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“Sex and the City” star Kim Cattrall revealed that she donned on a designer wedding dress during the shoot of the second big screen installment of the blockbuster US television series in a bid to distract the paparazzi from getting the real plot of the closely guarded script of the film.

The 53-year old actress plays the infamous Samantha Jones, known for having multiple male partners in the series. Cattrall stars with Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis and Sarah Jessica Parker.

The four actresses spent a better part of last year shooting the new movie and had to go through the inconvenience of dealing with paparazzi attempting to take their photos during filming and getting hold of the actual script.

Cattrall admitted that she was furious when there was an instance where one of the photographs took a picture of one of the scripts in her role’s pivotal scenes.

The wedding dress(and bridal lingerie!)trick worked, she revealed.

US First Lady Michelle Obama was the center of attraction once more during her state dinner honoring Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon and his wife, Margarita Zavala with her dress that was created by her seemingly favorite fashion designer Peter Sorensen.

Obama wore a one-shouldered dress with a belted waist that has a bold color. Sorensen, a New York-based fashion designer has designed the other three dresses worn by the First Lady in past three occasions. Sorensen has been in the business for nearly a decade.

The fashion designer was aware that his design is up for the running for this significant event. However, he was not sure that his creation was picked until one reporter told him about it. He said that he was excited that his creations have been appreciated by the First Lady.

Sorensen said that he has yet to meet the First Lady personally.

The Kazansky Station in Moscow became a destination for the celebrities on a Friday night as world-renowned fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier staged a fashion show in the area.

In an interview, the designer said that it has been one of his major plans to stage a fashion show in a train station. He immediately accepted the opportunity to stage one at Kazansky when it was offered. The event took place to officially open the Chereshnevy Les arts festival.

He said that train stations symbolize travelling and his collections does match that symbolism because they are mostly used for all kinds of travel.

Local celebrities and models were featured in the fashion show. Gaultier said that he’s impressed with how the Russians dress and that he said he saw a lot of changes in the past five years. The last time he came to Moscow was five years ago.

The highly anticipated film of the year involved four glamorous women and what makes them look that way is through their stylist Patricia Field.

Field has been the series stars’ stylist since the beginning of the show and has influenced a lot of women due to her exciting fashion trends that were featured week after week.

The characters, Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samanta are back once more in the big screen via “Sex And The City 2”.

In an interview, Fields said that her role in the film is similar to a triangle – actor, character and wardrobe. She said that these three should be brought together and she tends to find an answer in this formula – coming up with a hit fashion style.

The film will soon hit the theaters and women from all over are expected to flock the movie theaters and see what their favorite characters are up to this time.

H&M, producer of high quality designer clothes, is sticking with operating in cooler markets.

The company has stores in nearly 40 countries, most if not all of them in cooler countries. The reason behind this is that the Swedish-based company is not yet experienced when it comes to selling their wares in tropical countries.

H&M United States President Daniel Kulle said that they are considering expanding their markets in warmer states such as Texas but they had to wait and see whether the stores they’ve set up would survive in the competitive market. So far he said that most of their stores are performing well.

The company revealed that they are setting up twenty stores in the country this year, which brings the total to 209 in the United States.

Even though they are not yet open to setting up stores in warmer climates, this does not mean that it won’t happen in the future, the company officials said.

Department store chain John Lewis reported last week that it achieved a massive 15.9 percent increase in sales within a span of the week. This is translated to a total of £ 53.7 million.

Store officials said that the current fashion trends they are offering to the masses proved to be a hit. Stronger sales in menswear, sunglasses and footwear helped the company achieved the aforementioned release.

John Lewis reported that 25 of its stores have beaten last year’s figures are way ahead in sales. Their store in Bluewater was the top performer with 32 percent in sales increase reported. The online site posted an increase of 35 percent.

John Lewis offers home goods, technology, electrical supplies and fashion items. Company head of operational support Chris Hooper said that their fashion division has been posting positive revenues.

In the past, most if not all of the employees are required to wear formal business attire before going to work. However, with the modern times, the ruling has become flexible with professionals going to work wearing casual clothing, although there are still restrictions set.

By going to work, wearing something simple as a t-shirt and a pair of jeans, the employee still needs to look clean and presentable by making sure that they are clean and crisp. At the end of the day, it is still about being professional about the work image and the work itself.

Parsons The New School for Design professor Shelley Fox said that there should be a line between being casual and overly casual when it comes to choosing work clothes. Sometimes wearing a dress in a certain way can help employees set their mind in place – like concentrating more in their work, she added.

Retail chain giant Tesco revealed that it will launch a new smart clothing line aimed at the younger generation next week. The line is called Florence & Fred Trend.  This is the company’s aim to expand its apparel business by tapping into the younger consumers.

The Britain’s largest retail chain announced that it had annual pre-tax profits of more than 3 billion British pounds. It aims to compete with higher street clothing rivals such as New Look, Primark and George at Asda and its range will cover all clothing items including seasonal apparael such as swimwear for the summer and wintersport wear for the winter.

Tesco Buying Director Jan Marchant said that they are targeting the 16 to 24 year-old market. He added that they’ll be producing reasonably-priced fashion clothes that still look great despite the lesser price.

Tesco is aiming to expand its clothing business since it is still a small part of the company’s operations. It is looking into expanding its business overseas. For now, 70 percent of its profits come from its businesses in the UK.

A few before she got engaged, then 19-year old Lady Diana Spencer was photographed wearing a black gown with a plunging neckline. This image made its way to the media and catapulted her to fame.

The dress is now up for grabs via an auction which will take place on June 8 at La Galleria in Pall Mall in London.

Princess Diana wore the dress at a black-tie charity event at the Goldsmiths’ Hall in the City nearly thirty years ago.

The outfit is said to be the most interesting designer clothes which was created by ex-couple Elizabeth and David Emanuel. David Emanuel was also the one who designed the wedding dress.

The iconic outfit is expected to sell for 50,000 pounds. Several Princess Diana items designed by David and Elizabeth Emanuel are also up for sale. Kerry Taylor Auctions will spearhead the auction.

Colombia-based fashion designer Miguel Caballero has come up with a bulletproof clothing range ahead of the World Cup in South Africa. As of this writing, massive requests have been made for the purchase of the product.

The designer clothes are said to withstand machine-gun fire and what’s gaining more attention is the fact that this bulletproof product can pass off as a stylish gear. This new line of vests that can protect oneself from knives and bullets will be released in time for the World Cup 2010 this June.

One of the major retailers of the Caballero line is Harrods department store in London with prices starting at a thousand pounds.

Prominent leaders such as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and United States President Barack Obama are reportedly buying this item.

According to the designer, the bulletproof vest can withstand a 9mm handgun, mini submachine gun and Magnum 44 among others.