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Amazing Auction of Audrey Dresses
Some 35 dresses, gowns, memorabilia and other treasures will be sold on December 8 at a London Sotherby auction -- the largest public sale ever of clothing that belonged to the beloved actress. Here's a sneak peak: This photo by Richard Avedon.

Nine!
I just finished writing my profile this morning of Colleen Atwood, the very talented Academy Award winning costume designer on this movie, Nine, based on Fellini's 8 1/2. I can't wait until this is in theaters. Have a look at the trailer and tell me what you think!

Death of a Supermodel
South Korean supermodel Daul Kim -- who was a regular on catwalks in New York, Milan and Paris -- was found dead after an apparent suicide last week at her luxury flat in Paris.  According to the Daily Telegraph of London, her death was discovered after she left a series of messages o

Five for Friday
Happy Weekend! (I'm so glad this week is over...!) Here are some of my favorite landscape posts for a little Friday afternoon cheer: from Hei Astrid

Are Newspapers Doomed?
It's after midnight in the lovely city of Los Angeles and as usual I can't sleep. I heard something terrible today and it really upset me: There's another round of layoffs coming at the newspaper where I used to work. Even more of my friends will be jobless by mid-December. They're going after the feature writers because the editors think they can turn them all into low-rate