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Tilda Swinton Named Face of Pringle of Scotland's Fall 2009 Campaign

Tilda Swinton with OscarVogue UK reports actress Tilda Swinton will be the face of Pringle of Scotland's fall 2009 campaign. The campaign will be on display during London Fashion Week in September.
"We don't want to go away from [our traditional customers] - we believe Tilda is more inclusive, as both young and more mature people identify with her acting," Pringle's director of global communications, Benoit Duverger, tells WWD.

To be shot by photographer Ryan McGinley against the backdrop of Scotland's scenic landscape, the campaign will be accompanied by a short film of Swinton, and print images from the shoot will be on show during London Fashion Week in September.
Tilda Swinton photographs very well as you can see from these photographs from AnOther Magazine.

Photo © A.M.P.A.S

Posted on July 16, 2009
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Sean Connery Receives Honorary Doctorate From Edinburgh Napier University

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Actor Sir Sean Connery was recently awarded an "Honorary Doctorate of the University" degree by his hometown university, Edinburgh Napier University. Sean Connery was accompanied by his wife, Lady Micheline Connery at the event at the university's Craighouse Campus.

Sir Sean is Honorary Chairman of Friends of Scotland, a US charity formed to stimulate interest in Scotland and its history. He is also a Patron of the Screen Academy Scotland. This joint venture between Edinburgh Napier University and Edinburgh College of Art was set up in 2005 to educate and train film making talent.

Sean Connery said: "I am delighted to receive this Honorary Degree from Edinburgh Napier University. It is pleasure to be involved with a university which does so much to help develop the Scottish film industry. I would like to congratulate the university on its work in this area and its ongoing commitment to the Screen Academy. I wish them continued success."

Posted on July 15, 2009
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Samsonite Gets $175 Million in Funding

Struggling luggage maker Samsonite has received $175 million in funding from CVC Capital Partners. CVC bought the company in 2007 for $1.7 billion and decided to inject the money into the business. The Royal Bank of Scotland did a debt for equity swap and took a minority stake in the business.
Samsonite had been hit hard by a decline in travel due to the credit crunch, and, as a result, had risked breaching its banking covenants with RBS this summer. Negotiations to save the ailing brand had been taking place since January, and reports were circulating that Samsonite was ready to go into administration, the U.K. equivalent of Chapter 11. Last month, Samsonite sold Lambertson Truex to Tiffany & Co. after putting it up for sale in December, and, earlier this year, Tim Parker was named as executive chairman of the brand.

Parker, well-known for his cost-cutting strategies and his restructuring experience, was formerly chief executive of CVC companies AA and Kwik-Fit. An industry source familiar with the situation said Samsonite was now on "firm footing" and "nowhere near" Chapter 11. "The problem has been resolved," the source said. CVC and RBS spokesmen both declined to comment on Monday.
CVC will owne 60% of Samsonite with RBS Group holding a minority share. RBS has had its own share of financial problems. It is now mostly owned by the British government after requiring a bailout.

Posted on June 2, 2009
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Susan Boyle Comes in Second in Britain's Got Talent

Susan Boyle lost the Britain's Got Talent competition to a dance troup. She came in second in the competition.
She dreamed a dream, and it very nearly came true. But Susan Boyle's reality show journey finished Saturday with a second-place finish in the finals of Britain's Got Talent, an ending that didn't fit the fairy tale. Instead of the 48-year-old internet sensation, an exuberant dance troupe called Diversity took the 100,000-pound ($159,000) prize and will perform for Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Variety Show.

Boyle paced around the stage as the hosts named the top three of the ten final acts, and looked almost relieved when her name was called as the runner-up. She recovered in time to graciously praise the dancers. "The best people won," Boyle said. "They're very entertaining. Lads, I wish you all the best." Boyle then curtsied several times to the audience, gave them her signature shimmy, and strolled offstage.

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But when she stepped into the spotlight Saturday, Boyle seemed more polished -- and animated -- than in previous appearances. She wore a modest, but glamorous, floor-length gown, and chose to go back to the song that rocketed her into the international spotlight: "I Dreamed a Dream," from the musical "Les Miserables."

Her hometown of Blackburn, Scotland -- a small, working class village about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Edinburgh -- rallied round her, stringing up posters and signs in her support. Friends and neighbors gathered at a local pub to watch the performance.
What a disappointing ending. We simply can't believe the disgusting backlash there has been against this woman. Susan was robbed of the win. And we were robbed of our fairytale ending.

Here's Susan's final performance. The judges loved her.



Posted on May 30, 2009
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