Prince Harry said What?...Beckhams gowns dissed, for older ladies?

With his brother creating headlines of a responsible sort, ANDthe Press hoping Prince William would propose to his girlfriend, it was Prince Harry who ended up stealing the entire show.

On Monday, after racist comments he made in a 2006 home video surfaced in Sunday’s News of the World, the press whipped him in the news. In the video, filmed when Harry was at officer training school at Sandhurst, the prince refers to a Pakistani pal as “a little Paki friend, Ahmed” and tells another fellow soldier he resembles a “raghead.” He also pokes fun at his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, mimicking a telephone call in which he sends love to her corgis.

The Royal Family could only issue a lame apology that "raghead" is the term used used for Pakistanis and that Prince Harry has a Pakistani friend named Ahmed.

The conservative Daily Mail accused the prince of “incredible crassness,” while The Telegraph, another right-wing title, said the prince was showing “an unfortunate propensity” for finding himself in hot water due to inappropriate remarks or activities. Guess who takes after Mommy?

VOGUE LOOKING TO MAKE MONEY ANYWAY THAT IT CAN:

Vogue has opened its archive and selected 10 images that have been put on display in the lobby of 4 Times Square — and are available to buy. Editors selected photos that span nearly 70 years, including Arnaud de Rosnay’s photograph of Cher in 1967 wearing Sonny Bono’s aviator sunglasses, Justin de Villeneuve’s shot of Twiggy in 1970 and an image of model Tatjana Patitz, taken in 1988 by longtime Vogue photographer Patrick Demarchelier. The images can be viewed until Feb. 16 and prices start at $2,500. (WWD)

POSH FROCKS DISSED BY CHERYL COLE:

Definitely not something Victoria Beckham wants to hear. Chery Cole said of her friends line, describing it as for "older women".

Her Girls Aloud bandmate Kimberley Walsh interjected, saying: "She means older than us! Not, you know..." "Yeah, it's not like stuff we would wear," Cole continued. (Yahoo UK)

Golden Globes Fashion Round Up...the LBD in short supply!

Strapless gowns, Assymetric dresses and lots of colour. To some of the stars like Jennifer Lopez and Glen Close, the Golden Globes was a themed evening as Lopez dazzled in a gilt Marchesa number. The LBD however, was definitely in short supply which made Kate Winslet stand out in her Yves St Laurent gown. The jewellers of the evening were Lorraine Schwartz and Fred Leighton.


Only a handful of actresses took the black route and include Renée Zellweger in Carolina Herrera and Evan Rachel Wood.



Christina Applegate in Roberto Cavalli and Lorraine Schwartz jewels.



Eva Mendes always brings her A game wherever she goes. Stunning in Dior Taffetta and a Van Cleef & Arpels tourqouise necklace, we like her. A lot!!!

Gossip Girls' Blake Lively looking anything but lively and extremely uncomfortable in Nina Ricci.

Cameron Diaz in Chanel. We are seriously divided on this dress. Was it deliberately made so it would like like a horrible bridesmaids dress or is it genius? You be the judge.

Thank goodness Beyonce did not show up as Sasha but if this is dress a tad snug, Beyonce certainly pulls it off. She pairs herElie Saab couture gown with a 200 carat Lorraine Schwartz platinum and diamond necklace.

In Oscar de la Renta, Fred Leighton jewels and Jimmy Choo heels, America Ferrera is not taking style lessons from Ugly Betty for sure.

Looking better than fine wine, how does she do it?. In Dior chiffon and there to support her daughter no less.

Eva is back! Eva Longoria seems to have put her fashion lapses behind her in a gorgeous Reem Acra gown. Splendid!

Sombody is most definitely having fun doing her best Marilyn Monroe impersonation. Drew Barrymore channels Monroe in Gallianos Dior Haute Couture.

For more photos go to People.com

"Vertigo" - Making a case for comfortable designer shoes!

Shoe shopping recently, the height of the heels was enough to send a girl into back spasms or give you nose bleeds. Who the heck is making these shoes and who the heck are they making them for? (All the heels shown in this post are between 3 and 4 inches).

If Christian Louboutin Yoyospina pumps don't do anything for you and Leopard shoes are not your thing, and frankly we are shocked that they are not!, read on.

Christian Louboutin Gigi Kid slingbacks look fairly tame but when you calculate the cost per wear and how many times you will actually wear them, they start looking like a really good buy.

If your shoe Rx calls for a little more comfortable, yet more statement making and a lot more showy, the Christian Louboutin Bebe Fusee slingbacks will most likely fill that prescription.

Then, a little Ferragamo caramel beauty whispered nearby with a normal 3 inch heel and the rest is history (we are now sole mates).

Needless to say, the sale rack was full of all the YSL beauties, the Louboutins, the Jimmy Choos all at half off and nobody was buying. We bet these Givenchy Silver strap sandal's would not stay on the shelves very long.


So as much as these vertiginous babies are gorgeous in print, their reality is exactly not our reality. Even models are falling off these shoes. Let's leave them to Gwyneth Paltrow, Rihanna and Victoria Beckham as we remember they all have chauffeurs. Not that we would ever turn down a chauffeur even while wearing a flat shoe!.

We did find one pair of Jimmy Choos (Jimmy Choo Pleasant patent pumps-nice name too) that will take you from the Office to a cocktail and you probably wouldn't mind slipping them right on the next day. Now that's what you want from a shoe, isn't it?.



Flat shoes have their place and their time as do high high heels but there's got to be a safe meeting point at which we can wear comfortable, drop dead sexy shoes and if we don't have large bunions, seriously why not?.

Once the designers figure this out, maybe there won't be endless stacks of gorgeous shoes on the sale racks. While we are on this topic, can someone tell the designers to please add cushion insoles to the shoes, even if they think their shoes are not meant to be comfortable.

How to be a Supermodel...The reality of ABC'S True Beauty.. American Apparel Legal Soap Opera continues

WANNA BE A SUPE?:

Wanna be a Supe?...Read Julian Short's new book, A Model For Living: The Aspiring Supermodel's Self Help Guide.

Even if a modelling career isn't for you, the tips for handling rejection, boosting self esteem, managing relationships and developing assertiveness are certainly something that can be applied off the catwalk.

"This is a great book - it offers positive advice about dealing with difficult and every day situations," says Nineties uber-model and Storm girl Lorraine Pascale. "As a model, this would have been an invaluable guide for me when I was starting out and meeting different people, travelling, and being away from home and family. It also offers practical advice for maintaining a healthy self esteem and learning to be confident, and this is really important for today's young models - and women in general."

THE REALITY OF TRUE BEAUTY:

[Hadiyyalah - 1st ejected contestant rated herself a 20 out of 10 ]

Did you catch the season premiere of True Beauty. The new Ashton Kutcher/Tyra Banks collaboration? If you did, are you wondering how many of your brain cells were lost in watching this show which we are sure is going to be a hit. If you did, you are not alone.

The only thing that had true beauty on the show were the cars and oh yes... Vanesssa Minillo. Cute girl. The "Hall of Beauty", the silly asinine little contests - if you opened someone elses file or didn't help the guy loaded down with coffee cups instantly showed you were not a true beauty.

Take these people to a kindergarten class, a hospital, a soup kitchen or an old peoples home if you want to see true character. You start to wonder if the choices of the true test of ones character reflects the shallowness of the producers themselves.

The woman who was sent packing at the end of Monday's first episode, Hadiyyah-lah, (an Omarosa in training) was less than pleased to be labeled a hopeless bitch with an imperfect jawline.

The most scary part of the show is that they were all so serious. The guy who was told he was as perfect as Brad Pitt actually looked and acted like he had won the Nobel Prize or something of great importance. Yikes! or Maybe he was thinking of the $100,000 cash prize and a spot in People Magazines 100 most beautiful people.

MARKS & SPENCERS GET POOR MARKS IN RETAIL:

First Woolworths, now M&S. MARKS & SPENCER is to cut 1,230 jobs and close 27 stores after its UK sales fell 3.4 per cent in the 13 weeks to December.

During the M&S third quarter media conference call this morning, M&S chairman Sir Stuart Rose admitted that the head office job cuts would be across the board.

He said: "We need to be careful about duplication of roles. No one will be immune."

The trading figures, revealed in M&S' third quarter trading statement, are a huge blow to the retailer which, under the leadership of Sir Stuart Rose, has enjoyed a period of phenomenal profitability personified by its band of supermodel faces - among them Twiggy, Elizabeth Jagger (Drapers)

AMERICAN APPARELS' LEGAL SOAP OPERA:

First it was employee discrimination, wrongful termination, Sexual harassment- all cases pending.

Now, The Los Angeles-based company finds itself embroiled in yet another legal battle with its former head of European operations after being hit by a lawsuit, filed by Bernhard-Axel Ingo Brake, who alleges he was fired after complaining about the company’s employment practices in Europe.

Brake --who joined the company in 2002 when it was still a fairly small company and privately held -- is further alleging that he is owed more than $1 million in bonuses and commissions that were verbally promised to him by founder and chief executive officer of Los Angeles-based American Apparel Inc. Dov Charney.

In a counter law suit, American Apparel is charging that Brake hired his mistress for a high-level job managing the company’s Switzerland business despite, American Apparel is alleging, the fact that she did not fulfill the duties of that position. In addition, the company alleges Brake hired his daughter to work in a company store -- violating American Apparel nepotism rules -- and paid her unwarranted bonuses, in an effort to enrich himself. (WWD)

COSMO ANNOUNCES CHINESE FASHION DESIGNER OF 2008:

The winner is OmniaLuo, Chairwoman and Chief Designer the "2008 Chinese Fashion Designer of the Year." Ms. Luo received this prestigious award at the Chinese version of the publication's December 11th "2008 Women of the Year" ceremony.

Sponsored by the Proctor & Gamble brand "Olay", this high profile event highlighted the achievements of Chinese female leaders across sports, entertainment, design, literature and more.

Online Sale Alert: 50% off at designer shoes at Piperlime!

Be the first to shop Piperlime’s sale for women. Piperlime has great deals on shoes, lots! of shoes including this pair of JustCavalli boots marked down from $690.00 to $339.99. And they always offer free shipping and free returns. What could be more hassle free.

Just Cavalli Soda88 in brown croc.

• Pull-on ankle boot


• Round toe


• Moulded heel cup


• Suede tipped strap accent


• 3 1/2" covered heel


• Leather lining


• Leather outsole


• Dual elastic gore panels


• Upper: 80% croc-embossed leather, 10% suede, 10% elastic


• Made in Italy


• Enjoy free shipping and free returns.

Furry boots or just electrocuted kittens at your ankles?

In the January issue of Lucky Magazine, the Accessories segment is on furry boots. You know how we are, how we free associate. One minute we are looking at furry boots, the next all we see are elctrocuted kittens glued to your legs.

Since it's still in the middle of winter, and I just attended a football game where I couldn't feel my toes (I could have used a good pair of furry boots), we can still talk about boots, right?

We have since decided that since we have nothing against furry boots, we would find great sleek boots and not the ones that look like those worn by Las Vegas girls in bikinis or Mariah Carey in her furry red Dior boots in Aspen or Pam Andersen in Malibu.

Are there any such things? Sleek furry boots or is that an oxymoron? We found a couple of sleek ones and that's saying much since Australia's Uggs pretty much dominate the market for furry boots.



You know some thought about your appearances would go into Jimmy Choo Yanis suede boots. The Ugg people are all about comfort while Jimmy Choo is all about style...and some comfort.

Appropriately named Kors by Michael Kors Blizzard boots was the next best boot we found. If they call them bizzard boots, they better come through in blizzard like conditions like afore mentioned football game.

Caring for your wardrobe ....Now that you spent all that money!

We always discuss what to buy and what to wear but how about - how to look after some of those insanely expensive or pricey items that we buy. Our clothing live on us and in the wardrobe and just a few preparatory steps ensure that the pieces we spend so much on, look phenomenal each and every time we pull them out of the closet.

YOUR CLOTHES



RULE #1: Always air out clothing after each wearing. Drape them gently over the back of a chair before hanging them up. Dry cleaning is great but not a solution for every stain or blemish that makes an appearance on your garments.

Dry cleaning actually shortens the life of clothing, as it tends to weaken fibers with harmful long-term effects. Many stains can actually be addressed using proven remedies that range from water and soap to dry cleaning products.

To reduce the possibility of stains especially those of the underarm variety, invest in Garment Guard Disposable Underarm Shields 12 pairs, Standard Size, Beige


HANGING YOUR CLOTHES

Invest in high quality hangers be they padded, fabric, wood or heavy guage plastic. They are perfect for preserving the shape or shoulders and preventing unsightly creases and droopy shoulders.



Avoid wire hangers, as they may rust and leave stains on fabrics, or even tear garments. Don't know your hanger size? The size of the hanger references the width when measured from shoulder tip to shoulder tip directly across the hanger.

Slacks or slacks should be hung from the cuff or hem, or placed on hangers with a horizontal bar that allows the garment to fold over without leaving a crease.

SWEATERS

They should be folded, as this allows them to maintain their shape (Hangers are not so understanding). Fold them a little differently each time so they will not develop creases. Cashmere storage bags are perfect for folding your out of season sweaters.

LONG TERM STORAGE



Launder or dry clean before storage, as this will ensure that there are no residues of food on the garment that may attract moth larvae. The storage area should be clean, well ventilated and away from sunlight. Read our moth busting hints.

Ideally, an acid-free tissue paper like Adorama Acid Free Print Cover Tissue, 13" x 19", Pack of 100 Sheets should be placed between folded items to preserve their good looks. (Check with your local Staples for acid free paper).
Woolen clothing should go into a cedar trunk or chest like Antique Finish Trunk Style Storage Cedar Chest that is sealed and lined with a well-laundered white sheet. Other clothing can be stored in lightweight plastic boxes that have vents and are waterproof.

YOUR SHOES



Fendi Grosgrain bow front pumps
Did you think we were going to forget about our shoes? Not on your life. Shoe trees, remember them? They are and have always been a practical investment. They kinda just went out of style, like polishing ones shoes.

The average foot perspires a pint of moisture per day. This moisture stays within the linings thus deteriorating the shoe. The moisture also magnifies the internal temperature of the shoe thus creating potential discomfort. Full cedar shoe trees absorb damaging moisture from the linings of shoes thus increasing the life of your shoes and making them more comfortable to wear.

The Combination Shoe Trees for Women (Cedar) is perfect for all types of shoes, dress or casual.

Our own Shoe puffs (at right) are also an excellent way to keep the shape of your shoes. They have been designed to maintain the toe shape of mules and strappy sandals. They are filled with special pot pourri, and not only do they keep the shape of the toe, they smell fragrant too!

While travelling, also keep your shoes in bags for their protection.