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Gisele Bundchen - www.candistar.com
Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen is set to star in legendary rock band U2’s next music video.
This development came about after the woman regarded as the world’s highest-paid supermodel met U2 frontman Bono when she appeared for free in awareness-raising ads for the singer’s RED charity campaign, and the two apparently hit it right off.
Yves Saint Laurent - www.filmforum.org
The fashion world breathed a collective sigh of relief as legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent, who was hospitalized last week due to respiratory problems, was released from a Paris hospital and is said to be recovering well.
A rep for the iconic designer confirmed to WWD that "Mr. Saint Laurent is doing better. He arrived home this morning."
Keira Knightley - www.dailymail.co.uk
Academy Award-nominated actress Keira Knightley is looking real good in pictures for her Chanel campaign as exclusively featured by British newspaper The Daily Mail.
Knightley, who received much critical acclaim for her performance as Elizabeth Bennett in 2005’s Pride and Prejudice, was tapped by the French fashion house to replace English supermodel Kate Moss in April 2006.
Frida Giannini - www.trendencias.com
Gucci creative director Frida Giannini has officially unveiled on Friday Gucci by Gucci, her first signature scent for the Italian fashion house.
Gianni Versace - www.sempre-italia.de
This Sunday marks 10 years since designer Gianni Versace was murdered, and family, friends and fans alike will be paying their respects to the fallen designer with a weekend of celebration and remembrance in Milan.
Organized by his sister Donatella and brother Santo, the celebrations will be highlighted by a gala opera entitled 'Thank you Gianni With Love' at the La Scala in Milan. The specially-commissioned opera will then be followed by a lavish dinner in the city, with 500 people expected to attend.
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Emma Watson - www.styleikon.com
So this probably explains why Emma Watson, one of the main stars of the Harry Potter film series, has been spotted wearing a different Chanel dress to every single premiere of the fifth film in the series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Watson, who plays brilliant witch Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, has been signed by Storm—Kate Moss’ agency—and is reportedly up for an endorsement deal with Chanel. According to a report by British newspaper Daily Express, Watson could earn as much $4 million should a deal with the French fashion house be finalized.
Stella McCartney - www.celebritymound.com
Just seven months after giving birth to a daughter, English fashion designer Stella McCartney is once again an expectant mother.
Skinny Model - www.enjoyfashion.com
In compliance with a fashion code that took effect in Italy last year, fashion designer Raffaella Curiel fired 15 models from her fashion show in Rome because they were just too skinny.
Calling skinny models “a bad example for young generations.", the designer had specifically asked that abnormally thin models not be used in her shows. She, however, admits that finding models who qualify under the rules implemented in the fashion code, as well as her own preferences, can be quite difficult. In fact, the designer said she still had to tighten the clothes for the models that she didn’t fire.
Continue reading 'Rome Fashion Show Bars 15 “Too-Skinny” Models'
Yves Saint Laurent - www.traditioninaction.org
Legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent is now recuperating at a Paris hospital after he was admitted due to respiratory problems.
According to the 70-year-old designer’s partner, Pierre Bergé, Laurent is “not doing well”, although doctors have yet to diagnose the illness the couturier is suffering from. Aside from respiratory difficulties, Laurent is also having difficulty walking. He is, however, expected to check out of the American Hospital in the next couple and days, and might go to Tangier, Morocco to continue his recuperation if Bergé’s plans push through.
