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Apr 25 2013 03:40 PM ET

Donatella Versace gushes over Lady Gaga, Chanel's chic Tribeca Film Fest fete, and more

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Donatella Versace loves Lady Gaga! The Italian designer waxes poetic about her pop star pal in a new interview. [WWD]

See Kiernan Shipka, Dree Hemingway, Julie Delpy, and more of the chic stars who attended Chanel’s annual Tribeca Film Festival Artists Dinner. [Styleite]

What do you get when you pay $90,000 to get sober? From ocean views to private villas, see the ritziest rehab centers in Hollywood. [Hollywood Reporter]

Watch Homeland star Damian Lewis hit the road in a high-octane “mini film” promoting the new Jaguar F-Type convertible. [Art Info]

Nicki Minaj’s MAC Cosmetics lipstick is the highest-selling shade from the brand’s Viva Glam collection…says Nicki Minaj. [MTV Style]

Can the video game Tetris cure lazy eye? One group of Canadian scientists says yes. [Mashable]

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Feb 13 2013 12:55 PM ET

Keira Knightley's Chanel commercial deemed inappropriate for kids -- VIDEO

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A Keira Knightley commercial deemed unfit for broadcast?

It may sound unlikely, but that’s just what happened in the U.K. this week when a viewer complained to the Advertising Standards Authority (the U.K.’s advertising regulator) after an old Chanel perfume commercial from 2011 aired during a TV showing of Ice Age 2. The ad, which includes scenes of Knightley undressing in bed and crawling towards the camera, was deemed inappropriate for children because it was “overtly sexual.”

That may seem like standard fare for perfume ads, which are typically pretty sexy, but the A.S.A agreed with the complaint, saying that the spot — directed by Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride & Prejudice) — was too suggestive for children. It can still air on TV in the U.K., just not during programming directed at kids.

Much ado about nothing? Watch the scandalous ad below and judge for yourself: READ FULL STORY »

Dec 13 2012 04:38 PM ET

Don't understand Brad Pitt's Chanel No. 5 ads? Neither does the guy who directed them

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“It’s not a journey. Every journey ends, but we go on. The world turns and we turn with it. Plans disappear, dreams take over, but wherever I go, there you are: my luck; my fate; my fortune. Chanel No.5, inevitable.”

Say what now?

In his debut as the first male face of the iconic Chanel No. 5 perfume, Brad Pitt recited a dramatic monologue that had us all scratching our heads and harkening back to that bizarre 1985 spot for Calvin Klein’s Obsession. According to Saturday Night Live‘s Taran Killam, who starred in a series of spoofs based on the No. 5 commercials, even the director of the ads had no idea what Pitt was talking about.

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Dec 10 2012 08:28 PM ET

Shania Twain's Vegas stage looks, the coolest literary tattoos and more

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Designer Marc Bower is helping Shania Twain light up the Vegas strip with crystal embellished cat suits and more costumes for the singer’s new Sin City show. [WWD]

When using a highlighter isn’t enough: see classic literary lines that will be forever remembered as tattoos (“We’re all mad here”–Alice and Wonderland). [Flavorwire]

What do you bring to Chanel’s swanky Art Basel dinner? A) A quilted bag. B) A well dressed significant other. C) A stray cat. (ANSWER: C…but only if you’re Demi Moore).  [New York Post]

Beyonce’s face will be emblazoned on the side of limited edition Pepsi cans next year as a part of the singer’s $50 million endorsement deal with the beverage company. [NY Times]

No Doubt is returning to their roots with a new Ska-inspired clothing collection for Fred Perry. [Grazia Daily]

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Nov 27 2012 12:51 PM ET

Demi Lovato gets inked by Kat Von D, Brad Pitt defends his Chanel No. 5 ad and more

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X Factor judge Demi Lovato showed off her newest tattoo — a flock of birds flying up her arm — inked by non other than Kat Von D. [Huffington Post]

Brad Pitt says he “kind of liked” his Chanel No. 5 ad and claims he hasn’t seen any of the parodies it inspired. [Yahoo]

O no more? After a sharp decline in newsstand sales, Oprah Winfrey says she will fold her self-tiled magazine if it starts losing money. [New York Times]

Just in time for the 70th anniversary of Casablanca, the piano used to play “As Times Goes By” in the Oscar-winning movie is up for auction. [AP News]

See extreme holiday light displays that flicker to the beats of Psy’s “Gangnam Style,” Katy Perry’s “Firework,” and more infectious pop hits. [Flavorwire]

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It was inevitable… Brad Pitt’s Chanel No. 5 commercial debuts — VIDEO
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Oct 15 2012 02:57 PM ET

It was inevitable... Brad Pitt's Chanel No. 5 commercial debuts -- VIDEO

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After decades of employing actresses like Marilyn Monroe and Nicole Kidman as the face of No. 5, Chanel signed Brad Pitt as the inaugural frontman for its iconic fragrance. Last week, a series of audio clip teasers featuring Brad asking random questions to no one in particular  – “Are you going somewhere? Where?” – had me scratching my head. Now that the full short film has been released, I finally have some answers… and some questions of my own.

For starters; What it is about Chanel No. 5 that makes Brad all emo and reflective? The actor launches into a monologue that’s full of so many dramatic pauses and soap-oprea stares off into the distance (did he pick up this technique during his 1987 stint on Another World?) that you’d think he was reciting poetry at an open mic night. Watch the commercial below and tell me what you think.

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Oct 9 2012 05:41 PM ET

Brad Pitt plays hard to get in Chanel No. 5 campaign tease -- CLIP

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For the first time in its 91 year history, a man will serve as the face of the Chanel No. 5 fragrance for women. And what a face it is.

Later this month, the brand will unveil a new campaign — including print ads and a short film shot by Anna Karenina director Joe Wright – starring Brad Pitt. “To keep a legend fresh, you always have to change its point of view,” Chanel Fragrance and Beauty President Andrea d’Avack told Women’s Wear Daily of the new direction. “We think very much that the perfume is a seduction between a man, a woman and the perfume.”

In a teaser released this week, Pitt gives us more of a, well, tease, than the full-on seduction treatment. The 7-second audio clip has him asking, “Are you going somewhere? Where?” and an accompanying image shows just the back of his head. Guess we’ll have to wait until the full commercial debuts on October 15 to get total satisfaction.

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