http://blogs4xmas.com Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:15:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Los Angeles – What made the huge Hollywood premiere of "Inception" on Tuesday, July 13, different from most? It wasn't that it was staged at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard; that's been the spot where movie premieres have happened since 1927. Nor was it having a huge movie ... http://blogs4xmas.com/?p=251 Lindsay Lohan's future includes a new fashion line, two new movies, some time in jail and another stint in rehab. The actress was sentenced Tuesday to 90 days in jail and 90 days in a residential substance-abuse program for violating her probation, stemming from two separate 2007 cases of driving under ... http://blogs4xmas.com/?p=249 A giant golden lion, his burly head standing 45-feet above the audience in Paris' Grand Palais stood sentry over the latest thoroughly chic floral fantasy couture collection from Chanel, staged with customary aplomb in Paris Tuesday, July 6. And while the lion was mammoth, the collection's silhouette was lean ... http://blogs4xmas.com/?p=246 One thing that folks here in Paris always insist gives haute couture a certain validity is that its ideas and inventions eventually translate into real fashion trends, which millions of women end up wearing without ever realizing from where the initial thought came. If that's true, and a decade ... http://blogs4xmas.com/?p=243 A French Internet billionaire, a patron of the arts and a flamboyant banker won control of Le Monde newspaper on Monday despite President Nicolas Sarkozy's bid to stop them. The trio includes Xavier Niel, 42, an Internet entrepreneur who first made his money from sex chat services and later shook ... http://blogs4xmas.com/?p=240 Androgynous silhouettes and sensible sandals are set to be the must-have looks for next summer, if the first day of Paris' four-day-long menswear collections Thursday was anything to go by. Gender-bending looks ruled the spring-summer 2011 catwalk at Jean Paul Gaultier, where strapping models draped in postage-stamp-sized towels lounging in ... http://blogs4xmas.com/?p=236 Forget the footie fleece or even the business tie - the hottest fashion in menswear this winter is the man scarf. Dubbed the marf, the scarves are the menswear staple for blokes wanting fashion with function. From simply knotted woollens to elaborately-tied cravats, men of all ages are donning the marf ... http://blogs4xmas.com/?p=234 Are you stumped on what to get the dad or grad on your shopping list? Perhaps you just need some inspiration. Check out my dads and grads gift guide for ideas and suggestions. From shaving and skin care kits to watches and polos, there's sure to be something here ... http://blogs4xmas.com/?p=229 HOLLYWOOD actors Scarlett Johansson, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Denzel Washington walked away with awards while host Sean Hayes drew early applause for his performance at the 2010 Tony Awards. The stars, all first-time nominees, were recognised for their work on the stage during the star-studded ceremony at New York's Radio City Music ... http://blogs4xmas.com/?p=227 Men in Britain hear the call - it's time to cast aside that smelly World Cup T-shirt and slip into something more stylish. British men are notorious for looking worse and spending less on their wardrobes than their European counterparts. An event that could soon change all that is the first ... http://blogs4xmas.com/?p=225