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Holly Valance fails to shine in bizarre frock at Mikhail Gorbachev's 80th birthday party

She has a billionaire boyfriend so it’s safe to say that money is no object when it comes to picking up a party frock.
So it seemed strange that Holly Valance,27, stepped out in an unflattering ensemble which just failed to cross the fashion mark attending Mikhail Gorbachev’s 80th birthday bash.
The former Soviet leader celebrated by hosting a glitzy charity gala at the Royal Albert Hall last night attended with a whole host of celebrity VIPs.
But while Holly’s dress could have had serious show-stopping power  but she failed to draw attention for the right reasons.
 The split hemline barely covered her derrière on the right hand side with while the front panel ruched across her stomach which failed to flatter her womanly figure.
While her accessories hit the mark with a pair of peep-toe Christian Louboutin heels and a Vivienne Westwood clutch bag her hair appeared messy and dishevelled which made for a mis-matched look.
Holly, who has been dating Property mogul Nick Candy, 37, since last summer, opted for smokey eye make-up and added a flash of colour with bright pink make-up.
With her curvier frame compared to her days as a pop-star the look did little to flatter her figure and she failed to put her best fashion foot forward.
As the actress and singer posed for pictures she looked uncomfortable and appeared to struggle to prevent the shorter side of her dress from riding up.
The fashion fail frock was a £755 Maison Martin Margiela leather and crepe dress.
The style crown for the evening went to Sharon Stone,53, who looked elegantly chic as host of the birthday celebrations in a blush pink floor-length gown by Christian Dior.
Also in attendance at the party was Goldie Hawn in a Grecian style black gown while Katherine Jenkins who performed at the party opted for a dusty pink figure-hugging number.
Mila Jovovich meanwhile suffered something of a style slip-up when her black net and gold dress revealed slightly more than she intended.

Christian Tattoos

Doesn't the Bible forbid Tattoos?
In the Leviticus section of the Bible, you will find a passage that sometimes says something about not making marks on the flesh, and sometimes outright says "no tattooing." It will depend on the modernity of the translation. However the idea is pretty much the same, and it's a seriously debated point amongst those who are strongly religious.
However, in the world of tattooing, there is a very strong presence of Christian symbolism and designs and it seems to have always been a part of Western culture. Portraits of Jesus and Mary abound, as do renderings of the Last Supper, backpieces of the Rock of Ages, and more. Crosses, in endless variation, are one of the most popular tattoo designs presently.
A wide-range of modern Christians now feel that the passage in the Bible speaks only to emblems not of their own faith, and take no shame in wearing skin art that illustrates their beliefs. Some people feel the imagery is a constant reminder of the divine and makes them feel closer to God. Others have gotten religious tattoos as symbols of healing or re-birth.
Christian Symbols in Tattooing
Angels - Tattooed angels range from cute little cherubs up to elaborate renditions of Seraphim.
Cross - supposedly way back in the Crusades, Christian knights had little crosses tattooed on their hands so that if they fell in battle, their wish for a Christian burial would be known. Whether large or small, ornate or plain, on public view or hidden, a cross emblem is probably the most popular Christian tattoo.
Portraits - Many people commission their tattooist to do a portrait of Jesus, Mary or their patron saint.
Religious scenes - These can be renditions of Bible scenes or reproductions of famous paintings that are Bible-oriented. One extremely popular tattoo image isn't from the Bible at all: it's the Rock of Ages, showing a woman clinging to a rock in the midst of stormy seas.
Quotes and scripture - Some people have Biblical passages tattooed on them, and others just have the book and chapter numbers tattooed.

Japanese Koi Tattoos

About Koi Tattoos
The history and mythology of koi goes back to China, over 2,000 years ago, and these images and stories were absorbed into Japanese culture like so many other things. They have been kept as auspicious pets dating back hundreds of years. They have been popular images throughout the history of Japanese tattoo designs and as that style is now very prevalent in Western tattoo culture, so is the Japanese koi tattoo.
In real-life, these fish are ornamental carp kept in backyard ponds and water gardens.  They were bred from ordinary fish to develop their distinct and fantastic patterns and colors.  The only thing more fantastical than the array of colors that these fish have in the real world is the patterns and colors they are depicted with in tattoo designs.
    * A Koi On Keith Alexander
      Keith Alexander was a long-time body mod enthusiast who created an amazing blog, chronicling the creation of his koi back tattoo. Sadly, he was killed in a bike accident in NYC, but his blog has been maintained as a memorial by his friends.
    * Why a Koi Tattoo? | The World Is Not Flat (TwinF)
      Here is a personal account of one man's choice to get a koi tattoo. He details his reasons for picking this design and how it fits into his personal history.
    * Michael McClure Family Commentary: Koi Tattoo
      This is the archive of a series of blog entries, following along as Michael gets an extensive koi tattoo. The entries start in 2006 and run into 2007.
The History of Koi
Koi is the Japanese word for "brocaded carp" and refers to the large, colorful fish that have been bred and kept in ponds for centuries. The formal name "Nishigikoi" translates as "living jewels." Careful breeding of these fish really got a modern foothold in the 1800s, and it has produced a rainbow of colors and a variety of specific body markings in the years since.
They are part of Japanese mythology and are symbols of strength, perseverance and courage. These fish are very long-lived under the right conditions and this is what has contributed to these interpretations and associations. In myth, the very strong koi will be able to swim upstream and leap the waterfalls, being rewarded at the end of the journey by being turned into a dragon.


The Story of Crystal's Koi
The tattoo you see here is on the leg of my friend Crystal. She'd had a few smaller tattoos before, but when it came time for something large, she picked a koi. I think the symbolism of perseverance fits well with how she's overcome many challenges in her life.

The tattoo was designed and tattooed by Bill Liberty. His shop, Liberty Tattoo, is located in Sacramento, CA, where Crystal lives. She's a big lady and she decided to put this tattoo on her thigh, so it's pretty large. It starts a little above her left knee and runs up to the top of her thigh. The entire tattoo took several sessions. Large, complex tattoos are most often done in stages, with the colors being added from darkest to brightest. So first the black outline and shading was done. Then all of the blue water coloring and shading was done. And finally, the brightly colored fish and flower were finished.

Oliver Peck - Elm Street Tattoo

Oliver Peck, also lovingly known as “Ducky”, “Fuck Face” or “Oliver Pecker”, began tattooing when he was around 19 years old in Dallas, Texas. His tattooing has stretched all over America, where he travels around every year on the Vans Warped Tour, tattooing any bare piece of skin he can get his hands on. Oliver loves tattooing, and has made it a part of everything that he does; even producing artwork and shoes for the Vans Company he travels with each year.
Working at Elm Street Tattoo, Oliver is also a past Guinness World Record Holder, for the largest amount of tattoos done in 24 hours, managing 415 tattoos of the number 13. Busy? Of course. Accomplished? We’re only just getting started....
Anyone who’s had the chance to meet Oliver always comes out with the same word- “fun”. Oliver moves at around 100 miles a minute, tattooing everyone he can while having a hell of a time doing it. This is Oliver: he finds fun in what he does, and doesn’t take himself too seriously. Oliver’s also known to adore Friday the 13th, and always does at least one tattoo of the number 13 each time the calendar tells him to.
Aside from being busy and fun, Oliver is an astounding tattoo artist. Oliver tattoos in a remarkable and precise traditional style. His artwork is very ‘old school’, and unmistakably American. Oliver has created some incredible tattoos in this style, including huge anchors and American flags sweeping over a client’s chest, huge balding eagles taking up another’s back and grand sea ships swimming over a bright blue sea. Oliver Peck is American, and damn proud to be so.
Of course, it’s inevitable that one of our favourite pieces of Oliver’s work is a wonderfully lined and coloured depiction of the state of Texas, along with an especially traditional rose and a banner. It simply screams Oliver. Another favourite is something you wouldn’t expect, of quite a biblical backpiece, complete with naked angels, a sacred heart and a book you could assume, if you wish, is the Bible. Of course, Oliver still keeps to his traditional roots by adding in some roses and making the angels look not too different from a pin up tattoo.
Oliver Peck is an artist who has to tattoo- his whole life revolves around it. He has a lot of fun with what he does, and lets his tattooing take him to other places in life. A proud American tattoo artist he’s spent many years developing his talent, and it shows...

Former Pussycat Doll Jessica Sutta shows she's still got it as she shows stunning curves in bikini

She might have left the Pussycat Dolls in January last year - but Jessica Sutta showed yesterday that she'll always be one at heart.
The 28-year-old was taking time out from recording her debut album with a day on Miami Beach yesterday - wearing tiny shorts with the word 'doll' written on them.
However, the former model star soon stripped those off to reveal the curves that made her famous in the girl group, wearing a mismatched bikini with white top and red and white polka dot bottoms.
Talking at the end of last year as she revealed details of her forthcoming solo album, Jessica had mused: 'Everything about the Pussycat Dolls has made me who I am today and I'm so grateful for that project.
'I'll always be a Doll in my heart.' And on her bottom, by the looks of it...
The star was in the area to perform last night in downtown Miami - her hometown - a the Ultra festival with dance maestro Erick Morillo and sing on their collaboration Pin-Up Girl.
She wrote on her official Twitter beforehand: 'Huge stage! Great soundcheck :) gonna go chill on the beach then get ready for the show. Super excited!!!!
And the gig seemed to go well - she wrote earlier today: 'I love miami :) Honestly had the time of my life tonight. Thank you god for this life. :) i love you ALL with all my heart. Your pinup girl..jess.'
The sold-out three day event was headlined by Tiesto, The Chemical Brothers and and Deadmau5.
Jessica will now be back to work hard on the promotional trail ahead of the release of her debut album.
Called Miamication, it's due out this summer and the first single from it is called I Wanna Be Bad.
Jessica has previously said of her new material: 'I have a love for dance music so it's going to be dance music, also inspired pop dance music.'
The beauty added that she had been trying her hand at songwriting for the first time.   
She's be hoping to match the success of her former bandmate Nicole Scherzinger, who landed her first UK Number One single with Don't Hold Your Breath last week and a Number Eight album last night with Killer Love.

Sexy Girl Tattoo

The right kind of tattoo on a girl can be incredibly sexy. Here are some important points when going for a sexy girl tattoo:
1. What kind of design? A sexy girl tattoo should be something erotic, exotic, and even a little dangerous looking. What you should not get is something “cute”, like a rose or some common type of girl tattoo.
The design that stands out is going to be strong and sexy.
You can still bring femininity into your tattoo by adding other elements around it. For instance a dragon tattoo on a female can be very sexy, while you can then add in surrounding stars or small flowers to accentuate feminine qualities,
while remaining sexy and dangerous.
2. Where to get your female sexy tattoo? Areas that accentuate a sexy tattoo are upper arms, upper back, and upper thigh areas. Other areas may work well also, but one area to avoid is the lower back. While this area has been viewed as a sexy place to get your female tattoo, it’s been played out and become too much of a trend.
Now slang terminology has emerged referring to female low back tattoo’s as “tramp stamps”. So instead of “sexy”, low back tattoo’s have turned into trendy and unoriginal.
3. How large? Generally sexy female tattoo’s tend to be bigger, which contributes to their strong, stand out look. Again, a small tattoo tends to be more “cute” than sexy. Whereas a larger tattoo stands out and can be much more elaborate, sexy and “dangerous looking”.
It need not be a large mural filling up your whole back, but an above average sized tattoo tends to be the sexiest.

Pink tattoos

The singer stages this explosive mixture. The tattoo is for her above all a means to carry for ever with her memories of emotional order. The singer has for example two tattoos in homage to her two dogs among which the one extends over all the arm with the photo of its dog Elvis accompanied with an inscription) tribute which means " one time to cry, one time to laugh, one time to die and the other one to dance. Rest in peace my darling, I love you. ".
The singer chooses regularly to make tattoos in touch with her successes to mean a kind of revival. She opts then for a bar code with her date of birth and that of the release of her album " Missundaztood ".
She also has a tribal sign behind the ear in the shape of treble clef. It is thus a way to express her profound love for the music.

Robert Hernandez - Vittamin Tattoo Madrid

Robert Hernandez Tattoo ArtistYou’ll hear Robert Hernandez’ name and credentials spring up, it would seem, almost every time you ask any other tattooer or artist who they aspire to, who they look up to, and who they think is currently at the top of the tattoo game. In terms of reputation it’s pretty clear he’s steadily climbing up the ladder, getting up there with Paul Booth, Guy Aitchison and all those names that people are quick to drop when the concept of ‘best tattoo artist ever’ comes up.
He’s of Spanish-Polish inheritance, an unusual mix, befittingly unique. You wouldn’t immediately guess his profession to see him on the street, first impressions betraying an appearance somewhere between a lean limbed rocker and an amicably eccentric goth-punk (he did once sport a bright pink Mohawk!) Very appealing to the eye, but a happily married man – bad luck to all those female fans…
Mr Hernandez’ skill is acquired from a fine blend of natural skill – he’s been drawing since he was a toddler – and years of training, time spent in art school refining his craft. He commenced a career in a studio in Madrid back in 1992, there he began to absorb the tattoo culture and the nuances of working on skin thanks to the studio’s position as a halfway house for touring European artists.
Tattoo by Robert HernandezRobert Hernandez is renowned for his dark style technique – but it seems almost rude to try and describe his style when he’s already laid out a perfect description himself on his MySpace, so here, we include it here for your deliberation!
“Throughout the years I have tried to develop my own unique style. My style tends to be a little on the dark side, sinister even. My main focus has always been realism. I like to play with different tones and textures. I also enjoy distorting portraits or any other type of image. I try to create things that look as alive as possible no matter how far fetched the subject may appear. I believe that anything you can draw or paint you can tattoo.”
He calls up his influences, naming “medieval art, impressionism, surrealism, contemporary art, music and photography.” Hearing the rock band Kiss at the age of ten was a formative moment for the artist, undergoing a brief obsession with their image – drawing everything for them from logos to comics. Artistic skill apparently ran in his family, too – he references his grandfather’s skill as a caricaturist. Growing up in his house, “there was always a pencil on the table.”

Robert has his own studio based in Madrid which has been going since 2000 and bears the moniker of Vittamin Tattoo. This is where some of his most outstanding work has been produced. A vividly rendered ant so well done that it almost pops off the arm of one client is merely one example; his portfolio is filled with incredible examples of black and grey portraiture (the hardest type of tattoo to do, as you can read about in our Paul Booth feature) – bearded zombies, vampiric priestesses and that calling card of the Dark Style tattooist, creepily pale, hollow eyed little girls.
Robert Hernandez Tattoo PictureHe’s perfected surreal, with images fading and distorting, melding into one another to produce weird conglomerations of eight eyed faces and sphynx cats, bloodied ‘cut away’ effect tattoos and pretty female faces segueing into robotic skulls; all examples to be found in his collection of happy clients. Wrists coloured and styled to have a toothy mouth at their centre; twisted religious images and famous musicians are also expertly rendered. It genuinely seems as though there is nothing that this artist cannot do…

Doolittle shows off her feminine curves with bikini

She's had an incredibly successful year with her hit track Pack Up becoming one of the most popular singles of the summer.
So it's no wonder Eliza Doolittle decided to  a luxury sunshine break in Barbados with bikini to mark the arrival of 2011.
The 22-year-old singer frolicked in the waves with her friends, and showed off her feminine curves in a tiny grey bikini as she walked along the beach.
Eliza said last year she was looking forward to getting away over the festive period, explaining: 'I’ve got four weeks off and we might go away. I’m definitely up for getting some sunshine after all the snow in Britain.'
She also said that because she has been so busy over the past 12 months, she hasn't had time to think about whether the new year might see her move in with her boyfriend, rapper Ollie.
Eliza admitted: 'Will we move in together next year? I haven’t looked that far ahead yet. Work is so busy, I literally can only take one day at a time.
'If I look too far ahead I can’t deal with the anticipation!'
As well as her hit single Pack Up, Eliza has released singles Skinny Genes and Rollerblades and will start her second UK tour in March.
In a recent interview, Eliza said she had wanted to be a singer since the age of 12.
She said: 'I really just wanted to do it, I didn't really have anything else that I could do really. I'm not very good at anything else so I just focused straight away and started writing, got straight into it really.
And as well as releasing more solo material, Eliza is also keen to collaborate with some of the frontrunners in the music industry today.
She said: 'I really love Janelle Monae. She’s this girl from America, and she’s just running things basically she’s amazing.
'Vampire weekend I’m really into.. The XX I really like as well. I’d love to collaborate with tons of people, I love the Gorillaz, so you never know!'

Dress deja vu popular frocks from past designer collaborations

Target's designer collaborations have proved a major hit with frugal fashionistas over the past five years, with must-have designs selling out in hours.
Now the budget retailer is marking the anniversary of its GO International collections by re-releasing 34 of the most popular dresses from the past 17 limited-edition lines.
They include cut-price creations from top designers including Rodarte, Zac Posen and Alice Temperley.
 they will cost a fraction of the price one would usually pay for items bearing the designers' names.
Trish Adams, senior vice president of apparel and accessories at Target explained why the retailer had decided to reissue the designer frocks.
'GO International has an incredible following and we wanted to provide women who love fashion with a second chance to get their hands on some of the program’s most popular dresses,' she said.

'The GO International Designer Collective offers Target’s guests a stylish, affordable collection and celebrates the many talented designers who helped make this program a success.'
Each dress echoes the signature style of the designer that created them. The Zac Posen design, for example, featuring a fitted waist and flared skirt like the ones in his Z Spokes line, and the Rodarte dresses both feature the label's typical blend of edgy and romantic.
The limited-edition line also includes pieces by Tracy Feith, Proenza Schouler, Tara Jarmon and Erin Fetherston.
Target has enjoyed huge success with its designer collaborations, paralleled only by H&M. It launched the GO International programme in 2006 in an effort to make the fashion industry's hottest designers more accessible.

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