Frankenweenie @ Unleashed Movie Sound Track

 <Frankenweenie> the movie received a great response and tribute to the 1930's black and white film and now the motion picture soundtracks has its follower from the great musician Danny Elfman who always brings out the dark side wit a hint of intensity in his previous collaboration motion picture soundtrack with Tim Burton. <Strange Love> performed by Karen kicked off the first track on the entire sound track ( the ending credit track in the movie) with the cutest yet playful voice to capture your heart for being young again. Attention was surely caught and wanting for you to find our more. Unfortunately, we expect more of Elfman's scores but in this OST, we find only singing performance. Perhaps, the last track of this OST <Praise Be New Holland> performed by Winona Ryder could be another compliment.



Taylor Swift @ RED

Turning 22 and having her song all written for her latest release ,<RED> is obviously is about growing up for the girl next door. To Swift, Love is a ruthless game unless you play it good and right. Her experience in love have taught her difficult lesson, it was awful, ridiculous and desperate. With the many boyfriends that she had been with, you can find her sorrows in <Sad Beautiful Tragic>  and <We are never ever getting back together>. The <RED> relationship was like went from zero to a hundred miles per hour and then hit a wall and exploded. But then, you will see hope find yourself alive again in <The Lucky One>, <Begin Again> and <Starlight>. In <RED>, Swift has no fear to express her truthfulness in love, finding love and even losing love. For a girl at 22, this consider quite a hand full of experience. With her unquestionable musicianship, this album is about the other kinds of love that Swift have recently fallen in and out of. Indeed, this is what everyone would go through when they found love. Aren't we not?



LAWLESS

It is Grim, bloody, and utterly flawed! <Lawless> was beautifully filmed and powerfully acted and executed. This true story of the infamous Bondurant Brothers: bootlegging siblings who made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia. In this epic gangster tale, inspired by true-life tales of author Matt Bondurant's family in his novel "The Wettest County in the World", the loyalty of three brothers is put to the test against the backdrop of the nation's most notorious crime wave. <Lawless> is a solid outlaw adventure, but you can feel it straining for a greatness that stays out of reach.  With the movie detailing the inevitable battle that breaks out between the brothers and the police. The actors deliver as mesmerizing and electrifying performance to such a degree that it is. A true knockout of acting, writing and directing. A dazzling, shocking, brutal and sensational film.

  

 

 

 



The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

Still recall how your get through your high school life before parting your dear and dearest of friends that you have spent the most memorable time together with? Perhaps not having to deal with suicide, longing and the inherent agonies of high school under the wing of the spiritual/social compatriots or troubled confederates . <The Perks of Being a Wallflower> will give you more than just a hint of your teenage life. This film is a modern classic heartfelt, sensitive, humorous, well-drawn character study that could resonate with everyone. Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky, <The Perks of Being a Wallflower> captures the dizzying highs and crushing lows of growing up. The sincere adaptation that's bolstered by strong lead performances, starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson and Ezra Miller, this moving tale of love, loss, fear and hope-and the unforgettable friends that help us through life and we are sure that you have at least gone through a small part of it while you were going up. It is slightly on the dark side but with truthful humours that is going through in our every day's life.It does hurts as it depicts the loneliness, anxiety and all-out quivering mess of adolescence in a manner not often seen. Be prepared to accept the truth again and be warned......for letting lose your heart to let the tears running down for a truly classic sentimental film.



6 Minutes @ Diego Rossetti & Luca Rossetti

  Shoemaking in Italy are known for their exquisite craftsmanship over the past hundred of years. Over the generation, from father to son and now brother to brother, the spirit never die. This is the Fratelli Rossetti Story, the premium Italian shoemakers Diego & Luca Rossetti brought along some of their archive collection to Hong Kong recently and talks to mylifestylenews their family brand's history with respect to tradition, faithful to their own value and the secret know-how ......

 

In 1945, our father Renzo Rossetti started the shoemaking activity in sports footwear for cycling, football, athletics and hockey. These were sold in the famous Brigatti sportswear shop in Milan, one of the few shops of its kind remaining in the city today. The responds was good and transferred the trademarks and equipment for sport shoe production to Atala Sport in Padua.

 

In 1954, the shoe manufacturing was then switched to making classic shoes and implementing new skills emerged in the creation of women’s ballerina shoes and elegant men’s footwear with extraordinary flexible shoe workmanship. All of this led to the creation of a small collection of men’s shoesfeaturing shapes and contours that were distinctly different from the styles available at the time.

 

In 1960's, the decade was characterized by greater serenity and economic calmness. Important collaborations with skilled craftsmen were established, leading to the brand attaining excellent results, placing emphasis on style and research.

 

Over the period, lifestyle and customers’ requirements for footwear changed rapidly, but uniformity in men’s shoes’ production did not always allow shoemakers to adapt to new developments. With increased mass production in the era, there was an idea of returning to the beautiful shoes handmade by expert shoemakers. As the decade moves on, the market became more mature and discerning, and was more open to the concept.

 

In 1961, Fratelli Rossetti started to combine great details to their product with innovative ideas, introducing into the production unusual accessories and atypical materials. The company took an interest in moccasins, which were an expression of liberty in footwear.

 

Moccasins were produced in a wide variety of styles, and an early version with bowscalled the Yacht was produced, of which Fratelli Rossetti was the first to import from the United States. This incredibly soft summer shoe is still in production today.

 

 

The year 1965 witnessed the presence of Fratelli Rossetti at the men’s fashion shows in Sanremo. Because of this show, the only one of its kind at the time, the company received attention in the press at a time when the business of public relations did not yet exist.

The 1960s concluded with a bang: the company moved to its current premises at Via Cantùin Parabiago, and our father took his first trip to America, giving him the opportunity to familiarize with the leading footwear manufacturers of the United States.

In the 1970s, Fratelli Rossetti’s exposure in the international market and the big names of fashion intensified. Landmark meetings were held with stylists and celebrities who were creating a new fashion industry: from a precocious Giorgio Armani, who designed several models for Fratelli Rossetti including a successful series of Yacht moccasins to other prestigious brand names from Pierre Cardin, Ralph Lauren, and Yves Saint Laurent.

These partnerships based on the desire to best express the style of the period through to modernizing a product, never lost sight of the value of tradition. Over these years, Fratelli Rossetti widened its production greatly, and established itself as an important name in Italian manufacturing.

 

In the 1970s, this period also saw production of the first women’s shoes, and the blessing of L’Uomo Vogue, which was already considered the men’s fashion Bible at the time. The thrust of Fratelli Rossetti has always been its ability to adapt to every kind of footwear to the fashion of the day, offering elegant shoes, classic moccasins or casual footwear that are suitable for any occasion.

In the decade of 1980, the brand opened with a transformation that was very important for the company: the new logo. At the opening of the New York boutique in New York in 1979, Our father met Massimo Vignanelli and his wife Lella, whom for years had been one of the most important couples in international design.

 

Our father entrusted them with the important task of communicating the brand, every aspect of usage for the Fratelli Rossetti logo was taken into account with great professionalism: from stationery to packaging, like the famous shopping bag which was an exhibit at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.

Three of our brothers joined the company and today I am the Managing Directors taking care of sales and communication activities in Italy and abroad. Dario manages the design office, coordinates the modelling department and looks after the strategic purchasing division. Luca joined the company a few years after and concentrates primarily on the financial and administrative segment, he is also deeply involved in the production process.

The 1990s were the years of innovation. The new casual range Flexa was launched, which combined the comfort of light trekking shoes with a metropolitan style and anticipated the free-wear trend that was to come.

 

Flexa came from an idea of our father, Renzo Rossetti and his personal desire to create a multi-use product that would meet a wide range of requirements. These characteristics led to its immediate success and in the coming years the range of models was significantly developed and perfected.

Through the collaboration with the famous photographer Giovanni Gastel, whose style offers images with highly evocative content, the brand began to realign its image with the new market.

The close association with Gastel continues to this day. The journey of innovation continued with the noted architect Peter Marino who fitted out the new Fratelli Rossetti boutique in New York, looking after every detail personally. The concept would be reused subsequently for the company’s other shops.

 

Every Fratelli Rossetti shoe is a work of art produced by our master craftsmen and each shoe requires over a hundred working phases. From the design of the model to its manufacture, every phase is carried out in the workshops of Fratelli Rossetti in Parabiago, outside of Milan.

Craftsmanship, research and design are combined to create excellence in a product that conveys the genuine essence of a beloved handmadeobject, fully capturing the Fratelli Rossetti philosophy which encompasses tradition and innovation.

 

In 2003, Fratelli Rossetti celebtrated its 50^thbirthday and was acknowledged by Poste Italiane (the Italian Post Office) through the issuing of an official stamp, coincided with the key moment of the passing of the baton to the our generation of the Rossetti family.

 

We still have not forgotten the focus on the products and quality craftsmanship and to be faithful to brand value by respecting the tradition and the heritage with the secret know-how in shoe production. 

 

In the years that many brands saw frequent strategic alliances, we remain being independent as we believe that our clientele would favour products and services from the specialists.

 

With the customer base that is becoming ever more sophisticated and discerning, the brand value of Fratelli Rossetti comes from the quality of our products.

 

With the clientele that remained loyal for the brand through their immense appreciation, Fratelli Rossetti continues to offer our customers quality and innovation without the diffusion of value and craftsmanship.

 

This exhibition presents a collection of  the brand's archival shoes alongside antique examples collected by our father, Renzo Rossetti. Hong Kong is the first stop of the shoe museum’s tour which is on display for the first time and to be followed by Shanghai later.

 

The exhibition features 31 pieces drawn from the company’s archive and Renzo Rossetti’s 300 plus pieces of ancient and ethnic shoes highlighting the beginnings and the evolutions of Fratelli Rossetti.

 

The display includes the first sport models created by the young Renzo Rossetti straight after the war, when the company was still a long way off being established. The story continues through the many revolutions of Fratelli Rossetti’s history: from the introduction of the tassel to the invention of the men’s shoe worn without socks, the many innovations in style and the launch of the ‘mannish’ women series.

 

We have always jealously guarded our historical pieces in the archives of our company. Today we are displaying our heritage because we are aware that these models have helped create Italian costume history.

The Rossetti's Brothers



OCEAN PARK @ Asia’s First Theme Park to Use Only Sustainably Sourced Seafood

Ocean Park takes the lead in driving an educational green dining experience in a joint effort by its various departments, including Food and Beverage, Conservation and Education and being Asia’s first Theme Park to use only sustainably sourced seafood.

With global capture and aquaculture production of fish and other aquatic animals continuing to rise at an alarming rate, scientists have predicted that seafood will no longer be available by 2048 if the current trend remains unchanged. As an advocate of conservation, all of the seven restaurants it operates, including its bakery, began using only sustainably sourced seafood in its seafood dishes. This aims to inspire the community to help protect the marine ecosystem and ensure a sustainable food supply for future generations.

 

“According to the latest report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO), Hong Kong ranks second in seafood consumption per capita among Asian regions and countries. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) also revealed that local capture fisheries have been declining for several decades – from an average of 120,000 tons per year in the 1980’s to around 50,000 tons recently – they can only meet around 30% of local demand. Imports from overseas have been needed to fill the big gap. At the same time, global capture and aquaculture production of fish and other aquatic animals continue to rise at a rate that is severely depleting marine resources. If this situation continues, it has been forecast that seafood will no longer be available by 2048. So we cannot afford to delay our conservation efforts.” Timothy Ng, Deputy Director of the Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hong Kong (OPCFHK), said.

 

 “WWF-Hong Kong has produced a Sustainable Seafood Guide by assessing the different wild-caught and farmed seafood species according to their origins, fishing/farming methods, status of wild population/fry sources, bycatch, fisheries/aquaculture management and information from the Marine Stewardship Council. The aim is to promote well-managed fisheries and to dissuade the public from consuming specific species from various origins. Many of the species to be avoided are popular among Hong Kong people. They include Bombay duck and shrimp caught by bottom trawling, which involves dragging heavy nets over the seabed. As their mesh size is small, the nets are extremely destructive to seabed communities, including juvenile Dominofish, sponges, sea-fans, and soft corals. Hong Kong grouper, a common dish in local banquets in the past and the most expensive member of the grouper family, is another one to avoid. The population of this species in China has dropped by 90% over past decades, and it is now on the Red List of Threatened Species published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).”

 Ocean Park cares about the marine ecosystem, and it has set clear objectives for promoting sustainable seafood to its more than seven million guests each year, as well as the public, letting them know about the severe threats facing marine resources. OPCFHK conducted a sustainable seafood pledge campaign at the Park’s Grand Aquarium in April, July, August and December 2011, and April 2012. More than 42,000 guests pledged not to consume shark (fins), blue fin tuna and Napoleon wrasse, three iconic endangered species.