“I slept for 10 hours for the first time in my life” – Alex Ferguson skips work this week

Outgoing Manchester United boss, Sir Alex Ferguson, has revealed that he skipped work on Tuesday, for the first time in his life this week.

The 71-year-old has built a reputation over the years, thanks to his incredible work ethic and drive. However, the Scot could not get out of bed early enough, to resume at 7am, as he was fatigued after…

N2.3bn scam: Anenih to appear before Reps next week

Chairman of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Chief Tony Anenih, is to appear before the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts next week over an allegation that he inflated a N2.3 billion road contract while he was the Minister of Works.

The committee is awaiting Anenih’s testimony to confirm a 2006 report by the Auditor-General of the Federation (AGF). Chairman of the Committee, Hon Solomon Olamilekan, disclosed the Committee’s decision…

Lance Armstrong Set to Appear on Oprah Next Week

Lance Armstrong is rumored to be ready to confess to drug use—and it could happen on Oprah.

The disgraced cyclist will give a “no-holds-barred” interview to Oprah Winfrey which will air on her network next week, CNN reports.

In his first formal interview since he was been…

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Doing Paris Fashion Week the Jennifer Lopez way

Adding some much-needed sparkle to the front row, Jennifer Lopez dazzled her way through the crème de la crème of the Paris show schedule today.

BY Olivia Bergin | 02 October 2012

Less than 24 hours ago we could be heard bemoaning the calibre of ‘slebs’ at Paris Fashion Week – in fact the S/S 13…

Hakaan forced to cancel Paris Fashion Week show after collection is lost

Courier company to blame for last-minute cancellation of Hakaan show after the entire collection is lost in transit.

BY Olivia Bergin | 01 October 2012

Hakaan Yildirim, the Turkish-born, London-based design sensation has had to cancel his Paris Fashion Week show – scheduled to take place tomorrow – after his spring/summer 2013 has been lost by…

Paris Fashion Week: Celine spring/summer 2013

British designer Pheobe Philo triumphs again at Céline.

BY Luke Leitch | 30 September 2012

There were new silhouettes, new bags, and some outrageous new shoes; mink high heels and mink-lined pool sandals that were near-instantly christened ‘furkenstocks’.

In fact, so jam-packed with juicy innovation was today’s Céline collection that a full jostle of fashion editors descended backstage to…

Five minutes with Isabel Marant at Paris Fashion Week

French designer Isabel Marant tells Luke Leitch how Bardot, Brikin and Elvis inspired her spring/summer 2013 collection.

BY Luke Leitch | 28 September 2012

Over the last few years Isabel Marant has borderline cornered the market in outstanding outfits for gamine Parisian cool-girls-about-town (and wannabes, too). So following this afternoon’s hibiscus-print, steel-studded, and occasionally outrageously high-hemmed collection, we…

Paris Fashion Week: Balmain spring/summer 2013

Eighties influences continue to reign at Balmain, but the formula is flagging, writes Lisa Armstrong.

BY Lisa Armstrong | 27 September 2012

To nurture a designer from talked-about talent to global brand requires art and good plumbing, a senior strategist for an international conglomerate told me yesterday. The designer provides the tantrums, the celebrities (Kirsten Stewart turned up…

Paris Fashion Week spring/summer 2013 latest news

The shows kicked off with lashings of sex appeal thanks to Anthony Vacarello, plus Kristen Stewart is headed to the front row.

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