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A style icon aged 10 and more fashion news!
Welcome to the weekly fashion round-up, where we bring you the latest on supermodels, style, designers and everything in-between!
Which celebrity has stripped down for a high-end Italian label? How much are women spending on their hair?
Here's the lowdown on the latest fashion news!
Naomi Campbell lobbying for more black models
Supermodel Naomi Campbell has urged the fashion industry to use more black models on the catwalk.
She was reduced to tears when she collected the Special Recognition Award at the British Fashion Awards in London, in honour of her 25-year modelling career.
"We're all aware that we need to introduce more women (of colour). But what I've seen recently is that I've seen it go backwards slightly. We need to raise awareness again and need to start using women of colour more," the Daily Star quoted her as telling London's Evening Standard.
"When I look at the shows this season, there weren't as many as a year-and-a-half ago. We've got to keep speaking out, so as boring as it may be, if you hear me saying it over and over again I have to stand up for my fellow comrades (sic).
"It's not for myself, but the younger girls who come up to me and say, 'We didn't get used this season, we didn't do this, someone used 81 models and didn't use one of us'. In that respect if they come up and talk to me, and I'm able to speak on their behalf, then I will," she said.
Source: ANI
'Mad Men' star January Jones bares all for Versace ad campaign
Mad Men star January Jones has posed nude for Versace's new spring/summer 2011 ad campaign.
Famed photographer Mario Testino shot the black-and-white picture of the star.
In the picture, Jones in seen wearing nothing but a pair of sexy stiletto heels and a strategically placed handbag.
"I am always on the lookout for the next Versace blonde," the New York Daily News quoted Donatella Versace as telling Women's Wear Daily.
"In January I feel I have found a perfect Versace woman for the 21st century."
"She is chic and elegant but deeply sensual too," Versace added.
Source: ANI
Emma Watson in search of a wig!
Emma Watson's new look with cropped hair has troubled Harry Potter bosses.
Now producers are searching for a Hermoine wig for Watson, as they have to re-shoot a few scenes of the in Part Two of the Deathly Hallows movie, reports the Daily Star.
Emma, 20, has earlier said her new look was her way of saying goodbye to Hermione after 10 years with long, wavy hair.
Source: ANI
Women spend a year's average salary on hair-dos in a lifetime!
Talking of hair, here's an interesting survey that suggests that women spend the equivalent of a year's average salary on their hair over a lifetime!
According to the poll conducted in the UK, the average female spends 26,500 pounds on her tresses over a lifetime and a year of her life styling it.
The survey of 3,000 people by OnePoll for celebrity hairdresser Nicky Clarke also found 40 per cent admitting that styling their hair made them late to the office at least twice a year.
A quarter of the women surveyed also admitted to that they would rather spend money on their hair than food.
One in three women who took part in the survey admitted it took her an average of 40 minutes to style her hair before a night out.
The survey also found that most women own at least three different styling tools, with one in ten owning more than five.
"Our survey shows how well and truly obsessed the nation really is with hair. And so they should be. It's so important to keep your hair looking in tip-top condition," the Daily Mail quoted Clarke as saying.
Source: ANI
Will Smith's daughter, 10, already a fashion icon!
Emma may have been 11 when she first stepped into the limelight with the Harry Potter series, but it was years before the fashion folk even took notice of her. Will Smith's young daughter Willow on the other hand, isn't even in her teens and has already attracted the opinions of fashionistas.
The budding singer's new was recently signed to Jay-Z's label Roc Nation and her new single, Whip My Hair, is rocking the charts.
And Willow is already playing the part of a pop star with her wardrobe -- the 10-year-old has her own stylist and is taking style risks like celebrities more than twice her age.
Here she is seen rocking a funky hairstyle and OTT outfit, complete with an arm brace, at the 2010 American Music Awards in late November.
Special vegan shoes for Natalie Portman by Christian Dior
The luxury fashion line, Christian Dior, has designed special vegan shoes, free of leather, for actress Natalie Portman.
Portman, who is also the new face of Christian Dior, could now walk without any hassle knowing that her designer shoes are leather free.
The 29-year-old vegan actress was reportedly hesitant about signing up to be the spokesperson for the leather-loving luxury fashion line.
And then the French fashion house designed special shoes for the actress that were free of animal products.
"It was definitely a war inside my head for a long time and finally, I was like, we can actually do something very positive with this, especially given the kind of company Dior is, which is truly elegant," the New York Daily quoted the actress as telling Woman's Wear Daily.
"They remade all of my shoes so I can wear Dior shoes without taking lives," she added.
Sadly for other luxury loving vegans, the shoes are for their spokeswoman only.
Source: ANI
Health freak Gwyneth loves fried foods
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow, once famed for her extremely strict macrobiotic diet, has confessed her love for fried foods.
During an interview on U.S. talk show Conan, the mother-of-two revealed that she is so fond of fried foods that she would eat anything if it was battered - even a cockroach.
"I do (a deep fat fryer). And I love it," the Daily Mail quoted her as saying.
"I deep fry a lot of French fries, the good style, like double fried.
"Fried zucchini, I make fish fingers for the kids, fried chicken.
"Fried food is my weakness. I don't have a sweet tooth.
"You could fry a cockroach in batter and basically I'd eat it," she added.
Source: ANI
Katie Price back to her blonde best
Katie Price has turned into a blonde bombshell after nearly two years as a sexy brunette.
The mum-of-three spent a bum-numbing eight hours in a posh Los Angeles hair salon before unveiling the new honey blonde locks.
And Katie a.k.a Jordan is thrilled with the results.
"It was time for a change. It's far softer on my face and, let's be honest, blondes do have more fun. I've always found that over the years," the Mirror quoted her as telling a pal.
"I had been dark for a good couple of years so it was time for a change. And I like the fact I kept it hidden," she said.
Katie travelled to LA earlier this week with her stylist Gary Cockerill for business meetings.
She had her hair coloured plus extensions fitted in the salon of the Regent Beverly Wilshire.
Source: ANI
Rooney's wife looks sexy in festive campaign
Brit footballer Wayne Rooney's wife Coleen has signed up with mail order fashion firm Littlewoods.com to front their festive campaign.
The yummy mummy is seen in a number of pretty dresses that cost a fraction of what any outfit from her high-end designer wardrobe. And come January, she's coming out with her own range for the label.
The Daily Mail quoted her as saying , "'I want to cater for all ages, shapes and sizes,which is why the range is available in sizes 8 to 24. I'm curvy in different parts so I've made sure the collection looks good whatever your size."
Tanning makes women sexier: Study
Tanning, which has been associated with skin cancer in previous studies, may have an advantage after all. It makes women look sexier, says a new study.
Researchers at Emory University found that doctoring photos of women to make them appear tanner increased how attractive they were rated on a popular attractiveness-rating site HotorNot.com, reports ABC News.
They used the website to gauge whether 'hotness' scores would change when the same woman was shown with her natural complexion and then with a tan.
Using Photoshop, 45 photos of women aged 21 to 35 were doctored to look tan. The original photos and the doctored versions were posted to the site at different times.
The researchers found that the darker version was twice as likely to be rated as more attractive.
Meanwhile, campaigns by health organisations like the American Academy of Dermatology to warn the public about the skin cancer risks of tanning with have had limited success.
"People think that tanned individuals are more attractive, healthier looking, and it's incredibly difficult to get someone not to do something that perceive as providing them with a positive perception. It was the same thing with smoking.
Especially younger people have a hard time seeing themselves as getting older and having to deal with these risks," said dermatologist Dr. Audrey Kunin.
While sun exposure does help the body produce necessary Vitamin D, supplements and natural sources of the vitamin in one's diet, such as cheese and eggs, do the job just as well, she said.
So there is not really a medical basis for tanner people looking healthier, she added.
Numerous studies have linked overexposure to UV light with skin cancer, especially through the use of tanning beds, but controlling Americans' desire to bronze has proved difficult, said dermatologists.
"All of my younger melanoma patients, girls in their early twenties, have been tanning bed users," said Kunin.
People spending 20 minutes in a tanning bed is the same as an entire day on the beach with no sun block, but until they have skin cancer, it's hard to convince them about the risk, she added.
Source: ANI