An Oscar-winning Kiwi costume designer has been asked to weave her magic at an internet billionaire’s fairytale wedding. Sean Parker, founder of file-sharing site Napster and later president of Facebook, has hired film costume designer Ngila Dickson to create an outfit for each guest at his US$10 million (NZ$11.8m) wedding in California in June
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Adele ‘plans vintage wedding’
Adele will reportedly marry in a ’50s-themed ceremony in July. The British singer and her fianc
Kim’s money-making pregnancy plan
Kim Kardashian has been accused of packing on the pregnancy pounds to fatten up her diet endorsement deal. The reality TV star and successful businesswoman is due to give birth to her first child with rapper boyfriend Kanye West in July.
Watch Cell phone Video As It Captures NYC Empire State Shooting
Details of a cell phone video of the shooting scene in New York as cops take down the suspected gunman.
NYPD names gunman; Co-Worker Targeted
The shooter, a former Manhattan resident, doesn’t appear to have any previous criminal record or ties to terrorism. It is currently speculated that the alleged gunman was firing at a former coworker. Law enforcement officers have revised their previous count of 9 wounded to 8, and it is still unclear whether some victims may have been struck […]
Get Rid of Clutter: 100 Thing Challenge Helps Shed Stuff
Excess consumption is practically an American religion. But as anyone with a filled-to-the-gills closet knows, the things we accumulate can become oppressive.
Health: Real Men Get The Blues
It wasn’t easy for Bill Thielker to believe it when his doctor diagnosed him as depressed–mostly because he wasn’t terribly sad.
L’Amour Fou: Remembering Yves Saint Laurent
With a title like L’Amour Fou, Pierre Thoretton’s documentary about fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and his life partner Pierre Berge promises a wild ride, a story of mad love.
Albert Nipon: Fashion Fraud, A dress designer’s tax woes
A dress designer's tax woesAlbert Nipon, then a manufacturer of staid maternity clothes, became the talk of the fashion world in the early 1970s when he introduced a line of ultra-feminine dresses. When the fashions appeared, everyone else was selling sportswear and jeans, but the carefully tailored garments were quickly snapped up by Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman-Marcus and other tony department stores.
Five young adults charged in burglaries of celebrity homes
They’ve been called the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch and the Bling Ring. Now, five of the six young adults accused of burglarizing celebrity homes can be known as “booked.” “Shooting began several days ago [on the pilot] and will continue for the next few weeks,” E! told CNN