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Fab Read: The Diana Chronicles

FabSugar — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:45:33 -0700

I can't believe it's been almost ten years since Princess Diana was tragically killed - the time just flew by! The Diana Chronicles, $17, by former New Yorker and Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown, follows the people's princess, all the way from Shy Di to Dynasty Di to Shunned Di.

While Diana was definitely much more than what she wore, fashion was a definitive part of her life. Who could forget that magical meringue wedding dress by Elizabeth and David Emanuel, her hand in popularizing big-shouldered skirt suits, or her appearance at Gianni Versace's funeral just months before her own?

Needless to say, Diana was an icon, whether it be fashion, humanitarian, or just as a woman to look up to, and this book pays quite the tribute.

Bella Donna: Diana, Princess of Wales

BellaSugar — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:17:29 -0700

A Bella Donna is more than just a pretty face. Sometimes she starts a trend, other times her impact isn't realized until decades after her debut. And then there are a few who become legendary, like this week's choice, Diana, Princess of Wales. Born Diana Spencer, she was not the "commoner" many people initially imagined her to be; she was born into an aristocratic family, which was a requirement for her to marry Charles, Prince of Wales. Their 1981 wedding was watched by almost one billion people, and their divorce was a hot tabloid topic. But Diana's charity work showed her great compassion, and her death-which happened ten years ago tomorrow-plunged the world into sorrow.

From her early days in the media spotlight to her unexpected death, Diana's personal style inspired countless women to copy her look. Most women couldn't afford her luxurious ballgowns, but they could manage to mimic her short blonde hairstyle. In the early '80s, she favored a feathered look, but it always kept up with the times-often setting off trends with a snip of the scissors. She didn't have a perfect life; she struggled with depression, bulimia and a failed marriage. Still-and maybe partly because of her resilience-she remains one of the 20th century's most influential beauties. Diana would have been 46 this past July.

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Patrick Demarchelier on Perfect Princess Diana

BellaSugarUK — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0700

Fashion and portrait photographer, Patrick Demarchelier, who has worked with some of the world's most beautiful models, including Naomi Campbell and Elle Macpherson, has revealed that today's society is too "perfection-obsessed" and has taken issues with the photographers and image-makers who "want to turn all women into models".

He tells The Telegraph "That's where they go wrong, I like it less and less. I never touched my pictures of Diana."

Those iconic pictures of Diana, where she looks both in control and sweetly vulnerable, with plenty of her typical coyness, are now part of a thirty-year retrospective at Paris's Petit Palais, the capital's museum of fine art.

About Diana, he tells The Telegraph "I remember when she first contacted me. I had done a picture for Vogue in which a model was opening her coat to show a picture of a little, laughing boy tucked into the inside pocket. The boy was, in fact, my son, and Diana, maybe because of her little boys, loved that picture so much that she got in touch. We became friends. She was funny and kind - but fundamentally she was a very simple woman who liked very simple things."

Demarchelier's ease at getting his subjects to relax and trust him are apparent in the personal pictures of the late Princess of Wales.

He says "Diana didn't pose like a model, and I had to work at getting her to relax. But I knew what I wanted because I had seen paparazzi pictures of her laughing, and that was when she was at her prettiest."

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Aristabrat Pacifiers: Ga Ga or Gag?

babysugar — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:00:33 -0700

Every new parent believes that their lil prince or princess deserves the finest of things, but are posh pacifiers a baby's best friend? Aristabrat thinks so. Outdoing all rhinestone pacifiers we have previously seen, the company has created a line of Swarovski-encrusted soothers for those born with a silver spoon in their mouths. The Princess of Wales sucker above ($120) features 330 crystals and is supposed to remind us of Diana's "humanitarian love for all mankind." Either that, or the jewels that are on display at the Tower of London.

Would you buy one of these soothers for your babe, or even as a gift?

Sugar Bits - Princess Diana Is Honored Ten Years Later

PopSugar — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:02:21 -0700

The Princes of Wales organized a memorial service held in Buckingham Palace today to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of their mother, Princess Diana. We're happy to see that her life is still celebrated by her friends and family. - People
Lil' Kim got pulled over in NYC last night in her Lamborghini with no driver's license and no license plates. We may never understand why celebrities don't just get chauffeurs. - TMZ
A man has pled guilty to his plot to extort $1 million from Tom Cruise for stolen photographs of his wedding to Katie Holmes. Trying to blackmail a celebrity usually isn't a very good idea. - MSNBC
Despite accusations brought up by Courtney Love, Steve Coogan is denying that he had anything to do with Owen Wilson's suicide attempt. It sounds like Courtney and Steve have some issues of their own to work out. - Page Six

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PopSugar — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:56:11 -0700

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