Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian Cheat Tweet May Get Brother Rob Disqualified From DWTS
Kim Kardashian is not above lying to save a family member. The reality star has been very supportive of her brother, Rob Kardashain, as he shakes his booty on the show, “Dancing With The Stars.” Kim constantly uses her massive Twitter following to drum up votes to keep her brother on the show. Is she worried his dancing skills are not enough?
Last week, Kim thought of the ultimate ploy to get viewers to vote for Rob. The reality star committed a downright dastardly deed and tweeted, He’s taking calls for the next hour!!!” Only problem was the number was not Justin’s. It was the number to vote for Rob to keep him on for another week.
Okay, for anybody who actually thought Kim would post Justin Bieber’s personal phone number needs a bit of a reality check. Despite the somewhat joking nature, fellow DTWS contestants are pretty miffed Kim resorted to such tactics. Kim quickly realized she may have made a major faux pas, and the little trick could actually be called cheating. She tweeted, “Ok guys obviously I’m joking, that’s not Justin’s #! But seriously call & vote for @RobKardashian& @CherylBurke 8000 8683402!!! Xoxoxo.”
Kim Kardashian obviously does not understand the power Justin has on his Beliebers! Kim Kardashian message was retweeted more than 100 times. Kim’s own mother, Kris Jenner, retweeted it hoping to garner more votes for her kid. Kim Kardashian has more than 10 million followers, and her mother has managed to rack up more than a million. If even 10 percent of those people actually called the number, Rob had no chance of going home. The result show revealed Kim’s strategy worked. Her little brother managed to stay on another week, and Chaz Bono was sent home.
Some are demanding Rob be disqualified for his sister’s antics. Even Kim’s followers referred to the stunt as “lame.”Kim Kardashian may want to avoid attending any more tapings. The Kim Kardashian clan has probably just insured they will not be asked to compete on the show in the future.
Victoria Beckham
Victoria Beckham Fashion Earnings Skyrocket, Expected To Top $96M
Victoria Beckham gained her fame by singing, but her career as a fashion designer has far surpassed her earnings and notoriety as a singer. The designer has launched a very successful line of clothing that raked in nearly $24 million in three months. Her expected earnings for the year are thought to be around the $96 million mark. The woman does not know how to fail! She has got four of the most beautiful children and a lovely, doting husband to boot.
A friend of the designer says, “Victoria Beckham never dreamed her clothing range would be successful.” Her business has gained 71 percent over last year’s sales. Victoria’s designs have become very popular in the Hollywood set with stars like Cheryl Cole, Demi Moore and Kate Winslet sporting the chic, feminine designs. She has managed to take her fashion line across the pond into the United States as well and has no plans of leaving her L.A. based headquarters despite rumors her husband may soon be moving back to the UK for a soccer contract.
Victoria Beckham success may soon surpass that of her husband, David Beckham. David landed a very lucrative soccer contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy team, earning about $42 million a year. A source says, “She is close to eclipsing David!” Even with his numerous endorsement deals, Victoria Beckham will manage to bring in more dollars to the family’s coffers than her in-demand husband.
Some of Victoria Beckham dresses can go for as much as $8,000, but the fashionista has recently launched a line of dresses that are more affordable. Her business sense is remarkable. She regularly wears her own designs, which is a great way to showcase her latest designs. Everywhere she goes, she is photographed. She has made a name for herself in the world of fashion and is rarely seen making any fashion faux pas. Celebrities and fashion critics alike look up to the former Spice Girl’s fashion sense and rarely criticize her styles.
Fashion week
Style fashion week, downtown Los Angeles ended last Saturday after six days of well organized runway shows at newly renovated Vibiana. The former Cathedral’s baroque-inspired 35,000 square feet and outside patio, hosted runway shows by a whole new team of designers, which showcased their latest Spring 2012 Collections.
The garments are usually out in stores by March 2012. Fashion industry leaders, media, and celebrity guests were invited to see next season’s trends from swimwear to vintage-inspired pin-up looks to California-based fashion collectives.
Nicolita Swimwear is known for its focus on conservative sexy and curve-conscious styles, combined with a blend of a vintage glamour and modern silhouettes.
Designer, Nicole Di Rocco, showcased her 2012 collection “Con Sabor Tropical!” and five no-pinch fit bottom styles, in five solid tropical colors: Mango, Orange, Sol yellow, Palm Kelly green, Mar teal & Orchid violet. To complete each sultry look on the runway, Nicole got help from eye-catching shoes from Chinese Laundry.
Kareena’s trend
“Cuban-style on fashion week bottoms are designed for the curvaceous Latina woman with more coverage on the hips, and a heart-shaped backside and ‘no-pinch’ fit elastic,” said Di Rocco.
Kareena’s was showcasing a collection on the catwalk, with alluring splashes of color from blooming flowers, provoked from the soft cool breeze of beach winds. These, one of kind garments are adorned with hand embroidery or embellishments of semi-precious stones, sequin, beads, and crystals. Each piece requires meticulous hand-made attention and has a unique style of embellishment to express the spirit of lavish opulence. “Perfect to pair up with your favorite bikini or jeans”.
La La Land was introducing a playfully chic Spring 2012 line on the runway.
The new spring line consists of comfy tees, maxi skirts, oversized silhouettes and cropped designs, all made in soft knits and chiffon.
A whimsical take on step and repeat printing choosing wild life as the focus of the season, and what could suit the urban animal print on every garment better?
Alternative Apparel – A leading lifestyle brand showcased its Spring 2012 Collection fashion week, called “Oasis of Color. It featured rich textures, sun-bleached desert washes, bold prints and a vibrant color palette.” The trademark of the collection was asymmetrical maxi-dresses and high-waisted mini-skirts in colorful prints, as well as sheer, mesh tanks, cut-out sweatshirts and beaded Baja Cloth ponchos.”
Alternative Apparel will also produce a men’s line that will offer “breezy Baja Woven’s in hoodies, shorts, and button-downs” for spring.Rounding out Style Fashion week was Gen Art’s Annual “Fresh Faces In Fashion” show, presented by Moroccan Oil. Actress and co-founder Zoe Saldana was hosting the show, which gave emerging designers a platform to showcase their work. This year’s Fresh Faces Los Angeles program was featuring Spring 2012 collections from women’s ready-to-wear designers: 71 STANTON, Dear Creatures, Funktional, ODYLYNE, Stand and Deliver, swimwear designer, We Are Handsome and menswear designer CHAMBERS.
Kelly Clarkson
THE other night, Danielle Travali, 25, was listening to Kelly Clarkson’s new album, “Stronger.” Ms. Travali has fought her brigade of demons and then some, describing herself as an eating-disorders survivor.
“I am not a schmaltzy type,” said Ms. Travali, who edits an online women’s magazine in Fairfield, Conn., during a phone interview. But as Ms. Clarkson sang “The War Is Over,” she said, “tears were rolling down my face. As someone who has struggled with low self-esteem and body image, I have such a strong appreciation for powerful women who sing their truth. Kelly Clarkson songs are not just about failed relationships with others, but failed relationships with ourselves. Boom! I’m learning here: What did I do to hurt me?”
For a decade, Kelly Clarkson has been belting power-pop hits like “I Do Not Hook Up” and “Since U Been Gone,” and dismissing withering criticism of her weight. As a result, her fans have built a distinctive relationship with her: less that of conventional adulation than of identification and admiration.
“You get a sense that she’s one of us,” Ms. Travali said.
That connection has been reinforced by “Stronger,” released last week, which the singer describes as her own journey of empowerment, addressed directly to fans. On one song, “You Can’t Win,” Kelly Clarkson, 29, sings, “If you’re thin/Poor little walking disease/If you’re not/They’re all screaming obese/If you’re straight/Why aren’t you married yet?/If you’re gay/Why aren’t you waving a flag?”
The bond was apparent Thursday, at a Manhattan taping of “VH1 Unplugged: Kelly Clarkson,” which has its premiere Nov. 18. Ms. Clarkson’s appeal reached across generations of women.
Linda Scott, 52, who traveled with her husband from Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, said that her daughter, 24, was also a passionate fan. Celebrating joint birthdays at the taping were Jolie Rosen, 14, and her mother, Cynthia Kroning (who gave her age as “old enough to be her mother”) of Norwood, N.J.
“Kelly’s not afraid to discuss anything,” said Mrs. Kroning, a fan by dint of driving teenage girls around with the car radio blasting. Referring to a cut on “Stronger,” she added, “ ‘What Doesn’t Kill You (Stronger),’ should be an anthem.”
At the taping, Ms. Clarkson’s genial unflappability came across from the get-go. Finishing a bluesy cover of Carrie Underwood’s “I Know You Won’t,” she glanced down at her red body-hugging sheath dress. She laughed and tugged at the top.
“Oh, my God!” Had she been spilling out of her dress the whole time? she asked.
That poise has gotten her through years of sometimes-harsh jabs. On the video for her first single, “Mr. Know It All,” Ms. Clarkson looks skeptically at a wall papered with news clippings that have sniped at her weight, challenged her sexuality and ridiculed her rebellion against music-label executives. Then she tears an opening through her paper wall of shame and jauntily steps into a sun-soaked landscape.
At the taping, she stepped into a powerful “Mr. Know It All,” mother-and-daughter fans bobbing and lip-syncing. Afterward, Ms. Clarkson shook her head, abashed.
“I flubbed the lyrics, damn it,” she said. “And I knew it when I was doing it, too. So why didn’t I just stop? It’s just like my relationships!”
The makeup people dabbed at her face. As they turned away, Ms. Clarkson wiped her lips, mouthing to the audience, “Too much!”
In an interview, Courtney E. Martin, author of “Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters,” said, “There’s so much talk about Taylor Swift being the girl next door” — the role played by the singer in her video for “You Belong With Me” — “but she’s tall and blond, the girl that the girl next door wants to be. But with Kelly, you sense that she really is the girl next door. She acknowledges more complexity than most stars talk about.
“For any woman to not only own her body size at an average woman’s weight is amazing, let alone to own weight gain without shaming and stigmatizing it publicly. It’s a difficult line to walk because Kelly’s private. She doesn’t want to be known as the fat activist pop star. That’s not her mantle.”
Women
Some received starters’ fees, but most celebrities were just happy to be there, writes women Natalie Craig.
There were more celebrities than you could poke a swizzle stick at in the exclusive Birdcage enclosure – from politicians to models and vaguely familiar soap stars – but they were small fish compared to the pale and mysterious woman who arrived at high noon.
Jockeying for position behind the velvet rope, dozens of anxious cameramen and starstruck guests with iPhones yelled ”Dita! Dita!” as a pale, dark-haired woman pouted and posed.
”Who is she again, mate?” said one snapper, his friend obliging him by writing the name on a notepad.
Women Dita Von Teese at the Lavazza marquee. Victoria Derby Day at Flemington Races.
In fact, women Dita Von Teese is an American ”burlesque” dancer (read: vintage stripper) and ex-wife of grunge rocker Marilyn Manson. And while several guests confessed they didn’t know who she was, she probably won the marketing race for her sponsors, Lavazza.
Its marquee, which also hosted Australian actor Nick Giannopolous and singer Anthony Callea, at one point held more journalists and minders than people actually enjoying themselves.
It was just the kind of circus that the racing aristocracy loathe. Francesca Cumani, daughter of British trainer Luca Cumani, has proclaimed that the practice of bringing international celebrities to the Cup Carnival makes Melbourne look ”insecure”.
Whispers yesterday about appearance fees of more than $100,000 also sullied the shine on Ms Von Teese.
But Lavazza importer John Valmorbida told The Sunday Age he had no qualms about ”putting money in the hat” with David Jones to bring the dancer to Australia, although he declined to say exactly how much. ”We pay for the hospitality, the airfares, all of that – it’s not cash as such,” he said. ”I don’t agree with [Cumani] … By having the celebrities, we’re sending a message back about our hospitality.
”I know others this year have been in a bidding war.”
While everyone else was trying to gawk at her, women Von Teese had her eye on the telecast of the races. She held court with five chosen journalists, and gave specific instructions not to be photographed while speaking (apparently, it’s not flattering to the jawline).
Earlier at Myer’s trackside marquee (Lavazza is one row back) guests were enjoying their elevated view, although the scrum to photograph model Jennifer Hawkins obscured the finish of Race 1.
”Oh my god, you look so good!” squealed Hawkins as fellow Myer ”ambassador” Rebecca Judd arrived.
”R-Judd” swooned over ”J-Hawk’s” outfit, who returned the favour by commenting on her skinny post-baby form. Husband, Carlton footballer Chris Judd, was ”around”, but baby Oscar was at home with the in-laws. (He’s no hassle anyway, she said, sleeping 11-12 hours a night since the age of eight weeks. Oh, please.)
Hamish Blake and Andy Lee also hugged like long-lost friends at Myer. ”Mate!” said Blake lustily. Their entourage included Blake’s girlfriend, author Zoe Foster.
Lee, now single after splitting with model Megan Gale earlier this year, was especially approachable, and candid on the subject of celebrity schmoozing. ”What’s our M.O.? Hamish and I are going to try and get as much free stuff as we can.
”That’s been our style since uni … Aside from the odd interview with wonderfully attractive Age journalists, we’re free to do whatever we want.”
Tour de France champion Cadel Evans was the big-name guest at Swisse. Emirates hosted celebrity foodie Matt Preston, Simone Callahan (Shane Warne’s ex-wife) and Irish crooner Ronan Keating and wife Yvonne, who denied the Cup Carnival was being overrun by celebrities. ”Oh god no,” said Keating. ”It’s just a lot of fun. Derby is the best. It’s a lot less snooty than the races in the UK.”
At the Fashions on the Field arena, where savvy young men gathered to check out the fillies. ”We are single and we’re ready to mingle!” said a smiley Jonathon Davies, 31, here with mates on a bucks’ do.
Josh Lucas and his mates, also at the Derby for a bucks’ day, were testing their fashion nous by placing bets on the winners. ”I reckon definitely No. 412,” said Lucas. ”She’s got everything in the right place.”
But the title went to No. 327, Jess Coad, in an angular black dress and wiry tangerine hat. She won a goodie bag, gift vouchers, a holiday, and will compete for an $85,000 sportscar in the women’s cup carnival final on Oaks Day.
Fashion Guru
Fashion Guru Jenna Lyons leaving husband for woman
Fashion Guru Jenna Lyons is reportedly in love with another woman and is in the process of divorce from her husband artist Vincent Mazeau. The 43-year-old president and creative director of the clothing company J.Crew got married to Mazeau in 2002 and have spent a married life of nine years together. The New York Post reported that since the summer breakup of the couple, Lyons has found romantic affiliation with another woman.
According to the report, Fashion Guru Jenna Lyons, who in April emerged in a contentious advertisement for J.Crew showing her young son with his toenails colored pink, has been occupied in a divorce fight over her wealth and guardianship of their son. Lyons reportedly earns around $5 million a year.
Reports suggest that Mazeau deems that the residence belongs to him besides considering himself entitled to a large sum of money because he believes he sacrificed his career for to support that of her wife.
The ad came under severe criticism from several conservative groups, commentators and individuals. Erin Brown, from the Media Research Center, declared the ad a “blatant propaganda celebrating transgendered children.”
“Lucky for me I ended up with a boy whose favorite color is pink. Toenail painting is way more fun in neon,” Jenna Lyons said about the ad which was on her preferred product listing.
Meanwhile, no one from J.Crew has commented on the recent reports about Jenna Lyons’ personal life. In the past year Lyons, who is also popular for her six-foot-five height, has turned into an idol for fashion lovers as a result of a segment on the Oprah Winfrey’s show that was dedicated to the personal life of Lyons.
“My goal is not to be a tastemaker,” Jenna Lyons told the New York Magazine in August. “It has never been that. I don’t consider myself that at all. The idea that you can make taste or influence someone’s taste is a very precarious and overly presumptuous concept.” She added, “Hubris is not so cute.”
Although the controversial ad of Lyons came under criticism from several segments of the society, yet there were many who held that critics were overreacting. Jo B. Paoletti, author of “Pink and Blue: Telling the Girls From the Boys in America,” said that many kids may want something that would appears to be cross-gender “and majority of the parents in the privacy of their own home might think, what is the big deal?”
Fashion Guru Jenna Lyons was appointed as an assistant designer at J. Crew in 1990 and she worked round the clock to make her way up the top. She became the company’s Executive Creative Director in 2007 and turned into one of the powerful figures in the fashion industry. In the past year she became the President and Creative Director of the company.
Russian Silhouette
Headbands emblazoned with Russian symbols, cheap accessories and military-style clothes sashayed through the Russian Silhouette fashion designer contest in Moscow.
The contest, first launched in 1997 by the Russian Silhouette charity fund, is aimed at supporting young Russian designers and took in 67 collections at the Gostinyi dvor exhibition centre, where Moscow Fashion Week will kick off next week.
“We went through more regions this time, about 60, nine time zones of Russia and neighbouring countries, held 32 semi-finals, viewed 4,000 designers, twice as many as last year,” Tatiana Mikhalkova, the president of the fund, told Reuters.
The collections represented nearly a dozen countries in their diversity, which usually sets the contest apart from similar foreign competitions, she said.
Some judges said that a slower economy this year had prevented students from displaying the kind of experimentation and whimsical flair seen in past shows.
“Unable to spend a lot, this year designers played safe and acquired similar style, that’s why the show was a bit weak, I wanted to see more individuality and more guts,” Gevorg Rene, an Armenian fashion designer, told Reuters during an intermission.
A representative of Denmark’s Saga Furs auction house, Russian Silhouette Natalia Turovnikova, said she was disappointed with the drab uniformity of the collections.
“They are too modest, too tidy, not bold. You are young, you need to show sass, to surprise us,” she said addressing the participants from the runway.
Russian women are well-known for their exuberant interest in high-end fashion and unconventional outfits are a current fad.
Saga Furs was among other fashion labels such as Germany’s Laurel, Italy’s Moschino, France’s Claude Bonucci boutique and several Russian houses to offer 30 finalists internships and education programs.
The grand-prix – a 22,000 euro ($38,000) year-long masters program at the Italian design and fashion school Domus Academy – went to Muscovite Alexandra Ulyanova for her collection “From darkness to light.”
Ulyanova’s five outfits ranged from a long dark brown dress and heavy makeup to an angelic white transparent gown with an ivory belt accentuating the pale-skinned feminine figure floating on the runway.
“I had a philosophical concept in mind, I wanted to show the transition from dark to light,” Ulyanova told Reuters backstage. “I wanted to find this purity in today’s darkness and pull it out.”
Winners of the previous Russian Silhouette contest will show at Russian Fashion week starting on Friday at the World Trade centre.
Russian fashion
Russian fashion house Viva Vox, led by designer Oleg Ovsiev, has brought the spirit of summer to Moscow’s Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. Blue and yellow dominate the trendsetting designer’s collection, making them next season’s must-have colors.
Viva Vox has been on the fashion market since 1997, rising step by step to the top of Russian fashion business. Oleg Ovsiev, the company’s lead designer, has been working to gradually move it to prêt-a-porter or ready-to-wear fashion. And he has succeeded. His rich and fruitful background helped Oleg breathe new life into the company and the Russian fashion industry as a whole.
It looks like this time Oleg Ovsiev, who often displays monotone collections and adds simple details to his plain and yet stylish looks, has finally unleashed his colorful fantasy.
One might expect the colors bright blue and yellow to clash, or at least not go too well together. However, Oleg Ovsiev reaches pure harmony through this combination accompanied by traditional black and white.
Prints are featured in most looks, bringing to mind Van Gogh’s paintings, while the fabrics match the idea of a spring/summer collection perfectly. Silk, cotton and chiffon are used in men’s and woman’s models as well as bright floral prints.
Being bright and full of positive emotions, this collection still has the spirit of the fashion house which over the years has proved that style and grace are its trademark.
Volvo Russian Fashion Week
Volvo Russian Fashion Week, which is taking place October 26-31 in Gostinny Dvor was launched on Wednesday night in Moscow with a joint fashion show of Italian designer Stefano Ricci and Russian couturier Valentin Yudashkin.
Florentine fashion guru Ricci arrived in Volvo Russian Fashion Week to showcase designs for the autumn-winter season and launched the Year of Italy cultural program in Russia. Ricci’s show featured classical male suits, long coats and sportswear. Formidablelooking male models aged from 30 to 60 turned the catwalk into an elegant promenade – flirting with female models and walking dogs.
The Stefano Ricci collection made its Volvo Russian Fashion Week debut
Ricci’s show marked his debut in Russia. “Another male fashion brand is coming to the Russian market,” said Vlad Lisovets, fashion expert and TV anchor who visited the show. Lisovets pointed out that Ricci’s show, which aimed to present the Stefano Ricci brand by combining various key outfits from several collections, would likely appeal to younger Russians, as opposed to the more mature crowd.
Valentin Yudashkin, the man who dresses Russia’s first ladies and is the designer behind the Russian army’s new uniforms, showcased classical dresses made with airy fabrics, sequins and handmade embroidery.
Alongside the older generation of established designers, Fashion Week is a good chance to see young designers with new ideas and collections – such as Alexander Arutyunov, Konstantin Gayday and Kira Plastinina.
Meanwhile, fur is the main trend of the upcoming season, say fashion experts – and this goes for both natural and faux fur. Volvo Fashion Week participant Igor Gulyaev is particularly notable for his winter collections using fur.
“I would say this season women should get ready to wear bright but simple colors, hats with broad brims and square patterns, and of course fur,” said Lisovets. “Russians love it – and it obviously gives an outfit an added status.”
After enjoying the new collections by Stefano Ricci and Valentin Yudashkin, guests celebrated the opening of Volvo Russian Fashion Week at the Golden Ring club in Moscow.