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Manolo Blahnik - www.positivenation.co.uk
Manolo Blahnik fans rejoice! The Spanish shoe designer, whose name is forever associated with the landmark HBO series “Sex and the City”, has finally gone online with the launch of his own website, www.manoloblahnik.com.
Iman - www.handbag.com
Iman, one of the world’s first supermodels, has announced that she will be hosting the Canadian edition of the Emmy-nominated U.S. series Project Runway.
The 51-year-old Somali-born supermodel apparently had the gig in the bag after she appeared as a judge on the American version of the show, saying it was one of the show’s highest-rated episodes.
Michael Vollbracht - www.vogue.de
Designer Michael Vollbracht has resigned from his post as creative director of iconic American fashion house Bill Blass last week.
The American fashion designer, who has been the label’s creative director since 2003, said in a statement:
“I have appreciated the opportunity to carry on the tradition of Bill Blass, a man I admire more than I can say. It has been an incredible five years at Blass, I hope that I have made an important contribution to the company, and I look forward to seeing its continued success and growth in the years to come.”
Continue reading 'Vollbracht Quits As Bill Blass Creative Director'
Ralph Lauren - www.nndb.com
Ralph Lauren’s Polo brand is four decades old, and the so-called king of all-American-style marked the event by not only opening two large flagship stores in Moscow last week, but also throwing a Great Gatsby style dinner for 200 guests at the American Ambassador's residence.
Continue reading 'Ralph Lauren Celebrates 40th Year In Style'
Tom Ford - www.vogue.co.uk
Fashion designer Tom Ford has launched a new fragrance called “Private Blend”, which is made up of 12 individual and unusual scents, which can be mixed and matched in accordance with a person’s own taste.
At the launch Thursday night at Harvey Nichols, the designer credited with turning Italian fashion house Gucci around, told vogue tv:
The concept behind this is similar to that behind my new menswear line. I want to create extremely unique and exclusive products, unlike some of my previous projects." [Source]
Naomi Campbell - www.montblanc.com
Feisty supermodel Naomi Campbell is reportedly going to star in a film to be helmed by one of France’s most controversial directors.
According to Vogue Paris via Fashionista, director Catherine Breillat, who is nicknamed "porno auteuriste" in her native country for doing a number of mainstream sexually explicit films, will be working with the British supermodel in a romantic comedy titled “Bad Love”, which is all about an actress who is far from lucky in love. Breillat was also quoted by Vogue Paris as saying that she was "touched by Naomi's modesty and humility."
Victoria Beckham - www.trendyfriendy.com
Victoria Beckham can now add “fashion competition judge” to her ever-broadening resume which includes pop star, wife to superstar football player, model and fashion designer.
The former Spice Girl has been appointed as one of the judges for a fashion competition during Graduate Fashion Week in London next month. Her duties as a judge include interviewing hopeful student designers and assessing their creations to determine who wins the prestigious River Island gold award.
Some eye cosmetics such as kohl, kajal and surma, which are imported from Pakistan and India, have been found to contain very high levels of lead, a toxic metal that wreaks havoc on the brain, nervous system, kidneys and reproductive system.
A number of kohl, kajal and surma products bought from different stores in New York City were recently tested by the New York City Health Department. The federal recommended limit for lead in certain cosmetic additives is 10 parts per million (ppm), but most of the products tested had lead concentrations way above that limit. These products are:
Continue reading 'High Lead Levels in Pakistani, Indian Eye Makeup'
Patrick Robinson - shopping.beloblog.com
Gap Inc. has hired prominent fashion designer Patrick Robinson to take charge of the design of men's and women's clothing as well as accessories in North America for the slumping retail chain.
The retailer is pinning its hopes on Robinson, who was artistic director for Paco Rabanne in Paris and worked top design jobs at Perry Ellis and Anne Klein, to come up with clothes that consumers actually want to buy.
Sophia Kokosalaki - www.condenast.co.uk
Iconic French fashion house Vionnet has appointed designer Marc Audibet as its Artistic Advisor, replacing Greek designer Sophia Kokosalaki, who will now focus on developing her own label.
