The FiFi Report 179

  • Bored this weekend? Then hop on a plane and jet off to the Venice Film Festival http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/
  • This is a new skin care line from Edun ( nude spelt back wards) http://www.nudeskincare.com/
  • Need to escape? Go to ELSEWHERE. Goa’s best kept secret. Ifyou are looking for a Small Luxury Hotel, Luxury Tents, a BoutiqueHotel in Goa, a Romantic Retreat, birdwatchers paradise, ecotourism,beach resort, villa rental, or just the most beautiful exotic locationfor a holiday in Goa, you have found your destination. http://aseascape.com/
  • The latest US Vogue recommends you head here to Trancoso in Brazil . So do I. Chic! http://etniabrasil.com.br
  • Please stay here in Paris. J’insiste. http://hotel-particulier-montmartre.com/
  • DivinePrada’s hotly anticipated party during New York Fashion Week will have a strong artsy bent. Revelers on Sept 7 will take in a private concert by rockers The Hours under a gigantic skull-shape mirror ball designed by none other than Damien Hirst, who has also created skull-studded wallpaper that will decorate the monumental wall in Prada’s SoHo store, site of the bash. The British artist, pal of the band, is expected to attend
  • Beauty Perfume news: Prada will launch their third major scent, and Fendi’s first fragrance in almost twenty years is about to hit shelves. Estee Lauder recently released a new version of the classic Private Collection and Kate Moss will launch a new scent.
  • Chloë Sevigny will present a collection for the label Opening Ceremony during New York Fashion week. WWD
  • Tom Ford will flip the spotlight onto artist Marilyn Minter, feting the publication of her new monograph with a party at his Madison Avenue store in Manhattan. Ford is more than just a casual fan: Minter shot print ads for his men’s wear and eyewear lines in her signature iconoclastic style, which will appear in magazines throughout the fall. www.tomford.com/
  • Off to London? Head to KOKO a cavernous Victorian-era theatre in Camden where skinny 18-year-olds with a curtain of bangs and drainpipe jeans regularly clamor to see the next big indie act alongside celebs such as Kate Moss, Peaches Geldof, Kelly Osbourne and Stella McCartney reports WWD. www.koko.uk.com/
  • Levi Strauss and Co. is ready to rock the record business.In aworld first for Levi’s, the company’s Australian division has formed analliance with Melbourne-based music marketing company Rodriguez tolaunch Levity records.http://www.levityland.com/
  • Who’s London’s hippest party girl right now? Not Lily Allen orAmy Winehouse, but Jodie Harsh, a 23-year-old drag queen fromCanterbury who’s a favorite of Alexander McQueen, Gareth Pugh, and theMisShapes, But Harsh, a.k.a. Jay Clarke, is more practical than histaste for glitter would suggest. He has a registered company, HarshTimes; writes for various magazines; dreams of hosting a talk show; andis in talks with MAC to be spokesmodel. &quote;I would say I am a businessperson before I am a man who dresses as a woman. I don’t do drag everyday-put me under the shower and I’m 100% a trendy boy,’ Style.com