Sunday, October 8, 2023

Emily Ratajkowski models a skimpy Inamorata bikini on a Brazilian beach in sexy flashback photos

Emily Ratajkowski made jaws drop as she posed in a colourful bikini while promoting her Inamorata brand in flashback photos shared on Instagram on Thursday. 

The My Body author, 32 - who recently made a statement in a skin-tight minidress during an outing in New York - was celebrating the "last stock" of her collaboration with Mirror Palais. 

In the series of photos, the mum-of-one donned a striking swimsuit from the line, showing off her toned physique in the Caraiva patterned triangle bikini top, which retails for $90, according to the official website.


The former Nickelodeon actress also wore a matching thong bikini, also available for $90. 

Her long locks were parted down the middle and flowed naturally over her shoulders in light waves.

In the images - which were uploaded to Inamorata's main Instagram page - another model wore a similar bikini made from a Foguinho pattern, which included shades of red, blue and yellow. 

Emily struck some of her favourite poses as she lounged on the sandy shore with waves crashing next to her.

Behind her, a variety of buildings and mountains bordered the beach on the partly cloudy day. 

The other model who had joined Ratajkowski was seen snapping photos of the beauty with her camera, and at one point was also seen spraying sunscreen on Emily as the sun shone down on them. 

In the caption of the post, the star wrote: 'That's right...we just did a last restock of our sold out @mirrorpalais collab. shop now'. She added the letters 'BR' to show her fans that the shoot took place during a lavish trip to Brazil. 

Emily launched her swimwear and lingerie brand, Inamorata, in 2017 and opened up about her business in a previous interview with Harper's Bazaar. 

'Having my own business and working with a group of women that I love, that are my friends... it's been so enjoyable,' she gushed to the outlet. 


What I like about my career now is that things are more in my hands and under my control. Failures feel more like bumps in the road than huge losses and I feel less affected by other people saying no,' the media personality added.

Sunday, September 3, 2023

At 57, Cindy Crawford Is Still Serving Up the Very Best Beauty Looks

 

One of the original ’90s supermodels, Cindy Crawford’s face has graced countless magazine covers, campaigns, and runways in her 30-plus years in the fashion industry. Her sun-kissed brunette mane, striking brows, and beauty spot have long made her the kind of beauty on whom all manner of make-up and hair looks shine, although her signature is natural, fresh skin and a defined eye. 

That said, bold red lipstick was her go-to for an evening out in her twenties and thirties, when she dabbled in full glamour—think voluminous blow dries, diamonds and a killer stare. She’s always been faithful to glowing, bronzed skin, but Crawford has upped the ante in the luminosity department in recent years, adding metallic eyeshadows and dewy base products into her beauty arsenal. Her daughter, Kaia Gerber, has inherited her easy, low-maintenance approach to beauty and the two are often compared, which is no surprise given that Kaia is the spitting image of her mother when she was younger.

When asked last year by British Vogue what the secret to taking a perfect selfie was, the supermodel delivered the rather fabulous response: “Honey, I’ve been modeling for 30 years.” As she graces Vogue’s September cover alongside her fellow supers, see some of the highlights from her three decades in front of the camera, below.



Former ‘Teen Mom OG’ Star Opens Up About Being “Cancelled” After Making Racially Insensitive Statement: “It Was Hell For Two Years”



Mackenzie McKee says she had some very dark days after she made a racially insensitive statement on Facebook about Vice President Kamala Harris. The comment contributed to her being let go from her job on Teen Mom OG and sent her life into a downward spiral.

“It was hell for two years,” Mackenzie said during a recent interview with the Sarasota SpeaX podcast. “My business [Body By Mac] went under. Every day was emails and messages like, ‘I can’t believe I prayed for your mom. She probably taught you this, I’m so glad she’s dead. You need to be cancelled.'”

As The Ashley reported at the time, Mackenzie made a statement in January 2021 on her private Facebook page about Vice President Kamala Harris.

“It blows my mind that out of all the amazing colored women in this world, that is the one who is making history,” she wrote.

Once word got around The Interwebs that Mackenzie had used the term “colored,” Mackenzie was criticized harshly. However, she later insisted— and still insists— that she was unaware that the term ‘colored’ was racist.

“I meant to say ‘amazing woman of color and I said ‘amazing colored woman,’” Mackenzie said in an Instagram Live video made a few months later.

In the same video, Mackenzie claimed the producers used her as a pawn to talk about racism, stating that they also required her to go through weeks of “training” for her apology.



“Basically to stay on the show, they wanted me to do a thing where a [Black Lives Matter] organization educates me,” Mackenzie said. “That was the agreement to stay on the show. For a month I was trained on how to say sorry.”

“I was on these phone calls [with BLM organizations], hours and hours. I’d film one thing, it wasn’t good enough,” she said. “I took three weeks off work to be trained on the right thing to say to fit MTV’s agenda.”

Despite all the training, Mackenzie was let go from ‘Teen Mom OG.’ (Technically, she was never informed that she was “fired”; she was simply not called to film again.)

HK Star Rain Li Uses Hermès Birkin Bag As Dog Carrier

 
Recently, Hong Kong actress Rain Li, 39, shared on Xiao Hong Shu a selfie she'd taken with her puppy Creamy. In the photo, Creamy was sitting in not a dog carrier but an Hermès Birkin Shadow bag which costs about HK$400K (S$68.8K).

The Birkin Shadow was introduced in 2009 when French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier was Hermès' creative director. The super rare bag, which gives the optical illusion on whether the front straps and flaps are real or not, was reintroduced into the market with limited pieces in 2019. It is just one of the many Hermès bags Rain owns. When she acted in 2022 Hong Kong drama Modern Dynasty, she used her own HK$200K (S$34K) black Hermès Birkin on the show.

She also has a HK$150K (S$26K) Hermès Kelly Pochette, a HK$140K (S$24K) Hermès Kelly Danse and an Hermès Quelle Idole bag (aka Kelly Doll bag) which has a resale value of HK$1.5mil (S$258K). We're not exactly surprised by Rain's Hermès bag collection given how she has a HK$200mil (S$34mil) net worth. The actress, who joined showbiz in 2006, is said to be a really good investor when it comes to real estate. According to reports, Rain now has 12 properties, which are worth more than HK$100mil (S$17.2mil) in total, in places like Hong Kong, Australia, the UK, and Thailand.



Why Did Korean Star Lee Seung Gi Choose Tasha Low As The Local Female Celeb He Wants To Work With?

 


Korean star Lee Seung Gi, 36, was recently in town for his Asia Tour, where he met #JustSwipeLah host, Seow Sin Nee for a chat. There, the very sporting multi-hyphenate played a short game, where he had to pick local celebs to work with purely based on pictures presented to him.

He was first shown pictures of three female actresses, Fann Wong, Carrie Wong, and Tasha Low, and asked whom he wished to collaborate with most. His choice? Tasha Low (who happens to speak Korean!) His reason? “Romantic comedies and melodramas are coming back as a trend”. Hmm, what’s he saying about Fann and Carrie?

Of the three male actors he saw - Christopher Lee, Zhu Houren, and Zhang Zetong, Seung Gi knew that his choice was going to be Chris “at first sight”. “He has the facial features and aura of the [type of] actor that I like,” said the star.

Seung Gi was then shown pics of Mark Lee, Quan Yifeng and Das DD, and asked to pick the host he wanted to work with. After pondering for a moment, Seung Gi picked Yifeng, “purely by feeling”. He then elaborated on his reasons for choosing Yifeng, saying that her “aura” reminded him of Korean host, Kang Ho Dong, with whom he’s known to have a close relationship.

Lastly, Seung Gi was asked to choose between three local musicians: JJ Lin, Stefanie Sun, and Shigga Shay. The other musicians stood no chance, for Seung Gi already knew about JJ. “I love [JJ Lin’s] song. He is great at playing the piano [and] he sings sentimental ballads that I love. If there is a chance, I want to collaborate and work on music with him,” gushed the JJ fan.

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Michelle Keegan's £35 midi dress that 'looks lovely with heels or trainers'

Michelle Keegan's latest fashion collection with online retailer Very has been given a huge price cut ahead of the new season. The Our Girl star, 36, looks incredible in her newest pieces on Very.co.uk - including a 'beautiful' knitted midi dress.

Normally £50, the Michelle Keegan Button Through Pointelle Knitted Midi Dress has been reduced to just £35 in the retailer's current Bank Holiday sale. This allows shoppers to save an impressive £15 on the chic piece.

Great for transitional months, Michelle's hot-pink dress comes in a stunning A-line shape. It features floaty angel sleeves, a V-neckline and delicate pointelle detailing. We love how the design highlights your waistline whilst being wonderfully twirl-worthy.

Due to being so popular, the pink frock is nearly sold out, however there are some sizes still available.

One delighted shopper, who purchased from Very two months ago, left a positive review of the Michelle Keegan dress. The person penned: "Lovely comfy dress very elegant on, can be worn with a pair of high heels or flat trainers, true to size."

Another happy reviewer said: "Beautiful dress, lovely fit and swing on the skirt, but I would size down."

The Very dress is already a hit online

Very's Michelle Keegan Button Through Pointelle Knitted Midi Dress can be purchased for £35, but it's best to act fast. It's currently running an epic Bank Holiday sale, which is expected to end soon.Michelle was recently compared to a Hollywood movie star as she posed up a storm on a glamorous Italian holiday.

The Ten Pound Poms star can be seen enjoying the Mediterranean sun with her husband, Mark Wright, in one of her latest Instagram snaps.

Actress Angela Lonsdale told her pal she reminded her of a "Hollywood movie star". Meanwhile, another fan commented: "Absolutely fabulous! Gorgeous darling."

Even Celebs Can’t Escape the Overdressed GF, Underdressed BF Trope

Don’t you hate it when you get all dressed up to promote your skincare brand’s new collaboration with a national donut chain and your husband shows up in a groutfit with a trucker hat pulled over his tightly tied hoodie and a pair of bright yellow Crocs? If you feel seen by this quagmire, know that you aren’t alone. Hailey Bieber recently found herself in this very predicament with her husband Justin: a classic case of what the internet has dubbed “Overdressed GF, Underdressed BF.”

Always put-together, Mrs. Bieber regularly steps out in chic minidresses and high heels. Justin, on the other hand, has become known as a serial under-dresser, consistently wearing hoodies, baggy jeans, oversized tees, and backwards caps to date nights and other events where “casual” probably isn't the operative word in the dress code. But hey, he’s the Biebs!

On an April date night at their favorite restaurant, Giorgio Baldi, Hailey Bieber dressed to the nines in a sleek LBD and black tights with pointed black pumps. Justin Bieber, for his part, wore house shoes, albeit from his own label Drew House. (He has a thing for slippers. he previously stepped out in a Louis Vuitton monogrammed set in 2019 and, in 2018, a pair straight from the hotel.)

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The Biebers have long embodied the extremes of the Overdressed GF, Underdressed BF dichotomy. But the most recent instance, which occurred on the day Hailey launched her Krispy Kreme collaboration with her skincare company Rhode, seemed particularly relatable online. “He’s always dressed like he’s about to go help his mom bring in groceries from the car,” user @SaeedDiCaprio wrote on Twitter. Others joked about the frustration that comes with being dragged down by association. “Id be so angry if i was giving the girls my best look of the year and here come my husband,” @siyyaninaas said.

Although he didn’t deck himself out in head-to-toe strawberry merch, Justin was ever the supportive husband, posting a sweet Instagram dedicated to Hailey and the launch. Behind-the-scenes videos also captured Jusin in full IG Husband mode, snapping pictures of his beloved in front of her Times Square billboard. “very unpopular opinion but i kinda love that he clearly doesn’t want the attention on him. he wants her to stand out for her OWN event while he just shows up to show her love from the sidelines and i honestly love that,” a user named Isabel tweeted.

But the Biebers’ complete inability to dress for the same occasion has become the most relatable thing about them. Who among us hasn’t thrown up their hands in defeat when they’ve put in an hour getting ready and their boyfriend rocks up in a pair of busted overalls and Crocs? And while the highly memed fashion divide is a largely heteronormative phenomenon, it’s resonated with the queer community. “Me when i show up somewhere with my femme girlfriend,” writer Kristen Arnett tweeted about the Rhode launch.
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It’s not just the Biebers. Scores of couples—even famous ones—are plagued by the Overdressed GF, Underdressed BF phenomenon. See: Miley Cyrus and Patrick Schwarzenegger, who wore a three-piece neon pink fishnet outfit and a gray t-shirt and jeans, respectively to a Moschino event. Adam Sandler wore a Knicks hoodie to his own movie premiere while his wife Jackie donned an LBD and heels. It even applies to George and Amal Clooney, when she wore a gold minidress to his Casamigos tequila event while he opted for a white button-down and jeans. (While it’s worth pointing out that the underdressed parties here are men, and there is a certain expectation for women to always appear presentable, these are ladies who are inclined to pull out a look in any situation.) And although not much else about the lives of the rich and famous are relatable, at least we're able to find common ground over their mismatched outfits.My colleague Christian Allaire is a fierce defender of Justin’s sartorial choices: “There's something commendable about him always sticking to his own fashion sense—oftentimes, couples share a wardrobe, or at least a general aesthetic. But his devotion to his Drew House hoodies and his beloved Crocs, to me, expresses individuality,” he says. “I kind of love that he doesn't care what everyone thinks.” I'm inclined to agree. You can always tell when a partner (in most cases, a straight man) has become a dress-up doll, itchy and uncomfortable in a clearly coordinated outfit. The Biebers have found what works for them as individuals—even if it is memeable from the outside.

Like death and taxes, being dressed in diametric opposition to your partner is one of life's few guarantees. So let's salute the Biebers, and all couples who aren't fighting their sartorial differences and are staying true to themselves in front of God and the entire internet.