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Cate Blanchett

Armani shows the joys of elegant dressing

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS • September 24, 2008 MILAN, ITALY — "A joy to wear'' is how Giorgio Armani described his new collection for the spring-summer 2009. The clothes with their soft shades and fluid shapes were certainly...

Credit Crunch Hits Theatreland

Sep 23, 2008

A year ago, London's Theatreland was celebrating record ticket sales. But now, with the credit crunch biting and a recession around the corner, the West End is facing a downturn in what's traditionally their busiest time...

Milan Fashion Week goes relaxed in stressed times

There are few better weather vanes for changing times than the fashion industry, whose sensitive antennas quickly pick up on a mood and design accordingly. DANIELA PETROFF AP Fashion Writer MILAN, Italy — There are few...

D&G at Milan Fashion Week

By Hilary Alexander, Fashion Director Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana opted to show a 'nautical-style romp' for their spring/summer 2009 D&G diffusion collection… "Anchors aweigh", or should that be 'levez l'ancre',...

Film picks: Paul Howlett

The Good German 8pm, Sky Movies Indie (Steven Soderbergh, 2006) Set in ruined postwar Berlin and shot in period black and white, this absorbing Soderbergh/Clooney collaboration has ambitions to be a modern Third Man, but...

Down's syndrome: Notes on a Scandal star Max Lewis in a drama that never ends

He is a successful actor, but his Down's syndrome has led to battles with doctors, teachers and councils. Max Lewis and his mum Sandy talk to Cassandra Jardine Snogging is 15-year-old Max Lewis's favourite pastime. Max...

The looks that shook the world: A celebration of the 20 most influential designers on the planet

If it was in the 1980s that designer fashion sensed the potential of its power, it was not until the mid-1990s that its full might was realised. Today, a handful of immensely wealthy luxury goods conglomerates own many...

Emily Mortimer: Russians, nudity - and a fibreglass pillar

There's rarely a dull day in the acting career of Emily Mortimer - or in her life, as she tells John Hiscock Like her father, the author, playwright and barrister John Mortimer, Emily Mortimer has a delightful sense of...

UK critics savage Upton's play

CATE Blanchett's husband Andrew Upton has had his new play Riflemind savaged by London's tough theatre critics. After making its much-anticipated West End debut, the Sydney Theatre Company artistic director's play about a...

Pam, Peta Rage At Armani

WARNING to Katie Holmes, Cate Blanchett and other stars who wear Armani - Pam Anderson and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are gunning for you. Last year, Giorgio Armani told Time that PETA had persuaded him to...