Fashion world to celebrate Barbie

The fashion world is prepared to celebrate an unlikely influence on the clothing industry - Barbie.

It has been announced that well-known designers including Vera Wang, Calvin Klein and Christian Louboutin are taking part in an event at New York Fashion Week later this week to celebrate the doll’s 50th birthday.
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11 February 2009

Dancing on Ice winner models lingerie

The winner of last year’s series of ITV show Dancing on Ice is starring in a photo shoot for Asda’s new range of lingerie.

Suzanne Shaw, the former Hear’say singer who beat Hollyoaks actor Chris Fountain in the show’s third series, is modelling the retailer’s new Michelle for George collection.
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10 February 2009

Call of Duty dominates Bafta nominations

The fourth game in the Call of Duty franchise has dominated nominations for the upcoming Bafta Video Games Awards.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has claimed seven nods from the event in categories including action and adventure, best game, use of audio, artistic achievement and multiplayer.
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10 February 2009

Kate Moss ‘the UK’s fashion icon’

Women try to copy the style of supermodel Kate Moss ahead of any other celebrity, a new poll has found.

Research by website theragtrader.com, which surveyed the tastes of around 3,000 women, found that the model was more popular fashion-wise than both Victoria Beckham and Cheryl Cole.
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9 February 2009

Nintendo consoles break record

Sales of Nintendo’s Wii and DS consoles broke records last year, according to new figures.

The gaming company has announced that it sold 10.17 million units of its Wii console in the US during 2008, as well as 9.95 million units of the DS during the 12 months.
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22 January 2009

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