Fashion News - 12-14-2005

...London

Girls will be girls. Dark-haired supermodel Jenny Shimizu who claims to have had a lesbian affair with Angelina Jolie during the filming of 'Foxfire' in 1993 says their physical relationship never ended.

The former Calvin Klein model revealed in a tell all interview for a Sky One TV documentary “If she can ring you and you can meet up then she can take care of her sexual needs. Whenever she calls me up I visit her. She's the person I'll always care about and always help and always be there for”.

Jolie has openly acknowledged her affair with Shimizu in published interviews.

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...Paris
	Actress Sienna Miller in a recent interviewed disavowed her former fashion tastes. "I used to have horrible style. I had pink and white hair and I had this giant papier mache sea horse that rattled when I'd wear it on my neck... I was mental so you're lucky I've changed”. When the 23-year-old Alfie star, and on again off again girl friend of Jude Law, first came on the scene several years ago she was called an original. At a time when everyone else seemed obsessed with wearing designer clothes her eclectic tastes were considered refreshing and charming. Miller however is baffled by the women who have followed her style. She now thinks she looked hideous back then.

...New York

The Christmas tree in Bryant Park is topped with a 30,000 dollar Canadian Polar Bear Diamond in the shape of a globe.

The spectacular gem is part of the We All Have AIDS awareness campaign dreamt up by Kenneth Cole. Its purpose is to raise money for research and to fight the stigma often associated with the disease.

A replica of the Polar Diamond ornament is available on eBAY. Act quickly because the auction ends on December 19th.

...Paris
	Marc Jacobs unveiled Gisele Bundchen as the new face of Louis Vuitton last week. She replaces Uma Thurman . Jacobs said that he wanted to go with a model this time after using celebrities such as Madonna and Jennifer Lopez for the last few years. He was quoted as saying... "We just wanted a fashion icon more than the celebrity thing … I certainly feel Gisele is iconic and recognized all over the world as Gisele. Also, the clothes were hot and sexy and colorful, and we thought she would exaggerate the strength and the heat of the collection."

...New York

According to PageSix the winner of this season's Project Runway is the worst kept secret in town.

Since all the episodes are shot before the first episode even airs sometimes it's hard for the winner to contain themselves.

At the recent Elle bash to kick off the first episode of Project Runway, according to the famous newspaper column, one person seemed to be having more fun than anyone else. The tabloid however does want to ruin the suspense by telling who that person in question is.

...Berlin

Most people would just assume that the cosmetics industry, because it is so competitive, would be among the largest spenders when it comes to product development.

Think again. A new study released by the European Commission revealed that cosmetic and toiletry companies have one of the lowest investments in product research compared to other global industries. Only the Media and Entertainments sector and Food Producers had a lower spending level.

With ads that often include phrases like “specially developed ingredients” or “unique formula” it would seem that the beauty sector would raid the laboratories on a regular basis but the actual monies spent suggest otherwise. However advertising expenditures by beauty companies are about doubt that of other industries.

...London

Internet clothing retailer Asos is a victim of the recent Buncefield refinery explosion that rocked London.

Because of damage to its warehouse located nearby it could not meet the high demand for its goods over the Christmas season. It officially shut down its website this week.

The company specialized in selling celebrity inspired clothing emulating such people as Madonna and Victoria Beckham.