Fashion & Entertainment

Models with thick black eyeliner and black berets paraded in a rundown warehouse in northern Paris, recalling the heyday of the smoky Left Bank jazz clubs where intellectuals gathered in the 1950s to talk existentialism and smoke Gitanes.

But instead of the dour all-black uniform favored by the beatniks, most of them were swathed in hound's-tooth checked wool that was used for everything from oversized scarves to cropped trousers. read more

Ice-T Keeps Cool with New Urban Clothing Line
At first glance, Icewear looks like other urban lines: baggy jeans, velour jogging suits and oversized hoodies with prominent logos.

But ask Ice-T what sets it apart from the competition and he'll set you straight. "It's got attitude," says the Grammy Award-winning rapper and star of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." “It’s not gangster, but then it’s not work clothes. I want to make a line that I can get into a club in. And if I was dealing with a woman, she may see the material and say, ‘This brother spent a little paper on his clothes.’” read more

Models Uncover Potential
Clayton teenager Carly Barca has only just finished her VCE and is already dreaming of a modelling career because she likes to "dress up and have a good time".

But it was a case of dressing down for the 17-year-old yesterday, as she and 39 others donned their smalls during rehearsal for the Australian qualifiers of the Shanghai International Fashion Model Competition.

Two male and two female finalists were due to be chosen at the qualification show, held at Melbourne Town Hall last night, to represent Australia at the competition in March. read more

AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL
Supermodel Tyra Banks; the world's first supermodel Janice Dickinson; Marie Claire fashion editor Beau Quillian; and hip-hop fashion designer Kimora Lee Simmons will serve as the expert panel of judges who will determine the nation's next supermodel in UPN's mid-season series AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL. In addition, a new special guest will appear each week to judge in his or her area of expertise, it was announced today during UPN's presentation at the Television Critic's Association in Hollywood. read more

Baby girl for Kate Moss
London - Supermodel Kate Moss gave birth at the weekend to her first child, a healthy 2.95 kg girl who will be named Lola, British tabloids reported on Monday.

Moss (28) dashed to London's Saint John and Elizabeth Hospital after lunching at a Greek restaurant with friends on Saturday and gave birth in the early hours of Sunday, the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror said.

With her was Jefferson Hack, co-founder and editorial director of the fashion magazine Dazed and Confused, who is Moss's companion of nearly two years and the father of the baby. read more