24yr old Sin City Actress Jessica Alba has announced her plans to launch a baby clothing line. Although she has no kids, she does have a desire for them to look as stylish as their parents. Due for release next Spring, Jessica told People magazine
“I have a baby clothing line. I’ve been buying baby clothes and they’re boring.
“We’re making clothing similar to what their stylish parents wear. A percentage of profits will go to orphanages and women’s shelters.”
“What’s so fabricated about live musicians freestyling onstage or MCs doing the same thing? Here I am, feeling that this is the most pure thing I’ve done in my life. And people call it selling out. I’ve gotten over trying to be accepted by all people. I am what I am. And [the Black Eyed Peas] are what we are.”
[PaperMag]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been hit with a $5 million (GBP2.7 million) breach of contract 
and copyright infringement lawsuit by model Tyson Beckford. The model once the face of the Sean John clothing line claims that once his contract ran out with the label, Combs failed to renew it but maintained use of his images to advertise the line without any permission. Beckford’s attorney Kenneth Montgomery states that Beckford did make attempts to settle the dispute to no avail, and decided legal action would have to be enforced. He confirmed, “My client reached out to Mr Combs several times before coming to my firm. His manager Beth Ann Hardison also contacted him to seek a resolution. They were not heard.”
He also told AllHipHop.com “What we have here is a blatant case of wrong doing on behalf of Mr Combs and Sean John. They wilfully continued to use Mr Beckford’s image without permission because he become known as the face of Sean John.”
Condé Nast have joined the reality tv bandwagon. According to WWD, Condé Nast’s West bureau have sent out an email confirming shoots have begun for a new reality show based around Teen Vogue. The show will follow Lauren Conrad from MTV’s docudrama “Laguna Beach” around while she interns at the magazine under Vogue senior West Coast editor Lisa Love. Richard Beckman the president of Condé Nast’s media group has called the idea “intriguing”, and followed up with “I think it could be interesting, given what goes on in this building.” There is a possibility the show could be a test run for a spin off for the “Laguna Beach” docudrama. Hopefully we’ll see another series in the pipeline, focused around Vogue Editor, Anna Wintour, that would prove very interesting.
[WWD, Teen Vogue]
This is a bit of an odd story, only earlier this week Heidi Klum was quoted by contactmusic.com as saying that she feeds her 14 month old daughter Leni off her own plate as her food is more nutritious than canned baby food. However Heidi is now one in the recent line of celebrities that fast food chain McDonalds has enlisted to promote the “I’m lovin it” slogan. If she’s anything like Cindy Crawford who claims she cant touch the stuff, then we doubt the supermodel has actually tasted a hamburger in quite a while.
If you love your celebrity clothing lines, then you’ll be excited to hear that Justin Timberlake will be launching his own label with childhood friend Trace Ayala. Merging street chic with country wear, Timberlake said of the line, “This clothing is representative of where we come from - it’s sort of country, but it’s also got a little edge and a little chic to it.”
The label will be called William (the name of Justin’s grandfather) Rast (the last name of Trace’s grandfather). William Rast will be launched in Bloomingdales in November.
As part of a promotional campaign Elle Macpherson will be teaming up with Sandra Bernhard, Elton John, Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin to develop a book for her underwear line “Intimates” . Entitled “Intimate Stories” the book will include images of her ad campaign, Intimate moments, with each celebrities interpretation of the photographs. According to brand republic Macpherson said of the project,
“Every picture tells a story but it is up to the viewer to decide exactly what that story is. It’s very intriguing, with lots of elements and layers of meaning.”
Nine designers, three fashion shows and one Couture definitely makes a launch party worth remembering.
Couture, the provider of new fashion experiences, launched on Thursday 11th at the Light bar in Shoreditch (London) where a union of fashion, style and partying was on the agenda for the evening. In addition to music, socialising .JPG)
and a general festive atmosphere, the nine designers were given the opportunity to display their work to consumers and London’s fashionista.
“The crowd is so diverse. ” Said Esther Williams, one of Couture’s core team members, “but they all have one thing is common, a love of fashion”
The first of the shows focused on designers from London’s top fashion schools including ‘Central St Martins’. Each label showcased fresh and innovative pieces for women from a generation of new fearless and imaginative designers. The labels on show were Sunny Park (Sun-Hwa Park), Iron Curtain (Luda Gelbutovskaya), Nicolerenee (Renee Christopher) and Labeija (Ian Labeija).
Emerging male models took centre stage for the second show. 
Dressed in the urban uniforms of Batlow (Mark Bajade & Timothy Ross-Watson) and Patrick Kevin they filled the runways with an air of strength and defiance. In between the two male designers came the surprise female swimwear section by Antoinette Olivia, featuring bags by Urban Knit. Each bag, a union of European and African influences, represented the cultural diversity of the designers Dolapo James & Dayo Omikunle.
Encompassing the entire third show, the undoubted star of the launch was Prangsta, by designer Melanie. Accompanied by a classical violinist, her theatrical pieces mesmerised the crowd with a magical magnetism. Melanie’s collection covered everything from princess to pauper, with the rags to riches feel captured in pieces almost grandiose in their design to others with exuding vintage chic. The Prangsta show only added to the overall feel of the night; the crowd realised they were witnessing the birth of something special.
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