Thursday, February 25, 2010

Are non-smokers smarter than smokers?

Are non-smokers smarter than smokers?

NEW YORK - Cigarette smokers have lower IQs than non-smokers, and the more a person smokes, the lower their IQ, a study in over 20,000 Israeli military recruits suggests.

Young men who smoked a pack of cigarettes a day or more had IQ scores 7.5 points lower than non-smokers, Dr. Mark Weiser of Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer and his colleagues found.

"Adolescents with poorer IQ scores might be targeted for programs designed to prevent smoking," they conclude in the journal Addiction.

While there is evidence for a link between smoking and lower IQ, many studies have relied on intelligence tests given in childhood, and have also included people with mental and behavioral problems, who are both more likely to smoke and more likely to have low IQs, Weiser and his team note in their report.

To better understand the smoking-IQ relationship, the researchers looked at 20,211 18-year-old men recruited into the Israeli military. The group did not include anyone with major mental health problems, because these individuals are disqualified from military service.

According to the investigators, 28 percent of the study participants smoked at least one cigarette a day, around 3 percent said they were ex-smokers, and 68 percent had never smoked.

The smokers had significantly lower intelligence test scores than non-smokers, and this remained true even after the researchers accounted for socioeconomic status as measured by how many years of formal education a recruit's father had completed.

The average IQ for non-smokers was about 101, while it was 94 for men who had started smoking before entering the military. IQ steadily dropped as the number of cigarettes smoked increased, from 98 for people who smoked one to five cigarettes daily to 90 for those who smoked more than a pack a day. IQ scores from 84 to 116 are considered to indicate average intelligence.

Recruits aren't allowed to smoke while intelligence tests are administered, the researchers note, so it's possible that withdrawal symptoms might affect smokers' scores. To address this issue, they also looked at IQ scores for men who were non-smokers when they were 18 but started smoking during their military service. These men also scored lower than never-smokers (97 points, on average), "indicating that nicotine withdrawal was probably not the cause of the difference," the researchers say.

The researchers also compared IQs for 70 pairs of brothers in the group in which one brother smoked and the other did not. Again, average IQs for the non-smoking sibling were higher than for the smokers.

The findings suggest that lower IQ individuals are more likely to choose to smoke, rather than that smoking makes people less intelligent, Weiser and his team conclude.



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Sarah Jessica Parker's Carrie smell

Sarah Jessica Parker's Carrie smell

Sarah Jessica Parker's new scent is a "snapshot of Carrie Bradshaw".

The 'Sex and the City' actress - who plays Carrie in both the TV series and movies - says her latest fragrance, SJP NYC, was designed as a homage to a vision of her character.

She explained at its launch at New York's Sweetie Pie restaurant: "What I really wanted to do was capture an image, a snapshot in my head of Carrie Bradshaw, that sort of freeze-frame of her walking down any New York City street at an idyllic time of year in a floral-print dress on her way to meet somebody or to do something, or surrounded by her women friends.

"You can go anywhere with that, because we live in a fragrant city,"

Sarah also said she was surprised when the ingredients for the fragrance came together, as it is concocted of scents - wild strawberry with gardenia and vanilla - she wouldn't usually choose.

She added: "What we arrived at was very surprising to me because it's not notes that I generally cotton to - but I love it."

SJP NYC comes in a multi-print bottle inspired by the custom-designed Oscar de la Renta dress Sarah wears in the ad campaign for the fragrance.



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Monday, February 22, 2010

Veteran Costelloe slams celebrity fashion designers

Veteran Costelloe slams celebrity fashion designers

LONDON - Veteran Irish designer Paul Costelloe told celebrities trying their hand at fashion to pack up and content themselves with their luxury lifestyles, accusing them Friday of stealing his thunder on the catwalk.

"I object to celebrities sticking their toe in and stepping out again, like Victoria Beckham, Sienna Miller's sister -- they'll be here for a couple of seasons and then they're off and we're still hanging around," he told reporters backstage after his opening show at London Fashion Week.

"She (Beckham) should be happy enough living with David Beckham -- or maybe not, but stop competing with us struggling fashion designers," he said with a laugh.

Celebrity fashion endorsement has long been a powerful marketing tool, prompting the more ambitious to draw up their own designs, often with mixed success.

Beckham, a former Spice Girl, has won over many of her critics since launching her label. Her 1940s, femme fatale-inspired fourth collection, shown during New York Fashion Week, was well received, with newspapers reporting her collections have sold out even during the depths of the financial crisis.

Sienna Miller and her sister Savannah are behind label Twenty8Twelve, which will present its collection Sunday.



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Agatha Ruiz de la Prada:Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010

Agatha Ruiz de la Prada:Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter  2010
Models display creations by Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 show in Madrid February 19, 2010. [Agencies]



Agatha Ruiz de la Prada:Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter  2010
A model displays a creation by Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 show in Madrid February 19, 2010. [Agencies]



Agatha Ruiz de la Prada:Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter  2010
A model displays a creation by Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 show in Madrid February 19, 2010. [Agencies]




Agatha Ruiz de la Prada:Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter  2010
A model displays a creation by Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 show in Madrid February 19, 2010. [Agencies]



Agatha Ruiz de la Prada:Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter  2010
Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada reacts at the end of her show during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 show in Madrid February 19, 2010.[Agencies]



Agatha Ruiz de la Prada:Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter  2010
A model displays a creation by Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 show in Madrid February 19, 2010. [Agencies]




Agatha Ruiz de la Prada:Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter  2010
A model displays a creation by Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 show in Madrid February 19, 2010. [Agencies]



Agatha Ruiz de la Prada:Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter  2010
A model displays a creation by Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 show in Madrid February 19, 2010. [Agencies]



Agatha Ruiz de la Prada:Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter  2010
A model displays a creation by Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 show in Madrid February 19, 2010. [Agencies]




Agatha Ruiz de la Prada:Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter  2010
A model displays a creation by Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 show in Madrid February 19, 2010. [Agencies]



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Victorio&Lucchino:Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010

Victorio&Lucchino:Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter  2010
A model presents a creation by Victorio&Lucchino during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 show February 19, 2010. [Agencies]



Victorio&Lucchino:Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter  2010
A model presents a creation by Victorio&Lucchino during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 show February 19, 2010. [Agencies]



Victorio&Lucchino:Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter  2010
A model presents a creation by Victorio&Lucchino during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 show February 19, 2010. [Agencies]




Victorio&Lucchino:Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter  2010
A model presents a creation by Victorio&Lucchino during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 show February 19, 2010. [Agencies]




Victorio&Lucchino:Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter  2010
A model presents a creation by Victorio&Lucchino during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 show February 19, 2010. [Agencies]



Victorio&Lucchino:Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter  2010
A model presents a creation by Victorio&Lucchino during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 show February 19, 2010. [Agencies]



Victorio&Lucchino:Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter  2010
A model presents a creation by Victorio&Lucchino during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 show February 19, 2010. [Agencies]




Victorio&Lucchino:Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter  2010
A model presents a creation by Victorio&Lucchino during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 show February 19, 2010. [Agencies]



Victorio&Lucchino:Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter  2010
A model presents a creation by Victorio&Lucchino during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 show February 19, 2010. [Agencies]



Victorio&Lucchino:Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter  2010
A model presents a creation by Victorio&Lucchino during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 show February 19, 2010. [Agencies]



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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Victoria's Secret Bombshells glamorously show up

Victoria's Secret Bombshells glamorously show up

Victoria's Secret Bombshells Erin Heatherton (L) and Candice Swanepoel pose together as they arrive for an appearance at Victoria's Secret store in New York, February 9, 2010.[Agencies]

Victoria's Secret Bombshells glamorously show up

Victoria's Secret Bombshells Candice Swanepoel (L) and Erin Heatherton pose together as they arrive for an appearance at Victoria's Secret store in New York, February 9, 2010.[Agencies]

Victoria's Secret Bombshells glamorously show up

Victoria's Secret Bombshell Erin Heatherton arrives for an appearance at Victoria's Secret store in New York, February 9, 2010.[Agencies]

Victoria's Secret Bombshells glamorously show up

Victoria's Secret Bombshell Candice Swanepoel poses during an appearance at Victoria's Secret store in New York, February 9, 2010.[Agencies]

Victoria's Secret Bombshells glamorously show up

Victoria's Secret Bombshells Candice Swanepoel (L) and Erin Heatherton pose together during an appearance at Victoria's Secret store in New York, February 9, 2010.[Agencies]



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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Victoria's Secret Bombshells glamorously show up

Victoria's Secret Bombshells glamorously show up

Victoria's Secret Bombshells Erin Heatherton (L) and Candice Swanepoel pose together as they arrive for an appearance at Victoria's Secret store in New York, February 9, 2010.[Agencies]


Victoria's Secret Bombshells glamorously show up

Victoria's Secret Bombshells Candice Swanepoel (L) and Erin Heatherton pose together as they arrive for an appearance at Victoria's Secret store in New York, February 9, 2010.[Agencies]



Victoria's Secret Bombshells glamorously show up

Victoria's Secret Bombshell Erin Heatherton arrives for an appearance at Victoria's Secret store in New York, February 9, 2010.[Agencies]


Victoria's Secret Bombshells glamorously show up

Victoria's Secret Bombshell Candice Swanepoel poses during an appearance at Victoria's Secret store in New York, February 9, 2010.[Agencies]



Victoria's Secret Bombshells glamorously show up

Victoria's Secret Bombshells Candice Swanepoel (L) and Erin Heatherton pose together during an appearance at Victoria's Secret store in New York, February 9, 2010.[Agencies]




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Angelina Jolie visits quake-hit Haiti

Angelina Jolie visits quake-hit Haiti

U.S. actress Angelina Jolie waves at a MINUSTAH Base in Port-au-Prince February 9, 2010.[Agencies]


Angelina Jolie visits quake-hit Haiti

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Angelina Jolie, leaves after her meeting with the MINUSTAH Head of Mission, the Special Representative of the Secretary General, Mr. Edmond Mullet, at MINUSTAH's Logbase, now the temporary UN Headquarters in Port-au-Prince February 9, 2010.[Agencies]



Angelina Jolie visits quake-hit Haiti

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Angelina Jolie, meets with the MINUSTAH Head of Mission, the Special Representative of the Secretary General, Mr. Edmond Mullet, in his office at MINUSTAH's Logbase, now the temporary UN Headquarters in Port-au-Prince February 9, 2010.[Agencies]



Angelina Jolie visits quake-hit Haiti

U.S. actress Angelina Jolie is seen at a MINUSTAH Base in Port-au-Prince February 9, 2010.[Agencies]


Angelina Jolie visits quake-hit Haiti

U.S. actress Angelina Jolie is seen at a MINUSTAH Base in Port-au-Prince February 9, 2010.[Agencies]



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Junk food gets spotlight in many movies: study

Junk food gets spotlight in many movies: study

NEW YORK - A majority of the top-grossing films in recent years have featured food and beverage product placements -- with junk food and fast-food restaurants grabbing most of the starring roles, a new study finds.

What's concerning, researchers say, is that brand placements were seen in a majority of PG and PG-13 films, which often target children and teenagers, and in one-third of G-rated movies.

Whether those product placements affect kids' food preferences is the big question. And that will be a subject of future research, said Dr. Lisa A. Sutherland, of Dartmouth Medical School in Lebanon, New Hampshire, the lead researcher on the current study.

For now, she told Reuters Health in an interview, parents should be aware that movies can be a source of junk-food advertising of sorts.

"We may not even think of (product placement) as advertising," Sutherland said. But advertisers have long paid for their products to be used in TV programs and movies, she and her colleagues point out. The power of food product placement became clear, they note, after the 1980s blockbuster movie "E.T." boosted sales of Reese's Pieces by 65 percent in the few months after its release.

The new study, however, is the first to look at the prevalence food and beverage brand placement in popular films, Sutherland said.

The findings, published in the journal Pediatrics, are based on an analysis of the top 20 box-office movies for each year between 1996 and 2005. Of those 200 movies, Sutherland's team found, 69 percent included at least one brand placement for a food, beverage or food retailer.

That included one-third of G-rated movies, 58 percent of PG movies and

72 percent of those rated PG-13. And when it came to the type of product, the most heavily featured included candy and other sweets, salty snacks like chips and pretzels, and soft drinks.

Candy, sweets and salty snacks accounted for 59 percent of food brands, while sugar-sweetened drinks accounted for three-quarters of beverages. When restaurants or food stores were featured, it was a fast-food establishment 62 percent of the time.

Sutherland pointed out that genre mattered. Comedies and action/ adventure movies were most likely to feature any brand placement (at 30 percent of movies in each genre), and comedies generally had the highest number of placements per movie. By comparison, 4 percent of family-oriented animated movies had a food product placement.

Sutherland said she and her colleagues are now looking at whether there have been any changes in movies released since 2005. In 2006, the researchers point out, the Better Business Bureau started a program called the Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative.

As part of that voluntary program, 15 companies pledged to "not pay for or actively seek food and beverage product placement in editorial or entertainment content that is primarily directed to children under 12."

"The question," Sutherland said, "is, will we see there has been a decline in product placements, or will we see that movie studios are still including placements without (being paid)?"

For parents, she said, the message is that junk-food advertising "goes beyond TV" -- the medium that usually catches the blame for promoting nutritionally dubious foods to kids.

"If you're concerned about these ads," Sutherland noted, "you should be aware that popping in a bunch of movies may not be any better than letting your kids watch TV."



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Beware, third-hand smoke

Beware, third-hand smoke
Experts warn that tobacco smoke contamination that remains
after the cigarette has been extinguished is a health hazard
for infants and children. Lu Jianshe

Nicotine combines with the commonly found nitrous acid to form a cancerous toxin that collects on walls and floors

Old tobacco smoke does more than simply make a room smell stale - it can leave cancer-causing toxins behind, American researchers report.

They have found that cancer-causing agents called tobacco-specific nitrosamines stick to a variety of surfaces, where they can get into dust or be picked up on the fingers. Children and infants are the most likely to pick them up, the team at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California reports.

"These findings raise concerns about exposures to the tobacco smoke residue that has been recently dubbed 'third-hand smoke'," the researchers write in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

They suggest a good clean up could help remove these potentially harmful chemicals and say their findings suggest other airborne toxins may also be found on surfaces.

"TSNAs (tobacco-specific nitrosamines) are among the most broadly acting and potent carcinogens present in unburned tobacco and tobacco smoke," Berkeley chemist Hugo Destaillats, who worked on the study, says in a statement.

Beware, third-hand smoke

"The burning of tobacco releases nicotine in the form of a vapor that adsorbs strongly onto indoor surfaces, such as walls, floors, carpeting, drapes and furniture. Nicotine can persist on those materials for days, weeks and even months."

The nicotine combines with another common compound called nitrous acid to form tobacco-specific nitrosamines or TSNAs, Destaillats and colleagues found.

Unvented gas appliances are the main source of nitrous acid indoors, and vehicle engines emit it too.

The researchers did laboratory tests with cigarette smoke, and also tested a 45-year-old pickup truck driven by a heavy smoker. The TSNA compound formed quickly if nitrous acids were around - notably in the truck compartment but also in rooms where cigarette smoke wafted.

It would be easy to ingest this new compound, they say, calling it "an unappreciated health hazard".

"Because of their frequent contact with surfaces and dust, infants and children are particularly at risk," they write.

"Nicotine, the addictive substance in tobacco smoke, has until now been considered to be non-toxic in the strictest sense of the term," Kamlesh Asotra of the University of California's Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, which paid for the study, says in a statement.

"What we see in this study is that the reactions of residual nicotine with nitrous acid at surface interfaces are a potential cancer hazard, and these results may be just the tip of the iceberg."

James Pankow, who also worked on the study, says it may raise questions about the safety of electronic cigarettes, or "e-cigarettes" which produce a nicotine vapor but not smoke.

The researchers say regulators who have cracked down on second-hand smoke with smoking bans may decide to consider policies on third-hand smoke.



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Sweet drinks greatly up pancreatic cancer risk

People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported on Monday.

People who drank mostly fruit juice instead of sodas did not have the same risk, the study of 60,000 people in Singapore found.

Sugar may be to blame but people who drink sweetened sodas regularly often have other poor health habits, says Mark Pereira of the University of Minnesota, who led the study.

"The high levels of sugar in soft drinks may be increasing the level of insulin in the body, which we think contributes to pancreatic cancer cell growth," Pereira says.

Insulin, which helps the body metabolize sugar, is made in the pancreas.

Sweet drinks greatly up pancreatic cancer risk

Writing in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, Pereira and colleagues say they followed 60,524 men and women in the Singapore Chinese Health Study for 14 years.

Over that time, 140 of the volunteers developed pancreatic cancer. Those who drank two or more soft drinks a week had an 87 percent higher risk of being among those who got pancreatic cancer.

Pereira says he believed the findings would apply elsewhere.

"Singapore is a wealthy country with excellent healthcare. Favorite pastimes are eating and shopping, so the findings should apply to other Western countries," he says.

But Susan Mayne of the Yale Cancer Center at Yale University in Connecticut was cautious.

"Although this study found a risk, the finding was based on a relatively small number of cases and it remains unclear whether it is a causal association or not," says Mayne, who serves on the board of the journal, which is published by the American Association for Cancer Research.

"Soft drink consumption in Singapore was associated with several other adverse health behaviors, such as smoking and red meat intake, which we can't accurately control for."

Other studies have linked pancreatic cancer to red meat, especially burned or charred meat.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer, with 230,000 cases globally.

The American Cancer Society says the five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer patients is about 5 percent.

Some researchers believe high sugar intake may fuel some forms of cancer, although the evidence has been contradictory. Tumor cells use more glucose than other cells.

One 12-ounce (355 ml) can of non-diet soda contains about 130 calories, almost all of them from sugar.



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Tea becomes trendy as industry turns over a new leaf

Tea becomes trendy as industry turns over a new leaf

SINGAPORE - Who wants a cup of tea? It's not just Britons, old ladies and laborers enjoying a cuppa any more, with the world's most consumed drink after water getting a make-over and attracting younger, more discerning fans.

If teatime conjures up images of women in hats nibbling on scones, chances are you've not stepped into any of the hundreds of modern tea rooms and tea bars becoming as ubiquitous as the brew they offer.

These gourmet establishments can be found from the United States to Australia, often stocking hundreds of blends of tea, with British department store Selfridges even reportedly offering an aphrodisiac tea called Love Potion ahead of Valentine's Day.

"The days of tea appreciation are over, now it's all about chilling out with a tea cocktail," said Jutta Waldeck, a tea expert who has been in the industry for over a decade and does consulting work for Singapore-based lifestyle brand Naturalis.

"We need to keep innovating tea so that it remains relevant to the lifestyles of the younger generation."

Naturalis, which sources its teas from all over the world and then blends then in Germany, creates custom blends for hotels and spas, advises on tea lounges as well as lifestyle events that revolve around tea.

They are also offering a tea bar concept where people can customize their blend for an array of loose leaf tea and flavorings.

TWG Tea, a Singapore-based gourmet brand available in Britain, the United States, the Middle East and Asia, set up its first dedicated tea lounge more than two years ago.

The brand recently signed up with Singapore Airlines to offer blends onboard, as well as creating "couture" teas that match the fashion trends of the season.

Tea is believed to date back to 2,737 BC, when the second emperor of China discovered the drink after tea leaves blew into his hot water.

The world has since been drinking it in various forms, from the green teas favored in many parts of northern Asia to the milky, spicy, sugary or herbal infused concoctions traditionally imbibed in the Middle East, India and Southeast Asia.

Asia has traditionally favored tea over coffee, and it would seem the drink has little to lose from its caffeinated competitor, with even global coffee chains such as Starbucks and The Coffee Bean and Tea leaf offering various tea blends such as lattes, chais and even iced versions.

Tea has also gained popularity in recent years due to a heightened awareness of its health benefits, with study after study praising it for helping to ward off diseases.

According to the United Kingdom Tea Council, an independent body set up to promote tea drinking, tea can help to reduce the risk of diabetes and heart disease while its high levels of antioxidants are also beneficial.

One of the latest studies, which emerged at the First International Congress on Abdominal Obesity, claimed tea could help slim the waistline. A recent Japanese study also found that elderly people who drink several cups of green tea a day are less likely to suffer from depression.



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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Rome fashion week

Rome fashion week

A model displays a creation by Syrian designer Rami Al Ali during his Rome Fashion Week show January 31, 2010.[Agencies]


Rome fashion week

A model displays a creation by Syrian designer Rami Al Ali during his Rome Fashion Week show January 31, 2010.[Agencies]


Rome fashion week

A model displays a creation by Syrian designer Rami Al Ali during his Rome Fashion Week show January 31, 2010.[Agencies]




Rome fashion week

A model displays a creation by Italian designer Marella Ferrera during her Rome fashion week show January 31, 2010.[Agencies]



Rome fashion week

Models display creations by Italian designer Marella Ferrera during her Rome Fashion Week show January 31, 2010.[Agencies]



Rome fashion week

A model displays a creation by Italian fashion house Gattinoni during a Rome fashion week show January 31, 2010.[Agencies]


Rome fashion week

A model displays a creation by Italian fashion house Gattinoni during a Rome fashion week show January 31, 2010.[Agencies]



Rome fashion week

A model displays a creation by Lebanese designer Abed Mahfouz during his Rome Fashion Week show January 30, 2010.[Agencies]



Rome fashion week

A model displays a creation by Lebanese designer Abed Mahfouz during his Rome Fashion Week show January 30, 2010.[Agencies]




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