NEW YORK Fashion News, Apr 14, 2012

Years later, Versailles models still turning heads WBRC AP Entertainment News Video More>> Moving day: 101-year-old Mich. woman evicted from foreclosed home gets it back 7 months later By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL APFashion Writer NEW YORK (AP) - They didn't really know it at the time, but the blackmodels who ... See all stories on this topic »

Once a Rapper, a Ballerina or a Model, Now in Real Estate Sales New York Times “People come to New York from far-off lands and states with a dream,” said Leonard Steinberg, a managing director at Prudential Douglas Elliman and a former fashion designer. “Oftentimes, those dreams don't pan out as well as you'd like them to, ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

FashionTV's Top Trending Videos of The Week: Backstage at Tommy Hilfiger and ... FashionTV.com This week, FashionTV viewers are loving everything from model highlights to backstage action at New York Fashion Week. Amongst our top trending videos, we also have a Mad Men-inspired show at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Madrid, an haute couture ... See all stories on this topic »

Model Call: Marina Heiden Women's Wear Daily This is my first time modeling outside of Brazil. I started here two months ago, right before fashion week. What did you think of New York when you arrived? I love it. It's officially my favorite place. It's always been my dream city to go to. See all stories on this topic »

Hot fashion and a video for Sri Lanka tourist board Royal Gazette ... mini-invasion of international designers, models, photographers, writers, and fashionistas on Friday night. It was a rare gathering of designers from the United Kingdom, New York City, and Bermuda that had the international fashion industry abuzz. See all stories on this topic »

Beyoncé pens heartfelt letter to Michelle Obama New York Daily News By Corky Siemaszko / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS The superstar singer inNew York in late March, looking stunning just a few months after giving birth to Blue Ivy Carter. First Lady Michelle Obama got a fan letter Thursday from superstar songbird Beyoncé, ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

Joe Fresh takes Manhattan Globe and Mail A mention in New York magazine's recent “best of the city” issue. Gushing coverage by Style.com. By any commercial or buzz-measuring standard, Joe Fresh has taken Manhattan as much as Manhattan has taken to it. “It's the greatest Canadian export since ... See all stories on this topic » Globe and Mail

Clothing Store Campaign Has Model Stripping For Every Facebook Like—Here's ... Business Insider Stussy, an American fashion brand, is celebrating the re-launch of its Amsterdam Facebook page with an interactive campaign that has a model, wearing all of the company's Spring/Summer line, strip off clothing based on how many people like the Facebook ... See all stories on this topic » Business Insider

" Retailers team up to find a perfect fit" Bend Bulletin Fred R. Conrad / New York Times News Service By Evelyn M. Rusli / New York Times News Service When Andy Dunn helped start Bonobos five years ago, he wanted to shake up the retail industry with a menswear brand exclusively sold online. See all stories on this topic »

Poptent Launches World's Largest Video Production House for Major Brands and ... MarketWatch (press release) PHILADELPHIA & LOS ANGELES, Apr 12, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Poptent ( www.poptent.com ), a crowdsourced video production and media company for Fortune 500 brands and agencies, today announced the launch of Poptent Productions, a premium, full-service ... See all stories on this topic »

Rockport Signs Supermodel Erin Wasson to Show Consumers They Don't Need to ... MarketWatch (press release) The story is divided into two parts: Erin busy at work at a photo shoot in a loft-style studio in the SoHo area of New York City and then later on venturing into the city streets at night, all while wearing footwear from Rockport's new Fall 2012 ... See all stories on this topic »

Fashionistas mourn cancellation of Fashion Television Yahoo! News Canada (blog) It later moved to CTV and grew to a half-hour program, later spawningFashion Television Channel. Beker took viewers behind the scenes at major fashion shows in New York, Paris and elsewhere, and inside the design houses of famous couturiers. See all stories on this topic » Yahoo! News Canada (blog)

Djimon Hounsou: 'Blood Diamond' star's remarkable journey CNN (CNN) -- From scavenging for food through garbage and sleeping in the streets, to becoming an international fashion model and a Hollywood A-lister, Djimon Hounsou's journey to stardom has been an astonishing one. The Benin-born actor, one of the most... See all stories on this topic »

From Blue Velvet to 'Green Porno,' Isabella Rossellini's Career Has Shirked ... D Magazine By Peter Simek It took a couple of days of wrangling appointment times with publicists to finally get actress, model, and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini on the phone. When I finally catch her at her New York home, however, she's tells me no one told her ... See all stories on this topic »

Magazine apps show encouraging take-up, but more disruption ahead The Guardian (blog) It's not a drastic departure from a sponsored supplement in print, but the e-commerce angle opens up a new revenue stream. Spin-off apps are becoming much more common. Marie Claire Runway Spring/Summer 2012 focuses on video footage of fashion shows ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

Integrated Media Catches Fire MediaPost Communications And networks are adopting new business models as they refine their integration strategies. Case in point: CBS. At a recent media conference in New York, David Poltrack, the network's chief research officer, said that over the past year, the network had ... See all stories on this topic » MediaPost Communications

The NPD Group: Average Monthly Pay-TV Subscription Bills May Top $200 by 2020 FierceIPTV PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, April 10, 2012 - According to The NPD Group, a leading market research company, the average pay-TV subscription for basic pay-TV service and premium-TV channels in the US reached $86 in 2011. As TV program licensing fees have ... See all stories on this topic »

Shattering the Screen MediaPost Communications ... that Koster and Bial pushed both there and at their beer garden a few blocks south (alcohol having better margins than ticket sales, after all), “an unusually bright light fell upon the screen,” as The New York Times wrote the next day. See all stories on this topic » MediaPost Communications

Miranda Kerr Loves Ellen's Angel Wing/Baby Carrier [VIDEOS] International Business Times AU Miranda Kerr walks the runway during the Victoria's Secret fashion show inNew York, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. Kerr is wearing The Fantasy Treasure Bra, designed by London Jewelers and valued at $2.5 million. Miranda appeared in the show to discuss her ... See all stories on this topic » International Business Times AU

Dolly on Whitney's funeral; Downton Abbey revelations Windy City Times Neil Patrick Harris will host the Tony Awards for the third time in four years when the 66th annual event airs live from New York's Beacon Theater Sunday, June 10, on CBS, Deadline.com reported. "I'm thrilled to be a part of this year's Tony Awards," ... See all stories on this topic » Windy City Times

Microsoft Inspired by London Tube Seeks Sleeker Designs: Tech Bloomberg A Microsoft mouse designed by Kaneko is in the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Still, the company has failed to establish a reputation among consumers for excellent design. Many products looked focus-grouped, as though too ... See all stories on this topic » Bloomberg

RiverRun reviews Winston-Salem Journal No image is more synonymous with New York Fashion Week than the lines of tents at Bryant Park. Inside those fabulous white tents, models strutted down runways, clad – or not so clad – in designs by the world's most famous designers. See all stories on this topic »

Trip down bracesville Malaysia Star Last October, the New York Times reported that the crooked-toothed look with accentuated canine teeth, known as yaeba or “double-tooth”, is now the rage with Japanese women. The yaeba mimics the result of pre-pubescent tooth-crowding commonly derided ... See all stories on this topic » Malaysia Star

Centre for the Living Arts launches nine-month 'Memory Project' in Mobile ... al.com “The Memory Project” is the first phase of a plan by the Centre for the Living Arts “to create a national model for community building through the arts,” according to a CLA news release. The nine-month event will run April to December with a visual and ... See all stories on this topic » al.com

Are You Having a Party? Rent a Celebrity! Fox Business Thanks to the explosion of cable programming, viral videos and reality TV shows such as "American Idol," "The Bachelor," "Survivor" and "Jersey Shore," there are more "celebrities" than ever before -- all anxious to schmooze at your fundraiser, ... See all stories on this topic »

Friday Papers: EU seeks new curbs to cap bank bonuses Citywire.co.uk Financial Times: Wall Street banks and investors are looking to cherry-pick $7.5 billion of mortgage-related securities from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's sale of the assets used in the most controversial bailout of the financial crisis. See all stories on this topic »

Demi Lovato Narrowly Avoids Killing Paul McCartney and Ruining Her Career Jezebel [E!] Alec Baldwin's stalker, Genevieve Sabourin, was arraigned last night in New Yorkon aggravated harassment and stalking charges. A temporary restraining order has been issued against her as well. It turns out she met Baldwin on the set of The ... See all stories on this topic »

Charity Notebook: Foundation invites nominations for "Kathy" award that goes ... Syracuse.com (blog) Gifford is a private foundation that has supported community needs in Central New York since 1954. What: Rent to Prevent Charity Fashion Show 4 pm Friday at SUNY Oswego's Hewitt Union ballroom. About the event: SUNY Oswego students will model fashions ... See all stories on this topic »

Spreading life stories on a plate Haaretz Like Hearst, Iuzzini is a chef who looks like a model and has received much television exposure. No fewer than 30 pages of photographs accompanied by text are devoted in Scott's book to his training as a boxer. Zak Pelaccio is also a New York City chef ... See all stories on this topic » Haaretz

Axl Rose performs in South Dakota in 2010 Castanet.net The 'Super Bass' rapper's dad Omar had problems with alcohol and drugs -- once even burning their house down while Nicki was growing up in New York -- which made her fear for her mother, Nina's, life. She told TV show 'Nightline': "I wanted to kill him ... See all stories on this topic » Castanet.net

Theater Artist Justin Jain Plays The Field Live Arts and Fringe Festival (blog) “There is a clear hierarchy in the traditional model—ultimately it's the director's vision. But in the collaborative world, especially in new work, everybody's voice is equal. There's a lot more social skill that you have to integrate into the process ... See all stories on this topic » Live Arts and Fringe Festival (blog)

Top Ten Things You Can't Miss in England This Year (Beyond the Olympics) Forbes And The Tower of London has unveiled a dazzling new exhibit for the Crown Jewels, including video of Queen Elizabeth II's 1953 coronation in color. 2. World Shakespeare Festival: A celebration of the most famous playwright to ever live, ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes

Ozzie Guillen's mouth finally lands him in hot water that he may never get out of. WEEI.com Bill Russell Beckett got lit up in epic fashion in his first start of the season this past Saturday, leading to questions about the health of his thumb. Beckett maintains that it's not an issue, but now we're left to wonder if he's telling us the ... See all stories on this topic »

Morton Grove Community Calendar for the week of April 19, 2012 Morton Grove Champion The new Life members of Hadassah will model the beautiful fashions of Chico's of Northbrook Court. The proceeds from this special day, includes a spectacular array of raffle prizes, benefiting the Medical Research at Hadassah Hospitals. See all stories on this topic »

Fashion News We're Reading Now - On the Runway Blog - The New ... By By THE NEW YORK TIMES Fashion News We're Reading Now. By THE NEW YORK TIMES. The Belgian designer Raf Simons acknowledged the audience at the end of Jil Sander Spring- Giuseppe Cacace/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesThe Belgian designer ... Video: In the latest installment of Morning T, Jane Herman chats with the actress Mélanie Laurent, the new face of an iconic Dior fragrance. Students are transformed into models at Harvard's sixth annual student fashion show at Lincoln Center. On the Runway

Kate Upton video : Fashion News & Gossip on Models, Designers ... The latest news, gossip & opinion on models, designers, brands, shows, trends and hot ... www.theimproper.com/fashion/?tag=/kate-upton-video

Yuasa Spring Lookbook Video - Male Models Working Out Watch these male models work out in Yuasa's spring '12 video lookbook. ... The freshest fashion, shopping, lifestyle news, beauty tips, and local deals you'll ever need! Close .... Experience New York Fashion Designers and their Collections ... www.refinery29.com/yuasa-video-lookbook

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