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Shoelosophy notes: Alexander McQueen was more than a fashion designer. He was an artist who used the human body and fabrics as his canvas and treated fashion shows as theatrical performances. As head designer of the Alexander McQueen brand, he brought fantasy, abnormality, romance and…

Fendi campaign starring Anja Rubik lensed by Karl Lagerfeld. For autumn, Anja goes brunette as she plays a muse for male model Brad Kroenig. The collections mishmash of furs, tweed and knits go on display in a studio setting where Anja is as elegant as ever in languid poses.

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Fact 1

2% of Earth's people have red hair.

Fact 2

An elephant can die from a broken heart.

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Ashley Olsen, Daniella Vitale, Mark Lee, Mary-Kate Olsen

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen feted their new handbag collection for The Row at Barneys, both wearing The Row-Ashley in a colourfully embellished gown and Mary-Kate in a blue…

Fans of the Prada lip print, rejoice — it's back in mini form on skirts, dresses, tops, and bags for Miuccia Prada's Resort 2012 collection. But it's not the only print in the collection by a long shot — grids, '60s floral brights, dots, and even lace fill out the offering. Prada accessorized each look with a printed foulard and/or beret, and lady-like pumps, mules,…

                               Kate Moss at Zuma restaurant in London 

Shoelosophy notes: Love these stiletto pointy pumps worn by Kate. They look like Louboutin to me (unconfirmed).

Kate wearing a python print dress

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Fact 1

Colombian sports fans brought their friend's dead body and coffin to a soccer match.

Christopher Jacome, a 17-year-old Colombian soccer fan, was tragically gunned down while playing his beloved sport. After his funeral wake, a group of friends carried him and his coffin to the local soccer stadium to catch one final match! Cucuta Deportivo, Christopher’s…

Multifaceted Harry Sideropuolos,one of our favourite Jo'burg fundis gets up close and personal with neofundi. An actor, a jazz singer, voice over artist,theatre producer and creator of the all new Ghostronomy experience (see below).

1)Which of your passions do you want to be remembered for?

The ability to consume an entire jar of nutella in one…

Amazon Woman – Topping off her four covers, Gisele Bundchen teams up with Jacques Dequeker for the July issue of Vogue Brazil. Taking to the picturesque Amazon Rainforest, Gisele shows off her lithe shape in the form-fitting selects of fashion editor Daniela Paudice.

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Abbey Lee Kershaw for Tom Ford Eyewear

Spring may not be in the air just yet, but the Spring 2011 ad campaigns sure are....

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Spring 2011 collections from designers such as Jason Wu, Mulberry, and Isabel Marant were dotted with pops of rich blue tones; with even more designers offering super-saturated versions of the shade for Fall 2011, it looks like this is one color that will be sticking around for quite some time. 

Sink into a deep sea dream this season with shades of Klein,…

This is the second part of my series- The Perfect Pleasure.…

THE LUXURY COLLECTION: DESTINATION GUIDES BY ASSOULINE SIX SOFTCOVER BOOKS.

EACH BOOK OVER 90 PAGES / 20.5 X 13" A passport to the prestigious Luxury Collection of hotels and resorts, this special edition set unlocks the charms of six destinations—Italy, Greece, Argentina, India, Spain,…

Mac's Rose Romance is hitting the stores and includes new lip stains! Not only are there new lip stains but there’s also a new gel blush...love to try this one!!

"Colour and style bloom in A Rose Romance, our lovely new colour collection inspired by the rose, an enduring Icon of Love. Spring buds blush in fragrant new hues when our newest blush, Just…

The last trills of acoustic guitar that I'd woken up to every day for almost a fortnight, finally faded away today at lunchtime. Steve and his family stayed on after fest for two and a half days and it was fantastic to experience my friend of four festivals as a father and a husband - with his family down for the last weekend of Artsfest. Like all professional musicians, Steve spends much of his life on the road; and he and all the guys that normally stay with me for fest don't usually bring…

PARIS HILTON WEARS A SIZE 11 SHOE

an excerpt from her book: “I desperately hate one thing about my body: I have size 11 feet. I can’t believe people care what shoe size I wear! I mean, I’m not a guy so it doesn’t mean anything! Yeah, it sucks. But really, I don’t even care anymore. It sucks because in stores I see all these supercute shoes like Guccis,…

Dolce Vita – Dolce & Gabbana enlist an all star casting including Isabeli Fontana, Liu Wen, Maryna Linchuk, Constance Jablonski, Jac Jagaciak and Kate King. Photographed by Steven Klein, the girls split between menswear inspired tailoring and feminine frills with pattern covered dresses.

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Artist Josh Agle, better known as Shag, has an impressive retrospective now on view at the Grand Central Arts Center in Santa Ana, CA. Entitled 'Hand Pulled', the exhibition is an overwhelming survey of every single screen print, etching and pigment print the artist has created over the course of his decade-plus long career. Most of the works are long sold out and this is the ideal opportunity…