Continuing my fascination with prima donna Naomi Campbell, here’s the latest via OMG!
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While departing Heathrow Airport last weekend, Naomi Campbell stopped to apologize to the two officers that arrested her earlier this month. We’re not sure if the supermodel’s words were sincere, but we are sure she didn’t fly British Airways; the carrier has banned her from all flights.
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| Madonna on the cover of Elle (UK), May 2008 |
What makes women in men’s hats with lots of leg look so sexy? I ask this after seeing Beauty Addict’s article Madonna Madness: May 2008, on three magazines that feature Madonna on the cover of the May 2008 issues.
Madonna is the latest incarnation of this archetype:
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| Judy Garland in Summer Stock (1950) |
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| Lisa Minelli in Cabaret (1972) |
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| Keira Knightley for Coco Mademoiselle fragrance by Chanel (2007) |
Friend of The Style Page (and prolific blogger) slacker chic notes that Naomi Campbell appears on the cover of Vogue Brazil this month:
slacker chic writes, “The little jaibird Naomi is on the cover of this month’s Brazil Vogue. If only she act as beautful and graceful and she looks…”
I’m fascinated by Naomi Campbell, but I feel embarassed about it, given her record of assault and battery.
Now comes news that she was arrested for spitting at a security officer at Heathrow Airport’s newly opened Terminal 5. Poor Naomi. Her suitcases and bags must have been among the 28,000 bags that were mislaid at Terminal 5 when the automated baggage handling system ground to a halt. 🙂
This picture of basketball star LeBron James and supermodel Gisele Bündchen (so well known that’s she’s called by her first name only) on the April 2008 issue of Vogue has become controversial:
One African-American commentator said it played upon stereotypes of the sexuality of the African-American male that appears threatening to whites. He also said that the photo reminded him of King Kong and the woman whom King Kong takes captive!
I am ill-equipped to address the African-American experience. It’s hard, for example, to accept Michelle Obama’s comment that she is proud of her country for the first time in her life. I try to explain it as more a sense of alienation (despite her privileged Ivy League education) than a lack of patriotism.
I’d like to hear from readers what they think about the cover of the April 2008 issue of Vogue. Do you see a subtext here?
After the travesty that was the cover of the March 2008 issue of Vogue, it’s nice to see Drew Barrymore, well, looking like Drew on the cover of the April 2008 issue of Domino:
I love the royal blue blouse with sheer sleeves. The necklace is incredible. I then checked the credits: the necklace is from Amrapali of Jaipur (India). No wonder I like it. Jaipur is as well known for its jewelry as for its block-printed textiles.
Also, look at the decor: elements such as a settee upholstered in contrasting fabrics and the Chinese garden stool.
BTW Drew’s called Domino’s first cover girl. Seems that Domino might have had the same problem its sister publication Lucky had: you need recognizable faces to sell magazines.
And now, another gratuitous picture of Drew in ET:
She’s so adorable!
L to R: Iggy Pop, Madonna, and JT
I’ve long thought that Madonna should be inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame at her earliest opportunity (that is, 25 years after her first recording). She’s the best-selling female artist of all time, trailing only Elvis and The Beatles in sales. Her style has influenced countless others, most recently, Gwen Stefani.
Yesterday’s award ceremony shows that she’s still full of surprises. Take that dress, for example: it looks demure at first look, but it’s actually see-through (I also like her tousled waves). Then there was her decision not to perform: for that, Bill O’Reilly called her a “pinhead.” The surprise was having fellow Michigan native Iggy Pop (ne Jim Osterberg) perform her songs (he’s 60 – look how “ripped” he is).
If anyone’s been overlooked for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, it’s Iggy. He’s been called the Godfather of Punk, as he was into outrageous behavior (hurling himself into the audience, smearing peanut butter all over himself, and cutting himself) years before the heyday of punk. Iggy Pop ought to be inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, with past collaborator David Bowie inducting him.
It’s Friday, and time for the Friday roundup, for the fourth week running! The Friday roundup highlights blog articles written by Friends of The Style Page in the past week.
SugarShock loves the Pop Beauty Eye Class in Brown Eyes. She writes, “While the shadows looked kind of sparkly in the kit, when you apply them they actually have a nice iridescence that’s not too glimmery, but just right.”
Pop Beauty Eye Class in Brown Eyes
Mischo Beauty announces the debut of her Facebook page.
Scandalous Beauty features Whitney and Bobbi!! No, not Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston’s ex-husband. Rather, Bobbi Brown. Scandalous Beauty recommends the new Bobbi Brown Nudes Collection to recreate Whitney’s makeup (but not that Carol Brady hairstyle):
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston had been on a downhill slide since she married Bobby Brown in 1992. I was routing for her comeback when she filed for divorce in 2006.
It should be evident to regular readers of this blog that I share i♥make-up’s love of Indian beauty. I’m not Indian, but my husband is. In Recreating the Sixties’ Look, i♥make-up discusses how to recreate the dramatic winged eyeliner look popularized by Indian actress Sharmila Tagore:
Sharmila Tagore
TV presenter (and ex-wife of Salman Rushdie) Padma Lakshmi recalled that she spent hours trying to recreate Sharmila Tagore’s look.
The late Bengali film director Satyajit Ray discovered Sharmila Tagore when she was just a teenager. He cast her as Apu’s bride in the third and last film of his Apu trilogy that won international acclaim and brought attention to Indian cinema. Ray must have been prescient about his actresses: similarly, he discovered Aparna Sen and Jaya Bachchan nee Bhaduri, both of whom had gone onto major careers in Indian cinema, when they were mere teenagers. Non-Indians might remember Sharmila Tagore as Meena’s mother in Mississipi Masala, about the unlikely romance between Meena, a young Indian woman (played by Sarita Choudhury) and an African-American man (played by Denzel Washington).
Drew Barrymore on the March 2008 cover of Vogue
Both Beauty Addict and Christopher Drummond are aghast about this horrid Photoshopped picture of Drew Barrymore on the cover of the March 2008 issue Vogue. Beauty Addict notes the changes to Drew’s facial contours, while Christopher notes how thin her arm looks.
I’m aghast, too, as it looks nothing like Drew, and I don’t like the overly arched eyebrow.
Drew has brought new glamour to Cover Girl as that brand’s latest face. It’s easy to forget that she first made a name for herself playing Gertie, the little girl in E.T. When I last watched E.T., I was blown away by how this five- or six-year-old girl (which is how old she was then) took direction.
Gertie encounters E.T. for the first time
No, I didn’t watch the Oscars ceremony last weekend. Receiving up-to-the-moment results by refreshing the Yahoo! home page or by waking up to the news the following morning was sufficient for me.
Still, I was struck that French actress Marion Cotillard won the Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose. The last time a French actress won the Best Actress Oscar was in 1959, when Simone Signoret won the award.
Marion Cotillard
BTW Cotillard is also a “troofer.”
What else links Simone Signoret and Piaf, the singer portrayed by Cotillard? It is the late singer/actor/lover Yves Montand, who was Signoret’s husband and Piaf’s lover. In addition, Yves Montand had an affair with this unidentified actress:
Yves Montand and unnamed actress
Cold Cream 'n' Roses 
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