Fashion
American actress Mia Farrow took to the stand on Monday in the war-crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor and disputed supermodel Naomi Cambell’s sworn testimony about whether so-called “blood diamonds” Campbell received as a gift more than a decade ago had come from the warlord.
Campbell, 40, admitted last week to the UN war crimes court that she received uncut stones from two men in South Africa in 1997, but claimed she didn’t know they were diamonds or that they were linked to Mr Taylor, who is indicted by the UN for war crimes for his role in supporting brutal rebels in Sierra Leone’s civil war between 1996 and 2002.
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by Lana Galea August 10, 2010 (4 weeks ago)
Tags: blood diamond, Charles Taylor, Mia Farrow, Naomi Campbell
Fashion
Popular fashion magazine Vanity Fair has released its International Best-Dressed List for 2010, and, this year, it’s got a few surprises.
The most eyebrow-raising choices on the magazine’s annual list of top fashionistas are in the “originals” category, which includes cover girl Lady Gaga, fashion designer John Galliano and actress Helena Bonham Carter.
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by Lana Galea August 7, 2010 (4 weeks ago)
Tags: Vanity Fair, Vanity Fair best dressed 2010, Vanity Fair best dressed list 2010
Fashion
British retailer Marks and Spencer (M&S) has announced that they are creating a men’s underwear line inspired by Twilight star Robert Pattinson, who is known by fans as R-Patz.
Aptly called the R-Pant, the vampire-inspired slim-fit underwear collection of low-rise briefs and trunks are designed to be worn under skinny jeans and trousers, a look made famous by the likes of Katy Perry’s man Russell Brand and, of course, the man himself, R-Patz.
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by Lana Galea July 29, 2010
Tags: Kellan Lutz, R-Pant, R-Patz, Robert Pattinson, Russell Brand, Twilight
Fashion
eBay, one of the world’s leading online destinations for fashion, introduced the eBay Fashion app for the Apple iPhone on Friday.
The new app delivers a personalised shopping experience where shoppers can browse, buy — and virtually “try on” — items from the world’s largest online selection of new, designer, branded and vintage merchandise — virtually anytime, anywhere.
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by Lana Galea July 17, 2010
Tags: eBay Fashion, eBay Fashion iPhone app
Fashion
The world’s most expensive men’s suit is set to go on sale for almost £600,000 in what has been billed as the “ultimate in luxury fashion”, according to its British designer.
The custom-made suit, made with cashmere wool, silk and diamonds, took more than 600 hours to produce.
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by Lana Galea June 27, 2010
Tags: most expensive, most expensive suit, Richard Jewels, Stuart Hughes, world's most expensive, world's most expensive suit
Fashion
Rumours of rows over money and on-set catfights were laid to rest as the Sex And The City stars put on a glamorous and united front for the world premiere of Sex And The City 2 in New York.
But for the much-anticipated event, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis certainly wanted to make sure they weren’t outshone by their co-stars on the red carpet.
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by Lana Galea May 28, 2010
Tags: Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex And The City 2, Sex and the City 2 world premiere, Sex and the City 2 world premiere fashion
Fashion
Shoe-lovers in London can finally stop checking their Blackberries and iPhones for status updates after one lucky fashionista won the race for a pair of free Jimmy Choo trainers.
Tina Saul, who has been following the trainers for the last three weeks on Foursquare and Twitter, managed to bag them for herself, beating hundreds of other competitors to the chase.
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by Lana Galea May 14, 2010
Tags: CatchaChoo, Fashion, Jimmy Choo, shoes, Tina Saul
Fashion
A diamond auction in Switzerland has set a new record price per carat, with a blue, cushion-shaped 7.64 carat stone fetching 8.93 million Swiss francs.
The flawless diamond, mounted in a yellow gold and platinum ring, was sold to an anonymous buyer who paid double the pre-sale estimate.
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by Lana Galea May 12, 2010
Tags: David Bennett, diamond auction, diamond auction new record, most expensive diamond, Sotheby's, world's most expensive diamond