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JOHNNY DEPP’s girlfriend, VANESSA PARADIS, is to become the new face of MIU MIU.

Bosses at the Prada fashion house, who own the Miu Miu brand, has confirmed the French singer/actress will replace Kirsten Dunst as their spokesmodel for the 2008 and 2009.

Vanessa Paradis, who has been a Chanel model for several years, has now signed a contract with Prada for an undisclosed amount.

(VIA wenn.com)

At the moment nearly nobody knows about what to expect.

One thing is for sure - Hedi Slimane’s latest photo book will be great and we all have the chance to see his pictures when the book will be released in Europe on the 15th of June and in the US on the 15th of July.

Check out his website and you know what i’m talkin’ about regarding his skills as a photographer.

At the moment our friend and colleague from The Hague - Eelco Borremans is travelling Asia.

Just last night he sent his first report:

“ok, after a struggling for a moment in tokyo i found my way. tokyo is a maze. if you walk through the city you do not know where you are. it’s bigger than you can imagine. beijing and shanghai were big but this is out of the ordinary. the people. the way the structures are build. the metro system. the amount of people around. the lights. it’s confusing.

that’s a first time for me to feel lost in a city. and i mean really lost. there is no point to focus on. absolutely not. but i found some italian people who were at the same hostel for the night in the place i was staying at. and now we are staying in a basement hostel somewhere in tokyo. don’t ask me where because i don’t know yet but i will found out.

and as slow the beginning was as fast it will grow in to an exciting time. sorry that there are no pictures yet. that’s how confusing it was to arrive in the city. but tomorrow my journey will begin. and the italians are joining. so let the fun begin. it’s pretty late up here so i will write tomorrow.

cheers from tokyo,
eelco”

Great to hear news from our friend - now waiting for some pictures…

(Image for the article taken from one of our today’s art festival videos where you can see Eelco in action)

Noticed something!

On my way to my favorite (non fashion) supermarket i saw the new super cool D&G ads by the Dolce & Gabbana boys. Sweet!

After eight months of waiting, finally another Vandit Night takes place at the Arena Berlin.

Besides the host - PAUL VAN DYK, the superstar of the Netherlands SANDER KLEINENBERG and the new discovery JON O’BIR will get this enormous dancefloor at the river Spree to shake.

The venue will get a complete makeover by the Vandit crew and 70 speakers of the newest generation and lights at over 200 meters of cross bars will create an atmosphere you should not miss.

TICKET PRESALES BERLIN

Hekticket: Hardenbergstr. 29d (Bhf Zoo) • Hekticket Kiosk: Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 12 (Alexanderplatz) • Arena: Eichenstrasse 4 • Artticket: Saturn Alex • Mitte Musik: Alte Schönhauser Str.34 • Clubsoundrecords: Eberswalder Str. 32 • TIC: Kulturbrauerei • Box Office: Forum Köpenick / Kurt Schumacher Platz 1 • Koka 36: Oranienstr. 29 • Aktuelle Tickets: Nollendorfplatz 7

or online: http://www.hekticket.de (14 Euros + presale fee, 18 Euros at night) or contact them directly:

What shall i say?

It’s Madge again - this time on the May cover of Q mag.

Time for Hard Candy soon!

And again it’s Madonna on the cover of a fashion magazine.

This time we can see her on the May cover of the french Elle.

Sooner or later the models will have to worry…

As Kraftwerk are doing the first gigs of their current tour of the US, one member is missing: Florian Schneider!

At this time of day everything is speculation, like the idea that Mr. Schneider might have skipped the tour due to the fact that former Kraftwerk member Klaus Dinger died at the age of 61 on March 20th 2008, which got him thinking about his future in the most influential electronic music band of all times.

Schneider who just turned 61 himself on the 7th of April is one of the two founding members of Kraftwerk. Back in 1968 he met Ralf Hütter and in 1970 they founded the band which, in it’s genre, can be easily compared with the influence and success of the Beatles.

As the history of the band shows, the wait for an official statement can last from short to eternal and so at the moment anything is left to the reader’s imagination.

If the absence of Florian Schneider-Esleben at last night’s Minneapolis concert is just an exception will soon be answered on tonight’s concert at the Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee/WI.

Will the mystery “30 something” man you can see on the right hand side of the picture show up again instead of Florian Schneider? Is it all just a hoax? The answer lies just a few hours ahead.

The Madonna “magazine cover mania” is starting to remind me about Forrest Gump.

At some point in the movie he tells a woman that he “again” was invited to the White House…

And it’s Madonna “again” on the cover of a magazine… This time on Elle’s USA May cover.

The British edition of Elle has the woman of the moment on it’s May cover.

No, not Leona Lewis as one might guess, but Madonna! Great times for all fans these days.

Montreal-based DJ The Mole will release his debut album titled “As High As The Sky” on Wagon Repair on May 26, 2008.

Hailing from the West Coast of Canada The Mole is a Wagon Repair veteran of numerous singles and member of The Modern Deep Left Quartet with his label mates Cobblestone Jazz and Colin De La Plante.

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It’s Armani Time again!

Different bus stop - different ad. This time for Armani Jeans.

Those great fashion ads all the time - one reason why i love Berlin.

In our continuing series of bus stop ads we now bring you David Beckham.

It’s something for the ladies this time - David in black underwear for Emporio Armani Underwear - yikes…

On Thursday 3rd April, Leona will be celebrating her birthday and turning 23.

To mark the occasion http://www.leonalewismusic.co.uk is kicking off an extra special birthday competition. We’ve had fans asking where to send cards so for the competition we’d like you to create your very best birthday card for Leona and post it in the forum.

Design your card and post it as a jpeg on the forum. For any help please ask one of the moderators.

The winner will be picked next Monday and will receive an exclusive Leona goodie bag.

Click here and we will take you to the place to post your cards.

Last night R.E.M. performed their current hit “Supernatural Superserious” from their album “Accelerate” which has just been released.

Not much can be said about their performance on “Wetten Dass...?”. When they left the stage presenter Thomas Gottschalk (who is loads older than Michael Stipe) said: “That’s what we need - guys above forty!”