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100 Adriana Lima 1024x768 wallpapers

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 10:31 PM PDT

Adriana Lima is a Brazilian supermodel & one of the Victoria's Secret Angels. This gallery of Adriana contains 100 free desktop wallpapers in 1024x768 resolution.


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Kim Kardashian Has a Late Lunch at Fred Segal

Posted: 09 Jul 2011 01:07 AM PDT


Kim Kardashian has lunch at Fred Segal in West Hollywood, on July 6. After stepping out in some rather bold numbers (like neon frocks and leopard jumpsuits) last month, Kim Kardashian seems to have a new go-to look while running errands: black and prints.

The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star made stops at jeweler Pascal Mouawad in L.A. and Fred Segal on Wednesday dressed in a black tank and printed skirt and the 30-year-old sported a perky ponytail.

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Anne Hathaway: Not a Fairy Tale Fashion

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 10:03 PM PDT

Anne Hathaway is truly beautiful and we all know that. However sometimes she wears the wrong outfits and makeup that’s too thick she tend to look like an overly made-up doll.

The A-list actress was present at a fairy-tale inspired fete in France wearing this overly embellished Valentino dress, which made her channel her “White Queen” role in “Alice Returns to Wonderland.” What made the dress worse was her strawberry blonde curls and deep-set makeup. Her lips were too red, and her eyes were too dark. Yes, she looked pretty, but in a creepy sort of way. She should have toned down her shades a little bit.

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Audrina Patridge Hot and Sexy for FHM Magazine (August 2011)

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 06:04 PM PDT

Audrina Patridge Hot and Sexy for FHM Magazine (August 2011)

Audrina Patridge FHM Magazine (August 2011)

The hot month of August brings us a really hot cover of FHM with none other than the sexy Audrina Patridge. Take a look at some really inciting pictures of her in sexy bathing suits and see how sexy and feminine she is, Audrina is just oozing sex-appeal and she knows it. Watch the behind the scenes video and the sexy set of pictures of Audrina Patridge looking simply gorgeous for FHM August, 2011.

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The Post Recession Fashion Industry: Shut Up and Listen to The Future

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 06:04 PM PDT

SeriesPart 5: The fashion industry is emerging from its cocoon post-recession, a changed sector where consumers are more cautious, manufacturers are on their toes and designers are struggling to stay afloat doing business as usual. In this five-part series, we take a hard look at the fashion world, speaking with industry leaders, luminaries and experts. This week we ask: Can we predict the future of fashion?

Futuristic predictions of fashion are as varied as they are improbable. Will we all dress like we’re in Mad Max? Or will the evolution of fashion identity be more subtle, with the significant changes having more to do with technology and production? And no discussion of the future of fashion can ignore the issue of resources. Indeed, with nearly everyone I interviewed for this final chapter in our series, one word came up again and again: Water. (Roughly 20% of the earth’s water pollution comes from the fashion industry.)

Karla Magruder is President of Fabrikology, a company that offers customized service to the global apparel industry based on “extensive textile expertise through education, sourcing, brand building and business development.”

Magruder considers a variety of factors that may influence the future of fashion.

“One of the lessons from Cradle to Cradle is the example of the tree: It grows a bunch of leaves, they are beautiful, they fall off and then go back into the ground to make compost,” Magruder says. “Ideally, textiles become something like that. In the meantime, we have a lot of learning to do. The Sustainable Apparel Index will help companies make good choices about textiles (as well as other things) to reduce their environmental effects.”

Magruder believes the increasing scarcity of water as a resource will be a major issue not only in how companies process textiles but in how they develop the raw materials. She also sees a shift in consumer use and care of fashion products, including chemicals that are used and what happens with old, unwanted clothes.

“It's a re-education of sorts. It took a lot of education from retail that we needed new clothes every day or week,” says Magruder. “Now, as we start to reexamine priorities we see that shopping doesn't bring happiness, for a whole lot of reasons from credit card debt to the environment.”

Celeste Lilore, Co-Designer and Founder of RESTORE® CLOTHING, sees a high-low future of innovative development and old-fashioned resource efficiency.

“I think we always have to keep one eye on ancient wisdom and the other on modern technology,” says Lilore. “I also think we will have to adapt for water scarcity and this means using textiles that require little water to produce to manufacturing fabric that is self-cleaning or requires infrequent laundering.”

Lilore and her husband, Anthony Lilore,  launched RESTORE in 1994. Industry veterans, the founding and growth of RESTORE has been a natural progression of their own environmental ideals. The company began using recycled nylon from Repreve when it became available in 2009 to further their mission. Celeste says one of the best aspects of working with Repreve is that it is a domestic fabric with verifiable certifications to ensure integrity.

Lilore believes that while consumers want to do better by the planet, they want others to act as the filters so they don’t have to do the environmental homework.

“At this point, being transparent is the best thing brands can do,” says Lilore.

RESTORE hoodie made of 100% recycled content

Bahar Shahpar and Tara St. James, founders of GUILDED, a company working exclusively with vendors, suppliers and partners whose sustainable business practices are in line with their principles, say transparency will enable the distribution and availability of vital information.

“As we try to move the fashion industry towards a more sustainable future, the most pressing issues are ones that affect all aspects of the movement (environmental, social, and economic) equally. Whether we’re striving towards cleaner water, more efficient use of resources, less waste, better working conditions or higher quality products, we need to rebuild the industry as a transparent system. Information is what allows us to see the problems while also giving us the tools to solve them,” says the pair.

Shahpar and St. James say that while it doesn’t make sense to “relegate the past to the dusty bin of antiquity,” the future of fashion doesn’t need to be driven entirely by technological advances.

Tara St James and Bahar Shahpar, Founders of GUILDED

“The current dominating force of fast fashion will inevitably outrun itself, with quality decreasing and quantity increasing to a point of diminishing returns – so we need to thoughtfully innovate, combining the best methods of our past with our most forward-thinking technologies.”

The two say a truly modern and sustainable future will connect artisanal techniques with molecular fiber science, cooperative community production with individualized economic models, and traditionally localized markets with interactive global supply chain networks.

The company currently has representatives that address many of these niche challenges, and they’re not alone.

Lynda Grose, in addition to being a consultant, designer, and author, is a  fashion educator for sustainability at California College of the Arts. Grose might suggest that to further fashion in a sustainable manner, we look to the classroom rather than the board room. Grose has her students entertain possibilities for future fashion sustainability through a variety of perspectives, including reading Rachel Carson’s seminal Silent Spring and in learning principles of ecology by visiting California cotton farms.

“Students conduct their own research into the social and ecological impacts of cotton and the impacts of other fibers documenting their sources and citing quotes and facts and then reflect on their findings, comparing and contrasting those to what is currently marketed,” says Grose, who adds that much of what the students see for themselves as “absent strategies” are then used to employ and forge new directions. Utilizing this “lead rather than follow” model, students can then better contribute to the international discourse on fashion and sustainability.

Timo Rissanen, designer, professor of zero waste fashion design and sustainability

A multitude of scenarios are possible for the future of fashion. As Grose notes, the industry is at present focused on cleaning up the existing supply chain and establishing and enforcing terms of engagement for workers within the current system. Future scenarios, on the other hand, help her students project and imagine the impacts of long term trends including water scarcity, climate, technology, population, crop land trends, trade, energy and politics.

“These ideas inevitably fall outside current industry strategies which are focused on making what exists better rather than building new systems and models, yet many progressive companies also look at future scenarios to align their current business practices over the long-term,” says Grose. She believes that colleges have become an enormous resource for businesses, where new ideas can be explored and incubated with little financial risk.

Still when we think of fashion’s future, we can’t help but wonder, what will it look like? Will today’s imaginations deliver the likes of Battlestar Galactica or Blade Runner?

The women at GUILDED have their own ideas.

“We can see it now: recycled metal bodysuits, hand-forged by a new world order of artisan guilds funded by a global microloan superenterprise, and designed to interact with hybrid circuitry implanted in the wearer’s skin to regulate body temperature and mitigate environmental contaminants, deeming seasonal wardrobes obsolete.”

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WATCH: Time-Lapse Video of Dust Storm Covering Phoenix, AZ

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 06:03 PM PDT


Here’s something you may not have seen before, unless you happen to be a storm-chaser! A time-lapse video of the huge dust storm that hit Arizona this week is going viral!

The storm descended on Phoenix on Tuesday, delaying flights and leaving thousands of homes without electricity. According to the Huffington Post, data shows that the cloud of dust may have reached heights of 8,000-10,000 feet over the city! Reportedly, storms like this are not uncommon during the monsoon season.

The images were captured by two photographers: Mike Olbinski and Blaine Coury. Check out the video below of the storm rolling over Phoenix and almost completely erasing it from view!

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Fashion Fails of the Week: Kathy Griffin, Cher & Alexa Chung

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 02:04 PM PDT

Kathy Griffin goes matronly, Cher looks like a hippie cowboy and Alexa Chung is a french maid gone wrong.



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POLL: Lady Gaga’s Hair-Raising Style

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 10:04 AM PDT

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Lustables: Shabd’s Blue Marble Geode Dress

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 10:04 AM PDT

Shabd is having a summer sale.

Brooklyn designer Shabd Simon-Alexander creates and hand dyes limited edition collections based on simple shapes with attention to fabric combinations and compositions. She says on her site that her approach to working with fabrics “draws from minimalist art, quiltmaking, and the folk costume tradition of beginning one dress with the remnants from the last.”

This silk dress with individually hand dyed in a geode pattern and has a V-neck on one side, boat neck on the other, and can be worn front or back, belted or not.

Though we don’t want to promote sale shopping, Shabd is having a great sale on her site with 30% off most items from spring.

This dress was one of our favorites.

On sale for $ 340.

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Kate Middleton loves J-Brand, Harry Potter Premiere and Meet Miss Universe 2011

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 10:03 AM PDT

By Chloe Schneider

Tonight is Duchess Catherine and Prince William’s last night in Canada before they head to the Californian leg of their tour so we check out what the last few days brought them.
The huge premiere of the final Harry Potter film took place in London last night and it, of course, brought with it an impressive selection of mega-watt stars.
Finally, we get to know the new Australian Miss Universe 2011 and weigh up whether she’ll see the success of our most famous beauty queen Jennifer Hawkins.

Duchess Catherine Loves J-Brand
Everyone’s favourite Duchess, Kate Middleton, has become famous for wearing clothes more than once but she took it to a whole new level in Canada this week wearing the same pair of jeans three times in a row! We know how good it is to find the perfect pair of jeans so we can see where she’s coming from.
The jeans in question are J-Brand ‘811’ Mid-Rise Skinng Leg in Navy Luxe Twill denim. She paired them with an anorak during her boat race against Wills, then again as her and husband William visited the residents of Yellowknife and once more as the pair visited the town of Slave Lake, an area that was recently ravaged by fires.
Their Canadian tour has been so jam packed that we were relieved to hear the newlyweds were at least able to enjoy a little bit of alone time when they visited the Canada’s Northwest Territories, commonly known to locals as ‘Honeymoon Island’.
California is the next stop on their tour, where the pair will be attending Saturday’s BAFTA ‘Brits to Watch’ event. We’ll keep a close eye on this one as the guest list is rumoured to include a serious impressive line-up of stars like J-lo, Nicole Kidman, Tom Hanks and many more. Stay tuned!

Harry Potter Premiere
After Emma Watson stunned fans at a photo call yesterday she took things up a notch with an even more impressive gown for the huge premiere of Harry Potter’s final film.
Watson looked every bit the Hollywood star in a floor-length dove grey embroidered tulle-bottom dress by Oscar de la Renta. Daniel Radcliffe looked dapper in a grey Simon Spurr suit while Clemence Posey chose a pretty Nina Ricci dress.
Celebrity fans were aplenty on the red carpet including Helena Bonham, Guy Ritchie, Peaches Geldof and sister Pixie Geldof and Queen of fashion Anna Wintour!

Miss Universe Australia 2011
Every now and then a very special pageant winner takes our heart like Jennifer Hawkins did in 2004.
This year, the Aussie to take home the crown was 20-year-old Scherri-Lee Biggs and she is already being tipped as a winner in the international competition.
Biggs credited her success to a very Aussie breakfast of bacon, hashbrowns and toast; hardly your typical model diet!
Hailing from Perth, the model and communications student is headed to Brazil where she will compete in the Miss Universe World finals on September 12.
We think this bubbly blonde might just have what it takes to win the big prize and become the next Jen Hawkins…only time will tell!

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Megan Fox: Face of Giorgio Armani Beauty (PHOTOS+VIDEO)

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 10:02 AM PDT

Megan Fox: Face of Giorgio Armani Beauty (PHOTOS+VIDEO)

The 25-year-old 'ex-Transformer' Megan Fox has absolutely captivated Giorgio Armani. Being the face of almost everything labeled Armani, from fragrance to underwear, Megan Fox has lately appeared in gorgeous photoshoot and promo video for Giorgio Armani Beauty.

Megan Fox: Face of Giorgio Armani Beauty (PHOTOS+VIDEO)

Giorgio Armani's Beauty products include a great many of limited makeup editions among which are eyeshadow, blush, bronzer, mascara, and lipstick… everything we can't wait to try…

Megan Fox: Face of Giorgio Armani Beauty (PHOTOS+VIDEO)

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