“ Kate Moss is my friend … I think it’s like everybody is being bad to her, It’s not the first time it has happened in the world… it’s really like a vendetta.” Naomi Campbell has to say this: she is in the drug capital of the world, Colombia, where she was judging a modeling competition.
“Kate has been hung out to dry. People do not realise what a caring and loving mother she is to our daughter.” Jefferson Hack knows Kate is about to be hung out to dry at Rehab.
“I really don’t think that stolen images of a model’s personal life should influence the editorial decisions of a magazine.” Franca Sozzani, editor in chief of Vogue Italia thinks the stolen images are like a Prada copy.
“I don’t see this being the death of Ms. Moss,” Stephan Gan (Death is not the right word.)
“I think she’ll be back, a bigger and better Kate” Stephen Gan (Bigger is not the right word)
“She’s not an idiot. She’ll do what she had to”. Moss’ agent Sarah Doukas must be on drugs ( Kate is an idiot).
“When I got fat, I was being stupid. It was a little bit like when I used to do drugs.” Kate Moss? (not fat). Stupid Kirstie Alley admits to being stupid
“Actually I do mind, There’s no smoking [in the dressing room] and I haven’t had a cigarette for four hours, so that takes precedent right now.” Model Sharlom Harlow didn’t want to give up smoking or give a quote backstage at the Milan shows.
“That is not all there is to Kate Moss. But in the world of fashion, she is not the first nor the last person [to come in contact with drugs].” Carine Roitfeld, editor in chief of French Vogue on using Kate in the next issue.
“ She does my fat injections. She takes the fat out of my ass and puts it in my face, so when you’re kissing my face, you’re kissing my ass. She’s created a world of Dorian Grays. I look half my age, thanks to Pat Wexler” Peggy Siegal on the wonders of plastic surgery. Kiss my ass. No wonder people take drugs.

Are you over all those boring black bags staring back at you with forlorn looks from the depths of your wardrobe? Are you searching for a little something to funk up your look on weekends? Time to head straight to Sportsgirl and buy the cheap but chic gold slouch bags. Reduced to a ridiculous $19 you can wear them non-stop until they fall apart. Which will probably only be a couple months. Which is fine.They’ll be daggy by then.

$19 Sportsgirl Gold Slouch Bag

I’ll say it once and I’ll say it again: Ditch the glitz, Bin the Bling; it’s time to look demure, sweet and restrained. This summer the Victoriana blouse is the item du jour. It’s perfect with jeans, looks great with shorts and is divine under a jacket. Head to Scanlan & Theodore for a white cotton blouse with a bustier-like hook and eye front $295 or grab the pretty short sleeve chiffon blouse with a frill front $300. Nick into Veronika Maine for a fab grey chiffon blouse with a frill $119 or head to Review for their chic white lace frill front shirt $129. Cue has a pretty, cream chiffon short sleeve blouse $159 or head to Gucci and buy the amazing black, silk ruffle front blouse for about $1200. It’s still a big story for next winter which means you can keep wearing it right through to the next season: Good God: whatever will happen next?

Is it possible to shop, look fabulous and do good works for all mankind? Of course. Everyone knows that by shopping you are doing great things for less fortunate fellow human beings: creating amazing opportunities for all those poor people struggling away in boring offices at Amex. Bless. But there’s another way: rush into Witchery and buy a fabulous red lip gloss: the proceeds will go to Cancer research, you will look sensational - it’s a great colour – and your friends will be thrilled they will no longer have to look at you looking so tired. Joy to the world.

$7.95 Witchery Lip Exposure.

“Smoking Forever,” will open at the Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé Foundation in Paris on Oct. 5 and run until April 23. It is the second of the foundation’s shows to examine the designer’s proclivities and influential design vocabulary; the first was an exhibit devoted to Saint Laurent and art. The latest exhibition will feature some 50 smoking suits, presented in a chessboard-like arrangement, with about 30 original sketches. WWD
Bad news: the waiting list for Birkins and Kelly’s at Hermes is closed in every boutique wordwide for at least a year.
This is a rather fabulous hotel in Tuscany http://www.pellicanohotel.com/
This is a fab vintage clothing site: http://www.enokiworld.com/frontpage.htm
Just steps from the Armani mecca on Via Manzoni In Milan, a new two-story Armani Casa Homeware store has opened.
This is handy: Use club lounges in these Asian airports without being a member: ‘Plaza Premium Lounge is the first public access transit lounge open to all classes of travelers regardless of airlines, class of travel and airline membership “http://www.plaza-ppl.com
Roman Polanski new movie is Oliver Twist: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/olivertwist/index.html
In London check out the Tate Modern latest exhibition: http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/degas/default.shtm
Travel & Leisure says these are the best earplugs for traveling http://www.shurestore.com/
Word has it London-based designer Sophia Kokosolaki has been secretly working on a Vionnet collection, which is slated for relaunch in March. WWD
Vanity Fair has asked Tom Ford to produce the next edition of its annual Hollywood photo portfolio for the March issue.
I smell a rat ‘ Word in Europe has it that Jacobs is launching a collection called Stinky Rat targeting young men and featuring a whimsical rat as its core logo. Jacobs has featured the rat on T-shirts in the past and is now rumored to be developing it for a more complete launch, with an expanded line of shirts and possibly other categories, too. Stinky Rat has its origins with photographer Juergen Teller, who shoots Jacobs’ ad campaigns, and whose daughter, Lola, used to call him a stinky rat.’ WWD
Spring/Summer shows start in Paris on Sunday Oct 2

http://desktop.google.com/
Here’s another great idea from Google…need to find something on your desktop (like all those receipts and shopping lists?). Let Google find it for you …Plus you can down load the sidebar which constantly gives you the news, displays photos and emails…cool.

http://billforfirstlady.com
Bill Clinton for First Lady? Hilarious…..watch the videos…

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore are now husband and wife. ‘Alot of people think that this marriage is creepy because she’s 15 years older than him, but those people are just stupid. Everyone knows that only parts of Demi Moore are older than Ashton Kutcher. Most of the other parts are actually way younger. If you think about it, he’s sort of marrying three 14-year-old girls who just happen to be grafted onto a 42-year-old’s body’: Thesuperficial.com
Reports are that Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore’s weekend “wedding” was one big publicity stunt to help hype his new season of Punk’d.
Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush are calling it quits after five months of marriage. Who?
Donald Trump and Melania are pregnant.
Paris Hilton is at the centre of a police investigation after authorities learned that she allegedly offered some teenagers pot and bourbon to “loosen them up” before they appeared on a taped segment on The Simple Life: Interns. If true Paris could be looking at jail time. FOX Network insists the story isn’t true: “Paris would never endanger the welfare of a minor.” (She probably just mistook the kids for Lindsay Lohan)
Lindsay Lohan is set to bare all for an upcoming Vanity Fair cover.
A documentary, “Kate Moss: Fashion Victim?” will be screened Monday on the Rupert Murdoch-owned Sky One in the UK.
Jennifer Aniston has reportedly fallen for her latest onscreen love interest and is dating Geoff Stults who plays her boyfriend in new movie The Break-Up
Angelina Jolie is in the center of an adoption scandal after a teenager claiming to be the mother of the actress’ baby Zahara has been found alive and well.
See another video of Paris Hilton: her shoot in Vanity Fair
http://www.vanityfair.com/features/outtakes/050914feou
In a deliciously ironic twist, disgraced supermodel Kate Moss looks set to make her next TV advertising appearance to promote a product called Recovery
Pete Doherty claims he and Kate Moss got married in New York.
Britney Spears will reportedly ask ‘Sex and the City’ star Kim Cattrall to be her new son’s godmother.

The Tender Bar: A Memoir by J.R. Moehringer
This is on the top of the best sellers list at Amazon and has had rave reviews. The editor of Aluure magazine, Linda Wells, recommend it which is good enough for me.“ Take one part Charming Billy, a dash of Frank McCourt, add a shot of “Cheers,” serve straight up, and you’ll have the charming concoction that is THE TENDER BAR. J.R. Moehringer fondly reflects on his youth, however misspent, within the cooling shadows of the town’s local bar. In the mid-seventies, he was an adolescent badly in need of a father figure. His dedicated mother worked as many as three jobs to keep them on their feet. His father, a radio disc jockey had little to do with his son. His mother decides to send him to his grandparents in Manhasset for the summer, and soon he gets his first taste of life around the bar’….
$15 http://www.amazon.comPublisher: Hyperion (September 1, 2005)

The Christmas List:
Italian Joy By Carla Coulson
What a divine book! It looks like a lush,sumptuous recipe book of Italian food but it’s a lush, sumptuous book of Carla Coulson’s life in Italy. And just because she is a friend doesn’t mean I can’t rave about this book. It’s gorgeously designed, full of fabulous photos and is so inspiring I might just hop on a plane to Rome this afternoon. “Carla had it all, a glamorous inner-city Sydney apartment, a successful business and a designer wardrobe. One lonely Christmas Eve, however, she realised what was missing: excitement, work she was passionate about and, most of all, love. So, Carla packed up her life and boarded a plane. Italy became her true destination. With a camera and nothing to lose, she found herself immersed in Florence, tasting the food, learning the language, meeting the people, discovering a new career and country - and photographing her new life’ Magic.
$49.95 Publisher: Penguin Aus. Original Date of Publication: September 2005

Economy:
Kookai: is on sale. Check out the khaki military jacket $189; the cute little khaki ¾ shorts $89; a beige wrap empire top $49; a red and green chiffon paisley cami $99 and some cool wedge espadrilles with a bronze straps $89. There are little tank tops reduced to $29 and L/S drape neck tanks now $59; a black jacket in cotton, fitted with a tie front $59 and buy the gorgeous red and orange print chiffon dress with empire line and a satin hem, $139 (‘Sahara’). And the shirt version $129.Veronika Maine: love the s/s grey chiffon blouse $119; the simple shell top $69; and the nice cream knit tank with a drape neck line $129.FCUK: Check out the white cami with the cute broderie anglaise tiny trim $79; the pink muslin goddess top $59 ( yes, it’s pink but this one is working ) and on sale for $69 is a beige/cream cord military jacket . Enzo Angiolini (Nine West’s big sister) has some great leather bags. Very Mulberry/Chloe style with buckles and the necessary hardware $249 also in white; there are some quite nice open to,e sling backs in different colours $159; and if you want seriously big jewelled flat Capri sandals then buy these $129 . No, really. Think of Jackie O in Capri with that cap sleeve T and that those Capri pants, big sunglasses and the Hermes bag and you want the look. I like the YSL style mini platforms sling backs in suede with a rose appliqué on the toe (very next season) $179.Cue: Must buy is the fabulously French and chic red and brown stripe gathered neck Tank $89; great with jeans, divine with a floral skirts, so right with shorts under a jacket; the crop V neck knit cardigans are fab in great colours $95; on sale is the cool Miu Miu style cotton straight skirt in dark brown/ blue/yellow trim $90 and the brown satin skirt $97 with wide pleats; Check out the divine Lanvin style pleated front s/l chiffon blouse; a bit empire but skims the muffin top ;looks great with everything and go for the brown $189. I did.Witchery: I see a new bag I rather like: a tan slouch bag with brass studs $169; also in choc brown. Check out the cute long, muslin, halter dresses with a rope drawstring waist in white or choc $79; good for the beach; the bronze lurex tank $59; the black chiffon blouse with short sleeves $99 and the drop waist silk beige skirt is now reduced to $139. There is a very fab silver tank a la Josh Goot $49 and fabulous black side pocket shorts.Sportsgirl: sale is on here: Check out the pretty, black or white broderie anglaise long cotton dress $119; a bronze pleather slouch bag $19; the Cacherel esque pretty floral skirt with lace inserts $79 and the Cacherel copy of the stripe empire top with wooden beaded straps $79 is a must buy. There are some flat silver flat sandals $59 and a marc Jacobs style denim jackets with bras buttons is now reduced to $79.

Business
Scanlan & Theodore: All new in here and all gorgeous. I know why I haven’t been here for about a month; it’s soooo dangerous. I want it all. Check out the gorgeous satin, blush cami $290 with a bow front; a grey asym chiffon dress with shoestring straps $850; a blush blouse with high collar $400, very 40’s style in chiffon. There is a fab brown satin, pleated 50’s skirt ( big news next winter) $450; the best, long cotton tank $75 in great colours; a green silk voile twill pleat skirt $350; and a green /blue floral cami $350 ( sweetheart). Look at an amazing leather ruffle bolero jacket $1200. Buy the choc cami with a bow front $400; the black strapless dress with a bow drape (pencil dress) $800 and the black heavy viscose knit jacket with panelling $450. There are fab narrow black jodhpurs $350; a black pleated silky skirt $250; V neck knit tank in lambs wool $100 ( so handy); and a blue goddess satin dress $600.Plus there are fab T bar heels $350; 40’s style sling back platforms heels $450; great basic tanks and a divine woven leather bags $450. Yes, yellow is here and it only looks good on Kate Moss (before, now, then, anytime). Jigsaw: Haven’t checked them out for a while and I see a few good pieces. Best buy is the frill cotton long tiered dress in a chicest burgundy/dark green paisley print $259; a dark denim blazer with serious panelled front $189; a nice shiny, distressed cotton khaki jacket $229 and a cool graphic print skirt in blues/cream/mustard $169. There is a handy grey panelled flared skirt $189, and I like the gold faded linen jacket $349 (that everyone has copied from Jil sander,) this one is in a Chanel jacket shape and would look great with a white T, some shorts and heels. So get to it.D.L: Has a cool, tan stud pocket bag $189;a little cream drawstring neck top in white with short sleeves $169; a cotton khaki military jacket with a round neck $159 and the satin bubble skirt $159. And if you are after a serious cocktail dress go here for one in choc brown with sequins in bronze and a fabric belt; quite good $399.Lisa Ho: best pieces as reported last week is the fab cotton Moroccan pink/blue halter dress with a turquoise satin trim $370; the cotton ‘folklorique’ paisley print skirt $297; the broderie anglasise cami tops in white or brown $228; and the fab sunglasses.CK Jeans: Best pieces are the chic rib knit scoop neck tanks in grey, and the sweater version $149 and the silky knit grey cardigan $149 and the chic simple t shirts $39.Max & Co: There are cool white or green beaded caftan tops $279; and rather lovely watermelon (nice watermelon!) long to the knee caftan top $270; There is a lot of white here but I can’t tell anyone to wear white except as a beach dress. White suiting? Who would wear that to the office (Anna Wintour?). Buy the pinstripe dark suiting here instead. Check out the dark denim cuffed ¾ pants $230; the fab, very wide dark denim pants with side pockets $280 and the gorgeous grey marled gathered front T shirt for you $110.Go for the LBD in here too. Best buy which I adore and must have is the black rib knit round neck sweater with silver buttons along the neck and on the cuffs. So chic, so simple so Jackie O. $295. Country Road: The sale is on here. Get going please.David Jones shoes: Check out the Via Spiga flat T bar Capri flat sandals $249 with a silver chain T bar $249 ; and I repeat, I love the Milana “Birkenstocks’ in dark tan leather a la Clergerie $129 and the Milan tan leather wedges a la Marc with blue or yellow flowers on the toe $179. On sale here are the Pedder bags: a fab caramel upright tote $300 and a some cool woven/plaited Bottega Veneta style bags are reduced as well to about $250.Saba: is having a sale too. Best buys full price are the: dark grey (gorgeous fabric) cuffed pants $255 and the shorts, shorts in the same luxo fabric $195; the drape, gathered neck grey marle T shirt, very APC $165 and the boob toobs in different colours $50.

First Class:
here’s the scoop from WWD and style.com on the latest shows in Milan:
Prada: If it’s possible to get tired of accolades, then Miuccia Prada must be one weary woman. The collection she showed for spring was another dazzler, a breathtaking feast of fashion’s new minimalism that really isn’t minimal at all. Prada called the effort “a continuous struggle with dualism,” in which she sought to capture “the idea of a beautiful doll mixed with a futuristic Japanese woman.” Who else could craft something so subtle, strong and utterly chic out of such seemingly wacky fashion speak? The first look out — a big white shirt worn with thigh-high ribbed hose, twisted and bunched — looked oh-so-plain, but prettily so. Then immediately, Prada started integrating complications, retaining the initial calm while tempering its starkness. Thus, delicate dresses fell from thick velvet straps, a flurry of pleats swung from the side of a tailored shirtdress, a crisp shirt worked boy-meets-girl with big puffed sleeves and flowered shorts. Gucci: In her first big ready-to-wear collection for Gucci, Frida Giannini sent a major message: Elvis has left the building. She got the word out loud and clear, finally ushering in a new, gentler era at the house. As her show notes spelled out, the new Gucci Girl is “unaware of her own sex appeal.” That’s some kind of turnaround, and Giannini executed it well, even if after so many years of high-heat Elvis gyrations, the gentle strains of a crooner take some getting used to. The collection had plenty of strong clothes delivered in two primary directions. The designer favored sporty tailoring with tomboy spunk crossed with a touch of rock ‘n’ roll. That meant smart little jackets over lean pants and shorts worn with cashmere polos or, when the tomboy turned girly, sweet printed tops in motifs updated from the house archives. The second centered on Forties-inspired dresses, sometimes backless and slit to there in front. (The Gucci Girl may have shed her wanton ways, but she’s not a nun.) These fell ever-so-gently from a strong shoulder and came in short, flippy versions for day as well as in graceful gowns for the big-event set. Missoni: Missoni is a feel-good label full of eye-popping optimism and the kind of clothes that let the sunshine in. For spring, Angela Missoni took an especially exuberant approach with beachy bold stripes, fractal florals and those perennial knit zigzags. Spangled dresses, some additionally appliquéd with flowers, could have given a “Cleopatra”-era Liz Taylor a run for her money, and baby-doll dresses in sherbet tones came banded with bitsy ruffles or a smattering of beads.

Blue eye with Sumac and Coriander … from Good living
Don’t feel like cooking after a long, hard day at Prada? Don’t feel like eating after a long, hard day at Prada? It’s true that a loss of appetite is always one of the side effects of a credit card implosion or the result of trying to get into a size 36. But don’t worry this recipe is slimming, quick and not expensive.
It’s easy: Buy the fish, buy the sumac, buy the coriander , throw together and cook. ( then buy the bag!).
Hint:Sumac is a middle eastern ground spice that has a slight lemon/ burnt flavour.

You need for 4
4 blue eye fillets
3 tabs sumac …..buy this from Herbies spices or any supermarket.
½ bunch coriander leaves
200 ml olive oil non designer
Lemon

·Grab the fish fillets and press the sumac spice on to the fillets to give them a lovely coat
·Throw the fillets in a shallow dish and toss on the coriander leaves
·Pour the olive oil over the fish , use more you can never moisturise enough
·Toss in the fridge to chill out for an hour or so while you catch up on the news and find out who is the latest brand to drop Kate Moss.
·Pour a wine,
·Think about all those shoes you saw in Prada ( don’t think about the clothes or you won’t eat dinner)
·Preheat the oven to 180
·Heat up a frypan with a little oil and sear the fish on high heat
·Then whack in the oven for about 5 to 10 mins to bake
·Think about throwing together a green salad
·Make some couscous
·Serve with lemon and crusty bread , couscous and salad
Voila! Nothing could be easier

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen produced by Working Title films
The Plot: English Lit-flick. A family of single, poor girls are desperate to find husbands. Outgoing younger sister meets grumpy rich guy; hates him, loves him, hates him, loves him. Realises that rich handsome grumpy guy is not so grumpy (Who cares: did you see the size of his house?).
Who: Kiera Knightly, Judy Dench, Donald Sutherland and Mathew MacFadyen
Acting: Kiera Knightly as Elizabeth Bennett is so affected but looks gorgeous, Mr Darcy is wooden, robotic, and looks as if he has escaped from Wuthering Heights. Mr Bingley is a goof and Mr. Collins who should be funny isn’t. Judy Dench is fabulous but looks like she is Queen Elizabeth 1. Donald Sutherland as Mr Bennett mumbles like an old drunk cowboy and speaks as if he is from Texas (has a cherry not a plumb in his mouth). All very amusing.
Photography: The lush, dewy meadows of England look lovely;the sun is shining, the birds are singing.
Interiors: It’s all just so shabby chic.
Wardrobe: The costume designer Jacqueline Durran doesn’t like empire lines dresses “ very ugly, so I did some research. Although the novel was published in 1813, Jane Austen wrote her first draft of Pride and Prejudice in 1797. So we used the fashions of the earlier period, where the waist on dresses was lower and more flattering” But the big news in fashion right now? Empire line….( missed it by that much).
Salon de Beaute: Keira starts off looking very Calvin Klein and ends up looking as if she is straight off the Dolce & Gabbana runway.
Salon de Hair: Mr. Collins has a mullet and Mr. Bingley has a low hawk.
Botox? A small shot is needed to counteract the disappointment of never seeing Colin Firth walk out dripping from the lake. Kiera’s huge fake plumped up and sometimes lopsided lips are fascinating to watch.
Smokin’ Smooches: we miss you Colin Firth!
When Harry met Sally romance Richter scale: 8/10
Worst review: ‘Matthew ‘Spooks’ MacFadyen’s Darcy is dishy, but his blushing sad-sack manner is at times more like Droopy The Dog than a Georgian grandee, while Simon Woods’ Bingley is a tad too twittish to be sombre Darcy’s buddy” Empireonline
See it or donate to the Prada bag/save Katie fund? Oh, it’s fun, it’s sweet, it’s romantic and it’s as one dimensional as your Prada bag from Bangkok. Not anywhere as entertaining as Emma or Sense and Sensibility.Rent the DVD of the TV series and you can pause on Colin Firth for hours on end.
http://www.prideandprejudicemovie.net/home.htm