Gbejada Costa: 2007

Video: John and Yoko's creative use of the "N" word

Unfortunately, it's still all too true - and will likely remain true in 2008.
Even so, have a Happy New Year!

To all Gisele Bundchen fans, this must be a great news!

The Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen will be climbing to a step higher to next-level career. She will not only wear and endorse clothes, but she want to design them too. The world’s highest paid fashion model have teamed up with Dolce & Gabbana to design her own line of “chic and feminine” spring wear, called Bundchen by Dolce & Gabbana.

Here are some of her ads for the said fashion house:

2008 New Year's IT List

Net-a-Porter.com offers all fashionistas a great reason to start the New Year's countdown to midnight. This IT List includes slinky dresses to sultry heels to make you sensational-looking when the clock strikes 12.

Grab a paper and pen. Create a check list now!

There you have it. These are some of the 10 reasons why we need to look forward for a glamorous and lively New Year.

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NAME : NOELIA LOPEZ
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Pardoning the victim

This is, presumably (and hopefully), the final chapter in an appalling case that took "blaming the victim" to a new extreme:

Saudi king 'pardons rape victim'

Saudi women are subject to strict sex segregation laws

The Saudi king has pardoned a female rape victim sentenced to jail and 200 lashes for being alone with a man raped in the same attack, reports say.

The "Qatif girl" case caused an international outcry with widespread criticism of the Saudi justice system.

Read the rest of the BBC article here

The Loomba Trust

Celebrate the true spirit of the holiday season by giving a donation to the Loomba Trust, an organisation that is "caring for widows around the world". I just did.

www.theloombatrust.org

"The Mourning After"

I'm very glad to see that Cherie Blair is continuing to keep the plight of widows in the public eye. Here's an excerpt from her op-ed piece, published today, December 18, 2007, in the New York Times:

When I reflect on the plight of millions of widows across the world, I realize just how fortunate we were. Although we were surrounded by love, widows and their children in many societies are shunned, abused and exploited.
The centuries-old practice of suttee — a widow burning herself alive on her husband’s funeral pyre — has all but vanished. But the few cases of self-immolation that do occur are a reminder of how bleak the future is for many widows. After a shocking case just five years ago in rural India, a sociologist in Delhi, Susan Visvanathan, explained that the widow who set herself on fire “would have assumed her life would be one of isolation and despair and shame and suffering.”

Read the rest of her article here

Dooney and Bourke: Hayden Panettiere Designer Bag

Last season Emma Roberts was the star “handbag designer” of Dooney & Bourke. Now for the winter season handbag collection, the designer fashion brand Dooney & Bourke has a fresh new addition to their “Designed by a Celebrity” hall of fame - Hero’s super star Hayden Panettiere.

It is a juicy new addition to Dooney’s Limited Edition handbag line. It will retail for slightly more than the average Dooney and Bourke handbag since it is a Limited Edition piece. The bag will go on sale this December and will be retailed for $500.

"I wanted to do something people haven’t seen from Dooney & Burke before, so my bag is red patent leather,” Hayden said. The bag is perfect for this season (obviously because it's patent) but has also a classic design.

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Isabeli Fontana For H&M Underwear Ad (Fall 2007)

The newest H&M Underwear ad for Fall 2007 features Isabeli Fontana in some beautiful underthings. According to some fashion gurus, Isabeli really knows how to make the ad luxurious and alluring. Whether it my be kimono robes, mini slips, and lacy twin sets all pop against the rich and luscious satin bedding background, she definitely knows how to work it out.

Look at these photos and tell me if you agree with the gurus....

To have these luxe lingerie, click here. I tell you, they're affordabe.

Be Known Or Be Anonymous....

I believe that every person is unique in his or her own way. But in a crowd where everybody is just a face, you can standout and shine not only with a smile but with a glam-and-so-personal fashion sense.

I am so excited to share these discoveries to you. Actually, it is already included in Elle Magazine's November issue. Sit back and scroll down as I show you these dazzling themed-fashion.

Heart-shaped
Wear your heart on your sleeve with big kisses and bright red lips

India-inspired
Embrace exotic, Rajstyle embellishments on witty ’60s-kitsch silhouettes

Color-Crystal
For evening, bring on the color with a riot of day-glo crystals

Vintage Sundresses
Big bold jewels, retro prints, and a fat kiss on the lips

The Golden Heiress: Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton is mixing business with charity as she poses nude, wearing only a coat of glittering gold paint as she crawls across the parched desert, to launch an initiative to bring drinking water to drought-ravaged regions.

“It is important to give back if you have been as blessed as we have,” Hilton told the People magazine, adding that she is concerned about people in parts of the world who don’t have enough water. “A lot of people don’t realize that many people don’t even have running water in their homes.”

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Karolina Kurkova @ St. Bart's For New VS Campaign Ad

Karolina Kurkova, a Victoria’s Secret model and fellow model Adriana Lima proved that a model’s life isn’t all champagne and caviar. Together with other models, they crammed an astonishing number of wardrobe changes into a three-day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. shoot, all while running around the streets of St. Bart’s for a new Victoria’s Secret ad campaign.

Check out the pics after the jump!

Enduring courage and camaraderie

By the time I finished reading this article, my eyes were blurred with tears.

Ladies of the French Resistance

By Emma-Jane Kirby
BBC News, Paris and London

She told tales of camaraderie, of women from all walks of life thrown together in an alien country, tales of lonely Christmases singing French carols and desperately trying not to think of home.
There were apocalyptic accounts too of watching London burn, of courage in the Blitz and proud memories of moments on the number nine bus when a Londoner would notice her French uniform and lean over to say: "Vive La France!"

Read the entire article here

A Christmas Wishlist...

Perhaps we are all busy preparing for Christmas...wherever we are. Tomorrow I'll be out in the mall, taking chance to shop for Christmas presents when everything else is on sale with big big discounts.

Just like everyone else, I have a wish list. List of gifts I want to receive this season, although I am not expecting it to be all mine. I am so excited to share it with you. I wish Santa will be checking on it too.

1. A cocktail ring to make me feel fabulous

2. Gilded shoes to make me feel glitzy

3. A party dress that will make everyone smile

4. A sparkly clutch to make me a party chic

5. Show stopping-jewelry to make me feel so glamorous

6. A fabulous tote to make me happy

If you can't wait for Santa and you are so eager to grab one of these stunning must haves, you can buy these wonderful fashionista gifts at Net-a-Porter.com.

Party Perfection for This Season

Parties! Parties! Parties! For sure you'll end up partying all night this holiday season. According to Net-a-Porter, if you have the right invitation you must get the right show-stopping look. But how could you do it right? Well, simply know what type of woman/girl are you.

Rock Chic - If you want to go edgy with tousled tresses and kohled and earn yourself a rock 'n' roll rep in vamped up outfits and studded accessories.

Party Princess - If you prefer shimmering and sparkling way through party season with sequins and sky-high heels at the ready.

Disco Dolly - If you choose to celebrate with fun, loud shades and plenty of glitter and glitz and by making shapes on the dance floor in stunning frocks.
Femme Fatale - If you want flaunt some old school Hollywood glamour and show a silver screen siren in lace and satin.

Here's some glimpse of some fashionolic look:

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Magazine Covers for December 2007 Part 2

A continuation of my previous post: Magazine Covers for December 2007

Grab a copy now and complete your magazine collection.

Harper’s Bazaar December 2007 : Renee Zellweger