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Lady Gaga's 'flying dress' and more glamour news!

November 17, 2013 15:01 IST
Lady Gaga flies with the Volantis, a flying dress, at the artRave release event of her new album Artpop in New York. k November 10, 2013. The event included a performance from Lady Gaga, alongside the exhibition of different works of art that the popstar created in collaboration with Jeff Koons, Marina Abramovic, Inez & Vinoodh, Robert Wilson, Benjamin Rollins Caldwell and Gaga's own TechHaus for the Artpop campaign.

Want to know what's happening in the world of glitz and glamour? In our weekly fashion round-up, we bring you the latest on supermodels, style, designers and everything in-between!

Which Hollywood movie star refuses to go on a diet?

Which singer has posted a super hot bikini picture of herself on Instagram?

And which model is all set to star in the Entourage flick?

All this and more glamour news from around the world.

We start out with Lady Gaga who has revealed a high-tech, white vehicle, which she bills as the world's first flying dress, at a launch party for her new album at Brooklyn Navy Yard.

The battery-powered dress has six booms in a hex formation.

The 27-year-old singer, who calls the dress Volantis, said that it maybe a small step for the dress but a big time step for herself, the New York Post reported.

The Applause hitmaker explained that it's essentially a vehicle.

She further added that the dress is essentially a metaphor for her, as she will be a vehicle for the youth's voices.

Wearing a black leotard and helmet, she donned the dress, controlled by a technician whom she referred to as pilot, and lifted off the warehouse pavement.

While on Lady Gaga, the popstar has slammed a photoshopped cover pic of herself at Glamour magazine's annual Women of the Year party.

The 'Poker Face' hitmaker while accepting an award at the event said that she felt her skin looked too perfect, her hair looked too soft and that she doesn't look like that when she wakes up in the morning, Stuff.co.nz reported.

Gaga also urged the girls to "fight back against the forces that say one has to be beautiful" and called for the publications themselves to change.

She added that it is fair to write about the change in magazines. But what she wants to see is the change on the cover, because when the covers change, that''s when culture changes.

Source: ANI

Happiness is a choice we make: Miranda Kerr

November 17, 2013 15:01 IST
Miranda Kerr

Supermodel Miranda Kerr feels that happiness can be achieved by being positive and taking things in good spirit.

The 30-year-old model, who recently split from husband Orlando Bloom, 36, said joy can come from not thinking about the negativity, reported Us Magazine.

"If I'm having a challenging moment, I jump for joy. Literally. After a minute, I feel better, and after a few minutes, I'm really happy," Kerr said.

"Everything else just drops off. It gets me out of my head and into my body, and it makes me feel present," she added.

But Kerr understands that being optimistic is not easy.

"Happiness is a choice we make. You can wake up and say, 'Oh, I can't believe it's so cold,' or you can say, 'Oh, wow,
this is a great opportunity for me to try out my new sweater'," she said.

"No one can be consistently positive, but why not make the choice that makes you feel better rather than the one that drags you down?," she added.

Source: PTI

Nothing can motivate me to control my diet: Jennifer Lawrence

November 17, 2013 15:01 IST
Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence admits of gorging on unhealthy delights including candy and hot dogs during the shooting of The Hunger Games.

The 23-year-old actress -- who plays the female lead in the adaptation of Suzanne Collin's Hunger Game novels, said she does not care about her diet, reported Femalefirst.

"During Hunger Games, when I was eating ungodly amounts, I used to tell myself, 'Stop eating, people are going to see this. This movie is going to be around forever.' But nope! I was like, I still want candy and I still want a hot dog!," she said.

The Oscar-winning star, who famously bares all in X Men: Days of Future Past, said she could not find the motivation to workout.

"Then X-Men started, and I thought, 'Oh definitely, I'll workout and diet.' But nope. Not me!"

Source: PTI

Heidi Klum sells designer clothes for charity

November 17, 2013 15:01 IST
Heidi Klum

Supermodel Heidi Klum has put some of her most coveted clothing up for sale to benefit amfAR, an organisation that works on behalf of global HIV/AIDS patients.

The 39-year-old German supermodel has donated several pieces she wore to Mercedes Benz Fashion Week to the latest Fashion Project sale at massively discounted prices, reported Contactmusic.

Fans of the statuesque blonde can get their hands on the shimmery bronze Max Azria gown which she wore for the 'Project Runway' finale, for just $599.

The hippie-style vest she donned to sit front row at the BCBG by Max Azria show is also up for sale for $299.

Fashion Project, set up by two Harvard classmates, allows people to sell their items online and choose which charity the profits go to, as well giving customers the possibility to snap up designer clothing for a good cause.

Other items in Klum's amfAR sale include a Kate Spade New York dress and a Stella McCartney shoulder bag, which were donated by some of the model's famous friends.

Source: PTI

Minor plastic surgery is OK: Michelle Pfeiffer

November 17, 2013 15:01 IST
Actress Michelle Pfeiffer arrives for the European premiere of Dark Shadows at the Empire, Leicester Square in central London

Batman Returns star Michelle Pfeiffer is open to cosmetic procedures, if they seem inconspicuous.

The 55-year-old actress said that plastic surgery seems a fine option as long as the skin does not show that it has undergone a procedure, reported Contactmusic.

"It's OK that I don't look 30 or 40 any more. It's OK with me, it's enough for me. Would I like to look 30 or 40? Well, yeah! But, you know? We all get here eventually," Pfeiffer said.

"If I thought it would look better, I would have (plastic surgery). I'm all about, 'Do it so you can't tell it's been done.' You know what? I'm good with that. But I think people just want more and more until eventually that strange body effect happens," she said.

Source: PTI

Cheryl Cole flaunts hot-bod in sexy bikini on Instagram

November 17, 2013 15:01 IST
Cheryl Cole

Cheryl Cole has shared pictures of her latest sexy photo shoot on Instagram.

The 30-year-old English recording artist shared the new bikini photo shoot preview with fans online, the Mirror reported.

However, Cole was not very happy with the "heat, wind and dust" encountered during the shoot.

Source: ANI

 

Kate Hudson says can't afford designer clothes

November 17, 2013 15:01 IST
Actress Kate Hudson poses at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) 2013 Art+Film Gala in Los Angeles, California

Kate Hudson has claimed that she can't afford designer clothes, therefore she has to borrow them.

Hudson said that she doesn't live a glamorous lifestyle and all of the couture clothes she wears are borrowed because she 'can't afford' to buy them.

She said that she doesn't own her red carpet wardrobe, not because she doesn't want to, but because the designer duds are too pricey.

According to Harper's Bazaar, the 34-year-old actor said that there are certain things that she spends on but it's very rare, especially when she has two kids and their school tuition, Radar Online reported.

Hudson reportedly is worth a whopping 38 million dollars according to Celebrity Net Worth, lives in a $5.3 million mansion in California's tony beach city the Pacific Palisades, and she also apparently raked in a whopping $7 million for her recent hit movie Bride Wars.

Source: ANI

Justin Timberlake named GQ Man of the Year

November 17, 2013 15:01 IST
Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake, who has been named GQ's 'Man of the Year' but insisted that he is not cool.

The 32-year-old actor said that being cool is about keeping your blood pressure steady, so he insisted on not being cool but passionate, dedicated, tenacious, uncompromising, pissed, happy and sad, the New York Daily News reported.

The Friends With Benefits star said that he has made a career out of doing things he should not be doing and he wasn't cool about it.

Timberlake added this is because being cool would have meant he passed up on those opportunities, because you're afraid.

Source: ANI

Kate Upton set to star in Entourage flick

November 17, 2013 15:01 IST
Kate Upton

Kate Upton is reportedly in talks to be a part of the film version of HBO's comedy Entourage.

The 21-year-old model, who has twice been the cover girl for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue, has not yet been offered the role yet but is in early talks to come aboard, the New York Post reported.

The film Entourage is set to start shooting next year.

Source: ANI

Ashley Olsen too busy for acting

November 17, 2013 15:01 IST
Actress and designer Ashley Olsen arrives to attend the 2012 Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Fashion Awards in New York

Actress-turned-fashion designer Ashley Olsen finds herself too busy to give her full attention to the acting projects.

Olsen, 27, alongwith with her twin sister Mary-Kate co-founded luxury fashion brands like The Row, Elizabeth and James and the more affordable lines Olsenboye and StyleMint, reported E!Online.

"I was reading scripts, and ultimately I just said to the people who were representing me, 'I need to do things 100 per cent. I don't feel like I can give you 100 per cent of my time," Olsen said.

"There's a lot of compromise in the entertainment industry. I can't sit in this room and audition for this part," she added.

The twin sisters shot to fame by sharing the role of Michelle Tanner on the 1987 popular television series Full House.

Source: PTI