Fortunately, they lost the case!

Lululemon clothes fights the effects of jetlag

I'm at the lounge at YVR right now, surfing around for news. I've got a quick trip to Asia and back within this week. My title if you're confused is in jest/reference to last weeks big ruckus with Lululemon.

I didn't realize that Lululemon was having all these problems with some claims about their clothing. The story caught my attention as I have a friend who has been a long time manufacturer of theirs. Tru Drama and Kris + Cris also shares space in Oakridge Mall with a Lululemon and I've enjoyed some of their active wear in the past. It's a bit too casual for me these days though. I don't feel right without a huge tattoo tiger on my sweatpants.

The big deal was sparked by an article in the New York Times. The paper disputes their claims of therapeutic or performance benefits from its seaweed-infused line of clothing. Tests conducted for the paper showed that the material was no different than common cotton. So their stock prices dived and had the Canada's Competition Bureau asked them to remove any claims from their tags and advertisements. Lululemon did their own tests but I couldn't tell from another article if their tests were conclusive. They said their tests showed evidence of seaweed but yet they still pulled all their product from their stores.

I can't really see how seaweed unless it's wet would provide any benefit to your body. If it was wet would you really want to wear it? If it was infused in the material... well that sounds interesting and it would be nice to think it does something for you. I'd also believe that after a few washes just how effective could it really be? It's not really a feature that would lock me into purchasing it. For me all this stuff isn't a big deal.

I do find it weird (even stupid) that a big paper like the New York Times would investigate Lululemon. Which for the most part is still a Canadian chain of yoga stores. Is it because the claims are so outrageous? It didn't seem like such a big deal when I saw some of those claims myself a few weeks back. I just thought it was neat and didn't give it a second thought.

Project Runway Canada, the magic has died

Ok, earlier in the week I named Project Runway Canada as my current favorite show. After watching this current week show, I take it all back. I literally fell asleep during the deliberation aspect of the show.

How could I be so wrong? I think it's because I had powered thru all 3 seasons of the US version of Project Runway in a week. The afterglow of those great series bathed the Canadian series in the same light. Everything about the show was slow and Iman's comments seemed so scripted and unnatural. The clothing was uninspiring and even the contestants interaction with each other was boring.

The challenge was downright silly. In teams of 3 they're supposed to go to Winners and create a mini-collection of three outfits based on garments found at Winners for Spring 2008. Think about how utterly crazy that is! They've gone to Winners to get inspiration from product that likely is either overstock or (shudder) isn't from this current season or both. Oh the irony!

This is one of the winning designs.
You don't want to know what the losers look like!

Supposedly this is Winner's flag ship store on Bloor. I haven't been inside but I have walked pass it on the way to the excellent Spring Rolls restaurant a few blocks down . Watching the show, well let's just say I didn't make a mistake passing it by. It is nicer than the local ones we have here but that's not saying much. Personally it just looks like the paint is fresher.

Anyways, back to the boring. Yup this show is slow. I do agree with judges comments that the collection was disappointing. So no drama with contestants and/or judges is bad but no flair with the fashion is unforgivable. I don't know if I can continue watching!

Vancouver night clubs are stupid

My dear cosmopolitan city of Vancouver, just when I think of how proudly progressive she is, I find this: Some downtown Vancouver nightclubs are not allowing certain brands to be worn in their Clubs. It sounds like they're targeting men who are wearing expensive print shirts. Too bad guys! Just when you've gotten enough nerve to wear that Ed Hardy "love kills slowly" top, the man is shuttin' you down! I haven't heard any incidents with girls but you never know.

It's all pretty stupid for any club to limit what their customers are wearing. It's supposed to cut down on gang activity in their clubs. I think it's a PR stunt so that the clubs can be perceived to be doing something about the violence that often spills out of their doors in the wee hours of the morning. Even the police when hearing of this policy thought it was inappropriate to discriminate by dress. To paraphrase the officer, "We have a list of names of gang members not a list of clothing brands."

Girls you know when you go to a club you want to be decked out in your finest. So it seems silly that a club owner would want you to show up at the door with in a totally blank black outfit!