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- Aussie PM descended from underwear thief: researchers
- SYDNEY AFP — One of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's ancestors was a street urchin sentenced to death for stealing a dress and underwear, researchers said Thursday. And his paternal fourth great-grandfather, Thomas Rudd, was transported to Australia in 1801 to serve a seven-year sentence for "unlawfully acquiring a...
- Research articles 2008-07-31
- Elie Saab's Botticelli beauties
- PARIS AFP — Elie Saab's models wafted down the runway in clouds of silk chiffon and tulle like angelic Botticelli beauties at his haute couture show for next autumn-winter on Wednesday. Their hair up in chignons, with tendrils escaping, they looked as if they had stepped off a Renaissance...
- Research articles 2008-07-02
- "Sex And The City" has world premiere in London
- LONDON, May 12, 2008 AFP — London put on its designer frocks Monday for the world premiere of the movie version of "Sex And The City", the worldwide TV smash charting the lives and loves of four New York women. In keeping with the film, the dresses worn by...
- Research articles 2008-05-12
- Ulmer & Berne LLP and Deloitte Partner to Celebrate Dress for Success Cleveland's 10th Anniversary
- CLEVELAND -- The women's professional development initiatives of both Ulmer & Berne LLP and Deloitte have come together to champion Dress for Success Cleveland DFS Cleveland in its 10th year of operation. In a friendly and spirited competition beginning on Mother's Day, the two organizations have challenged each other...
- Research articles 2008-05-08
- Sexiest Juggler Alive!
- Dr. McDreamy, Patrick Dempsey, stars in the romantic comedy “Made of Honor,” which is like “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” with Dempsey in the Julia Roberts role. He spoke to Ramin Setoodeh. Hi, Patrick. How are you doing? I’m good. I’m multitasking, trying to get my script organized, with...
- Research articles 2008-05-05
- Kate Hudson is People's 'most beautiful' cover girl
- LOS ANGELES AFP — Actress Kate Hudson has been named top of People magazine's annual "100 Most Beautiful People list," the celebrity magazine announced on its website Wednesday. The 29-year-old single mother and Oscar-nominated star of "Almost Famous" told People that growing up she had never paid much attention...
- Research articles 2008-04-30
- Thai girl band berated for skimpy New Year outfits
- BANGKOK AFP — A Thai girl band that took part in a government push for women to avoid skimpy outfits during Buddhist New Year was Thursday berated by the culture ministry for subsequently stripping off. Girly Berry, a four-piece outfit known for hits such as "Shake It" and "I...
- Research articles 2008-04-17
- Flannery O'Connor at Lourdes
- Mother's idea to bring me here. I could care less about a cure. I know what God intends for me. Why should I postpone the inevitable? It makes no sense: I have accepted My fate. Why can't Mother? She will have her way in this As in everything or at...
- Research articles 2008-04-01
- DiMarco puts problems behind him
- JEJU, South Korea AFP — US star Chris DiMarco found an unusual solution to his problems on Friday -- sticking out his butt. DiMarco, who has only made two of his last 10 cuts, said wife Amy, his caddie this week, told him to push out his posterior for...
- Research articles 2008-03-14
- Jolie, Pitt expecting second baby: report
- LOS ANGELES AFP — Hollywood power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are expecting their second child, People magazine reported on its website Sunday citing a source close to the couple. The report came after a beaming Jolie appeared with Pitt at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday in...
- Research articles 2008-02-24
- Stapled dresses and lace: old meets new in Milan
- MILAN AFP — Salvatore Ferragamo's winter range for women showcased funky dresses and coats held together by staples while others went for profusions of frothy lace lining blouses, jackets and skirts. The venerable Italian house of Ferragamo, founded more than 80 years ago, threw out cunningly stapled trenches, cocktail...
- Research articles 2008-02-19
- From flappers to pop princesses, Milan turns full circle
- MILAN, Italy, Feb 18, 2008 AFP — Colours screaming Florida and unabashed sexuality ripped through Milan fashion week as designers paid homage to free-sprited women, from the flappers of yore to today's princesses of excess. Extravagant designs and iridescent shades were omnipresent as retro styles, from the low-waisted dresses...
- Research articles 2008-02-18
- Poiret's grand-children auction last of family heirlooms
- PARIS AFP — The grandchildren of ground-breaking French fashion designer Paul Poiret on Thursday auction off dozens of items from the 1910s and 1920s that they once used to play with in the family attic. In what experts say will be the last sale of Poiret effects by his...
- Research articles 2008-02-13
- Gaultier explores the wonder of the deep
- PARIS AFP — From seashells to mermaids, real and imaginary inhabitants of the deep were the inspiration of Jean Paul Gaultier's summer haute collection on Wednesday. His show opened with a cheeky reinterpretation of Copenhagen's famous little mermaid reclining on a rock surrounded by soap bubbles. Gaultier's mermaids,...
- Research articles 2008-01-23
- Haute couture: Exuberant tour de force from Lacroix
- PARIS AFP — Christian Lacroix pulled off an exuberant tour de force with his summer haute couture collection on Tuesday, which was a riot of colour and brimming with gowns in which to get noticed. Lacroix does not dress shrinking violets and some chutzpah would be needed to carry...
- Research articles 2008-01-22
- Galliano's invitation to the ball
- PARIS AFP — John Galliano's haute couture collection for Dior for next summer was a seductive invitation to the ball in the romantic setting of the Bois de Boulogne park in Paris. In a giant marquee, his models frolicked in sumptuous gowns in rich, vibrant silks, embroidered with gold,...
- Research articles 2008-01-21
- Press holds its own in US fashion industry
- NEW YORK AFP — Courted by designers and beloved by advertisers, the US press remains a force to be reckoned with in the fashion industry, even if celebrities are increasingly calling the shots. Having one of your dresses worn by a star on the red carpet at the annual...
- Research articles 2008-01-15
- Iraqi designers are back in fashion
- BAGHDAD AFP — More than four years after their priceless garments were plundered in the looting that followed the US invasion, Iraq's premier dress designers are back in fashion -- of the ancient Mesopotamian variety. Now they are ready to display their latest works on the international stage. Perhaps...
- Research articles 2007-12-16
- Lavish Lacroix turns curator for 200-year look at fashion
- PARIS AFP — Christian Lacroix, arguably the most extravagant couturier in Paris, never intended to be a fashion designer. His dream was to be a museum curator, a wish come true this week via a breath-taking walk through two centuries of fashion. For the past couple of years, Lacroix,...
- Research articles 2007-11-08
- Kidman's New York minute
- Nicole Kidman, whose home base is Nashville when she's not on a movie set, spent a whirlwind weekend in the Big Apple: *Friday afternoon. Kidman, wearing white, arrives at the Reade Theater for a screening of Margot at the Wedding, at the 45th New York Film...
- Research articles 2007-10-08
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