Fashion designer John Galliano will not teach at a New York fashion school following a student protest. Parsons, the New School For Design reversed its decision to hire Galliano to teach a class after being presented a petition against the move with 2,000 signatures, the Forward reported, noting that the protest was led by Jewish students. Galliano was fired as the top designer at Christian Dior two years ago after being arrested for making anti-Semitic statements at a Paris bar. “We do not want money …More

Diane von Furstenberg takes a seat at her long, farm table-inspired desk inside her office on the fifth floor in the Meatpacking District in New York. The studio is so vividly colored, so overly patterned and so decked out in exotic tchotchkes, von Furstenberg is one of the few people who could possibly occupy it. Seated across from her is Sara Bloomfield, the executive director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the outfits of the two women could not be more different. Bloomfield is sporting a …More

Yityish Titi Aynaw, a 21-year-old immigrant, was crowned Miss Israel 2013 Wednesday night. She is the first Ethiopian-born contestant to ever win the national beauty pageant. "It's important that a member of the Ethiopian community wins the competition for the first time," she was quoted by Israeli media as telling the judges. "There are many different communities of many different colors in Israel, and it's important to show that to the world." Aynaw, who now lives in Netanya, was entered into the contest by a …More

They’re paratrooper instructors, Air Force operators, squad instructors and logistic specialists. That’s right – this year, six of 20 nominees for the Miss Israel pageant are IDF soldiers. Sgt. Gaya Shukun, one of the nominees, sees her participation in the competition as a mission. “I have a feeling that a lot of the models join the competition because they want to represent their country. Now that I’m in the army, I have a better insight into the real Israel. I see how badly …More

Actress Mila Kunis is the new spokesmodel for luxury British-based jewelery company Gemfields. The "Black Swan" beauty signed up to promote the brand, which is known for its commitment to ethical gem mining, after taking a personal tour of their facilities in Africa. She must have been impressed, because she gushed to Entertainment Tonight, "They take so much pride in their work and they take such good care of their employees." Kunis insisted on traveling to the Gemfields mines in Africa to witness the staff at …More

When President Barack Obama goes to Israel in March to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, they’ll claim to share common interests and goals. And they’ll certainly be right… especially if the discussion centers on controversies over their respective wives’ senses of fashion. Sara Netanyahu caused a bit of a media firestorm last week when she appeared at the official opening of the newly elected Knesset wearing a form-fitting, see-through lace black dress… a little too …More

Disgraced designer John Galliano has infuriated Jewish leaders in New York by attending a Fashion Week event in the city allegedly dressed as a Hasid. The fallen fashionista, who was fired by bosses at Christian Dior after he was caught on camera during a drunken, anti-Semitic rant, was pictured in Manhattan on Tuesday sporting a hat and a long jacket with his hair in curly sidelocks. Galliano's eye-catching attire also included boots and pinstripe trousers tucked into his socks, but the outfit has angered some …More

Singer Nicole Scherzinger has praised Grammy Awards bosses for instructing female stars to cover up at the ceremony because she fears women often show too much skin on the red carpet. Bosses at CBS, the network which airs the awards night, sent out a memo ahead of Sunday night's show featuring instructions on how to dress for the occasion, urging stars to "be sure that buttocks and female breasts are adequately covered." Former Pussycat Dolls head Scherzinger voiced her support for the plan, telling the …More

Since Valentine’s Day quickly follows Super Bowl Sunday, it would make sense that Bar Refaeli would follow up her now infamous Go Daddy nerd-kiss with another jaw-dropping commercial for other hopeless romantics. Enter Passionata Lingerie. Refaeli shows off a sexy-cute look modeling the new 2013 Spring-Summer line for the lingerie brand Passionata. The ‘50s housewife act actually looks good on the Israeli supermodel as she bakes, cleans, stands near an oversized cake, and even paints a doghouse in …More

Actress Sarah Jessica Parker has teamed up with fashion designer Kenneth Cole to create a hangbag for charity. The "Sex and the City" star helped design a gold-dusted, black, snakeskin clutch, which sports her name on the clasp and will retail for $1,000 to benefit the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR). Parker was delighted to put her skills to the test for the cause. She said, "It's been an amazing experience to collaborate with Kenneth Cole on the design of a handbag supporting amfAR. Kenneth has …More

Gal Ronena, NoCamels - Israeli Innovation News Houzz, the must-have website and social network for anyone looking to re-decorate, has today announced they raised $35 million, bringing their total investments to a whopping $48.6 million. Houzz, one of the leading online platforms for home remodeling and design, was founded by a married couple from Israel, currently living in the US, Adi Tatarko and Alon Cohen. The couple, who came up with Houzz after a grueling and inefficient period of remodeling their own home, …More

Elana Widmann, NoCamels - Israeli Innovation News Popular content-sharing service Pinterest is a place to collect high quality images of things we love. But once these images are stored in the site’s online pinboards, what else is there to do with them? Israeli startup Bazaart wants to take these images a step further, and has created a platform that allows users to create beautiful virtual collages from photos on Pinterest. Stas Goferman, Gili Golander, Uri Kogn, and Dror Yaffe founded Bazaart in February …More