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Forest Whitaker wore Simmons Jewelry Company Green Initiative Collection diamond jewelry yesterday on the red carpet of the 79th Academy Awards. Oscar winner Whitaker wore Simmons Jewelry Co’s diamond, stainless steel and green rubber bracelet to show support for the  Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F.), founded by Russell Simmons, which donates funds from the sale of Simmons Jewelry Company’s Green Initiative collection back to Africa for educational programs.

The bracelet Whitaker chose is the Los Angeles stainless steel and green rubber cross bracelet with laser engraved logo and diamonds. Simmons Jewelry Company’s Green Initiative line will donate 25% of net profits of each piece sold to the DEF, whose mission is to raise money for the development and empowerment of people and communities in Africa where diamonds are a natural resource. The Diamond Empowerment Fund is a
non-profit international organization established by individuals and businesses in the diamond industry and others who are committed to empowerment of Africa.

The Simmons Jewelry Company Green Initiative collection will be available at select retail outlets at the end of April and can be viewed at www.simmonsjewelryco.com

Here are some fashion highlights from the blogosphere…

Spring Splash "it" with The It List’s round up of rain boots

Shiny Shiny’s iWood-en speaker almost makes anti-social behaviour look cute.

FabSugar’s So Ready For The Oscars!

Omiru’s Must-Have Spring 2007 Women’s Fashion Trends

Fashionista and her Sexy Shades at Couture in the City

"The Agency," the new VH1 reality series premiering this week. VH1 goes inside The Wilhelmina Modeling Agency to reveal the pressures behind the posting. The verdict isn’t in on the show yet, but here’s a little insight as to what it’s all about.

The Agency infiltrates the modeling industry like no other television series has, with a stark look at the men and women who search for, mold, scold and comfort raw, young hopefuls. All in an effort to groom the world’s most marketable beautiful people. "The Agency" is not about glamour.

Taking a rare look at client meetings, casting calls, and backstage at fashion shows, "The Agency" casts an unblinking eye on the super-high-stress jobs of the people who are completely hooked on the business of brokering beauty.

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DC Fashion Week, a partnership of independent fashion designers, producers and models, continues its explosive growth as Washington ’s premier apparel exhibition. The weeklong event begins February 28 at multiple venues throughout the nation’s capital.

Washington, DC (PRWEB)  — DC Fashion Week, a partnership of independent fashion designers, producers and models, continues its explosive growth as Washington ’s premier apparel exhibition. The weeklong event begins February 28 at multiple venues throughout the nation’s capital.

Attractions newly added this year include a Menswear Collection Show and a special emphasis on up-and-coming designers from around the world, which will have the opportunity to showcase their styles alongside established names such as Bachrach, Sean John and Betsey-Johnson. "It is especially exciting to introduce the world to new designers from Ghana and other countries," says Ean Williams, executive director of DC Fashion Week. "Visitors to this year’s show will have a chance to view clothing and designs that have never been seen by American audiences before. This is a once-in-a-lifetime event." The Menswear Collection Show was added this year because DCFW continues its explosive growth as the nation’s capitol’s premier apparel trade exhibitor.

A partnership of independent fashion designers, producers and models, DCFASHIONWEEK creates increased economic development in the area of fashion design, clothing merchandising and modeling as well as enhances the visibility of the nation’s capital as a center of international fashion. DC Fashion Week is held twice a year (February/September) and draws thousand of patrons to its shows. The complete show schedule is available on the company’s website www.dcfashionweek.org.

The beauty secrets of the original glamour girls are being embraced again today. The beauty tips website, Celebrity-Beauty-Secret-Goldmine.com, reports retro beauty and fashion are invading the current popular culture.

Meriden, CT (PRWEB)  The beauty tips website, Celebrity-Beauty-Secret-Goldmine.com, reports a blossoming trend: the beauty secrets of yesteryear’s glamour girls are being sought by today’s culture.

"Women today are looking for beauty inspiration from the beauty queens of the past", says Sara Liz, Editor-in-Chief of www.Celebrity-Beauty-Secret-Goldmine.com. 

A recent analysis of the keywords used to find the beauty website shows that the number of web surfers interested in the "it girls" of the past, as beauty muses, is growing. Recent keyword strings entered into search engines that led web surfers to the site included, "Brigitte Bardot’s beauty tips" and even "Joan Crawford’s beauty rituals"!
Brigitte Bardot’s beauty tips

The website features beauty secrets of the iconic, glamour girls of yesterday, such as Brigitte Bardot, Betty Grable, and Marilyn Monroe, as well as the beauty secrets of today’s celebrities like Angelina Jolie, Beyonce, Jessica Alba and Jessica Simpson. From Christina Aguilera’s retro hair and makeup in her circus-themed video for "Hurt", to Christian Lacroix’s flapper-haired models in his spring 2007 collection, retro beauty and fashion are invading the current popular culture.

Here are some fashion highlights from the blogosphere…

Best style round up at Fab Sugar from the Factory Girl Movie.

Geisha Get "it" styles on  The It Lists.

Kenneth Cole and Bon Jovi are Couture in the City good cause.

A grown up Betsey Johnson is the the style that Omiru is all about.

Viva Las Hollywood at Zac Posen is spotlighted by Second City Style.

Here are some fashion highlights from the blogosphere…