[FashionRatty] tag: pop

Kim Kardashian Says No More Stripping

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:59:00 +0000

Though she’s well-known for her sex tape scandal, as well as for posing nude in last year’s Playboy Celebrity Issue, Kim Kardashian says she’s done prancing around in her birthday suit.

The “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” hottie recently explained her Playboy Centerfold experience to FOX Pop Tarts, saying, “It was a one-off. I don’t think I’ll do Playboy or anything like that again.”

Decorated condom boxes

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:28:01 +0000

In celebration of World AIDS Day and AIDS Awareness Month, the makers of LifeStyles Condoms are dressing up their condom boxes in an effort to raise both money and awareness for the worldwide AIDS epidemic.

LifeStyles has enlisted some of today’s hottest celebrities — like Ethan Hawke, Margaret Cho, Dania Ramirez, Marc Ecko and Ashley Judd — to design condom boxes for the LifeStyles Celebrity Pop Art Auction.

The auction will be live today through December 5 on www.lifestyles.com/popart with all proceeds being donated to YouthAIDS.

Louis Vuitton x Stephen Sprouse Collection Part 2!

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:00:58 +0000

Photo by Terry Richardson: Marc Jacobs for the January issue of Harper’s Bazaar

I’m so excited about this news according to WWD, Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton is reviving the “hit 2001 collaboration with Sprouse for a new, limited edition collection of accessories and ready-to-wear.” This is great news since I missed out on the first collection, I was only able to get my hands on the graffitti pouchette! I’m going to save up my pennies and attempt to get the whole collection (who am I kidding?)!!! The collection “coincides with a retrospective — called “Rock on Mars” — at Deitch Projects’ 18 Wooster Street gallery from Jan. 8 to Feb. 28, and The Stephen Sprouse Book by Roger Padilha and Mauricio Padilha, due out from Rizzoli New York on Feb. 1. The impetus for the new line came when Deitch approached Jacobs and Vuitton about doing something related to the retrospective.” The collection hits LV stores worldwide on January 9, 2009- mark your calendars!

“I proposed putting together a Vuitton version of the Pop Shop, which was Keith Haring’s concept…not reissuing products that we had done with Stephen, but doing things that were similar or new,” Jacobs said.

The collection consists of two iconic Sprouse motifs, the graffit and the rose and will be interpreted into Day-Glo shades of pink, green and orange over the Monogram print. “The motifs are featured on Vuitton’s Keepall, Speedy and Neverfull bag styles, as well as basketball sneaker boots, pumps, sunglasses, headbands and wristbands, and small leather goods like wallets and coin purses. The rtw includes a mackintosh raincoat with a graffiti and monogram lining, graffiti leggings and a long-sleeve neon minidress featuring the rose design.”

On December 15th, a special website welovesprouse.com will go live which “feature a mix of interviews with people who knew Sprouse, including Debbie Harry, Candy Pratts Price and Patricia Field. In the clips, they muse on their relationship with Sprouse, and his lasting influence on the fashion and art worlds. There will also be a feature called Scrawl the Wall, where visitors can post comments, and a special section on Sprouse’s New York, highlighting some of the artist’s favorite haunts in the city.”

I simply can not wait, I’m having a good morning! Are you excited? What items are you planning to buy? I think I want all haha!!!

More pics after the jump…

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Madonna, Alex Rodriguez in Mexico City

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:28:13 +0000

Alex Rodriguez and Madonna were together - in the same city, anyway.

New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez was in the Mexican capital on the same weekend the pop star was performing there. It wasn’t immediately known if the All-Star third baseman and Madonna met while in Mexico City.

When asked what he thought about being in the city at the same time as Madonna, Rodriguez said it was “very good,” without elaborating.

Rodriguez spent two hours Sunday teaching kids to bat at a new sports center built on a landfill in the poor suburb of Nezahualcoyotl while Madonna prepared to perform for a sold-out second night in the capital as part of her “Sticky & Sweet” tour.

Rodriguez and his wife divorced in September, months after he made tabloid headlines for a rumored, but denied, dalliance with Madonna.

Less than four weeks later, Madonna and filmmaker husband Guy Ritchie announced their own split after nearly eight years of marriage.

Rodriguez, known by fans as “A-Rod,” was invited to inaugurate the sports center by Mexico’s richest man, Carlos Slim, whose Telmex Foundation sponsored its construction. The site includes two baseball diamonds and 25 soccer fields.

“It’s a pleasure to talk about baseball, to talk about the importance of keeping children off the streets, out of drugs and out of all the bad things that there are in this life,” the New York City-born Rodriguez said in Spanish.

Karl Loves Britney For Her Art

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:04:00 +0000

If you, like us, were in the woods for four days eating sickening amounts of turducken and cranberry sauce topped off with pumpkin pie and whipped cream, you missed this gem.

Germany held their Bambi awards last week to honor those in media and entertainment. (To give you a vague idea of their merit, Meg Ryan took home the lifetime achievement award.)

Anyway, Britney Spears performed Womanizer, minus Chuck Bass, in a very Madonna-esque ouftit before Karl Lagerfeld presented her with the Pop International Award. We're not positive what that means exactly, but we do know that Karl admires Britney, "not only for [her] art, but also for [her] energy," (emphasis ours) and is thrilled she's come "back not just as a phoenix but as a Bird of Paradise."

You can't really catch the rest due to the German translation, but Meg Ryan's priceless face kind of says it all.

FASHION FIX: Preview of Fed's Aussie Open '09 Nike styles

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:47:00 +0000

I've already previewed Rafael Nadal's Aussie Open Nike gear and now let's take a peek at what Roger Federer will most likely wear at the year's first major.

Fed's style really never sways from the crisp + classic and these Nike duds are no exception. The world's second-best baller will be working the shadow-striped Federer Polo in concord + white (above). It features a contrasting 4-button placket with his ubiquitous 'RF' logo on bottom and a button-down collar design.

The Federer Polos will be paired with the Athlete Woven Shorts in white + obsidian. These shorts are 9" in length and feature a contrasting side stripe and what looks to be a contrast stripe on the front crease and venting on the inside of the leg.

The Swiss stylist's Aussie Open style is rounded out with his fave Vapors VI in white/silver/charcoal.

These outfits, though classic, are really boring and don't feature any interesting design elements or even any great colorways. What's the deal?

Maybe these images don't do the clothing any justice and the actual pieces will pop more - at least I'm hoping so for Fed's sake.

(images via prodirecttennis.com)

New York, Paris, Milan, SoSaLa?

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:00:00 +0000

Utah Stories Front Page
New York, Paris, Milan, SoSaLa?

November 18th, 2008
Could South Salt Lake become the next fashion capital?
by Rebecca Edwards

If it seems unlikely that South Salt Lake, or SoSaLa as it has been coined recently, could become the latest hot spot for fashion and entertainment, it may be time to reconsider. With the likes of East High becoming forever imprinted on the pop culture psyche via the High School Musical (HSM) movies, and the hottest literary phenomenon since Harry Potter, the Twilight series, being penned by a BYU alum, it seems the time is ripe for Utah to splash onto the fashion scene as well.

Central Point South Salt Lake
One man has a big vision for the future of SoSaLa and Utah's place on the world fashion stage. Stacey Eastman, founder and president of Pulse Management, has partnered with Elite Model Management to open a full-fledged talent agency in SoSaLa. Eastman's hip office is the cornerstone of the new Market Street Station shopping and urban living center being developed at 2100 South and Main.

Despite swanky, new digs and the recent attention the entertainment world has given Utah thanks to HSM and American Idol runner-up David Archuleta, the question still remains: Why Utah?

"I have operated in seven different cities for over 21 years in many different markets," Eastman said. "And all of our superbowl rings (Vogue covers) have been procured by Utah talent alone."
For the past two decades Eastman has discovered and represented some of the biggest models in the world, including Utah discovery Hye Rim Park who has walked runways for top designers all over the world and graced the covers of magazines like Vogue.

Pulse, whose mission includes "slamming forth an intense revolution of raw, clean, talent" was established two decades ago by Eastman, a successful fashion photographer. In that time, Eastman has discovered some of the top models in the business, including recent phenom (and Utah native) Ali Stephens. Ali is the latest in a long line of successful models that Eastman and his team have discovered in Utah. Within three days of Pulse discovering her, she was walking the runway in Milan. Another Utah discovery, Hye Rim Park, has not only graced the cover of Vogue, but has been heralded by editors and photographers alike as one of the top ten models in the world.

SoSaLa is in good company. Elite also has modeling agencies in Chicago, Miami and New York.
The success of talent discovered in Utah caught Eastman's attention, and it's not letting go. Over the past ten years, he has been working more and more with Utah models, leading to the opening of the SoSaLa office in June, 2008. This is the first office Elite, one of the world's leading agencies, has opened in a market that is virtually unknown to the fashion world at large.

"This is the first time since 1965 that Elite has entered into a partnership like this, and it's in South Salt Lake. There's something in the water," Eastman jokes. "When Brigham Young said that 'this is the place,' he didn't know how right he was. Elite has launched more industry icons over the past 65 years than anyone else, and we have been able to accomplish this partnership solely because of the people we have been blessed to work with."

Eastman is not shy about crediting the lifestyle and family values of Utahans as contributors to the success of his models. "I haven't been able to put my thumb on it, but in 21 years the only thing I can come up with is that it's got to be the lifestyle. Whether part of the predominant religion or not, religion attracts other religious people, and that is accompanied by a certain lifestyle."

Pulse models are selected not just for physical beauty, but for being well-rounded and having a strong family support system. Eastman has found that although Utah is not immune to the typical pitfalls of being a modern teenager, such as rebellion and drugs, the kids he works with from Utah seem to display behavior that is contrary to what he finds in the rest of the country.

Central Point apartments have attracted young hip professionals, like Justin Erikson pictured above.

"Predominantly, kids are the best here," he said. "It has a lot to do with the parents and the entrepreneurial attitude of the state. People here are industrious. They live up to the slogan of the beehive state. They are healthy, driven, very entrepreneurial-minded, and passionate. If I go to Portland, to get the kids to do anything is like pulling teeth."

Eastman prefers to sign models who are more than just a pretty face, with involvement in school activities, sports, church, and good grades being crucial factors. Since 1992, he says he has found those qualities most often in kids from Utah. The contradiction of Utah's image and that of the fashion industry is not lost on Eastman, but he remains confident that the move to Utah is the right one. And Utah seems to be welcoming Pulse Management with open arms.

"We had so much political support," Eastman said, describing the grand opening street party he held in SoSaLa that was attended by 4,000 people. "This is not what you are used to in the fashion world. If Elite opened a second office in Manhattan, the mayor wouldn't go out of his way to endorse it. We received so much support from the president of the Utah Film Commission, Governor Huntsman, the mayor of South Salt Lake, and the police and fire chiefs. The support has been overwhelming for us."

The welcoming and supportive attitude of the Utah community has even caught the attention of the Elite office in Manhattan, according to Eastman. Attention that Eastman looks forward to keeping. Pulse has a variety of upcoming events planned, including partnerships with the Twilight movie premiere this coming weekend, the Sundance Film Festival, and an upcoming fundraiser for Huntington's disease.

Eastman has a powerful vision for what he calls the "New SoSaLa," and he plans to bring that vision to fruition through creative partnerships with local and worldwide entertainment and fashion leaders. Pulse has partnered with Wasatch Helicopters to offer sightseeing tours, heli-boarding, and heli-skiing, leading to a new helicopter pad across from the Pulse office. In addition, the number one casting director in Utah is putting in an office right next door.

"We're in the process of building a production capital, encompassing all aspects of the entertainment industry," Eastman said. "We're partnering with local clothing designers, the film industry, spas, salons, sound stages. This is what keeps us at the top of the totem pole, and I'm the only one in the world with the relationships to pull it off."

Eastman is committed to making a difference in the entertainment industry, and unbelievably to some, Utah is one of the keys to making that happen. As he said, "When we find a girl we can't always tell when she will make it, but we can tell if. In South Salt Lake, it might take months, a year, or longer, but it will happen. It's only a matter of time. We're changing this town."

Britney Spears: Later, London!

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:29:00 +0000

Britney Spears, her father Jamie Spears and the rest of her entourage depart Heathrow airport in London on Sunday en route to the Big Apple.

The pop princess will be celebrating her 27th birthday in New York City on Tuesday, bringing in the big day with a performance inside Lincoln Center’s Big Apple Circus tent for Good Morning America.

Other pictures include Britney on the latest cover of Glamour and backstage/behind-the-scenes during her X-Factor performance in the UK.

Check out the vid below of Britney celebrating her b-day at nightclub G-A-Y!

Womens Top 5 Gift Ideas For Less Than $50

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:15:03 +0000

Women are hard to satisfy when it comes to gifts, but the easy part about shopping for a woman is that we want and need everything that’ll make our wardrobe trendy and more chic. Here are a few gift ideas to help you get a head start on your holiday shopping.

No woman can resist a great looking clutch. The Autumn Thistle Clutch has enough pop to brighten up your LBD outfit and more than enough charm and beauty to become your perfect clutch for many occasions to come.

Autumn Thistle Clutch, $49.99 at ModCloth.com

Gloves are always a great holiday gift. Ann Taylor’s Long Leather Gloves will give her hands a taste of smooth luxury.

Long Leather Gloves, $49.50 at AnnTaylorLoft.com

Blazers look great with boots over a pair of skinny jeans. The Velvet Blazer or any fitted blazer will definitely be on her holiday wish list.

Velvet Blazer, $39 at NewportNews.com

You can never miss with a bottle of fine fragrance. A spray or two of the Secret Obsession by Calvin Klein and she’ll feel as sexy and beautiful as Miss Secret Obsession herself, Eva Mendes.

Secret Obsession by Calvin Klein, $41.99 at Perfume.com

Sweater dresses look great with jeans, leggings, or even with nothing. Just make sure it looks as comfy as the Roxy Amber Waves Sweater Dress.

Roxy Amber Waves Sweater Dress, $49.50 at Roxy.com

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Britney Spears - The Glamour Interview & Photo Shoot

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:01:53 +0000

Britney Spears will be gracing Glamour magazine in it’s January issue. The pop princess also spoke to the magazine about her life these days, saying she is stronger and more focused than she has been in some time.

GLAMOUR: OK, the VMAs. Three awards, that standing ovation. How did it feel?

Britney Spears: It was awesome. It was really cool.

GLAMOUR: What was going through your head while you were standing onstage?

BS: This whole year has been a hell of a year for me. I have been working so hard on my album, but…I didn’t know exactly where I stood with everyone. When I received the awards and [the audience] stood for me, it showed me how much love is out there.

GLAMOUR: You seemed so confident.

BS: This has been a crazy year for me. I got a lot of strength from it.

GLAMOUR: If you could send a message to your longtime fans who aren’t sure about buying your new CD, what would it be?

BS: Well, I have been working on this album for a while now, so it’s really close to me. I think they will get a taste of where I’m coming from. Hopefully it will be my best work yet.

GLAMOUR: How does it feel to come back?

BS: I have “come back” so many times, people are just like, Is this another one?… It’s kind of like a joke to me now.

GLAMOUR: How are the lyrics on this album different from your earlier songs like “…Baby One More Time”?

BS: I think they’re a bit older because I’ve experienced more. [The album’s] got a cooler vibe.

GLAMOUR: I just heard “Womanizer.”

BS: That’s a really empowering song. There are so many guys who take advantage of girls and play girls all the time. The song is basically saying that we’ve got your number—we know what you’re up to.

GLAMOUR: Describe Circus for us.

BS: It’s really personal, and I think people will feel that when they hear it. It’s me talking to them, instead of just singing a song about something.

GLAMOUR: I’d like to know a little bit about a day in the life of Britney. What’s the first thing you do when you wake up?

BS: I fix breakfast for my kids when they’re here. And then we’ll go for walks. During the day I spend most of the time with my children. At night is when I go to work.

GLAMOUR: What is one of the last things you do at night before you go to bed?

BS: Watch TV. I love Sex and the City.

GLAMOUR: Speaking of kids, do you feel like you have the same body confidence now after having kids?

BS: I’m getting there. Recently I started to appreciate my body a bit more from before I had kids. But it completely changed, and I have had to work hard at getting it back to where it used to be…. I used to be obsessed with working out…. But I can’t get motivated right now because I’m so focused on my music.

GLAMOUR: You shouldn’t feel guilty about not going to the gym every single day.

BS: It isn’t fun [for me], so to do it every day would be horrible. Three days a week is cool, even two. It makes me feel good and feel like I’ve done something. It’s important to take care of your body.

GLAMOUR: What was it like for you when Jamie Lynn [Spears’ sister] had a baby?

BS: It was mind-boggling!

GLAMOUR: Do you have advice for her?

BS: As a mother, the one thing that always goes through your head is, You’re never enough. You never can be enough—or do enough—for your kids. It’s a never-ending issue for me. I had to learn: Don’t beat yourself up so much…. You have to take it one day at a time, do the best that you can and enjoy yourself. I notice that if there are some times I’ve been stressed, because I’m human and stress about things, that affects your kids. So you have to make sure you’re a happy mom so they can be happy.

GLAMOUR: What do you plan to teach your boys about how to treat women?

BS: Hopefully they will respect me by the way I carry myself, and in doing that, they will know how to respect other women.

GLAMOUR: How do you feel about the example you’ve been setting?

BS: We have a nanny in the house, but there are always times when one of my kids does something bad or wrong and they’ll listen to me more than they do the nanny. So I think it’s important to set up that boundary of respect for them at a young age, so they will know, I better listen to Mommy.

GLAMOUR: If there’s one thing that you want them to remember your telling them, what would it be?

BS: That I love them unconditionally.

GLAMOUR: Everyone seems to have an idea of what you are like. What does everybody get wrong about you?

BS: I don’t like going out. I hate clubs. I hate being around too many people. I love my home and staying in bed and watching Dancing With the Stars or reading a Danielle Steel novel. I’m kind of boring.

GLAMOUR: Did you say you’re kind of boring? I think people will be really happy to hear that! How do you envision your life five or 10 years from now?

BS: I would love to have a lot of albums under my belt. And a couple of movies…. In five years I would like to be married and have a father figure for my kids, someone who is a provider and can be really stable. It’s hard doing it on your own.

GLAMOUR: Who understands you most?

BS: Probably my mom. We butt heads the most, but we understand each other the most too. It’s a weird thing.

GLAMOUR: This is appearing in our January issue, and that’s when we all make resolutions. After everything that’s gone on, what will some of yours be?

BS: I would like to stop worrying so much, because I worry all the time. And to learn how to be happier, just in general. I have to learn to take things not so seriously. And to stop biting my nails!… Recording this album has helped take my mind off certain things. For me, my music is therapy.

GLAMOUR: How do you feel about the tradition of New Year’s resolutions?

BS: I end up breaking them. It’s hard.