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When Kobe and Vanessa Bryant stepped out for the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Aug. 2, the press immediately focused on the $4 million purple diamond perched on her right hand--a makeup gift, presumably, from her embattled husband. But it was Vanessa's shirt that caught the eye of fashion watchers. Under her wrap sweater, Vanessa wore a simple top with one word boldly printed across the front: LATINA...
...outings. "We have what we didn't have 50 years ago, which is a group of people over 50 who've stayed fit, who are getting out, who have disposable income and who've achieved a very high level of performance," says Peter Metcalf, CEO of climbing manufacturer Black Diamond Equipment...
...accessory that lands on a trend-setting TV show like HBO's Sex and the City can also become an instant fashion hit. Last season costume designer Patricia Field picked out a diamond horseshoe necklace for actress Sarah Jessica Parker to wear on one episode. Soon after, HBO was flooded with calls and e-mail messages--and jewelry-design firm Mia & Lizzie, based in Los Angeles, was inundated with orders...
...troops themselves. ECOMOG forces have often been criticized for causing more problems than they solve. Human-rights groups cite rape and summary executions allegedly committed by ECOMOG troops in both Sierra Leone and Liberia. West African soldiers also used their time abroad to run businesses like illegal diamond trading. "They tend to strike fear into people's hearts," says Martin Rupiya, a senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies, a South Africa-based think tank. "Whether that's a good thing or not depends on whose side they take." Liberians may be prepared to overlook such tactics as long...
...resident of Mass. Ave. reported that an unknown party took a pair of gold earrings and a diamond ring from her residence. The reporting party states that maintenance women work in her home...