fashion bandits?!?!

"i'm still me even after all that's happened."

- victoria beckham

victoria beckham is said to be devastated following the news that 75 pieces from her ss10 shipment to neiman marcus new york, valued at gbp350,000 were stolen at knife-point as they were being driven to london's heathrow airport. the van left 19 entertainment's offices and was broken into as the driver made another delivery. the trucks padlocks had been clipped and two men escaped with a box each, pushing the driver to the side as they made their getaway. mrs b hoped that the dresses could be remade in time although her first priority was the well-being of the driver.

violence is never the answer

"in 1992, the american medical association reported that as many as one in three women will be assaulted by a domestic partner in her lifetime - four million in any given year."

- "when violence hits home," time magazine, 4 july 1994

banana republic's broken window

great marlborough street, london

a man died after being impaled on a shard of glass at london's regent street banana republic in the early hours of yesterday morning. according to witnesses, the 30 year old and his girlfriend were fighting on the pavement outside the store and, after pushing her against the window several times, they both fell through. the woman suffered multiple cuts although she was not seriously injured. banana republic resumed business as usual yesterday but declined to comment.