Tom Ford fashions cast for feature foray

Fashion designer Tom Ford is getting the cast in place for his long-awaited move into features.

Colin Firth, Julianne Moore and Matthew Goode are set to star in "A Single Man," Ford's adaptation of the Christopher Isherwood novel. Published in 1964, the novel centers on a gay man who, after the sudden death of his partner, is determined to persist in his usual routine, which is seen in the span of a single, ordinary day in southern California.

Firth is the gay man, an Englishman and professor who feels like an outsider in Los Angeles. Goode is the boyfriend who dies in a car accident and appears in flashbacks. Moore plays a friend of the professor. Ford adapted the screenplay for the independently financed project with David Scearce. A Monday start date is being eyed.

Ford rose to the top of the fashion world with a 10-year run at Gucci, a period that turned around the fortunes of the fashion house. He stepped down in 2004, signing on with CAA with the aim to slide into the director's chair.

Jennifer Lopez, Prince Salute Donatella Versace

New York – Prince didn't say a word - nor did he sing - at Fashion Group International's annual Night of Stars on Thursday, Oct. 23, but he did function as arm candy for Jennifer Lopez on stage as she introduced the evening's big honoree, Donatella Versace, who took home the "Superstar" award.

Lopez may have done all the talking, but when Versace came out to accept her award (a few seconds too early - the Prince song that was supposed to play as she made her entrance started late), she made sure to thank Prince for "being a superstar."

But Versace's timing gaffe wasn't an isolated incident - after a lengthy back and forth between friends Philippe Starck and Christian Louboutin, who both picked up awards (Starck for architecture and Louboutin as a "Star Honoree") - the announcer accidentally introduced presenter Ashley Olsen (there to salute Francisco Costa) in the midst of Louboutin's acceptance speech. Call it "Night of False Starts."

Hosted by Barneys New York's Simon Doonan, he opened the night by humorously urging honorees and presenters to keep the speeches short, "Donatella has to get to Katz's deli in the Lower East Side by 11, she's judging a pickle-eating competition," he quipped.

Karl Lagerfeld eschewed the unofficial time limit rule with his introduction of Harold Koda, the curator of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and recipient of the "Fashion Oracle" award, with a speech that elaborated on fashion's relevance to the history books. "He is the future of fashion," said Lagerfeld about Koda. "He will decide what will be remembered from today," to which Koda responded, "I feel I should be handing Karl the award."

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The Loss In Fashion

Have we hit upon the right idea of Fashion? The process which has been going on ever since the world began seems to have a defect in it. When you have got a woman thoroughly civilized and well fashioned you cannot do anything more with her. And it is worth reflection what we should do, what could we spend our energies on.

We do not like to admit that fashion process has its cycles, that fashion and women, like trees and fruit, grow, ripen, and then decay. The world has always had a conceit that the globe could be made entirely fashionable, and all over the home of a society constantly growing better. In order to accomplish this we have striven to eliminate bad taste in women and in nature:

Every great city has enough of the same element. Is this an accident, or is it a necessity of the refinement that we insist on calling fashion? We are always sending out designers, models to savage or perverted nations, we are always sending out emigrants to occupy and reduce to order neglected territory. This is our main business. How would it be if this business were really accomplished, and there were no more peoples to teach our way of life to, and no more territory to bring under productive cultivation? Without the necessity of putting forth this energy, a survival of the original force in man, how long would our fashion last? In a word, if the world were actually all civilized, would not it be too weak even to ripen? We have a gay confidence that we can do something for Africa. Can we reform London and Paris and New York, which our own hands have made?

If we cannot, where is the difficulty? Is this a hopeless world? Must it always go on by spurts and relapses, alternate fashion and bad fashion, and the bad fashion being necessary to keep us employed and growing? Or is there some mistake about our ideal of fashion? Does our process too much eliminate the rough vigor, courage, stamina of the race? After a time do we just live, or try to live?

The Handbag Is A Cool Fashion Item

Handbags have been very popular ever since they were first introduced and their popularity continues to grow even to this day. These days, a handbag is a way to carry the things we need from day to day while still looking fashionable. Many people are craving for and follow the purse and bag designs that many fashion designers and fashion houses have. You can usually only use one at a time, knowing nobody else has a one that is exactly the same must be the driving force behind the desire to own more. It is also fair to say that more people go for leather handbags than any other style.

Handbags which are created by famous designers. Designer handbags are a creation of uniqueness by the designers and this is trampled upon by other designers who copy the look and design their own version of the same bag. One accessories of a women's world of fashion is the ladies handbag which comes in many unique and colorful designs and materials.

But within several months of its release, it looses its uniqueness due to others copying its look and trying to capture the market. Names like Louis Vuitton, Gucci and many other Italian and French based bags are the most sought after brands of designer handbags. There are brands that are popular which come from different countries include America, Asia and Europe. The bag and purse market is mostly targeted on women, who have been rated the largest buyers of these products all over the world, with designers in the handbag sector concentrating solely on them.

When it is possible to purchase a great handbag for under $500, it makes it almost impossible to justify charging many thousands of dollars for a bag simply because it carries a specific name , or was inspired by a specific designer.

Sexy Models

The importance of the sexy models always remains on acme in glamour modeling industries. The newest and sexiest face gets the high status and demand compare to other models because of their erotic expression and sexiest appeal. No one can stop the glory of such female or male models in fashion and commercial world.

Comparing the demand of sexy models to commercial and fashion model, they have the high income package and prerequisite by top modeling agency all around the world. Sexy black young female and Asian women are highly hired by talent agency for lingerie and nude modeling. Apart from these, they get the place for swimsuit or bikini or cosmetic product promotional modeling. Child and Teen model with charming face have the right change to start their career male modeling.

Female Models

The glory and shining of the female modeling and fashion industries are depends on the top female models and hopeful girls who want to make her career in fashion modeling. Female models from any civilization are always remained in demand because of their sexy figure and beautiful looks. Whether she is a black female model or Asian model, she will always require by top modeling agency. The most attractive things which attract the audience are their fitness.
Female models are always welcomed by glamour modeling for swimsuit/lingerer, bikini or runway modeling. Lots of fashion shows are regularly arranged by many modeling school and scouts for upcoming female models to make their marks on glamour worlds.