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Michael Phelps – Olympic Legend and Louis Vuitton Model
It seems that being the greatest Olympian of all time (he has 22 medals, 19 of them gold!) – isn’t enough for American swimmer Michael Phelps, as he now embarked on a stint as a fashion model! In a canny move from Louis Vuitton, he is the face of the Autumn/Winter 2012 menswear campaign, which was shot by Annie Leibovitz. We love this campaign as it is very on topic, people have so much love for the Olympics right now after the massive postitive success of London 2012. These images link the worlds of sport and fashion wonderfully and we like the fact that they celebrate talent and achievement. What…
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We went to the Olympics!
We managed to blag some tickets this weekend so off we headed to the Olympic Park early on Saturday morning with excitement! We were greeted by many many Olympic staff, all poised high on lifeguard styles chairs shouting through their loudspeakers about the sun, Team GB and pretty much anything to keep spirits high. The Park itself is pretty special, kind of like being at a festival but also being in a theme park. We loved the Meadham Kirchoff inspired coloured floor and the pink theme that runs pretty much all the way through the park – bit like our Yumi pink we think! We clocked some very enthusiastic attendees…
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It’s Finally Here!
Even though it has been the most hyped event we can remember, we have to say, we are excited about the upcoming Olympics! After years of preparations since London won the Games in 2005, the Olympics is finally coming, officially starting tomorrow with the opening ceremony, which includes the entrance of the final torchbearer (we’re hoping for David Beckham!) who will light the great Olympic cauldron. The torch has been carried by 8,000 torchbearers across the country including Billy Mitchell in a live segment of Eastenders (brilliant!) and actor/comedian David Walliams – seen above. As well as this, there is of course, a spectacular performance starring a cast of 15,…
