Wednesday, September 18, 2013

STREET CHIC: NEW YORK FASHION WEEK ACCESSORIES


STREET CHIC: NEW YORK FASHION WEEK ACCESSORIES

From statement-making heels and layered jewels to the It bag—it's all about the details!


Your 2013 Fashion Award Winners! Biggest Style Transformation

Biggest Style Transformation

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Biggest Style Transformation

Winner: Miley Cyrus
Why: Gone are the days cowboy boots and maxi dresses for Miley. The singer totally made herself over, championing 90s style and crop tops every chance she gets.


Your 2013 Fashion Award Winners!

Best Break-Over Transformation

Winner: Selena Gomez

Why: S.Go has had an amazing year! From releasing her first album to making some changes in her personal life, the twenty-one year old has a lot to celebrate. One thing's for sure: She's looked amazing every step of the way!

The Style Council's Favorite Trends for Spring!

The Style Council's Favorite Trends for Spring!

Trend: Emerald Jewels

"I'm a big fan of statement necklaces; they can dress up a basic tee with jeans, or add the perfect finishing touch to a formal dress. I found these gorgeous necklace in the color of the year: emerald!" —Daniela


20 FASHION TIPS TO MAKE YOU LOOK TALLER


1. WEAR HEELS

One of the easiest fashion tips to make you look taller is to slip on a pair of heels. Adding an inch or so with a pair of heels will quite literally add extra height to your stature. Choose a slimming style like a pair of almond toe stilettos as chunkier shoes tend to add bulk.

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Lady Gaga going to trial in ex-assistant's lawsuit

Lady Gaga going to trial in ex-assistant's lawsuit


NEW YORK: A friend of Lady Gaga who claimed after serving as her personal assistant for more than a year that the pop singer cheated her out of overtime wages can tell her story to a jury in November, a judge said Tuesday.
A jury can decide whether Gaga's demands left Jennifer O'Neill any personal time or whether she was on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, as she claimed in her 2011 lawsuit, US District Judge Paul Gardephe said. A trial is set for Nov. 4.
O'Neill worked for the singer for one to two months in early 2009 and for 13 months beginning in February 2010, and the judge said both sides agree she was expected to be available as needed throughout each hour of each day.
Gardephe ruled that O'Neill's ``on-call'' time potentially qualifies for overtime compensation.
O'Neill said she was paid at a flat rate of about $50,000 annually when she was first hired and $75,000 annually the second time by the pop singer, who is estimated in a list published by Forbes magazine to have earned $80 million in the first six months of this year.
Lawyers did not immediately comment.
O'Neill had testified in a deposition that if Lady Gaga was watching a DVD in the middle of the night and grew tired of it, she woke her up to take out and replace the DVD.
``Every day is a work day for her, so every day is a work day for the rest of us,'' she said.
``There is no, `We're going to stay in, we're going to sleep.' There is no, `Let's put on sweatpants and go out to the movies and be girlfriends.' It doesn't work like that,'' O'Neill said.
In her deposition testimony, Lady Gaga had testified: ``You don't get a schedule. You don't get a schedule that is like you punch in and you can play ... at your desk for four hours and then you punch out at the end of the day. This is when I need you, you're available.''
O'Neill had testified she was responsible for sometimes monitoring the singer's email and telephone communications and for handling all her luggage _ generally 20 bags _ including clothing, accessories, makeup and toiletries.
She was also responsible for making sure that ``special food'' was available at every location and for making sure the singer arrived at performances on time and had ample time for hairstyling, makeup and voice warm-ups and that she appeared on stage on time, O'Neill said.
She said she assisted with costume changes during performances and was responsible afterwards for arranging ice packs, tea and a shower, along with dinner and an exit from the venue.
The judge noted that the women met after Lady Gaga moved into O'Neill's apartment building on the Lower East Side of Manhattan before 2008, when they became roommates and friends. O'Neill was offered a position as her personal assistant because they were friends and she had experience in the music industry, court papers said.