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| Feature:
Lopez Tries Her Hand at Fashion 11/05/01 |
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J.Lo is trying her hand at fashion
design. The singer-actress is working with Andy Hilfiger, brother
of fashion mogul Tommy Hilfiger, on a new line of women's clothing
called "J.Lo by Jennifer Lopez."
"Before I used to dance or
sing or act in films, I was just redesigning clothes," Lopez
said as she debuted the fashion line at the St. Regis Hotel and
Spa in Century City. Models - including Lopez - displayed the line
of sporty urban wear, which features tight T-shirts and studded
jeans. Prices will range from $221 to $850.
"We are going to offer clothes
that we think are wonderfully designed and will fit women of all
sizes," she said. "So from little to voluptuous, everybody
gets to be sexy."
Jennifer Lopez, who is known for
her skimpy outfits, last raised eyebrows with a one-shoulder, two-tone
Chanel gown with a gray, see-through top at the Academy Awards
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| Feature:
Jeans -This Summer's Sharp-shooters
15/05/01 |
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There was once a time when jeans
were seen as unacceptable in the majority of public places. Lord
help you if you entered the luxurious portals of a smart Knightsbridge
shop in a pair of ripped denims. Likewise, all eyes would widen
if you walked into a restaurant with Levi-clad legs after 6pm.
But jeans have evolved steadily
since the 1950s, the point at which they became more than the staple
item for rugged cowboys out west. Created for boys, they were soon
adopted by girls and have since become status symbols, attached
to designer names and starry backsides. New brands are born daily;
new varieties weekly. Huge money is to be made from them, with superstore
chains fighting to sell them and infant labels striving to make
their mark.
Stella McCartney is, to a large
extent, responsible for brushing up the humble jean. Transforming
them into something that all fashionable women strive to squeeze
into, she has made them respectable and able to mix with the smartest
outfits. If you look in the social pages of Vogue or Tatler, you
will see jeans out and about at events normally reserved for cocktail
dresses. This is fantastic if you have great legs, but for those
with shorter limbs, it's best to keep them for daytime use or as
casual evening wear.
The most important thing you need
to know about jeans this summer is that they can be worn with any
top. A basic T-shirt or a chiffon work of art by Chloe, flat shoes,
high boots, strappy sandals - take your pick to suit yourself and
your situation.
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| Feature:
New Ian Schrager Hotel in New
York 11/05/01 |
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Ian Schrager hotels like futuristic
St Martins Lane and cutting-edge The Sanderson (dubbed "The
hippest hotel in the world" by GQ magazine) are known for attracting
the fashionistas. Vogue and ELLE shoot in them, models and designers
stay in them, wannabes - and celebrities like Madonna - hang out
in the Purple Bar (Sanderson) and the Light Bar (St Martins Lane).
Now, always a step ahead, the hotelier and founder of legendary
nightclub Studio54 is about to take things one-step further.
His latest hotel will resemble a
gigantic pair of trousers with asymmetrical legs posing as if on
a fashion shoot. The Astor Place Hotel is to be built in downtown
New York between Lafayette Street and Fourth Avenue and will stand
20 stories high. It will be the first entirely new hotel to be planned
by the 54-year-old designer.
The design is a collaboration between
Dutch architects Rem Koolhaas/OMA and Jacques Herzog and Pierre
de Meuron in Switzerland. These leading architects are no strangers
to fashion; both firms have designed stores for Italian fashion
house Prada. Herzog and de Meuron transformed the former Bankside
Power Station into the stunning Tate Modern museum of modern art
in London.
One of the most striking features
of the Astor Place Hotel are the sleeping compartments, fitted with
beds and arranged in stacks of three, which will be situated on
the upper six stories. They will be sound proofed and have translucent
doors for some degree of privacy. This is a popular concept in commuter
hotels in Japan.
The hotel, estimated to cost more than $120 million, is scheduled
to open in autumn 2003.
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| Feature:
Elizabeth Jagger: A Model Daughter 11/05/01 |
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Elizabeth Jagger is following in
her famous mother Jerry Hall's footsteps, becoming a covergirl for
American Vogue magazine.
The 17-year-old daughter of Mick
Jagger posed for top American photographer Marco Glaviano in May.
An assistant says, "The pictures should cause a sensation when they're
released, which could be this summer."
Elizabeth's career has taken off
rapidly since she was the star of Betsey Johnson's show during NY
Fashion Week this year. Julian Macdonald dressed her in a Union
Jack coat and hat for his glitzy, much talked about show during
London Fashion Week in February. In the same week, she was booked
for the prestigious Matthew Williamson show and wore her fur tank
top and pink skirt with the same casual elegance as her more experienced
colleagues.
But her success is hardly surprising
considering that - apart from inheriting her mother's fantastic
legs - Elizabeth is already a veteran poser. As a baby, she was
photographed with her mother for American magazine Harper's Bazaar.
She made her first catwalk appearance aged six when she paraded,
to eager applause, through the Park Lane Hotel ballroom before an
audience of 300 at a children's charity fashion show. Two years
ago, she was signed up by exclusive agency Models One, where top
models like her mother Jerry, Twiggy, Karen Elson and Alek Wek all
began their rise to fame.
Most recently, Elizabeth took to
the catwalk for Top Shop in London at the end of March in the company
of Erin O'Connor and Vivien Solari. She flew in from New York where
she studies acting. According to peoplenews.com, she cohabits with
South African model Damien van Zyl, 22, in her father's five-floor
town house on Upper West Side on Manhattan. Elizabeth met Damien
last year while on a shoot for designer Tommy Hilfiger.
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