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Keira Knightley - www.dailymail.co.uk
If you want to get your hands on a piece, one of the “most iconic” ones at that, of cinema history, here’s your chance. And it’s for a good cause too.
The green dress that Keira Knightley wore in the Academy Award-nominated film “Atonement” is being auctioned off at www.clothesoffourback.org for Variety, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting children who are addicted, abused, neglected and physically-challenged.
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Fergie - www.top40db.net
Pop star Fergie has just been chosen to front a new campaign for MAC Viva Glam cosmetics.
A member of the multiplatinum-selling hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas, Fergie, whose real name is Stacy Ann Ferguson, follows in the footsteps of Dita Von Teese, who was the face of the last Viva Glam campaign.
In an interview with fashion bible WWD, Fergie said, "I have been a fan of Viva Glam for a long time — I have been following the campaign for years and I think it's a great outreach".
Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue - www.usatoday.com
Ten of the hottest young actresses in Tinseltown today are featured on the cover of Vanity Fair's upcoming annual Hollywood issue, whose theme is fresh faces of Hollywood in 2008.
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Carla Bruni & Nicolas Sarkozy - www.femmeactuelle.fr
Speculation about the status of Carla Bruni’s relationship with French President Nicolas Sarkozy ran for weeks, but finally, it’s been confirmed: the former supermodel is now Mrs. Carla Sarkozy.
According to WWD, the First Couple of France married on Saturday morning at a small ceremony presided by Paris mayor Francois Lebel at the Elysee Palace in the French capital. Bruni was said to have been clad in a short, sleeveless, off-white dress by Hermès
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Eva Mendes - www.hollywoodtuna.com
Eva Mendes may have just checked into rehab recently, but that didn’t dissuade the bigwigs of Calvin Klein from tapping the sexy Latina actress as the new face of its yet-unnamed fragrance.
"Eva exudes an effortless and unpretentious sensuality which is perfectly in line with the Calvin Klein brand DNA", says Tom Murry, President & COO, Calvin Klein, Inc.
Financial details of the three-year deal were not made public, but sources estimate the deal to be around from $3 million to 5 million.
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Kate Moss - www.contactmusic.com
After a long five-year absence from the runway, Kate Moss will finally be hitting the catwalks of London Fashion Week this month.
The English supermodel’s catwalk comeback would be for designer Vivienne Westwood, who herself had been absent from London Fashion Week for nine years.
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Bryant Park - newyorkette.com
The world’s biggest fashion designers gather in the Big Apple starting today to show off their latest collections in one of the biggest events in the fashion calendar, New York Fashion Week.
As usual, the non-stop shows for the autumn/winter 08 collections will be held in Manhattan's Bryant Park. Nautica is scheduled to kick things off on the first day. Also presenting on opening day are Erin Fetherston, sports legend Perry Ellis Max Azira and his BCBG label.
Isabella Blow - www.torontostreetfashion.com
In life, Isabella Blow, the late stylist and onetime director of Tatler and London's Sunday Times was known as a big supporter of up and coming fashion talent, so what better way to remember her than to set up a memorial scholarship in her name?
Harold Tillman - www.allders.com
If newly-appointed British Fashion Council chairman Harold Tillman were to have his way, he would want the original supermodels such as Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford to become model mentors to the next generation of models.
In an interview with the Evening Standard, his first since taking over from former BC chair stuart Rose, Tillman said that models such as Campbell and Crawford “are women that younger models admire". We should get these original supermodels on board and get them more involved."
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Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban - www.gactv.com
Nicole Kidman and her country singer–husband Keith Urban are the latest celebrities to throw their hats onto the fashion design arena.
The couple is launching their own clothing line, which will be known as “Hank Evie”, after the nicknames they used to call each other early in their relationship. The country singer revealed as much during a press conference, saying that he used to call the Oscar-winning actress “Evie”, while she addressed him as “Hank” during the early stages of their relationship.