My friends Donna Spangler and Richie Benveniste have been in contact with Donna’s new TV comedy, Weather Girls. They’ve just come back from Cannes, as Weather Girls has sold in Europe. Donna produces, and stars with Lynne Langdon (who also wrote and directed the première episode) and Simona Fusco Stratten. The Cannes première […]
Yves Saint Laurent, fashion legend, dies
Yves Saint Laurent, arguably the world’s most famous fashion designer, has died in Paris on Sunday, 11.10 p.m. local time, aged 71, according to the Pierre Bergé–Saint Laurent Foundation. Born Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent in Oran, Algeria on August 1, 1936, he had a childhood fascination for clothes, often teased and bullied […]
Film director Sydney Pollack, 73, dies
Oscar-winning ?lm director Sydney Pollack, 73, has passed away in Los Angeles, according to his publicist, Leslee Dart. He had been suffering from cancer. Pollack was best known for directing They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, with Jane Fonda; Tootsie, with Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange; and Out of Africa, with Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. […]
Puma supports The Day after Peace screening at Cannes
Puma supported the ?rst screening of the ?lm The Day after Peace, a documentary by ?lmmaker and Peace One Day founder Jeremy Gilley during the 61st Cannes Film Festival. Featuring football player David Beckham and actors Jude Law and Jonny Lee Miller, the movie aims at promoting World Peace Day (September 21) in countries like […]
Photo shoot with Agent Provocateur’s one-off Mini
Agent Provocateur has designed a one-off Mini Clubman for the Life Ball, Europe’s biggest Aids charity event. The car will be auctioned after the Ball on Ebay from June 5 to 15, with all proceeds going to the charity. Below are videos from the photo shoot and from Joseph Corré, co-founder of Agent Provocateur, a man […]
Tissot, Danica Patrick renew commitment for two years
Premier Swiss watch brand Tissot has renewed its contract with its brand ambassador, racing star Danica Patrick. She endeared herself to the world when she made history by becoming the ?rst woman to win a race in the sport of US open-wheeled racing by clinching her victory in the Japan 300. In 2005, Patrick became […]
The Young and the Restless launches online fashion magazine
TV soap The Young and the Restless is launching an extensive online fashion and lifestyle magazine, RestlessStyle.com, to coincide with the launch of its in-show print magazine Restless Style. The site offers the latest runway trends, fresh beauty tips and red carpet coverage, in addition to such things as videos, polls, photo galleries and horoscopes. […]
Neutrogena, Jennifer Garner partner on sun safety
Neutrogena has partnered with Self magazine and Jennifer Garner to unveil what the company calls The Roadmap to Healthy Skin, a viral campaign discussing sun safety and skin cancer awareness. The Roadmap appears in the May 2008 issue of Self, stressing the importance of self-examination to prevent skin cancer and promote early detection. Self […]
Oprah, Jennifer Garner, Olivia Newton-John and others auction pink gloves for charity
Some of the most famous women in the world are lending a hand to celebrate Moms this Mother’s Day and also raise awareness about an important women’s health issue affecting thousands of women each year. Oprah Winfrey, Sharon Stone, Courteney Cox Arquette, Faith Hill, Jennifer Garner and Olivia Newton-John have signed on by autographing […]
More on the Naomi Watts–Thierry Mugler Angel campaign
More details are emerging about the Naomi Watts advertisements for Thierry Mugler Angel, from the New York, rather than French, end of the business: Naomi Watts was the inspired choice for Thierry Mugler, over and above her beauty and her star image. Displaying a modern touch, the actress projects a personality that blends sensuality, voluptuousness […]
