Fashion News - 01-04-2006

...Los Angeles

30 year-old super model Beverly Peele was arrested last week on charges of using a stolen credit card to purchase home appliances online.

Peele allegedly found a wallet in a supermarket shopping cart and returned it to its owner after writing down its credit card information. Then using her home computer she ordered 10,000 dollars worth of household items and had them sent to her residence.

It was not a very difficult case for the police to crack. Peele has been modeling since she was 11 and appeared on over 200 magazine covers as well as campaigns for Ralph Lauren, Donna Karen, Versace, Blue Marine, Prada, and Wonder Bra. She has 2 children. Peele is facing Identity Theft charges.

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...New York
	Karl Lagerfeld has expressed his satisfaction with the Apax Partner's $1.6 billion deal to buy Tommy Hilfiger Corp. Last year Hilfiger bought Lagerfeld Gallery. The Uber-designer told WWD, "It seems like a positive thing. My relationship with David Dyer was good in terms of the studio and operations and the people he hired were perfect. I hope it will continue in the same way."

...Los Angeles

The Devil may wear Prada but apparently Satan also once worked for Gucci. Former Gucci designer Tom Ford is quickly gaining a reputation as The Editor from Hell during his stint as creative director for Vanity Fair's Hollywood issue.

According to media reports Ford is coming up with ludicrous editorial ideas as well as throwing frequent temper tantrums. Rising starlet Rachel McAdams cancelled a photo shoot after learning Ford expected her to pose nude. Apparently Ford has been telling everyone he wants the issue to be a nude one.

Stylists have taken to ripping the labels out of clothes so that Ford could not see who designed them. He keeps sending things back on the grounds that he has a personal distaste for certain designers.

...Washington, DC
	The top five women's health stories of 2005 as determined by the Society for Women's Health Research are: 1. FDA Further Delays Plan B Approval of Emergency Contraception to Women 16 and Older – This is seen as unnecessarily increasing health risks. 2. X Chromosome Research Shows Women More Genetically Variable than Men - This confirms the importance of researching sex differences in health matters. 3. HPV Vaccine Represents Breakthrough in Fight against Cancer – This holds the possibility to eradicate the great majority of cervical cancers worldwide. 4. Aspirin Affects Women and Men Differently – A recent study shows Aspirin does not significantly reduce the risk of a first heart attack for middle-aged women, as it does for men. 5. HIV Cases in Women Increase Dramatically Compared to Men - The rate of male-to-female infection of HIV is more than two times higher than that of female-to-male infection. Prevention and early diagnosis are the key to combating its spread among women .

...New York

Scarlett Johansson is now a bonafide Drugstore Beauty Counter Queen after signing a 3 million dollar deal with L'Oréal Paris for a new color cosmetics line, called HIP or High Intensity Pigments.

The new line is aimed at drug and department store customers. TV ads will premier during the Golden Globes telecast that will air January 16.

The blonde actress known for her sensual lips has been nominated for 4 Golden Globes including Best Supporting Actress in Woody Allen's critically acclaimed "Match Point".

...Aspen

Kate Moss seems to be becoming something of a femme fatale who is unable to break a pattern of doomed relationships. After finally dumping Pete Doherty she was spotted in Aspen over the holidays with singer-songwriter James Burke who is 11 years younger than her.

The couple are presumed to have met on Sir Richard Branson's Caribbean island Necker in October. The 20 year-old Burke has already met Moss's mother and brother who were with her on holiday.

...New York

Britney Spears' popularity is about to take a plunge according to the second annual Newsmaker Brands survey.

The poll rates consumer attitudes towards brands and celebrities in the news. Donald Trump and Howard Stern are also on their way out in 06. Oprah Winfrey was second only to Google on the list for predicted winners in 2006.