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Headmasters - Pearl & Ivy

We have been in a flurry since the Royal Wedding, not just by the gorgeous frocks, but also the hits (and more famously, the misses) in regard to headwear fashion. Princess Beatrice, this one is for you.

With all the shocking attempts at headwear on display, we were amazed to come across little known London designers Pearl and Ivy with their flirty, fun and down right gorgeous fascinator and hat collection.

It stumps us why these girls would be overlooked on Britain’s big day! The designing duo behind Pearl & Ivy are UK natives, Carly Beischer and Samantha Neary who are constantly inspired by the elegance of vintage styling from the 20’s and 30’s.

The latest ranges from their company feature gorgeous wide brim visors, pill-box style hats and an enormous range of their signature brightly feathered headbands and fascinators. Our favourite pick? By far, the wide brimmed 'Kylie' hat which you can bend into shapes. So impossibly chic…

We are already picturing wearing it to our famous Melbourne Cup!

Pearl & Ivy 'Kylie' hat, ASOS.com 

All the pieces by Pearl & Ivy are handmade in London by the two designers and a handful of students from Central St Martin’s College, ensuring that although the pieces exude ‘high-class’ they are still emerging as an up-and-coming brand so you won’t see every second person with the same piece!

In fact, the collections are still sold by the designers at Spitalfield and Portobello Road markets on weekends.

 


In such a short time, Pearl & Ivy’s success has grown in leaps and bounds, appearing in Vogue, Marie Claire, Look and Grazia magazines as well as being picked up by top shopping website Asos. You can browse their collection and read their fairytale story of success on their website or check out their Asos range here.
 
Keep your eye on these girls, we have a feeling their gorgeous creations will be making some high profile appearances in the near future!
 
 

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Lily in disguise


We know her as a controversial, ‘tell-it-how-it-really-is’ singer, but since retiring at the ripe old age of 24, Lily Allen has been making serious waves in the fashion world.
 
Along with her sister, Sarah Owen, the two girls opened an exclusive designer vintage clothing store in London’s Covent Garden and have now decided to expand this brand into fashion design.
 
Lily and Sarah have recently debuted a line of vintage inspired pieces under their label ‘Lucy in Disguise’. This range will be stocked in Harvey Nichols in the UK as well as over 70 stores internationally.
 
Each of the pieces in the collection will be named after famous people from the era they resemble. These include the names ‘Capone’ - a Thirties-inspired black sequinned dress and ‘Fortnums’- a Forties-style tea dress. It sounds positively adorable!
 
Since Lily appeared as the face of Chanel bags, she has been on very good terms with Chanel’s fashion god Karl Lagerfeld (he is even designing her wedding dress). With his watchful eye, we have a lot of faith that this collection will be amazing.
 
The girls are said to be pulling their favourite features from the dresses they have stocked and combining them with their own designs. When their collection includes top designers such as YSL, there is a safe bet that their own designs will soon be classics themselves.
 
You can watch Lily and Sarah on their own UK reality television show ‘Lily Allen: Riches to Rags’ which follows the girls as they attempt to set up their Covent Garden designer vintage store. Or keep track of Lucy in disguise and all the latest updates on their upcoming collection and gossip direct from their website. 
 
The collection will be released in June 2011, but for now we can enjoy their dreamy little online viral campaign.
 

 

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Carine Roitfeld's next chapter

 
Fab news for all those feeling a void since Carine Roitfeld’s departure from Paris Vogue. We have found something to fill that emptiness with news of Roitfeld’s first novel just being released.
 
‘Carine Roitfeld: Irreverent’ will be a collaborative biographical ‘scrapbook’ by the first time author and we cannot wait to get our hands on a copy.
 
We can only imagine the style wisdom she will illustrate for us with words and inspirational photography.
 
 

 

Not only is it penned by such an influential fashion figure, but has supported text by Cathy Horyn and Amy Larocca as well as edited by Olivier Zahm.

As the diamond tiara on top of this highly anticipated novel, US Vogue’s Anna Wintour has also been named a contributor. Can it get any more perfect?

 
We simply cannot wait to get our hands on a copy of this 400 page beauty and will no doubt lust over every page. You can pre-order your own copy on Amazon now or wait until October 4th for its general release and battle it out with all the other stiletto-heeled fans.
 
We know what we’ll be doing… first in best dressed is a click away!
 

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Mary Kantrantzou: To enter a room, or to wear one?

Designer Mary Kantrantzou deserves some Luscious praise for coming up with a concept so dazzling and artful, yet straightforward, we are wishing we thought of it first!
 
A huge fan of the photography of the stylized seventies photography of Helmut Newton and Guy Bourdin, Katrantzou paid the ultimate homage to them in her first stand alone collection for Spring 2011. 
 
Sensing that the sets of the pictures were just as important as the beautiful models themselves, Katrantzou digitally manipulated the images of the interiors onto fabrics to create a surreally artful collection.
 
"With this collection, I wanted to put the room on the woman, rather than put the woman in the room," Katrantzou said after the show.”
 
Katrantzou's designs have been described as desirable clothes to be worn made more seductive by the fact they are also surreal masterpieces of the digital printer's craft.

Katrantzou has created an almost hallucinatory depth to the images she lifted from old issues of Architectural Digest and World of Interiors.
 
Interiors in the collection include a dress where the top half featured a swimming pool in an L.A. house,  a polished dining-table cut away as a skirt, with a perspective of the room behind rising up the bodice. 
 
The lusciousness doesn’t stop there. Katrantzou added trompe l'oeil interior details to the clothes. A pelmet created a portrait neckline above a print of a window frame; swaths of chiffon fluttered like curtains; mini-crinis echoed lampshades with dangling pendants of crystal. 
 
I think I would like to wear a room! It would definitely make an entrance to one that bit grander!
 

 

Fashion forecast

It seems everywhere I look in Paris people are desperately clutching to any signs of warmer weather. The odd glimpse on sunshine here, the lack of morning chill there and the best, the change from 5 layers under your wool coat to simply 3. But what people seem to really be thirsting for at the moment is quite simple. Colour.

With only a month left of winter, shop windows are changing their displays from brown, black and grey to a burst of spring colours.
 
I absolutely cannot wait to see the streets of Paris transform as the season changes. To see the locals strutting new, interesting shapes and designs as if the cobblestone streets beneath them were really catwalks.
 
As the seasons begin to prepare for change- as do the styles. Being in Europe gives you a unique preview into the trends that the rest of the world will soon follow behind. So here are my observations, my fashion forecasts for the seasons ahead!

Lady luxe
Silk. Is there anything that feels more sensual against your skin? This season we are seeing silks and lots of them! The high ticket items everyone is previewing-the silk button-up shirt.
 
Think tailored, man-style suits with silk shirts unbuttoned to your bust. The trick to this style is to keep the shirts soft so that they drape elegantly over your décolletage. The trend is relaxed, easy and unmistakably sexy.
 
Leg it
Back in the middles ages, when dress hems were kept to the floor the most attractive part of a women’s body was her ankles. They were rarely seen, but caused men to go into fits just at the sight of them. While our dress hems haven’t been dusting any floors lately, the ankle is back in a huge way this coming season.
 
Think Chanel tea dresses like what Diana Agron debuted at the SAG awards this year and pants rolled up to show a hints of you little ankles. This trend is feminine, ladylike and extremely flattering as it elongates you legs and body. Just ensure that what you wear is tailored and cut close to your body, a full skirt in this length can look frumpy. 

Popsicle power
Every spring, colours begin to reappear in fashion shows and retail stores, but this year you will be happy to hear that colours are back to full power! We have suffered through a year of nudes dominating our wardrobes (and paying for fake tans so we don’t look washed out in them!)
 
But this year, every popsicle colour is out in full force. Think red, blue, green, orange… if it’s bright-put it on! And the big-ticket item? Coloured 7/8 pants. Roll up those cuffs, team it with a cream or earthy brown top and you can wear whatever colour pant you like! 
 
The best part about this upcoming season is that less is definitely more. Keep shapes clean and tailored, concentrate more on lose draping and interesting stitch detailing that hugs the body’s natural curves.
 
The sexiest thing you can wear is something that does not cling to your body, but rather sits softly on your curves and flashes demure hints of your body. It couldn’t be easier!
 
 
 

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Style crush: Blake Lively and Olivia Palermo

I have a confession to make. I have a crush.
A deep emotional (and extremely envious) style crush on not one, but two women.

While there are classic icons for the fashion world from the screen and the runways which have been the idols of many for decades, such beauties as Loren and Hepburn, there is no denying that the world of fashion is making serious changes with technology today.
 
Sitcom stars and reality television personalities are fast becoming the fixtures of fashion idealism no just by younger generations, but by established fashion royalty such as Karl Lagerfeld and Anna Wintour.
 
Which brings me back to my first crush, Blake Lively.
 
We have all seen her envious wardrobe on the set of Gossip Girl, but it is when she steps off the screen and onto the runway where this emerging beauty truly shines. Her natural sense of style and coordination make her stand out from others her age as she has ditched the use of a stylist and trusts her intuition (and did we mention rarely puts a foot wrong!)
 
Her style has caught the eye of the fashion elite, Anna Wintour befriending her, Karl Lagerfeld seating her next to him front row at fashion shows and even Christian Louboutin naming a shoe after her. What I would give to trade places for a day! 
 
Now for my second confession. My other fashion crush is on (please don’t hold it against me)... a reality television star. 
 
Olivia Palermo was defined as the nemesis on the new york based fashion show ‘The City’, where her personal fashion caught my eye.
 
Since her appearance on the show, she has been a regular at fashion weeks all over the world and secured exclusive modeling contracts as the face of European labels as Mango alongside her positively dreamy boyfriend (model Johannes Huebl).
 
She is not only perfectly styled for every event, but has coordinated man candy on her arm looking just as gorgeous. 
 
Now imagine these two ladies’ wardrobes combined…and you’re in heaven.
 
 
 
See our Blake Lively photo gallery and Olivia Palermo photo gallery, as well as our series of Gossip Girl galleries:

 

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"Mad Men" inspiration: The mad 1960s revival

 

Since the show ‘Mad Men’ premiered, it seems the world of fashion has been taken aback to the era when curves ruled and were deemed the sexiest asset to have.
 
For too long runways have been flooded with shapeless models, so we rejoice at the return of curves to high-end runways shows. 
 
 
 

While not  all designers are adopting these body shapes, it is enlightening to see glimpses of realistic bodies on runways such as Gucci and Louis Vuitton.
 
We love the whole 1960s feel Mad Men has showcased and in particular the amazing fashions worn by the female cast members. The show commences in March 1960, so contains 1950s influences. It is a great opportunity to see how styles change over time.

The costume designer, Janie Bryant, truly understands the female body and style of that era and uses today’s resources of prints and fabrics to recreate it to her advantage.

The women exude femininity, class and elegance with their perfectly tailored dresses and manicured hair. 

 

To recreate a Mad Men look of your own, follow some of the top runway fashions and adopt them to your wardrobe: cinch that waist, pull out the peep-toe pumps and get some bounce in your hair, the 1960s are back again!

 
 
Pump up the volume 
The 1960s was all about pretty and manicured hair (none of this messy bed-hair outside of the home!). Keep styles neat, slightly curled and pump up the volume with plenty of hair spray.

 
 
It’s a cinch
When it comes to dress styles, this era flaunted the most flattering area of a woman’s body-her waist.
 
Styles were tailored to fit her curves and accentuate the feminine hourglass figure. So grab a belt, and cinch in that dress and give yourself some easy curves.

 

Accessorise darling!
Completing a look is all in the finishing touches and this is more true than ever when referring to the 1960s glamour.  
 
While gloves and hats are not always fitting for everyday wear, peep toes heels, retro glasses and structures handbags help complete the look. Always remember clean, polished lines and a fresh coat of lippy.
 
Catch up on Mad Men series 1-4 DVDs from Amazon, or go to the official show Mad Men website for more. 
 
See this video from Banana Republic about recreating the look today (note: it says that fashion is 1950s but technically it's the 1960s).
 
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A Luscious Library essential: The Fashion File: Advice, Tips, and Inspiration from Janie Bryant, the Costume Designer of Mad Men, this fab book is being published in November 2010.

Our Luscious team is a little obsessed with the fashions of the 50s/60s and "Mad Men" so we are thrilled about the publication of Janie Bryant's new book.

As the costume designer for the show, she really knows what she's talking about.
 

 
 

Luscious essentials: Attention Prada lovers!

The Prada fashion bible is a must-have for fashion lovers. The incredibly dense book, (known simply, as Prada) a gastronomic display of delicious Prada masterpieces! 

It chronicles development of the global icon that is Prada and the various stages in production of its fashion, art and architectural designs.

Thousands of photos are included from sketches of designs, construction of garments in workshops, runway shows and retail displays - all beautifully photographed and guaranteed to leave you eager to flip the next page and discover even more.

See images from pages within the book.

The book not only chronicles the development of the fashion label from a clothing perspective, but also its influence throughout film, industrial and architectural design through renown architects Herzog & de Meuron. What Prada also focuses on is its impact on consumers and the general public.

Taking this book from simply beautiful professional photographs, it includes paparazzi snaps of celebrities wearing Prada on red carpets and everyday people in the street, as well as blog postings of fanatic Prada lovers and their devotion to the iconic brand.

It concludes with presenting plans to open the first Prada museum on the outskirts of Milan - a fair step for such an amazing label and for people to fully respect the work Prada has produced and its impact so many creative areas.

Learn more about the book.

Until the museum opens, this book will give you all you need to quench your Prada thirst! Or visit the official Prada website and this article from The Art Newspaper.

The book is a collaboration between Miuccia Prada (Creator), Patrizio Bertelli (Creator), Michael Rock (Designer), and Sung Joong Kim (Designer). www.facebook.com/album.php

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The Fashion Crown Affair


The career of famed costume designer Theodora Van Runkle, began with similarities to that of Givenchy (Read more about this in A Single Man: Couture meets celluloid, Fashion meets film).
 
Van Runkle first began working in Hollywood as a sketch artist for renowned costume designer Dorothy Jeakins. She got her big break in 1967 after Dorothy Jeakins was forced to turn down an opportunity to work on Bonnie and Clyde.

Jeakins suggested the 38-year-old Theadora Van Runkle as a replacement and fashionable history was made.
 
The costumes of Bonnie and Clyde were imitated by young people around the world: hemlines dropped and women started sporting berets. The film even garnered Van Runkle an Oscar nomination for Best Costume Design.
 
After filming ended Faye Dunaway asked Theadora Van Runkle to design a personal wardrobe for her that included the Oscar gown that Dunaway wore in 1968 when she was nominated for her role as Bonnie Parker. 
 
Then when it came time for Faye Dunaway to star in The Thomas Crown Affair, alongside Steve McQueen, Dunaway suggested her friend Van Runkle. Audiences were again mesmerized with Dunaway’s dazzling look. Van Runkle’s costumes gave Dunaway a sophisticated yet hip appearance, with fabulous wide brim hats, small handbags, and big sunglasses.
 
The most memorable fashion moment of the film is from the scene that Dunaway and her co-star steve Mqueen sit down for a game of chess. When McQueen meets Dunaway for the evening, she is wearing a demure lilac coat with wide bell sleeves that buttons up the side and across to the collar. She later removes the coat to reveal silky chiffon halter dress with several layers that float around her legs.
 
Theadora Van Runkle’s impact might be hard to measure now, but the costume designer can be credited for bringing a vintage ’30s era look to modern fashion in the sixties. Suddenly everything old was new again. Van Runkle’s designs were at the height of 60s chic. She is responsible for both trendsetting and for cementing Faye Dunaway’s place as a style icon of the decade.
 
There are many costume designers who are responsible for transforming what would just be clothes, into a lavish tribute to a character’s language, mood, personality and setting. From the lavish productions of Hollywood's Golden Age through the high-tech blockbusters of today, the most memorable movies all have one thing in common: they rely on the magical transformations rendered by the costume designer.
 
Whether spectacular or subtle, elaborate or barely there, a movie costume must be more than merely a perfect fit. 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Dressed: A Century of Hollywood Costume Design, is a treasure trove of Hollywood’s most tantalizing costumes.

Written by Academy Award-nominated costume designer and former President of the Costume Designers Guild,  Deborah Nadoolman Landis,  who draws on years of extraordinary research, including original sketches and photographs—many of them previously unpublished.   

 

 

Samantha Wills: Australia’s accessory queen


At Luscious, we have a new love: jewelry designer Samantha Wills and her exotic and beach-inspired designs.
 
A born and bred Aussie girl who has been making serious waves in the fashion industry since her debut collection in 2004, has recently been featured in the Sex and the City 2 movie. 
 
From growing up on Australia’s eastern beaches, Samantha moved to Sydney as and began to develop her own designs in statement fashion jewelry at the early age of 21.
 
Her unique style was immediately found as she sought inspiration from traveling and bohemian lifestyles. In fact each piece she has created seems to have a story of its own, hidden within its large statement jewels and settings.
 
Since her first collection, Samantha has only gathered steam and momentum, particularly in the US where her collections have been adopted by a plethora of admirers including several Hollywood A-listers including Eva Mendes, Rhianna, Ashlee Simpson and Pink!
 
This former model and media expert has certainly created a strong and notable profile and was even a finalist in the prestigious ‘Telstra Business Women’s Awards’ in 2008.  
 
She has been a brand ambassador for TONI&GUY, Tourism NSW and her success used as an example in the widely distributed book ‘Women in Business’.
 
Her life seems to be bulging with possibilities as she travels around the world 8 months of the year gathering inspiration from varying cultures and lifestyles. 
 

To buy a statement piece from the Samantha Wills collection (and perhaps get a bit of the SATC glam) you can head to her website and buy directly.
 
Alternatively she does also stock to David Jones stores across Australia as well as in over 400 boutiques globally. 

I recently received her gorgeous lacy earrings with large black stones and have received admiring comments every time they are worn! Her pieces honestly do make you feel glamorous and positively gorgeous.

 

The items below are from the Samantha Wills SATC Closet:

John Galliano for Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2010


We’ve fallen in love with John Galliano all over again after his Haute Couture collection for Christian Dior was presented in Paris.

The 2010 spring/summer extravaganza played on the fine-grooming and elegance of equestrian sports and ‘dressage’ before developing into a presentation of some of the most gorgeous romantic dresses we’ve seen in years!

Galliano embraced his true romantic with oversized ball gowns, layers of lace, cinched waists and above the elbow length gloves, all of which just screamed early 20th century beauty queen! 

Focusing mostly on pastel colours and precision detailing, not only are these dresses absolutely dreamy, we can’t keep our eyes off the oversized jewellery put with them! 

Huge drop earrings, multiple-stringed chokers and enormous bangles were giving each couture dress an edgy, modern revamp. If Cinderella were alive today, she would have bought the whole collection!

If you’re like me and cannot imagine affording haute couture (or even having an occasion to wear it), try out Galliano’s amazing fragrance appropriately named, John Galliano.  It’s floral, flirty and positively delicious!

Learn more about John Galliano and Christian Dior from Wikipedia.
 

   

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Learn more about Dior thanks to this delicious book, Backstage Dior, by photographer Roxanne Lowit (Photographer) and Valerie Steele (Contributor). John Galliano wrote the Foreword.

It would make a gorgeous present for a fashionista friend.

See also this biography by Colin McDowell, not surprisingly entitled, John Galliano. And these Diptyque John Galliano Candles.

Find out who else makes it onto our Luscious List of people in the world of fashion, beauty and homewares. Or read up on style icons - more icons being added each week.


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Alice in Fashionland


As excited as I might be about Tim Burton’s new masterpiece Alice in Wonderland, I have to admit I was a little more excited back in 2003 to see Grace Coddington’s Alice in Wonderland shoot for American Vogue, starring Natalia Vodianova as Alice Liddell.


The superwoman of a stylist collaborated with renowned fantasy photographer Annie Leibovitz to create a fashion spread of glamour genius.


Featuring a stellar cast including Karl Largerfeld, Viktor and Rolf as Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, John Galliano as The Red Queen and Christian Lacroix as the Mad Hatter.

 

Take a step through the looking glass (and away from your day) by checking out the images here (small versions) and at the Vogue website (larger versions).

The Vogue version includes the names of the participants and designers of the fabulous frocks.

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How to host a swap-shop

Apparently one in ten of us have atleast six unworn items hanging in our wardrobes. And with the Credit Crunch constantly on our conscience, it is becoming harder to not feel guilty about these ‘still with tags attached’ items hanging in our wardrobes – along with other ensembles you know you will never wear again.

The answer: Why not host an ingenious, girls-only shopping soirée known as a ‘Swap-Shop’. It’s a great way to acquire coveted clothes, get together with your friends, and leave the purses at home for the night. Style will save us all: money, the environment and wardrobe failure!

Planning: Make a night of it by inviting all of your girlfriends to attend. Send out invites asking them to clean out their wardrobes and bring all their unwanted clothes to the party. Remind them to check the quality of each garment to ensure there are no holes or stains etc.

The best dates for these kinds of events are at the end of a season when you switch your closets around and wardrobe cleanouts are necessary.

On the night: Set the mood of the night with some cocktails and tapas for your guests. Try to create a virtual-store atmosphere. Make sure there are rooms for people to try on and place some full-length mirrors in your entertaining area. If possible, have the clothing on hangers so that it is easy to view for all of the guests, clothing racks can be purchased for a reasonable price at stores such as Ikea. If you are unable to hang the clothes simply place all the clothing into a central pile, making it easy to rummage through.

To avoid catfights, have each guest pick a number out of a hat giving first choice to the person with the lowest number. Alternatively, the owner of each item of clothing could hold up each piece allowing everyone to view the item. The people who want the clothing raise their hands. If there is only one hand raised, that person gets the treasure. If there is more than one hand raised, play a fashion themed trivia game to settle who gets the clothing. Then simply continue to eat, drink, and trade merrily.

Aftermath: After hanging up the clothes (and your hangover), donate any leftover clothing to charity organisations or op shops. No doubt you will also start to plan next season’s Swap-Shop!

 

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Beauty and the Beach

These are the girls of summer: whose itsy bitsy bikinis, iconic hairstyles and moments in the sun will shine forever (and make us mere mortals eternally jealous).
  
1952 Bridgette Bardot
The then-unknown star helped put Cannes Film Festival on the map after photos of the scantily clad star bathing on the French Rivera were published around the world.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1959 Sandra Dee
The adorable Ms Dee inspired a wave of girls when she played Gidget and learned to surf with the boys.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1962 Ursula Andress
The Swiss German actress accessorized her belted bikini with a knife as she rose out of the Caribbean as the unforgettable Bond Girl of Dr No.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1976 Farrah Fawcett
She may have only lasted one season of Charlie’s Angels, but her pin-up power is the stuff of legends – and that feathered hair will go down in beach babe history.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1979 Bo Derek
Feathered out, cornrows in! Bo Derek jogged her way to fame in a one-piece and braids. Dudley Moore deemed her not just a 10, “but an 11”.
 
 
1988 Elle McPherson
The Body broke records with, well, her body, by appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s cover five times.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pamela Anderson
Baywatch in the heyday was watched by more thanb one billion fans, most of them solely to see C.J Parker save drowning victims while clad in ‘that’ red Speedo.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2002 Halle Berry
In Die Another Day, she donned the famous updated wardrobe of Ursula Andress.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2003 Demi Moore
When Demi made her Hollywood comeback as the villain in Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle and faced off against Cameron Diaz (ten years her junior), she proved to be more than up to the challenge!
 
 
For more gorgeous and timeless fashion check out more of AnnaB's articles about what goes on below the surface in Hollywood in her article 'Bra Bombshells' and her piece on cheeky and sexy lingerie in Diva Darling. 
 
Feel like just having a flip through some gorgeous photographs? Our Facebook albums are the place to do it! Get a cup of tea (maybe even a chocolate as well) and enjoy some Luscious-ness. 
 
 

 

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Expertly crafted in Italy the Unsurpassed Umbrella features a gold, jewel encrusted handle and reveals a dazzling floral interior design when opened. Definitely a reason to sing in the rain!

Available from simplysoles.com.

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We're lusting after a red 1969 Mercedes Benz. We'd look rather nice in it, thanks very much. Accessories would include a Hermes scarf, a bottle of Moet, a picnic basket, and Cary Grant [sigh].

The soundtrack would probably be something by Bernard Herrmann, such as this Alfred Hitchcock film compilation.

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First Lady fashion foray: Miyuki Hatoyama

Japan's first lady Miyuki Hatoyama, who has made headlines with tales of her alien encounters, drew fresh media attention recently - as a fashion ambassador for humble blue jeans.

The 66-year-old wife of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama won the oddly named "Best Jeanist Award," a prize given to denim-clad celebrities.

The Japan Jeans Association remarked that Miyuki "is wearing jeans in a classy but revolutionary style”; adding that the television lifestyle guru projects a positive spirit representing true denim style.

The humbled Miyuki told a news conference that "This is the prize I have long wished to win. I'm a jeans lover. I'm always putting on jeans as they're easy to wear."

Miyuki has previously said her soul once travelled to Venus on a triangular-shaped UFO, in a book published last year.

Dubbed "Mrs Occult" by Time magazine, her colourful remarks have made headlines as far afield as India, Israel, Britain and the United States.

If only Sarah Palin could win a fashion award to help take the spotlight off some of her bizarre admissions!

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