No, it’s not Photoshop. And no, it’s not surgery. According to Romanian model Ioana Spangerberg, her 20-inch waist is all natural.
We were introduced to Spangerberg, 30, by UK tabloid The Sun, which should probably be taken with a grain of salt. And while her career is still bourgeoning (we have yet to see her in any actual fashion spreads or magazines), Spangerberg’s measurements are eerily reminiscent of Vogue Italia’s September cover, featuring an eerily photoshopped Stella Tennant. Tennant’s figure was inspired by Ethel Granger, proud owner of history’s smallest waist, a 13-inch circumference achieved by corsetry. WATCH VIDEO
No, it’s not Photoshop. And no, it’s not surgery. According to Romanian model Ioana Spangerberg, her 20-inch waist is all natural.
We were introduced to Spangerberg, 30, by UK tabloid The Sun, which should probably be taken with a grain of salt. And while her career is still bourgeoning (we have yet to see her in any actual fashion spreads or magazines), Spangerberg’s measurements are eerily reminiscent of Vogue Italia’s September cover, featuring an eerily photoshopped Stella Tennant. Tennant’s figure was inspired by Ethel Granger, proud owner of history’s smallest waist, a 13-inch circumference achieved by corsetry.
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A Swedish Police Teacher was Issued warning after making Amazon and Monkey comments to a student with a foreign background during several training exercises.
An instructor within the Swedish police force has been accused of hate crimes for representing a trainee officer with a foreign background as a “monkey”.
“Yes, they don’t do anything else in the jungle besides hanging from vines,” eyewitnesses confirmed the instructor said as he observed the trainee crossing the monkey bars during an obstacle course exercise, according to the complaint filed in regards to the event with the National Police Board (Rikspolisstyrelsen).
The self-defense instructor supposedly paid specific attention to one man with a foreign background who he constantly referred to as ‘from the Amazon’.
The event took place in the course of a training event in December 2010, and numerous eyewitnesses attested to hearing the remarks.
The instructor, nevertheless, repudiated any recall of mentioning the jungle, yet acknowledged he may possibly have made the association with a monkey.
The “monkey” remark was specified alongside a number of related insulting statements directed at the same student and purportedly took place from late 2010 through 2011.
Majority of the commentaries revolved around the student’s talents in a number of training exercises, and the trainer habitually referred to the Amazon during the insults.
The tutor was first accused of hate crimes; however, the police later let go of the investigation, declaring that not enough people heard the name-calling for the case to be categorized as a hate crime.
The police have as an alternative issued the teacher with a warning, which the investigation team contemplates is harsh enough bearing in mind both the crime and its consequence.
The student was part of a study group from Södermanland, eastern Sweden. The episode transpired at a police academy in Solna north of Stockholm.
It’s an Exceptional time to be a Black Actress, says Kerry Washington.
The actress is among the five women who will be honoured on February 2012 at the Black Woman in Hollywood luncheon. The actress covers the magazine’s March 2012 topic as a part of the honour. Washington looks stylish and confident in her white gown and she told the Essence Magazine that the flow is turning to the Black Woman in Tinseltown.
Furthermore, she said, it is truly unique to be a woman of colour in this business and that the landscape of who has the power is changing. Women are influential and this honour has allowed us to have a saying in the stories that are told. I feel very lucky to be in the business now and I am proud of this.
The 35-year-old beauty will star in Shonda Rhimes’s upcoming drama Scandal this spring, she is the first Black actress to lead a drama based on a real-life Black woman. She urged filmmakers to consider Black stories and consider Black actresses, in particular, for the role, even for characters whose descriptions don’t specify race.
Washington is positive that women of colour have the power of transformation and changing society. Moreover, she said, we have the power to be distinctive and sexy and different, humorous, heartfelt. All of these things I consider a larger purpose in life and this is what kept me in the business.
Hello peeps, come in here and check out these gorgeously styled pieces from the Nanette Lepore fashion collection. These bold pieces were showcased at the recently completed Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week that took place at the Lincoln Center in New York City. The high fashion event featuring top models, celebrities, socialites, and fashionistas took place on 14th September 2011.
The well-attended event saw models walking in these beautiful pieces that you too can pick up and add to your own collection. As you all know, fashion trends are set by designers are it is where fashionistas pick up the latest trend in fashion and begin to follow it.
So, for those of you who want to be up to date with your fashion game, these are some of the pieces you should be taking about adding to your own collection.
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Check out these superb ankara styles from Mustafa Hassanali. The Tanzanian designer showcased these pieces at the premiere edition of Africa Fashion Week London. These pieces are from his Uhuru Collection.
Speaking about the collection and its inspirations, the designer said: “The collection embodies the flora and fauna of Tanzania, the Warm hospitality of its people, the rich natural resources of the nation but more importantly so built on the principles of the founding father of the Nation, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere”.
The most prominent colour that featured in almost all the pieces was white. A white fabric was usually used for the blouse or the skirt part of the outfits. This was combined with the various ankara fabrics that were used to design the different styles.
Horror Skype Call! Baby Girl Murdered Live on Skype by Mum While Boyfriend Watched. The baby was drowned in a bucket of water at 3 am while her British boyfriend watched live over the internet through Skype.
Norwegian Yasmin Chaudhry submerged the one-year-old girl head first into the water during a 3 am Skype video call with his British boyfriend.
According to 26 years old Chaudhry, she wanted to know how to discipline her baby for waking and “disobeying her”. Both Chaudhry and the British man — who is not the baby’s father and has not been named — have denied their intention was to kill the child.
Officers from Oslo flew to Britain to quiz the boyfriend with the help of Scotland Yard shortly before Christmas. According to Police prosecutor Kristin Rusdel, “They have the same story, but with some differences.
“She says he instructed her to do it, whereas he says that they more or less figured it out together after talking about how to discipline her.
“He says the intention was never to kill the child. They were both very scared and decided to cover it up.
“He is her internet boyfriend. They met once in real life and carried on the relationship over the net for about a year.” The horror unfolded in October 2010. Chaudhry told an ambulance crew the baby had fallen into the bucket accidentally. The girl was pronounced dead next day.
Chaudhry was arrested on suspicion of murder and her five-year-old son was taken into care. On the 5th of January 2012, she was taken into custody until the 4th of February.
Ms Rusdel confirmed a preliminary murder charge had been filed against the British boyfriend and added: “We are discussing extradition.”
The baby’s father now lives in Pakistan after ending his relationship with the mother. According to his lawyer, “He is, of course, very shocked.”
New forms of money gambling emerge on a daily basis and people continue to fall for these scams hoping they will acquire fast cash. A recent incident has left a Cameroonian and French Gang trapped Over “Black Money Scam” in Pattaya.
Some couple of days ago, police Lt. Col Chitdecha Songhong, the chief of Thailand Transnational Coordination center arrested four suspects in the front of Lido hotel in Pattaya who were all charged with fraud. Among these suspects were two Cameroonians; Mr. Neba Fuh Frederick aged 28 years and Mr. Jean Messolo who is 36 years old. In addition, there was also a 26 years old man from Guinea known as Mr. Camara Ahmed as well as a 40 years old French man who was identified as Mr. Vincent Philipot.
After carrying out an investigation, the four suspects owned up to residing at Lido Hotel in room 301. There, the police found 6,000 squared papers cut to the size of US dollar bills, five bank notes of unknown origin, an aluminum box, and a piece of luggage. All the equipment were supposed to be used for “black money scam’’.
According to Pol. Lt.Col Chitdecha Songhong, the Chief of Thailand Transnation Coordination Center, these set of people including those that are yet to be discovered had cheated many people. These amounts range from $20,000-$50,000 per victim. They usually operate by claiming they can double the money for the targets. They start by cutting papers into the size of dollar bills and consequently soaking them into black ink. Finally, they deceive their victims to buy a chemical claimed to be used in washing the black ink in order to turn it into US dollar bills.
When their victims are finally convinced, they usually bring more money to buy the chemical. This is in anticipation that the black money will be washed and turned into US dollar. Unfortunately, this is never the case.
The Obama’s article of black’s embracing white fashion is Not Racistaccording to Elle, “It was about putting the spotlight on the Obama’s who are fascinating the worlds of fashion and entertainment.” Those were the argument of French fashion bible Elle who has repudiated charges of racism after unleashing a storm by suggesting that a black American elite, inspired by the Obama couple, was finally embracing “white” fashion.
The January 13th blog post that was titled “Black fashion power” has drawn streams of angry complaint on both sides of the Atlantic, with the New York Daily News tabloid saying it accomplished the task to “insult black Americans as a whole”.
In the article, which Elle’s has sine removed from its website, journalist Nathalie Dolivo refers to singers Erykah Badu or Rihanna and the actress Zoe Saldana, as black Americans who understood “the importance of style”.
According to her words, “In an America governed for the first time by a black American president, chic has become a plausible option for a community up until then bound by its streetwear codes”.
She contended that “In 2012, the ‘black-geoisie‘ has integrated all the white codes … but with a twist, bourgeois with an ethnic reference that recalls their roots.”
The Huffington Post US website criticised the article last week, saying a clumsy attempt to applause black style had “unravelled into a string of controversial, stereotypical and insulting statements.”
Huffington Post threw in the question, “So, being chic and sophisticated beyond jeans and a T-shirt has only been an option for black people since 2008 when Michelle Obama became First Lady?”
According to French star journalist Audrey Pulvar, one of the rare black faces in France’s media landscape, the article is “racist and imbecilic”.
In a statement delivered on Wednesday night, the body acting on behalf of journalists in the style weekly defended their title.
“No ‘Elle’ is not racist,” the Société Des Journalists said in a statement, maintaining the magazine had “never stopped campaigning for the dignity of all women for more than 60 years.”
Elle editor Valerie Toranian also published an online apology, saying the weekly was “deeply sorry” to have triggered offence, and has invited an anti-racism body to take part in a debate about the article.
In a new post on Elle’s site, Dolivo also apologises for the piece, saying it was an endeavour to take a “positive” look at US society and style.
She wrote that “It was about putting the spotlight on these new figures who are unsettling and fascinating the worlds of fashion and entertainment.”
Immigrant Homelessness is on the rise In Sweden and it is therefore becoming something to worry about.
While there are fewer people sleeping rough in Sweden today, the total number of people in emergency housing or not qualifying on the ordinary housing market is rising, with those born outside of Sweden overrepresented among the homeless, according to fresh figures from the National Board of Health and Welfare.
“It shows that the government’s strategies to combat homelessness have had no effect and haven’t changed the situation for these people,” said Marika Markovits, head of Swedish charity Stockholms Stadsmission to news agency TT.
Among the 34,000 or so people that are homeless or of cut off from the housing market in Sweden today, aproximately 4,500 were facing “housing emergencies” such as imminent eviction.
In addition, 5,600 were residing in some sort of government institution; 13,900 were living in a half-way home, and 6,800 had managed to secure some sort of short-term accommodation, according to the agency.
However, despite the total number of people challenged with some form of homelessness rising, the study also shows that the number of people actively living on the streets has decreased dramatically in the last five years.
In 2005, there were some 950 people living on the Swedish streets, and in 2011 the corresponding number was 280.
One of the changes from 2005 is also that drug abuse and mental illness has decreased among the overall homeless population of Sweden. At the same time, the number of people originating from outside Sweden has grown.
In total, the study showed that 34 percent of the overall homeless population, some 10,900 people, were born outside of Sweden.
Some 40 percent of these were women and 60 percent were men.
A third of these came from other European countries. The second largest group originated in the Middle East and the third largest in Africa.
The largest share of those from outside of Sweden who have no permanent address, (37 percent) were living in emergency housing or half-way homes of some description.
The next largest group had managed to rent a room or a short term let (24 percent).
An additional 7 percent of homeless non-Swedes were reportedly in prison, while 1 percent were sleeping rough on the streets.
Compared to the whole study, the foreign born also stands out from the rest by having a higher number living in hostels, cheap hotels and in emergency housing.
Many are also parents of children under 18.
The most common reason for homelessness among those born outside of Sweden was failure to qualify on the ordinary housing market, which was the only reason that a quarter of the foreign homeless stated as the reason for their predicament.
The research showed that there are homeless people in all Swedish counties and that 280 of Sweden’s 290 municipalities reported having homeless people.
The highest numbers of homeless people in Sweden were found in the three largest cities; Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. Culled fro the Local
