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Peter Jensen (fashion Designer)
Peter Jensen (born in Løgstør, Denmark) is a clothing designer. Background Jensen initially studied graphic design, embroidery and tailoring at The Royal Danish Academy of Design in Copenhagen before moving to London in 1997 to undertake an MA in menswear at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. He graduated in 1999 and formed his eponymous menswear label afterwards, subsequently also introducing womenswear. Jensen has regularly shown his collections on the main schedule at London Fashion Week, Copenhagen Fashion Week and New York fashion week. Jensen and his design team worked in a studio based in Dalston, East London until 2018. The designer moved to Atlanta, USA in 2018 to start as assistant chair of fashion at Savannah college of art and design. Jensen started a new brand in 2020. It is a sustainable clothing brand made and produced in Denmark and in England. is also a platform to promote emerging artists, no matter their age or choice of material. The new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous administrative division, autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the north Atlantic Ocean.* * * Metropolitan Denmark, also called "continental Denmark" or "Denmark proper", consists of the northern Jutland peninsula and an archipelago of 406 islands. It is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, lying southwest of Sweden, south of Norway, and north of Germany, with which it shares a short border. Denmark proper is situated between the North Sea to the west and the Baltic Sea to the east.The island of Bornholm is offset to the east of the rest of the country, in the Baltic Sea. The Kingdom of Denmark, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland, has roughly List of islands of Denmark, 1,400 islands greater than in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Simone
Nina Simone ( ; born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) was an American singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and pop. Her piano playing was strongly influenced by baroque and classical music, especially Johann Sebastian Bach, and accompanied expressive, jazz-like singing in her contralto voice.. The sixth of eight children born into a respected family in North Carolina, Simone initially aspired to be a concert pianist. With the help of a local fund set up in her hometown, she enrolled at Allen High School for Girls, then spent a summer at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City, preparing to apply for a scholarship to study at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. She failed to gain admission to Curtis,Liz Garbus, 2015 documentary film, '' What Happened, Miss Simone?'' which she attributed to racism, though staff have pointed out th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsten Dunst
Kirsten Caroline Dunst (; born April 30, 1982) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the anthology film ''New York Stories'' (1989) and has since starred in several film and television productions. She has received several awards including nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Golden Globe Awards. Dunst first gained recognition for her role as child vampire Claudia in the horror film '' Interview with the Vampire'' (1994), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also had roles in her youth in ''Little Women'' (1994) and ''Jumanji'' (1995). Dunst transitioned to leading roles in teen films of 1999, the satires '' Dick'' and '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'' and Sofia Coppola’s drama '' The Virgin Suicides''. After the leading role in the cheerleading film '' Bring It On'' (2000), she gained wider attention for her role as Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007). Her career pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Bloom
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom (born 13 January 1977) is an English actor. He made his breakthrough as the character Legolas in The Lord of the Rings (film series), ''The Lord of the Rings'' film series (2001–03). He reprised his role in The Hobbit (film series), ''The Hobbit'' film series (2013–14). Considered by some to be the Errol Flynn of his time, he gained further notice appearing in epic fantasy, historical, and adventure films, notably as Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean (film series), ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series (2003–07, 2017), Paris (mythology), Paris in ''Troy (film), Troy'' (2004), Balian de Ibelin in ''Kingdom of Heaven (film), Kingdom of Heaven'' (2005), and the George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Duke of Buckingham in ''The Three Musketeers (2011 film), The Three Musketeers'' (2011). Bloom appeared in Hollywood films such as the war film ''Black Hawk Down (film), Black Hawk Down'' (2001), the Australian Western ''Ned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Bilson
Rachel Sarah Bilson (born August 25, 1981) is an American actress. Born to a Californian show-business family, Bilson made her television debut in 2003, and then landed the role of Summer Roberts on the prime-time drama series '' The O.C.'' Bilson then made her film debut in '' The Last Kiss'' (2006) and later starred in the science-fiction-action film '' Jumper'' (2008). From 2011 to 2015, she starred as Dr. Zoe Hart on The CW series ''Hart of Dixie''. Early life Bilson was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Janice Stango, a therapist, and Danny Bilson, a writer, director, and producer. She has an older half-brother and two younger half-sisters, Hattie and Rosemary. Her mother is an Italian-American who was raised Catholic, and her father is Jewish; she has said that she grew up in a " Chrismukkah household". Bilson's father comes from a show business family; he is the son of Mona (Weichman) (1933–2023) and producer-director Bruce Bilson (b. 1928). Her British great-gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abi Harding
The Zutons are an English indie rock band formed in Liverpool, in 2002. The band currently consists of Dave McCabe (vocals, guitar), Abi Harding (saxophone), Jay Lewis (guitar), Neil Bradley (keyboards) and Tim Cunningham (bass). The band's debut album, '' Who Killed...... The Zutons?'', was released in April 2004. With the release of their second studio album, '' Tired of Hanging Around'' (2006), the band achieved UK chart success with the singles, " Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?" and " Valerie", both of which reached number 9 on the UK Singles Chart. Founding guitarist Boyan Chowdhury left the band in 2007 and was replaced by Paul Molloy for their third studio album, '' You Can Do Anything'', which was released in June 2008. The band quietly disbanded the following year in 2009, and briefly reunited in 2016 for a one-off performance with Chowdhury, billed as "probably heirlast ever performance" in remembrance of their friend, actor and former Tramp Attack frontman Kris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanye West
Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer and record producer. One of the most prominent figures in hip-hop, he is known for his varying musical style and polarizing cultural and political commentary. After dropping out of college to pursue a career in music, West began producing for regional artists in the Chicago area. As an in-house producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, he co-produced albums such as Jay-Z's ''The Blueprint'' (2001) before signing with the label as a recording artist. West's debut studio album, ''The College Dropout'' (2004), was met with critical acclaim and yielded the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100-number one single "Slow Jamz". He topped the chart on four other occasions with the singles "Gold Digger (Kanye West song), Gold Digger" (2005), "Stronger (Kanye West song), Stronger" (2007), "E.T. (song), E.T." (2011, as a featured artist), and "Carnival (¥$ song), Carnival" (2024). ''The College Dropout'', and five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cardigans
The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in Jönköping, Sweden in 1992. The main lineup of the band consisted of guitarist Peter Svensson, bassist Magnus Sveningsson, drummer Bengt Lagerberg, keyboardist Lars-Olof Johansson and lead singer Nina Persson. Post-hiatus shows since 2012 have been with Oskar Humlebo on guitar instead of Svensson. With their debut album ''Emmerdale'' (1994) they gained a solid base in their home country and enjoyed some success abroad, especially in Japan. Their second album ''Life'' (1995) secured them an international reputation. Their popularity rose when their single " Lovefool", from the album '' First Band on the Moon'' (1996), was included in the soundtrack to the 1996 film ''Romeo + Juliet''. Other singles included " Erase/Rewind" and " My Favourite Game" from the album '' Gran Turismo'' (1998). After a two-year hiatus the band returned to recording, and released their fifth album '' Long Gone Before Daylight'' (2003), a mellower countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Persson
Nina Elisabet Persson (; born 6 September 1974) is the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish rock band The Cardigans. She also has worked as a solo artist, releasing two albums as A Camp and one under her own name, and has appeared as a guest artist with several other acts. Career Persson made her acting debut in the film ''Om Gud vill'' which was released in 2006. She appears on the Manic Street Preachers song "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough", which reached #2 on the UK chart, on the album ''Send Away the Tigers''. She also features on the 2009 Sparklehorse/Danger Mouse (music producer), Danger Mouse collaboration ''Dark Night of the Soul (album), Dark Night of the Soul'' singing "Daddy's Gone". Persson's first solo album released under her own name, ''Animal Heart'', was released on 10 February 2014 on the independent British record label Lojinx, Lojinx Records. In 2016, Persson appeared as a guest vocalist on the Local Natives song "Sunlit Youth, Dark Days," singing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, businesswoman, and actress. One of the List of music artists by net worth, wealthiest musicians in the world, List of awards and nominations received by Rihanna, her various accolades include nine Grammy Awards, twelve Billboard Music Award, ''Billboard'' Music Awards, and thirteen American Music Awards. Rihanna is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling recording artists of all time, with sales estimated at 250 million units globally. Rihanna signed with Def Jam Recordings in 2005 and found mainstream recognition following the release of her first two studio albums, ''Music of the Sun'' (2005) and ''A Girl like Me (Rihanna album), A Girl Like Me'' (2006). Both influenced by Caribbean music, the albums peaked within the top ten on the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 chart, with the latter spawning the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100-number one single "SOS (Rihanna song), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Winehouse
Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and businesswoman. With over 30 million records sold worldwide, she was known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including Soul music, soul, rhythm and blues, reggae, and jazz. Winehouse was a member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra in her youth, signing to Simon Fuller's 19 Management in 2002 and soon recording a number of songs before signing a publishing deal with EMI. She also formed a working relationship with producer Salaam Remi through these record publishers. Winehouse's debut album, ''Frank (Amy Winehouse album), Frank'', was released in 2003. Many of the album's songs were influenced by jazz and, apart from two Cover version, covers, were co-written by Winehouse. ''Frank'' was a critical and commercial success in the UK, and beyond, and was nominated for the UK's Mercury Prize. The song "Stronger Than Me" won her the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelley Duvall
Shelley Alexis Duvall (July 7, 1949 – July 11, 2024) was an American actress and producer. She is known for her distinctive screen presence, her portrayals of eccentric characters, and her later productions in children's programming. Her accolades include a Cannes Film Festival#Awards, Cannes Award and a Peabody Awards, Peabody Award, in addition to nominations for a British Academy Film Awards, British Academy Film Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Four of Duvall's films have been preserved in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" as of 2025. Duvall was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and raised in Houston, Texas, and was initially interested in science. In 1970, she was hosting a party for her boyfriend of the time at her house, where she was discovered by filmmaker Robert Altman. Impressed by her upbeat personality, Altman cast her in the black comedy film ''Brewster McCloud'' that same year. She rose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
