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Richard Blackwell estate sells for $1.8 million
The estate of Richard Blackwell, a former designer and fashion critic known for his often-controversial worst-dressed lists, and his partner, Robert Spencer, has sold in Windsor Square for $1.8 million.
Built in 1920, the Mediterranean-style house sits...Tags: Lauren Beale
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10 things you might not know about lists
Chicago Tribune reportersLast week, former Chicagoan Fidel Urbina was added to a list that you don't want to be on: the FBI's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list. Meanwhile, two suspicious characters at the Tribune joined a more attractive list -- as e-book authors. Jacob and...Tags: Mel Brooks, Entertainment, Sinead O'Connor, Summerfest, Phil Rosenthal
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Fred Hayman: The man behind Rodeo Drive
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticHe's been called the godfather of Rodeo Drive. And it's not all hyperbole. Before Beverly Hills was the land of designer logos, before it was teeming with tourists and rolling with Rolls-Royces, the city was home to Fred Hayman, the proprietor of the...Tags: Home Shopping Network (tv network), Richard Pryor, Restaurants, Gucci Group NV, Awards and Prizes
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Palm Springs' Modernism Week throws a fashion show
All The RageLess than 48 hours after wrapping New York Fashion Week at the Bryant Park tents, taking in Tommy Hilfiger's fall/winter 2010 "preppy with a pop" men's and women's runway collection -- a retrofitting of the brand's prepster heritage circa 1985...... -
Designers and fashionistas
Designers and fashionistas Bill Belew, 76; Elvis Presley's costume designer was known as "The Man Who Dressed the King" (Jan. 7) Viktor Schreckengost, 101; pioneering industrial designer and ceramist (Jan. 26) Alvin Colt, 92; Tony award-winning...Tags: Yves Saint Laurent, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Gucci Group NV, Sesame Street (tv program), Revlon Incorporated
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Posh Spice Tops Worst-Dressed of 2007
Zap2It.comOn "Ugly Betty" Victoria Beckham was praised for her stylish ways, but Mr. Blackwell isn't a fan. The self-appointed arbiter of fashion has released his 48th annual list of the worst dressed, aka his "Ten Titans of Taste-Terrors," and the Spice Girl...Tags: Victoria Beckham, Helen Mirren, Katie Holmes, Ugly Betty (tv program), Lindsay Lohan
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Fashion Critic Mr. Blackwell Unconscious in Hospital
Zap2It.comMr. Blackwell, known for his witty and rhyming annual worst-dressed list, is seriously ill. The self-annointed fashion critic has been in a Los Angeles hospital and unconscious since Tuesday, Aug. 5, report news sources. His business partner Robert...Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Illnesses, Los Angeles, Paris Hilton
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Fashion Critic 'Mr. Blackwell' Dies at 86
" Mr. Blackwell," whose annual "worst dressed" list dinged movie stars, music icons and European royalty and helped turn him into a household name from the 1960s through the '80s, has died. He was 86. Blackwell had been in failing health and died...Tags: Mae West, Elton John, Cinema Industry, Health, Arbitration
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'Mr. Blackwell' Dies at 86
HOLLYWOOD -- Private funeral arrangements were pending today for the man known simply as "Mr. Blackwell," who compiled lists of "worst dressed" celebrities for nearly 50 years. Publicist Harlan Boll says Blackwell died Sunday of complications from an...Tags: Mae West, The Duchess (movie), Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Death, Entertainment
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'Oversexed' Pals Top Worst-Dressed List
Zap2It.comHow does that song go? "You're never fully dressed without a smile." Replace that with panties, and you have one reason why Britney Spears tied with her crony Paris Hilton for the year's worst-dressed celebrities. The self-anointed fashion arbiter...Tags: Paula Abdul, Helen Mirren, Heidi Klum, Entertainment, Katie Holmes
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Red-carpetbagger
Times Staff WriterIt isn't Steven Cojocaru's fault if an actress nominated for a major award steps onto the red carpet wearing a dress she might have borrowed from a crack whore, or stages a homage to the big-hair '80s, a ghastly goof sure to be captured by paparazzi and...Tags: Death, Halloween, Television Industry, Prince (music artist), Eminem
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