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New Celebutantes are born at Billionaires’ Ball

Tuesday, 27th November 2007 at 11:21 am

Socialite snobs aren’t born.
They are carefully constructed out of delicate bird bones, origami and couture gowns. Loads of hairspray and the occasional rhinoplasty (to shave some nasty hereditary width from a nose bridge - an awful reminder that old money …

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Site Seeing: The intellectual musings of Posh Beckham

Tuesday, 9th October 2007 at 2:24 pm

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it merely a monstrosity?
No, it is simply Victoria Beckham, and she is blogging from fashion week in Paris, where everything is apparently “incredible”, “fabulous”, “gorgeous”, “fantastic” and of course, “amazing”, before …

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Fashion designer faces more sexual assault charges

Friday, 5th October 2007 at 10:08 am

If allegations are to be believed, Indian-born celebrity fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander (33), is more interested in getting into women’s pants than he is of trying to get them into his.
According to reports, Anand, who has apparently dressed the …

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On Eve of her wedding, Minki finds time for good deed

Friday, 28th September 2007 at 11:54 am

As the who’s who of South Africa prepare to descend on the South African wine region for model and television personality Minki van der Westhuizen’s wedding tomorrow to Stellenbosch businessman Constant Visser, the bride-to-be still made time yesterday for charity.
That …

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If it’s ugly and kitsch, is it still charity?

Wednesday, 12th September 2007 at 10:08 am

Some homeless men in Johannesburg are about to receive rather severely glittering, sequinced, six inch heeled cowgirl boots. Probably white and made of shiny pleather.
That’s right! South Africa’s classiest and most understated celebrity, Patricia Lewis, is going to donate half …

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What we’ve learned from fashion designer Nicky Hilton

Tuesday, 11th September 2007 at 12:41 pm

Her real first name is actually that of a Russian boy: Nicholai.
Poor girl. Her parents were fresh out of ideas after naming her older sister after one of their European hotels.
Luckily Nicholai got the looks. And the brains. And, despite …