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French Vogue: outrage over 'blacked up' modelFrench Vogue the fashion magazine has prompted outrage by featuring pictures of a Dutch model with her pale skin painted black.
Telegraph Wednesday, October 14, 2009French Vogue: outrage over 'blackedup' modelThe fashion magazine features pictures of Dutch model Lara Stone with her pale skin painted dark.
Telegraph Wednesday, October 14, 2009Two Hearts Maternity by Destination Maternity(TM) Now Available Exclusively at Sears(R) and Kmart(R)PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Destination Maternity Corporation (Nasdaq: DEST), the world's leading maternity apparel retailer, is excited to announce the re-launch this month of its Two Hearts Maternity by Destination Maternity(TM) collection, available exclusively at Sears® and Kmart® stores. Moms-to-be can now find the quality, style and value they have come to expect from Destination Maternity at over 620 Sears and Kmart locations throughout the United States. The rollout of the Two Hearts collection began in early October 2009 and will reach approximately 523 Sears locations and approximately 100 Kmart locations by the end of October.
prnewswire.com Wednesday, October 14, 2009'Patchington's Semi Annual Trade-In Event Supporting Women Touched by Domestic Abuse'CLEARWATER, Fla., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning Tuesday, October 20th through Monday, October 26th Patchington, a women's boutique offering resort fashions and accessories, will be holding their Tenth Semi Annual Trade-In Event to support women touched by domestic abuse. Domestic violence does not discriminate, it occurs to all types of women regardless of income, age, race, education or belief. It is estimated that a woman is beaten every 15 seconds in the United States; anywhere from 1-3 million women are battered each year by their intimate partner and 4 women die each day as a result of domestic abuse.
prnewswire.com Wednesday, October 14, 2009Advent Announces Official Closing of Tender Offer for Charlotte RusseBOSTON, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Advent International Corporation ("Advent"), a leading global buyout firm, and Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. ("Charlotte Russe") (Nasdaq: CHIC), a specialty retailer of fashion for young women, announced today the official closing of the tender offer by Advent's acquisition vehicle, Advent CR Holdings, Inc. ("Parent") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Advent CR, Inc. ("Purchaser"), for all of the outstanding shares of common stock (including the associated preferred stock purchase rights) of Charlotte Russe.
prnewswire.com Wednesday, October 14, 2009Lucky Magazine and HSN Team Up With Seven Designers to Create Designer Capsule CollectionNEW YORK and ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Multichannel retailer HSN and Lucky magazine have partnered to create a one-of-a-kind capsule collection with seven of the most sought-after designers. This exclusive collection will be available during a two-hour prime-time television special on HSN October 16 at 8PM and consists of limited-edition clothing, accessories, and jewelry created by Shoshanna, Rebecca Taylor, Tracy Reese, Abbe Held of Kooba, Gerard Yosca, Rebecca Minkoff, and Helen Ficalora.
prnewswire.com Wednesday, October 14, 2009L'Oreal Paris Celebrates 100 Years of Legendary Beauty by Helping to Restore the Hollywood Walk of FameNEW YORK and HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- As L'Oreal celebrates its 100th anniversary of legendary beauty, the L'Oreal Paris brand will soon be honored for its efforts to beautify and preserve a treasured piece of Hollywood -- the iconic Walk of Fame which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2010. On Tuesday, October 20th at 11:30 a.m., the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will present the world's largest beauty company with its Friend of The Walk of Fame award. The ceremony will take place near the entrance to the Kodak Theatre at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, adjacent to the Walk of Fame. Top L'Oreal Paris executives and some of the company's spokespeople are scheduled to attend the unveiling.
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Telegraph Wednesday, October 14, 200910 Fun & Easy Star Halloween CostumesYou don't have to be a sexy nurse to get noticedcheck out these stylish get-ups.
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