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Valentino:Master of Couture is coming to Somerset House
I am super excited by an exhibition that is going to be hitting London, specifically Somerset House, this November. Valentino:Master of Couture is a major new exhibition that will celebrate the life and work of the legendary designer, with a focus on his glorious haute couture pieces, as worn by some of the world’s most famous and beautiful women, including Julia Roberts, Grace Kelly, Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Sophia Loren. With dresses well known from red carpet appearances, to couture that has graced the world’s biggest and best couture catwalks, and with the special appearance of privately commissioned pieces, this exhibition promises to bring all the beauty and elegance of…
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Grazia admits It photoshopped Duchess Kate
She looked so beautiful in that Sarah Burton dress, but when she appeared on the Grazia commemorative issue, Kate, the new Duchess of Cambridge, looked decidedly slimmer. Grazia denied it had done anything to alter Kate’s figure, which included a miniscule waistline. But now Grazia have admitted that they did ‘Photoshop’ the image of Kate that they used, although they claim that the slimming of Kate was an inadvertent consequence of the picture manipulation, rather than the actual reason for it. Confused? Well, it seems that the Groom, Prince William had selfishly been holding Kate by the arm in the original picture, ruining the Grazia cover. Grazia had altered the…
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Recent irritations from the wonderful world of fashion.
Fashion – I just love it! I love everything about it! Well, actually you need to scrap that last comment. I don’t love everything about it. In fact, some things get me completely hot under the collar. Here are a few more of my choice irritations from the wonderful world of fashion. Alpine style Christmas jumpers for the whole of the Autumn/Winter 2010 season, not just December 25th. Forget the notion that this is the present from batty great Aunt Betty that you try to hide in the bottom of the closet, or only wear when also sporting seasonal antlers, the Christmas jumper/dress is totally ‘de jour’ this season. Fir…
