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Thursday 7 March 2013

Dita Von Teese Turns Heads In New York As She Debuts The World's First 3D Printed Dress


Dita Von Teese has conquered the burlesque world and now appears to be setting her curves on technology.

The style icon debuted what is said to be the world's very first 3D-printed dress on Monday night in New York City.

The 40-year-old may have been displaying a glimpse of the future but it was her tried and tested cleavage-baring look that turned heads at the Ace Hotel.
World first: Dita Von Teese showed off her cleavage in a very low cut 3D printed dress
World first: Dita Von Teese showed off her cleavage in a very low cut 3D printed dress
 

Dita's dress was perfectly tailored to fit her famous figure with a very low neckline and huge shoulders.


Although she appeared to be completely naked through the outfit she was in fact wearing a nude colour corset.


The frock was designed by Michael Schmidt and architect Francis Bitonti and is made up of 13,000 black Swarvoski crystals and covered in black paint.
Back to black: Dita was the muse for designers Michael Schmidt and architect Francis Bitonti
Back to black: Dita was the muse for designers Michael Schmidt and architect Francis Bitonti

Dita's dress was perfectly tailored to fit her famous figure with a very low neckline and huge shoulders
Dita's dress was perfectly tailored to fit her famous figure with a very low neckline and huge shoulders

Schmidt, who has previously made Lady Gaga's bubble dress, worked with Bitonti to render the design with new technologies.

The 3D dress was printed with hardened powdered nylon so that Dita was still able to move around normally in it.

Schmidt designed the entire frock virtually on his iPad and collaborated with Bitonti via Skype.
Bold choice: The dress is made up of 13,000 black Swarvoski crystals and covered in black paint
Bold choice: The dress is made up of 13,000 black Swarvoski crystals and covered in black paint
Incredible shapes: Dita was the muse for designer Francis Bitonti, who opted to not 3D print his suit
Incredible shapes: Dita was the muse for designer Francis Bitonti, who opted to not 3D print his suit

Francis told mashable.com: 'We were an interesting team because I take things that are virtual and I figure out what to make them of.

'To do that you have to break it down into individual components so it can become something sensual, taking this hard plastic material and making it flow and sexy and undulate around the body.

'The curvature is always changing as she moves. As far as difficulty goes, if you could imagine creating a piece with 3,000 unique moving individual parts.'

Dita was the muse for the gown but the designers used pure science to exaggerate her shape taking inspiration from the Golden Ratio theory by 13th-century theorist Fibonacci.

The dress, which will go on tour in museums, was not meant to look futuristic but was intended to be an extension of Dita's sexy personality.
Coming soon: The dress, which will go on tour in museums, was not meant to look futuristic but was intended to be an extension of Dita's sexy personality
Coming soon: The dress, which will go on tour in museums, was not meant to look futuristic but was intended to be an extension of Dita's sexy personality


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Tuesday 5 March 2013

Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez Dies at 58

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Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has died ...  according to Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro.

Maduro, who was fighting back tears during the announcement, said Chavez died today at 4:25 PM.

Chavez had been in Cuba for months, receiving treatment for a mystery illness that turned out to be cancer.

He was 58 years old.

Wearing The Right Bra.....100 years after its invention 80% of us are STILL wearing the wrong size



When it comes to finding the right bra, even the most proficient shoppers often despair.

And, according to a survey carried out by Bravissimo, there are seven different ways in which they can go wrong.

Four in five women admitted to suffering from one of the problems, nicknamed ‘booby traps’, every day.

 
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The most common, experienced by 41 per cent of the 1,000 women surveyed, is the ‘side boob’, in which the cup underwiring sits on the breast rather than on the ribcage, causing overspill at the side.

And more than a third admitted to experiencing the ‘quadraboob’, in which breasts spill over the top of a too-small cup, creating the impression of four breasts.
What a boob! Britney Spears often suffers the dreaded Quadraboob

Photo:What a boob! Britney Spears often suffers the dreaded Quadraboob

The survey, carried out by lingerie firm Bravissimo to mark the 100th anniversary of the creation of the bra, found many women hadn’t had a proper fitting in two years.


Many wear bras that are too small because they cannot find attractive ones in larger sizes, or are unwilling to admit that their breasts are larger than DD – the biggest size in many ranges.

Bravissimo is now launching an online ‘boob school’ to teach women how to choose a well-fitting bra.

A spokesman said: ‘We’d noticed that there were a number of booby traps women were falling into, normally because they’ve never experienced a proper fitting and they simply don’t know how to spot the signs that their bra is no longer giving them the support they need.

‘By identifying the seven classic bra faux pas and launching Boob School, we’re hoping that women everywhere can become more knowledgeable about what makes a really good fitting bra.’

Ladies with larger assets experiencing more problems finding a properly fitted bra and dealing with the challenges of having more to handle in the first place.

The Quadraboob was the biggest pitfall for ladies with a larger bust, with 53 per cent of women who were above a GG cup size falling prey.
Christina Hendricks often suffers a multitude of sins including the Ledge and Side Boob

Photo:Falling into that old booby trap: Christina Hendricks suffers a multitude of sins like the Ledge and Side Boob


The survey found 41 per cent of us suffer from the Side Boob, where wires in the cup sitting on your boob rather than your ribcage.

The High Rider, where the back of the bra rides up, affects 39 per cent, while a third (36 per cent) get the dreaded Quadraboob, where the bust spills over the top of the cup, giving the impression of four boobs.

The Big Stand Off, where the front of the bra doesn't sit flat on the sternum between the boobs affects almost a third (28 per cent) while the Super Drooper affects a quarter (26 per cent) who aren't getting enough support, creating the illusion of saggy boobs.


Another quarter who buy bras that are too big, 24 pr cent, suffer from the appearance of Saggy Cups where there's too much fabric.

Denise Welch's cups are a tad small as she's getting a touch of Side Boob
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Photo:Not their breast effort: Denise Welch's cups are a tad small as she's getting some Side Boob, and Super Drooper Lyndsay Lohan isn't supported



The Ledge is created with over uplift, transforming your boobs into something that resembles a ledge, and it affects 12 per cent (including voluptuous Christina Hendricks).

Although all the faux pas identified could be avoided by wearing a good fitting bra, only one in five women said that they were extremely confident that they were wearing the correct bra size.


This is unsurprising, as the study also identified several reasons why women continually experience such uncertainty about their bra size.


Over a two year period, three quarters (77 per cent) have lost or gained weight, 62 per cent have changed their clothes size, 17 per cent have gone through the menopause and 10 per cent have had a baby, all potentially impacting upon their bra size.

HOW TO GET THE RIGHT FIT

1. The strap around your body should be firm but comfortable.


When you stand side-on at a mirror, the strap that runs around your body should be horizontal and should not ride up at the back at all.


2. The wires at the front should lie flat against your rib cage and should not dig in, rub or poke out at the front.


3. Your breasts should be enclosed in the cups and you should have a smooth line where the fabric at the top of the cup ends and meets your bust.


4. You shouldn't have any ridge or bulging over the top or sides of the cups, even if you are wearing a balconette style or lower cut shape.

Perfect fit? You should have a smooth line where the fabric at the top of the cup ends and meets your bust

Perfect fit? You should have a smooth line where the fabric at the top of the cup ends and meets your bust


 
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After this lady got fitted by a professional she discovered her true, completely different, correctly fitting size


Four fifths own more than five bras, but less than half wear more than five bras regularly.


Jo Lee, Buying and Marketing Director at Bravissimo, comments: 'We'd noticed for some time that there were a number of booby traps women were falling into, normally because they've never experienced a proper fitting and they simply don't know how to spot the signs that their bra is no longer giving them the support they need.

'By identifying the seven classic bra faux pas and launching Boob School, we're hoping that women everywhere can become more knowledgeable about what makes a really good fitting bra, so they feel more confident about their bra size now and into the future and our brilliant British boobs can finally get the treatment they deserve!'

In response to the findings, Bravissimo is now launching the world's first Boob School to help other women avoid falling into these booby traps, in a bid to help women feel brilliant about their boobs.


Boob School will talk to women about their boobs, give advice on what they should be looking for in a perfectly fitting bra by following their simple lessons online, via a Facebook app or in store.

dailymail.co.uk

 






Saturday 2 March 2013

Unizik Student Ties Wrapper To Class To Win 20,000 Naira Bet

A pre science student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka (Mbaukwu Campus) shocked everybody on Thursday when he wore a wrapper to school.

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The student who is in E2, earlier had a bet with some guys in his lecture hall that he could wear a wrapper to school and the guys promised to give him N20,000 if he did.

Guess what? The dude took the risk but lo and behold, after he stepped into his hall, the gals who could not hide their amusement started shouting, yelling and chanting.

The noise eventually attracted the security officers to the Hall and the boy was fished out & planked with heavy logs of wood.

These action nearly stirred a riot in the school, as students detested the brutality saying the guy had the right to wear anything he chooses.

naija.fm

Nigerian Gay Church Resume Operations In Lagos

Less than five years after Nigeria-only gay church, House of Rainbow, was attacked by some Lagos residents and consequently closed down in Nigeria, the church has returned to the country with three secret groups in the African most populous nation.

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With this development, Nigeria appears to lead other countries where the church currently operates.

Founded by Nigerian-born gay, Rev. Rowland Jide Macaulay, House of Rainbow, which came to Nigeria in 2006, is “an inclusive and affirming religious community open and welcome to all people including s*xual minorities and marginalised people, a monthly gathering of ‘people of faith’ for ‘prayer and praise’, which focuses on the person’s journey towards reconciliation of se*uality and spirituality.”

Macaulay, a trained lawyer and son of a reverend who owns a massive church in Lagos, is leading the comeback even though he remains in self-imposed exile in London, where sources said he currently enjoys lots of financial sponsorship for the movement.

Unlike in the pre-2008 when the church openly operated at Jakande Estate, Isolo, and Berger in Lagos, Macaulay, who is the backbone of the movement, is not secretive of the meeting places and time of the church in Nigeria, but has instituted a very stringent process to screen prospective members of coming to join the church.

It was learnt that aside Nigeria, the church has two groups each in Ghana and United Kingdom (UK).

“We now have new groups in Malawi and Ghana. There are currently three groups in Nigeria, two each in Ghana and the UK and one each in Malawi, Lesotho and Burundi. All these groups are managed by volunteers,who are appointed through a rigorous ‘Local Leader Application’ process.

“We currently have 12 appointed Local Leaders in 6 countries. Currently we have over 25 outstanding applications for local leaders including, but not limited to the following locations: France, Netherlands, Cote d’Ivoire, Sierra-Leone. This has continued to strengthen the interest and work of House Of Rainbow particularly in Africa,” Macaulay.

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