Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Famous wedding gowns set for capital

Famous wedding gowns set for capital


The royal wedding may be just days away, but there's another bridal spectacular on the horizon.

A special exhibition of wedding gowns documenting 200 years of bridal fashion from London's Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) collection is coming to Te Papa.
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The exhibition is not opening until December 17, but Te Papa's fashion curators are "quivering" with anticipation at the prospect of seeing the show, which includes couture gowns from Vivienne Westwood, Norman Hartnell, Charles Federick Worth, Lanvin, Dior and Vera Wang.

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Older pieces include a Norman Hartnell embroidered silk satin gown from 1933, given and worn by Margaret, Duchess of Argyll. Hartnell was a royal favourite and designed the Queen's wedding and coronation gowns.

There will be a couture Vera Wang bridal gown made of satin and tissue organza from Wang's 2007 bridal collection, and a gown from Christian Lacroix's 1993 couture collection. The latter features a black ziberline corset worn over an embroidered tulle body, and a skirt of ivory ziberline draped to reveal a chenille embroidered black organza petticoat.
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There is also a flirty silk wedding dress from Lanvin's 2008 bridal collection that was worn by Sarah Jessica Parker in the bridal photoshoot scene in Sex and the City: The Movie, as well as the wedding dress Zandra Rhodes designed for Elizabeth Emanuel (designer of Princess Diana's wedding gown).
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Most of these dresses are from the V&A's vast collection, but the exhibition includes a few loans, such as the vibrant purple Vivienne Westwood haute couture gown that burlesque artist Dita Von Teese wore when she married Marilyn Manson in 2005, complete with matching hat by British milliner Stephen Jones, and shoes by Christian Louboutin.

Singer Gwen Stefani has also lent her John Galliano for Dior wedding dress and veil.

In the leadup to the exhibition, Te Papa is photographing its own collection of about 35 to 40 wedding dresses and documenting them on its website. Gems include a daring yellow and gold gown in Thai silk worn by Dawn Velma Harris in 1961. The unusually short length was disguised by a detachable overskirt.
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The museum also holds the Annie Bonza-designed dress worn by singer Debbie Harwood when she married Ian Morris of band Th' Dudes.

The outer surface of the dress is almost completely decorated with braid, ribbon, sequins and applique, with many of these formed into words or symbols representative of aspects of the couple's lives and careers.

The museum is also putting out a public call for wedding photographs. From today, it's inviting people to go on to the website (tepapa.govt.nz/weddingphotos) and add their wedding photos to the database.
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The site has been modelled on one created by the V&A for the exhibition (vam.ac.uk/things-to-do/wedding-fashion/home), where more than 1000 images have been uploaded.

"We want to form a picture of the social, cultural and stylistic changes in New Zealand society across the decades, and want to encourage as many people as possible to upload their images," Te Papa senior curator Claire Regnault says.

"We want to invite people to help us create a database of wedding imagery that is related to New Zealand."

Three specially commissioned pieces from New Zealand bridal designers will be included in the exhibition, but for now details of that are under wraps.


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There will also be a small section dedicated to groomswear from Savile Row.

The Details

The V&A exhibition opens at the Bendigo Art Gallery, Australia on August 1. Then it comes to Te Papa, opening on December 17, where it will be on show until April 22, 2012.
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Spring craft fair in Britannia-Youngstown

Spring craft fair in Britannia-Youngstown


Vendors and craft makers alike came out to sell their wares in Britannia-Youngstown Saturday.

Everything from Avon to homemade jewlery was on sale at the community hall on April 9.
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Organizer Debbie Yochim said she wanted to have a show and sale to help build the Britannia-Youngstown community.
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“We wanted people in our community to get involved and let people know there are things going on here,” she said.

Yochim said she started organizing the event in January. She posted ads on Kijiji and in the Edmonton Examiner looking for vendors. When she had enough people willing to set up tables, she started advertising in the community.
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Yochim said one of the reasons she wanted a craft fair was for the community members to interact with each other.

“You can do better networking with a craft fair,” she said.

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Not only can vendors meet new clients, but vendors can meet other people who are equally passionate about their products, she said.

Tammy Ayer, who had a table for Victorian Epicur, said she was very proud of all the women who were selling things at the fair.
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“I think it’s awesome that women are in business for themselves,” Ayer said. “It’s really empowering.”

Yochim said she hopes to host another Show and Sale in November, just in time for Christmas.
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Emma Roberts Earns Her Stripes

Emma Roberts Earns Her Stripes

Emma Roberts shows off her fierce tiger-striped Louis Vuitton heels as she attends the Mat Glamour Magazine Celebartion held on the rooftop terrace of the Louis Vuitton Rodeo Drive boutique on Monday night (April 25) in Beverly Hills.

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The 20-year-old actress wore a show-stopping pre-fall Louis Vuitton dress and carried a Louis Vuitton Sofia Coppola clutch at the event she attended with gal pal Juno Temple.

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Emma tweeted about the night, “Having a fabulous time at a #louisvuitton dinner with one of my dearest friends.”


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Emma Roberts Earns Her Stripes

Emma Roberts Earns Her Stripes

Emma Roberts shows off her fierce tiger-striped Louis Vuitton heels as she attends the Mat Glamour Magazine Celebartion held on the rooftop terrace of the Louis Vuitton Rodeo Drive boutique on Monday night (April 25) in Beverly Hills.

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The 20-year-old actress wore a show-stopping pre-fall Louis Vuitton dress and carried a Louis Vuitton Sofia Coppola clutch at the event she attended with gal pal Juno Temple.

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Emma tweeted about the night, “Having a fabulous time at a #louisvuitton dinner with one of my dearest friends.”


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Psst, did you catch The Art of Getting By trailer yet?

Angelina Jolie Signs On With Louis Vuitton

Angelina Jolie Signs On With Louis Vuitton

Actress, mom, humanitarian—Angelina Jolie does it all. But, apparently it isn’t enough. That’s right. Jolie has taken on yet another gig. This time she has signed on as the latest face of Louis Vuitton.
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Jolie is no stranger to luxury endorsements. Her contract with St. John just ended last year and she also designs jewelry for her Style of Jolie line.

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The global campaign, which will net the actress a whopping $10 million, will appear this coming summer. The pics for the print-only ads will be shot by Annie Liebovitz, the legendary photographer behind some of Hollywood’s most iconic photographs.

Jolie is following in the footsteps of Scarlett Johansson, Madonna, and Jennifer Lopez.


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Could Jennifer Lopez Be Leaving American Idol After Just One Season?

After just one season as a judge on American Idol, Jennifer Lopez may be leaving to pursue bigger and better things. Namely her own singing competition reality show.
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While nothing is set in stone as of yet, it looks like the show may be called Que Viva.

It has been reported that Que Viva will follow Lopez and famous hubby Marc Anthony as they scout for future stars in Latin America.

Rumor has it that the show has actually been in the works for quite some time. Apparently the musically inclined couple have teamed with Simon Fuller (American Idol’s executive producer and creator) to make the show a reality—no pun intended.

There’s no word yet as to when the show to happen or whether or not Lopez will sign on for another season of American Idol. Guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
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LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian Are Now Married

LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian have been in the news a lot over the last couple of years. They cheated on their respective spouses, went through divorces, and eventually became engaged to each other this past December.

Recently Rimes found herself being slammed for losing too much weight.
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Now the couple is once again making headlines for tying the knot.

Last week the couple wed in a small, surprise ceremony in front of 40 relatives and friends, including Cibrian’s two young sons. The guests thought they were attending an engagement party. Instead, they were treated to the couple exchanging vows.

We all knew a wedding was going to happen, but no one expected it to happen so soon. It was kept so hush hush that fans didn’t even know it happened until Rimes tweeted about becoming Mrs. Cibrian.
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Perhaps we won’t hear about the couple for a while…at least not until they break some baby news or something else juicy.

Valerie Schirmer is a freelance writer/editor who has written about a wide variety of topics for newspapers, magazines, and websites. She currently resides in South Jersey with her husband, daughter, and a crazy dachshund.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Severe thunderstorm watch ended for southern Ontario

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A severe thunderstorm watch has ended for parts of southern Ontario, as the storm system passed through the region.
The areas originally affected included Barrie, Collingwood, Hillsdale, Hanover, Dundalk, Orangeville, Grand Valley, Southern Dufferin County, the Bruce Peninsula, Owen Sound and Northern Wellington County.
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The watch, which was issued by Environment Canada, warned residents to expect damaging winds, large hail and heavy rainfall as the storm made its way through the region.

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Earlier in the evening, Environment Canada had issued a tornado watch for parts of southern Ontario, but it was downgraded a few hours later.
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According to the weather authority, a warm front moved across the Central Great Lakes, which is what caused the stormy conditions.
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The storm hit areas between Kincardine and Port Elgin around 10:30 p.m.


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