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January 31, 2012
In the Fashion forecast for spring 2012 is a brilliant storm of vibrant colors tempered by dainty pastels that designers have translated into both women’s and menswear.
Pantone, provider of professional color standards, names a coveted Color of the Year in their annual fashion color reports. Drawn from insight provided by industry experts such as Neiman Marcus’ fashion director, Ken Downing, and celebrity stylist, Isabel Dupre, Tangerine Tango was given this year’s honor.
Along with the strikingly bold fusion of the red-orange tangerine this spring, expect to see Solar [...]
January 31, 2012
Sunday’s night’s season-ending episode of "Kourtney & Kim Take New York" drew 4.5 million viewers, making it third most-watched telecast in network history.
The episode, where the cracks in the Kim Kardashian-Kris Humphries marriage were evident and which would eventually lead to divorce, was the biggest in series history. The telecast drew 3.3 million in the 18-49 demo and 1.6 million in women 18-34.
"Kourtney & Kim" has run for 10 episodes in each of its two seasons. This past season the show averaged 3.2 million viewers.
In [...]
January 31, 2012
People closest to Blair are experiencing the aftermath of her latest act in the next episode of "Gossip Girl". Instead of going to honeymoon with Louis, she is heading to the airport with Dan, leaving her best friend Serena and her mother Eleanor asking about her whereabouts.
At the airport, Blair attracts the attention of other passengers. When one girl approaches her, she tries to elude her pursuers by claiming she and Dan are just decoys. Aside from this problem, she must make a difficult decision about [...]
January 29, 2012
Jason Wu, who became an overnight sensation in 2009 after Michelle Obama, as the newly appointed first lady, made the rounds of Inaugural Balls in one of his dresses, is the latest designer to partner with Target to bring his brand of Style to the masses.
Wu’s 53-piece collection, which hits stores and Target.com on Feb. 5, comes hot on the heels of Target’s website-crashing collaboration with the Italian Fashion house known for its zigzag.
But Wu isn’t worried.
"The funny thing is, when I signed up, [...]
January 28, 2012
Hats off to Kate: the Duchess of Cambridge was just named “Hat Person of the Year” by The Headwear Association. Beating Rachel Zoe, Ne-Yo, Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars and Charlie Sheen — and taking a whopping 91 percent of the vote — the Duchess was the obvious favorite of online fans.
The Headwear Association — an organization founded in 1908 that “promotes hat wearing and the headwear industry throughout the world” — highlighted some of Kate’s best hats, including the velvet cabernet hat she wore on Christmas [...]
January 28, 2012
Veteran designer Wendell Rodricks has carried the sartorial legacy of Goa to a new level by documenting it in "Moda Goa" – a first-of-its kind pictorial and illustrative Fashion chronicle of the state. He says Goa was the cradle of Indo-Western couture.
"Goa was the birthplace of Indo-Western garments," Rodricks said in an interview. The book, "Moda Goa" (HarperCollins-India), which he describes as his tribute to his state, takes a look at the factors that shaped Goa’s distinct garment Style.
"The Portuguese, who were the first colonisers in [...]
January 15, 2012
Just because a book is on a “best-seller” list doesn’t mean it’s great.
One recent example is the latest installment of “Gossip Girl” (more on that in a moment). Sadly, the original “Gossip Girl” series was such a huge hit it has been made into a successful TV program. Fans abound, but do adults really know what’s in these novels and the TV programs? Probably not. Let me fill you in with a quick synopsis of the type of content that’s in the newest novel, “Gossip Girl Psycho [...]
January 14, 2012
George Clooney was worried that his khakis-and-Hawaiian-shirts wardrobe in ‘The Descendants’ ruined his masculinity.
In the movie, the actor looks considerably less dapper than usual. Not only is his hair far grayer than in real life, his character’s clothing choices are downright suburban.
"I know! Yeah, that was almost ending all masculinity," the New York Post quoted Clooney as telling the website Celebuzz at the Critics Choice Awards.
"The minute you pull the khakis up about there, and the Hawaiian shirt tucked in to down there… It will [...]
January 13, 2012
ItsHot.com, the well known diamond jewelry store based in New York has launched the hottest selection of diamond jewelry pieces at guaranteed lowest prices. Ringing in this new year, ItsHot.com has come up with this diamond jewelry sale to present its valued customers with a large selection of diamond jewelry with round diamonds and princess cut diamonds set in invisible setting in 10K, 14K, 18K white gold, yellow gold and pink gold (also called rose gold or red gold) or Platinum.
Diamonds have always known to be the [...]
January 13, 2012
WOBURN, Mass. — Four suspects were in court and charged in connection with a jewelry store robbery that led to the shooting of a Woburn police officer on Thursday.
Last September the suspects were all allegedly involved in a heist at Musto Jewelers in Woburn. All four suspects — including the daughter of a Boston police officer — face up to 40 charges each.
There was a large police presence in court on Thursday in support of Officer Robert DeNapoli, who was shot in the heist. DeNapoli was [...]
