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We're all familiar with the web, but the net doesn't stop there. If you're the type of person who's interested in collecting scans, MP3s, movies, books, or just discussion; there's another area of the net you may or may not be familar with - Usenet, also known as Newsgroups. Many net providers come with newsgroups, along with email, but lots of the time their usenet service suck. It might be free but so much is filtered it's not even worth it.

I mention this all cause I know many Fashist! visitors come to see what's out there. This site mostly deals with what's out there in the web. There's much more out there and usenet is just another place for your fashion fix, and much more.

Probably the best and affordable pay Usenet provider out there is EasyNews, for just US$10/month. So if you enjoy magazine scans, MP3s, movies, TV shows, discussion groups of ALL kind, or even programs. Usenet probably has it and EasyNews can provide it filter free. Here's some newsgroups to start you off (there's almost 40, 000 groups. Not all groups are as active as others. But with free web space at an all time low, there is usenet. Groups are from all over the world in just about any language.):

+ First off, IMO the best news reader News Xpress
alt.binaries.pictures.supermodels (fashion mags, models), alt.binaries.photos.nude-art (photographer books), alt.binaries.tv.shaggable.babes (men's mags like GQ), alt.binaries.sounds.mp3, alt.binaries.mp3.bootlegs (music), alt.binaries.multimedia, alt.binaries.movies (movies, TV shows), alt.fashion (discussion), alt.binaries.fashion.magazines (these days an empty group), but this is just a quick sample to give you an idea what's in Usenet.

+ (new) Brazil Vogue 3/2002 ****, w/ cover by Lumon
+ Canadian Elle 4/2002 ***1/4, by HSB
+ Dutch 1-2/2002 ***1/2, w/ cover by Olga
+ Canadian Elle 3/2002 ***1/4, w/ cover by HSB
+ Russian Vogue 3/2002 ***, w/ covers by Olga
+ UK Vogue 3/2002 **3/4 by Cathy
+ US Elle 3/2002 **3/4, w/ cover by HSB
+ Spoon volume 2 Fatal Beauty ***, w/ cover by HSB
+ UK Elle 3/2002 *** by Cathy
+ UK Glamour 3/2002 ** by Cathy
+ UK Marie Claire 3/2002 **1/4, w/ cover by Cathy

(more reviews at bottom and side of this page)

+ Karen Elson, in Craig McDean short film (movie)
show studio - More like a music video than a film. Karen Elson and Melissa Auf der Maur (of Hole fame) sing a song, and Karen's a pretty good singer
+ Bob Mackie: extreme panache in New York
Lucire - Bob Mackie
+ Toronto Fashion Week preview
Lucire - Toronto, Canada
+ Brazilian model show list
Modelito - Recent shows they've been in
+ Reviews: It Vogue 3/02, Fr Madame Figaro 9/3/02
Models et Mags - Reviews by Cendres, with cover scans
+ Reviews: Fr Elle 11/3/02, UK Cosmopolitan 3/02
Models et Mags - Reviews by Cendres, with cover scans

+ Formula One-winning chassis available on eBay.ca
newswire.ca - Not fashion related but F-1 is pretty stylish. Here's your chance to buy Michael Schumacher's Benetton B194 Chassis 05 from his 1994

+ Fashion Victims
National Review - A conservative view of fashion.
(This talks about the same point and example I made in a Feb 25th comment (bottom of the page). Except it jumps to conclusions a bit to quick.

I don't like all this USSR fad going around in European fashion. That's just me, I don't believe in celebrating tyrannical regimes which millions die under and societies fall behind others.

The controversy is the controversial collection done by TataNaka, a label done by twin fashion students from the former USSR state of Georgia. They actually left Georgia 10 years ago, so it's hard to know if this collection was inspired by what they knew from their own experiences, being raised in the USSR and seeing that London's champaign socialists were into communism and stuff like that. So might of seen a oppertunity. Or, since they never had to experiance the troubles Russia and the other states have faced, and continue to from the awful legacy of communism. Is this collection a political statement? I don't know, and won't speculate.

As awful as communism and the USSR are, there was and still a exotic feeling to Eastern Europe. TataNaka has had successful collection before this controversial collection which had no political background to it. Cameron Dias has even worn a jacket designed by them.)
+ Artists or entrepreneurs?
Toronto Star - It's a touchy subject, this mixed marriage of fashion and art.
+ From runway to hanger
Boston Globe - How fashions that models wear in Milan or Paris find their way to a mall near you
+ Plus sized model coming to Vogue
Pagesix - Plus sized model Kate Dillion in upcoming Vogue
(I guess Vogue is giving in to the complaints from the minority who complain there aren't enough representation in its pages of (whatever it is that week). I guess next Football leagues should include players with prosthetic legs, cause that'd only be fair and everyone wants it. Especially the 9% who complain the loudest. If Vogue is looking for a new market of women to attrach. There's a huge one out there. Though they might need a new editor who's less interested in having cocktails with Hillary Clinton in order to connect with it.)

Models on Movies -by Basilio
• Injured Molly
Supermodel Molly Sims debuts as a film actress in Touchstone Pictures' (Disney) comedy Frank McClusky, C.I.", in theaters April 26th. This is a 10 mil USD film about an insurance fraud investigator who goes undercover, written by Mark Perez (debut) and directed by Arlene Sanford ("I'll be Home for Christmas"). Dave Sheridan stars as the investigator with Dolly Parton as his overprotective mother. Molly, the MTV House-of-Style hostess and Sports Illustrated model, appears in a small role as an injured girl.

• Time model
Cuban/British actress/model Sienna Guillory appears in "Time Machine" as Emma. The 85 mil USD Dreamworks production is already in theaters worldwide. Based on the 19th century H.G. Wells sci-fi book, "Time Machine" is co-directed by Simon Wells, author's great grand son, and Gore Verbinski. Guy Pearce and song writer Samantha Mumba star. This timemachine.countingdown.com is the official website. "Time Machine" is Sienna's 12th film, as she was an actress by the age of 13, before she tried modeling. Again, this is her first Hollywood major studio film. Later this year she will also appear as Juliette in Penny Woolcock's "Principles of Lust".

This isn't Sienna's first film, but should be her most notable to date, for the 5'6 model turn actress. She's been a pro actress since 1988 (when she was 13). Her father, a guitarist who played with legends like Donovan or the Stones, knew lots of people in the industry and this opened many doors for Sienna. Time Machine is probably her 10th film or so. Here is Sienna Guilroy from Model Mania.

Past Reports

+ Marzotto May Have Already Sealed Deal to Acquire Valentino
Pagesix/FWD - Italian textiles and clothing group Marzotto is working out the final details to acquire the Valentino label. Marzotto is likely to pay no more than about $220 million for the acquisition, including some $165 million in Valentino debt. Valentino is expected to have posted sales of about $113 million in 2001, but is still in the red at an operating level.
(I find it interesting how strong a brand name some designers have. Seems like many who survived the 90s are getting a big pay off, both in money and longevity for their label. At some point the serious question of: Is this really a label which has longevity all over it?)
+ LVMH Posts Stunning 99 Percent Drop in 2001 Net Profit
Pagesix/FWD - Bernard Arnault's luxury goods company saw its net profit plummet 99 percent last year, from 722 million euros ($632 million) to a mere 10 million euros ($8.7 million).
+ Galliano sticks to well worn themes
Guardian Unlimited - Galliano at Christian Dior with a successful showing
(Dior's collection is coolest again. Some signs of Galliano's visit to Russia are noticable. Strange how so few reporters notice this. I can image his next collection will be huge in Russian influence. As reported in a past Russian L'Officiel on Galliano's visit to St.Petersburg. He visited boutiques of designers Tatiana Parfionova, Lilia Kislenko, Irina Tantsurina. Big amount of time Galliano dedicated to studying collections of Ethnography Museum and Russian Museum. Most curious to Galliano were the antique shops. He did shopping in three shops, wich specialization is antique clothes.

Twice he visited one shop, Sokrovisha Petersbourgha, where he took lots of photos. He bought a blue calico sarafan with jacket, two pillow-cases decorated with stitches, and costum of Bryansky (i.e. Bryansk is russian town) Uyezd (uyezd is synonym of "district") peasent woman, costum includes rich decorated home-weaven skirt and shirt with lace on the mouth and embroidered sleeves.

At Garmoniya, Galliano bought a male frock-coat, a emboidered shirt, and a crepe de Chaine dancing dress. Staraya Kniga, he also visited twice. Where he bought more peasent looking, children, and embroidered clothing. He also got a bunch of Russian woman's magazines with patterns from the beggining of 20th century.

With CCCP inspired images and clothing for some European fashion circles and the more counter-cultured fads. Even Adidas is selling USSR shirt. Don't be surprised to see in the mainstream fashion more Russian inspired clothes.)
+ Dior Kicks Off Paris Fashion Week in High Style
Yahoo!/Reuters - Christian Dior starts off Paris fashion week with a blast of color. Gisele opens the show.
+ Galliano gets in the mix for Dior
Thisislondon - Dior, with gallery photos
+ Long live haute couture
National Post - Fashion File host, Tim Blanks, view on this season's haute couture
+ The word on the Italian catwalk
Thisislondon - Milan fashion week round-up
+ Milan: Milan says sexy
Daily Telegraph - Silk, satin and killer heels are coming

+ German Vogue 2/2002 ***1/4, w/ cover by HSB
+ US Harper's Bazaar 2/2002 ** by HSB
+ Flare 2/2002 **1/2 by HSB
+ Portugal Elle 2/2002 * by Zyanna
+ i-D 2/2002 *** by Cathy
+ UK Vogue 2/2002 *** by Cathy
+ UK Elle 2/2002 *** Cathy
+ UK Marie Claire 2/2002 ** by Cathy
+ UK Arena 2/2002 **1/2 by Cathy
+ UK Glamour 2/2002 * by Cathy