South Bend Tribune - South Bend,IN,USA - Can’t get enough of Tim Gunn on "Project Runway"?

Well, good news. Gunn will be diving into more women’s closets when the second season of "Tim Gunn's Guide to Style" premieres at 11 p.m. Thursday on Bravo (The series movies to its regular 10 p.m. timeslot on Oct. 16).

There’s a few changes in store. As Heidi Klum might say, last year’s co-host model Veronica Webb is out, which means "fashion accomplice" Gretta Monahan is in.

North County Times - Escondido, CA, USA - Go into any bookstore and you'll find separate sections for books about homes, food, exercise and the spiritual rewards of silent reflection.

For actress and writer Mariel Hemingway, however, life is not so neatly subdivided.

"Life is the integration of many things," she said in a phone interview about an upcoming talk in Encinitas and her new book, "Healthy Living From the Inside Out," released in January.

"What I love about my book is it's four books in one," she said. "What I'm doing is saying, 'My life is not just one thing. Would it be better if we realize that these four

Medical News Today (press release) - UK - Endorsed by medical doctors and extraordinary experts such as Deepak Chopra, M.D., Elson Haas, M.D., John Gray, Ph.D., and Anthony Robbins, Diet for a New Life: An 8-Step Integral Solution to Weight Loss and Well-being by scientist Mariana Bozesan introduces a bold new paradigm for permanent weight loss. Based on startling scientific evidence, this book reveals 88 secrets of successful dieters, shows how to stop the current overweight epidemic, and provides an integral solution that can only be a achieved by addressing all areas of life physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.

Hailed by Stanford Professor Camran Nezhat, M.D., as "an extraordinary

Jewelers Circular Keystone Online - New York, NY, USA - Hollywood icon Dame Elizabeth Taylor—also a legendary jewelry collector—is now a jewelry designer in her own right. The actress, whose designs are the driving force behind House of Taylor Jewelry, made a surprise appearance at the LUXURY by JCK show, causing quite a stir among attendees who crowded around to get a glimpse of the famous violet-eyed actress.

In an exclusive interview with JCK, Dame Elizabeth talked about her lifelong passion for jewelry and what encouraged her to add “designer” to her resume.

JCK: What inspired you to become a jewelry designer?
Dame Elizabeth Taylor: I’ve created jewelry all my life. Usually it’s

Access Hollywood - USA - She spent years as fashion vixen Carrie Bradshaw on HBO’s “Sex and the City” and now actress Sarah Jessica Parker is lending her name to a new line.

Parker is launching the trendy yet low-cost line “Bitten,” which will be sold at the affordable retail chain Steve & Barry’s.

“We really want women to have money left over to live, money to pay the utilities,” she said. “Your shirt should not [cost] more than the groceries is the basic idea.”

Good advice for Carrie, eh, SATC fans?

Every item costs under twenty dollars and Parker previewed 12 outfits from the line at the launch

Toronto Sun - Canada - "Okay, let me put it out there," said fashion guru Jay Manuel, the driving force behind Canada's Next Top Model.

"I'm very proud of being Canadian. But when people look at this production, I don't want them to say, 'Canada's Next Top Model is a nice Canadian show'.

"Canada in the fashion industry has produced huge talent in the international arena. So why is it that a lot of Canadian shows end up, well, very Canadiana?

"Why can't a show be produced in Canada, and be called Canada's Next Top Model, but it can compete on an international level? And I already can

Designer Today (press release) - Statesboro, GA, USA - Luxology® LLC, an independent technology company developing next-generation 3D content creation software, today announced that modo™ was used to create photorealistic interior shots for “Decorating from the Floor Up,” an exciting new collaborative design seminar spearheaded by Thom Filicia Inc. (TFI) and Karastan. TFI worked closely with the Luxology staff and several independent artists who used modo’s robust modeling, painting and rendering toolset to design a series of photorealistic computer-generated images that illustrate how to achieve a variety of stylishly designed interiors. Known for his insightful decorating expertise on the hit TV series Dress My Nest and the Emmy® award-winning