to shut all operations and sell all assets. It has long been in trouble – emerging from bankruptcy protection in 2009 only to file again in January 2012. The wind-down also means the closure of 33 bakeries, 565 distribution centres and 570 bakery outlet stores. “We deeply regret the necessity of today’s decision, but we do not have the financial resources to weather an extended…
A Photoshop alteration raised alarms over a pretty model in a burnt orange dress, who appeared to have had a run-in with a very heavy airbrush. The devilishly bad piece of retouching at Simply Be left the brunette with an apparently freakishly clawed left hand, complete with six fingers and right-angled gashes. Alongside the sharp digits, the unwitting model’s right hand was given a stumped…
Anne Taylor’s LOFT line has given its shoppers an obvious and embarrassing Photoshop fail. In product shots for Ann Taylor’s LOFT line, two models sport extremely bent out of shape and misplaced thumbs. Advertising the brand’s Linen Twill Shorts, the model appears to have a jarring thumb popping straight out of her wrist, with the rest of her hand in the front pocket. In a shot for LO…
A model in an advert for Bloomingdales appears to have lost her entire pelvis thanks to some creative use of Photoshop as she presents the latest sweater dress. The description for the Max & Cleo turtleneck sweater dress says it “boasts a waist-cinching belt for the most flattering fit”. Models tend to be on the skinny side, but it looks like this woman’s belt has managed to squash her…
Human Barbie Valeria Lukyanova has become a viral phenomenon, but her appearance looking much more human in a recent video has cast doubt on her claims that she uses no PhotoShop in her shoots. The website TheDirty.com has posted new videos that show Valeria Lukyanova looking drastically different than she does in still images. The site’s founder, Nik Richie, has dubbed her the “Michael Ja…
…Victoria’s Secret Facebook page, the main image is shown next to smaller thumbnails of the model in several different black bikini bottoms, which has caused a backlash from online readers. Over 2,000 Facebook comments worldwide have accused Victoria’s Secret of Photoshopping the image beyond recognition of a normal women’s body. The new ad, for the lingerie brand's S…
…rio Testino for Vogue Spain her right arm is perfectly normal but the American model’s left underarm appears to have developed a painful-looking double dip. And it’s not the first time the 20-year-old clothes horse has had a brush with overzealous Photoshop work. In September Japanese magazine Numéro airbrushed out her prominent ribs in a photoshoot. The original photo, shot by Greg Ka…
The latest Gucci Photoshop disaster has appeared in its Explore the digital flagship campaign and has managed to make one of the model’s legs appear half the size of the other. The hilarious snap, posted on PS Disasters, sees a striking model posing in a hot pink suit with matching pink shirt and a huge snakeskin handbag. PS Disasters wrote of the fail: “If you’re going to slather your mode…
With world’s media camped on her doorstep and her name and face plastered all over the news, Florida socialite Jill Kelley decided to lash out at Paula Broadwell, the woman she blamed for her life being turned upside down. Branding Paula Broadwell, the mistress of General Petraeus a “criminal”, Jill Kelley pleaded with the city’s mayor Bob Buckhorn to intervene and remove the press fr…
as like, <<You’re so lucky you kissed Brad Pitt>>, but I thought it was disgusting. “I didn’t kiss anyone else until I was 16, I think. I was a late bloomer.” Kirsten Dunst, 30, transformed her look for the accompanying digitalized, avant-garde magazine shoot, trading her blonde locks into silver strands….
Gwyneth Paltrow has branded the revealing Antonio Berardi dress she wore it at this week’s Iron Man 3 premiere in Hollywood a “disaster” and “humiliating”. Gwyneth Paltrow, who had been crowned the World’s Most Beautiful Woman by People magazine ahead of the racy red carpet appearance, spoke about her dress during an interview with Ellen DeGeneres. The star admitted she was horrified…
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo reality show has been branded by Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine as the “worst thing that’s ever happened” to civilization. Adam Levine has slammed the reality series – which follows 7-year-old beauty pageant contestant Alana Thompson (aka Honey Boo Boo) and her family – for causing “decay” to society and insists its high viewing figures do not mean it has…
…oot in February, but there is no hint of a pregnancy in the snap. Her abs looked more toned than ever despite photographers capturing her baby bump in snaps on the same day last month. Kim Kardashian, 31, took to Twitter today to promote the shoot and posted the snap with the caption: “Kourt, Khloe and I put on our favorite bikinis for our new #KardashianKollection swimwear shoot!” The picture, wh…
…a Wang model appeared with normally proportioned waist in a back view It seems odd that David’s Bridal would include an inaccurate image of the asymmetrical design from the designer’s Fall 2011 collection. According to Vera Wang’s official website, the stockist is one of few who sell the White bridal collection so correct images of the gown should be readily available. Regardless, the…
Heavily airbrushed photographs of Demi Moore from the latest campaign for beauty brand Helena Rubinstein are released and it is appears that any such signs of stress have been entirely erased. More than that, thanks to an over-zealous session with Photoshop and the omnipresent airbrush, the natural contours of Demi Moore’s face are gone: her strong, angular chin; the lines running from nose…
Angelina Jolie’s leg was the star of the Oscars, stealing the show with its attention-seeking antics. But Angelina Jolie’s lithe leg was kept covered up yesterday as the actress snapped right back to motherly duties. While the actress may be keen to move on from her overexposed limb, the rest of the world isn’t quite as ready to forget. As Angelina Jolie, 36, was busy shopping with he…
…in Asia, big beauty brands such as Shiseido have developed their own collagen shots. According to analysts Datamonitor, the global market in such drinks is expected to rise to around $63.6 billion by 2014. But are they an anti-ageing miracle? Or, given that Pure Gold Collagen sells for $55 for ten days’ supply and a bottle of Beauty Drink is $5.4, is it a triumph of marketing designed to re…
…aid is the country’s only kosher bakery plant. It had been predicted that the auctions could be very active for some of the brands, given the number of parties that had expressed interest. About 30 plants were also likely to be sold with the brands with six plants, several warehouses and a fleet of trucks likely to be closed or scrapped. Twinkies could be back on sale in stores by the summe…
1.8 billion servings of the drink every day. But for the last six decades, none has been in Burma. That’s because of US trade sanctions on the military junta which ruled the country from 1962 to 2011. Those sanctions were suspended a few months ago, as the country began to move towards democratic reforms. But the company said on Monday its first delivery had arrived and local production woul…
Kris Humphries has warned Kanye West, Kim Kardashian’s new lover, that he’ll need a lot of patience in his relationship with the reality star. It was also claimed that Kris Humphries, 27, think Kim Kardashian, 31, had been unfaithful during their relationship which resulted in a marriage lasting just 72 days. An insider close to Kris Humphries told RadarOnline: “When Kris found out ab…
…are usually aged between 40 and 60. If we could get people to include silicon-rich water in their diet in the future and reduce their risk, it would be a great.” The Spritzer mineral water containing 35 mg of silicon per litre. However, Prof. Christopher Exley says mineral water brands also contain high levels of silicon. He said: “Volvic has high levels of silicon, around 20mg/litre. Fiji water…
San Mateo, Calif.– Marketo announced on April 18, 2012 that it has redefined marketing automation with the acquisition of Crowd Factory, Inc., a leading social campaign management platform. With its first acquisition, Marketo breaks social marketing from its usual silo, making it an integrated and integral part of every online marketing initiative. With social marketing a mandate for every compan…
The best-selling shampoo in the world is Head & Shoulders with about 110 bottles of the anti-dandruff formula sold every minute and 29 million a year. Yet the medicated shampoo market’s size is hardly surprising: at some point, half of us will suffer the unsightly, sometimes uncomfortable condition. But what causes dandruff? Which of the many products available should you use? And what about…
San Francisco Fashion Week 2011: when beauty meets technology. Australian department store Myer hosted Big is Beautiful fashion launch during Sydney’s Fashion Festival 2011 on Tuesday, hiring plus-size girls to model outfits by various labels. Sydney Fashion Festival, known as Mercedes-Benz Sydney Fashion Festival (MBFF Sydney), is Sydney’s premier fashion and lifestyle event and i…
KFC has been ordered to pay $8.3 million to the family of Monika Samaan, an Australian girl left severely brain damaged after being poisoned by a chicken meal. Monika Samaan fell ill with salmonella poisoning after eating a “Twister” wrap at a KFC restaurant near Sydney in 2005. The poisoning left her wheelchair-bound and unable to speak. The fast-food giant said it was “deeply…
Yahoo buys Tumblr for $1.1 billionYahoo's board has approved a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion, US media reports say. The acquisition is expected to be announced as early…
Google told to clean up auto-complete results in GermanyGoogle has been ordered by a German federal court to clean up the auto-complete results its search engine suggests. The court said Google must ensure terms generated by…
Google Glass: Ten features and ways to use itGoogle has revealed for the first time what view users will get through its “Project Glass” wearable computer. 1. Google Glass responds to voice commandsGoogle Glass…
Samsung announces 5G mobile network technology developmentSamsung announces it has developed technology that could sit "at the core of 5G" - the successor to the 4G mobile-communications standard. The Korean company says its…
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere pass symbolic mark of 400 ppmCarbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have broken through a symbolic mark reaching its highest throughout human history, recent figures from a US monitoring station…
Astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn perform emergency spacewalk to fix ammonia leakUS astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn are carrying out an emergency spacewalk to fix a leak of ammonia from the International Space Station's cooling system. Live…
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