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New York
Always sly Naomi Campbell appears to have found a way to turn a buck from her recent stint mopping floors as part of her court ordered community service sentence for bashing a former assistant with a cell phone. It is widely believed she made a deal with W Magazine for an exclusive photo spread featuring the extravagant wardrobe she wore to work.
Everyday the supermodel would arrive at The City of New York Department of Sanitation dressed in different set designer of clothes and stilettos. She even managed to have a New York City cop carry a huge bag with her personal stuff around for her.
On her last day, and for her final exit, she slipped into a metallic Dolce & Gabanna gown with a giant silver waist band and high heel sandals. She then strutted as if she was on a runway to her waiting white Rolls Royce and drove off a free woman having once again made a clean sweep of a situation.
Airport screeners apparently stole a watch valued at 100,000 dollars belonging to Paris Hilton. In total eleven airport workers were charged with recent thefts.
According to prosecutors, George Penaranda, 27, spotted Hilton’s limited edition time piece in her bag and slipped it into his pocket in May of 2006. Penaranda and another worker were also charged with stealing R&B singer Keyshia Cole's 7,000 dollar platinum Rolex watch after she accidentally left it behind at a security checkpoint and then selling it in Los Vegas..
New York
According to Women’s Wear Daily the reception recieved by Madonna’s new collection for H& M is only lukewarm.
Even after heavy advertising first week sales of the Material Diva’s budget fashion line are only modest when compared to the frenzy the global fast fashion chain experienced in the past with celebrity designers Karl Lagerfeld,Stella McCartneyand Viktor & Rolf.
Only the singer’s most loyal fans were willing to line up in advance to get a first shot at the collection. At the company’s flagship store in Paris the first 5 customers were offered a trench coat with a message from the star, "love, Madonna" hidden in the lining.
New York
Gwen Stefani threw her bottle into the mix of an already crowded marketplace for celebrity fragrances. The singer/designer released her very first scent called L, which stands for Love, in partnership with Coty Prestige.
The perfume is created from water hyacinth, white freesia, pear leaves, violet leaves, jasmine petals, rose, lily of the valley, sweet pea, orange blossom, frangipani blossom, peach skin, heliotrope flower and musk.
While celebrity perfume sales have plummeted dramatically over the last year designer fragrances seem to be on the rise. Stafani earned acclaim as a fashion designer with the success of her L.A.M.B. fashion line which has proven to be very popular.
New York
British supermodel Kate Moss is scheduled to make a rare American public appearance on May 8 at Barneys New York to promote her new capsule collection for the British Topshop discount chain.
The trendy American retailer is the exclusive US distributor of Moss’ much celebrated debut designs. Moss seems to be attempting to tweak her stateside image and appears on the current issue of North American Vogue featuring a rare interview and a photo spread with bad boy rocker boyfriend Pete Doherty.
According to The American Society of Plastic Surgeons breast enlargement operations topped nose reshaping procedures in 2006 for the first time since the organization started collecting statistics in 1992.
According to the Society 329,000 individuals underwent breast augmentation surgery last year. This is largely due to the fact that the Food and Drug Administration recently lifted its ban on silicone breast implants.
Many women prefer the more natural look and feel of silicone. "With the return of silicone breast implants to the U.S. market, it is likely the number of breast augmentations will continue to increase," said ASPS President Dr Roxanne Guy.
Los Angeles
Thirteen new counts of sexual related offenses were filed against designer Anand Jon. He was arrested earlier this month and accused of four separate sexual attacks one of which involved a fifteen year old girl.
In recent weeks a dark portrait of the designer as a ruthless sexual predator emerged. The 33 year-old India born Jon was about to debut his new designer denim line during L.A. Fashion Week but was forced to cancel the show. He was released on 1.3 million dollars bail.
