Irina Shabayeva Wins Project Runway
Project Runway’s season 6 finale aired last night, in which Irina Shabayeva won with edgy designs that were shown to the judges during New York Fashion Week earlier this year.
Shabayeva, or ‘Mean-a-Irina’ as her competitors named her, won $100,000 to start her own line, a trip to Paris, and a fashion spread in Marie Claire magazine.
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Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
The Victoria’s Secret fashion show taped in New York City on November 19; the full show will air on CBS on December 1.
In addition to hosting the show, Heidi Klum surprised the audience by strutting down the runway. Klum, who gave birth to her new daughter just five weeks ago, had not planned on walking.
Other highlights included Marisa Miller wearing this year’s Fantasy Bra – a $3 million diamond-covered bra, 18 year old Chanel Iman walking the show for her first time ever, and a performance by the Black Eyed Peas.
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Brad & Angelina Design Snake-Inspired Jewelry
Brad and Angelina are the newest celebrities to try their hand at fashion design.
The couple has developed a limited-edition jewelry collection, named The Protector, for high-end jeweler Asprey. All pieces are inspired by the snake, and prices start at $525. The line is set to be unveiled in stores later this week.
Net proceeds from the jewelry will go to the charity that Angelina co-founded in 2006 – Education Partnership for Children in Conflict.
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Jimmy Choo is Popular at H&M
The Jimmy Choo for H&M shoe and handbag line was unveiled this past weekend, and items were flying off the H&M store shelves. Dedicated shoppers lined up outside H&M stores in major cities across the globe (including London & NYC) to score their very own pair of Jimmy Choo shoes.
Business-savvy shoppers are now reselling their Jimmy Choo for H&M purchases on ebay, often receiving double what they paid for the shoes.
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Lindsay Lohan – Fashion Designer, Take Two
Despite the high level of criticism she recently received for her work with fashion label Ungaro, Lindsay Lohan has decided to try her hand at fashion design once again.
Lohan is working in collaboration with jeweler Pascal Mouawad on a line for the bebe brand.
Maybe Miss Lohan will have better luck this time…
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Metropolitan Home Magazine to Close
The December issue of Metropolitan Home Magazine (published by Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.) will be the magazine’s last.
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Heidi Klum to Host VS Fashion Show
New mother Heidi Klum won’t be walking in the Victoria’s Secret fashion show this year, but the supermodel will still be there – as the show’s host.
The show will be held in New York City for the first time in four years, and The Black Eyed Peas will perform.
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Pregnant Model on Cover of TeenVogue
The November 2009 issue of TeenVogue features a pregnant teenage model, posing with Chanel Iman. The nineteen-year-old, Jourdan Dunn, is not visibly pregnant on the cover, but reveals inside the magazine that she is expecting. As can be expected with something like this, public opinions about the magazine’s decision not to pull Dunn from the issue are sharply divided.
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Steve Madden to Join Olsenboye
Steve Madden Ltd. announced yesterday that it has signed on with Dualstar Entertainment Group to create a collection of shoes and accessories for Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen’s new clothing line, Olsenboye.
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Stella McCartney for Gap Kids
Accomplished fashion designer Stella McCartney can now add ‘collaboration with Gap Kids’ to her list of successes. McCartney, mother of two sons, designed a line that was released in the children’s clothing store today (Nov. 2 2009).
The collection mimics McCartney’s higher-end line for adults, and ranges in price from $14 (for a pair of tights) to $128 (for a military-style jacket). Sizes range from newborn to age 12.
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