British supermodel, Naomi Campbell, has travelled from her London home to move to Moscow. She has made the move to be with her Russian billionaire boyfriend, Vladimir Doronin, known as the ‘Donald Trump of Russia.’ The model announced Wednesday,
“I live in Moscow now permanently and I really love life there. I’m really happy and things are just going really well. You know, I just don’t know how many more catwalks I’m going to do from now on. We’ll just see.”
Perhaps if the model is taking a step down from the catwalk, she will continue on with her behind the scenes philanthropy efforts. Opening London Fashion Week, Campbell put together a Fashion for Relief/Haiti fashion show on Monday, February 12, to raise money for the victim’s of the Haiti earthquake. Celebrities, models and designers came out to support the cause; Rachel Zoe styled all of the looks, and Victoria Beckham, Kate Moss and Donna Karen were among the many famous faces in attendance and walking in the show. Coinciding with the event, Campbell also teamed up with famed British designer, Vivienne Westwood, to design a t-shirt with proceeds going to the White Ribbon Alliance. The t-shirt was first unveiled at the Fashion for Relief/Haiti fashion show, and was then showcased again during Westwood’s Red Label catwalk show, Monday, February 22.
Campbell has previously staged her Fashion for Relief/Haiti fashion show in New York City, and has plans to organize another show in Moscow.
Model Natalia Vodianova and Harper’s Bazaarco-hostedthe first London Love Ball. The event took place last night, Tuesday, February 23, at The Roundhouse in Camden. Celebrities, fashion designers and models attended the art auction, held to raise money for Vodianova’s charity, The Naked Heart Foundation. The Charity works to provide assistance to underprivileged children in Russia. Among the famous faces at the event were Kate Moss, Leona Lewis, and Stella McCartney.
Beatles fans can all breathe a sigh of relief, as EMI music group announced Sunday that it would not be selling the Abbey Road Studios in London; the building has officially been named a historic building by English Heritage. The Abbey Road Studios were used by the Beatles for nearly all of their recordings, and they even entitled their 1969 album, Abbey Road. Music fans travel from all over the world to visit the infamous London Street which has been the center of the music world for over 75 years. As well as being home to the Beatles, The Abbey Road Studios have also played host to other celebrities including Michael Jackson, Iron Maiden, and Oasis.
London welcomed the new year in with style on December 31st with major parties taking place at all of the top London clubs to celebrate the start of 2010.
The eastern influenced nightclub Chinawhite, which reopened this year at a new location on Winsley Street - off Oxford Street, held a ‘Forget the Year Party’ which was attended by a very fashionable London crowd.
funkybuddha - based on Berkley Street, and popular with diners visitingLondon restaurant Nobu - invited guests to enjoy all the house drinks (spirits, wine and beer) they wanted at their New Year’s Eve party.
HEYJOCLUB, owned by multi-millionaire libertarian Dave West, held a dinner and dance for it’s VIP members with guests enjoying fine Russian food, Champagne and cocktails at the bar.
Singer songwriter Tori Amos has announced that she will play a free music event at top Londonvenue the London Jazz Café in Camden on Wednesday 2nd December to help promote her new album with tickets being given to fans on Oxford Street in Soho on the day of the concert.
The singer will play solo with a piano at the show, which will be open to wristband holders.
Fans can get wristbands from 10.30am (GMT) at the HMV shop at 150 Oxford Street in the UK capital on the morning of the gig. One wristband per fan will be issued.
Tori Amos released her new album, ‘Midwinter Graces’, on Monday November 16.
The former Pulp star played a live soundtrack to gyrating students at the first day of a three-day art exhibition he was hosting in East London.
Cocker and his band played for hours, backing anything from graffiti sessions to pole dancing classes. He also mixed with the common people as he invited passers-by to jam with him at Shoreditch’s Village Underground. The event echoed a similar stunt which he set up in Paris earlier this year, playing for hours on end for free to anyone in the area.
As the hours ticked by, the musician and recently appointed BBC 6 Music radio presenter tackled a variety of instruments to create his ambient backing tracks.
This week he will be also be accompanying a yoga session, a hula hoop workshop and burlesque dancing lessons…
The middle of the week - or as the our New York cousins like to call it, ‘Hump Day’ - will never be the same again as one of the top VIP nightclubs in London, Vendome - based on Piccadilly in Mayfair, launches Vendome Wednesday this week.
There will be live music from former Libertine and Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty (the ex-boyfriend of model Kate Moss) and no stranger to rehab. Clubbers can also expect the best tracks from the London club chart from top DJs Kitt Proudfoot, Ollie Collins and Rich Stone.
If that wasn’t enough, there will be complimentary cocktails all night courtesy of Belvedere IX super premium vodka and no doubt plenty of bottles of fine champagne from the bar being popped and poured.
Directed by Andrew Steggall of The Motion Group, the production brings together a cast of actors and celebrities fresh from box office smash hits, to enact Vivienne’s call for a more cultured society, delivered by 25 characters from literature, art and history including Pinocchio, Aristotle and Alice from Wonderland.
Prior to the performance you are invited to view a special exhibition of unforgettable art inspired by the manifesto, curated by highly acclaimed underground artist Sanja Sakic. Immediately after the performance there will be a short Q&A session with Vivienne Westwood, followed by a champagne reception and an exquisite three course dinner accompanied by live music.
Climate change futurologist James Lovelock, author of The Vanishing Face of Gaia, will also be attending to share his thoughts on what the future holds for the human race - a concern very close to Vivienne’s heart. Guests will have the opportunity to show their support for positive change by learning more about the Prince’s Rainforest Project and the COP 15 conference on climate change.
The evening will conclude with a star-studded VIP afterparty at the HEYJOCLUB in Mayfair, where Vivienne, the star of the night, will be joining us.
A once in a lifetime evening not to be missed.
VENUE: The Bloomsbury Ballroom, Bloomsbury Square, London,
WC1B 4DA
DRESS CODE: BLACK TIE / SPIFFY CASUAL
TICKET PRICE: £250 + VAT PER PERSON; TABLES £2,050 + VAT (10 PEOPLE)INCLUDES ART EXHIBITION, PERFORMANCE, CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION, THREE COURSE DINNER AND FINE WINESPRIVATE TABLES AVAILABLE FOR PARTIES OF EIGHT OR MORE
Active Resistance Art Exhibition Tickets - £10 + VAT PER PERSON
Active Resistance Art Exhibition and Performance Tickets - £60 + VAT PER PERSON
Active Resistance VIP After-party Tickets - £30 + VAT PER PERSON
Girls Aloud singer and notorious hellraiser Sarah Harding - who is never out of the celebrity gossip magazines - is launching her own London club with the assistance of one of London’s top promoters.
Pop star Sarah and boyfriendDJ Tom Crane - a regular in DJ in the top London night clubs - have teamed up with Nick House and Piers Adam, owners of clubs Mahiki and Whisky Mist and club promoters London Parties, to open Kanaloa in the City of London which is the financial district of the English capital.
Actor and former model Anna Friel nearly forgot her lines when a spectator threw up over fellow members of the audience during a performance of Breakfast At Tiffany’s at a London theatre recently.
The sickly audience member vomited from the upper balcony of the London West End based Haymarket Theatre all over six people sitting below as Friel was halfway through a song.
But she proved to be a true professional and carried on with the job of entertaining as those involved in the incident were ushered out of the auditorium to be cleaned up. A search for the culprit then ensued. The embarrassed theatre goer was found and even managed to recover in time to return for the second half of the performance.
Friel has received rave reviews in the London papers for her performance in the adaptation of the Truman Capote novella, which runs until January 2010.
She strips for one scene as Holly Golightly - the role made famous by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film of the book - a move which prompted a ban on the audience taking photos of her in the nude.
