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Tricia Helfer - www.starland.com
The world’s hottest robot is now the cover girl for the February 2007 issue of Playboy Magazine.
Canadian-born supermodel Tricia Helfer, who is best known for her current role as the cyborg Number Six in the top-rating science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica, is featured in a 10-page nude spread in the latest issue of the men’s magazine, now available in newsstands. Shot in Acapulco, the pictorial features Helfer in varying states of undress.
Tricia Helfer took the modeling world by storm when she won Ford's Supermodel of the World Contest in 1992. She has since been featured in a number of ad campaigns for Victoria’s Secret, Oil of Olay and Chanel's Cristalle and many others. She has also strutted the catwalk for Dolce and Gabbana, Christian Dior, Givenchy and the like. Countless magazines have also had the pleasure of having this five-foot-ten beauty grace their covers.
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Victoria Beckham - www.askmen.com
Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has a new denim range for her fashion label, and she has banned size zero models from promoting the line.
But that doesn’t mean Posh Spice has something against skinny models, being pretty skinny herself. She said she just wants to promote a healthy body image to young girls.
A source told Britain's The Sun newspaper: "Victoria wants to give out a positive image that you don't have to be ultra skinny to look good. Many of the models on the catwalk make young girls feel insecure about their own bodies.
"Victoria doesn't want to be accused of giving young girls a complex about their image and putting pressure on them to be as skinny as her."
Fashionable Brits
The Brits definitely do not hold back when shopping for clothes. Especially when they’re doing their shopping over the Internet.
Figures released by market analysts Mintel said that in 2006, Britons have spent more than £1 billion shopping for fashion online. And not just for your usual run-of-the-mill fashion. We’re talking about clothes designed by the likes of Stella McCartney, whose creations have already made it online.
According to market analysts Mintel, the online fashion market has grown by 461 per cent in five years and sales of fashion and footwear soared to £1.2 billion last year.
The figures have seen 2006 declared the "defining year" for internet sales, leaving companies yet to market their products online working furiously to establish a presence on the web.
And last night it was claimed Mintel's figures may actually underestimate the real value of internet fashion sales.
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Gaultier cardigan at Paris Menswear Week -- www.hellomagazine.com
The 70s are back, at least at the Paris Menswear Week.
Last Monday, flamboyant designer Jean Paul Gaultier unveiled a new collection that brings to memory some fashions seen in famous television shows from the 1970s.
The fashion maestro had knitted cardigans a la Paul Michael Glasier mingling on the runway with leather jackets and striking velvet creations in a range of warm autumnal colours such as chocolate, cinnamon and plum. And, true to his hallmark cheeky approach, he'd thrown in some of the decade's more challenging glam-rock legacies, including sparkly Lurex leggings which limmered beneath pleated kilts. [Source]
Rimmel Keeps Kate Moss
Apparently, Kate Moss isn’t “too old” for Rimmel, as earlier reported.
The UK cosmetic company announced it would keep the 32-year old supermodel as the face for the company, effectively negating reports they’re dropping her because she is “getting on in terms of modeling”.
Senior Vice President Stephen Mormoris rubbished complaints earlier in the week that they were looking for a new face.
He told WWD:” Kate Moss delivers a distinctive type of beauty that is both inspirational and attainable to Rimmel users.
"She is a terrific model for the mainstream cosmetic line [Rimmel London] and she will continue to represent the brand.
Most Memorable Oscar Fashion On Display
The Oscar awards has been the stage for some of the most memorable and iconic fashions ever created. Now, you’ll get to see them all over again, at the same time, through A Celebration of Oscar Fashion, where up to 30 iconic gowns worn by stars at the Oscar awards over the years are on display. Among the gems include:
Star power and stunning fashion rendezvoused once again at the 13th Annual SAG Awards. As usual, there were hits, and there were misses. But the standouts far outnumber the disasters. Here are some of the women who looked real good on the red carpet:
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The Prada Phone - www.sci-tech-today.comThe phone has never been this fashionable.
LG Electronics has teamed up with luxury fashion brand Prada to come up with the Prada Phone, a touch-screen multimedia phone similar to the iPhone, which was recently unveiled by Apple CEO Steve Jobs last week.
The multimedia phone, which will fetch €600 ($780), is not so different from other high-tech handsets. You can play and download music, surf the Internet, deliver voice mail, and read Microsoft's document files. It also doubles as an FM radio and comes with a 2-megapixel still and video camera.
Kate Moss deemed “too old”, may be dropped by Rimmel
Age seems to be starting to catch up with supermodel Kate Moss.
Moss, 33, the current face of Rimmel, is reportedly being let go by the make-up company because she is getting old. The UK company is said to be on the lookout for younger girls for their campaigns.
A source told the News Of The World , "Age catches up with everyone -- even Kate. But she hasn't been told anything by Rimmel. At 33, she's getting on in terms of modelling. And she recently moaned about her face, saying she needed Botox.
"Rimmel is a range for the younger market so that worried them. Now bosses are looking for younger models who can give the brand a fresh approach. Girls have been contacted in secret."
Niki Taylor sues E!
For allegedly portraying Niki Taylor in a negative light in an episode of their show titled “Boulevard of Broken Dreams, which puts the spotlight on fallen celebrities, E! Entertainment has found itself at the receiving end of a federal slander lawsuit filed by the supermodel.
Fashion Highlights of the Red Carpet 2007
Brad Pitt and Angolina Jolie, Golden Globes 2007 - www.people.com/
Brad Pitt in a classic J. Lindeberg tux and Angolina Jolie in a ruched charcoal gray St. John gown.
Kate Winslet, Golden Globes 2007 - www.people.com/
Best Actress Nominee Kate Winslet in a white Azzarro column dress topped with Chopard jewels.
Continue reading 'Golden Globes 2007: Modeling on the Red Carpet'
Lindsay Lohan the New Face of Miu Miu
Lindsay Lohan signed a deal with Miu Miu, a line known as the lower-priced version of Prada. The company launched in 1992, and focuses its efforts toward a younger market.
Miu Miu was the childhood nickname of Prada Designer & Heiress, Miuccia Prada.
A Prada spokesperson confirmed that Lindsay is currently in London shooting ads for the Miu Miu Spring 2007 ad campaign.
Complete Guide for Models?
Photographer Eric Bean has published The Complete Guide for Models, an informative guide as to how to get started in the modeling industry.
The advice comes from those in the know, including successful models and modeling agents, casting directors, magazine editors, makeup artists, photographers, and health professionals. These experts debunk myths about the profession and shed light on common scams that plague the industry.
