PARTY AT CAVALLI DRESSED IN CAVALLI

Designers of every stripe have been feeling the pinch lately—some even canceling their F/W 2009 shows—but Roberto Cavalli isn't one of them. The designer has just opened his first nightclub in Florence, with plans to open others in Dubai and Milan, and the mood is typically bacchanalian. Housed in a deconsecrated church, the club features a lounge bar, 50-seat restaurant, and enough crystal and leopard-print to constitute a minor blasphemy. ("I know Florentines will criticize this decor because it's hard for them to get used to mixing modernity and tradition," the designer told WWD.) We're not sure what Florentines will think, but Dubai-dwellers can look forward to an even more extravagant space, set to open in February. "Excess is success," as Cavalli put it simply. (We assume that his '07 sentiment qualifies as tradition, not modernity.)

MATTHEW SCHNEIER
Photo: Courtesy of Roberto Cavalli
2:58 PM, December 16, 2008

MEXICAN LOVE: FRIDA KAHLO

Mexico's most famous female artist and style icon, Frida Kahlo, is the inspiration for a new super premium tequila, Frida Kahlo Tequila. Super Premium Tequila Available This Fall.

Frida Kahlo Tequila is made from 100% pure blue agave and hand-crafted to the highest standards. Initially, Frida Kahlo Tequila will be launched in three major U.S. markets, including New York, Los Angeles, and Miami, as well as in Mexico, with plans to expand nationally. Frida Kaho Tequila will be sold at leading spirits shops, and restaurants.

Frida Kahlo Tequila is made in Jesus Maria, in the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico. Three different types of tequila will be available: Blanco, Reposado, and Añejo.

MISS WORLD

I was flipping through channels the other day when I landed on the MISS WORLD contests. A few girls stood out to me out of the many beautiful women of the world and here are my choices for the top 10. They are not in any particular order.

YULIA YUREVICH from BULGARIA


TINNYSE JOHNSON from BAHAMAS


ROSARITA TAWIL


PATRICIA ALONJO from SPAIN


NATALIE GRIFFITH from BARBADOS


KSENIYA SUKHINOVA from RUSSIA (MISS WORLD)


IRINA ZHURAVSKA from UKRAINE


GEISHA ROBLES from DOMINICAN REPUBLIC


BRITTANY LYONS from JAMIACA


CHARMAINE CHINAPEN from BELIZE

THE TAKE

It all happened so fast. At the blink of an eye. Here I was, left with nothing. I couldn't believe that she had taken everything. At first glance, everything about her promoted innocence. She had a short hair cut, a la Halle Berry 1998, with big, light brown eyes, caramel colored and baby powder soft skin, with dimples deeper than the Marianas Trench.

Listen to her speak, and you could swear she's singing you a bed time lullabye in the sweetest falsetto. Sex with her was more than a physical expression of love, it was a voyage. She could take you on a magic carpet ride through the Moroccan palaces, take you to the top of the French Alps, and lose you at the furthest point of the Milky Way Galaxy but with her every moan, you remember that you are being caressed by the gentleness of her love box.

Today, I woke up dazed, confused, naked, and alone. I could still smell her scent. I see her lipstick sitting on the dresser. I couldn't believe she had done this. She could have taken a little, hell, she could have left me a little, but she had to have it all. She just took it all. I didn't even realize it when it happened, but this girl had stolen my heart

SHE'S ACTUALLY PERSIAN

SOME PEOPLE ARE BORN LUCKY, SOME JUST HAD TO REALLY WORK HARD TO BECOME LUCKY. FORGET THE REAL HOUSEWIVES IN YOUR CITY. LEILA, SHE'S AMONG SOME OF THE HARDEST WORKING WOMEN IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. FROM PROMOTION, MODELING, AND EVENT PLANNING LEILA KNOWN AS PERSIA HAS DONE IT ALL.


I.T.F.- IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO WRITE ABOUT YOU WITHOUT USING WORDS LIKE "gorgeous", "fine","wow" "pretty" or even "dannnmmmm" lol. SO TELL ME A NEGATIVE SIDE OF YOU.

PERSIA- At times, I`m a little stubborn, hard to deal with or understand but I can honestly say "To know me is to Luv me"!  I am also very thankful for all the blessings in life God has given me!  Even the "bad" times and "tests" that have come my way have made me a much stronger person and ready for the next situation or experience.  

I.T.F.- "I love you"...WHY DO YOU HAVE TO WORK SO HARD, I MEAN WOULDN'T YOU WANT TO BE MY HOUSEWIFE, CAN YOU FEEL MY PAIN, WHERE'S YOUR HEART? LOL

PERSIA-I've been told I wear my heart on my sleeve.  I'm very hard on myself and am constantly working to improve on both the inside and outside. I love my family and my friends...I just think I'm not jaded...
I consider myself to be a universal, well rounded and determined woman.  I am very creative and imaginative - as I am always thinking of new ways to disperse my creativity while also incorporating it into my networking skills and modeling.


I.T.F.-DO YOU GET HATED ON OR DISCRIMINATE AGAINST AS FAR AS YOU BEING IN THE LIMELIGHT OF THE URBAN MARKET?

PERSIA-I love the fact that the world is so diverse.  Diversity and unity is such a beautiful thing.  I respect all races, religions, and beliefs...I don't consider myself religious, but more so very spiritual. You gotta have that balance in your life. I love how we all are different and unique and have something so special to offer.  

I.T.F.-I LOOK UP YOUR RESUME, PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. WHAT ARE YOUR REACH, YOUR GOALS?

PERSIA-I truly respect those who are striving to reach the top in the modeling, entertainment and music industry, as it reminds us all that we can do anything we want to if we put our mind and heart into it, no matter where we came from, rich or poor.  We should never be judgmental upon one another either....and know that people aren't perfect and people are different...

I.T.F.-YOU HAVE TRAVEL THE WORLD, ANY FAVORITE CITIES?

PERSIA-I am currently residing in Denver, Colorado.  It is a beautiful place but I definitely plan to progress and move elsewhere in the near future..somewhere where there is more opportunity for me in the modeling industry.  I do Interior Design as well as have my own promotional, production and modeling company, Bijan Entertainment.


I.T.F.-WELL TELL THE READERS A SHORT SUMMARY OF SOME OF THE THINGS YOU HAVE DONE.

PERSIA-I have done fashion shows, coordinated several venues and fashions shows, promotional work, print work, liquor promos, directing, as well as film. I am open to new things and am willing to travel depending on the work needed.
www.leilamann.com

AUTO REPEAT...ON MY IPOD "The New Kool" by FRESH KID CUE

I WAS OUT SOMEWHERE IN NEW YORK CITY, WHEN I HEARD TWO YOUNG FELLAS TALKING ABOUT THIS GUY WHO PUT TOGETHER ONE OF THE MOST TALKED ABOUT MIXTAPE IN MIAMI. HE'S SUPPOSE TO BE THIS YOUNG: MUSIC COMPOSER | SONG WRITER | DJ... I QUICKLY GOOGLE HIS NAME OF MY PHONE BUT NO LUCK THEN I SEARCH HIM ON MYPACE MUSIC UNDER DJ CUE... THE "GOODLIFE MUSIC" DJ CUE ALSO KNOWN AS "DJ Fresh Kid Cue"

HE CALL HIMSELF "LEADER OF THE NEW KOOL" WELL HE'S BY FAR THE MOST TRENDY, FASHIONABLE DJ OF HIS TIME. ANYWAYS WHEN I GOT BACK BACK TO MIAMI, OUT AND SHOPPING FOR FLY SH% (you know the usual kicks, tees and that sort of things" I SAW THE MIXTAPE I BELIEVE I SAW THE MIXTAPE INSIDE "SHOE GALLERY" DOWNTOWN... THEN I WAS ON SOUTH BEACH SHOE STORE "SOLES" THE MIXTAPE WAS THERE SO I CONTACTED FROM THE BACK COVER CREDITS

I FOUND OUT THAT THIS KID IS BEYOND KOOL SO OF COURSE ME BEING A SMART KID, I LINK UP WIT CUE, WE NOW IN THE STUDIO WORKING ON HIS NEXT PROJECT CALL "TWO KOOL"... make sure you get a copy...