Archive for January, 2008

GQ Celebrates Best New Menswear Designers in America (Fashion Wire Daily)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

FWD101  Model wears a look from the Steven Alan Fall 2008 menswear collection at the GQ and CFDA Best New Menswear Designers in America event in New York on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008.(Fashion Wire Daily/Renata Espinosa)Fashion Wire Daily - When it comes to menswear, it’s all about the details. How a designer reinterprets the staples in a gent’s wardrobe - be it a suit jacket, a pair of pants, a shirt ? subtle elements, like whether the pants are narrow or baggy, pocket placement or the type of button used are just some of the things that distinguish one collection from another.

GQ Celebrates Best New Menswear Designers in America (Fashion Wire Daily)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

FWD101  Model wears a look from the Steven Alan Fall 2008 menswear collection at the GQ and CFDA Best New Menswear Designers in America event in New York on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008.(Fashion Wire Daily/Renata Espinosa)Fashion Wire Daily - When it comes to menswear, it’s all about the details. How a designer reinterprets the staples in a gent’s wardrobe - be it a suit jacket, a pair of pants, a shirt ? subtle elements, like whether the pants are narrow or baggy, pocket placement or the type of button used are just some of the things that distinguish one collection from another.

Badu identifies with Palestinian hip-hop (AP)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Grammy-award winning neo-soul vocalist Erykah Badu gestures  during a press conference at a Tel Aviv hotel Thursday Jan. 31, 2008. Badu is scheduled to perform in Tel Aviv on Saturday night. (AP Photo/Moti MilrodAP - Sporting a huge, billowing Afro and a T-shirt with an anti-Iraq war slogan, Erykah Badu said she identifies with Palestinian hip-hop and expressed support for Louis Farrakhan before a crowd of Israeli fans and journalists Thursday.

Badu identifies with Palestinian hip-hop (AP)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Grammy-award winning neo-soul vocalist Erykah Badu gestures  during a press conference at a Tel Aviv hotel Thursday Jan. 31, 2008. Badu is scheduled to perform in Tel Aviv on Saturday night. (AP Photo/Moti MilrodAP - Sporting a huge, billowing Afro and a T-shirt with an anti-Iraq war slogan, Erykah Badu said she identifies with Palestinian hip-hop and expressed support for Louis Farrakhan before a crowd of Israeli fans and journalists Thursday.

Badu identifies with Palestinian hip-hop (AP)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Grammy-award winning neo-soul vocalist Erykah Badu gestures  during a press conference at a Tel Aviv hotel Thursday Jan. 31, 2008. Badu is scheduled to perform in Tel Aviv on Saturday night. (AP Photo/Moti MilrodAP - Sporting a huge, billowing Afro and a T-shirt with an anti-Iraq war slogan, Erykah Badu said she identifies with Palestinian hip-hop and expressed support for Louis Farrakhan before a crowd of Israeli fans and journalists Thursday.

McCartney: I didn't have angioplasty (AP)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Paul McCartney gestures as he leaves the High Court in London, in this, March 1, 2007, file photo.  (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)AP - Paul McCartney says recent media reports that he had a heart procedure last year are “entirely untrue.”

Badu identifies with Palestinian hip-hop (AP)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Grammy-award winning neo-soul vocalist Erykah Badu gestures  during a press conference at a Tel Aviv hotel Thursday Jan. 31, 2008. Badu is scheduled to perform in Tel Aviv on Saturday night. (AP Photo/Moti MilrodAP - Sporting a huge, billowing Afro and a T-shirt with an anti-Iraq war slogan, Erykah Badu said she identifies with Palestinian hip-hop and expressed support for Louis Farrakhan before a crowd of Israeli fans and journalists Thursday.

Hollywood defends Ledger in video quash (AP)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

A memorial to actor Heath Ledger, who passed away recently, is presented at the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008, in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - It was a striking example of Hollywood protecting its own: After an aggressive lobby from powerful film industry figures, “Entertainment Tonight” decided against airing a video that shows the late Heath Ledger hanging out at a party where drugs were being taken.

McCartney: I didn't have angioplasty (AP)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Paul McCartney gestures as he leaves the High Court in London, in this, March 1, 2007, file photo.  (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)AP - Paul McCartney says recent media reports that he had a heart procedure last year are “entirely untrue.”

Hollywood defends Ledger in video quash (AP)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

A memorial to actor Heath Ledger, who passed away recently, is presented at the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008, in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - It was a striking example of Hollywood protecting its own: After an aggressive lobby from powerful film industry figures, “Entertainment Tonight” decided against airing a video that shows the late Heath Ledger hanging out at a party where drugs were being taken.