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Randy Pausch Lives

Dr Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon professor of the "Last Lecture" fame, passed away on July 25,, 2008, after a brave battle against pancreatic cancer.  He was 47.

Live with wonder, he exhorted the audience at his lecture, delivered in September 2007.  He told friends and colleagues that he would probably be delivering his lecture to a crowd of no more than 50.  Instead, the 400-seat auditorium was packed to capacity.  In fact, it was standing room only.

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It's always nice to open a magazine and see three of your stories published in one issue.  The latest WWD Fast, a biannual publication of WWD which focuses on jeans, sportswear and youth culture, carries three pieces by me - one on Eairth, the organic line by Filipino designer Melissa Dizon, one on Metropolitain Cosmetics, just about the best beauty and fragrance shop in Johannesburg, and one on my favorite African city, Cape Town.

Read them after the break.

The terno goes haute couture.  Was Lola Karl inspired by Imelda Marcos?

Take a look at this from the Chanel Fall-Winter 2008 Couture show in Paris yesterday:

 

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To infinity and beyond...

From today's Memo Pad in WWD, my short snippet on Martha Stewart's (and Summit Media's) ever-expanding empire:

MARTHA STEWART IN MANILA: 

Martha Stewart may have been denied a visa to the U.K. because of her criminal record, but she's very much welcome in the Philippines. The first overseas edition of Martha Stewart Weddings will hit newsstands in the Philippines starting in September in a venture with Summit Media. 

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Triple Treat

It's always nice to open a magazine and see three of your stories published in one issue.  The latest WWD Fast, a biannual publication of WWD which focuses on jeans, sportswear and youth culture, carries three pieces by me - one on Eairth, the organic line by Filipino designer Melissa Dizon, one on Metropolitain Cosmetics, just about the best beauty and fragrance shop in Johannesburg, and one on my favorite African city, Cape Town.

Read them after the break.

The Imeldific in Karl Lagerfeld

The terno goes haute couture.  Was Lola Karl inspired by Imelda Marcos?

Take a look at this from the Chanel Fall-Winter 2008 Couture show in Paris yesterday:

 

Continue reading "The Imeldific in Karl Lagerfeld" »

To infinity and beyond...

From today's Memo Pad in WWD, my short snippet on Martha Stewart's (and Summit Media's) ever-expanding empire:

MARTHA STEWART IN MANILA: 

Martha Stewart may have been denied a visa to the U.K. because of her criminal record, but she's very much welcome in the Philippines. The first overseas edition of Martha Stewart Weddings will hit newsstands in the Philippines starting in September in a venture with Summit Media. 

Continue reading "Martha in Manila" »

Martha in Manila

To infinity and beyond...

From today's Memo Pad in WWD, my short snippet on Martha Stewart's (and Summit Media's) ever-expanding empire:

MARTHA STEWART IN MANILA: 

Martha Stewart may have been denied a visa to the U.K. because of her criminal record, but she's very much welcome in the Philippines. The first overseas edition of Martha Stewart Weddings will hit newsstands in the Philippines starting in September in a venture with Summit Media. 

Continue reading "Martha in Manila" »