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Supermodel Elle Macpherson is the next spokesperson for Revlon Cosmetics. Macpherson will be featured in the company’s advertising campaigns.

Celebrity News Blog reports that Macpherson is joining to the team of Revlon spokeswomen–Halle Berry, Jessica Alba and Kate Bosworth.

Aussie supermodel Elle Macpherson will be the next global brand ambassador (a.k.a. spokeswoman) of Revlon. She’ll be featured in advertising campaigns and will take part in Revlon-sponsored philanthropic women’s health events.

Both Macpherson and the Revlon company feel honored for the opportunity to work together. Bellasugar quotes Macpherson, expressing her joy and happiness for working with Revlon.

“Revlon is an iconic brand, bringing high quality products to women around the world and is complementary to my values. I am proud to join Revlon in its celebration of women and in its long term commitment and support for education and research to advance women’s health and particularly to fight women’s cancers.”

In his turn, David Kennedy, the President and CEO of Revlon, is quoted as saying.

“Elle’s special qualities as a businesswoman, beautiful and talented model, actress and mother represent the essence of the Revlon brand.” In addition to starring in a world-wide advertising campaign, Elle’s role with Revlon will focus on another important part of her life: philanthropy.”

A new fragrance, Chloe Eau De Parfum, will hit beauty counters starting this month. The first bottles will be available in France and then in the United Sates and Great Britain.

According to Fashion Guide, the new scent will include rose, peony, lychee, freesia, magnolia, lily of the vally, amber and cedar wood.

The scent itself, created by Robertet Perfumiers, Michel Almairac and Amandine Marie, includes rose, peony, lychee, freesia, magnolia, lily of the vally, amber and cedar wood. The beautiful square faced flask is created by Patrick Veillet and is said to be inspired by the sleeve of a Chloe Blouse.

The advertising campaign features actress and model Chloe Sevigny. The Fashion Mag Daily, believes that choosing Chloe for the campaign was the correct step to take.

It seems that Chloe is to release a new fragrance for spring and they have chosen the wonderful chloe sevigny as there new gorgeous face. She looks clean & refresh, although some think that her fashion sense is rather unique style, in addition to me.

Perceptions of beauty and whether society accepts them are constantly changing. Once being plump was considered a sign of beauty for models, then it was being slender. Now the criteria appears to be changing once again with the public reportedly eager to see more “normal” looking models who resemble people you might see in real life.

Dictionary.com defines a model “whose profession is posing for artists or photographers.” However, over the years, the definition has changed, or rather been extended, in its meaning. The word model is used with descriptive adjectives as slim, tall and gorgeous, but is it true nowadays?

Newsweek Magazine reports that “real-looking models” are now shining in fashion shows.

Now real people are even strutting the catwalk—the swimwear company Lycra plucked 20 women of all shapes and sizes off the beach to model their suits at last year’s Miami Swim Fashion Week.

It also quotes Simon Rogers, the head of Ugly New York, a casting agency for “real”-looking models, commenting on this new trend.

“I definitely think there’s some backlash amongst people who see fashion shows, then read stories about how the models have to smoke themselves to death and only drink lemon water for six weeks.People would like to see somebody up there who reflects how people on the street really look.”

An expert in the field, Amy Larocca, the editor of “Look Book,” explains the new trend.

“Fashion shows used to be for a very small number of people, very exclusive. Now you can see them an hour later on the Internet. Everyone can be involved. Larocca also links the increased accessibility of fashion to the number of high-end designers creating affordable lines for mass-market stores, such as Isaac Mizrahi’s collection for Target, as well as reality shows such as “Project Runway.”

Back in skinny jeans also states that people nowadays care about models’ health rather than their appearance.

If the woman still looks like she’s only had lemon water with cayenne pepper to eat for 6 weeks, then she’s still starving herself for fashion, and none of us want to see that any more. We don’t care about a model’s fashion look, we care about her health.

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Supermodel and actress Shakara Ledard has partnered up with Metrostyle to launch the M by Shakara. The new line is scheduled to launch in the middle of next month.

The Budget Fashionista reports that this new line comprises both clothing and accessories.

“The M by Shakara collection features mix and match clothing and accessories that are geared to the stylish, contemporary woman. Retail price points range from $14.99 for a wide patent belt with covered buckle to $149.99 for a metallic leather trench coat. (Most items retail for well under $100.) Highlights include a satin bubble skirt ($49.99); a metallic knit dress ($59.99); a satin clutch with patent-croc trim ($29.99).”

A Life of Style quotes Sandy Forgione, the metrostyle Vice President and General Brand Manager, commenting on the company’s new collaboration with Metrostyle.

“Shakara has a wonderful fashion sense; these pieces combine the very latest fashions with extremely affordable price points. The collection will showcase trend-focused designs that accentuate Ledard’s personal flair for high fashion.” Sandy Forgione added, “Another important component of the line is sizing; all clothing items will be available in sizes 4-20.”

It is also reported that M by Shakara Line will first debut on Metrostyle’s official website.

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The Bob hairstyle is back in fashion again. Katie Holmes and Rhianna have bobs.

The Trendhunter Magazine reports that fashionistas are lining up at salons on the coast to get the haircut that is once again considered sophisticated, fun, and flirty, all in one style.

Red Carpet Victim examines the origin of the bob.

The bob arose in the 1920s out of a sense of rebellion as women chopped their previously long, luxurious locks and struggled to gain independence and equality with men. Louise Brooks […] was the first big name to sport the look, but it has never entirely gone away. Anna Wintour (right), editrix of Vogue, has worn the look for years.

Bellasugar states that this short, chic style especially flatters those with round and square face shapes.

Following the example of some celebrities, West End Artgirl says that not only does she like this hairstyle trend very much, but she is also willing to change her hair style as a result.

I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this latest trend in hairstyles. It’s THE BOB. Hopefully, the days of the mile long wavy weave is behind us and the time for more edgier cuts and flirty bangs are here. In fact, I’m thinking about giving my locks a rest and getting a Chinese Bob wig to rock with the celebs who are definitely putting more ‘bang’ in their style this season.

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Gabrielle Reece, the professional volleyball player turned model, author, magazine columnist and television sports commentator, is expecting her second child with husband Laird Hamilton early next year. She has also recently opened up about her favorite beauty products, splurges and secrets.

Reece, 37, poses for the cover and an inside spread in the December issue of Pregnancy magazine. The blog, Showing pregnancy fashion, reports that Reece confesses that she uses many product items, but that there are some she cannot live without.

“Epicuren sunblock, Alafia African black soap for my face, 100% coconut oil for the skin on my body, mascara, and now that I have kids who fly with me often, I shamefully admit a portable DVD player.”

According to Celebrity Baby Blog, in announcing her second pregnancy, Reece also made mention of her future plans to introduce fitness routines for each trimester. Reece and her personal trainer Mike Monroe will create three new workout DVDs, which will be available in January 2008.

Celebrity Baby Blog quotes Reece as saying pregnancy is not going to slow her down.

I’m a little over three months pregnant. I try to tell women, ‘You’re not dead. You’re not fat. You’re pregnant.’

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Brazilian supermodel Giesele Bundchen, who Forbes magazine says earns more than anyone in her industry, is at the top of a growing list of rich people. Bundchen is not only rich but she is also smart. The model now demands that her payments not be made using the U.S. dollar.

The world’s richest supermodel joins many major investors who are putting their funds in Euros instead of the shrinking U.S. dollar. According to Bumpshack.com, the dollar is at an all-time low against almost all of the major foreign currencies.

Bloomberg.com quotes Anne Nelson, Bundchen’s agent in New York as saying, `

`Gisele has contracts in dollars.” […] “When she works in Europe she gets paid in euros, when she works in the U.S. she gets paid in dollars, when she works in Brazil she gets paid in reais, and so on and so forth.”

Even though economy analysts expect the US Dollar currency to increase in the following months, let’s hope that Bundchen won’t cancel her recent contracts! Also see Bundchen by Dolce & Gabbana — Spring Wear Line.

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Victoria’s Secret Supermodel and Cable TV hostess, Heidi Klum, is being sued by jewelry designer Van Cleef and Arpels. She is accused of stealing their clover jewelry design.

The suit was filed in Manhattan and damages to the amount of $25,000 are being sought from Klum’s company, Heidi Klum GmbH and Mouawad USA, a company for which she has designed jewelry for. According to Rightcelebrity, the suit claims that both of the companies “attempted to gain benefit from Van Cleef’s esteemed reputation by creating and selling a similar clover design from Van Cleef’s vintage Alhambra jewelry line.”

Hopefully everything will be sorted out for Klum in the future!

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According to recent scientific research, anorexia may be caused by inherited differences in the way the brain of the sufferer operates which results in obsessive behavior.

A team of psychiatrists, led by Walter Kaye of the University of Pittsburgh, questions the long-standing belief that images of arguably unhealthily thin stars in the media encourages anorexic behavior in impressionable young women.

According to MedicineNet.com, “anorexia nervosa, commonly referred to simply as anorexia, is a condition that goes beyond out-of-control dieting. A person with anorexia initially begins dieting to lose weight. Over time, the weight loss becomes a sign of mastery and control.”

PaleReflections-The EatingDisorder Support Community refers to the anorexia statistics, reported by the National Eating Disorders Association, saying that as many as ten million females and 1 million men are fighting an eating disorder and that 80 percent of American women are reportedly unhappy with their appearance.

The researchers tested the emotional responses of 13 former anorexics compared with those of 13 nonsufferers. The women were asked to play a computer game where correct guesses were rewarded financially. During the test, the team used functional MRI scans to monitor the participants’ brain activity by measuring blood levels in certain areas. Among the 13 non sufferers, the brain region connected to emotional responses showed strong differences between winning and losing the game. Among the women with anorexia disease, alas, there was little difference in activity between winning and losing.

The team-leader Kaye comments on the results of the test stating:

“What this points to is that anorexics have something different going on in their brains, which marks them out as having either different structures in the brain or different pathways for processing thought that stay with them for life. We may be able, with a lot of hard work, to get them back to eating, but deep down in their brain there appear to be biological differences that don’t go away.”

In addition, Jackie Danicki from Beauty is a form of genius–Oscar Wilde quotes Dr Ian Frampton, a psychologist at Exeter University, as saying:

You would expect a lot more anorexics than we currently have if it was down to advertising and peer pressure and images of famous models like Kate Moss. These youngsters have something going on in their brain that is different.

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It has been known recently that Fab’s final vote goes to Alber Elbaz for Lanvin. Both of his two collections, Fall and Spring, were absolutely fabulous.

The FABSUGAR blog presents other contestants, commenting on their presented collections in some details.

I present to you the candidates for Most Fab Designer of 2007. Chanel is a crowd pleaser and red carpet stunner. Karl continues to reinvent the house, for both ready-to-wear and haute couture, and the accessories inspire and intrigue. Balenciaga, led by wünderkind Nicolas Ghesquière, is edgy, innovative, and a leader of the pack. The piped blazers from the Fall collection launched a thousand look-a-likes, and now Ikat prints are all the rage. Roberto Cavalli is a designer with gusto, one who doesn’t follow the trends and always stays true to form — sexy, colorful, and glittering party looks. His collection for H&M was possibly one of the most coveted H&M designer collections yet. […] Lastly, the young and restless Alexander Wang. He’s the BFF of models and Hollywood darlings. His streetwise style appeals to cool trendsetters.

In earlier posts, the blogger behind FABSUGAR says that Elbaz’s collection has captured his heart.

Lanvin concluded Paris and what a grande finale it was. While the rest of the collection was magically inventive, and wonderfully wearable, these jewel-toned party frocks stole my heart. Words can’t describe the sensations these fabric creations arouse in me.

Elbaz’s Complete Lanvin collection is presented at Style.com.

We wish best of luck to Elbaz and his voters in the forthcoming year too!

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