Virgin's $2bn splurge Jun 23, 2009
Invited on board to fly alongside Branson were England cricketer Kevin Pietersen and fashion designer Vivienne Westwood. Virgin enjoyed soaring profits last year despite a vicious recession in Britain, the eurozone, the United States and elsewhere, as it benefited from rising demand for premium air travel. (iAfrica.com)
Objection! We party! Jun 23, 2009
The singer of [6] [6] [6]reportedly was getting steamed about Lee spending more time with a heterosexual fashion designer instead of drinking wine with him at home. And three major sports figures with local ties made it into [7] magazine s 20 highest-paid athletes. (The Palm Beach Post)
Crime investigations, fashion design at NH camp Jun 23, 2009
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) -- Budding crime scene investigators and fashion designers have a summer camp waiting for them in Portsmouth, N.H.. A CSI camp will host two sessions: July 13-17 and July 20-24. (Concord Monitor)
Dressing for the future Jun 22, 2009
She thinks the city is a good place to cultivate young fashion designers as the information flow is so rapid. "The place is full of possibilities. The city and its people are resourceful," Sorignet says. (Xinhuanet, China)
Uganda: Capturing Fashion in a Unique Way Jun 21, 2009
Fashion designer Herbert Musisi at his studio ... Did you always dream of being a fashion designer ... Actually not, I am an artist and my design in fabrics has made me become a fashion designer because after designing, people ask me what they can make out of my fabric, so I thought it wise to join the industry. (allAfrica.com)
Newton third grader to be honored at State House for art work Jun 20, 2009
Joshua Litchman Zervas student Isabella Xu with her prize-winning drawing. The nine-year-old won the state Educational Financing Authoritys art competition with her depiction of what she wants to do after graduating from college. (Newton Tab, MA)
Useless Knowledge: A little fodder on famous fathers Jun 20, 2009
Which former Beatles member has a daughter named Stella, who is a famous fashion designer. 4. (Montana Standard, MT)
Garments industry must shed pretense Jun 20, 2009
Quite a few Chinese fashion designers, in fact, have won international acclaim, with some even sharing a slice of the market. Ironically, the fact that domestic brands with foreign-sounding names sell more could mean designing is a much smaller problem for Chinese clothes' brands. (Xinhuanet, China)
Lauren Conrad Now A Novelist, Too Jun 19, 2009
"The Hills" Star-Turned-Fashion Designer Pens Book Inspired By Her Life On Camera ... "The Hills" reality TV star turned fashion designer and novelist, Lauren Conrad. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Isabel Toledo Jun 19, 2009
Exhibit spotlights under-the-radar Obama designer. Exhibit spotlights under-the-radar Obama designer. (AZCentral -- Style)
Rumors of Infidelity Surround Billy Joel, Katie Lee Split Jun 19, 2009
Despite rumors of infidelity, Billy Joel is denying any claims that his separation from Top Chef host Katie Lee has anything to do with her questionable relationship with a hot, younger fashion designer ... And Lee, 27, has been rumored to be involved in a romance with Yigal Azrouel, a 36-year-old Israeli fashion designer. (Fox News)
Fashion Design Schools Jun 19, 2009
There are many types of fashion design jobs as well as types of fashion designers ... Besides clothing, fashion designers create accessories like purses, jewelry and shoes, as well as fashionable shirts and dresses ... Pratt Institute is one of the leading art schools in the United States located in New York, attended by fashion designers Betsey Johnson and Ben de Lisi. (Suite101.com)
Billy Joel and wifecall it quits Jun 18, 2009
According to the NY Daily News, which was first to break the story, celebrity chef Lee, 27, the first host of Bravos Top Chef, has been spotted out regularly with Yigal Azrouel, a 36-year-old fashion designer from Israel. The two were seen dancing closely in Miami earlier this year and sources told the paper the designer has called Lee, my girlfriend. (MSNBC -- News)
Celebrity chef under fire for 'jihadi chic' Jun 18, 2009
"Anti-American fashion designers abroad and at home have mainstreamed and adapted the scarves as generic pro-Palestinian jihad or anti-war statements. "Yet many folks out there remain completely oblivious to the apparel's violent symbolism and anti-Israel overtones. " Shevonne Hunt, a freelance journalist, has reported on the popularity of the keffiyeh in Australia. She said the so-called "desert scarf" had become a recent fashion craze in Australia, following a similar trend in the US about a... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Graduates defy odds at Chelsea charter Jun 18, 2009
Gedeus, who plans to study business administration, wants to become a fashion designer and has named her clothing line Cherieamour. For Maira B. Bonilla, 19, receiving a diploma today will be more than a personal accomplishment: She hopes it will inspire her twin sister to do the same. (Boston Globe)
Posh has another boob job Jun 18, 2009
The procedure is supposedly part of the Spice Girl's makeover from soccer WAG to fashion designer. "Victoria has wanted her implants taken out for a while," a source told The Sun tabloid. (iAfrica.com)
Fashion industry steps out for its Oscars, the CFDA Awards Jun 17, 2009
But Seventh Avenue's elite designers, accompanied by their celebrity pals, stepped out Monday night to celebrate themselves at the Council of Fashion Designers of America gala the equivalent of the Oscars for fashion. This year, the event moved from the Public Library to the more spacious Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. (USA Today -- Life)
Fashion World Honors Newest Star Michelle Obama Jun 17, 2009
The Council of Fashion Designers of America's special tribute award went to the first lady, considered a new player in this world. Noting her "meteoric rise as a fashion icon," CFDA president Diane von Furstenberg said Obama had "a unique look that balances the duality of her lives" in her roles as trusted adviser to her husband, President Barack Obama, and busy mother to their two daughters. (Newsmax)
Katy Perry Sues Australian Fashion Designer Katie Perry Jun 17, 2009
I'm not going to give it away without a fight,' Katie Perry says. It really felt like I was being intimidated and bullied into signing everything away," Katie Perry told the newspaper. "It asked me to give up the trademark, withdraw sales of my clothes, withdraw any advertising and any Web sites and sign that I will not in the future use a similar trademark to Katy Perry. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Fashion Awards Honor Michelle Obama Jun 17, 2009
First lady Michelle Obama, seen here at the Time 100 Gala, accepted her award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America via a pre-taped video speech ... The Council of Fashion Designers of America's special tribute award went to the first lady, considered a new player in this world. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
WINNERS: Which designers took home top honors? Jun 17, 2009
Among the winners at Monday night's Council of Fashion Designers of America awards. Womenswear designer of the year. (USA Today -- Life)
2009 CFDA Fashion Awards Presented in New York Jun 17, 2009
NEW YORK, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Last night, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) paid tribute to the winners and honorees of the 2009 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center ... The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. (CFDA) is a not-for-profit trade association whose membership consists of more than 340 of America's foremost fashion and accessory designers. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Lester caps rally at Marshfield school Jun 17, 2009
The crowd included Commonwealth Shakespeare founder Steve Maler, interior designer Dennis Duffy, W Boston GM Bill Bunce, fashion designer Sam Mendoza, photographer Eric Levin, and Renee Leblanc, owner of Yoga Power Studio. Real world: Boston The opinionated Chris C.T. Tamburello of MTV s Real World: Paris laced up a pair of bowling shoes and hit the lanes at Kings the other night. (Boston Globe)
Chinese designer takes fashion to the dogs Jun 17, 2009
Hu Xi, who studied fashion design, is not China's only pet fashion designer, but she is one of the longest lasting in the niche business, with the studio she first set up at home in 2000 still going strong some nine years later. Hu's six dogs get first pick of her tailored outfits that range from simple jackets to hand-stitched wedding dresses. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
R&B Superstar R.Kelly to Headline THISDAY Music Festival 2009 in South Africa, Nigeria and UK Jun 16, 2009
With a host of different events taking place over the next few months, the THISDAY tour 2009 will kick off in Johannesburg on 12th June, with ARISE Africa Fashion Week, which has already confirmed the participation of over 50 of the best African fashion designers from 20 countries and all regions of the continent. The week will culminate with an awards ceremony, featuring a judging panel of fashion insiders and experts who will award the high fliers and innovators of the event. (allAfrica.com)
A table for few at T.G.I. Friday's Jun 16, 2009
Fashion designer Mark Ecko probably wishes he hadn't spent $752,547 on Barry Bonds' 756th home-run baseball. He needs $170 million quick to pay off debt or his hip-hop clothing line Ecko will probably fold. (Salon)
Brazilian Beauty Wed At Last Jun 16, 2009
Brazilian-born Ana Maria, a model and fashion designer, married Swedish financi 00004000 er Jon Jonsson at St. Bartholomew's Church in front of 200 jet-setting guests, including novelist Coerte Felske, restaurateur Vittorio Assaf and his Swedish wife, Charlotte, shipping heir Alexei Zoulas and his Brazilian wife, Priscilla, and Nicole Coste, the former flight attendant who has a son, Alexandre, 6, by Prince Albert of Monaco. "If you were a wedding crasher," observed one guest with an eye for... (New York Post -- Gossip)
Recommended summer reads Jun 16, 2009
Recommended summer reads. Article:Recommended summer reads:/c/a/2009/06/12/RVBJ181D0E.DTL Article:Recommended summer reads:/c/a/2009/06/12/RVBJ181D0E.DTL. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
CALVIN KLEIN 'threesome' billboard called act of 'desperation'... Jun 16, 2009
Calvin Klein Stirs Up Controversy With Racy Soho Billboard - wcbstv. " "I think it's telling people it's okay to do that, and it's kind of gross," Aleasha Stephens, a tourist from Houston, says. Photography teacher Laura Friesen snapped a photo of it, and plans to discuss it with her students in Denver. "I took a photo to show it's shocking, but it can also be on a billboard in NY, and this is what can be in New York," Friesen said. The billboard uses sex to sell Calvin Klein jeans, and it is... (The Drudge Report)
Designs on Downtown (940) Jun 6, 2009
It also serves as the headquarters for a growing crop of fashion designers, from fledgling labels to big names ... The inspirations for his deceptively simple, mostly black and white shirts, jackets and pants are not other fashion designers, he said, but music, particularly dark, loud heavy metal, and also taxidermy. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
A peek inside Project Runways sixth season Jun 6, 2009
After five seasons in New York, the hit reality competition for aspiring fashion designers was moving to both a new city, Los Angeles, and a new network, Lifetime. And the show's statuesque host had her heart set on a revamped world. (MSNBC -- News)
Bank Robbery Suspects' Getaway Car Runs Out Of Gas Jun 5, 2009
(0:39)At the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, Sacha Boran Cohen, as his gay fashion designer alter ego Bruno, played a prank on rapper Eminem, who subsequently left the event after the incident. (1:17). (CBS News)
Art Gets Real Jun 5, 2009
REALITY TV producers, at least in Britain, have finally figured out that real artists might be more interesting than aspiring cooks ("Top Chef"), fashion designers ("Project Runway") and catwalkers ("America's Next Top Model"). Six hopeful artists are toiling away this summer in studios in East London, the Transracial blog reports, creating works that will be judged by collector Charles Saatchi and other art world stars such as Tracy Emin. (New York Post -- Gossip)
This week's fashion gossip Jun 5, 2009
" Although the launch date of the campaign is yet to be announced, it has already been shot by photographer Mario Sorrenti in Los Angeles. Other stars who have worked with the brand include Milla Jovovich, Lizzy Jagger, Naomi Campbell, Eva Herzigova and Claudia Schiffer. Shock, horror, Angelina Jolie had anti-ageing products delivered to her new movie set! The actress who raises six children with partner Brad Pitt is reportedly such a big fan of Yon-Ka's cleansing milk and anti-ageing body... (iAfrica.com)
A sustainable look Jun 4, 2009
Do you have a favorite fashion designer. Yes I do. (Boston Globe)
10 designers on a mission to save the planet Jun 4, 2009
In this 2008 image released by Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi fits a model in a creation using salmon leather from Southwest Alaska. The piece can be seen in "Design for a Living World," through Jan. 4, 2010 at the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York. (Juneau Empire)
Eminem was in on Sacha Baron Cohen's MTV stunt Jun 4, 2009
See Sacha Baron Cohen (un)dressed for success as fashion designer Bruno at the MTV Awards ... During the stunt, Cohen - in character as gay Austrian fashion designer Bruno - flew Icarus-like from the ceiling dressed in nothing but white wings and a G-string. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Bruno troubles: Jun 4, 2009
See Sacha Baron Cohen (un)dressed for success as fashion designer Bruno at the MTV Awards. A California woman has sued British actor Sacha Baron Cohen accusing him of assault in an encounter she said occurred during filming for the upcoming movie Bruno that left her in a wheelchair. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Downturn may lend fuel to art of sustainable fashion Jun 4, 2009
To date, there have been a handful of big-name fashion designers who've played with eco-friendly fashion, and there are several up-and-coming designers who design exclusively with green materials, but these have felt more like graduate school projects than viable business options. Mizrahi has no plans to put his salmon pelt dress, jacket, and matching shoes into mass production, but the caviar egg of an idea has been planted. (Boston Globe)
STAGED: Eminem 'Storms Out of MTV Awards' After BRUNO Prank... Jun 2, 2009
Heavens above: The prankster as Bruno the Austrian fashion designer makes his extraordinary entrance ... Wearing angel wings, knee-high white boots and a barely-there thong, he appeared as his Austrian fashion designer character Bruno to present the best male performance prize ... Bruno also forces himself on to the stage at Paris and Milan fashion weeks, getting a fashion designer to agree that the unfashionable should be sent to concentration camps to taught how to dress. (The Drudge Report)
Would-be filmmakers get wired Jun 2, 2009
It might have been a challenge lifted straight from Project Runway only with would-be filmmakers instead of aspiring fashion designers. Like the contestants on the Emmy Award-winning show, the 14 teams that participated in Hancock College s recent inaugural Wired Weekend Film Challenge showed off what they could create with limited time and resources. (Santa Maria Times)
Eminem gets bum wrap at MTV awards Jun 1, 2009
See Sacha Baron Cohen (un)dressed for success as fashion designer Bruno at the MTV Awards. June 1, 2009 - 11:33AM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Photos: Bruno and Eminem meet 'face to face' at MTV Awards Jun 1, 2009
See Sacha Baron Cohen (un)dressed for success as fashion designer Bruno at the MTV Awards. Sacha Baron Cohen presents the award for Best Male Performance. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The accidental jeweller May 30, 2009
Like women fashion designers who set up businesses because they cant find clothes to suit their taste, Soons move was prompted by her dissatisfaction with the existing jewellery designs in the stores that day. Izan encouraged me to do it, she says. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Stars react to Calif. court's Prop. 8 decision May 29, 2009
Gossip blogger Perez Hilton arrives at fashion designer Marcus Molinari's birthday party at h.wood in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg). (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Singer Love sued over unpaid debt May 29, 2009
In March, the 44-year-old Hole singer was sued by a fashion designer over messages she posted on the internet ... In court papers filed earlier this year, also in Los Angeles, fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir said Love made several "menacing and disturbing" statements about her on the singer's Twitter and MySpace pages. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Designer 'strangled then robbed' May 29, 2009
Fashion designer Nicole Farhi was strangled until she passed out and threatened with a knife in a doorstep robbery, a court has heard. She was allegedly attacked by two brothers at her home in Hampstead, north-west London, in April last year. (BBC News -- UK)
Cynthia Rowley sees the downturn's upside May 28, 2009
While many businesses are clearing out of their Newbury Street digs, fashion designer Cynthia Rowley is moving in. Known for her flirty women's pieces, in addition to a home-decor line she created for Target, Rowley opens her Newbury Street boutique today, and tonight she'll make the scene at a fashion show at the Liberty Hotel. (Boston Globe)
Gareth Pugh's outlandish glamour May 28, 2009
THEATRICAL would be the first word to pop into any sentence describing Gareth Pughs journey as a fashion designer. After all, he did start out making costumes for the English National Theatre at the young age of 14. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Education by design - Preschool in Seeley Lake renamed to honor benefactor, the late Liz Claiborne May 28, 2009
A Wednesday evening ceremony was held to rename the preschool after the late fashion designer Liz Claiborne and her husband Art Ortenberg, because of their support and funding of the preschool ... SEELEY LAKE When Loren Rose told his wife that he'd invited fashion designer Liz Claiborne and her husband, Art Ortenberg, over for dinner, she told him she was going to kill him ... In recognition of that support, and of Claiborne herself, a ceremony was held Wednesday to rename the preschool after... (Missoulian, MT)
Kente Cloth Festival coming up in Modena May 27, 2009
According to the organisers, performing groups will include a cultural troupe from the city of Udine with a demonstration of Chiefs and People in Ghana, an Ewe Group (representing the Volta Region in Ghana) dancing groups from a number of Francophone countries in Africa, Ghanaians and Nigerians groups from the city Bologna and Fashion designers from Modena. The Fair which will start at 4p. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Swap Meets, Web Sites Boom May 26, 2009
San Francisco fashion designer Anayma de Frias launched Rehashclothes ... Swap meets, Web sites on rise as economy falls Articles San Francisco fashion designer Anayma de Frias launched Rehashclothes. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Sutherland says sorry May 26, 2009
Kiefer Sutherland has apologised to a fashion designer he allegedly headbutted at a New York nightclub. The star apologised to Jack McCollough after a scuffle in which the designer's nose was broken on 5 May 2009, People magazine reports. (iAfrica.com)
Stars Sparkle In The Hamptons May 26, 2009
Le Bernardin chef/partner Eric Ripert and his wife, Sandra, fashion designer Nicole Miller and her husband, Kim Taipale, Rick and Kathy Hilton, Keith and Ann Barish, and Jonathan and Somers Farkas were all at the soiree, where men and women were separated into different rooms so "nobody would feel they were at the wrong table.". In other holiday weekend boldface-partying, Anna Paquin hosted a bash for Hamptons Magazine at Day + Night Restaurant in Southampton; Kelly Killoren Bensimon threw... (New York Post -- Gossip)
Inspiration key to our artscape's architects May 26, 2009
There are filmmakers, architects, philanthropists, artists, radio presenters, fashion designers, performers and festival organisers. What they have in common is an ability to make things happen. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Porcupine, python strut catwalk for Russian zoo May 25, 2009
" The show was the idea of fashion designers in Russia's second city, in solidarity with the 410 species and 2,000 animals at the zoo in Alexander Park that was founded in 1865. "I'm taking part because of my compassion for animals," said designer Vladislav Aksyonov. "I am flatly opposed to the use of natural fur and I also want to help our zoo. " - AFP/ir Other lifestyle News Advertisements Affiliate Sites: | | | Copyright ? MediaCorp Pte Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Use of this Site is subject to... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Dean Hutchinson opens Mi, if you can find it May 25, 2009
"It's not evident," says Hutchinson, tall, slim, shy and soft-spoken, who often sounds more like a Mill Valley life coach than a fashion designer. "I want you to create what you think it is." He says the Mi concept is "about nothing.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Commmencements May 24, 2009
Friday, 1 p.m., Evans Way Park Speaker: Fashion designer Joseph Abboud and Robert Edsel, founder of Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art Graduates: 360 Honorary degrees: Abboud; members of the Monuments Men, who helped to protect monuments and other cultural treasures from destruction during World War II.. College of the Holy Cross. (Boston Globe)
Sutherland settles 'assault' row May 24, 2009
Sutherland was charged with assault on 7 May after allegedly attacking fashion designer Jack McCollough ... But the fashion designer later said his nose was broken in several places. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Miuccia Prada: The reluctant fashionista May 23, 2009
Fashion designer Miuccia Prada prefers to stay out of fashion limelight ... (CNN) -- She's the antithesis of the typical fashion designer, preferring to step away from the adulation of shows and flashy parties, yet from behind the scenes, Miuccia Prada has a huge impact on the world of fashion. (CNN -- Showbiz)
'Fashion Show' shoots from the hip May 23, 2009
But her greatest accomplishment is not in design or sales or in coming up with zingy one-liners, but in organizing fashion designers, which is a bit like herding cats. That suggests that Mallis is both patient and diplomatic, but she lacks Gunn's quick wit. (AZCentral -- Style)
Arise Africa Fashion Week ? A New Day Dawns in African Fashion May 23, 2009
African Fashion International (AFI), organisers of the Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban Fashion Weeks, is proud to announce ARISE Africa Fashion Week, a showcase of the continent's leading fashion designers at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, from the 12 to 20 June 2009 ... ARISE Africa Fashion Week has already confirmed the participation of 50 of the best African fashion designers from 20 countries, from all regions of the continent ... AFI aims to improve the quality of fashion... (allAfrica.com)
'Super Models Hall of Fame' to be 2-Hour TV Special in 2010 May 22, 2009
A special award will be presented for life-time achievement to a top fashion designer and fashion photographer in the program slated for fall of 2010. Actress and former top fashion model Susan Blakely has been signed by the producers to be one of the hosts of the show. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
B'loreans can eat, watch flicks till late May 22, 2009
"The government has taken the right decision. Stopping eateries and theatre halls from remaining open late at night will not stop crime in the city. Eateries and theatre halls are meant for relaxation of people. They are business hubs. Crime rate can be controlled by better policing", leading fashion designer and choreographer Prasad Bidappa said. Text. (India Times, India)
Sewn together: Prom-dress project forges bond between Marblehead, Lynn students May 21, 2009
The nascent fashion designer, a Marblehead High School senior, had sewn together a few sundresses, but that was the extent of her dressmaking experience. So when she took on her most recent project, which entailed constructing a prom dress from scratch for a high-school junior from Lynn, the 18-year-old realized she had a lot of work ahead of her. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
