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Bergdorf Goodman - z.about.com
Bergdorf Goodman has just been named most prestigious luxury retailer in a survey conducted by the independent New York-based Luxury Institute.
The world renowned luxury goods store topped the 2008 Luxury Customer Experience Index (LCEI) survey, whose respondents are high net-worth consumers. Female respondents over 50 years of age with a net income of $150,000 to $199,000 and a net worth of under $1 million had favorable opinions of Bergdorf, choosing it over its sister brand Neiman Marcus and other luxury retailers.
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Zippora Seven - www.news.com.au
A magazine in Australia is currently in hot water for publishing topless pictures of an underage female model in two separate issues this year.
Lifestyle and fashion magazine Russh Australia is being investigated by the Australian Classification Board after topless photos of 16-year-old model Zippora Seven were printed in its March issue, as well as in its most recent issue.
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Vanessa Paradis - www.topwomen.org
Miu Miu has reportedly chosen a new face for autumn/winter 2008-9 in the person of French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis.
Paradis, who has been the long-time partner and soon-to-be wife of “Pirates of the Caribbean” star Johnny Depp, effectively replaces actress Kirsten Dunst, who fronted Miu Miu’s spring/summer 2008 campaign, according to WWD.
Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, the same team who shot Dunst for her spring '08 campaign, will once again be doing the Miu Miu campaign of Paradis, who is known for her gap-toothed smile as well.
A spokesman for Miu Miu, however, declined to comment.
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With Agent Provocateur presenting this year’s Life Ball in Vienna, expect the annual charity event to be one sexy, star-studded and most definitely rockin’ bash, all in the name of raising awareness of HIV and AIDS.
"In the true spirit of the Life Ball, Agent Provocateur will be bringing its own unique brand of fashion, lingerie, fun and live rock 'n roll to light up the town square of Vienna!”, Agent Provocateur founder Joe Corre tells British Vogue.
Highlight of the event, which is scheduled for May 17 on the square outside Vienna City Hall, include performances by Blondie’s lead vocalist Debbie Harry and Dirty Stop Out, which also happens to be Corre’s band. The band will perform featuring Mick Jones of The Clash.
Amy Winehouse - www.sylviagibb.com
Looks like Amy Winehouse is not only being eyed for fashion ad campaigns, but for the catwalks as well.
Designer Julien Macdonald, who is known for hiring big-name celebrities to model his creations on the runway, has expressed interest in having the troubled singer wear his designs on the catwalk of this year’s London Fashion Week because he thinks she has “great style”
“She’s an amazing talent, isn’t she? She’s unique”, says the designer, who hired Paris Hilton in 2006 and Naomi Campbell the following year to model his creations during fashion week.
Tamsin de Roemer - www.easylivingmagazine.com
Top industry group Walpole has chosen accessories label De Roemer to receive its Luxury Brand of Tomorrow award for 2008.
Designer Tamsin de Roemer, who launched the eponymous label in 2004, was pretty much elated with the award. "We are so very thrilled with and the wealth of experience that a Walpole award represents. This means we are very much on the map as a label of tomorrow and intend to go from strength to strength with the brand identity and awareness", she tells British Vogue.
Gwyneth Paltrow - www.babble.com
People would think that after a grueling world promo tour for the summer blockbuster “Iron Man”, Gwyneth Paltrow would take a break. Instead, she’s immediately back at work shooting a film for Italian accessories company, Tod's.
Shot in Rome, the film, which is four minutes long, was directed by actor and director Dennis Hopper, who also happens to be a long-time friend of Tod's chief executive officer Diego Della Valle. It depicts a day in the life of Paltrow, who is shown clad in a white one-shouldered dress, shopping in the city, with Tod's Pashmy bag, and aboard a boat.
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Kate Moss - www.newchatter.com
Contrary to rumors, Rimmel is not replacing Kate Moss as the face of the cosmetics giant, but rather extending her contract for the foreseeable future.
"Kate Moss is a worldwide inspiration and leader in fashion and beauty, and has been an iconic face for Rimmel London. I am thrilled we are continuing our professional partnership, and that she will be an inspiration for the Rimmel consumer as our official ambassador" says Stephen Mormoris, Senior Vice President of Coty Beauty, the parent company of Rimmel
Uma Thurman - www.beautyriot.com
Uma Thurman has filed a $15 million suit against Lancome for continuing to use her image in its ads even after her contract with the cosmetics giant has expired.
In the suit filed in Manhattan federal court, Thurman accused Lancome of giving the "false impression" that the actress is still affiliated with the cosmetics giant, though her deal ended in 2004. She also said that Lancome failed to ask wholesalers and retailers to stop displaying her ads.
Rosita Missoni - rayli.com.cn
One of the most prominent names in fashion is setting its eyes on the hotel industry.
Missoni, the iconic Italian label, has revealed that it is working on Hotel Missoni, a new wave of super stylish hotel to be built in collaboration with the Rezidor Hotel Group. Spearheading the partnership is none other than Rosita Missoni, co-founder and creative director of the brand.