Rigby & Peller With Pink Lingerie For Breast Cancer Awareness

As we all know, October is the international Breast Cancer Awareness international month. Lingerie giants Rigby & Peller have launched a limited edition collection Alondra with special pink designs for this month in support of this important cause. 10% of the October sales from the Alondra range will be donated in aid of the Breast Cancer Haven charity. The desirable collection is suitable for all occasions and features a full range of sizes as well as the bras are available in full cup, plunge or balcony styles. Alondra is delicately crafted from soft mesh tulle with Art Deco inspired organic embroidery and it is luxuriously adorned with ribbon and crystal trim. The pale pink color is especially designed for Breast Cancer month. Prices range from £64.95 for the bras and £38.95 for the bikini brief. You can visit their website to take a look at the beautiful pieces. Rigby & Peller hope to raise and donate £3,000 for the Breast Cancer Haven charity, which you can visit here and learn more about it.

Swarovski Pink Hope Crystals 2008

October is the international breast cancer awareness month and we can all join Swarovski in their fight against cancer by wearing pink! Swarovski Pink Hope 2008 features three special jewellery pieces that would contribute to this important cause; the lovable Nirvana ring in soft pink crystal, the elegant Evita sparkling bracelet in pink crystal mesh and the tender pink Love pendant covered in crystals. Swarovski will donate 20% of the proceeds from the sale of Pink Hope creations to the Krebsliga Switzerland (Swiss Breast Cancer Awareness Association). These three products are available in Switzerland only. Swarovski has dedicated the last five years in supporting the fight against breast cancer with its line “Pink Hope.”

Other products of Pink Hope from the past include the pink hope charm and the love faith hope pink heart mirror compact, both of which can be found on Ebay.

Model Faints at Alexander McQueen Show in Paris

The Alexander McQueen fashion show for Spring 2009 in Paris started out really refreshing and fun, especially when the designer showed up at the end in a bunny suit along with his animal friends, like the polar bear, the cute tiger and the deer (you can look at the picture below.) The show wasn’t all fun as unfortunately one of the models fainted on exiting the stage at the end of her catwalk and did not even make it out for the final catwalk closing the show. Reportedly, the model was Abbey Lee who looked extremely pale and distressed while on the runway. Although, the cause is not yet known, the corset she was wearing looked dangerously tight and one might speculate whether it had something to do with the collapse. One thing is for sure, we all hope that she is doing well!

Victoria Beckham Shocks NY with Heel-Less Boots!

At the Beckhams’ perfume launch this weekend in New York, Victoria shocked all by wearing these PVC thigh-high heel-less boots by Antonio Berardi. A pair of these runs at about $5,600 and are made to order. The English-Italian designer started the heel-less shoe trend in the summer with the heel-less sandals which were actually bought by Uma Thurman, Gwyneth Paltrow and of course Posh Spice. These new made to order boots have already sold around 60 pairs worldwide.

Is this design impossible to wear? After all, heels alone make you feel enormous pain after long hours, then what will no heels do for your high-”heeled” shoes? Well, according to Berardi these shoes do not cause any pain.

“They are perfectly balanced. When the girls come for fittings, they look a bit daunted, but by the end they say it’s just like wearing a regular shoe. They are graceful and there is a ballerina nature about them. Having a heel is really just psychological.” The trick to the heel-less shoes is that they have a bigger platform sole which stretched back further than the ordinary heel shoes and this is what gives the needed support not to fall. However, when you walk you would need to step on your toes first. Medical experts of course disagree warning that if regularly worn, the shoes could cause permanent physical damage. I can see their appeal as they remind of the pointe ballerina shoes. But any ballerina would tell you that she would never wear her shoes unless she had to, no matter how appealing they are.

Would you wear the heel-less shoes? Is this the next dangerous footwear trend that everyone will start obssesing about?

Julia Roberts and Giorgio Armani Collaborate for a Good Cause

Julia Roberts is teaming up with Italian designer Giorgio Armani to create t-shirts supporting the (PRODUCT) RED initiative. The shirts will be for both women and men and will be sold through the Emporio Armani brand. They will be available in grey, white, black and red and will feature the tree of life motif that Julia Roberts created last year in her first collaboration with the designer, when back in December of 2007, the duo created bracelets for the good cause. 40 percent of the gross profit margin of the shirts will go towards the Global Fund, in support of AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria programs in Africa. Roberts specifically requested that the t-shirts will be made in Africa as well. Armani, in great admiration of the talented actress says, “Julia has helped to create beautiful and unique designs for both women and men, which will be a visible reminder of the part that we can all play in fighting AIDS in Africa. I adore working with Julia and appreciate, once again, how she always stands by my side in important collaborations such as this.”

We can show our support for this important cause by buying the shirts when they hit stored in September for the price of $125. They will also be available online at http://emporioarmani.com.