Sunday 10 August 2014

Patriots Notebook: Devin McCourty's style must be own

Safety can’t follow Rodney Harrison's lead

Players handle their leadership roles in different ways. Some, like former Patriots safety Rodney Harrison, are loud, in your face, and constantly bringing it on the field.

That was his style when he helped lead the Patriots to two of their three championships.

COLCHESTER – Phil Scott navigated the crowd in the "garage" showroom that is home to Sen. Dick Mazza's Corvette collection on a recent August evening.

The Republican lieutenant governor glad-handed Republicans, Democrats, lobbyists and business leaders — a gathering in support of Scott's re-election campaign that his Democratic senator friend had assembled.

A honking horn signaled that the crowd should listen-up for a few minutes. WVMT radio personality Charlie Papillo launched a short, joke-filled rally.

As the Duchess of Cambridge is awarded the serious sartorial accolade of a place in the Vanity Fair Hall of Fame, its International Best Dressed List’s highest honour, I ask myself: why? Is it right that Kate be ‘'lauded the most polished, eclectic and stylish of dressers'’? Is it appropriate that she be rubbing shoulder pads with the likes of Anna Piaggi, Karl Lagerfeld and Catherine Deneuve? Do cap-sleeved shift dresses, nude hose and cork wedges a fashion icon make? Not in my style bible.

Fan catches ball cleanly off forehand from Swiss legend

Even when Roger Federer loses a point, he does it in style.

During his 6-3, 6-4 victory over Spaniard Feliciano Lopez Saturday at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, Federer sent a shot between his legs to keep a point alive in the second set.

A Ukip MEP who advised prospective party candidates to emulate Hitler’s speaking style has become embroiled in a row with a national newspaper.

Bill Etheridge is said to have described the Nazi dictator as a “magnetic and forceful” performer who “achieved a great deal”.

It's not just the horses who were turning heads at the RDS Horse Show during the week.

More than 600 women competed for the Best Dressed Lady prize at Ballsbridge on Thursday but only one woman came out top, and she is no stranger to picking up prizes.

Johannesburg - Local mining houses may be forced to give up 49 percent of their companies to blacks if the Gauteng ANC’s plans to table a policy proposal that recommends Zimbabwe-style ownership laws gains the support of the ruling party.

Described by at least one analyst as a “subtle form of nationalisation”, the policy proposals will be tabled at the party’s provincial conference next month for endorsement and may go all the way to the ANC national general council (NGC) scheduled for next year.

Core Fashion Show • Show features boutiques and designers that are upcoming and fresh in the fashion industry. Show will highlight what goes into creating the art of fashion. 7 p.m. Aug. 16 at 6128 Delmar Boulevard. $20. 678-382-1253

Missouri Style Week • A collection of St. Louis, national and international designers will present collections including ready-to-wear, wearable art and accessories. Guests will also enjoy a marketplace, performing arts and cocktails. 6 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 20 to 23 at the Moto Museum, 3441 Olive Street in Grand Center. $35-$50 nightly, missouristyleweek.com

A crowd of several hundred gathered Saturday to support the NAACP Religious Affairs Committee’s first Anointed Women of Excellence Fashion Show at the Killeen Civic and Conference Center.

Killeen resident Betty Brown said she came because one of the models, “Elect Lady Shaw,” gave her a ticket.

Barbara Quinney, of Killeen, said she came to support a friend’s daughter who was a model, and to support the women’s ministries and anointed women.

From Anna Wintour to Carine Roitfeld - we examine the definitive looks of 15 fashion insiders.

At Copenhagen Fashion Week, simple designs for austere times

COPENHAGEN - Textureless fabrics in white and beige swept down the runways of Copenhagen Fashion Week in a celebration of a minimalist Nordic design tradition that is flourishing in a climate of economic uncertainty.

The shows—featuring female models lounging on seats reading magazines, or men swaggering in gothic kilts and leather jackets—proclaimed a new Danish style that rejects grandeur for simplicity and irreverence.

Growing exports from houses such as Ganni, Acne and Malene Birger together with international acclaim for designers such as Asger Juel Larsen show the growing influence of a pared-back, understated aesthetic.

The annual Saint Barbara Fashion Show Soiree took place May 2 at The Versailles Ballroom of the Ramada Inn in Toms River. The event raises proceeds for the parish athletic center of Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in Toms River and for United Way, a nonprofit organization that works to improve education, help people achieve financial stability and promote healthy lives.

Theodora Sergiou was the chairwoman for the event, which was attended by about 165 people. Dinner, dancing and a gift auction followed the fashion show. JTK Entertainment provided entertainment.

If you’re a small business owner, it turns out the only thing you need to do to triple your sales is to have the world’s biggest superstar post a photo of your product on Instagram.

That’s exactly what happened to Rachel Pfeffer, who owns and designs her own jewelry line, the aptly-named Rachel Pfeffer Designs, when Beyonce (yes, that Beyonce) posted a photo with a necklace resembling one that Pfeffer sells in her online shop on Tuesday.

Stylized photographs of Olivia Wilde emerged in Glamour this week – her hair softly curled, her legs elegantly crossed as she sits alone at a diner, wearing Prada shoes and a Roberto Cavalli dress, breastfeeding her 5-month-old son, Otis.

The actress is hardly the first celebrity to show off what she looks like while breastfeeding. Gisele Bundchen, Miranda Kerr, Pink, Gwen Stefani and Jaime King have also glamorized nursing by posing for photos to share with the world.

Kim Kardashian has revealed that her make-up regime has changed since she became a mum last year.

The reality TV star says she now no longer spends as much time beautifying herself, although when she does, her baby daughter North is never far away.

"North actually will totally sit on my lap and is fascinated when I’m getting my hair blown out and when I'm getting my makeup done" Kim told Us. "I'll give her a little makeup brush, and she'll be entertained."

Robert McDonald, the new Veterans Affairs secretary, said Saturday that his department had a rare opportunity to make up for its “failed leadership.”

McDonald, speaking to a Disabled American Veterans Conference in Las Vegas, said he would never underestimate the tough challenge in shoring up a department known for falling short in delivering care.“Listen—coming face-to-face with the reality some veterans have endured isn’t a disaster,” McDonald said in his first speech as secretary. “It’s opportunity.”

Collection with MAC cosmetics to include eyeshadows, lipsticks, mascaras and nail polish

Model-turned-actress Brooke Shields has teamed up with bosses at MAC cosmetics to create her own make-up collection.

The Blue Lagoon star, 49, landed the project after a meeting with the firm’s senior vice-president and creative director James Gager, and her range will be available in October, reports contactmusic.com.

Poor Chelsee really should have looked in the mirror before stepping in front of loads of cameras on this occasion, but she's not the only one to forget

Poor old Chelsee Healey.

She's usually polished to perfection in bright colourful outfits.

Teens, tweens turn out to meet Niki and Gabi.

The Beatles had Shea Stadium to greet legions of teenage fans. Teen fashion icons and YouTube sensations Niki and Gabi DeMartino had the Lehigh Valley Mall on Saturday.

For parents and adults who probably haven't heard of them, Niki and Gabi are the teen and tween girls' virtual BFFs when it comes to the advice they dispense on fashion and makeup.

The beauty team at The Mulberry Retreat at Heacham Manor Hotel has been joined by two new members.

Reflexologist and therapist Jo Barker and therapist and spa specialist Hannah Jakeman have brought their expertise to further expand the services available at the beauty salon.

They join manager and therapist Kerry Wells and her business partner Michelle Mitchell, and therapists Megan Carr, Lianne Harvey and Coral Birch.

Sonja Rieger hoped people would see the beauty and the personalities of the people she photographed for her exhibit “Dazzling.” The nearly life-sized portraits are indeed striking with the subjects photographed against black backdrops.

The portraits are of the men who participate in the Platinum International Newcomer’s Pageant, an predominantly African American drag queen pageant held in a makeshift club near Birmingham. The pageant crowns a king and queen and winners spend their reign doing community activism as representatives of the pageant.

Donation by Garnier Israel of 500 care packages to female IDF soldiers spurs anti-Israel mudslinging on social media

NEW YORK — Cosmetics firm Garnier created a big social media stink last week after donating care packages to female Israel Defense Forces soldiers fighting in Operation Protective Edge.

With “take care” as its motto, Garnier’s gifts included soap and deodorant and were distributed by Israel advocacy nonprofit StandWithUs.

People say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In Demeatria Boccella’s eyes, it’s everywhere, even when others might not see it or recognize it within themselves.

For more than a decade Ms. Boccella has strived to diversify people’s views of what’s beautiful — particularly when it comes to the African diaspora and culture — through the FashionAFRICANA events she holds throughout Pittsburgh. Whether it’s a fashion show, a film or art exhibit, she picks attractions that celebrate black beauty and inclusivity.

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