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62 year-old German designer Jil Sander is the victim of a nasty number of death threats made against her and her lesbian partner. A 33 year-old woman is facing numerous charges after making 11 different death threats aimed at the couple.
The female stalker identified only as Sandra D is obsessed with the designer and wants to breakup her relationship with lover Dickie Mommsen. Sandra D is just the latest of a series of women who have been fixated on Sander.
The modest designer is enjoying something of a revival after transforming the dowdy image of recently elected German Chancellor Angela Merkel. She has been dubbed “The Queen of Less” for smartly dressing European women in well-tailored outfits made from luxurious materials. |
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Marc Jacobs' new boyfriend has been put on the defensive to explain his motives for dating a man almost 20 years older than him. Jason Preston, 25, a former rentboy and porno star, says their relationship is not about money but passion and kindred spirits finding themselves in the night.
Jason maintained in a recent interview with HX magazine that the new Rolex on his wrist and a new tattoo of Jacob's corporate logo on his body are symbols of mutual devotion and have nothing to do with any sort of financial arrangement. Preston said that a recently reported screaming match outside a bar in which he shouted he was not Jacobs' slave is simply not true. Preston did however admit that the 43 year-old designer has been very good to him.
<<Marc Jacobs Fall/Winter 2005 Collection during New York Fashion Week.
Photo: Edward James
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Designers Thom Browne, Maria Cornejo and Peter Som are finalists for the prestigious Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum fashion award for 2006.
The Fashion Design Award is given to an individual or firm for exceptional and exemplary work in clothing or accessory design. This year First Lady Laura Bush will be the honorary patron at the ceremony in October. |
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Kenneth Cole is the latest designer to be attacked by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) for using fur in his collection.
As is their usual method they started inundating company headquarters with e-mails and threats of a boycott. Cole is no stranger to controversy and is not one to back down easily.
The designer activist has promoted many causes and has often come to the aid of the underdog.
<<PETA protesting Roberto Cavalli Spring/Summer 2006 Collection during Milan Fashion Week.
Photo: Randy Brooke
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Wrinkles and money seem to change everything. Former sixties activist and legendary movie star Jane Fonda has found a new cause.
Wrinkles are her new Vietnam. The 68-year-old recently signed a $700,000 deal to become the face of L'Oreal Paris' anti-ageing treatment cream.
Fonda considers herself to be perfect for endorsing the product. "Somebody's got to give a face to getting old", she told the Daily Mail . |
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Lindsay Lohan must feel like she is suffering something of a déjà vu . The 19 year-old was beat out again by big name supermodels for a high profile ad campaign.
Several weeks ago rumors surfaced that the actress would soon become the face of Versace. She was even spotted on Donatella's yacht.
But last week the company announced that its fall media blitz will instead feature Kate Moss, Christy Turlington, Daria Werbowy, Angela Lindvall and Carolyn Murphy.
The same thing happened to Lohan last month when she was thought to be the favorite to represent Louis Vuitton. At the last minute she was dropped in favor of a gaggle of supermodels that included Naomi Campbell, Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.
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