Merry Christmas And Happy New 2013 Year!

It has been an incredible first year of this blog and I would like to thank everyone of you reading, supporting, checking and just passing by - THANK YOU!

I wish you all the blessings, joy, happiness, laughter, health and love for each and every one of you and your families. This is a new page in our lives, a new year, new beginnings and opportunities, so may this year leave only best memories for you!

Happy New Year and holidays!

xo K

The Spice Girls Story Is Viva Forever! (Full Documentary 2012)

Watch a special FULL Spice Girls Documentary, Viva Forever!
It was broadcasted on Christmas Eve at 8.30 p.m. on ITV1.



Enjoy!
Happy Holidays!

xo K

Kylie Minogue Visits Alan Carr And Treats With Come Into My World Performance

Kylie Minogue visited the Chatty Man, Alan Carr and performed her 2002 hit, Come Into My World re-worked in The Abbey Road Sessions style.

Kylie also performed Better The Devil You Know, but that will be shown on January 4th (details coming soon) :)

*UPDATE*

Enjoy!

xo K

Especially For You, Kylie Minogue And Jason Donovan REUNITED After 23 Years At Hit Factory Christmas Cracker!

 "How long have you been waiting for it?"

Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan have reunited for the first time in 23 years. The Australian duo performed their 1988 hit Especially For You LIVE for the first time to an audience at the Hit Factory Christmas Cracker, held at London's O2 arena.

"Twenty five years ago I had a dream that we would still be singing songs 25 years later. And one song in particular," said Pete Waterman. "Ladies and gentlemen, Jason and Kylie."
And the crowd went crazy!

It looked like Kylie and Jason wanted to recreate almost exactly what is in the original video for the single, originally released on 28 November 1988.
At first, singers kept distance, but then came the moment we all have been waiting for, as Jason scooped Kylie up and the couple "span repeatedly".

By the end of the song, the whole audience was singing the chorus instead of Kylie and Jason, who were left speechless and (by the looks on them) felt ecstatic to finally make this happen!

The duet ended a three hour concert which included performances by Bananarama, Rick Astley, Steps, Dead or Alive, and Sinitta.
The event celebrated the work of songwriting and production team Stock Aitken Waterman, which wrote the hits including Especially For You.

For the video special THANKS to "Heldom" from SayHey!
 and another one:


FULL Setlist:

2 Unlimited
Tribal Dance
No Limit
Lonnie Gordon
Happenin' All Over Again
Pat & Mick
(Medley) Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet / Ole, Ole, Ole / Use It Up (Wear It Out) / Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet
Hazell Dean
Who's Leaving Who
Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)
Brother Beyond
The Harder I Try
Sonia
(Medley) Can't Forget You / Counting Every Minute / Listen To Your Heart
You'll Never Stop Me Loving You
Pepsi and Shirlie
Heartache
Sinitta
Cross My Broken Heart
Right Back Where We Started From
Toy Boy
James Graham
Love's About To Change My Heart
Princess
After The Love Has Gone
Say I'm Your Number One
Dead or Alive
My Heart Goes Bang
Lover Come Back To Me
Brand New Lover
Something In My House
You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
Rick Astley
Together Forever
She Wants To Dance With Me
When I Fall In Love
Whenever You Need Somebody
Never Gonna Give You Up
Bananarama
Nathan Jones
I Heard A Rumour
I Want You Back
Venus
Love In The First Degree
Jason Donovan
When You Come Back To Me
Everyday (I Love You More)
Nothing Can Divide Us
Too Many Broken Hearts
Steps
Deeper Shade Of Blue
Last Thing On My Mind
One For Sorrow
Stomp
Tragedy
Kylie and Jason
Especially For You
Ensemble
Merry Christmas Everybody
(THANKS to Kane from SayHey)

ENJOY!! :)

xo K

Kylie Minogue Joins Ein Herz Für Kinder - Charity Gala 2012

Kylie Minogue appeared on this year's Ein Herz für Kinder gala (German version of Children In Need) Live on ZDF on December 15th, 2012. The superstar performed two songs: The Locomotion (The Abbey Road Sessions version), wearing a sparkling top and a mini skirt, finished with the "Get Outta My Way" Louboutin shoes; and closed the show with the stunning performance of Let It Snow, shining in a beautiful Antony Price couture dress and PeepToe jewels.

Before going on stage, Kylie, as usual, shared the backstage pictures of her with fans:

And then the show began!

 Kylie looked stunning and delivered the Locomotion with the mighty-Aphrodite style:

And again, fans were the first ones to look at the next outfit, Miss Minogue performed her warming version of Let It Snow in:

 

This year, the charity event gathered almost 14.5 million euro.

More updates are coming, but for now:
 ENJOY!



xo K

Kylie Minogue: "I'm really quite schizophrenic with fashion" (District MTV Exclusive Interview)

Kylie Minogue's career is one that spans a plethora of reincarnations, a host of style changes and a variety of sounds, all the while maintaining and developing her loyal fan-base. She has been a visionary at the helm of an ever moving ship, guiding it cleverly and consistently emerging with a new yet on-point, contemporary version of herself. The latest of these butterfly-esque reinventions sees her pared back and soulful for her latest album, 'The Abbey Road Sessions', which celebrates her 25 years as an iconic pop princess. Noting the integral use of style and fashion throughout her various evolutions, District MTV caught up with Kylie in the studio to talk about the album, her love of fashion and how important it has been to her over the years.

Exclusive Interview | Kylie Minogue
Get More: DISTRICTMTV.COM

How do you feel today, looking back at the evolution of your style throughout your career?

I think I've had a taste of almost every basic style there is and being a natural chameleon, that suits me really well. I love to have fun and my style depends on what's happening in fashion at the moment, what's happening in my life, what I have done and what I haven't done.

And then maybe Kylie the Show Girl, do you have a favourite?

It's hard for me to chose a favourite because they are all different facets of my personality and my 'show persona'. It leads me to think there's actually a lot more than that as well. Some days I'm a proper hippy, some days I look like I belong on a motorbike. I'm really quite schizophrenic with fashion. But I have to say I like the story of the gold hotpants.

What's story of the gold hotpants?

My girlfriend bought them for 50p at a market; I think it was North End Road-in Kensington London. They were living in my cupboard for a while; the first time they had a night out I was with my boyfriend of the time, photographer and director Stephane Sednaoui. We went to a Nerds, Tarts and Tourists party and guess which one I went as? After that they loitered in the back of the wardrobe until my stylist, William Baker, was having a snoop around for the Spinning Around video. He pulled out these tiny gleaming things and said "What about these?" I like their very humble beginnings and that they went on to be one of the most iconic things I've ever worn.

Is there an aspect of your style that isn't so well known, but that you personally really like?

The first one that comes to mind is the Balenciaga dress from the 'Slow' video, it was absolutely a work of art. It was such a tight dress, I was lucky I could move my arms around but still preserve modesty. People love that video and that dress, but it's one very much for people in the know. It doesn't have the same status as the John Galliano Show Girl, the vintage hotpants or the Mrs Jones jumpsuit from Cant Get You Outta My Head. I'm not even mentioning Charlene's overalls! They're in their own arena!

Has he (William Baker, Kylie's stylist, friend and "gay husband") ever pushed you or suggested something that you really didn't like?

All the time, but I think you need someone who's going to challenge you. I've felt way too exposed or trussed up in the past, half the outfits I can't breath in and some of them I have to be cut out of. I end up having a panic attack and want to get the damn thing off. The Julien Macdonald dress I wore for the MTV Awards, where I sang with Robbie Williams, was so racy. I had William and a choreographer, 2 gays, in the dressing room with me. They rugby tackled me out the door shouting, "you have to wear that!" They were right. It looked fantastic, but what it feels like to be in something, and how someone sees you wearing it, are two very different things. Sometimes though, I do rebel and just say no. I carry a weapon in my handbag for such occasions and I'm not afraid to use it; a single Christian Louboutin heel, thrown across the room.

What makes up Kylie's style today?

I suppose if I had to give you a simple answer, it's on and off duty. I guarantee you, the second I get home and I'm no longer on duty, it's very basic; flip flops, cut off jeans and a t-shirt. I'm Australian and come from a very simple life, I need that side of me to get some time in.

So what goes into an on duty look?

God-knows-how-many-inch Louboutins, Show Girl costumes, headpieces that are bigger than me and dresses that weigh more than me. I love the drama and the fantasy of wearing those clothes. Fashion like that can't be underestimated, because when you arrive on stage, even before everyone's heard your song, that outfit is sending a direct message.

The new album, 'The Abbey Road Sessions', is very pared back. Does that reflect a change in you musically and stylistically?

I think the elegance of this album is something that is timely, based on where I am in my career and in my life. I've been able to do it confidently, I don't think I could of delivered the songs that way 10 or 15 years ago and it be believable. Talking about fashion and how it relates to music, there's a certain look that works with this type of album and then when I do the next pop album, it's going to be another thing again. I must say though, I'm grateful that my audience, my fans, like to see me try different things and express myself in different ways, it's very liberating.

Find the FULL Interview HERE
By William Oliver, District MTV

xo K

New York City's Secret Waterfalls And Parks (Manhattan)

* 48th STREET & 1st AVE 
The garden features benches, towering trees, lush plants and lots of water features, like the stepped waterfall. Around the corner you can find a bubbly fountain and another rushing waterfall. 

*51st STREET between 2nd & 3rd AVE 

With a 25-foot-high waterfall cascading over the rear wall, skillfully landscaped trees and plantings, an outdoor cafe, and shady arbors, the park was designed to make the most of its small size. It is built in 1971 by the GreenAcre Foundation.

* 46th STREET & 2nd AVE

This quiet little park features a picturesque fountain with freestanding chairs that you can scoot up to the edge.

* 47th STREET & 2nd AVE 

The largest waterfall in the series, featuring wrought iron seating and a flower garden.

* 47th STREET between 1st & 2nd AVE

Downstairs you'll find a stone bridge, pond, and benches under overarching tree branches. Across the street, fountains, gardens and benches decorate the park.

* 43rd STREET & 2nd AVE

The Ford Foundation’s indoor garden. The path ends at a babbling stream and wishing pond

* 42nd STREET between 1st & 2nd AVE

Tudor City Greens has two landmarked parks. They offer a plenty of comfortable benches, gravel paths wind through trees and flower beds.

 

* 40th STREET & 3rd AVE

Atop you can find a rooftop garden

* 48th STREET between 6th & 7th AVE

This midtown waterfall features a glass tunnel you can walk through.

Special thanks to Business Insider!

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Have a great and relaxing time! ;)

xo K