Prince William proposed with the blue sapphire and diamond ring that his father, Prince Charles, presented to Princess Diana for their engagement.
Prince William explained his thinking during the press conference to announce the couple's engagement:
"It's very special to me. As Kate's very special to me now, it was right to put the two together."
Kate Middleton wears the engagement ring of Diana, Princess of Wales, as she poses for the media with Britain's Prince William following the announcement of their engagement, at St. James's Palace in London, Tuesday Nov. 16, 2010. The couple are to wed in 2011
Kim Kardishan poses is a skimpy bikini for Beach Bunny swimwear. She said that her new collection for Beach Bunny Swimwear was inspired by Barbella.
Kim writes on her blog::
My Divinity Collection was inspired by Jane Fonda in the movie Barbarella, where she plays a super-sci-fi-sexy Queen of the Galaxy!
This collection incorporates everything I love in a bikini… shimmer, animal print, side ties in the bottoms… I even designed a gorgeous chiffon tunic, because every girl needs a fab cover up for the beach. What do you guys think of the new collection?
Earlier this month, we opted not to cover the hoop-la around the latest version of the Victoria’s Secret diamond bra, as worn by Adriana Lima—as there were some busy news days and catch-up work to do after the many fashion weeks around the world.
However, we’ve noticed that there are many search-engine hits coming to this website, and all visitors are seeing are 2008’s design by Martin Katz. So, here it is: the 2010 edition, dubbed the Victoria’s Secret Bombshell Fantasy Bra, modelled once again by Miss Lima, this time created by Italian jeweller Damiani.
The bra “only” costs US$2 million, compared with the US$5 million price tag put on the 2008 version. It features 3,000 brilliant-cut white diamonds, light blue sapphires and oval-shaped topazes, set in 18 ct white gold. There are 60 ct of diamonds and 82 ct of sapphires and topazes, says Damiani. Over 1,500 hours of labour were put in to the bra.
It will appear in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show annual telecast, airing this year on November 30 on CBS in the US, and the company’s 2010 Christmas Dreams and Fantasies catalogue.
There have been pricier Victoria’s Secret bras. In 2005, the fantasy bra was valued at US$12·5 million, modelled by Gisèle Bündchen. The 10th anniversary version in 2006 featured 2,000 diamonds weighing a massive 800 ct, valued at US$6·5 million, modelled by Karolina Kurková.
Angels Miranda Kerr (l.) and Doutzen Kroes are both absent from the list of featured models for this year's show. Both Kerr and Kroes are pregnant - Kerr with husband Orlando Bloom and Kroes with fiance Sunnery James.
Fergie flashed some skin during her performance with the Black Eyed Peas.
Singer Katy Perry is slated to perform at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Perry, who has a penchant for skimpy ensembles, is not afraid to flaunt her assets, such as at this show in Munich.
