“I truly believe that women, when they’re empowered - by their femininity, by their Venus, by their sexuality - that it’s so positive for the earth. It’s positive for the earth because women are the nurturers of the environment, they’re the givers of love, they are the warmth, the protection, the centeredness of the family.” Elle MacPherson makes millions from her lingerie label for the good of mankind (that’s what men would say).
“It’s always the really hot girl that gets killed off. The bigger the breasts, the faster they die.”Casting director Joseph Middleton on the horror film genre. ( so empowered they die).
I don’t want my booty [to show. I can’t wear like a nun outfit, or something like that, but I make sure that they understand that my booty has to be covered. It’s that I feel like my booty should be shown on special occasions, for special people.” Giselle Bunchen gets in touch with her booty but doesn’t want to show her Venus.
“I would never have a boob job. I like being understatedly sexy. It annoys me that I’m seen as this pretty face.” Mischa Barton embrace your inner Venus.
“I pretty much wore it the whole time except for a couple of times in Arizona when we were in the station wagon with no air-conditioning and it was too hot” Felicity Huffman on her prosthetic penis she wore in new movie ‘Transamerica’ - she gave it a name ‘Andy’ - after a costume assistant’s “idiot” ex boyfriend. Idiot! The earth will fight back.
“You will not believe Felicity Huffman. She gives good tranny.” Simon Doonan
“In New York City, everybody goes into therapy. Yeah! Oh my God, yeah! I mean, sure, I had trouble, I was seeing ghosts and stuff, but it’s to do with the New York environment” Clare Danes sees dead people. Not positive for the earth ( well, she is flat chested).
“ I was 11 and 5 feet 2 and about 70 pounds. My parents stepped in and made me eat. That really helped a lot. Now I have amazing boobs. I do, I know it. They’re not too big, not too small. They’re just perfect.” Ashlee Simpson gets empowered and so vain.
“ As one who adores the male species, I feel compassionately towards them. I’ve studied them carefully like a hunter watches its prey. I love all the guys out there.” Uma Thurman will rule the earth! Empowered and positive, nurturing, then hunting the prey…

I’ve got to stop exercising. Exercising the black Amex. It’s bruised and battered and looking a bit shattered. Such as my good self. Which is why I have collapsed in my gorgeous new Sunny Beach II Butterfly chair. In a fab red and white stripe it’s chic, retro and is perfectly comfortable when you want a break from running into all those stores. Now all I have to do is sit back relax, grab a G&T and log onto Net-a-Porter. There’s nothing like sitting down to shop.

$99 Sunny Beach Butterfly Chair from Orson and Blake Surry Hills 83992525

Sometimes you look in the mirror and gasp “oh my god, I look like I’m wearing my curtains.”. And sometimes you gaze at your bedroom wall and wish you could be wearing your divine Florence Broadhurst wallpaper. Now that dream is a reality. Signature Prints have released a small collection of Florence Broadhurst print clothing available at Funkis. They are gorgeous. I love the black on black cotton print called shadow floral gunmetal. It comes in a cute little A- line sundress with a self belt for $219 or in a singlet/tank in a red and black print for $93. Divine! Head straight to Funkis or the Signature prints website http://signatureprints.com.au. Then stop eyeing off that old Marrimekko bedspread to wear on Christmas Day.
$219 Florence Broadhurst print dress, Funkis http://www.funkis.com/

Christmas is all about parties! Drinking! Eating! Smiling! Which can only mean Botox! Dieting! Hangovers! And some new teeth! But if you can’t afford the teeth you need to have the new Colgate Simply White advanced whitening toothpaste. The great thing is you don’t have to do that leave it on for ten minutes thing as you do with the gel. You just brush your teeth normally and voila! After about 2 weeks your teeth will start to look whiter. It’s more expensive than normal toothpaste but a lot cheaper than the other whitening jobs around. Plus It doesn’t even taste that bad either. Now about the botox…

$8. Colgate Simply White Advanced Whitening Toothpaste from chemists.

Off to Lake Garda? Conde Nast Traveler UK found this cute place http://agliangeli.com/index.en.html
Catherine Deneuve is doing a limited-edition makeup collection for MAC Cosmetics.
Boasting a five-story facade equipped with 210,000 glittering LEDs, Chanel’s largest flagship opened in Hong Kong, a beacon of luxury that can be seen all the way from mainland China across the harbor .WWD
A very pregnant Karen Elson wowed the crowds attending Art Basel Miami at a performance by the musical group/performance artist collective Citizens’ Band. Elson, wed White Stripes lead singer Jack White.WWD
Christy Turlington helped unveil a portrait of her by Alex Katz at the Visionaire Gallery on Mercer Street In New York. The model liked being immortalized by the artist so much several years ago that she asked him to paint her again, this time for the spring Nuala ad campaign.WWD
Want to stay in a Ferragamo hotel? They are all so gorgeous and the new hotel is about to open in Rome in Via Condotti http://www.lungarnohotels.com/
John Malkovich to star in film on Austrian artist Klimt.. The film, “Klimt”, to be shot in its natural setting in Vienna.
Check out the new hotel Byblos in Courchevel http://www.byblos.com/
This looks rather lovely; a cooking school and hotel in Puglia, Italy http://www.gesthotels.com/coccaro/camere_en.htm
This is Vienna’s first boutique hotel http://www.dastriest.at/en/index.html
Here’s a fab safari in Africa site http://www.sanctuarylodges.com/stanleyscamp.aspx
Off to Tunisia? Stay here http://www.darsaid.com.tn

http://www.radaronline.com/movie/madonna-knows-best.php
Hilarious ! Madonna calls Britney to give her some advice

http://www.cafepress.com/beatbushgear
In a fashion black hole? Buy one of these fabulous George Bush T shirts to razz up your wardrobe and make a real statement. I particularly love the one that says “Buck Fush”

Nicole Richie and Adam Goldstein have broken off their engagement,
When Mariah Carey won at The Billboard music awards she read her “thank you” speech from her palm pilot. As if that wasn’t bad enough she complained to “whoever wrote this list for me” because they left names off of it. She can’t even write her own thank you speech. Nice ( pinkisthenewblog).
Mariah Carey has stunned fans by being too lazy to lift a cup to her lips herself. Her assistant had to perform the task at regular intervals when the singer was signing copies of her album.
Johnathon Schaech has filed for divorce from Christina Applegate.
Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling are becoming more bold with their relationship. Once a Hollywood couple is photographed walking their dog(s) together then you just know that they are having the sexual relations: (pinkisthenewblog)
Hot off the press: Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz were seen hanging out at a private booth at L.A. hot spot Privilege. “They talked to each other and stayed in their own section while bobbing their heads to the music,” says a source. Wow. They talked AND bobbed their heads..can celebs do both at the same time ?
Breaking news: Jennifer Lopez was seen smoking.
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline had such a heated argument that she dropped the D-word, and Federline bolted from their Malibu home….D for dag?
Kate Moss has ditched Pete Doherty saying he makes her “sick”.
Antonia Kidman appears to have confirmed rumors Nicole is engaged and pregnant to Keith Urban, after being caught off-guard during an interview.
Brad Pitt is proposing to Angelina Jolie. Every day.
Jennifer Aniston has burned the dress she wore when she married Brad Pitt.
Sienna Miller was seen ‘canoodling’ with Leonardo DiCaprio in a New York nightclub..
Ashley Olsen was seen carrying a Birkin bag practically big enough to carry around her twin, Mary-Kate .
Who in the hell convinced Scarlett Johansson that it would be a good idea to get herself a nose ring?

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
This is the book everyone is talking about, on the best sellers list on Amazon. ‘If your pulse flutters at the thought of castle ruins and descents into crypts by moonlight, you will savor every creepy page of Elizabeth Kostova’s long but beautifully structured thriller The Historian. The story opens in Amsterdam in 1972, when a teenage girl discovers a medieval book and a cache of yellowed letters in her diplomat father’s library.The girl confronts her father and he tells her the story of his school mentor, who disappeared from his office only moments after confiding his certainty that Dracula was still alive. Exotic locales, tantalizing history, a family legacy and a love of the bloodthirsty: it’s hard to imagine that readers won’t be bitten, too.
$15 Publisher: Little, Brown (June 14, 2005 http://www.amazon.com/

The Christmas List
Paolo Roversi: Studio by Paolo Roversi
This book has not yet been released but it is hot off the press! ‘Paolo Roversi is known internationally for his romantic, intense, and ethereal fashion images and portraits, photographs that quiver on the edge of their own seemingly fragile existence. Since 1980 Roversi has worked primarily with 8-by-10 inch Polaroids, and rarely on location. Designed as a series of 60 gatefolds, at first glance the book appears to be a collection of empty pages. The experience of looking is akin to that of peeling away the leaf from a Polaroid–out of the blackness an image is revealed as if by magic” (Clothbound)
$226 Steidl Publishing (January 15, 2006) http://www.amazon.com/

The Christmas List
Paolo Roversi: Studio by Paolo Roversi
This book has not yet been released but it is hot off the press! ‘Paolo Roversi is known internationally for his romantic, intense, and ethereal fashion images and portraits, photographs that quiver on the edge of their own seemingly fragile existence. Since 1980 Roversi has worked primarily with 8-by-10 inch Polaroids, and rarely on location. Designed as a series of 60 gatefolds, at first glance the book appears to be a collection of empty pages. The experience of looking is akin to that of peeling away the leaf from a Polaroid–out of the blackness an image is revealed as if by magic” (Clothbound)
$226 Steidl Publishing (January 15, 2006) http://www.amazon.com/

Economy:
Kookai: check out the blue, cotton, V neck baggy tank $39; the fitted tanks in all colours $39; the pretty drop waist print dress in orange and blue $189 and the soft blue and watermelon pretty print dress $149.There is a cute little print cami in the same fabric $89; stone cuff shorts $79; and a knit choc brown ballet top $49. Love the black lurex artist smock L/S knit top $119; a stone blazer in cotton $159; and the beige cotton jersey baggy high neck tanks $59. Also check out the dull red cap sleeve cami top $49 and the fab jewellery here too.
Witchery: check out the simple drape jersey shoe string dress $119; the white pearlized round neck, long, long top $59; the fab white crinkle halter dress with drawstring waist $89; the black sheer shirt with puff sleeves $99; the cork tan wedges $99; the simple crosisant shape slouch bags is awfully handy with an extendable strap $99. Also see the choc brown cuffed ¾ pants $89 and the cute round neck grandpa singlets $29.
FCUK: has a few things on sale though I couldn’t see anything to report. New is a cute grandpa choc tanks $29; the good classic chinos $159; and cute thin black and white stripe tank that may be a PJ top $29 and undies $19.
Veronika Maine: Nothing new to report but for work check out the black cute pleated skirt with a ribbon belt $149; and the purple knit tank $85.
Midas shoes: best shoes are the peep toe satin sling backs with a bow $198; the very YSL style black satin/velvet crossover strap heels $198; the round toe the white shell embellished T bar flats $198; and the choc brown $128 flat open toe plaited sandals are gorgeous, very Clergerie $128. The new bags have arrived and they are very good; Check out the tan brown with eyelets, so very Prada also in black $289.
Portmans : there are the best little black jet chandelier earrings here for $29; they look so expensive and are completely black and perfect for that gothic/decorative look; a must buy. Also check out the cute little black fifties dresses in cotton and black sequins $129; the sweet white cap sleeve Victoriana blouse $59; and there is a cute print leaf print pleat skirt $79. Also check out the fab black jet and the crystal necklaces for about $24.
Esprit: check out the cute dark batik print dresses that are halter neck $120; fab black or choc brown cotton satine over the knee shorts or crop pants $59; the white floppy hat 70’s beach hat $29 and the cute loose broderie anglaise cotton top $79.
Nine West: Just adore the black patent peep toe wedges that are a Prada (or were they a Lanvin copy?) excellent for $129! THE shoe to buy now, wear now and into winter. Once you wear them you understand the new season’s look so well . They are the antithesis of boho. Thank the lord. Also available in the chicest mushroom or a green. Also buy the Gucci esque wooden platform sandals with ring detail in a faux croc $129. Check out the black satin, peep toe heels with an ankle strap $139 or the very simple black satin sandals $129.
Cue: They are so clever; they have now done the gorgeous dress with a scoop neck and tulip skirt dress (from last month) in a much nicer fabric than the stretch cotton it was originally in. It’s now in a black chiffon ish fabric and is sensational for $259. There are some crop to the waist cute fitted little military jackets without the buttons in cotton for $229 and buy the black chiffon almost school marm dress with a high neck , short sleeves and a self belt, so Prada and will look great and sexier with boots and a coat too $279.
Just Jeans: I repeat: Check out the must buy Versace sunglasses with simple silver studs ( subtle, don’t be scared) $29; the white broderie anglaise cami $49; the white indian toe thngs are perfect for the beach $19 and if you are the last person to buy sequins go for the chic little black tank here with very subtle black sequins/pailettes $49; ideal with jeans perfect with black shorts and heels, cheap but chic party dressing for $49.
MNG: there is the next winter season in here: best buys are, of course, the black lace Victoriana shirts in short or long sleeved $89; the white poet blouse $39 and the cute black or rust boiled wool peacoat $189 and the black Victoriana lace cotton shirt $69. Ignore all the lilac and plum; the colour you want is purple. Love the must buy black lurex, baggy singlet with a drawstring bottom $69.
Mollini: buy the copy of the Zanotti silver metallic petal peep toe heels (seen in the sister shop Evelyn Miles for $$$) $128 also in a dull gold. Also check out the fabulous black satin T bar heels with a diamante trimmed butterfly toe $128 ; very chic. And the how fab are the black and white snakeskin ballets flats? Very for $128.

Business:
Country Road: best pieces are the blue cross back cotton sundress with rope strap $259; the white drape tank $59 ; the taffeta trench ( I repeat) ; the black drape front dress $199 and the flat silver T bar sandals $99 and the platform tan mules $179. The gunmetal silver washed leather clutch with a chain is cool $129. But new in are the fab rubber indian toe thongs in red, blue and taupe $29 so much nicer than thongs. Fabulous for the beach
Bettina Liano: Best pieces are the denim peacoat with brass buttons $395; the sexy black mini petal dress; the white military jacket with silver buttons $359; the black pants $349 and fabulously cut blazer jacket $590. There is a black silk ‘shiver’ cami with cute petals across the front $159 and the black halter top with spot tiered lace is divine.
Sass and Bide; check out the full length denim 70’s belted coat that is collarless $420 and the jacket version $330; a great little fitted denim jacket like a shirt; $250; the fab black skinny stove pipes in a satiny wool ; a must have staple $190; the loose black goddess dress $450 with a kooky but cool apron front.
Zimmerman: checkout the cute little black and tiny floral print tiered dress $506; the white pretty short sleeve loose dress, very demure $374; the pinstripe baggy ¾ pants $334; the white caftan dress with a belt, V neck and broderie anglasie hem is just great…talk about handy for those days sailing the harbour. Love the swimwear and the cute sundresses. Go here for beach bags; sunglasses and of course the fab new bikinis in a cool print with brown and floral print, a bit 50’s. Also in a pintuck dress $330; and a sunvisor in the same print $55.

First Class
Belinda Paddington: the sale still continues and there is about 60% off some fabulous shoes at fabulous prices (though not obviously available in every size but you never know your luck) Check out the Michael Kors tan ankle strap, platform $315, the beige Helmut Lang strappy heels $235; the cute little Marc Jacobs Mary Janes in black patent sequins $420; the Miu Miu tan patent round toe pumps $270; and the Miu Miu little wooden wedges with patent flowers on the front $230. There are Oliva Morris black satin round toe with satin silver flower on the toe now $675; A.V Vandervost white ankle strap sandals with a lower heel $215 and check out the Sigerson flat tan roman sandals with studs $220 and the Oiliva Morris animal print wedges with tan straps now $255. Adore the Alberta Ferretti black brocade gold embroidered satin ankle strap heels $355; and the little Sigerson white T bar wedges $300. Not many bags left at all but there is still a blue clutch $315. Not much left in the clothes but check out the fab new seasons diamante earrings by an Australian designer, they are gorgeous from $299.
The Corner Shop: the sale continues: check out the Balenciaga! There is a black simple classic jacket now $60% off and abput $1000; a gathered sexy slither dress $1295; the black trousers $470; the white jeans $295; and the black/navy tulip nautical skirt with gold zips $1900. There is a kooky asymetrical bubble skirt $800. Check out the new season’s Josh Goot silver s/b jacket $495; the little black/silver trimmed dress $495 and the Willow is here too. Love the chiffon black and white spot high neck blouse $540. There is some Stella Macartney on sale: check out the grey pencil skirt, divine at $395 and a cute watermelon Grecian dress now $870.
Evelyn Miles; There are more new shoes in this week from the next winter collections; check out the soft pink satin Zanotti sling backs with amazing jewels front $1528 and the matching bag; the Moschino navy and black stripe platform peep toes with a bow are gorgeous $948; and the ballet shoes are in the same fabric. The Zanotti flat tan T bar sandals with big amber jeweled front are so gorgeous $1200; the Sergio Rossi navy and green suede platform ankle straps are sensational $728; and Sergio Rossi black peep toe lace black jet heels are divine. $1548. Check out the Missoni soft pink almost neutral ribbon, platform, lace up the heels, fabulous $1098; the Missoni print and chocolate lizard heels $958; the Jimmy Choo black brocade peep toe heels with bow $958; and the zanotti black lace heels $1028. There are the Zanotti gunmetal silver petal style peep toe heels $898 (find the exact copy in Mollini!); YSL round toe choc heels with rope tie toe now $550 and we love the Miu Miu tan sling backs with studs $648.Darling, it’s all about the Shoe.

Prawns with Coriander Pesto.
This is a perfect little something to go with all those bottles of Bolly at your New Years Eve drinks party …. Hic.
It’s a cinch. Doing your makeup is harder than this (it’s just all about the whizzing)

You need:
1 bunch coriander
1 or 2 garlics
2 little red chillies
2 limes juiced
½ cup blanched almonds
125ml peanut oil
500 g prawns
A few extra limes wedges for accessorizing

Apply lip gloss and make sure you look fabulous..
·Throw the garlic, chillies, lime juice and coriander in a whizzer and give it a blast.
·Add the almonds and whiz it again.
·Pour some champers, turn on the new Mariah Carey CD.
·Add the peanut oil but keep the motor running - is that a song?- so it all combines as a paste; make sure it’s not too runny ( like applying fake tan).
·Toss in lots of salt and pepper.
·Hey presto the pesto is done.
·The great thing about pesto is that it keeps in the fridge for about a week so throw it in next to your eye mask, Chanel 19 and La Mer to chill out.
·When you are ready to eat grab the prawns
·And grill them then serve with the pesto and lime wedges
·Make sure you hand out little napkins (nothing worse than pesto on the Choos).
So delicious your guests will never go home…

The Constant Gardener directed by Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles, whose previous film, CITY OF GOD, won awards all over the world–and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2004 Oscars
Who: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz Danny Huston
The Plot: conservative, quiet British diplomat marries passionate, zany and provocative girl. They head to Africa . Bad things happen to good people. Big bad multi national companies do big bad things. Murder, suspense, love, Ralph Fiennes and Africa; what more is there to a movie?
Acting: Oscar worthy
Photography: Unbelievably beautiful ‘the same unblinking, sweaty, ground-level grittiness he brought to City of God.”
Set design: Is it a movie? It’s almost like a doco
Wardrobe: Forget about the westerners, it’s the Masai in Africa who are so stylish; those beads! those colours! those fabrics! This is real boho chic.
Salon de Beaute: Rachel Weisz hair and makeup is perfectly real
Bllood and guts: Get ready to see some gruesome images (and I’m not talking about bad plastic surgery)
Car chases: A thriller in Africa= car chases
Smooches: they are smokin’, romantic and beautifully shot
Best review: “A masterwork of suspense, romance and political intrigue. It is a taut and gripping thriller that dazzles the eyes and engages the brain in a way that few recent films have come close to approaching.” Usa Today.
“”Meirelles has performed a minor miracle. He’s made a film that introduces us to a little-known world, which hums with suspense, and which celebrates the power of love. And he has created something that is irresistible.” REEL.COM
When Harry met Sally romance Richter scale: It is a love story !
See it or donate to the Prada bag? “Fernando Meirelles’s excellent adaptation of the novel by John le Carré is likely to linger in your mind and may even trouble your conscience.”A.O. Scott, New York Times. Seeing all the children living in poverty and starving in Africa makes wanting a Prada bag obscene. Donate to the world food fundhttp://www.wfp.org/english/ http://www.theconstantgardener.com/