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
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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.
What do you think?
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.
Gravity Picks Up 6 Honours At The EE British Academy Film Awards 2014
British Film Gravity picked up six awards at the EE British Academy Film Awards and it also picked up four other awards for Best Visual Effects, Cinematography, Sound and Original Film Music while Gravity Director, Alfonso Cuarón, won the Director Award. 12 Years a Slave received the award for Film while Chiwetel Ejiofor won Leading Actor for his role in the film. Other winners included Cate Blanchett who won Leading Actress for her role in Blue Jasmine, Jennifer Lawrence who was named Supporting Actress for her role in American Hustle, Captain Phillips star Barkhad Abdi won Supporting Actor and Philomena won Adapted Screenplay. Dame Helen Mirren was awarded the Academy Fellowship, BAFTA’s highest accolade, in recognition of her exceptional contribution to film.
Champagne Taittinger, official Champagne Partner to the British Academy for the 12th year running, once again added extra sparkle to the proceedings. Special BAFTA labelled Magnums and 75cl bottles of Champagne Taittinger Brut Réserve were produced for the Awards. A bottle was also included in the gift bags, given to all nominees and presenters. Taittinger is one of the few premium Champagne houses to remain owned and actively managed by the named family. It is proud to support the work of BAFTA to acknowledge and encourage the highest achievements in film and television.
As New Zealand’s most awarded winery for more than 30 years, Villa Maria makes a very fitting Wine Partner to the Academy. Guests at the glamorous Awards dinner enjoyed the delicious Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc 2013 which perfectly complimented the Smoked Loch Fyne Salmon and Dorset Crab starter and the Villa Maria Private Bin Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 which made a mouth-watering match with the main course of Fillet of Aberdeen Angus and Braised Short Ribs.
other winners included:
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
American Hustle
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Great Beauty
MAKE-UP AND HAIR
American Hustle
For the full list of winners visit: www.bafta.org
Samantha Barks Wears YOKO London to BAFTAs
Samantha Barks wears YOKO London to BAFTAs, Sunday 16th February 2014
Samantha Barks of Les Miserables wore a YOKO London 18k gold and natural coloured South Sea pearl necklace to attend the BAFTAs 2014.
Fire and the Romance | Music Profile
Band/Artist: Fire and the Romance
Location: New York / Los Angeles
Styles: Alt Pop, Alt Rock, Indie
Similar to: Postal Service, Atlas Genius, Bastille, Owl City
Track: Way Down Below
Accolades:
1. Fire and the Romance is a brand new band fronted by Dion Roy. Dion over the past year has independently toured the US extensively, as well as most major Canadian Markets. Last year he also toured Europe on a 13 date run.
2. Dion has had his music and production featured on networks MTV, A&E, Lifetime, Oxygen, and many others.
3. Jenn Stone (Keys for Ke$ha), performs keyboards live with Dion in LA and is in the “Way Down Below” Music Video.
Members/Instruments:
Dion Roy – Vocals, Guitar, Writing
NYC: Leo Fraire – Drums / Jamie Pitrelli Bass / Peter Roessler Guitar
LA: Jenn Stone Keys / Topher Mohr (Mayer Hawthorne) Guitar / Tom Breyfogle Drums
Production/Writing : Produced by Steven Miller, feat. songs written/produced with Steven Miller, David Hodges, Teddy Geiger.
Steven Miller: production/mixing credits include: Demi Lovato, Avril Lavigne, Colbie Caillat, Christina Perri, Tristan Prettyman, David Cook, Tyler Hilton, Haley Reindhart, etc.
David Hodges: (Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, Daughtry, Evanescence, Javier Colon, Tonic, Grammy wins).
Bio:
Fire & The Romance is a band, founded on one principle – the desire to create a sound that is new, unique and relatable. Though most of the band has been writing music and touring for most of their life, this new collection of songs came from an epiphany that founder Dion Roy had while on tour in Europe as a Singer-Songwriter – and his vision of this larger musical idea needed to be put out into the world.
When inspiration hit, Dion reached out to some of his most trusted music collaborators with the goal of recording this new material as a band, borrowing from each member’s varied inspiration and influences during the process. As a group, they found a voice, and the final product – the eclectic “Adaptations” EP – mixes sparse, bass heavy pop production with arena-ready alt-rock anthems, placing Fire & The Romance somewhere between Atlas Genius, Postal Service and AWOLNation on the genre map.
Now living in New York City, Front-man Dion and his bi-coastal band are anxious to unveil their new material, starting with the single Way Down Below. Says Dion “Way Down Below was born out of a pretty vocal melody idea I had in the middle of the night, but grew in just a few hours into this untamed emotional demon, complete with teeth and a killer haircut. You just can’t look away”
The Adaptations EP will come out Spring 2014, In the meantime, they are excited to see the world react to the new music and have begun touring. “Its been an incredible experience developing this project with my band; the process was both fun and intriguing. The Adaptations EP was an experiment in sound that really turned into something special for all of us – and I love what we found.”
Made In Chelsea Trio Front Row At The Ong-Oaj Pairam Show
ONG-OAJ PAIRAM LAUNCHES NEW AW14 COLLECTION FOLLOWING A SUCESSFUL CATWALK SHOW
British-Thai designer Ong-Oaj Pairam showcased his third season yesterday during a successful runway show at Fashion Scout, Freemasons Hall. The show explored a fascination with danger, dreaming up an army of seductive super villains inspired by the designer’s all-time favourite anti-hero Ursula from the Little Mermaid and was attended by Binky, Louise and Mark from Made In Chelsea.
Ong-Oaj uses the finest British textiles and original prints, many pieces accented with hours of hand embroidery. The colour pallet reflects the warning markings of dangerous animals, dark sultry dresses are accented with toxic bright outwear and metallic snakeskin accessories. Ong-Oaj developed his prints drawing on inspiration from the darker works of American modernist artist Charlie Harper, and through an exploration of toxic animals and plants.