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Kate Middleton, wearing a dress from the UK store Jesire, undertook a solo appearance this evening in London. With her husband, Prince William, away in the Falklands, she's now focusing on the institutions near to her heart. At the end of 2011, Kate announced her plans to become a royal patron of London's National Portrait Gallery. She has a long-standing interest in painting, having studied art Read more
Kodak announced today that it would be halting production of digital cameras, pocket video cameras, and digital picture frames in the first half of this year. The company will instead focus its business on retail-based photo printing and inkjet printers, camera accessories, and batteries, while seeking out licensing partners for future camera products. Kodak introduced the first digital camera Read more
Brad Pitt stopped by the Lehmann Maupin Gallery to check out their Sandro Kopp exhibit in NYC last night. Sandro is a German artist and the boyfriend of Tilda Swinton, who worked with Brad on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Burn After Reading. Brad's been making the rounds chatting up Moneyball in the Big Apple all week including a stop by the Today show and The Daily Show. He also Read more
We're headed back to the Shire when The Hobbit: An Expected Journey comes out at the end of this year. We got a long look at the Middle Earth trip in the fanciful trailer, and if you want more, check out the slew of pictures from the film, including shots of Gandalf and Bilbo, as well as gallery shots of the various dwarves, elves, and trolls that will be part of Bilbo's grand adventure. Photo Read more
While clicking through dozens of pictures during a late night Google Image search for suzanis, I stumbled upon the mother ship. If you're a sucker for central Asian prints like suzanis and ikats, you must check out Uzbek Craft, an online store stocked with Oriental textiles. Aside from offering fabrics, they also carry pretty pillows and jewelry. My favorite though, is their gallery of Read more
Brad Pitt and George Clooney were just two of the stars honored at last night's Palm Springs Film Festival award gala. George gushed about Brad when he accepted his Chairman's statue, but he had Stacy Keibler on his arm to kick off a long season of red carpets. We should be seeing a lot more of her this week when the Critics Choice and Golden Globes ceremonies come along. Brad is walking with a Read more
Instagram is the easy way of creating dreamy iPhone photos in a flash. The filters work their magic so well that nearly every picture comes out looking like a keepsake. Making those memories permanent can be just as easy with these tools for turning Instagram photos into a lasting work of art. PostalPix — Use this iPhone app to print four-inch squares from your Instagram library for only 30 Read more
A red Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder wrapped around a pole makes for a dramatic art installation at the Saatchi Gallery in London. The piece, called "Untitled (Crash 1)," is by German artist Dirk Skreber and is included in the exhibit The Shape of Things to Come: New Sculpture. Skreber used a vehicle-testing facility in Ohio to choreograph the accident and tells the London Evening Standard, "If you Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart Wise Bread story here on Savvy! Recycling fabric is a powerful green living and cost saving strategy. Denim is one of the coolest fabrics to do it with. It's sturdy, gains character with age and can be acquired very inexpensively at yard sales or in your own "old clothes" closet. Some of the coolest ideas I've found? RELATED: 16 Ways to Make Your Clothes Read more
Looking for a completely unique way to tote your iPhone in style? Casetagram turns those gorgeous, filtered shots stored in your Instagram account into an iPhone 4 case that's decidedly you. The process for creating a case all your own is simple; sign into Instagram via the Casetagram website, your photo library will then populate allowing you to easily drag and drop pictures into the layout Read more
