Beyoncé To Perform At 2013 Brit Awards

BEYONCÉ KNOWLES will perform at the 2013 Brit Awards. The singer joins the line-up alongside British acts One Direction, Muse, Emeli Sandé and Robbie Williamson, who will also take to the stage. The news marks the start of a particularly busy year for Beyoncé, who is also preparing for a Destiny's Child reunion, the launch of her first fly-on-the-wall documentary and a much-hyped performance at the US Super Bowl half-time show. This year's Brit Awards will take place on Wednesday February 20, to be presented by James Corden and broadcast live on ITV1. Click through our gallery below to see the complete list of nominees. 17 JANUARY 2013 SARAH KARMALI










http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/01/17/beyonce-brit-awards-2013---performance-beyonce-knowles-perform-on-stage

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Stylist Jessica Paster: Designers Need To Be More “Open Minded”

STYLIST Jessica Paster believes that young designers need to be "a little more open" when deciding which stars to dress for events. Paster, responsible for the immaculate red carpet style of Miranda Kerr, Emily Blunt, Cate Blanchett and Fanning sisters Elle and Dakota - to name but a few - insists that it's not as easy to dress up-and-coming talent as it was 10 years ago. "You didn't see Jason Wu or Prabal Gurung on the red carpet [at the Golden Globes], because instead of them being a little open-minded, they're waiting to get these other people that they think they deserve," she said. "If you would've put a Prabal Gurung on a beautiful actress, it would have been showcased and he would have sold four more dresses. Everyone is like, 'No, I want to dress Cate Blanchett. No, I want to dress Cate Blanchett. No, I want to dress Cate Blanchett." The stylist continued to explain that she believes the problem lies with both the PR ("they're not public relations, they're dress traffickers") and the designer - while also expanding upon the lucrative effect that a red carpet outing can have on a label's sales. "They want the most famous person, and they're losing the chance to get their work shown. There are two reasons to dress somebody on the red carpet: ego or business. I just feel that these up-and-coming designers that are fabulous and amazingly talented should be a little more open," she told Fashionista. "If they can get their dress on a certain person on a red carpet, that's going to sell their clothing. But instead these designers have to go and do a line with - so and so, or for Kmart - they have to do those things because obviously their clothes are not selling."









16 JANUARY 2013 SARAH KARMALI
http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/01/16/jessica-paster-stylist---celebrity-red-carpet-style---miranda-kerr-cate-blanchett-emily-blunt

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Gap Enters The Luxury Market

HIGH STREET giant Gap has bought high-end US retailer Intermix for $130 million (£80.4 million). The move marks the first time the iconic American brand has entered the luxury market. Intermix - which has 32 stores in the US, as well as an extensive ecommerce site - stocks designer labels such as Jimmy Choo, Chloe, Bottega Veneta, Valentino and Stella McCartney. The acquisition will see the brand become part of Gap's growing portfolio, which includes Banana Republic, Old Navy and Piperlime. "Intermix has a distinctive position in this growing market with clear competitive advantage," Gap Inc chairman and CEO Glenn Murphy told WWD. "Their record of merchandising with a keen eye towards mixing multiple designer labels, complemented with exclusive product, is appealing to their loyal customers. This strategy reflects the strength of their brand vision and leadership team." Gap plans to help grow Intermix's "core business" and to open new stores in the US. International expansion is in the distant pipeline in the future. "We're always looking for new brands," said Intermix co-founder and CEO Khajak Keledjian. "In partnering with Gap, that will enable us to have more time to focus on growth. One reason for our success is [being] an incubator for new designers and new talent. [Partnering with Gap] will let us focus more on product, merchandising and innovation."











03 JANUARY 2013 ELLA ALEXANDER
http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/01/03/gap-buys-intermix--$130-million-luxury-deal

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Israel’s Underweight Models Ban Launches

ISRAEL's new law banning unhealthily thin models has come into effect. The new legislation, which was first passed in March last year, bans models with a body mass index - a calculation based on height and weight - of less than 18.5 from appearing in adverts. This means that a model who is 5-foot-8 can weigh no less than 119 pounds (8.5 stone). The law also requires publications and brands to disclose when they use manipulated images of models to make them look thinner than they really are, The Wall Street Journal reports. Additionally, models will have to provide medical proof of their weight when they go up for castings. Vogue launched The Health Initiative in May last year, a pledge among all international editions to solely use models "who are healthy and help to promote a healthy body image".









 03 JANUARY 2013 ELLA ALEXANDER
http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/01/03/israels-underweight-models-ban-launches---new-health-law

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