Archive for August 14th, 2007
America’s Next Top Model’s Tyra Banks, along with other black beauties grace the cover of Ebony magazine’s September issue, which is out in the market today. Celebrating the influence of Blacks in the fashion world, the monthly magazine for the African American market features a 50-page spread that will pay homage to various fashion designers, stylists, models and fashion icons.
Banks, 33, has made a name for herself in the fashion industry with her extensive print and runway work for advertising giants such as Cover Girl, Victoria’s Secret, and Tommy Hilfiger just to name a few. Marked as the first African American woman on the covers of GQ and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, she has taken her modeling expertise onto the television circuit, with her highly rated competitive reality series America’s Next Top Model. She is also currently hosting her own daytime Emmy Award-nominated talk show, The Tyra Banks Show.
“A lot of the times the fashion world doesn’t give a lot of attention to American Black girls from urban areas,” Banks said. “I don’t mean to pat my own back, but America’s Next Top Model pulled down the curtain to this world that people thought they couldn’t be a part of. Now every girl is like, ‘I want to be a model.’ I feel like the world is more accessible, but by no means is it less prestigious.”
Apart from the host of America’s Next Top Model, Somali-American model Iman, 52, is also featured on the cover. Known for representing Yves St. Laurent, she is currently CEO of Iman Cosmetics, Skincare and Fragrances, a line she established to market a selection of products for women of color.
Kimora Lee Simmons, 32, and Alek Wek, 30, round up the September cover girls. Simmons is known as a retired model and the head of design for urban fashion line Baby Phat, while Wek is noted for representing high-profile designers on the runway, including Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, and John Galliano.
-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
August 14th, 2007
British artist MARC QUINN is creating a new version of his naked and contorted KATE MOSS sculpture to go on sale in Britain. Quinn is designing a 3 metre (9.8 feet) high version of Myth (Sphinx) from white-painted bronze for the upcoming Beyond Limits sale of modern and contemporary sculpture at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. And Alex Platon, a specialist in modern art at Sotheby’s, is confident the sculpture will attract a hoard of bidders: “Myth (Sphinx) is a blow-away piece: she (Moss) has a completely mesmerising, Medusa-like effect. It is a real testament to the compelling, tantalising, power of beauty.” Quinn’s original installation of the catwalk beauty toured Europe last year (06).
August 14th, 2007
Paris Hilton has been photographed smoking - the question is what. Paris Hilton was snapped smoking what strongly resembles a marijuana joint - or a hand-rolled cigarette.
Something tells most of us that Paris Hilton doesn’t seem like the ‘cigarette type’, let alone someone who would roll their own smokes.If it’s not a cigarette…and it’s not weed…what is it? Hmm?
Paris was adamant that she did not do drugs and does not spoke marijuana during her interview on Larry King. But we caught her smoking something that does not look like a traditional cigarette while partying at her Malibu beach house.
Credits-Mike Baron
August 14th, 2007
Reality TV star Paris Hilton is turning shoe designer after signing a deal to bring out her own line in footwear.
After launch of series of sportswear, watches, handbags and fragrances now Paris Hilton will launch an eponymous line of high-end footwear of Antebi Group. Antebi is a footwear production company, which is based in New York.
The footwear will offer almost all styles of shoes and slippers like platforms, stilettos, wedges, flip-flops and many more signature Hilton styles.
The 25-year-old is joining forces with Antebi Footwear to create high-quality shoes which are expected to become available from early 2008.
She says, “My goal is to create a stylish and fun fashion line from head to toe.
“We chose to partner with the Antebi Footwear Group because the shoes will be a perfect complement to the sportswear line launching this fall (autumn).
“Antebi Group really understands my vision for this line as well as the needs of the fashion-forward young woman.”
Antebi Footwear’s Chief Executive Joseph Antebi said: “Paris has been a pleasure to work with and we are very excited to be able to translate her vision into reality.”
“Her previous ventures, such as her fragrance line, have proven to be extremely successful and we are confident that this venture will exceed her previous success.”
The ex-jailbird is attempting to turn over a new leaf after her stint in jail. It was reported that her grandfather was not happy with Paris’ behaviour claiming the she was estroying the Hiton name.
Paris was arrested and sent to prison for violating her parole after she was caught driving under the influence.
August 14th, 2007