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Michele Scannavini, president of Coty Prestige, said: "this acquisition was an important step in Coty's development. the group now holds an important position in the global market for perfume. Today, Chloe considerably strengthens our portfolio of fragrance brands designers. the launch of this new fragrance is an important step for us. the new Chloé fragrance reflects the values ??of the Chloé brand: a contemporary vision of femininity, both aspirational and universal. " Ralph Toledano, Chloé's CEO, said: "the launch of a new Chloe fragrance is a very important event greatly anticipated by our firm. this new women's fragrance arrives after Chloe Collection, created in 2005. we hope to open road within the family of great classics. " the new Chloé fragrance incarnates the spirit and values ??of the brand: eternally feminine and trendy. Distribute this new fragrance in a select circuit outlets in February 2008 in Europe, USA, Canada, Southeast Asia, Japan, Australia and the Middle East, "said Michele Scannavini. since its inception, the brand has always recruited young talents who have quickly become renowned designers such as Karl Lagerfeld in 1966, Martine Sitbon in 1980, Stella McCartney and Phoebe Philo in 1997 in 2001. On October 11, 2006, Paulo Melim Andersson took the reins after being appointed artistic director of the brand. the young stars of today have become enamored of this new form of elegance, as did the stars of Hollywood in the past. Chloé is experiencing rapid global expansion: 57 stores worldwide with plans for further openings in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. 40% of worldwide sales are generated in Europe Chloé, and 25% in the U. S. . Today, Coty inc. is the largest fragrance company in the world and a recognized leader in global beauty with annual net sales of over 3,200 million dollars. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, passion, innovation and creativity, Coty inc. has developed an unrivaled portfolio of notable brands offer innovative products to consumers in 91 markets in the world. the Coty brand portfolio is distributed Prestige leading retailers and e includes Baby Phat, Calvin Klein, Cerruti, Chloe, Chopard, Davidoff, Jennifer Lopez, Jette Joop, Jil Sander, JOOP!, Karl Lagerfeld, Kenneth Cole, LAMB by Gwen Stefani, Lancaster, Marc Jacobs, Nautica, Nikos, Sarah Jessica Parker, Vera Wang and Vivienne Westwood. the portfolio of brands, Coty Beauty has a distribution of consumer goods, and includes adidas, Aspen, Astor, Celine Dion, Chupa Chups, David and Victoria Beckham, Desperate Housewives, Esprit, Exclamation, Isabella Rossellini, Jovan, Kate Moss, Kylie Minogue, mary-kateandashley, miss sixty, miss Sporty, Phat Farm, Pierre Cardin (i), Rimmel, Shania Twain, Stetson, Tonino Lamborghini and Vanilla Fields. Coty and Puig have a strategic partnership for the distribution of the jil sander style perfume lines of Nina Ricci, Carolina Herrera, Prada, Paco Rabanne, and Comme des Garcons in the U. S. . UU. and Canada. . .
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My special guest today is multi-published author, Catherine Bybee. This is release day for her latest book, POSSESSIVE and she is here to tell us all about it. 

CB: thanks for having me on your blog again, Kaye. It’s always nice to be here.

KM:  You can guest blog with me anytime, Catherine. Can you tell us how POSSESSIVE differs from your other books?

CB:  This book is a step away from werewolves and time travel… but as my readers will see, the story begins in a hospital, where I really have to work hard to come up with scenes (NOT) * A gentle reminder that I spent years working as an ER RN.

I have but one real question for the bloggers stopping by today and that is this… do you believe in ghosts? Why? or Why not?

KM:  I love ghost stories! how about sharing an excerpt with us?

CB:  sure. Here is a look at POSSESSIVE:

Grief counselor Lauren Trousdale has no choice but to take her work home with her. A near-death experience left her with the ability to not only see, but also communicate with ghosts. The gift isn’t one she dares reveal to anyone—certainly not to Dr. Ethan Bailey, the man she can’t stop dreaming about. The ghosts are mostly kind, lost souls, but when a lovely, erotic dream about Ethan turns into a nightmare, Lauren wakes to an ice-cold room and the fear that she’s not alone.

Ethan’s attraction to Lauren blooms the first time he sees her. As they grow closer, he realizes she is hiding something, but never expects her secret to be a ghostly stalker. Ethan’s only concern is protecting Lauren, but when the ghost becomes violent, Ethan must risk everything to save her. Can Lauren let him take that risk alone?

Excerpt

He moved closer and pretended to remove a piece of lint from her shoulder. her emerald green eyes left his and glanced at her clothing. when she rounded her gaze on him again, he stood near enough to enjoy the heat of her skin. His fingers itched to touch the copper strand of hair that had escaped its binding. Lauren sucked in a breath and licked her lips, while staring at his. There it was again, desire bouncing off her and whacking him upside the head.

“go out with me.” it really wasn’t a question. more like, “Let’s get this electrifying thing we both want to explore going,” but he left that part unstated.

“what?” She still stared at his lips. it took all his restraint not to lean down and respond to what he hoped was an unconscious plea for a kiss.

“Dinner, tonight, after your shift.” The words slid from his lips in a soft easy flow. her response didn’t take long.

“Okay,” she whispered. her one word caught in his gut and moved lower into a tight knot of excitement.

He lowered his chin and waited for her response. Lauren pushed closer to him, the slight curve of her breasts brushed against his chest, the sweet scent of her floral perfume shot through his system. Sweet Jesus, who’s being derailed now?

He stayed there hovering over her lips. “Good,” he finally said before shifting back on his heels.

“Good.” Lauren stepped back. her chest rose and fell with each deep breath letting him know she was as affected as he was.
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KM:  now, back to Catherine’s original question. “do you believe in ghosts? Why? or Why not?”

CB: thanks for letting me yak today. I look forward to readers feedback on POSSESSIVE. and again, thanks for having me, Kaye.

KM: Glad you stopped by. Come back anytime!

POSSESSIVE is available now from The Wild Rose Press. you can pick up your copy today!

To learn more about Catherine Bybee and her books visit her website and blog. you can also find her on Facebook and Twitter.

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Written by: Eva Geraldine FontanelliPhotos courtesy of Dolce and Gabbana

On the invitation were two black shoes, one a straight forward lace up, and the other a high heeled pump.  A bit of foreshadowing as to what the show will be about; a big game of opposites, the masculine and feminine.  A theme that plays with the sensuality for which Dolce and Gabanna is famous. without coincidence it was David Bowie that pumped through the speakers, and as the models hit the runway you saw the 80’s punk, Boy George-esque influence with tailored jackets, overcoats, tuxedo shirts, vests accessorized with embroidered suspenders and hats. The bright palette of yellow, pink, blue, musical notes, stars, piano keys and sequins were campy but still very Dolce.

For the feminine aesthetic body hugging shapes for their typical sensual feminine dresses, pert shirts with pencil skirts, romantic chiffons, and details like pailettes and lace.  The miss Sicily, an iconic bag of the house, is still there but minimized and worn as a belt.

The mélange of both looks sealed the theme: men’s shoes with evening dresses, trousers with pailettes, leopard fur for suits.

It seems like Stefano Gabanna and Domenico Dolce might have distanced them self from their traditional Sicilian woman letting in a more fun and playfull way to dress chic sensual and stylish.  Perhaps a nod at the growing Asian demographic who are asking for bright, young fun clothing with that well-made history of an iconic label.

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this serpentine front chest of drawers of cherry wood and mahogany descended in the Searls family of Pomfret, Conn. its imaginative stylistic details and inlays link it to central Massachusetts craftsman Nathan Lombard, who is also thought to have made five related chests. Ebenezer Howard, a Sturbridge, Mass., craftsman who worked for Lombard, signed the chest, which sold to G.W. Samaha for $872,500. the chest fetched $365,500 when it came up at Skinner in Bolton, Mass., in 1999.

:Two cataloged, single-owner sales and one big various owners’ sale pushed Sotheby’s three-day Americana total to $14.4 million, smartly above the $11.5 cumulative target that the York Avenue auction house set for itself.

Various Owners

the eclectic various owners’ sale on January 21–22 came in at just under $8 million on 299 lots. another 148 lots were passed. Buyers’ appetites were whetted by several choice examples of New England furniture.

Foremost among them was a serpentine front cherry wood chest of drawers that descended in the Searls family of Connecticut. It sold in the room to dealer G.W. Samaha against heated competition from Todd Prickett for $872,500. It is attributed to the rural Massachusetts cabinetmaker Nathan Lombard, who is presumed to have made this and five related chests. the chest is signed by Ebenezer Howard, a Sturbridge, Mass., craftsman who worked for Lombard.

a small, vividly inlaid New Hampshire dressing table attributed to Judkins and Senter of Portsmouth went to Prickett Antiques of Yardley, Penn., against stiff completion from New Hampshire dealer Peter Sawyer for $278,500. the dressing table was estimated at $15/30,000.

Paul Revere Jr made this pair of silver wine cups, $752,500, in 1792 for Moses Michael Hays, a prominent merchant in New York, Newport and Boston. Hays was married to the sister of New York silversmith Myer Myers. a founder of the Massachusetts Bank and a member of Touro Synagogue in Newport, Hays is interred in the Colonial Jewish Burial Ground in Newport. Hascoe Collection.

a New York marble top mixing table of about 1765 was knocked down to Pennsylvania conservator Alan Miller for $230,500.

a New York mahogany five-legged serpentine front games table went to a phone bidder for $182,500.

New Hampshire dealer Peter Sawyer claimed a bonnet-top cherry wood high chest of drawers from a group made in the Salem-Ipswich area of Massachusetts for $122,500.

Silver

the sale opened on January 21 with a 177 lots of prints, porcelain and silver. Leading the way was the Ptarmigan vase, a monumental copper, silver and gold mokume vessel measuring 25 inches high and dating to around 1900. It brought $662,500 from a Canadian dealer bidding on behalf of a Canadian museum. the vessel descended in the family of Tiffany designer Paulding Farnham, an investor in the Ptarmigan mines in British Colombia.

an enameled gold Order of the Cincinnati medal made for General Nathanael Greene to a design by Major Pierre L’Enfant by Duval & Francastel of Paris in 1784 sold for $242,500. Greene, a Rhode Island native, played an important role in George Washington’s surprise attack on Trenton in 1776.

Engraved with hunters in a landscape and the arms of Foxcroft and Danforth, a circa 1750 silver teapot by Jacob Hurd of Boston tripled estimate to bring $278,500.

Folk Art

the mixed metal Ptarmigan vase of 1900–05 sold for $662,500 to a Canadian dealer bidding on behalf of an undisclosed Canadian museum. the vase descended in the family of Tiffany designer Paulding Farnham, an investor in the Ptarmigan mines in British Colombia. Sotheby’s discovered the signatures of five Tiffany craftsmen on the vase’s base.

Edwin Hochberg and his wife, Thayer, began buying cobalt decorated American stoneware in the late 1970s. they purchased many of the 39 consigned lots at country auctions and from specialist dealers. a J&E Norton, Bennington, Vt., 4-gallon jug decorated with a corralled and saddled horse led the selection, bringing the low end of its estimated range, $80,500.

another favorite from this group was a heart-shaped New York inkwell incised and decorated with love birds. the inkwell sold to a phone bidder for $31,250 against its $20/100,000 estimate.

Folk art from other consigners included Ammi Phillips’s “Portrait of a Rosy Cheeked Girl in a Pink Dress.” It brought $290,500 in the room to a collector and dealer from Canada.

Needlework authorities Stephen and Carol Huber underbid Polly Burns’s circa 1768 Boston canvas work picture of a shepherdess and piper that sold in the room to a young couple for $122,500. the Hubers previously sold the piece to Clara L. McLean of Pinehurst, N.C., from whose estate the needlework was drawn.

a watercolor, pen and ink painting depicting Montpelier, James Madison’s house in Orangeville, Va., before it was enlarged in 1809 sold to Virginia dealer Sumpter Priddy for $25,000. the watercolor is by Anna Thornton, wife of the architect William Thornton. Thornton wrote about her visit to the Madisons in her diary in 1802, around the time that she painted the image.

Private Collection

Ammi Phillips’s “Portrait of a Rosy Cheeked Girl in a Pink Dress” sold to a collector and dealer from Canada for $290,500. It is from a series of portraits of seated children in red costumes undertaken by the itinerant painter between 1830 and 1835.

Buyers snubbed Sotheby’s January 22 cataloged auction of important Americana from a private collection. the $944,945 session was just over 72 percent sold by lot. With 36 of 132 lots unsold, and many other items selling at or below low estimate, the sale achieved only 38 percent of its estimated value.

Successes included a Philadelphia Chippendale mahogany games table of circa 1770 with fretwork carved legs in the Marlborough style. It sold to an absentee bidder for $98,500 against an estimate of $80/160,000.

a set of six Philadelphia Chippendale mahogany chairs of circa 1770 brought the same price, $98,500, selling to Delaware dealer James Kilvington.

an English japanned watch hutch exceeded estimate to sell to Massachusetts dealer Clark Pearce for $23,750 against the $6/12,000 estimate.

Chinese Export tablewares in the Tobacco Leaf pattern showed strength. Three platters and six plates achieved a combined $58,125.

Engraved with the motto “Sang Des Roi,” an ivory-handled Paktong tea urn left the room at $25,000.

a New York collector who studies schoolgirl art acquired an exceptional 1790 George III hexagonal tea caddy, $11,250, embellished with rolled paper and a miniature landscape enclosed in a medallion.

Hascoe Collection

this circa 1750 silver teapot made by Jacob Hurd of Boston is engraved with a hunting scene and the arms of Foxcroft and Danforth, probably for Judge John Foxcroft and his wife Elizabeth Danforth. It descended in a prominent Boston family to sell for $278,500.

For their waterfront home in Greenwich, Conn., Suzanne and Norman Hascoe bought what struck their fancy — colonial and Federal American furniture, Czech paintings, Italian glass, Russian silver and a few example of American illustration art. Sotheby’s sold some of the slew on January 23, raising $5.4 million on 375 lots in a successful auction that was more than 90 percent sold by both lot and value.

Leading the way was a pair of silver wine cups, $752,500, made by Paul Revere Jr of Boston in 1792 for Moses Michael Hays, a founder of the Massachusetts Bank in 1784. a set of richly enameled Russian Faberge silver-gilt dessert flatware made in Moscow in 1910 brought $80,500.

New York dealer Leigh Keno acquired a pair of Newport Queen Anne shell carved mahogany side chairs attributed to John Goddard for $230,500. a second Newport chair, a shell carved Chippendale example also attributed to Goddard, made $145,500.

a Massachusetts Queen Anne high chest of drawers and matching dressing table illustrated in Lockwood’s Colonial Furniture in America in 1913 and later handled by John Walton sold midestimate for $350,500.

the Hascoes’ exceptional Czech art collection is slated to be sold in London in June.

Prices include buyer’s premium.

For information, 212-606-7000 or sothebys.com .

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The third annual Runway Repurposed will showcase the talent and creativity of 44 youth and adult designers Saturday at the Opera House in Howell.

Designers of all ages must create a new, original garment from donated items they selected upon registering for the event, an eco-friendly fundraiser for the Opera House and the Livingston Arts Council.

The event kicks off with a public reception at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Opera House, 123 W. Grand River Ave. in Howell.

Models will hit the runway at 3 p.m.

Contestants may add additional fabric to complete their design, but 70 percent of the finished garment must be from the repurposed clothing. Designers must provide their own model.

Following the runway exhibition, a silent auction will take place in which patrons can bid on the repurposed garments. Awards and prizes will be given away, as well, along with gift bags for all the designers.

A portion of the proceeds this year will be donated to the Family Resource Center of Livingston County.

Area designers who create garments from recycling clothing and fabric have donated garments for the auction, as well.

Admission to the show is $10 per person if purchased before the day of the event and $12 at the door.

For details and ticket information, call (517) 540-0065 or visit theoperahouse.us or Facebook.com/theoperahouse.

Tickets can be purchased in Howell at Le Boutique, Carriage House Designs and Alterations By Rozi. In Brighton, tickets are available at Cooper & Binkley Jewelers and Edward Jones.

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Fashion at the Golden Globes never disappoints. because this awards ceremony is more casual than its stiffer cousin the Oscars, you see more color, less (staid) black.

Leave that to the guys.

Green seemed to be one big theme — with Angelina Jolie leading the charge in a sparkly full length yet sexy Versace. Catherine Zeta Jones opted for a forest green Monique Lhuillier but was less successful, in one what looked to be a lumpy takeoff on Scarlett O’Hara’s drapes.

Anne Hathaway tried — and failed — with a ’40s style champagne Armani with shoulder pads Joan Collins would envy. Didn’t Anne learn anything from The Devil Wears Prada?

January Jones stole the show in a zig zaggy Versace. Olivia Wilde, too, got herself noticed in a silver puffy stunner by Marchesa. Now, her bangs were the right length.

Halle Berry worked the sexpot angle in a black lingerie like Nina Ricci get-up that had a sheer train. She almost made best actor winner Paul Giamatti (Barney’s Version) faint when she presented his award.

what happened to Sandra Bullock? The megastar is usually such a hit on the red carpet. Her Jenny Packham gown was as frumpy as your grandma’s tablecloth. Plus her bangs were too long (fire your hair stylist!).

Leighton Meester didn’t do herself a favor in that Burberry Prorsum dress that Laura Ingalls Wilder would covet from the grave.

There were a few one-shouldered wonders – Amy Adams, nice in navy blue Marchesa; Lea Michele, ladylike in tea rose Oscar de la Renta. but Julianne Moore missed her mark in what appeared to be a giant cocoon attached to her body. it was a respectable label, too — Lanvin.

Stars of the night: Megan Fox, who is not only gorgeous but played the Hollywood princess role to the heights in a pink tight sheath. And Natalie Portman, in a silky Viktor & Rolf maternity dress with a rose brooch, was glowing in only the way moms-to-be and Globe winners can.

Emma Stone and Claire Danes both got dressed in coral Calvin Kleins. The former rocked hers, the latter (who has less shape), not so much. but she had a hot accessory — husband Hugh Dancy.

Was Jennifer Lopez going to renew her vows to Marc Anthony in that Zuhair Murad dress? no other reason for all that white.

Nicole Kidman somehow made her white Prada shine through the rainbow pack, though.

Christina Aguilera squeezed into a lacy mermaid number that was so 1987. Helena Bonham Carter raised well-plucked eyebrows with two different colored shoes.

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I can’t believe I forgot to post this to my blog having reviewed this a while ago and posted to Amazon.

The historical biography genre is alive and well in the hands of Eric Metaxas…his book about famous pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer is so fluid and alive that it transports the reader to another world. That the subject matter of Dietrich Bonhoeffer is eminantly important is beyond a doubt and Metaxas weaves an incredibly readable and highly relevant biography that captures details that have been missed or downplayed in other sources.

It is something when you can say that a biography is so compelling you find it hard to put down but this is just such a biography.Metaxas writes with a clear awareness of the relevance of Bonhoeffer to our own culture and emphasizes certain aspects of his life and theology such as the question of “what is the church?” Truly a biography for our time.

The author’s biographical skills are not the only thing showcased in the text, his attention to historical detail is also constantly at the fore.

For those who know and appreciate Bonhoeffer you will be very happy with Metaxas’ treatment of him. If you are unaware of him or simply not a fan of biographies I cannot stress enough how important it is for you to check out this book. you will be introduced to a person who will challenge and sharpen you and you will be given a wonderful and unique perspective about a critical period in world history – early 20th century Europe.

I promise you that this book will not disappoint…it will be a measure of what a biography should be for years to come.

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The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the CatwalkDallas Museum of ArtNovember 13, 2011 through February 12, 2012

The first retrospective devoted to the designs of world-renowned French couturier Jean Paul Gaultier will make its U.S. debut at the Dallas Museum of Art in November 2011. marking the first time that the DMA will present an exhibition dedicated to exploring the art of fashion, The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk will provide an unprecedented look at the designer dubbed fashion’s “enfant terrible” from the time of his first runway shows in the 1970s and who has become one of the most important fashion designers of recent decades. Organized by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in collaboration with the maison Jean Paul Gaultier, the exhibition will premiere in Montreal on June 15, 2011, and will be on view at the Dallas Museum of Art from November 13, 2011, through February 12, 2012, before traveling to its final stop in the U.S. at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, de Young, in March 2012.

“Jean Paul Gaultier’s couture fashions are bold and unapologetic, and intuitively reflect the cultural moods of a global society. his designs inspire, influence, and bring the very essence of imagination to life,” said Bonnie Pitman, The Eugene McDermott Director of the Dallas Museum of Art. “The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier marks the first time the DMA will present an exhibition that explores the art of fashion and we are thrilled to be the first U.S. institution to exhibit the first retrospective on the work of one of the most influential designers of our time.”

“I wanted to create an exhibition on Jean Paul Gaultier more than any other couturier because of his great humanity,” explained Nathalie Bondil, Director and Chief Curator of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. “Beyond the technical virtuosity, an unbridled imagination and ground-breaking artistic collaborations, Gaultier offers an open-minded vision of society, a crazy, sensitive, and sassy world in which everyone can assert his or her own identity through a unique ‘fusion couture.’”

The exhibition—organized along five different thematic sections, including “Jean Paul Gaultier’s Paris,” “Fusions,” “Multi-Gender,” “Eurotrash/ X-Rated,” and “Metropolis”—will feature approximately 120 ensembles from the designer’s couture collections, as well as from his prêt-à-porter line, along with their accessories. Created between 1976 and 2010, the majority of these pieces have never been exhibited. Sketches, stage costumes, and excerpts from films, runway shows, concerts, dance performances and televised interviews will all provide a look at the couturier’s world and will explore how his avant-garde fashions challenged societal and aesthetic codes in unexpected, and often humorous, ways. Photography will also be a major focus of attention, thanks to loans of, in many cases, never-before-seen prints from renowned contemporary photographers and artists.

A substantial portion of the exhibition will also be devoted to the artistic collaborations that have characterized the world of Gaultier, including filmmakers (Peter Greenaway, Luc Besson, Caro and Jeunet, and Pedro Almodóvar) and contemporary choreographers (Maurice Béjart, Angelin Preljocaj and Régine Chopinot), not to mention the world of popular music, in both its French incarnations (Yvette Horner, Les Rita Mitsouko and Mylène Farmer) and international (Madonna, Kylie Minogue and Lady Gaga).

Exhibition Organization and Tour

Under the leadership of Nathalie Bondil, Director and Chief Curator of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk is curated by Thierry-Maxime Loriot of the Musuem, with the assistance of fashion historian Florence Müller, Guest Curator. Mannequin design, production and staging for the exhibition were developed by the Museum with Denis Marleau and Stéphanie Jasmin of the Montreal theatre company UBU. The coordinating curator of the Dallas presentation is Kevin W. Tucker, The Margot B. Perot Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at the Dallas Museum of Art

The exhibition tour will include:

• The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (June 15, 2011–October 2, 2011),
• The Dallas Museum of Art (November 13, 2011–February 12, 2012), and
• The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (March 24, 2012–August 19, 2012).

Exhibition Catalogue

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts will publish, in French and in English, a major monograph on the occasion of this exhibition. Featuring nearly 500 illustrations and photographs, the 424-page catalogue will include interviews with Gaultier’s colleagues, mentors and muses, as well as the artists he has worked with— among them Pedro Almodóvar, Catherine Deneuve, Farida Khelfa, Madonna, Martin Margiela, Pierre Cardin and Dita Von Teese—and will feature many previously unpublished illustrations from the maison Gaultier archives and other sources. it will include an essay written by Suzy Menkes, journalist at The New York Times and fashion editor of the International Herald Tribune, and two interviews with the designer himself, in addition to an interview with Valerie Steele, fashion historian and director of New York’s The Museum at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology), as well as a timeline of Gaultier’s career and a complete bibliography.

About the Dallas Museum of Art

Located in the vibrant Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ranks among the leading art institutions in the country and is distinguished by its innovative exhibitions and groundbreaking educational programs. At the heart of the Museum and its programs are its encyclopedic collections, which encompass more than 24,000 works and span 5,000 years of history, representing a full range of world cultures. Established in 1903, the Museum today welcomes more than 500,000 visitors annually and acts as a catalyst for community creativity, engaging people of all ages and backgrounds with a diverse spectrum of programming, from exhibitions and lectures to concerts, literary readings and dramatic and dance presentations.

The Dallas Museum of Art is supported in part by the generosity of Museum members and donors and by the citizens of Dallas through the City of Dallas/Office of Cultural Affairs and the Texas Commission on the Arts.

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Lewes 1-1 Dartford

1:03pm Monday 1st November 2010

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DARTFORD’S away blues continued on Saturday but it could have been a lot worse had Tom Bonner’s late goal not earned the visitors a point at struggling Lewes’ Dripping Pan ground.

It says something about Lewes when, as the home team kicking down the slope, it took them 41 minutes to earn their first corner.

It was a scruffy affair, which earned them an equally scruffy lead stabbed home by Paul Olima.

Not for the first timethis season, Tony Burman had to change his pre-match plans with Elliot Bradbrook having to withdraw due to a hamstring injury.

despite this Darts took the game to Lewes from the start with Ryan Hayes cutting in from the right to fire across the face of the goal before a tricky Lee Noble run saw him beat three men before firing over.

Lewes made an early substitution with Andre Taiwo replacing Sonny Cobbs on 12 minutes. the home side’s new manager obviously made defence his first priority and his players responded by getting bodies in the way as much as possible. apart from the goal, the Rooks’ only threat came on 26 minutes when a John Whitehouse throw was intercepted but hit wide.

the second half saw Darts look for the leveller with a free-kick on the edge of the box going narrowly over, a Danny Harris shot suffering the same fate and Noble bringing a save from keeper Chris Winterton. a high ball into the home penalty area was completely misjudged by Winterton but it bounced away from danger. It was that sort of afternoon for Darts.

a triple Dartford substitution on 75 minutes saw Charlie Sheringham, James White and Adam Burchell replace Carl Rook, Noble and Michael Shinn respectively. Darts were fired up and a couple of 20-man handbag scuffles followed. going into four minutes of time added on, Darts had an obvious penalty call dismissed when Jamie Crellin clearly fouled Danny Harris.

a free kick for Darts was quickly taken and Bonner fired them level with a low drive past Winterton to rescue a point.

Dartford: Whitehouse, Burgess, Bonner, Champion, Goodacre, Shinn (Burchell 75), Hayes, Noble (White 75), Rook (Sheringham 75), Burns, Harris. Subs not used: Bruce, Berquez. Att: 953.

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Eva Longoria 05/11/2010

Eva Longoria Parker said her pal Victoria Beckham is designing a few outfits for her to wear when she hosts the MTV Europe Music Awards.

The Desperate Housewives star says she is looking forward to being a host and the former Spice Girl is helping her out with her wardrobe.

Eva told BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat: “She’s definitely sending over some things.

“I definitely want to wear one of Victoria’s dresses, I just absolutely love her dresses and I think structurally they’re just absolutely beautiful and form fitting.”

The 35-year-old added: “That’s the only dress I am sure of as of right now, one of Victoria’s.”

Longoria had to rap in an advert for the awards show, but will she be putting on a repeat performance at the ceremony?

She added: “I don’t know, because I haven’t seen a script but that would be, definitely, something.”

Lady Gaga and Katy Perry have the most nominations at this year’s EMAs, which takes place on Sunday in Madrid.

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