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Billionaire Boys Club & Ice Cream Season 10 Look Book (Behind The Scenes)

Posted by Mika on Jan 31, 2010 • (No comment)

Behind the scenes of Billionaire Boys Club & Ice Cream Look Book shoot in UK.

Manami – Back Of My Mind feat. Pharrell

Posted by Mika on Oct 17, 2009 • (1 comment)

Update: October 17th (2009)
Here is her first single off her debut album produced by The Neptunes which is now available on iTunes. You can check out the tune on her Myspace page.

Message From Pharrell

*myspace.com/manamiofficial

Update: October 4th (2009)

22-year-old Manami Nakamura will make her international debut as a singer this month. In August of last year, she outlasted a field of 1,700 hopefuls to win the Star Bape Search, an audition held by American producer Pharrell Williams and Japanese producer Nigo. The singer will go by just her first name, Manami. Her debut song is an R&B love song titled “Back Of My Mind,” produced by Pharrell. It will be released through iTunes in 23 countries on October 21st. Pharrell is said to have high expectations for Manami, guaranteeing that the singer will be able to achieve international success. Born in Okinawa, Manami has been living in Tokyo since the age of 4. She attended dance classes but decided to take up voice training at 19, aiming to become a professional singer. She is also said to have reached a conversational level of English.

Update: August 20th (2008)

According to the bbcblog, the winners name is Manami Nakamura, a college student in Tokyo but is originally from Okinawa. Pharrell and Nigo revealed the winner of the Star Bape Search Contest at the UNIT Daikanyama on 13 August. The idea is to select an artist who can be a successful DIVA in Japan, Asia, and the world. The selected artist will debut from (B)APE SOUNDS® with total production by Pharrell Williams and Nigo.

Manami – Untitled (2009)
- Back Of My Mind (The Neptunes) (October 21st)

*tokyograph.com
*hochi.yomiuri.co.jp
*starbapesearch.com

Get The Pharrell Williams Look

Posted by Mika on Sep 4, 2008 • (No comment)

It’s not every guy who can carry off a hot pink jumper matched with a fluorescent yellow jacket, is it? But international rap megastar Pharrell Williams is something of a style icon – so he can get away with pretty much anything. Those daring fashion pieces are just part of the latest collection for his out-there clothing ranges, Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream. A side venture for the hip-hop star – who has collaborated with the likes of Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce and Jay Z, to name but a few of his celebrity mates – it’s very down with the kids, don’t you know.

Not to forget plenty of the bling-loving footballer set, including Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand who are both said to be fans of the funky label. Big t-shirts, baggy jeans, and oversized trucker caps are all part of the look. But with crazy patterns and bold mixes of almost fluorescent colours. In Manchester to launch the label’s latest collection at cool men’s clothing boutique Life on Old Bank Street, the singer revealed the thinking behind the range.”For me, making the Billionaire Boys Club was like Willy Wonka taking over Ralph Lauren,” he says. Well, that explains those neon pink jumpers.

And as for the target customer? Will they be wearing this zany look in Wythenshawe? “It’s for cool people,” says the kooky star. “It’s a crew we make clothes for. “Our mantra is wealth is of the heart, the mind, and not the pocket. “Some people say we are pricey but our mantra has nothing to do with price.” Easy to say when you are a multi-millionaire, whose t-shirts go on sale from around £65. But is it a look that every guy can try? Life&Style took two lucky competition winners to meet Pharrell at the Life store bash, to see what they would think after being given a Billionaire Boys Club makeover.
*manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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