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Naomi Campbell - www.foxnews.com
As punishment for hitting and injuring her maid with a cell phone, a New York court has ordered supermodel Naomi Campbell to five days of community service.
But unlike the punishment that was handed down to pop singer Boy George, the notoriously short-tempered supermodel’s community service will be done indoors, away from the prying eyes of the public and the paparazzi. She is to sweep, mop and scrub the floors of a New York Sanitation Department warehouse on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
Dolce & Gabbana Ad - www.adrants.com
After widespread criticism from various sectors, Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana have finally relented and will be pulling its controversial ad which is seen as condoning violence against women.
Continue reading 'Dolce & Gabbana Withdraws Controversial Ad'
Naomi Campbell - www.nndb.com
This is something modeling rookies should take some measure of comfort in when the prospect of walking down a catwalk in front of some of the most discerning eyes in the fashion business scares them out of their wits.
You would think that after 21 years sashaying down countless runways at hundreds of fashion shows, supermodel Naomi Campbell already has tamed the butterflies in her stomach when she takes the catwalk.
Nothing could be farther from the truth. Campbell in fact confesses that she still gets stage fright every time she does a show.
Victoria’s Secret is undoubtedly one of the hottest names in lingerie and bikinis in the whole world.
Unfortunately for one female cop from Long Island, New York, a Victoria’s Secret bikini she was wearing on a vacation in Puerto Rico last year proved too hot to handle—literally.
Dawn Giugliano filed a $2 million suit in a New York court against the lingerie firm, claiming a Victoria’s Secret swimsuit she was wearing as she fell asleep sunbathing on a Puerto Rican beach heated up and burned a circle right into her chest, effectively leaving a permanent scar.
"The sun baked the metal right into her skin," said Luke Bigelow, an attorney for Giugliano, 27, a Nassau County cop.
Continue reading 'Cop Sues Victoria’s Secret For $2 Million'
Madonna - www.abc.net.au
Great Britain may be the adopted country of pop icon Madonna, but apparently, she isn’t too keen on adopting the fashion sense of British women.
In an interview with Britain’s Elle Magazine, Madonna said:
"I don't pay much attention to British women's style. I just run around in my tracksuit with my sunglasses on." [Source]
Continue reading 'Madonna Ignores British Women’s Fashion Sense'
Kylie Minogue - www.celebsinc.com
Swedish clothing giant Hennes + Mauritz has recently signed Australian pop star Kylie Minogue to be the face and body of its new beachwear campaign.
With this latest gig, Kylie, who also happens to be fashion magazine Glamour's best-dressed woman this year, is following in the footsteps of such fashion icons as Stella Mccartney and Karl Lagerfeld, as well as Madonna, who has designed a clothing line for H&M.
Gisele Bundchen - www.gisele-bundchen.info
Supermodels seem to want babies lately.
Just recently, supermodel Naomi Campbell has said that she wants to have kids. Now Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen is echoing the exact same thing in an interview with the Italian edition of Vanity Fair.
Replying to a question about whether she wants to have children, Gisele said:
Scarlett Johansson - justjared.buzznet.com
Athletic footwear and apparel manufacturer Reebok recently unveiled on March 1 its newest ad campaign, which features curvy actress Scarlett Johansson.
Promoting a sporty clothing line known as Scarlett Hearts Rbk, the “Lost in Translation” star says:
“It’s a lifestyle collection. You can go directly from the gym, slip it on and go to meet your friends for coffee.” [Source]
Christie Brinkley - www.netglimse.com
Christie Brinkley, one of the very first supermodels, had back surgery on Wednesday, months after hurting her back during a ski trip in Aspen, Colorado last December.
According to her publicist Marcia Horowitz, the supermodel had to go under the knife because her back injury has “worsened in the past few days." She added that her client is already recuperating from the surgery at an undisclosed New York hospital, and will soon be released on Friday.
Stella McCartney Fall Collection - www.fashionwiredaily.com
While her famous dad is in court dealing with a messy divorce, Stella McCartney was showcasing her fall collection at Paris Fashion Week.
And her show was generally a success, with critics agreeing that her latest collection is a clever one, and looked lovely to wear, unlike some of the overly aggressive and inane designs that have been hitting the catwalk lately.
