By Layla L’Obatti
It’s the 50th anniversary of Bond this year, marked by the newest in the 007 franchise, Skyfall. As iconic as Bond himself, the Bond girls have a fan base and a following all their own. And there is no doubt the varying characters have proven muses to the lingerie industry – whether they’re the villains or the sweeter love interests who fall to Bond’s charms along … Read More
by Marina Rybak
As the James Bond franchise 50th anniversary celebration is about to peak, the Bond fever and the mega media blitz are still sweeping the globe at full speed. Never-ending retrospectives and anthologies have been keeping the publishing universe and the blogosphere abuzz. Forever suave Roger Moore’s “Bond on Bond” instant bestseller has disappeared from the New York bookstores in a flash. Devoted fans are pouring into the … Read More
By Richard Vincente
Kristen Stewart was just down the road from me in Toronto last Thursday night, walking the red carpet at the film festival and basking in some sisterly love from a throng of sympathetic fans. Being polite Canadians, no one – not even the press – asked her about the affair.
Kristen had been photographed the night before wearing one of ex-beau Robert Pattinson‘s T-shirts as … Read More
By Richard Vincente
Victoria’s Secret Faces An Uphill Battle In The UK Lingerie Market
The queue should start forming any day now. Clusters of excited teens and twenty-somethings, all girls, will line up along New Bond Street and around the corner onto Brook. Police will be called in to direct traffic and private security crews will manage the crowds trying to get inside. Reporters and bloggers and TV cameras will … Read More
My daughter Kate’s choice of majoring in Fine Arts at Vassar College has initiated many questions about the necessity of developing “real life skills” during a child’s formative years. It’s hard to make a living from Art. But education is much more than meets the eye and her course of study definitely created a provocative thought process. Maybe it was her exposure to my world as she grew up, but … Read More
Eat your hearts out fellow northeasterners: I flew out of New York Saturday in front of a surprise snowstorm that dropped 8+ inches of snow on our autumn landscape. I am very happy to have escaped to my favorite getaway, Los Cabos, Mexico; where I am relaxing in the sun enjoying the comfort of the balmy sunshine and light ocean breezes. The temperatures at home were precipitous, edging down … Read More
I was never really a soccer mom. My children focused on other sporting disciplines, figure skating, swimming and baseball. However, I got a lot of exposure to this global phenomenon from my sister, who was the Executive Director of MSI (Montgomery Soccer) in Maryland and her husband, who was a national soccer referee. Believe me; I have heard the war stories. This sport has crept into the American psyche via … Read More