Gemma Arterton channels Princess Leia as she attends Amazon rainforest photo exhibition

She's an iconic figure in cinematic history and many a woman has dressed up as her over the years, mostly for fancy dress.
But Gemma Arterton decided an exhibition highlighting the plight of the Amazonian rainforest would be the perfect time to show off the Princess Leia look.
The actress looked just like the Star Wars heroine as she arrived at Somerset House in central London tonight for the Sky Rainforest Rescue Exhibition.

Reach for the stars: Actress Gemma Arterton looks like Princess Leia as she arrives for a rainforest exhibition in London

Gemma, 25, looked stunning in her long white halterneck dress with a gold chain that connected the waist to the back of the neck.
And while her long dark hair wasn't swept into buns on the side of her head, it was plaited back and looked very similar to the Princess, who was played by Carrie Fisher from 1977 to 1983.

Goddess: The long white dress complemented Gemma's tall and slender frame

Say cheese! Gemma, who travelled to the Amazon for the campaign, beams for the cameras outside the exhibition

Gemma was the guest of honour at the exhibition which was set up by Sky and the World Wide Fund for Nature, or the WFF, to raise awareness about deforestation of the rainforest.
The photos were taken by award-winning photographers Sebastião Salgado and Per Anders Pettersson to document the plight of the South American jungle.

Icon: Was Gemma going for the Princess Leia look, seen here portrayed by Carrie Fisher in the first film, A New Hope, in 1977?

The free exhibition features unseen images of the level of devastation caused by deforestation and shows the progress being made through Sky Rainforest Rescue, which sees Sky and WWF working closely with the Acre State Government to protect this precious part of the world.
Photos used in the exhibition come from Salgado’s photo essay, ‘Genesis’, while Pettersson’s images document a recent trip to Acre in Brazil with Arterton.
Speaking about her trip, she said: 'It’s easy to deforest, it’s quick money, so this is about giving people other means to make a living by using the rainforest. 
'They love the forest they live in and don’t want to chop it down but they’re so poor they often don’t have a choice. They’ve been changing the way they live as part of the campaign.'
Pettersson added: 'Some of the images will help visitors understand the deforestation first hand. Others show the reality of life in the poor communities of the region, and some of the innovative solutions to deforestation that WWF and Sky are using.

'My work is normally from Africa so this was an opportunity to point my camera in another part of the world.'
And he sung his famous travelling companion's praises and remarked on her singing voice, saying: 'I have worked with many celebrities before and I can only say that the experience was absolutely a pleasure. She is genuinely interested in the cause and she has a remarkable warm way of interacting with people.

'We hiked together for hours and she never complained. We had a lot of work to do but we also had a lot of fun during the trip. And she is a great singer!'

• 'Amazon' opens at Somerset House on November 2 and runs until December 4.

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Lea Michele poses in a just a cardigan and her underwear for stylish magazine shoot

She is usually seen in knitted jumps with animal prints emblazoned proudly across the front, knee length skirts and prim choir girl dresses playing Rachel Berry on Glee.

But Lea Michele has displayed a very different look posing for Glamour magazine, one that oozes sophistication and effortless sex appeal, which will no doubt leave many fans stunned.

The actress, 25, is seen posing in just a pale pink cardigan and her knickers showing off her incredible lithe limbs.

How cheeky: Lea Michele has displayed a very different look posing for Glamour magazine, one that oozes sophistication and effortless sex appeal, which will no doubt leave many fans stunned

She has her shiny brown hair down in a tousled ‘I just got out of bed’ which makes her all the more appealing.

Gone is the stiffness of her character and Lea appears relaxed and content.

Lea has been named the magazine’s Diva Next Door as part of the Glamour Women Of The Year Award 2011.

The Glee star, who admits to having similar traits to the relentlessly enthusiastic Berry, believes women have to embrace their inner diva.

She said: ‘Women in powerful positions get labeled with the D word, but you have to use your diva-ness for good as a way to show your strengths.’

Women of The Year: Lea joins Glamour magazine's December covergirl Jennifer Lopez as recipients of the Women Of The Year Awards

The actress, who is appearing in the star studded flick New Year’s Eve at the end of this year, also admit she would like ‘to be a high school student forever.’

Lea  joins the lineup of women to be honoured at this years Glamour Women Of The Year awards and joins Jennifer Lopez as one of this year’s recipients.

J-Lo graces the cover of the December edition of the U.S. magazine and she speaks out to her friend Jane Fonda in a candid interview in the magazine.

Funny girl:

The singer and mother-of-two has bagged The All Star award with her ability to transcend, music, film and television with ease.

Funnywomen Chelsea Handler has also made the cut names as Queen of the Night after establishing herself as the first late night female host.

Speaking about her special brand of humour she revealed: ‘My mouth has gotten me in trouble my entire life. I just happen to be making a career out of it.’

The Glamour Women Of The Year Awards take place on November 7 in New York.

To read more winner profiles see the December issue of Glamour magazine or visit the website here.

Agent Provocateur unveils new premium lingerie collection

Pictures of Miranda Kerr modelling a $2.5million Victoria's Secret bra may have set our expectations of how expensive underwear has become pretty high.

Although that hasn't stopped us from thinking that charging £15,000 for a playsuit is still rather steep.

But then Agent Provocateur's crystal-covered number isn't just any playsuit.

Too good to hide: Agent Provocateur's latest collection will leave you reluctant to put clothes over the top - particularly after you have parted with so much money to buy it

It is part of the sexy lingerie chain's Soirée range which launched two years ago. Until today, the 'premium' collection was only sold in selected boutiques - mainly because paying for security for the Swarovski-laden underwear was so expensive.

But almost the entirety of the Soiree range - which includes silk satin knickers that cost £295 - is now available online.

Only the most expensive item, the £15,000 playsuit with handmade tassels and Swarovski glass beads, is not available from Soiree's website.

 

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Images of the playsuit have not yet been revealed, but you will be able to  pick it up at Harrods in London from November 5.

Soiree's products are all made from the finest silks and embroidery, hand-finished and in limited edition.

The collection has previously only retailed in global destination boutiques such as Harrods and Madison Avenue.

Internet shopping: To help launch the range's online presence, Agent Provocateur have made a very sexy video called Fleurs Du Mal

Soiree: The Clarice collection in Agent Provocateur's 'premium' range is inspired by the designs of Elsa Schiaparelli who pioneered the deliberate mix of fastenings and embroideries

To celebrate the online launch, though, Agent Provocateur made a short - but very sexy - horror film, Les Fleurs Du Mal, which features beautiful models cavorting and torturing each other in the expensive underwear.

Not that the premium range needs much promotion. Customers are already snapping up items - especially in the Middle East and Russia.

Garry Hogarth, CEO of Agent Provocateur, said that Soiree customers 'show no resistance at the higher price points.'

He also revealed that some of his high-end customers spend between $20,000 and $30,000 on the Soiree line each time they visit.

Hogarth said: 'They're just looking for the most beautiful pieces, whether it's lingerie or clothing or handbags.'

Which is also good news for Victoria's Secret.

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Get a body like Blake Lively's

She’s become one of the most sought-after actresses across the pond after finding fame in hit TV show Gossip Girl.
But, having been blessed with a naturally stunning figure, up until recently Blake Lively, 25, had never watched her diet and rarely hit the gym.
But as she set to work shooting physically demanding scenes as fighter pilot Carol Ferris in the superhero film Green Lantern, Blake tells Health & Fitness magazine that she discovered her fitness levels needed to be at their peak.

Blessed with a naturally stunning figure, Blake had never needed to watch her diet or pursue an exercise regime in the past - but her new film role demanded a new level of physical fitness

The star drafted in the services of celebrity trainer Bobby Strom (Bobbystromfitness.com) to help get into shape.
Today, the benefits of Blake’s new nutrition and fitness regime can be seen in her healthy, athletic looking shape. In fact, as per Strom’s own fitness philosophy, Blake says that now, six months on from the premiere of the film, it’s now part of her everyday life.
‘My philosophy is that exercise and proper nutrition are a lifestyle and not a movie role or a training period,' he reveals in this month's Health & Fitness magazine.
Strom is a firm believer that exercise and good nutrition should never finish.

Blake Lively had to get in shape for her stunts on Green Lantern, where she plays a fighter pilot alongside co-star Ryan Reynolds

'Blake hadn’t done much training before but when she saw me training her co-star Ryan Reynolds, she wanted to take advantage of my services,' he says.
The willowy blonde already had a beautiful figure but, for Blake, training was more about improving her strength, core and aesthetics.
Blake had to perform some of her own stunts on the film, so turned to Strom to help her achieve strength and flexibility.
'She knew if she trained with me she could master these stunts amazingly,’  he says.
And with Strom as her taskmaster, Blake says she's being tested more than ever.
‘I’m working out harder than before,’ says Blake. ‘With all those stunts, it makes sense to be well-prepared.’

BLAKE'S SCHEDULE
Strom trained Blake for 60 to 90 minutes four times a week, depending on how her shoots were going.
‘Ryan and Blake normally both had day shoots but because Blake started shooting her scenes later in the day, I’d train Ryan at 5.30am and then Blake around 9am. Sometimes there were night shoots, so it was quite tiring,’ he explains. 
On top of that, Blake had a lot of massages to help her get through. ‘It really helped her back,’ says Strom, ‘while helping to break up all the tight muscle tissue so she could relax and get stronger.’

FAST RESULTSStrom was of course overjoyed when Blake’s team quickly lavished him with compliments on his clients’ shape, which he says, was achieved in record time.
‘Although I didn’t notice too much of a change at first, her team did! Just three weeks after we’d started training together she’d gone off to do a photo shoot and her hairdresser came back later and told me that she looked different.
Then Blake herself said she felt stronger and looked different, which was an amazing feat after such a short space of time.
‘After three weeks, I got results, I had abs,’ says Blake. ‘Definitely worth it!’
‘Blake’s shoulders, arms and back looked amazing,’ Strom says, ‘and with all my training and her hard work, she became much more toned and athletic-looking rather than looking like a thin model.’

THE WORKOUT SECRETS
So exactly how did Strom whip Blake into tip-top shape?
‘We started with functional training,’ says Strom. ‘Because of the way you’ve been conditioned to use your body in life, your dominant body side means you have weakened, underdeveloped areas, which prevents you from making muscle and strength gains.
This training targets weak areas and activates other muscles to adapt and grow. It also helps stability and core strength too,’ says Strom. 
The trainer also did unilateral training with Blake. For example, while standing on your right leg (soft knee), lift your opposite foot in front of you, then lateral lift a 5lb dumbbell with your left arm.
Do this for 20 reps and switch sides. ‘Using opposite sides of the body destabilises it,’ he says, ‘so you have to use new muscles to stabilise.’ This exercise improves balance and co-ordination while building up muscle but not bulk.
For more exercises, follow Bobby on Twitter @bobbystrom.
LOSING BODY FAT
Strom set to work reducing Blake’s body fat by three or four per cent. ‘What you want is low body fat to get more lean muscle,’ he says.
‘To achieve this, we’d start off with a warm-up, such as a light jog, to get the blood flowing before moving onto circuits, which meant she was continuously burning fat.
We did around 10 different moves three or four times, repeating the same exercises but never in the same order.’
Blake’s assistant and Strom would shop at Wholefoods and work together on Blake’s diet. Blake bought a juicer and blended beetroot, carrots, kale and celery for an energy boost.
‘She also ate health foods such as tabbouleh salads and quinoa dishes but stayed clear of cream sauces and ate loads of vegetables.
It was great to see someone who hadn’t trained and eaten like this really appreciate what I’d taught her. She was very appreciative and looks awesome!’

STROM'S DIET TIPS

• Eat lean proteins in the form of egg whites, fish and turkey breast.
• Don’t forget healthy fats too, such as extra virgin olive oil, almonds and avocado
• Choose low-GI carbs such as quinoa.
• Reduce salt, sugar and high-GI carbs including white flour, pasta and white bread.
• Drink lots of water throughout the day.
• Eat regular, smaller meals.
• Allow yourself a weekly treat in the form of cheese or chocolate, but make sure you don’t overindulge.

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Sensational! Lady Gaga in Transparent Dress

Monster Mother, Lady Gaga full sensation returned to the show. This time, the eccentric singer appeared with a thin blue dress from the label pride, Thierry Mugler.

As quoted from page femalefirst, Lady Gaga buy the entire collection of Mugler, French designer, since Mugler design extravaganza considered provocative and always in line with the vision-mission Gaga over the years.

Especially after a personal stylist Gaga, Nicola Formichetti sit as a creative director latest Mugler end of 2010, this label as if a special present for Gaga, and people who have a taste like him.

Oops, Breast Jennifer Aniston Peering

JENNIFER Aniston still looks pretty, even though his age is now 42 years old. One of the proof when the star of "Marley & Me" is launching a personal perfume. At that time, her breasts were seen peeking.

The actress is often called Jen again made ​​many people spellbound by her beauty at the launch of the perfume titled her name, Jennifer Anniston, in New York on Thursday (5 / 5), local time. Jen look beautiful wearing orange clothes that expose her breasts visible peek.

Vivienne Westwood fashion design intersect so perfectly that body hugging dress Jen's body that contains and proportional. Jen even improveperformance with silver high heels and sexy hairstyle .

Jen-worn accessory is very minimalist. He was only wearing a pair of earrings and makeup are natural. Jen is really pretty!

Gisele Bundchen revenues of USD 45 million

Gisele Bundchen has been named as the most prolific models in the world by Forbes site for the seventh year. Its revenue this year reached USD45 million, or approximately Rp385, 7 billion. Wow!

Gisele Bundchen has been named as a model re-productive in the world for the seventh year. Beautiful Brazilian model is listed in Forbes.com compiled since 2004, but this year his income increased from USD20 million to USD45 million a year, or approximately Rp385, 7 billion.

Evidence of this beautiful model revenues to grow very easy to find, because after a Pantene hair icons 2011, the company's sales rose 40 percent in Latin America.

Although productive, Gisele apparently can still take the time to do the simple things in life, like cleaning the house and hanging out with her husband, Tom Brandy, and his son Benjamin (16 months) and her stepson Jack (3).

"I like doing it. Cleaning the house really like therapy for me. And being a parent makes me have a new perspective in life. I can not say with words how I liked all of it, "said Gisele, as reported by Femalefirst, Saturday (05/07/2011).

As in the second position in the polls is achieved German model Heidi Klum is acquiring revenue of USD20 million, or approximately Rp171 billion through partnerships with Amazon.com who recently launched his own sports apparel under the brand New Balance.

Meanwhile, the third position achieved by a British model Kate Moss with income USD13, 5 million or approximately Rp115, 7 billion from the results of cooperation, including producing a collection of personal bags with brand Longchamp and involved campaigns for Christian Dior.

The following is a chronological list of the most prolific models in 2011 Forbes:

1. Gisele Bundchen - USD45 million
2. Heidi Klum - USD 20 million
3. Kate Moss - USD13, 5 million
4. Adriana Lima - $ 8 million
5. Alessandra Ambrosio - $ 5 million
6. Daria Werbowy - $ 4, 5 million
7. Lara Stone - $ 4, 5 million
8. Carolyn Murphy - $ 4, 3 million
9. Natalia Vodianova - $ 4 million
10. Candice Swanepol - $ 2 million

Feminine and Cool with Silver-paced

After a nude color, shades of silver is the color choices are becoming a trend today. Various well-known designers tried to offer a futuristic atmosphere seemed cool in their collections.

Follow unified frontier wearing a silver dress and accessories for the appearance looks like a 'man' of steel?

Clothing Office

To dress to the office, Dolce & Gabbana collection echoes that displays the impression of a neat and smart in silver color suit blazer. In order not to be too dazzled eyes, choose a slightly muted silver color. Or, just choose a black top covered with silver cardigan on top.

This food Can Make Women More Beautiful

What is the correlation between food and beauty? Both synergize to provide the best benefits for your body. But the condition, all this needs to be consumed on an ongoing basis for its beauty intact.
When fixed on the abundant praise you for a beautiful appearance of hair and your skin, naturally created indescribable pride. Moreover, the beauty and the beauty is not obtained simply because a series of treatments you do it regularly.
For beautiful hair
In order to obtain beautiful hair, you need protein and iron. Hair needs protein to aid growth. Proteins are found in beans and chicken. Want shiny hair? Meet the womb of the many sources of beta carotene found in pumpkin, carrots and spinach.
For smooth skin
Vitamin C is essential for producing collagen, a component that can maintain the elasticity of your skin. "Sources of vitamin C is in fruits such as oranges, lemons, and limes.

Facts Women 'Obsessed' Shoes

If there is something that makes women obsess have it, then it was shoes. Shoes can not be separated from the lives of women. What causes so many women obsessed with shoes? Here's why:

Modifiers mood

In addition to clothing, shoes proved to be a fashion item that can change a person's mood. The reason is, to use shoes with attractive color and model can support the mood. Similar to taking a sedative, various shoe models that attract the attention of the eye also can calm mood.

In addition to improving mood, buying new shoes can also stimulate the prefrontal cortex area of ​​the brain, which can make someone more spirit. Shoes are collectibles. Many women intentionally buy them only as an ornamental articles.

Hide Face with Makeup

Every woman's dream to look beautiful. Do not be embarrassed to have the shape of the face less than ideal, because now you can cover it with makeup tricks. The following tricks look perfect with makeup:
A round face and wide If you want to display a sleek impression in the face, use blush on dark or golden powder to be used as shading on the face and jaw line. Matte blush looks more natural and gives the impression firmly on the face and reduce the effects of wrinkles. To highlight the cheekbones, you can use a face powder shading color many times darker than the original skin color. Apply below the cheekbones.

Acne and facial blemishes No need to panic if your face full of pimples or black stains, simply cover it with foundation. Foundation is the easiest solution to correct the skin color and camouflage acne. Start with a clean face, then dry and use a light moisturizer that absorbs quickly.

This is the type of man who hated women

Man nothing is perfect. Therefore, binoculars character couples before marriage, for disappointment and heartache after marriage can be avoided. Women are better to avoid the man who has a negative type than they would receive a lifelong problem.

classification of type 'evil' person is useful to keep the woman in order not to waste time in a relationship with a man is useless, that virtually no business can respond. No man is perfect. But there are men who have deficiencies that can cause problems in relationships.

Lack of men such as what to watch out for?

Drinker / Drug Addicts
A drinker or drug addicts usually have unstable emotions. At the time the perpetrator is addicted, then he becomes quick offense, quick-tempered, unable to concentrate.

Treat Depression With Blue Color Therapy

There are many ways to reduce the problem even treat depression. One of them is with blue color therapy. Color therapy can be done in red, green, indigo, orange and blue. To overcome the problem of psychology, therapy is a blue color solution. meditation or blue color therapy can be rid of the problem of depression. Not only that, the blue color therapy can also treat excessive drowsiness and an uncontrollable appetite.

The researchers showed that when performing color therapy, receptor eyes set in turns to sleep and awake time which is the activity of the thought process and mood. Color therapy reduces the production of melanin (sleep hormone) and stimulates the body's biorhythms to keep active. There are many ways to apply this therapy into your everyday life. Some of them were sitting under a lamp that emits blue light, wearing a blue colored clothes, painting the walls of houses or the easiest to wear a blue lens glasses.

Recognize the signs of cheating wife

Many of the men feel that after they married woman of your dreams, the ideal wife is not going to an affair. The wife of a sacred creature in the eyes of the Adam this. They have more confidence to dream in which the women were a very sweet and impossible affair, let alone to leave you. In fact, the Adam who are confident in facing these women often feel no need to control women, even believe the total. So, it would be surprised if your dreams have evaporated because of dealing with reality. O men, awake! Women can also be cheating behind you! Recognize the signs following. 

1. You are no longer needed. 

Yes, you know. One sign that your wife may just have another man in his heart is he no longer needs you to go with her. Suddenly, your wife is sweet and going anywhere with you change. Routine expenditures are done with your favorite sports and fitness in the same place with you suddenly do not want Ladi. Sure, it could be he was wanted time for herself. However, remember, if he used no independence without you next to him, maybe even just do not want to leave without you and the attitude that no longer happened lately, just maybe someone has replaced your position in his heart. In fact, the Adam who are confident in facing these women often feel no need to control women, even believe the total. So, it would be surprised if your dreams have evaporated because of dealing with reality. O men, awake! Women can also be cheating behind you! Recognize the signs following.

2. Your wife is no longer angry. 

This is a small thing, but it could be a good indicator. If he's usually always angry if your bad habits displayed in front of him, but now he no longer angry, it could be anyone else in his heart. It's good he's no longer nag at you, but that's wrong. Because it is usually triggered anger your wife is no longer a problem, meaning he no longer cares about you! Notice the yellow light!