`Nobel of computing' goes to early PC designer The Examiner Comments SAN JOSE, Calif. (Map, News) - A Microsoft Corp. researcher won the $250,000 Turing Award, one of technology's most coveted prizes, on Tuesday for his work helping design and build what is widely considered the first modern personal computer. | While at Xerox Corp.'s famed Palo Alto Researc...
Victoria Beckham Dying To Dress Michelle Obama Huffington Post | Victoria Beckham has clothed Blake Lively and Jennifer Hudson...and Sarah Jessica Parker even went clad in a Beckham frock to visit the White House. But Victoria hasn't yet realized her ultimate dream: dressing Michelle Obama. | At Elton John's Oscar party, Beckham exclaimed, "I would love to dres...
Alice-inspired fashion and beauty products The State | If you're getting "curiouser and curiouser" about Tim Burton and Disney's version of "Alice in Wonderland," a number of Alice-inspired fashion and beauty products have come down the rabbit hole. The movie opened Friday. | Sue Wong for Walt Disney S...
Neiman Marcus CEO says luxury shoppers returning as chain posts a profit The Dallas Morning News | Neiman Marcus Inc. swung to a profit in its fiscal second quarter on lower expenses and higher holiday sales, and management said Tuesday that upscale shoppers are slowly making a comeback. | While customers aren't spending at pre-recession levels,...
McQueen's Angels and Demons Wall Street Journal By CHRISTINA BINKLEY | Paris | At the time of his suicide last month, Lee Alexander McQueen was working on clothing covered with ornate images of death and afterlife. | His collection, one of the most anticipated of the fall 2010 season, was shown Tu...
Indian women are bad lingerie, swimwear shoppers: Designer Samachaar Mumbai: Designer duo Narresh and Shrivan, who specialise in 'customised' beachwear, feel that Indian women are at a loss when it comes to lingerie or swimwear shopping as there is ...
Berlin's Airport: Shining Beacon or Waste of Money The New York Times | BERLIN — To get Berliners arguing, bring up the new $3.4 billion airport rising just beyond the limits of this hip but economically strapped metropolis. Christoph Bangert f...
Victoria miffs Gerard Butler at Oscar after party Indian Express | Pop star turned fashion designer Victoria Beckham miffed actor Gerard Butler when they both arrived at the party at the same time at an Oscar after party. | The '300' actor saw Victoria posing for photographers at the entrance to the hotel and turn...
Can Sackcloth Have Fur Trim? The New York Times | PARIS Multimedia Slide Show Runway Slide Shows Related | On the Runway Blog: Icebergs at 11 O'Clock! (March 9, 2010) On the Runway Blog: YSL: Atonement (March 9, 2010) Jacques Brinon/Associated Press | CHLOé A hooded wrap coat in cashmere over a r...
Jail for German who attempted to blackmail Cindy Crawford m&c | A German court sent a man to jail for two years for attempting to extort $100,000 from supermodel Cindy Crawford, according to reports from Germany. | Edis Kayalar, 26, had surrendered himself to German authorities last November after being charged...
Victoria Beckham Dying To Dress Michelle Obama Huffington Post | Victoria Beckham has clothed Blake Lively and Jennifer Hudson...and Sarah Jessica Parker even went clad in a Beckham frock to visit the White House. But Victoria hasn't yet realized her ultimate dream: dressing Michelle Obama. | At Elton John's Oscar party, Beckham exclaimed, "I would love to dress Mrs. Obama absolutely absolutely absolutely! I j...
Indian women are bad lingerie, swimwear shoppers: Designer Samachaar Mumbai: Designer duo Narresh and Shrivan, who specialise in 'customised' beachwear, feel that Indian women are at a loss when it comes to lingerie or swimwear shopping as there is no sizing chart available to suit their body type. | "The irony is that the most Indian designers make clothes in the UK or US measurements because that is the way i...
