German Water Polo Team Shots

Photographer Rasmus Kaessmann work with German Water Polo Team that was showcased at the Sony World Photography Awards in Cannes 2009.

THE STEPHEN SPROUSE BOOK

Inventive, enigmatic, and supremely creative, Stephen Sprouse made art and clothing that captured the mood of the eighties. One of the first American designers to mix graffiti and a punk aesthetic with fashion, Sprouse manipulated conventional notions of style, and his unique sensibility has inspired designers from John Galliano to Raf Simmons to Marc Jacobs. Sprouse’s career started in the late seventies, when, after working for Halston, he migrated to a warehouse on the Bowery and started making outfits for his neighbor, Debbie Harry. The fashion world quickly embraced his innovative, culturally relevant sensibility and downtown edge. But Sprouse’s inability to compromise his artistic vision for the rigid fashion business compromised his commercial success. The Padilhas possess the largest private collection of Sprouse’s work, and were given exclusive access to his archives by his family for this project. They also obtained never-before-published images from photographers such as Steven Meisel, Bob Gruen, and Mert and Marcus. The book features a foreword by the novelist Tama Janowitz, one of Sprouse’s closest friends. The release of this book coincides with a retrospective at Deitch Projects. The book will be available with four different jackets, each featuring a different Day-Glo color, an homage to Sprouse’s iconic album cover for Debbie Harry’s Rockbird.

Review
“…gets the star treatment in Rizzoli’s upcoming The Stephen Sprouse Book, providing unfettered access to his work and wild life.” ~ELLE

“As the book’s extensive interviews with friends Anna Sui, Iggy Pop and Kate Moss attest, Sprouse was both very much of his time and way ahead of it.” ~Black Book

“The volume is as colorful and dynamic as Sprouse’s life…” ~Soma Magazine

“The Stephen Sprouse Book… gorgeously packages photos, sketches and personal anecdotes from the late icon’s inner circle.” ~ModernTonic.com

Polo Ralph Lauren S/S 09

Photographer: Arnaldo Anaya Luca

Models: Andrew Cooper, Pierre Woods, Ludovico

SPROUSE UP YOUR LIFE

OUT Magazine’s editorial Stephen Sprouse-inspired.

Photography by Giampolo Sgura || Styling by Andrew Davis

ANDREW STETSON by JOSEPH SINCLAIR

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Despina Vandi's Tour 2009

its back and its on 29/6/2009

DOLL DOMINATION TOUR 2009

Pussycat Dolls Tour Dates

Fri 17th Jul 2009

• Newmarket Racecourse - Suffolk
  • Pussycat Dolls,
  • Newmarket Nights 2009

Wed 22nd Jul 2009

• Liverpool Echo Arena - Liverpool
  • Pussycat Dolls,
  • Summer Pops 2009

Sat 25th Jul 2009

• Quex Park - Kent
  • Sound Island Music Festival 2009,
  • Pussycat Dolls,
  • N-Dubz,
  • JLS,
  • The Score

Wed 29th Jul 2009

• Sandown Park Racecourse - Surrey
  • Pussycat Dolls

Christina Aguilera Christian Dior Cruise 2009 Collection

Wow, I must say Christina Aguilera is looking mighty sexy attending the Christian Dior 2009 Cruise Collection. Just look how Christina matches those pink shoes with her lipstick color, that’s just pure talent I tell ya!

I think I’ve seen that shade of pink somewhere else though. Oh yeah, it resembles what Nicole Scherzinger was showing off the other day… her hot pink panties!

Christina Aguilera this summer IS BACK

Madonna: Sticky & Sweet Photo Book

Following the critical success of Madonna: Confessions, the powerHouse team, Madonna, and Guy Oseary return with a knockout punch: Sticky & Sweet, a dynamic look at Madonna's celebrated Sticky & Sweet Tour, which broke all previous records and became the number-one highest grossing tour of any solo artist ever--with Madonna playing before 2,350,282 fans and selling over 280 million dollars' worth of tickets. The tour has been extended through the summer of 2009 and will have passed the mark of 400 million dollars in ticket sales by the time it's complete.

In over 500 full-color photographs taken on, and backstage, during the course of this historic 58-show tour, Oseary documents the four acts of the rock-driven, pop journey that is the Sticky & Sweet show--Pimp: A mashed-up homage to 1920s deco and modern-day gangsta pimp, with Madonna making a grand entrance dressed in Givenchy; Old School: Madonna tips her hat to her early-80s, downtown, New York City dance roots, with flashes of Keith Haring and the dance culture vibe of the time, including the birth of Hip Hop; Gypsy: A VIP trip to La Isla Bonita, infused with the spirit of Romanian folk music and dance--a tour de force; and Rave: Far-eastern influences emerge all sparkly and sporty.

Guy Oseary is the CEO of Maverick and Madonna's manager. He has worked closely with Madonna for almost two decades, and was the only individual permitted to take photographs both on and backstage on the landmark Sticky & Sweet Tour. Oseary's first book, Madonna Confessions, was published by powerHouse in 2008.

Just click here to pre-order book!

Madonna: Sticky & Sweet 2

04 Jul 2009	London		GB	The 02 London	Sold Out	SOLD OUT	Sold Out
05 Jul 2009	London		GB	The O2 London	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Sold Out
07 Jul 2009	Manchester		GB	MEN Arena	Sold Out	SOLD OUT	Sold Out
08 Jul 2009	Manchester (CANCELED)		GB	MEN Arena (CANCELED)	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Sold Out
09 Jul 2009	Paris		FR	Bercy	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Not Available
11 Jul 2009	Werchter		BE	Festivalpark	Sold Out	Presale Ended	Available
14 Jul 2009	Milan		IT	San Siro	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Available
16 Jul 2009	Udine		IT	Stadio Friuli	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Available
19 Jul 2009	Marseille		FR	Stade Velodrome	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Not Available
21 Jul 2009	Barcelona		ES	Olympic Stadium	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Available
23 Jul 2009	Madrid		ES	Vicente Calderon	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Available
25 Jul 2009	Zaragoza		ES	Recinto de la Feria de Zaragoza	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Not Available
28 Jul 2009	Hamburg (CANCELED)		DE	Trab-Arena Hamburg Bahrenfeld (CANCELED)	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Available
28 Jul 2009	Oslo		NO	Vallehovin (NEW SHOW DATE)	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Not Available
30 Jul 2009	Oslo		NO	Vallehovin	Sold Out	Presale Ended	Not Available
02 Aug 2009	St. Petersburg		RU	Palace Square	Buy Tickets	Not Available	Not Available
04 Aug 2009	Tallinn		EE	Tallinn Song Festival Ground	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Available
06 Aug 2009	Helsinki		FI	West Harbour	Sold Out	Presale Ended	Available
08 Aug 2009	Gothenburg		SE	Ullevi Stadium	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Available
09 Aug 2009	Gothenburg		SE	Ullevi Stadium	Sold Out	Presale Ended	Available
11 Aug 2009	Copenhagen		DK	Parken Stadium	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Available
13 Aug 2009	Prague		CZ	Chodov Natural Amphitheatre	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Not Available
15 Aug 2009	Warsaw		PL	Bemowo Airport	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Available
18 Aug 2009	Munich		DE	Olympic Stadium	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Available
20 Aug 2009	Ljubljana		SI	Hippodrome	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Available
22 Aug 2009	Budapest		HU	Kincsem Park	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Available
24 Aug 2009	Belgrade		RS	USCE Park	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Available
26 Aug 2009	Bucharest		RO	Parc Izvor	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Available
29 Aug 2009	Sofia		BG	Vasil Levski Stadium	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Not Available
01 Sep 2009	Tel Aviv		IL	Yehoshua Gardens (HaYarkon Park)	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Not Available
02 Sep 2009	Tel Aviv		IL	Yehoshua Gardens (HaYarkon Park)	Buy Tickets	Presale Ended	Not Available

Beyonce's poster tour

Christina Aguilera Rejects "Circus" Tour Tickets

Christina Aguilera was offered front row seats to Britney's "Circus" tour, but responded with a sarcastic laugh and a "No thanks!," according to new reports.

“Christina thinks that Britney is all style, no substance,” a source in the Christina Aguilera camp claims. “She thinks the only reason that Britney came back is because people felt very sorry for her.”

xoxo

Britney Spears Ticket Information

CITY	VENUE	SHOW DATE	ON SALE ON...
HAMILTON, ONT	Copps Coliseum	Thu, Aug 20, 2009	Jun. 19 11am
OTTAWA, ONT	Scotiabank Place	Fri, Aug 21, 2009	Jun. 19 Noon
NEW YORK, NY	Madison Square Garden	Mon, Aug 24, 2009	Jun. 19 10am
NEW YORK, NY	Madison Square Garden	Tue, Aug 25, 2009	Jun. 19 10am
BOSTON, MA	TD Banknorth Garden	Sat, Aug 29, 2009	Jun. 19 10am
PHILADELPHIA, PA	Wachovia Center	Sun, Aug 30, 2009	Jun. 19 10am
ORLANDO, FL	Amway Arena	Tue, Sep 1, 2009	Jun. 19 10am
MIAMI, FL	AmericanAirlines Arena	Wed, Sep 02, 2009	Jun. 19 10am
GREENSBORO, NC	Greensboro Coliseum	Sat, Sep 5, 2009	Jun. 19 11am
DETROIT, MI	Palace of Auburn Hills	Tue, Sep 8, 2009	Jun. 19 10am
CHICAGO, IL	Allstate Arena	Wed, Sep 09, 2009	Jun. 19 10am
DES MOINES, IA	Wells Fargo Arena	Fri, Sep 11, 2009	Jun. 19 10am
TULSA, OK	BOK Center	Tue, Sep 15, 2009	Jun. 19 10am
HOUSTON, TX	Toyota Center	Wed, Sep 16, 2009	Jun. 19 9am
DALLAS, TX	American Airlines Center	Fri, Sep 18, 2009	Jun. 19 10am
BOSSIER CITY, LA	CenturyTel Center	Sat, Sep 19, 2009	Jun. 19 10am
EL PASO, TX	Don Haskins Center	Mon, Sep 21, 2009	Jun. 19 Noon
LOS ANGELES, CA	STAPLES Center	Wed, Sep 23, 2009	Jun. 19 10am
LAS VEGAS, NV	Mandalay Bay Events Center	Sat, Sep 26, 2009	Jun. 19 10am
LAS VEGAS, NV	Mandalay Bay Events Center	Sun, Sep 27, 2009	Jun. 19 10am
Ticket Links TBA:
ATLANTA, GA	Philips Arena	Fri, Sep 4, 2009	Jun. 26 10am
GRAND FORKS, ND	Alerus Center	Sat, Sep 12, 2009	Jun. 27 10am

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Hello everyone,
We’d love to take this moment to thank all of the people who voted Dean and Dan for Canada’s Walk of Fame, this prestigious honor we have now received. Thanks to all of you, this dream has become a reality.

We would like to give special recognition to our sister Natalie Ross, our cousin Christine Tonus and our marketing assistant Rasim Ayerden for all their hard work and dedication to this project, as well as a special thanks to Canada’s Walk of Fame Board of Directors who believed in us and granted us this honor for 2009. Thank you, we did it!

Oh Canada we stand on guard for thee.

All our love,

Dean & Dan

Thanks Dean & Dan

Kalomira's new photoshoots

Thanks for the photos George Kalfamanolis...

J'adore Tyra !!!!!!!

Tyra Banks

Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973) is an American media personality, actress, occasional singer, former model and businesswoman. She first became famous as a model in Paris, Milan, London, Tokyo and New York, but television appearances were her commercial breakthrough. Banks is the creator and host of the UPN/The CW reality television show America's Next Top Model and is co-creator of True Beauty. She also hosts her own talk show, The Tyra Banks Show.

In 2009 she was honored by Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) with the Excellence in Media Award.

Early life

Tyra Banks was born in Inglewood, California, the daughter of Karolyn (née London), a fashion manager and NASA photographer, and Donald Banks, a computer consultant. The couple divorced in 1980, when Banks was 6 years old. However, the relationship between her parents, and between her and her brother Devin Banks (born 1968), stayed friendly. Later, Carolyn married Clifford Johnson; she now goes by Carolyn London-Johnson. Banks attended John Burroughs Middle School and graduated in 1991 from Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles. She was accepted by colleges such as USC and UCLA for television producing.

Career

Modeling

Banks began modeling in the 11th grade.She later went to Paris, France to do some runway modeling. Within Banks' first week in Paris, designers were so entranced by her presence on the runway that she was booked for an unprecedented twenty-five shows - a record in the business for a newcomer. She has done extensive print and/or runway work for fashion/advertising giants, such as Anna Sui, Coors Light, CoverGirl, Badgley Mischka, Bill Blass, Cynthia Rowley, Chanel, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Gemma Kahng, H&M, Isaac Mizrahi, Maria Snyder, McDonald's, Aislinn Dubois Modeling Agency, Michael Kors, Milk, Nicole Miller, Nike, Inc., Oscar de la Renta, Pepsi, Perry Ellis, Randy Kemper, Richard Tyler, Rifat Ozbek, Swatch, Todd Oldham, Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria's Secret and Yves Saint Laurent. She has appeared on the covers of high-fashion magazines such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and Elle.

Banks was the first African American woman on the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. In 1997, she received the VH1 award for Supermodel of the Year. That same year, she became the first-ever African American chosen for the cover of the Victoria's Secret catalog.

Banks retired from modeling in May 2005 to concentrate on her television career. She walked the runway for the final time at the 2005 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

Aside from modeling, In 1998, Banks authored a book entitled Tyra's Beauty, Inside and Out. The book was advertised as a resource for helping women to make the most out of their natural beauty.

Move into television and film

Banks' television career began on the fourth season of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, in which she played lead character Will Smith's old friend Jackie Ames. She made seven appearances in the series. Other TV credits include Felicity, MADtv, Nick Cannon's Wild 'n Out (in which she was featured as a special guest host and team captain) and The Price Is Right (guest-starring as a "Barker's Beauty"). She also appeared as a guest in the animated talk show Space Ghost Coast to Coast in an episode entitled "Chinatown."

Currently, Banks can be seen on television as the hostess, judge and executive producer of The CW Television Network show America's Next Top Model. In addition, she hosts The Tyra Banks Show, a daytime talk show aimed at younger women, which premiered on September 12, 2005. The show features stories about everyday people mixed in with celebrity interviews, much like the early format of The Oprah Winfrey Show. Under the slogan "Every woman has a story...and it happened to Tyra too," Banks promotes her show using emotional flashbacks to her own childhood and adolescence. Many of the episodes deal with issues facing women today. Banks and other experts give women advice on fashion, relationships and more. The first two seasons of the show were recorded in Banks' hometown of Los Angeles but, beginning with the fall 2007 season, the show moved to New York City. In 2008, Banks won the Daytime Emmy Award for her work and production on The Tyra Banks Show.

In late-January 2008, Banks got the go-ahead from The CW Television Network to start work on a new reality television series based on fashion magazines called Stylista. The show premiered on October 22, 2008.

Banks' first big screen role came in 1994 when she co-starred in the drama Higher Learning. She went on to co-star with Lindsay Lohan in the Disney film Life-Size, playing a doll named Eve who comes to life and has to learn how to live in the real world. Other notable roles include Love Stinks (1999), Love & Basketball (2000), Coyote Ugly (2000) and Halloween: Resurrection (2002).

Music

Banks has appeared in several music videos, including Michael Jackson's "Black or White", Tina Turner's "Love Thing", Mobb Deep's "Trife Life" and George Michael's "Too Funky" (with fellow supermodel Linda Evangelista). In 2004, she recorded her first single, "Shake Ya Body," which had a music video featuring the final six contestants on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 2. The video was world-premiered on UPN, but the single turned out to be a failure. On America's Next Top Model, Cycle 2 Banks said, "Singing has been a passion of mine for a long, long time...six years on the down low - been ducking in and out of studios cutting tracks." Later, on her talk show, she said, "I can't believe I wasted six years of doing something that I didn't finish...I was almost able to release my album T.Y.R.A., but since my music career hit rock bottom, I quit.

Though "Shake Ya Body" was a failure, record producer Rodney Jerkins told Jet magazine in 2004 that Banks "has what it takes to pull it off...she had a hungriness to want to be in the studio all the time. Some people want to be divas in the studio and work for three or four hours. You had to tell Tyra to stop, or she will keep you going."^[13] As for her voice, Jerkins said, "People will be shocked. She can really sing. She's like between soprano and high-alto. I challenged her vocally. I pushed her, but not too far. I pushed her where vocally it fit the track."^[13]

Banks released a single with NBA player Kobe Bryant, entitled "K.O.B.E.," which was performed on NBA TV. She also has a single on the soundtrack to Disney Channel's Original Movie Life-Size called "Be A Star." She is credited with performing the theme song to America's Next Top Model.

Personal life

She devoted an entire show to the subject of "Professional Athletes and the Women Who Love Them" on her talk show in November 2006. She is also the godmother of Ming Lee and Aoki Lee Simmons and Kenzo Lee Hounsou,the children of her friend, Kimora Lee Simmons.

Filmography

1995	Higher Learning	Deja
1999	Love Stinks	Holly Garnett
2000	Love & Basketball	Kyra Kessler
	Life-Size	Eve Doll	TV movie
	Coyote Ugly	Zoë
2002	Halloween: Resurrection	Nora Winston
	Eight Crazy Nights	Victoria's Secret Gown	Voice
2007	Mr. Woodcock	Herself	Cameo
2008	Tropic Thunder	Herself	Cameo
2009	Hannah Montana: The Movie	Herself in Women's Shoe Department	Guest appearance

Television

1993	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Jackie Ames	TV series (credited as "Tyra") Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part 1 All Guts, No Glory Father of the Year Blood Is Thicker Than Mud Fresh Prince After Dark Take My Cousin... Please You've Got to Be a Football Hero
1999	Felicity	Jane Scott	TV series A Good Egg Kissing Mr. Covington One Ball, Two Strikes
	Just Shoot Me!	Herself	TV series Nina Sees Red: Part 1 Nina Sees Red: Part 2
2000	MADtv	Katisha Latisha Parisha Farisha Johnson	TV series Episode #5.25 Episode #5.17
Since 2003	America's Next Top Model	Host	Reality TV series created, judged and hosted by Banks
2004	American Dreams	Carolyn Gill	TV series Chasing the Past
	All of Us	Roni	TV series O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Since 2005	The Tyra Banks Show	Host	Talk show