Archive for the 'Fashion Stars' Category

Tony ‘the Tailor’ on golf fashion

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Fashion designer to some of golf’s big names, Tony “The Tailor” Q’aja, was hanging out with the stars at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews in October.
He also went to Munich to see the new technology that will revolutionize golf fashion and looks at a golfer’s susceptibility to harmful UV rays.
Here’s Tony’s […]

One-time Tribune clerk went to Hollywood to cover stars

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

In a day when there weren’t many female reporters, Jean L. Lewis worked in the Chicago Tribune’s research department, volunteering to write feature stories whenever she got a chance before moving to California to pursue her dream of writing full time.
Ms. Lewis, 80, died Saturday, Nov. 29, in a nursing home in West Hollywood, Calif., […]

Celeb-watching, Miami style

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

It’s a problem you’d never have in, say, St. Paul or Seattle. You see a sexy woman on the street. She’s got designer sunglasses, a clingy dress and an entourage. Is that a celebrity? Or does she just look like one? In Miami, these questions pop up all the time.
The Magic City has evolved. The […]

fashion round-up

Monday, December 1st, 2008

First up, and we have to say we were thrilled to see Ruth go, mainly because we’re running out of things to say about her awful ballgowns. Yes, it was back again for another week, in all its ragged-hem glory, however, things got even worse when we finally got our wish and she ditched the […]

Sarah Jessica Parker: I Mostly Buy in Top Shop

Monday, December 1st, 2008

The fashion icon Sarah Jessica Parker, who gained worldwide fame with her role as Carrie Bradshaw in the series “Sex and the City”, revealed that most of the clothing in her wardrobe are not designer, but affordable fashion labels like Top Shop, which is her favourite shopping destination.
“I just can’t believe what they do for, […]

Parents group to present fashion show, raffle

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Central Catholic Parents’ Guild will present the “Dancing with the Stars” Fashion Show and Basket Raffle on Tuesday at Brookside Country Club at 1800 Canton Ave. NW.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 7. Tickets are $40 per person. A cash bar will be available. For more information or to make a reservation, contact […]

Stars put signatures on clothes

Monday, December 1st, 2008

n 1985, actress Jaclyn Smith put her name on a brand of clothing for Kmart.
Who knew she was on to something big?
Fast-forward 23 years, and the number of celebrities with their own fashion lines could fill People magazine. These days, Smith is overshadowed by the Olsen sisters, Beyonce Knowles, Gwen Stefani, Kate Moss, Justin Timberlake, […]

Where To Find Small-Store Holiday Sales

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

When Icelandic designer Steinunn Sigurd opened her flagship boutique in Reykjavik, Iceland, back in 2002, she didn’t anticipate the financial avalanche that would come down on her country in September 2008.
However, Sigurd, whose namesake collection offers sexy, offbeat dresses, has chosen to press on despite the downturn. This holiday season, instead of holding one massive […]

Dancing with the Stars crowns a champion

Friday, November 28th, 2008

After Dancing, I did a little DVR cleaning and watched Fringe from last week. It was marvelous with performances by both John Noble and the actor who played his friend in the mental institution. Scary stuff and I don’t mean the Fringe science. If you ask me, man’s inhumanity to man is worse than anything […]

9 names you need to know in UK fashion

Friday, November 28th, 2008

If you want to be, let’s face it, rather British about our Fashion Awards, which took place last night, you could say that they’re a sedate affair - certainly if compared with their glitzy American counterpart, the CFDA awards - and dominated by names that resonate in only about 2 per cent of British households.
Alternatively, […]