Fashion

The Kardashian clan, not ones for doing things small, have released a preview of their 2011 official card, in 3D.

 Kris and Bruce Jenner, their children Kim, Kourtney, Khloe and Robert Kardashian, &  Kylie and Kendall Jenner, spouses Lemar Odem and Scott Disick and of the course the ever adorable Mason, Kris’s first grandchild- son of Kourtney and Scott- are posed all together, all wearing tailored suit inspired outfits.

Bright colours are definitely on trend this year, a massive fashion must have hitting the highstreets, inspired from the runways,  is red skinny jeans.

The stars are out in force wearing them, Mirander Kerr and Khloe Kardashian have been seen out and

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about in a pair, and you can too.  If skinny jeans aren’t quite your taste, a cherry tone, fitted chino trouser will do the job nicely.

The great thing about a bright colour tight trouser, is that tey are perfect for almost any occasions, team your red jeans up with a lace up pump, a tee and a thick knit shawl and you are casually dressed for the daytime, change it to leather boots, and a suit style jacket and your ready for a nice lunch date with your girlfriends. Throw on your most glamorous heels, and a gorgeous sparkly top, and your ready for a night out to celebrate the holiday season.

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From music royalty to actual royalty, we can name a few famous red heads,

Prince Harry and Princess Beatrice from our very own monarchy, Nicola Roberts and Florence and the Machines lead singer, Florence Welch, to name a few, and it looks as though many more not so natural red heads are joining the latest trend of becoming Flame haired.

Scarlett Johansson, graced the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine, sporting a new auburn red-haired look, Rihanna has been seen over the past several months with pillar box red long locks too.

So why are the likes of Drew Barrymore, Katy Perry, Blake Lively and Coleen Rooney, all choosing be flamed haired ?  Have they discovered that it’s not necessarily the blondes that have more fun? It has always been a cliché that a red-haired woman, is fiery, spicy, hot-headed, and even exotic, so maybe that is what it is, long gone are our demure Hollywood leading ladies, making room for the new spicy women of the 21st century.  Less than four percent of the world population has naturally red hair, so maybe it’s the idea of being one of a few individuals, with noticeable locks.  Whatever the reason we know that some of us are drawn to the colour Red like a bull in Spain, relentless, fixed, andpure, so it is sure to get you noticed.

with so many shades to choose from, no matter you skin tone, you are sure to find a red to compliment your skin tone, so why not keep your hair warm this winter.

Legendary Hollywood actress of the 1940’s and a proud red-head, Lucille Ball once said

Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead.”

And why not, these red-heads are nothing but beautiful.

Famed as much for his obscurity and anonymity as he is for his artwork, you have got to admit, Banksy is one of this generations most influential artists. His name  is recognised by our youth as much as our older generation, and Lets face it, most teenagers would not have heard of  René Magritte or Merello but they are likely to have heard of this risk taking street artist.

Outside art pieces from the graffiti artist have been appearing since the eighties and he is still going strong, yet we still seem to know very little about the artist himself, and that is just how Banksy seems to like it, Google his name, you will see pictures upon pictures of his artwork, but his face is not one that appears often in the image results. This is one of the very few pictures of him floating around the internet.

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According to author Tristan Marco , and his book Home Sweet Home, Banksy was born in 1974,  grew up in Bristol and trained as a butcher, but got involved in graffiti in the late 80’s.  How much of this is true we really do not know, as he keeps it all cloe to hs chest, he claims on his website that he neither uses Facebook or Twitter. What we do know, is that most, if not all of his outside artwork leaves a strong message to the government that he adamantly disagrees with their stance, that graffiti is vandalism as opposed to art.

His distinctive style, uses spray paint, large rollers and stencils, he displays his work on public surfaces, even going as far as to build his own walls and prop pieces to display it.

His Official website  has a questions and answers page and here is how he has answered a few of those questions.

 

Is it cheating to use stencils?
Stencils are good for two reasons;
One – they’re quick ; two – they annoy idiots.

Why are you such a sell out?
I wish I had a pound for every time someone asked me that.

Is Banksy just a big brand these days? Do you even paint your own pictures?
It’s not supposed to be a brand, which is why people in advertising think it’s such a good one. I paint it all myself unless its illegal, in which case I’ve never seen any of it before, your honour.

Whatever the truths or myths surrounding this man, he has undoubtedly, left his mark on this world, as one of the most innivative artists of his time, and i am sure he will be addorning our treets with more of the same for years to come.

See Banksy’s latest contibution to his outside art collection.

 

 

A painting of a Biplane has appeared in  Liverpool’s City centre, believed to be the work of street artist Banksy.

The artwork has been found on the wall of a car park in Runford Street.

 Authenticating a Banksy art piece is very difficult, but a picture of the biplane, flying away from trail of smoke has been posted on the official Banksy website.

The stars on the red carpet have pulled out all stops as usual this year, this winter seasons’ big events, have seen the stars roll out in all white outfits. making it one of this winters biggest trends.

Wearing all white can be tricky, but when it is done right, it looks fabulous, fresh and crisp. One of my favorites is the white dress, as adorned by Selena Gomez, Uma Therman, and Miley Cirus, dresses are perfect for any christmas or new years eve party, birthday celebration or wedding reception.

When you are all partied out you can always chose a classic white coat, seen on the likes of the Kardashian sisters, Kylie Minogue and Victoria Bekham that will take you right through untill next summer, a white coat is all you need to make your outfit look a million dollars.  So Ladies, do it right, when you are wearing white.

Scarlett Johansson graces the cover of Cosmopolitan Magazine, showing us her new fiery red-haired look, and looking pretty amazing in her purple dress.

Inside the first issue of 2012, the Hollywood actress talks about her divorce from fellow actor Ryan Reynolds, and what she is heading toward in her career as an actor.

On her marriage to Reynolds she says; “I’m a big believer that when something feels right, you should do it. I’m a big believer in instinct. Getting married was the right thing to do because it was natural. It grew out of a romance and love and a desire to have a future with somebody, and I was very fortunate that I married somebody who turned out to be the person I thought he would be,”    She went on to say  “Relationships are complicated and being married is a living, breathing process. I think I was not fully aware of the peaks and valleys. I wasn’t prepared to hunker down and do the work,”

Scarlett claims that the pair were both “extremely busy” ,  spending a lot of time apart from one another, but she does say  “It was the best thing I ever did”
Scarlett admits that she learned a lesson from this experience and saying that, “You have to be very confident and solid within yourself to have a successful marriage.”

Talking of her career, Scarlett goes on to say that as a young 19-year-old, she was always cast as a young beautiful character, mainly being based on her looks, which the actress admits she was happy to go along with. But now at 27 years old, Scarlett is looking for more character based roles in her future projects.

You can read the full interview in next months issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine.

After being booted off Xfactor, on Sunday night Misha B has been offered a huge record deal by Universal Records, and its only Monday morning.

Before performing for the last time on the Xfactor last night, host Dermot O’Leary called Misha B  “the most creative contestant ” they had ever seen on the show.
Misha B cannot sign anything just yet,as she is still locked into her Syco contract which all X Factor contestants have to sign, but it won’t be long before that ends, and she will be free to sign any contract she choses, and we are sure this won’t be the only deal that comes her way.  No one at Universal Records was available for comment earlier today.

Coats are big this season, and it’s all thanks to the amazing  array of different styles and shapes we saw on the runways of Vera Wang, Marc Jacobs and the like in their winter 20112012 collections.

 knitted ponchos, cardi-coats, capes and blanket wraps, were some of many styles that hit the catwalk.

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 This winter the high street designers, have pulled out all the stops to make sure the amazing designs have been mirrored in the coats you can find hanging in the high street stores.

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H&M, Zara, M&S and other stores alike have really jumped on this seasons trend of statement coats.

we are seeing a lot of full length coats, as were seen on the runways of Michael korrs, faux fur collar wraps are a must, for the party season ahead, thanks to the innovative designs from Vera Wang’s collection, and capes are back again this year too.

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Ladies if you want to be bang on trend, then make your coat your statement piece this season, and there are plenty of styles to choose from, rather than the norm, of one particular style, designers went all out this year and brought us a wide selection, and each and every one of those styles can be found in all the high street stores, and Mail order retail companies.

Here a just a few.

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We all know who Pudsey Bear is, one of Britins most loved Bears. Recognisable by his yellow fur and polka dot eye patch. The mascot for the Children in Need telethon. This year Pudsey has been given a fabulous makeover by some of the biggest names in fashion. The designs range from leather, and floral’s to metallic, tartans and bold print. one bear even has cashmere and a 1ct diamond

 Pudsey bears designed by, from left Jonathan Saunders, PPQ, Mulberry, Giles Deacon, Kate Hillier, Liberty, Henry Holland, Patrick Grant and Erdem
All the bears are on display at Liberty in London. They are going to be auctioned online, with a reserve price of £200. Proceeds will go to Children in Need.

BBC Children in Need telethon will be on November 18

TO DONATE GO TO http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/donate/