Hofit Golan has been spotted this week wearing Vanessa G. The fashion TV presenter chose the SS14 Kalypso print dress whilst attending the Fashion International event at London Fashion Week.
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Jessica Ennis-Hill Is Top Inspiration For UK Under-25s
Jessica Ennis-Hill is top inspiration for UK under-25s
- Olympic champion heptathlete scored above leaders from politics, business, arts and entertainment
- Inspiration Index dominated by Generation X reveals millennial generation’s respect for elders
- Over a third of most inspirational figures are female
- Hard work and integrity top admired leadership attributes for young people
Jessica Ennis-Hill has been voted the most inspirational figure by under-25 year olds in the UK, leading a list otherwise dominated by the over-40s.
The Inspiration Index is published to coincide with the launch of Starbucks Youth Action which supports young people to carry out a project benefitting their community. The research crowd-sourced nominations for inspirational figures from more than 1,000 16-24 year olds, rating them for inspirational qualities and leadership characteristics, such as: integrity, effort, judgement and having a positive impact on society.
It features over 100 public figures from politics, business, sport, the arts and media. Showing respect for their elders, 89% of under-25-year-olds surveyed admire the achievements of the over-40s over those of their own age group.
Among the top 25 role models, more than a third (37%) are women. Ellen DeGeneres, Dame Judi Dench, JK Rowling and Rebecca Adlington all rank highly, with respondents acknowledging their hard work, dedication and genuine approach.
Rebecca Adlington, the only under-25 year old nominated in the survey (ranked 24th out of 100), commented on the findings:
“It’s exciting to see so many successful women viewed as inspirational to the youth of today. It’s also interesting that our younger generation chose these women as role models, above more popular names – it shows how highly they value hard work and genuine personalities. These are all high achieving women who have shown commitment to working hard to reach their goals, whilst continually learning and developing their trade to build and maintain a career.”
The poll shows the characteristics most revered in a leader are hard work and being results-driven e.g. Richard Branson (91%); being genuine, e.g. Mo Farah (92%) and acting with integrity, e.g. Nelson Mandela (88%).
Charlotte Hill, chief executive of UK Youth, partners in Starbucks Youth Action said:
“The success of Starbucks Youth Action projects demonstrates that young people can make a vital contribution to society and gain valuable leadership skills. They learn how to pitch their ideas, manage a project and handle a budget while they turn their ideas into reality. We’re incredibly proud of the young people and projects we’ve supported so far, and looking forward to seeing this year’s applicants achieve their aim. ”
To find out more and to apply for Starbucks Youth Action 2014 please visit http://www.starbucks.co.uk/
Applications close on 17 March 2014.
The research, which required respondents to nominate people they found inspirational before rating them according to key characteristics, revealed the top 25 to be:
1. Jessica Ennis-Hill
2. Nelson Mandela
3. Martin Luther King
4. Gandhi
5. Steven Hawking
6. Ellen DeGeneres
7. Stephen Fry
8. Will Smith
9. Mo Farah
10. Sir Richard Branson
11. JK Rowling
12. Marie Curie
13. David Attenborough
14. Bill Gates
15. Eddie Izzard
16. Claire Balding
17. Oprah Winfrey
18. Professor Brian Cox
19. David Beckham
20. Steven Spielberg
21. Jamie Oliver
22. Steve Jobs
23. Sir Winston Churchill
24. Rebecca Adlington
25. Dame Judi Dench
Suki Waterhouse Wins Model of the Year At ELLE Awards
Suki Waterhouse wins ‘Model of the Year’ wearing Maria Black at the ELLE Style Awards
Who: Suki Waterhouse (Actress & Model)
What: Maria Black Jett Gold Necklace
Where: ELLE Style Awards, London
When: 18th February 2014
Lara Pulver Wears Ursula Mascaro
The lovely Lara Pulver has been spotted this week wearing Ursula Mascaro. The Sherlock actress chose the Camille nude leather crossover heels whilst on the red carpet at the BAFTA Awards.
The shoes are from the new SS14 collection and retail for £249.
Gwyneth Paltrow wears Annoushka One of a Kind earrings
Check out Gwyneth Paltrow looking beautiful in Annoushka One of a Kind earrings at the Golden Kamera Awards in Germany
Annoushka One of a Kind 18ct white gold triplet earrings, diamond, apatite, mother of pearl and rock crystal earrings £11,500
Miley Cyrus Wears All-American Boots On Bangerz Tour
Miley Cyrus has kicked off her Bangerz tour in Vancouver. We didn’t think much of her outfits but her cowboy boots were pretty cool. Get the look from Durango Boots, from £199. Get them from eBay.
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FOUR PAWS Protests Against The Use Of Fur By Burberry
The launch of the new winter collection by traditional British company Burberry is one of the highlights of London Fashion Week. Advocates from the international animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS took the opportunity to protest against the further utilisation of fur in front of the entrance of the Burberry marque.
Last week, FOUR PAWS published disturbing footage of Finnish fur farms which belong to the fur auction house that supplies Burberry (Saga Furs). The pictures show the shocking reality of conditions on these farms. Foxes with missing tails in small mesh wire cages, piles of stinking excrement, conditions which fall even below the claimed minimum standards of the fur industry. Since the publication of the video 23,500 people have already called on Burberry to withdraw their use of fur on the FOUR PAWS protest website www.befurfree.org.
Thomas Pietsch, wild animal expert at FOUR PAWS said: “About 100 million minks, foxes and racoon dogs die for the fashion industry every year worldwide. The latest footage of the Finnish farms shows: Fur produced in accordance with animal welfare does simply not exist.”
If Burberry remains true to its word, making fur redundant in its collection is vital
In reaction to the protest mails, generated since the 11th of February, Burberry communicates the following “…we would like to express to you that Burberry will not use natural hides if there is any concern that they have been produced using unacceptable treatment of animals…. we source natural hides very carefully in our efforts to safeguard the correct ethical standards and traceability.”
This positioning of the company leads FOUR PAWS to ask for steps to be taken in response to the evidence. “If the company management sticks to its word, the only sincere consequence can be the immediate abandonment of real fur products. The cruel keeping conditions of the fur bearing animals on the Saga certified farms cannot be sugar-coated.”, says Thomas Pietsch from FOUR PAWS.
This year in January the fashion company was exposed to fierce protests of the environmental protection organisation Greenpeace, who found prove for toxic residues in childrenswear. The company relented and committed to shift to risk-free chemicals in the textile production until 2020. Now the company is under fire by animal welfare supporters from all sides.
FOUR PAWS has been campaigning for a legal ban of the keeping of fur bearing animals and a European law against the trading and import of fur and fur products for many years now. Last year the international animal welfare organisation started an online campaign against large fashion companies that sell real fur, which includes Burberry.
On the protest website of FOUR PAWS, www.befurfree.org, you can call on Burberry to quit using real fur. The shocking pictures of the Finnish Saga Furs farms can be found on Youtube: http://youtu.be/yGkopsiqFMc
Preview For Angelina Jolie’s New Film Unbroken
Angelina Jolie’s second film as a director looks as brilliant as the first.
Based on Laura Hillenbrand’s 2010 best-seller Unbroken; it tells the true story of an Olympic athlete, Louis “Louie” Zamperini who survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII along with two fellow crewmen.
In this preview there is narration from Tom Brokaw and some footage from the film intercut with an interview with the real-life Zamperini. Jack O’Connell stars as Zamperini and Domhnall Gleeson and Finn Wittrock as his fellow survivors. Directed by Angelina Jolie and co-written by Joel and Ethan Coen, It opens Christmas Day, 2014. We can’t wait.