Producers announce ‘Downton Abbey’ clothing line

- May 3rd, 2013

If you are one of the thousands who dream of travelling back in time to the world of ‘Downton Abbey’ – wake up, it’s a reality.

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Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley and Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary in Downton Abbey. (Vision TV )

The producers of the show; NBC Universal and Carnival films announced this week that a ‘Downton Abbey’ clothing line along with beauty products, furniture and even stationary will be launched later this year.

“We’ll be working across an entire range of products coming out this year. From fashion, apparel and homeware and furniture to wallpapers, beauty products and stationary,” Executive producer Gareth Nearne told Vogue UK.

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Kristen Stewart beats Emma Watson, Kate Middleton for UK Glamour’s best dressed star

- May 1st, 2013
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Kristen Stewart was named UK Glamour Magazine’s best dress woman. (WENN)

Kristen Stewart took a bite out of the red carpet competition when UK Glamour named her best dressed woman this week.

The “Twilight” star beat out Emma Watson, Victoria Beckham and Kate Middleton, who all made it to the top 10. The magazine, which listed 50 women in total, praised Stewart for sticking to her “personal rock-chick style” – whatever that is.

Did we mention this was her second win in a row on this list?

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Donatella Versace says her personal style is ‘not that big’

- April 30th, 2013

Just the mention of Versace brings images of over-the-top designs, colour and of course, blonde hair – but Donatella Versace says her style is “not that big”.

The 57-year-old designer sat down for a Q&A at the Vogue Festival this weekend and shed light on her personal style and fitness regime.

“My style is not that big, I wear heels, tights pants and I wear diamonds,” Versace told Vogue contributing editor Lisa Armstrong.

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Donatella Versace attends the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art May 7, 2012. (AFP PHOTO/TIMOTHY A. CLARY)

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Jessica Alba wore a corset for three months to get her pre-baby body back

- April 26th, 2013

Jessica Alba wore a double corset day-and-night for three months in an effort to drop pounds quick and get her figure back after giving birth.

“It was brutal; it’s not for everyone,” she told Net-A-Porter. “It was sweaty, but worth it.”

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Jessica Alba. (Owen Beiny/WENN.com)

 

Because regular workouts, a diet of lean protein and vegetables, and her special “filling” green drink (which she shares with readers in her new book The Honest Life) wasn’t enough.

As Jezebel pointed out, Alba’s girls were born in June 2008 and August 2011, so girlfriend was wearing her corsets in L.A.’s sweltering summer heat. (Aren’t you losing weight just thinking about it?)

What an insane amount of pressure Alba must have felt to get down to a size nil and stay that way. She went back to work filming “A.C.O.D” about eight months after giving birth to Honor. Read more…

Caption this: Tbilisi Fashion Week

- April 24th, 2013

Designers and stylists have models wear all sorts of interesting accessories on the runway, sometimes – rather unfortunately – taking focus away from their designs. Which is exactly what I’m doing here.

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Models present creations for fall/winter 2013-2014 collection by Georgian designer Ria Keburia during Tbilisi Fashion Week, April 23, 2013. (AFP PHOTO /VANO SHLAMOV)

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