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Nicole Richie announced that she’s moving beyond jewelry and designing a clothing line for young women. If you love Nicole Richie’s easy, bohemian beauties style, look no further than Nordstrom at Westfarms Mall this spring.

The style icon today announced her new clothing line, which launches in February, in a story in women’s clothing Wear Daily. Named Winter Kate after her daughter Harlow’s two middle names, the line consists of a children’s collection and a collection of contemporary, affordable pieces for women.

If you’ve long admired the California Bohemian style of Nicole Richie, you’ll love the news that she announced to women’s clothing Wear Daily yesterday. Winter Kate, a 37-piece collection designed by Nicole, will debut in high-end retailers next February.

“It feels as though I’ve always been working on this collection, but officially I started putting it together in early 2009,” she told WWD. “I’ve wanted to design a clothing collection for a very long time.”

Following jewelry collection House of Harlow (named for her 21-month old daughter with Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden) and her maternity line, Nicole for A Pea in the Pod, Winter Kate is also inspired by Nicole’s fashions influences, which include exotic animals and hippie prints. It’s also made for girls, who, like Nicole, favor elaborate tops, simple denim and roomy dresses.

“Fashion should be accessible,” Richie told Women’s fashions Wear Daily. “That was my philosophy when designing House of Harlow 1960 and it remains my philosophy for Winter Kate.”

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Bar Refaeli has already been criticised by the military for her decision to avoid the draft in her native Israel, but now a former girlfriend of Leonardo DiCaprio is under attack from a fellow supermodel.

Months after a retired general rebuked Bar Refaeli for side-stepping her compulsory national service, the "draft-dodger" has been berated by Esti Ginzburg.

Unlike Refaeli, the model from Tel Aviv was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for her mandatory two-year period of duty in July.

Bar Refaeli has been slammed by fellow Israeli supermodel Esti Ginzburg over her decision to dodge compulsory national service. The 24-year-old was previously criticised by a retired general for her reluctance to serve and be drafted into the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

But the khaki-clad 19-year-old recently took time out of her training programme to criticise Bar Refaeli and others who avoid the army.

Ginzburg told an Israeli newspaper it was her duty to enlist. "In order to contribute and help, in order to be part of the state," she said, "enlisting is a duty, not a choice. There are a million things I don’t feel like doing, but I do them because I have to. Military service is part of the things I believe in, the values I was raised on."

The fashion catwalk spat between two of Israel’s biggest model celebrities has reignited the debate over the apparent ease with which conscription can be dodged.

It is thought that about a third of the eligible population in Israel now avoid being called up for national service and that figure is expected to pass 50 per cent by 2025.

The IDF is worried that the fall in personnel will affect the country’s ability to defend itself.

Marital status and religious beliefs can be used to evade the system. Refaeli, 24, was criticised when it emerged that she had married a relative in 2004 and then divorced soon after to avoid being called up. A year later she began a four-year relationship with Titanic star DiCaprio that ended in July.

Her reluctance to serve led to a backlash at home, where retired Major-General Elazar Stern called for a boycott of the companies whose products feature Refaeli because she was "a draft-dodger".

The Sports Illustrated 2009 cover girl further enraged her compatriots when she told a US magazine last year: "I really wanted to serve in the IDF, but I don’t regret not enlisting, because it paid off big time. That’s just the way it is; celebrities have other needs."

Not surprisingly, perhaps, Bar Refaeli has now made Los Angeles her permanent home.

Ginzburg, on the other hand, has found the time to pursue her acting career while working at an IDF reception base, where one of her duties is to explain to new recruits why joining up is so important.

She is expected to take a part in Twelve, the latest film by Joel Schumacher, alongside the young American actor and fashion Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford, with whom she has been romantically linked.

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Victoria’s Secret will hold open casting events to find a new Runway Angel for the next "Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show," CBS said.

The winning contestant will join supermodels Alessandra Ambrosio, Miranda Kerr, Doutzen Kroes, Marisa Miller and others as they model the lingerie giant’s fashions in a show to be broadcast on the network Dec. 1.

Casting events will be held in New York, Miami, Los Angeles and Chicago, beginning Oct. 3. Contestants can also enter online at VSAllAccess.com and CBS.com Oct. 1-24.

A Victoria’s fashion Secret panel of experts will narrow the field to 10 finalists and will then hand over the final selection to the public. People will vote to choose the winner in an online video and voting process, CBS said.

Beginning Oct. 14, air weekly Web-isodes featuring footage from the live casting and Angel Boot Camp.

The public will be able to vote on which contestants will advance to the next round of voting and will ultimately choose the winner, who will get the chance of a lifetime to walk in THE VICTORIA’S SECRET FASHION SHOW, which has launched the careers of modeling legends including Marisa Miller,Tyra Banks, Heidi Klum and Gisele Bundchen, and is broadcast annually on CBS and around the world in more than 90 countries.

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Model Search Open casting Events include:

* New York City, October 3( )at Yankee Stadium, 8 - 10 AM

* Miami, October 10 at Gansevoort South Beach, 8 - 10 AM

* Los Angeles, October 17 at W Los Angeles - Westwood, 8 - 10 AM

* Chicago, October 24( )at W Chicago - Lakeshore, 8 - 10 AM

The Victoria’s secret fashion show returns to New York this year and will feature such Victoria’s Secret Supermodels as Marisa Miller, Alessandra Ambrosio, Doutzen Kroes and Miranda Kerr in a holiday infused lingerie runway show.

In which will also include musical performances, red carpet interviews, model profiles and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the world’s most celebrated fashion show.

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Rising stars of New Zealand fashion, Stolen Girlfriends Club and Twenty-seven Names, last night took home the country’s ultimate fashion business prizes in the 2009 Air New Zealand Fashion Innovation Awards.

Established in 2004, the annual awards give designers the chance to win lucrative international travel to support their export aspirations.

Two lucrative travel prizes were up for grabs as part of the new look Air New Zealand Fashion Innovation Awards.

Air New Zealand fashion models week designers were challenged to bring to life their creativity and export aspirations under the umbrella ‘Taking New Zealand Fashion Creativity to the World’.

Designers had to submit a video entry to be in to win the $30,000 travel prize judged by Air New Zealand Fashion Week Managing Director Pieter Stewart, 62 models Owner Sara Tetro and Colenso BBDO Managing Director Brent Smart.

Design trio Stolen Girlfriends Club won with their original and innovative entry.

Brent Smart says the winning video demonstrated how Stolen Girlfriends Club would take their New Zealand fashion creatively to the world beyond the catwalk complemented by considered and well planned export and marketing initiatives.

"Stolen Girlfriends Club definitely stood out from the crowd with their striking use of mediums like film, photography and events to broaden their brand overseas. Their creative passion and export ambitions were really impressive."

For the second competition, under the theme ‘From Runway to the Runway’, designers were invited to create an iconic outfit which must be suitable for comfortable long haul airline travel then be ready for fashion beauty runway action.

Video entries were posted online and the public were invited to vote for their favourite entry. More than 7,000 votes were collected with Wellington duo Twenty-seven Names emerging as the public favourite. They take home the $10,000 travel prize on the Air New Zealand network.

Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe presented the awards at the opening of Air New Zealand Fashion Week last night and says the creativity and business ambitions calibre of this year’s entries is impressive.

"Air New Zealand Fashion Week is a catalyst for growing our fashion exports, and we are proud to offer the Air New Zealand Fashion Innovation Awards. Not only do the awards boost the careers of our winners - they also enable them to fly the flag for the New Zealand fashion beauty industry as a whole, meaning everyone wins."

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A famous European model agency is looking for fresh faces. And now even Vladivostok city beauties have a chance to get on covers of glossy fashions magazines.

This project was first launched in Sweden and now fashions experts move towards the Russian Far East and suggest that “Fashion-Collection” – Vladivostok magazine should be the organizer of the Fashion Face project.

By choosing the Russian Far East of all other regions the famous European models agency "PH" provides yet another proof that our coastal region holds a lot of attraction and our women are very unique.

Model casting will take place in Bolshoy Kamen, Ussuriisk, Nakhodka and Vladivostok. Only three girls will be chosen in each city.

The final round of the Fashion Face project is slated for September and is expected to draw representatives of the European models agency “PH” for selecting five beauties for work in Europe.

Five winners will become new faces of the European model casting agency.

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Everything is coming up rosy for 30 Days of Fashion and Beauty this year, as the annual event throws its support behind breast cancer research.

The national festival put on by ACP Magazines will run throughout September, with more than 100 runway shows, master classes and retail showcases around the country.

Now in its third year, 30 Days has partnered with Fashion Targets Breast Cancer, hoping to raise more than $30,000 for the charity. At the launch in Sydney on Wednesday morning, models, actresses and celebrities showed off a collection of 30 pink dresses by leading designers.

Ambassadors Nikki Philips, Alyssa Sutherland and Pania Rose posed with members of the fashion Targets Breast Cancer ‘mod squad’, including Gracie Otto, Pip Edwards, Zoe Naylor, Kate Waterhouse, Anneliese Seubert, Maree Andrews, Mink Sadowski and Erin McNaught.

‘This year we really felt it was important because we’re going to be connecting with a lot of people, to really get behind a charity and support it,’ Lynette Phillips, publishing and sales director of Women’s Lifestyle Titles at ACP, said.

‘We’re very confident we’re going to raise a serious amount of money for breast cancer this year.’ The event kicks off on September 1. One of the highlights will be the Magazines Go Live three-day showcase of style, beauty and celebrity for consumers from September 11-13 at Sydney’s Moore Park.

It will also feature performances by Chris Isaak, Wes Carr, Cassie Davis, Gin Wigmore and Axle Whitehead. 30 Days of fashion and beauty comes hot on the heels of the Sydney Fashion Festival and will coincide with Melbourne Spring Fashion Week.

Phillips said despite tough economic times this year, she was confident people would come out in droves to get their beauty fix. ‘It’s a huge investment this year and it’s pretty bold for ACP to be coming out with a big investment like Magazines Go Live - it’s over a couple of millions dollars investment,’ she said.

‘We really believe in the success of 30 Days and … we expect to get tens of thousands of people along to the event. ‘Yes it is a bold move but we’re pretty confident that this is what Australians want.’

Source: skynews.com.au

Olga Serova, a top model of Estonian origin, who has been the face of Emporio Armani and other luxury brands, is shown on Ivo Nikkolo autumn-winter promotional photos. Olga graces Ivo Nikkolo shop windows and billboards in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Accordingly to Mervi Lill, Ivo Nikkolo Marketing Manager, Olga was chosen because of her professionalism and fascinating beauty appearance that matches brand’s essence. “Ivo Nikkolo is a brand for a self-confident woman who values high quality and uniqueness and wants to wear only the best. Olga represents all that very well,” said Lill.

Mervi Lill said that Ivo Nikkolo has grown from a local fashion brand to internationally well-known and beloved brand, which sets high requirements also for models that represent the brand.

Photos for Ivo Nikkolo’s autumn ad campaign, where Olga is posing in luxurious clothes, were taken by a photograph Madis Palm, Eve Hanson, Ivo Nikkolo Head Designer, worked as a stylist.

Marketing Manager confirms that Ivo Nikkolo brand is planning to continue co-operation with Serova next season. “Of course, it all depends on Olga’s schedule. At the moment she is a sought after face in fashion and beauty world and her schedule is very busy,” added Lill.

Currently Olga Serova lives and studies in Milan, but her work takes her often to Paris, London and New York. Amidst Olga’s latest work are photo shoots for Italian Vogue, Marie Claire and Plaza Magazine. She is also a face of cosmetic brands Lierac and Pupa. Olga has been a models in fashion shows for Roccobarocco, Marchesa, John Richmond, Laura Biagiotti, Salvatore Ferragamo, Alexander McQueen, Dolce&Gabbana, Stella McCartney, Yohji Yamamoto, Armani and many other top designers.

Many other internationally recognized Estonian models have been previously modelling for Ivo Nikkolo ad campaigns - such as Ruth Raja, Sille Tsizikova, Anni Arro, Iris Teiter and Eleonora Kampe.

Ivo Nikkolo trademark is aimed at a stylish and self-confident woman, offering her premium-class fashion, distinguishable by its unique handwriting, simple silhouettes and neutral colours. The trademark belongs to Baltika Group and operates 9 stores in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

The Ivo Nikkolo brand belongs to the Baltika fashion retailer, which operates in the markets in Central and Eastern Europe. Besides Ivo Nikkolo, the Group also operates the Monton, Mosaic and Baltman retail chains.