Glamour's Women of the Year 2008

US Glamour magazine celebrated its annual awards night last November 10, 2008. Everyone from Hilary Clinton to Nicole Kidman went home with a trophy in their hands. Checkout who were honored as Women of the Year 2008.

Nicole Kidman - The A-List Activist


Nujood Ali and Shada Nasser - The Voices for Children


Tyra Banks - The Media Mogul


Maureen Chiquet - The Fashion Force


Hillary Clinton - The Trailblazer


Jane Goodall- The Environmentalist


Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh - The Olympians


Nobel Women's Initiative - The Peacemakers


Condoleeza Rice - The Champion for Women


Kara Walker - The Artist


Here are the rest of the winners:

TV Personality: Dannii Minogue
UK TV Actress: Keeley Hawes
International Musician: Beth Ditto
Accessories Designer: Tamara Mellon
Entrepreneur: Kate Moss
Film-maker: Jane Goldman
Theatre Actress: Kelly Osbourne
Writer: Cecelia Ahern
Presenter: Fearne Cotton
Editor's Special: Lily Allen
Radio Personality: Jo Whiley
Aussie Hair Care Newcomer: Hayden Panettiere
UK Solo Artist: Leona Lewis
Comedy Actress: Joanna Page
Band: Spice Girls
Man of the Year: Mark Ronson
Inspiration: Annie Lennox

Marion Cotillard Posed on Eiffel Tower for Lady Dior Ad

Award-winning French actress, Marion Cotillard, signed on to be the new face of Christian Dior's famed Lady Dior Bags last October. The actress joined Monica Bellucci, Diane Kruger, Carla Bruni, and Princess Diana who have endorsed the bag in past.

Just recently, Dior unveiled new campaign for the Lady Dior handbag. Marion posed on top of Eiffel Tower in a black number, wearing a dress from John Galliano's spring collection and holding the Black Lady Dior bag.


The ad which is the first in a four-part series will continue to Marion's next adventure that will be revealed on an upcoming web site, LadyDior.com

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Valentino Garavani: The Last (Fashion) Emperor

Valentino's fahion house is among the world's most famous haute couture and ready-to-wear fashion empires. For almost 45 years, he created some of the most sophisticated dresses to be seen and worn in the glamorous world of fashion. Valentino became known for his red dresses, popularly called "Valentino red" in the fashion industry.

Valentino: The Last Emperor was produced and directed by Matt Tyrnauer and documents the colorful personal life and career of Valentino. The film also tackled about the special relationship between Valentino and Giancarlo Giammetti, his business partner and companion for 50 years.

The filmmakers shot over 250 hours of footage with exclusive, unprecedented access to Valentino and his entourage from June 2005 to July 2007. The film spans between Valentino's seventieth birthday and his final couture show

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Gisele Bundchen: Modern Artemis In Ipanema's Latest Ad

Gisele Bundchen must be the modern Artemis, goddess of the forest. The Brazilian supermodel definitely loves Mother Nature, last year she had a campaign where in she wore a water dress that encourages everyone to conserve water.

Now she's back with another nature-loving campaign ad for her Ipanema flip flop line. She was in a forest outfit where leaves and vines hung all over her body. The new ad aims to raise awareness on atlantic deforestation and supporting the SOS Mata Atlantica.

By a special request of the Gisele and Grendene (owner of the Ipanema brand and also producer of Melissa shoes), SOS Mata Atlantica is planting 25,500 saplings of 100 different species to recover 15 hectares of Atlantic Forest in the Brazilian regions of Campinas and Bahia. The forest will be kept for five years by the mentioned organization with support from the sandals company until the plants are grown.



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Adidas Unveiled Future Sneakers

Adidas unveiled the future sneakers through the "All Day I Dream About Sneakers" project. In collaboration with Lifelounge, the said project showcases the story behind the designs of the futuristic sneakers as Herr Fritz Träumer created them. Träumer looked beyond their athletic function and humble appearance resulting to visions of sneakers that were truly out of this world.


Adidas Robot and Adidas Limo


Adidas Synth and Adidas Tree


Adidas Cloud and Adidas Chameleon


Adidas Defense and Adidas Midas


Adidas Airbag

In addition to this great collection Lifelounge and Adidas have published a limited edition book that exclusively available at sneaker retailers around Australia and New Zealand. It features the excerpts from Träumer's private journals and imagery of his unique sneaker creations. You can download the pdf copy of the book here.