Vogue In Da Wintour - Your chance to win!

Week two - August 13, 2009

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"September Issue" Competition - WIN A DOUBLE PASS
The September 2007 issue of Vogue magazine weighed nearly five pounds, and was the single largest issue of a magazine ever published. With unprecedented access, this film tells the story of legendary Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour and her larger-than-life team of editors creating the issue and ruling the world of fashion.
Madman Films, together with Curious Kate are offering you the chance to win one of 6 double passes to see September Issue. All you have to do is: Recommend Curious Kate to 3 friends and then email Curious Kate your name & your 3 friend's names. Then you go into the draw to WIN. Winners will receive their free double pass next week in the mail.
Only at the movies - August 20.
You don't want to miss this one!
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2 Days in Paris
This film follows two days in the relationship of a New York based couple; a French photographer Marion and American interior designer Jack - as they attempt to re-infuse their relationship with romance by taking a vacation in Europe. Their trip to Venice didn't really work out, they both came down with gastroenteritis. They have higher hopes for Paris. But the combination of Marion's overbearing non-English speaking parents', flirtatious ex-boyfriends', and Jack's obsession with photographing every famous Parisian tombstone and conviction that French condoms are too small, only adds fuel to the fire. Will they be able to salvage their relationship? Will they ever have sex again? Or will they merely manage to perfect the art of arguing?
Full of shrewd observations about life, relationships and sex; this film is wonderfully idiosyncratic and lovable.
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Waste Lives On
Keep Australia Beautiful Week is approaching, so from August 24-30 you have more reason to reduce your household waste and help protect your environment, not to mention save money. Despite constant awareness of the need to preserve our habitat, Australians are one of the highest producers of waste on the planet per capita. Keep our Australia beautiful by participating in the waste reduction challenge and other related activities, and register your involvement ASAP.
For fact sheets, information on KAB week and to register: click here
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BAGGU
Going green isn't the only way to help the environment, with the economical & multicoloured bags by BAGGU allowing any fashion & climate conscious consumer to cut emissions in style.
Seen on the arms of celebrity environment spokespeople like Cameron Diaz, Jessica Scohrz & Gwyneth Paltrow (pictured is Olivia Thirlby at Sundance), BAGGU are a functional, trendy & compact way to embrace living green. With one BAGGU replacing up to 700 plastic bags per year, there is no excuse not to get one!!
The brain child of a small team of designers from New York, this funky Brooklyn bag company has been leading the way in environmental consumer innovation overseas and is on Australian shelves this month and is available in 12 different colours ranging from neutrals to vibrant brights, and at $19.95 are affordable companions for going to the markets or heading to the beach.
Every BAGGU folds up into a pocket-sized parcel, so there's never an excuse to leave the house without one. Now available from Mini Max or Readings Book Stores.
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Whatever You Think, Think The Opposite
It is a daring attack on the way we look at our work and our world. Instead of the usual boring advice, the author, Paul Arden, offers daring quips, aphorisms and paradoxes - all seeking to revise what we hold as our 'common sense'. Whether you sell, manage or buy, Arden will inspire you with his original thinking, startling anecdotes, brilliant photographs and offbeat quotations from artists, scientists and philosophers.
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Charlotte Gainsbourg
Actress/singer-songwriter, Charlotte Gainsbourg was born in England & raised in Paris, the daughter of English actress and singer Jane Birkin, is beautiful, real and intriguing to watch.
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Charlotte is currently working on her third studio album with Beck.
She won best actress award at the Cannes film festival this year for her role in Lars Von Trier's controversial horror film, Antichrist.
See her in the film I'm Not There with Heath Ledger.
After Dark
Escapade Events
Escapade Events has decided that Melbourne women are overdue for a range of fabulous social events purely to meet like-minded women, indulge in cocktails, canapés and gift bags and to explore and support local culture and businesses.
Upcoming events include:
Pole Fitness class: 14 August (tomorrow)
The September Issue Movie Night: 9 September
Massages and Cocktails evening: 15 September
80s Double Feature Night: Breakdance and Fame: The Reinvention: 26 September
www.escapadeevents.com.au
Tech Heads
The Shoe Umbrella
It's about time somebody glamourised our dreary winter wardrobe, starting from our tootsies. No longer shall you swap your heels for gumboots; The Shuella is the waterproof 'shoe-umbrella' hybrid, worn over heels... total ingenious! Protecting your favourite stilettos from the rain, this invention is both fashionable and functional. They are easy to put on, durable and essentially look good (which is what stylish ladies care about most!) Do up the 3 Velcro straps and you're set to splash!
Available in various sizes and colours.
Read more and order from: www.shuella.com