May 15th, 2008

Rare candid from Mel’s sober days

Britney Spears and Mel Gibson took a little trip this morning to
Costa Rica. Together. Britney Spears and Mel Gibson. On vacation
together. Entertainment Tonight says:

ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT can confirm that Britney Spears
and Mel Gibson are currently en route to Costa Rica on vacation
together. Their plane departed at 9:05 AM this morning.

ET spotted them leaving on a private plane to the Central American
state early this morning. Sources tell ET that Mel is taking Britney
and her father Jamie for a mini vacation at his home is Costa Rica.

According to the terms of her custody Britney’s children cannot
leave the country without special approval, so they are not joining her
on the trip.

While the pop star and the actor may appear to be an unlikely duo,
they used to live in the same Malibu community and were spotted having
dinner together at Studio City’s Romanov restaurant in March.

There’s no way this bitch is coming back. Once she sees those taco
carts on every corner, she’ll wonder why the hell she wasted the past
10 years of her life in Beverly Hills. I’ll miss her.

SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD BEAUTY, LILIANE FERRAREZI, IS THE LATEST BRAZILIAN EXPORT TO HIT THE FASHION MAP. WINNER OF THE 2003 FORD SUPERMODEL OF THE WORLD MODELING COMPETITION, LILIANE HAS GRACED COUNTLESS RUNWAYS SINCE HER BIG DEBUT.

[LILIANE FERRAREZI]: "MY NAME IS LILIANE FERRAREZI." [FERRAREZI]: "I'M FROM BRAZIL, YEAH. [LAUGHS]" [FERRAREZI]: "YEAH, I HAVE A LOT OF GIRLS FROM BRAZIL HERE."

SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD BEAUTY, LILIANE FERRAREZI, IS THE LATEST BRAZILIAN EXPORT TO HIT THE FASHION MAP. WINNER OF THE 2003 FORD SUPERMODEL OF THE WORLD MODELING COMPETITION, LILIANE HAS GRACED COUNTLESS RUNWAYS SINCE HER BIG DEBUT.

[FERRAREZI]: "YEAH, I LIKE, I REALLY LIKE TO DO LIKE, SEXY SHOWS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I'M FROM BRAZIL. AND THE GIRLS FROM BRAZIL LIKE TO DO THE SHOW LIKE, VERY SULTRY AND SEXY, SO." [FERRAREZI]: "YEAH, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I DID NEW YORK, I DID LONDON. I DID MORE, NEW YORK, MILAN, AND PARIS. AND BRAZIL TOO." [FERRAREZI]: "MY MOM SHE'S HERE WITH ME, AND SHE LIKE TOO. [LAUGHS] SHE EATS CHOCOLATE CAKE NOW. SHE REALLY LIKE IT, EVERYBODY. MY SISTER, YEAH I HAVE A SISTER, BROTHER, YOU KNOW. EVERYBODY LIKES IT."

WE ASKED LILIANE IF SHE HAD ANY ADVICE FOR THE LATEST WINNER OF THE FORD CONTEST Ð ANOTHER BRAZILIAN, CAMILA.

[FERRAREZI]: "YEAH, SHE'S FROM BRAZIL. CAMILA, YEAH. SHE'S BEAUTIFUL. SHE'S, UH I, I THINK SHE GOES TO MILAN TOO. SHE DID THE CALVIN KLEIN IN NEW YORK. SHE'S BEAUTIFUL." [FERRAREZI]: "SHE NEED TO BE CONCENTRATED, NOT LIKE GO, DON'T LOOK ON THE SIDES. YOU NEED TO LOOK, UH, YOU KNOW. SOMETHING LIKE THIS. SHE DO WELL, SHE DID GOOD, YOU KNOW BECAUSE SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL." [LILIANE FERRAREZI, MODEL]: "AH, IT'S GREAT, YOU KNOW. UM, THREE YEARS AGO I'M LIKE, SO EXCITED. OH MY GOD, I CAN'T, THANK YOU. I GO BACK TO HOME. IT'S SO LIKE [INAUDIBLE]. UM, I DON'T KNOW, I LIKE, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, YOU KNOW."

THE LABEL DEBUTED THEIR WINTER COLLECTION AT A "SALON" INSPIRED EVENT, ALSO ATTENDED BY EDUN'S TWO FAMOUS FOUNDERS, SUPERSTAR BONO AND HIS WIFE ALI HEWSON.

[BONO, MUSICIAN/ACTIVIST]: "I'M AN ACTIVIST, I WORK ON AFRICAN ISSUES." [BONO]: "I DO THE POLITICS AND THE PHILOSOPHY, BUT THEY, THEY LEADÑEDUN LEADS ON THE AESTHETIC. I'M THE BACK STORY." [ALI HEWSON, FOUNDER, EDUN]: "EDUN REALLY GREW OUT OF BONO'S WORK IN AFRICA. EVERYTIME WE WENT DOWN THERE, PEOPLE WERE TALKING ABOUT WANTING MORE AND MORE TRADE AND UM, HE WAS WORKING FROM A MACRO POINT OF VIEW AND POLICY AND POLITICS. AND WE THOUGHT ABOUT TRYING TO DO SOMETHING FROM A MICRO POINT OF VIEW. SEEING HOW, HOW THEY DID TRADE, HOW IT WORKS, SO THAT WAS REALLY WE TALKED ABOUT THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY, A LOT OF EMPLOYMENT SEEMED TO MAKE SENSE." [BONO]: "WE'RE LOOKING FOR REAL WORLD INTERVENTIONS INTO THE PROBLEMS, THE LACK OF EQUALITY ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT. I MEAN THE WAY WE DEAL WITH THE AFRICAN CONTINENT. IT'S NOT IN AN EQUAL FASHION. THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SELL THEIR GOODS TO US, BUT WE FLOOD THEIR MARKETS."

[BONO]: "BUT YET WHEN YOU SEE EDUN CLOTHES, AND PEOPLE WEARING THEMÑSOME VERY COOL PEOPLE WEARING THEMÑSTYLISH PEOPLE, IT, IT MAKES IT REAL, UM, THE CONCEPT THAT YOU CAN MAKE CLOTHES IN AFRICA, THEY CAN BE BEAUTIFUL." [ROGAN GREGORY]: "THIS SEASON, THE THEMES WERE ARMOR AND ALCHEMY. [ROGAN GREGORY]: "ALI, ACTUALLY WHEN WERE TALKING THIS MORNING ACTUALLY SAID SOMETHING REALLY POETIC ABOUT, ABOUT ARMOR AND TRANSPARENCY. [ALI HEWSON]: "FROM THE ARMOR END OF IT, THE BEST ARMOR THAT YOU CAN HAVE IS TO BE TRANSPARENT AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO BE. IN EDUN IS TRANSPARENT, SO PEOPLE KNOW WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM, WE'RE NOT JUST TRYING TO PUT A GOOD STORY BEHIND THE CLOTHES, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THE STORYÑTHE CLOTHES BEAUTIFUL, SO PEOPLE WANT TO BUY THEM."

[GREGORY]: "I WOULD LIKE TO CREATE A LINE OF CLOTHING THAT IS LEGITIMATE IN REGARDS TO DESIGN AND PRODUCE IT IN PLACES IN THE WORLD THAT NEED THE WORK BASICALLY. UM, THERE'S A, A AID VERSUS TRADE CONCEPT WHERE A LOT OFÑBILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN AID GO TO 3RD WORLD COUNTRIES THAT REQUIRE ITÑUM, IT SEEMS THAT IT MAKES MORE SENSE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH WORK. AND SUSTAINABLE TRADE. AND LABOR, THE PLACES WE MAKE THE CLOTHES NOW ARE AMAZING PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE. I THINK IT'S OUR GOAL TO TRY TO GET A LOT OF IT MADE IN AFRICA." [ALI HEWSON, FOUNDER]: "WE WANT IT TO GROW AS A BUSINESS MODEL. WE WANT YOU KNOW TO OFFER PEOPLE CHOICE, SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO WEAR A HAIR SHIRT IF THEY WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND UM, YOU KNOW JUST TO HAVE OTHER PEOPLE FOLLOW US AND BE INSPIRED BY HOW WE DO BUSINESS, NOT JUST, HOW THE CLOTHES LOOK."

AT AN EXCLUSIVE PHOTO SHOOT, DESIGNER ROGAN GREGORY EXPLAINED THE CONCEPT BEHIND THE SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS CLOTHING LINE, EDUN.

[ROGAN GREGORY, DESIGNER, EDUN]: "EDUN IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN ME, MY PARTNERS - BONO AND ALI." [GREGORY]: "THE MISSION IS TO CREATE AND USE OUR ABILITY FROM A FASHION PERSPECTIVE AND CREATE KIND OF SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT IN PLACES IN THE WORLD THAT NEED IT. SO, THE FASHION INDUSTRY IN PARTICULAR IS A HUGE INDUSTRY GLOBALLY. IT REQUIRES PEOPLE."

STYLES GLAMOUR......

This week I am proud to say that the magazine picks feature
some Aussies, including Catherine McNeil and Abbey Lee. The
styling in recent fashion spreads is a mix between simple and
bold which goes for the colours and models as well.