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Would You Want a Nontraditional Christmas Tree?
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Would You Want a Nontraditional Christmas Tree?

One of London's grand, historical hotels, Claridge's, has commissioned Christian Dior creative director John Galliano to create a custom Christmas tree for its lobby, to debut Dec.
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One of London's grand, historical hotels, Claridge's, has commissioned Christian Dior creative director John Galliano to create a custom Christmas tree for its lobby, to debut Dec. 1. He'll create a papier-mâché tree dripping with with crystals, sparkling leaves, and orchids in a shimmering white and blue palette. "I hope to bring a twist to the traditional tree," he said. "I want to combine the festive with the innovative, the spirit of Dior with the beauty of Claridge's, and create something spectacular that will inspire the perfect start to the season!"

While the tree certainly sounds glamorous — it looks it from the sketch — and will no doubt make a statement in Claridge's luxurious lobby, I think I might be too traditional to forgo a classic red-and-green palette. Would you want a nontraditional Christmas tree?

Fashion In 50 Seconds 02/02/09 Uniqlo Collabs Revealed & More
Diane Von Furstenberg

Fashion In 50 Seconds 02/02/09 Uniqlo Collabs Revealed & More

Opening Ceremony, Steven Alan, Shipley & Halmos, and Gilded Age will all produce Spring 2009 capsule collections for Uniqlo... Details emerge--including who wants to talk and who doesn't--on Karl Templer and Fabien Baron's departure from Interview magazine.  Pierre Berge, former partner of Yves Saint Laurent, has some unkind words for Cavalli, Versace, and the fashion industry at large.  Diane Von Furstenberg will design ten rooms at Claridge's; the five star art deco hotel located in the Mayfair district of London. 
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Opening Ceremony, Steven Alan, Shipley & Halmos, and Gilded Age will all produce Spring 2009 capsule collections for Uniqlo...

Details emerge--including who wants to talk and who doesn't--on Karl Templer and Fabien Baron's departure from Interview magazine. 

Pierre Berge, former partner of Yves Saint Laurent, has some unkind words for Cavalli, Versace, and the fashion industry at large. 

Diane Von Furstenberg will design ten rooms at Claridge's; the five star art deco hotel located in the Mayfair district of London. 

The Stink Piles Up for Ramsay
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The Stink Piles Up for Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay sure is causing a stink.
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Gordon Ramsay sure is causing a stink. Actually, make that PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) sure is causing a stink for Gordon Ramsay. PETA UK demonstrators dressed up as horses and dumped a ton of horse manure in front of his London restaurant Claridge's. Ramsay has been putting himself in the bad graces of PETA, first by dragging a slain deer through his restaurant and then by suggesting that people should eat horse meat. In an upcoming episode of his show The F-Word, Ramsay admits to eating horse.

"I've eaten horse", and says that it is healthy, with lots of iron and half the fat of beef and far more Omega 3 essential fatty acids. He describes horse meat as "slightly gamey" and "packed with protein".

Some are calling the horse meat statement a "ratings gimmick," and others say it's perfectly viable to consider other red meat sources. Either way I bet Ramsay didn't think it would cause such a stink.

Source: The Telegraph and Metro UK

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