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Montreal Fashion Week: Our final dispatch including LYN knitwear and UNTTLD’s “sexy beast”
LFW Diary: The last of the scoop from London including standout shows from Mary Katrantzou and Middleton fave Roksanda Ilincic
First kiss: Marking her 10th anniversary with Rimmel, Kate Moss unveils a lipstick collection
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By Ilmie Dharmaratna | February 21st, 2012 | 5:00 pm
Photography by asterix611/Flickr
We knew an auction was coming, but is it too soon? Celebrity auctioneer Darren Julien announced that the highest bidders will soon walk away with a piece of Whitney Houston, as several memorable items donned by the late songstress will be auctioned off. Read more »
By Ilmie Dharmaratna | February 17th, 2012 | 6:00 pm
The faux glow at Michael Kors shot by Peter Stigter
We’ve all seen leather-skinned, sunspot-covered ladies and gents (we’re looking at you D*n*t*ll*a), who’ve committed too much of their lives to soaking up the rays, and we can’t help but take mental note to wear sunscreen for the rest of our lives. Well, U.K. modeling agencies may save many from future irreparable skin damage—and worse, skin cancer—by banning the usage of sunbeds by their models.
So far, 11 big league U.K. model agencies including Elite, Premier Model Management, Storm and Next, plan to shed a non-UV light on the hazardous beauty regimen, with the signing of a zero-tolerance policy on tanning beds to support cancer research with U.K.’s R UV UGLY campaign.
CEO of Elite Model Management Michelangelo Chiacchio says: “We hope that this will help to send out a strong message to young girls and guys, that sunbeds will have a negative impact on their appearance.” Snooki, take note!
With startling cancer research statements like: “The first time use of a sunbed before the age of 35 increases the risk of malignant melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, by 75 per cent,” it should be a no brainer to boycott their use.
With so many alternative and safe tanning products available, we’re sure designers will have no trouble using rub and spray-on self tanners at London Fashion Week.
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By Ilmie Dharmaratna | February 16th, 2012 | 5:30 pm
Image via Young Versace
Well, looks like Kaia Gerber’s going to have to wait at least seven years before following the runway footsteps of her supermodel mom, Cindy Crawford. The modeling legend just announced she’s ending her 10-year-old daughter’s modeling career—at least until she’s old enough to drive. Read more »
By Nicola St. George-Hyslop | February 15th, 2012 | 5:30 pm
Model Kate Upton, with her healthy proportions and self-made rise to fame (read: YouTube celebrity), has been making waves ever since being discovered by IMG Models. But now it’s her cover of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue (can that even be called a swimsuit?) that has people talking—especially Sophia Neophitou. Read more »
By Ilmie Dharmaratna | February 14th, 2012 | 6:00 pm
Photography by Lillian Bassman
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of legendary fashion photographer Lillian Bassman who succumbed to natural causes yesterday at the age of 94.
Bassman got her start as a photographer for Harper’s Bazaar, working there from the late ‘40s until the mid-‘60s. Her goal was always “to present women in the way I felt about them… feminine, serene, and elegant.” Read more »
By Nicola St. George-Hyslop | February 13th, 2012 | 4:30 pm
Photography by Marcel Thomas/Getty Images
Proving once again that dimples and a good sense of style can take you places, Olivia Palermo has just been declared the face of Rochas’ newest fragrance.
The pairing is an understandable one considering the similarities between Rochas’ signature refined elegance and Palermo’s own, ahem, “elevated” aesthetic (remember when she was forced to attend hosted a Guess party on The City but refused to wear Guess?). The house, with a well-known roster of perfumes, is letting nothing slip about the new scent—however all things considered, the face of a fragrance is more likely to influence a purchase than the scent itself. Read more »
By Ilmie Dharmaratna | February 10th, 2012 | 5:30 pm
Image credit: W Magazine
Call an exorcist, quick! Kate Moss looks like you’ve never seen her before in a hair-raising portrayal of “good and evil” on two covers of W magazine, and we’ve been in an endless loop of scared yet captivated since seeing them.
Shot by Steven Klein and styled by Edward Enniful, W’s Will Self describes “Evil Moss,” who dons black leather and devil horns (potential Halloween costume idea?) as having lips that are “no rosebud but a crushed carnation, her cheekbones somehow performing the alien accomplishment of curving down to below its petals.” Uh, sexy? Read more »
By Nicola St. George-Hyslop | February 9th, 2012 | 5:00 pm
Photography by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
Blue Ivy Carter was destined for greatness when she was a mere twinkle in Jay-Z’s eye, but no one expected she’d become a fashion mogul less than a month after her birth.
The couple has filed an application to trademark their offspring’s name (the real name, though we’d prefer Babeyoncé) to create a line of fancy baby gear including strollers, diaper bags, and cosmetics—because even babies need makeup nowadays.
Of course, there is the chance that the couple intends to protect the little one’s name. Already, the responsible, tabloid-reading workers at the trademark office have shut down two requests for the names “Blue Ivy Carter NYC” and “Blue Ivy Carter Glory IV”—not to mention the new strain of marijuana or countless martinis named after the not-yet-one-month-old hip-hop princess.
No wonder the newest generation of celebrities is turning into Lindsay Lohan act-a-likes! Maybe the couple has the purest of intentions, but considering that Hova already exploited his kid by including a snippet of her cry in his new track “Glory,” we’re inclined to believe some Swarovski-encrusted Blue Ivy strollers are in our future.
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