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Victoria's Secret names new Angels

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by Jenni Dawes
Nov 6 2009 4:50PM

Miranda Kerr has made a successful transition from Victoria’s Secret model to high fashion, and now the high fashion models are stepping over into her territory.

The five new Angels for the 2010 show have been revealed as Emanuela de Paula, Lindsay Ellingson, Candice Swanepoel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Chanel Iman, each of whom have a swagger of designer campaigns and shows under their belt.

VS is mama central at the moment. Adriana Lima is due this month, Gisele Bundchen next month, Karolina Kurkova gave birth last week and Heidi Klum three weeks ago.

Miranda will still be walking in the show, which tapes on November 19 and should screen here shortly afterwards. If you need inspiration to start working out for summer, look no further!

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Happy birthday Anna Wintour!!

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by Ana Almeida
Nov 4 2009 3:54PM

The US Vogue editor-in-chief turns 60 today. Here, the G team pick our top five favourite Anna-isms:

1. The first thing that comes to mind when you think of Anna Wintour is her precise, sharp bob. We love that in the ever-changing fad-crazy world of fashion, Anna’s hair style is a comforting constant.

2. What do you do when a rogue former assistant writes a “fictional” account of her time working at a fashion magazine and it gets turned into the hit film, The Devil Wears Prada? Why you turn up at the premiere wearing Prada, of course. Who said Anna didn’t have a sense of humour?

3. When most of the fashion pack are die-hard devotees to fashion’s unofficial uniform, black, Anna refuses to toe the party line, banishing black from her wardrobe and from the pages of Vogue whenever she can in favour of (gasp!) colour and feminine pretty florals.

4. Just when you thought she would remain an enigma forever she goes and lets documentary film maker R.J. Cutler into Vogue’s hallowed halls where he gives us a fly-on-the-wall account of the making of the fashion bible’s biggest ever issue. Sample quote from The September Issue: On their cover girl Sienna Miller after a fitting: "Let's talk about her, because her hair is not looking its best.” Ouch!!

5. And just in case you thought you got to peek beneath her polished veneer a little after watching The September Issue, Anna goes and breaks all her own rules by turning up to the collections this year, smiling and laughing for photographers and wearing the same outfit more than once. Keeping us on our toes…

Anna Wintour laughs it up with daughter Bee Schaffer front row at Zac Posen (above) and in the same Carolina Herrera dress for an appearance on The David Letterman show and at a Topshop Unique dinner. Images: Getty.

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Nicole Kidman admits some ‘strange sexual fetish stuff’

Hitting the headlines

by Ana Almeida
Nov 4 2009 2:23PM

She was famously silent after the break-up of her 10-year marriage to Tom Cruise, but now Nicole Kidman has opened up more than ever before in a revealing new interview with the UK’s GQ magazine.

“I’ve explored obsession. I’ve explored loss and love in terms of being in a grief-stricken place, I’ve explored strange sexual fetish stuff, I’ve explored the mundane aspect of marriage, and monogamy,” says Kidman.

Disappointingly for all those who are curious about what exactly the 42-year-old actress means by “strange sexual fetish stuff”, she doesn’t elaborate. She does however elaborate on her current marriage to country music star Keith Urban.
‘You work on it,’ she said to GQ. ‘It’s a very extraordinary, adventurous place to be: incredibly raw, incredibly dangerous and you’re very much out at sea. You're exposed. You could drown.”

And on her instant fame on marrying Hollywood heavyweight Tom Cruise after meeting on the set of Days of Thunder in 1990, Kidman says:
“I know my agents at the time were like, ‘Do not get married! It will ruin your career!’ and I was like, “But I’m in love”. All I know is that I wasn’t someone interested in fame. And that’s not why I got married. I wanted to work with people who intrigued me.”

Kidman will next appear in the musical Nine alongside Sophia Loren, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench, Marion Cotillard and Kate Hudson, her first foray into film after the birth of daughter Sunday Rose with husband Keith Urban last year.

Nicole Kidman's GQ cover (above) and Kidman with husband Keith Urban at the U.S Open earlier this year (below). Image: Getty.

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Hot to trot

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by Carli Philips
Nov 4 2009 12:40PM

It was lifestyles of the rich and the famous on Melbourne Cup Day with special guests, American rockers Good Charlotte. The charming brothers graciously posed for pics in the nightclub-style Lavazza marquee (albeit in the roped-off section of the exclusive tent in the already very VIP Birdcage) hosted by coffee kings the Valmorbida family. The fine food distributors treated guests to an antipasto spread by chef Guy Grossi. New dad Joel Madden was sadly sans Nicole Richie, and his brother Benji narrowly missed ex-fiance Sophie Monk, who was making a beeline for the Emirates marquee.

Click here for images from the day

Famous faces in the airline’s Indian-themed tent: Irish singer Ronan Keating, Grant Hackett and Candice Alley (is it possible to look this good less two months after giving birth to twins?!), actress Sibylla Dean (who’s just scored a cameo on Gossip Girl), and special royal guest and talented horsewoman, the Queen’s grand-daughter Zara Phillips.

Kaftan-wearing waiters served up rosewater cocktails to the sounds of Jai Ho! and snake-charmer music. Bollywood dancers, sparkly bangles and bindis for all.

Myer’s botanica-themed garden party was a breath of fresh air with the pretty people donning paintbox block colours for the occasion. Hats off to Myer racing ambassador Rebecca Twigley, who looked gorgeous in a fuchsia Nicola Finetti frock and black lattice headpiece by milliner Richard Nylon. Waiters in tennis whites served up Moet, mohitos and cucumber sandwiches to the sounds of old school-meets-disco funk. The guest list included actors Esther Anderson and Jess McNamee, Olivia Newton-John, Jennifer Hawkins, Michael and Lindy Klim, and charming male models Rhys Uhlich and Kris Smith

Best dressed? The super-cool Valmorbida kids who hosted guests in their family’s marquee. Clearly a case of money and taste.

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Has SJP deserted Matthew?

Celebrity tracker

by Georgia Dean-Meyer
Nov 2 2009 5:28PM

Their careers have always taken different directions, but the fortunes of Sarah Jessica Parker and her husband Matthew Broderick have never seemed further apart.

Last week SJP soaked up the sun and enjoyed spa treatments at the luxurious La Mamounia resort in Morocco ahead of filming on location for the Sex And The City sequel.

The 44-year-old relaxed by the pool with a female friend (her SATC2 co-stars were not there) and stayed in a $2000-a-night suite. She also booked out the gym so she could work out in private.

“She looked like she was having a really good time,” says a fellow guest at the newly revamped resort. “She was chatting to staff in French.”

SJP is the fourth highest-earning actress in Hollywood, bringing in $25 million last year, on top of her lucrative perfume and fashion deals. She’s also being paid a reputed $1.8 million as the new face of the Halston clothing label.

Unfortunately the same can’t be said of 47-year-old Matthew. As his wife chilled out in Marrakech, his off-Broadway play The Starry Messenger had its first preview performance.

Audience members reported that Matthew frequently forgot his lines and needed to be prompted several times in the first act alone. The play’s official opening has now been delayed by a week.

It’s not the first time Matthew has received poor reviews – his role in another production earlier this year was also panned. Friends are concerned the problems could trigger a return to the drinking and partying that caused a crisis in his marriage last year, when allegations of an affair surfaced…

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Matthew is home alone in New York (left) while SJP is in Morocco relaxing at luxe La Momounia. Images: Snapper Media. READ COMMENTS 5 COMMENTS

Oh behave! A modern manners guide to the races

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by Dijanna Mulhearn
Nov 2 2009 2:53PM

What to wear and how to act…here, Dijanna Mulhearn’s tips on modern manners

For most of us, Spring Racing at Flemington has nothing to do with watching horses run around a track: it’s a champagne-fuelled parade of the best and worst fashion has to offer. Find out how to be a winner on the field.

DO


• Update classic racing looks with directional cuts, the new bold shoulder or clever draping in soft silks. Strategic ruffles, fresh florals or colour blocking will get you noticed.
• Show some restraint and avoid hats that require Schwarzenegger strength to hold up; they will only give you a headache.
• Steer clear of the hats with too much embellishment or fuss (they end up wearing you). But if your hat is to die for, keep the rest of the look simple so they don’t compete.
• Make one piece shine and construct the rest of your outfit to support it.
• Dress for the weather. No matter how good you look, goosebumps and sweat patches do not.
• Leave your phone off all day.
• Wear appropriate underwear – remember it can be windy at the track! No G-strings – it’s all about Lady GaGa proportions this season.
• Have a budget before placing bets – and stick to it.
• Notice the quietly cool, well-dressed guy who isn’t wearing a wedding ring.
• Register for Myer Fashions On The Field if you love your look and want to have a bit of fun.
• Practise self control when the champagne flows; you don’t want to stumble out, shoes in hand, while howling at every passing taxi. It’s terribly cliched.
• Pay careful attention to underwear colour – if you are wearing a pale frock, avoid darker lingerie.
• Get into the spirit and wear a hat, but remember, it’s the Spring Racing carnival, so avoid heavier fabrics like felt or wool.


DON’T


• Go so avant-garde that it looks like you’ve slapped a bit of cabbage on your head and called it a hat.
• Be seduced by spaghetti straps, strapless dresses or heavy halter necks, and surely we need not even mention the midriff.
• Don’t go overboard with a tandoori tan, as it will distract from the best of dresses.
• Don’t cover yourself in animal prints – you’ll elicit more growls than wolf whistles.
• Wear a frock so full that you get mistaken for a VIP marquee.
• Opt for a mini dress or skirt slashed to the thigh, no matter how good your legs are.
There are rules for the track and being dressed like a lady is one of them.
• Wear one colour head to toe.
• Do denim, Lycra, sequins or thigh-high boots.
• Be bamboozled by sudden bad weather – borrow his suit jacket.
• Don’t accept a cab ride with the drunk guy or believe him when he says you are the love of his life.
• Borrow money for a good tip. Sure things are never sure enough.

Best dressed at Derby Day: Rebecca Twigley (above) and Kate Waterhouse, Jennifer Hawkins and Lara Bingle (below). Images: Getty.

Make sure you pick up this week's issue of Grazia magazine for your bonus lift-out racing style guide

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Angelina’s fears over explosive new books

Celebrity tracker

by Jenny Paul
Nov 2 2009 12:06PM

The actress puts on a brave face as allegations surface of drug use, infidelity and stealing one of her mother’s lovers, writes Jenny Paul

Shortly after Angelina Jolie awoke last Tuesday morning at the four-bedroom house Brad Pitt owns in a gated community in Beverly Hills, the couple’s British-based lawyers rang with news that prompted the actress to spend the rest of the day in tears.

Lurid claims the 34-year-old allegedly slept with her mother’s boyfriend when she was just 16 had been plastered across the world’s entertainment headlines.

And worse, this is just one of many claims writer Andrew Morton – most famous for his biography of Princess Diana – will make in his unauthorised biography, which will hit US stores in the new year.

If that wasn’t bad enough, Canadian biographer Ian Halperin has penned a shocking book of outrageous allegations about the star, titled Brangelina, which is due in shops in just a matter of weeks.

“Brad is furious but Angelina is absolutely heartbroken,” says a friend close to the couple. “She spent most of the day in tears and Angie called a couple of friends saying she thinks these books may well be the final straw that finishes her and Brad’s relationship.

“Angie’s worried what revelations will be in the books and she’s had to discuss difficult things with Brad over recent days, knowing that even if the books aren’t published, he is going to read everything in the manuscripts their lawyers are going over.

“Brad believes Angie has been misunderstood, and now he’s worried these books are going to make him look like a middle-aged, sex-crazed fool who was somehow tricked into leaving his loving wife Jennifer by a calculating, publicity-hungry Angelina.

“Being publicly humiliated is the one thing Brad can’t take.”

Morton decamped to LA for most of the recent northern hemisphere summer and has talked to Angelina’s former friends from high school, as well as some of her ex-lovers and former employees.

He is set to detail Angelina’s alleged affair with a female rock star, and he will make detailed claims about how Angelina allegedly lured Brad away from Jennifer, using sex as a weapon.

But Morton’s biggest coup is apparently his lengthy interviews with documentary filmmaker Bill Day, who was in a relationship with Angelina’s mum Marcheline Bertrand for 12 years, and posted a bitter tribute online after her death, taking aim at Angelina.

Morton has also spoken to Angelina’s former lesbian lover, Jenny Shimizu, who makes various claims about the actress and her relationship with Brad.

“The book, like his other biographies, is going to be nothing short of explosive,” says an insider…

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Havaianas bring Brazil to Bondi

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by Jenni Dawes
Oct 30 2009 3:55PM

The annual Sculpture by the Sea exhibition kicks off in Sydney today, with a welcome addition for thirsty and footsore viewers. Havaianas have set up a botequim, a traditional Brazilian-style bar stocking cold drinks, cheap snacks - and racks upon racks of Havaianas. Yep, if you need to stock up for summer, this would be the place.

Look for it amongst the trees at Marks Park, Bondi until November 15.

Sadly, hot Brazilian soccer players not included.

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This Is It review

Entertain me

by Erin Miller
Oct 29 2009 2:46PM

Cut from more than 100 hours of footage, This Is It gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the rehearsals for Michael Jackson’s mammoth concert dates, which were due to have kicked off a week after his death in June.

It would have been a triumphant return to the stage.

While looking gaunt at times, his energy levels were infectious and his dancing and singing meant he would have deservedly hung on to his title of King of Pop.

This Is It showcases the amazing production Michael was putting together for his return.

From dancers recreating his Thriller routine, to the young Australian guitarist Orianthi Panagaris, he had pulled together the best in the business.

It runs more like a concert film than a documentary, but Michael Jackson fans will lap it up.

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FIRST LOOK: Lady GaGa in Gossip Girl

Entertain me

by Jenni Dawes
Oct 29 2009 2:17PM

Lady GaGa has been snapped filming her cameo on Gossip Girl in a dress that appears to be atoning for her months of pants-less appearances. The bright red, sequin extravaganza is more than 9m long, and as if that wasn’t enough coverage she’s also whacked superfluous nipple pasties on top.

The episode, titled The Last Days of Disco Stick sees Blair organise Lady GaGa to do a private concert, in an effort to impress the elitist NYU theatre group.

Divine fashion guidance may well be at hand for Lady GaGa, in the form of Givenchy’s creative director, Riccardo Tisci. He let slip that he’s currently in New York to "work on an upcoming show in 2011, which I'm doing all the costumes for. I can't say much more, but the performance is a combination of music and opera, and will travel worldwide”.

Lady GaGa starts rehearsals this week on her Fame Monster tour, which she has described as a "pop-electro opera." Sounds like a match to us! Keep checking in for updates.

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