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Apple Maps Vans in Birmingham, England

Apple Maps vans in Birmingham, England. You may have noticed Apple vans on the news. They are out scanning the roads and paths of the whole of the UK for Apple Maps to generate street view feature. Basically, when these Apple Maps vans finish their job, you will be able to go around most of the cities of the UK, the USA and the EU. It is the same concept as Google Street View.

In addition, these vans will improve the Apple Maps, which does have a very bad reputation in terms of accuracy. When Apple Maps was first revealed, searching for London will end up with you in Canada instead of in England!

Anyway, what I want to share today is that I spotted one of these vans in Birmingham city centre in England. It was a total surprise and very many other people noticed the vehicle as well. Actually, it is really hard to avoid the Mercedes-Benz Vito van with its Apple Maps stickers and laser scanners, cameras and other measurement sensors.

So it was something that was quite exciting for me.

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GQ Magazine at Selfridges Birmingham

This month, I visited the Selfridges Birmingham for a special event done by GQ Magazine. Recently, Selfridges Birmingham started to refurbish their department store in Birmingham. And to celebrate the opening of the men section, GQ Magazine hold a welcoming event. It was a great opportunity to met with people behind scene, men collection buyers from Selfridges and the retail editor of GQ Magazine (Giorgina Waltier). My favourite ones were from the Paul Smith, their collection is always amazing!

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McLaren MP4-12C with Plastic Ducks in Birmingham

McLaren MP4-12C with plastic ducks. I am not joking, someone really did it. The owner of this orange MP4-12C in Birmingham, UK has a great sense of humour and decided to place ducks from one side to other side of the McLaren’s dashboard.

Honestly I have no idea why the owner placed the ducks but there is something really obvious, it became viral. People were taking the photo of the car and the ducks like crazy.

This is the answer for the “how to become viral” question :)

 

 

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The House of Borgezie | Stiletto Sculpture

The House of Borgezie, you probably heart this brand if you are interested on fashion. Especially high heels! A few months ago, The House of Borgezi revealed one of the most expensive pair of high heels made from platinum. This metal is quite new to fashion industry, because it is really hard to work with it to form a unique shape. Also, time and patience are the most important factors to manufacture a pair heels from platinum. 
However, the result of using platinum for creating high heels is the exquisite design. Attention to details and one-thousand year of warranty. Literally, these heels will never ever let you down. 
And recently, The House of Borgezie revealed a high-heels sculpture at Marco Pierre White Birmingham restaurant. This sculpture lets you to explore the details of the craftsmanship and design figure from a very close perspective.

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olloclip Lens for iPhone | Product Review

olloclip lens solutions for iPhone. Sounds a bit interesting, you might be thinking iPhone camera has a lens so why I should buy another lens. Because, iPhone does not have a wide angle, fish eye and macro lens. And it is impossible to have them in a mobile camera. That’s why olloclip lenses take the action. Olloclip offers three types of lenses for the iPhone; wide angle, fish eye and macro. And they are engineered in a way that, you don’t have to carry then separate and avoid the risk of losing them.

Unfortunately, iPhone does not provide an adequate wide angle and it can be a problem some time. Especially, if you are taking the photos of cars or anything that is wide, you either need to walk away from the object or sacrifice the cropped out object. However, when you start using olloclip wide-angle lens, you don’t need to sacrifice any cropping or move further away from the object. You place the lens and take the photo, it is that simple. And the results are so good that, in many cases you will not use your digital camera to take photos.

Fish-eye is the second lens of the olloclip. Its function is very simple, it is fish eye. However, fish-eye always have some issues, regardless of what lens or camera you are using. You need to know where to use it. Otherwise the result will be really bad and you may blame this to lens or the camera. However, the fish-eye lens needs experience. You should see the picture and try to understand if fish-eye is suitable or not. And if it suitable, no one will ever understand that it is take with a fish-eye lens. The results from the olloclip fish-eye lens was fantastic and no one ever realised that it was taken with a fish-eye lens.

The last lens of the olloclip is the macro lens. Yes, iPhone has a macro function but it is limited. By screwing off the wide angle lens from the olloclip, you have the macro lens. And the results were amazing! Many people thought that, I used a DSLR to take those photos but I was only using an iPhone 5 and olloclip macro lens. The details on photos increased very dramatically and you will be shocked from the results.

Overall, the olloclip lens for iPhone is a perfect solution to improve the quality of the photos taken by the iPhone. Inside the package will have a dust case for the lens and it is very easy to carry with you. Moreover, the lens was engineering so precisely that, it is very easy to place to iPhone. I am very happy with the lens and took more than 400 photos with these lenses.

I took the photos in Birmingham, UK. The Cube, University of Birmingham, Bullring Shopping Centre and new Library of Birmingham.

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Jimmy Choo at Selfridges | Summer 2013 Holiday Post

Jimmy Choo at Selfridges. Jimmy Choo is not like Christian Louboution, yes they are notorious for super high heels but they have a minor difference. It is really hard to identify a pair of Jimmy Choo, if you don’t its details. May be that’s the reason, why many people prefer Jimmy Choo. There are many people looking forward to be stylish and does not wish reveal their brand. Jimmy Choo is one of the best brands to go under the radar and never sacrifice your style.

Don’t forget to check Selfridges before leaving for holiday!

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YSL Summer 2013 Shoes Collection in Selfridges Birmingham

YSL shoes summer 2013 collection in Selfridges. YSL is one of the ground-breaking designer in fashion industry. Since the introduction of tuxedo suit for women, YSL created its own design philosophy  So, it was impossible to avoid the shoes collection of YSL in Selfridges.
YSL brand is not like others brands, which express a message to other people by wearing them. Literally YSL is for people who want to have a style and never wish to reveal the brand! Kind of driving Audi A8 in terms of cars.

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Janis-Mary £515

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Paris-bow £410

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Stella McCartney Fallabella Shoulder Bags | Selfridges

Stella McCartney Fallabella shoulder bags from Selfridges. Last week, during my visit to Selfridges Birmingham, I had chance to see the Stella McCartney’s 2013 bag collection. I admire Stella McCartney, it is one of the most environment friendly fashion brand, and does not sacrifice real leather for fashion. Despite the usage of faux leather in Stella McCartney collection, you really cannot understand the difference and won’t be bothered with this. Because, the faux leather is compensated by the unique design. 
Fallabella shoulders bags do not flash their brands. The design simple and function, also elegant. This is another segment in fashion, many people want to own a premium brand but they don’t want to show it like statement to others. Thus, the Fababella collection definitely will satisfy this unique consumers market. 
You can order the Stella McCartney Fallabella shoulder bags directly from the Selfridges online store. They improved their online store experience!

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Christian Louboutin 2013 Collection in Selfridges Birmingham

Christian Louboutin 2013 collection in Selfridges. This was first time to take photos of the iconic fashion brand Christian Louboutin. Until now, I was taking photos of the cars that are quite big objects with lots of details. Sometimes it was taking half an hour to picture a car. Hopefully, high-heeled shoes do not have extreme interior detailing like a Rolls Royce. So, I assumed it won’t take so much to take photos.

However, there is another challenge with the shoes! Christian Louboutin 2013 collection is literally endless in Selfridges Birmingham! Louboutin offers many different types of shoes to many different customer ranges. As a result of this, you end up with an endless collection. From flats to sky-scrapper heels. If you are planning to buy a pair of Christian Louboutin, go for the highest one! It is like buying a new smart phone, no one wants to buy something slower!

If you are planning to buy a pair of Christian Louboutin. Selfridges will definitely satisfy your needs! And you will feel like you are in candy shop :) Literally, there is a pair of Louboutin for any taste. Honestly, I am really impressed with the creative work of the Louboution. It is not easy to create a very wide range of product every season. Cars companies have at least seven years to design a new car!

Here is the list of the Christian Louboutin from Selfridges Birmingham store:

Highness 160mm
Pigalle Spikes 120mm
Lady Peek 150mm
Yolanda Spikes 120 mm
Zoulou Kid 160mm
Bianco Spikes 140mm
Cataclou Calf 140mm
Highness Crepe 160mm
Daffodile Cotton 160mm
Guerilla 100mm
Pigalle Plato 120mm

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1000th Pin in My Car Board at Pinterest #PinItForwardUK

1000th pin in my car board at Pinterest. I have been using the Pinterest nearly two years and I always had the stamina to pin car photos. And finally I reached a milestone number, 1000! And I celebrate this with a retro beige Fiat 500 taken at University of Birmingham.

And don’t forward to check #PinItForwardUK.