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The trailer for the highly anticipated Sex and the City movie has been unveiled, although the trailer reveals, well…not much at all really.

Erykah Badu to be the face of Tom Ford’s new fragrance

In a melding of funk meets fashion, Vogue UK reports that Tom Ford has tapped singer Erykah Badu to be the face of his new and as yet unnamed fragrance for women. That’s kind of an offbeat mashup, no?

I think Erykah Badu has a beautiful face, but she’s always seemed more earth mama than high fashion to me. Tom Ford is know for his risqué fragrance ads, so I can’t wait to see what he’s going to do with the ever-fab Ms. Badu.

The annual Pirelli calender has finally been unveiled, although a bit more modestly than in years before.

The 2008 calendar was dedicated to China with a “pearls of the Orient” theme and shot entirely in Shanghai.

The photos are meant to celebrate traditional Chinese beauty, but run into a bit of cultural confusion with some models styled with geisha-like white faces one might expect in Japan.

Photographer Patrick Demarchelier chose an East meets West summit of fashion’s hottest faces — Agyness Deyn, Coco Rochas, Doutzen Kroes, Gemma Ward, Sasha Pivovarova, Lily Donaldson, and Catherine McNeil plus models Mo Wan Dan, Du Juan and actress Maggie Cheung.

This year’s calendar has a lot less sex and much more of a fashion editorial feel than previous years. I’m not sure if that’s because it’s dedicated to China, a more modest society, or for some other reason, but I certainly miss the sexed up version.

If you’ve got your hands on a coveted Pirelli calendar, you are a very posh chick. The calendar is not for sale and is gifted to a select list of Pirelli’s VIP clients and associates.

The rest of us will just have to view the 2008 Pirelli calendar online.

How can Asians and Africans get their faces in the pages of Vogue? Be relegated to exotic backdrop to illustrate high fashion out of it’s element.

In this fashion spread, Vogue Russia dropped a model smack-dab in the middle of a series of camera-wielding Asians. Much like photos we’ve seen of couture-clad models posing with Masai warriors (see Kiera Knightly), this is another example of native people being used as a representation of the “other”.

Bryanboy summed up the fashion editorial with this comment:

Asia is the new “Out of Africa”!!! You know how like twice or thrice a year, British/American Vogue or what have you, go on a wild expedition somewhere in Africa and take pictures of a white person in haute couture and million-dollar jewels whilst being surrounded by tribe people in their beads, spears and primitiveness? Well, take out the beads and replace them with fake fur, take out the spears and replace them with digital cameras and shove typical Asian consumerism in the picture and what do you get???

Bryanboy goes on to say that he actually likes this spread and I have to agree with him. Despite the stereotypical treatment and use of Asians as accessories, I actually found myself (guiltily) liking these photos because the styling is so on point.

*sigh* My love/hate relationship with Vogue knows no end.

Vogue is the fashion bible all over the world and now they’re set to conquer India. The first issue of Vogue India has hit the stands with a fold-out cover featuring Aussie model Gemma Ward (huh?) flanked by Bollywood actresses Bipasha Basu (left) and Priyanka Chopra (right). On the fold-out, you’ll also find Preity Zinta, Monikangana Dutta and Laxmi Menon. The cover was shot by Patrick Demarchelier and styled by British Vogue’s Lucinda Chambers.

So why India? In addition to a rich culture, the country has a population of nearly 1.2 billion people and a growing upper class with money to burn. Luxury brand advertisers like Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and Chanel are a perfect match for the chic women in India’s developing economy.

Bollywood here we come!