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Teen World Cup Fan's Hunting Photo May Have Killed Her Modeling Career

Jay Hathaway · 07/11/14 09:14AM

It's a been a tough week for blonde teenagers who pose for Facebook photos with dead African animals. First, 19-year-old big-game hunter Kendall Jones had her photos of trophy leopards, elephants and rhinos scrubbed from Facebook after an internet backlash. Now the career of a 17-year-old Belgian model, discovered in the crowd at the World Cup, might be over before it begins because of her own hunting photos.

Julia's Loft, Topshop's Expansion & Marc's Renovation

cityfile · 05/12/09 07:28PM

• Photog Todd Selby has a fab set of photos taken inside Julia Restoin Roitfeld's Noho loft. If you've ever wanted to take a look at her expansive shoe collection—or peek inside her medicine cabinet—now is your chance. [The Selby]
• Sir Philip Green is still looking to establish another Topshop outlet in NYC. Where, exactly? "Basically, anywhere H&M has a store." [NYO]
Marc Jacobs and Lorenzo Martone won't be moving into their new $13 million townhouse for awhile. The house is a "shell" and doesn't even have walls yet and will take a year to renovate, says Jacobs. [NYM]
• J.Crew's new men's-only store opened today. [Style.com]

The Importance of Being Blonde

cityfile · 10/08/08 02:11PM

A cold-hearted, unfeeling Connecticut judge has thrown out a woman's claim that L'Oreal ruined her life by giving her brown hair. Charlotte Feeney says that a box of blonde hair dye contained brunette dye, and that as a result "she suffered headaches and anxiety, missed the attention that blondes receive and had to stay home and wear hats most of the time." Now who knows if she'll ever be able to put the pieces of her life back together? [AP]

Everybody Staring At Beyonce's Skin

Hamilton Nolan · 08/08/08 11:03AM

The Beyonce/ L'Oreal Photoshop scandal, which began earlier this week, has reached critical mass. Lots of people think that L'Oreal digitally lightened a photo (pictured) of Beyonce in an ad in Elle magazine. L'Oreal denies it. The contention that they did lighten the pop diva's skin tone is supported by-in summary-the fact that it looks like they did. Five Beyonce photos from the past are below; compare and contrast:

Beyonce: Not So African-American These Days

cityfile · 08/07/08 05:50AM

The Post reveals today that cosmetics giant L'Oréal painted Beyonce a lighter shade of brown for a new Elle magazine ad, "making the world-famous singer virtually unrecognizable." And they made her nose a wee bit bigger, too, no? Of course, this isn't the first time she's been whitewashed.

Long Island Slaver Suing Armani Over Perfume

jliu · 05/19/07 11:30AM

If this weekend's Journal Pursuits is to be believed, the centuries-long mega-trend of boys who want to be pretty like girls has colonized one more of the 5.5 human senses. Guys are buying perfumes by the likes of Burberry, John Varvatos, as well as Kenneth Cole's R.S.V.P., and Tom Ford's "Tuscan Leather" and "Tobacco Vanille"—many of which are "more evocative of women's perfumes than traditional male fragrances." But compared to such foppish florals, say the Journal's sniffers, Armani's new Attitude "exudes old-school machismo" with its lemon-coffee- lavender-cedar blend and Zippo-lighter bottle. Then again, Armani's new scent—let's call it 'Tude!—and its manliness might actually stem from something else altogether, according to crazy court records.