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Film composer John Barry, the man behind the James Bond sound, dies

January 31, 2011/10.06

Film score composer John Barry, OBE has died in New York of a heart attack, we have learned, aged 77.    Born John Barry Prendergast in 1933 in York, his father was an impresario who owned cinemas in the area. Barry once told the story of how, as a child, he went into the projection […]

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Armani Exchange previews spring 2011 campaign

January 29, 2011/17.25

Armani Exchange‘s spring–summer 2011 advertising campaign, Style Festival, has been shot at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, Calif., styled by Kate Lanphear of Elle US.    Lanphear’s aim was to connect the Armani Exchange brand close to music, which she says is ‘such a big part of the brand’s DNA’. Matthew Scrivens photographed the […]

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Bar Refaeli models Passionata’s summer ’11 lingerie collection

January 28, 2011/9.02

Model Bar Refaeli, better known to those outside fashion as the girlfriend of Leonardo di Caprio, has completed another shoot for French lingerie brand Passionata, released this week.    The playful shoot, where Refaeli appears as a modern pin-up girl, is for the spring–summer 2011 collection. A behind-the-scenes video appears on the Passionata website.   […]

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Abbas–Mustan’s Players films at Miramar

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After stints in Rongotai and Wellington central in New Zealand, the Abbas–Mustan brothers’ Players, the Indian remake of Paramount’s The Italian Job, shifted to Burnham Wharf at Miramar today—putting them near Peter Jackson territory and not far from where parts of his King Kong were filmed.    Lead members of the cast were present, and […]

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Camelia Skikos: at the cutting edge

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It was not long ago that apparel designer, Camelia Skikos, had the dream of furthering her education. Little did she know that after enrolling in a newly installed fashion department at school that the activity would lead her into a flourishing and life-changing career. That decision also encouraged the birth of her eponymous fashion label. […]

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Heidi Klum and AOL to launch women’s online content

January 26, 2011/22.07

Heidi Klum and AOL have announced they will create online content focusing on fashion, beauty, parenting, relationships, lifestyle and arts and crafts.    Klum says that women’s advice is ‘so scattered online’ and their attempt will consolidate the information on one site, to be hosted at the aol.com domain.    ‘During my 15 years in […]

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Vanessa Hudgens replaces Britney Spears as face of Candie’s

/21.46

Tony Duran, courtesy Candie’s In line with earlier big names it has managed to secure such as Britney Spears, Iconix has announced that Vanessa Hudgens, the 22-year-old star of Disney’s High School Musical series, is the spokeswoman for Candie’s spring–summer 2011 line.    In a release, Hudgens says, ‘Ever since I saw Fergie do the […]

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Quality finds: Test Shoot Gallery

/8.10

Based out of Singapore, Test Shoot Gallery (TSG) is an online, fashion gallery where new and established artists, through collaborations, can showcase their work across multiple disciplines.    Initially starting out on Facebook in late 2009 to exhibit their growing number of test shoots, after much success, a decision was made to expand onto their […]

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Kylie Minogue endorses Lexus: what’s the connection?

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We’re not too sure if they’re a good match, but the money’s there, as Kylie Minogue promotes the Lexus CT200h hybrid hatchback, while Lexus becomes the headline sponsor of her UK Aphrodite—les Folies tour.    In 2002, Ford had Minogue endorse the StreetKa roadster, with a company exec saying, ‘StreetKa and Kylie have a lot […]

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