Archive for September, 2006
Supermodel Kate Moss has apparently been openly telling friends that she is desperate to marry Pete Doherty. “I love him so much,” she apparently said. “I want to be with him. It’s just a case of when. There are certain circumstances we have to get over and then we’ll be together.”
Among the certain circumstances could be Pete’s drug problems, arrests, and court appearances frequently reported in the tabloid press.
Meanwhile, Kate Moss has recently caused the Agent Provocateur website to crash when her first film for the lingerie firm was unveiled, Vogue.co.uk reports.
September 15th, 2006
Fortunoff, the 84-year-old iconic brand is pleased to announce supermodel and humanitarian, Petra Nemcova, as their new face. She is the first personality associated with the brand since Lauren Bacall served as Fortunoff’s spokesperson twenty six years ago. Petra, known for her beauty as well as her compassion and charitable endeavors, will serve as the face of Fortunoff’s regional advertising campaign and their Fall and Holiday Jewelry catalogs, reaching over two million consumers nationwide. The latest images of Petra’s campaign have recently been unveiled in the windows of Fortunoff’s flagship Fifth Avenue location. This new imagery is in keeping with Fortunoff’s desire to appeal to a new consumer, by introducing Fortunoff in a more fashionable, more youthful manner.
In addition to serving as the face of Fortunoff, Petra will take on the role as designer for the very first time. She collaborated with the jewelry design team to create a new collection called the “Petra for Fortunoff Collection,” available this holiday season in all Fortunoff retail locations, as well as online. Fortunoff is widely known for its vast selection of classic and chic jewelry at accessible prices. In keeping with this philosophy, the “Petra for Fortunoff Collection” incorporates pieces in gold, sterling silver, and pieces with diamonds and gemstones that retail from $125 to $5,000. This collection is derivative of Petra’s keen eye for design and unique sense of personal style. A portion of proceeds from select items will benefit the Happy Hearts Fund, Petra’s personal charity of choice she founded in 2005. The Happy Hearts Fund provides aid to children in need who have suffered loss or hardship as a result of natural, economic or health related disasters.
“For me, jewelry is an easy way to make a personal statement with your look. I feel very blessed to now be a part of the Fortunoff team, and the pieces I designed not only add a glamorous and sexy touch to any outfit, they add a bit of light and hope to your outlook each and every day,” explained Petra Nemcova.
Joel Kier, of the Office of the Chairman relayed, “We are very excited to announce Petra as the new face of the Fortunoff brand. Not only is she extraordinarily beautiful but she epitomizes the modern day woman. Her humanitarian efforts are inspiring and we feel she’s a perfect choice because of her well-rounded nature.”
Another element of this collaboration includes a holiday ornament called “The Petra Heart” that has been exclusively designed for Fortunoff by renowned ornament expert Christopher Radko. The design features the children of the world holding hands around a heart, which exemplifies the mission of the Happy Hearts Fund. The ornament will retail for $46, and will be available in Fortunoff stores and on their website at Fortunoff.com beginning November 1st with a portion of proceeds benefiting the Happy Hearts Fund.
September 14th, 2006
It seems that walking the ramp for some of the world’s best designers, and gracing the advertisement campaigns of the planet’s leading fashion labels is not enough for supermodel Kate Moss, for she is now getting set to try her hand at designing as well.
A source close to the British supermodel revealed that Moss was getting set to test her inside know-how about the fashion industry when she designs clothes ready for chain Topshop early next year.
“She knows all the tricks of the trade and can put that knowledge to use,” the Mirror quoted the source, as saying.
Topshop insider also revealed that getting the model to sign the 1 million dollar deal had been a “real coup” for the store, for it was guaranteed to see a raise in its sales thanks to her.
“Getting Kate is a real coup. When she is pictured with a new bag or sunglasses, the world follows,” the source added.
September 14th, 2006
New Zealand model Rachel Hunter has been dropped as the presenter of British TV show “Make Me A Supermodel”.
Hunter presented the first season of the channel Five reality TV show, where a group of wannabe models are pitted against each other in a bid to find the next Kate Moss.
But the 36-year-old ex-wife of musician Rod Stewart has been dropped in favour of 24-year-old BBC presenter Fearne Cotton.
A source says, “Rachel did a good job on the first series but we will be doing live Friday night eviction shows and Fearne is great at live TV.” Cotton says, “I was hooked on the last series. I love the whole fashion industry, so it is the perfect show for me.”
September 13th, 2006
Heidi Klum is launching a new jewellery line with shopping giant QVC.
The 33 year old’s new clover themed collection comes in sterling silver and 14 carat gold and will retail from $50.00 to $250.00.
According to reports, the line was inspired by the marble inlay of the Duomo in Milan. Klum said:” I love the idea of carrying a good luck charm or wearing a special piece of jewellery that inspires you.”
She added that she would like the jewellery to take on personal significance to the wearer. “For me, this jewellery is so much more than an accessory collection; it is a recognition of the blessings I’ve had and of all the hopes that I have for the future.
Klum is certainly busy at the moment- as well as presenting the Emmy nominated fashion reality television show, Project Catwalk- she is waiting the birth of her second child.
She already has a 2 year old daughter from her relationship with Flavio Briatore and a 11th month old son with singer Seal.
September 12th, 2006
Her tearful tantrums and dramatic outbursts on Love Island alarmed viewers and even prompted her doctor to intervene with the ITV1 reality show’s producers.
But model Sophie Anderton - who has beaten drug addiction and alcoholism - has a genuine reason for her erratic behaviour and mood swings.
For she has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, which triggers periods of mania followed by depression. “Sophie has recently been told she has the condition,” says my source who got close to the former Gossard supermodel on the show. “She has to take mood stabilisers, which are helping to control her temperament and keep her more balanced.”
Comedian Stephen Fry was diagnosed with bipolar - which used to be called manic depression - when he was 37 and said at the time: “It explains the massive highs and miserable lows I’ve lived with all my life.”
The diagnosis will go some way towards explaining 29-year-old Sophie’s erratic and colourful love life. She has repeatedly expressed a desire to settle down with the right man, yet has dated a selection of exciting, yet unsuitable, playboys, nightclub owners and footballers.
More often than not the relationships ended in tears and on one occasion, after a violent argument with disgraced former Chelsea goalkeeper Mark Bosnich, in hospital with severe bruises.
Now Sophie, right, is busy making plans to move on and live with bipolar. After spending the summer in the sunny climes of Fiji she plans to spend next spring trekking across the Arctic Circle in Canada to raise money for a children’s charity. She will be accompanied by Nick Gold, son of legendary restaurant entrepreneur Johnny Gold, and seven other hardy souls.
“The plan is to cover 144 miles across Baffin Island in about two weeks,” Nick told me at the launch of Frankie’s Bar and Grill at Selfridges last week. “The temperatures will be around -30C, so at night we’re going to pitch up our tents on the ice and hope we wake up in the morning.”
September 11th, 2006
Supermodel Claudia Schiffer is to be warned by police for allowing her dogs to run wild on her country estate and terrorise walkers. Local people are now too scared to use a public footpath running near the ?5million mansion where she lives with her film producer husband Matthew Vaughn.
One of the dogs, an Irish wolfhound, savaged a Jack Russell being walked through the grounds while another, a German shepherd, bit a postman on the arm, leading to the threat of restrictions on mail deliveries to the house. Now the couple are set to be given a ticking-off and told to do more to keep their pets under control.
The elderly Jack Russell was being walked by its owner on the footpath past 16th century Coldham Hall at Stanningfield near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, a year ago when it was attacked.
Out of nowhere, Schiffer’s Irish wolfhound bitch, Roxy, snatched up the terrified dog in its jaws and started shaking it. Having rescued her badly-mauled pet, its distressed owner, who had been walking with her grandchildren, complained to police, and an officer spoke to a member of the Schiffer household. But no further action was taken and the celebrity couple paid for the seriously-injured dog to have surgery costing several hundred pounds.
Since then the German shepherd, Oscar, is said to have attacked a postman, and Royal Mail bosses are believed to have put the 12-bedroom house on a list of addresses which have potentially dangerous dogs.
They have told postmen not to get out of their vans if they see the dogs on the loose, it is understood. Many locals claim they are now too scared to use the path, which goes along the couple’s 600-yard driveway and through her 40 acres of parkland.
Up to six villagers have written letters of complaint to Schiffer, 36, and her husband, who divide their time between the estate and their home in Notting Hill, West London along with their children Caspar, three, and 17-month-old Clementine.
Oscar - whose father Rocky featured in the Vinnie Jones film Mean Machine - travels with the family, but Roxy stays at Coldham where she is exercised by the couple’s ex-Gurkha security team, and locals say there are still problems.One villager, who asked not to be named, said: “The dogs are still getting out on their own and can be quite aggressive and intimidating when they run up and bark.
“The wolfhound is worse because it is the size of a small pony and she has got far more frightening as she has grown up.” She has written to complain and received an apology from Vaughn who said staff had been told to keep the dogs off the path.
“But when I went down the path again I had the same problem with the wolfhound trying to bite my dog. I wrote a second letter to the house, but I got no reply.
“A lot of people have now been put off using this path because they are worried about the dogs. I certainly don’t like going there any more.” Community beat officer Pc Den Mullett confirmed he had received a number of complaints about the dogs roaming freely on the footpath. “Arrangements are in hand to meet with the owners of the dogs to discuss these issues,” he added.
Last night Royal Mail confirmed a postman had been bitten and said steps would be taken against owners who failed to keep aggressive dogs under control.
A spokeswoman for Schiffer insisted the attack on the Jack Russell had been taken very seriously by the couple.
“The household have since taken various precautions with the dogs to ensure public safety,” she added. “This has included sending the dogs for re-training and keeping them in an enclosed area.”
She would not comment on subsequent incidents including that involving the postman.
September 11th, 2006
Paris Hilton was arrested in Hollywood Thursday for allegedly driving under the influence, Los Angeles police said. Officer Martha Garcia tells PEOPLE, “Paris Hilton was pulled over just before 12:30 a.m. because she was observed driving erratically. She was riding in a Mercedes-Benz with another passenger.
“Officers observed that Hilton exhibited the symptoms of intoxication. The field sobriety test was conducted at the scene and the officers determined she was driving under the influence. She was arrested at 12:30 a.m. and was cooperative at the time of her arrest. She was released at 3 a.m. on her own recognizance, which is normal for a misdemeanor arrest.”
Garcia also said Hilton took a Breathalyzer test showing her blood-alcohol level to be 0.08 percent, the minimum to warrant an arrest in California. Hilton’s car was impounded.
The part-time fashion model was picked up from the Hollywood police station by sister Nicky Hilton and Nicky’s boyfriend, Entourage star Kevin Connolly. On Thursday morning, Hilton called in to Ryan Seacrest’s radio show on L.A.’s 102.7 KIIS FM to explain the incident.
“You know what, it was nothing,” she said. “I’d been shooting my music video for my new song, ‘Nothing in this World.’ … I got off last night at about 10 p.m. then I went and had dinner with my sister and all my girlfriends, and then we went to this charity event Dave Navarro threw for brain tumors.
“And um, I had one margarita, starving ’cause I had not ate all day, on my way to In-n-Out which is probably three blocks away, and I’m in my (Mercedes) SLR, which is a little fast, so maybe I was speeding a little bit” – she giggled – “and I got pulled over.”
So, Seacrest asked, was she driving erratically, as reported? “No, I was just really hungry and I wanted to have an In-N-Out burger!”
She was only taken to the police station, she said, because “There was a lot of paparazzi around, so I think they wanted to make a statement. They even said, ‘There’s people watching, we don’t want them to think we’re giving you special treatment.’ I totally understood. I was in there 15 minutes and out.”
The police “were so nice,” she said, adding that she was surprised by press coverage of her arrest. “Everything I do is blown out of proportion. It really hurts my feelings.”
September 10th, 2006
Supermodel Claudia Schiffer is considering become a modelling agent when she can no longer get work as a catwalk queen. The German - married to film-maker Matthew Vaughn - wants to stay at the top of the fashion industry and would love to represent her daughter, 22-month-old Clementine, should she choose to follow in her mother’s footsteps. Schiffer says, “I would be brilliant as an agent now. “All that dumb stuff they do with new girls today, such as sending them to do a campaign for cookies. Well, say good bye to Vogue after that. If you get it right, it opens so many doors. You have to explain to girls that they need to hold out.”
September 10th, 2006
Supermodel Helena Christensen today launched a new range of Ultimo underwear. The Danish beauty follows in the footsteps of models Penny Lancaster and Rachel Hunter as the face of the brand.
Ultimo’s cleavage-enhancing bras were created by mother of three Michelle Mone. Christensen, 37, said: “I am delighted to model the new collection from Ultimo. There is so much on offer as the autumn-winter range offers innovative styles with designer brand quality.”
Ultimo previously hired Rod Stewart’s ex-wife Rachel Hunter to front its lingerie campaign. The New Zealand-born model took over the role from the singer’s fiancee Penny Lancaster. The gel-filled Ultimo bra was launched by Mone’s Glasgow-based firm in 1999.
September 9th, 2006
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