Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:10:09 +0100 Jean Paul Gaultier's Amy Winehouse HomageGodfrey DeenyJanuary 25th, 2012 @ 12:36 AM - Paris There's nothing a fashion designer loves more than a pop diva, and few are more obsessed by them than Jean Paul Gaultier, whose exhilarating spring 2012 haute couture collection was dedicated to Amy Winehouse. (Source: Fashion Wire Daily)
Jean Paul Gaultier's tribute to 'unique' Amy Winehouse
Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:40:14 +0100 LONDON (Reuters) - For those who couldn't quite make it to Stonehenge to watch the sun rise on Thursday's winter solstice, a new app could offer some consolation by offering a virtual tour around the mysterious stones. Features include a Google Maps image of the circle of stones giving different views, allowing users to stand within the virtual stones and physically move about the UNESCO World Heritage Site. ... (Source: Reuters)
Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:50:12 +0100 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - If you were praying Amy Winehouse at least left behind a lot of great unreleased material when she left us last August, prepare to have your hopes dashed by her posthumous release, "Lioness: Hidden Treasures." As it turns out, Winehouse's vault couldn't be much emptier if Geraldo Rivera were shining a flashlight into it on live television. Only two of the 12 tracks on this odds 'n' ends collection post-date "Back to Black," the 2006 triumph that still stands as one of the best albums of its decade. ... (Source: Reuters)
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:20:20 +0100 LONDON (Reuters) - A printed chiffon dress worn by the late singer Amy Winehouse for the cover of her chart-topping album "Back to Black" has sold for 43,200 pounds ($68,000) at auction. The hammer price, minus buyer's premium, was 36,000 pounds, still well above pre-sale estimates of 10-20,000 pounds, said a spokeswoman for Kerry Taylor Auctions which specializes in high-end vintage fashion. Proceeds from the Disaya-designed dress will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, a charity set up by her father Mitch to help young people struggling with ill health, poverty or addiction. ... (Source: Reuters)