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Monday, 17 March 2014

Are these Britain's most pampered children? .....Toddlers lavished with £45,000 of designer clothes and toys

  • Scarlett, two, and Savannah, one, stay in luxury hotels around the world
  • Scarlett refuses to wear high street clothes and loves her mother's heels
  • Their bedroom cost £6,500 to furnish
  • Mother Faye says: 'I can't justify not getting them the best'

These adorable toddlers may be two of the most pampered infants in Britain.
Scarlett Jacobs, two, and sister Savannah, one, have already been lavished with £45,000 worth of designer clothes, expensive toys and lucrative holidays.
Mother Faye Jacobs has splashed out £7,000 on an extravagant designer wardrobe including labels like Diesel and Ralph Lauren.
Scarlett Jacobs, two, (right) and sister Savannah, one, are pictured with a pile of their expensive clothes, at home in Camberley, Surrey

Mother Faye Jacobs, 30, plays with her daughters, who she only dresses in the best designer clothing

Faye helps Scarlett try on some shoes
Faye plays dressing up games with daughter Savannah

And according to the 30-year-old, oldest daughter Scarlett is already a fashion snob who puts even Suri Cruise to shame.
The style conscious two-year-old turns her nose up at Primark clothes and is happiest when riding in style in father Paul’s Porsche.
Faye invests in quality for Scarlett and her sister Savannah, one, and wouldn’t dream of buying ‘cheap’ shoes from Next or M&S.
Instead their dainty feet are clad in Hunter wellies, Ugg boots or pricy Russell and Bromley numbers.
The jet-setting toddlers have travelled to exotic destinations like Dubai and Cape Town, and only stay in five star hotels with Michelin starred restaurants on site.
 

Their designer suitcases are stuffed full of little Ralph Lauren dresses, Juicy Couture tops, Angel’s Face tutus and silk Merino Kids pajamas and already Scarlett knows the difference between high-end and high street.
Faye, a freelance digital marketing consultant: 'Scarlett’s turned into a total snob already. She sort of looks at some clothes and won’t even dare pick them up.
'We’ve bought her clothes from Primark but it will be Peppa Pig or Minnie Mouse and she sort of looks at it as though to say ‘there’s not a hope in hell I’m wearing that’ and it’s put to the side.
'I always buy them decent shoes. I like them to have Hunters and Uggs and Russell and Bromley wellies so we spend quite a bit.
Scarlett and Savannah have already been lavished with £45,000 worth of designer clothes, expensive toys and lucrative holidays
Scarlett and Savannah have already been lavished with £45,000 worth of designer clothes, expensive toys and lucrative holidays

Faye wouldn't dream of buying 'cheap' shoes from Next or M&S and instead their dainty feet are clad in Hunter boots, Ugg boots or pricy Russell and Bromley wellies
Faye wouldn't dream of buying 'cheap' shoes from Next or M&S and instead their dainty feet are clad in Hunter boots, Ugg boots or pricy Russell and Bromley willies
Faye says she finds it impossible not to spoil the girls and says she gets as much enjoyment from their wardrobe as her own
Faye says she finds it impossible not to spoil the girls and says she gets as much enjoyment from their wardrobe as her own
Faye admits: 'Scarlet's turned into a total snob already. She sort of looks at some clothes and won''t even dare pick them up'
Faye admits: 'Scarlet's turned into a total snob already. She sort of looks at some clothes and won''t even dare pick them up'


The family home is filled with expensive and luxury toys for the girls, who also enjoy regular 5 star holidays
The family home is filled with expensive and luxury toys for the girls, who also enjoy regular 5 star holidays


Parents Faye and husband Paul spend £3,000 on toys in the year, with an additional £2,000 on Christmas and birthdays
Expensive children's toys at Faye Jacobs' home

'It’s important that they walk properly so I wouldn’t ever buy any sort of cheap shoes from Next or M&S or anything like that.'

Scarlett developed her penchant for fine things at an early age.

'She only slept in Merino Kids when she was a baby,' said Faye.
'When it’s your first you think something awful is going to happen to them if they don’t have the best of everything.
'Her coming home from the hospital outfit was a little Ralph Lauren babygro.
'I never had her in it again because we didn’t find out the baby’s sex and the babygro was blue.
'That cost £65 I think.'
Savannah sits on a pile of her expensive clothes. Faye has splashed out £7,000 on an extravagant designer wardrobe including labels like Diesel and Ralph Lauren


And Scarlett’s expensive tastes aren’t limited to fashion, extending to cars, holidays and even home decor.
'My husband drives a Porsche Cayman and Scarlett particularly likes being in the front seat of that,' said Faye.
'She thinks that my 4x4 Volkswagon is really boring in comparison.

What Faye and Paul have spent on their girls

  • £25,000 holidays
  • £7,000 designer clothes and shoes
  • £3,000 toys
  • £6,500 nursery & bedroom
  • £2,000 prams
  • £2,000 Christmases and birthdays
 
'I think she’ll probably be into really fast cars.'

Faye and her husband, Paul Jacobs, 35, a business development manager, live in a large four bedroom detached house in Camberley, Surrey.

The couple spent £6,500 on decorating Scarlett’s nursery and first bedroom, opting for designer furniture from exclusive brand, ASPACE.
The bed alone cost £1,000.
And when it comes to holidays, no expense is spared.
Faye said: 'They are a bit spoilt with holidays.
'In Scarlett’s first year she went to Cape Town, Mykonos in Greece, Dubai and Spain and since we’ve had Savannah we’ve been to Dubai again, France and Halkidiki in Greece.
'It’s really impressive but my husband doesn’t care how much a holiday costs.
'We always make sure it’s totally five star with Michelin star restaurants in the hotel.
'The holidays are world class and we’ve spent about £25,000.
Faye describes Scarlett as a 'shoe girl' since 18-months-old, whereas Savannah is more fascinated by her mother’s Mulberry messenger bag.
At age one, little Savannah has travelled more than some adults, having been to Dubai, France and Halkidiki in Greece

Faye and Scarlett inspect a bag
Savannah inspects her mother's handbags

Faye said: 'We bought her a pair of Cinderella shoes from the Disney shop and Scarlett absolutely hated them because they weren’t high enough and they weren’t expensive enough and they weren’t like proper shoes so she wasn’t interested.
'She likes to stomp around the house in stonking great stilettos and I’m always catching her in my Kurt Geiger heels.
'We take a photo because it looks really cute then we go mad.
'I’m really impressed at how she walks in them because I can’t walk that well in heels!'

Faye says she wants her girls to have the best of everything - whatever the cost - and loves dolling up her daughters.
She said: 'I always knew friends that were spoilt and I remember thinking when I have children I really don’t want that, I want them to be able to appreciate everything.
'But then you have children and if you’ve got the money why wouldn’t you give them the best of everything?
'I suppose they are spoilt but they’re not as spoilt as some children and I think if you can afford it then you can’t really justify not getting them the best.

'What they wear gives me as much pleasure in my own wardrobe and it’s hard not to splash out when they wear it so well.'





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Mick Jagger's girlfriend, L'Wren Scott commits suicide at 47

L'Wren Scott has reportedly killed herself and her body was found in her Manhattan apartment on Monday morning.
The designer, who is believed to be in her late 40s, was found by her assistant and there was no immediate suspicion of foul play though the Medical Examiner has not yet released the formal report.
There was little to cause suspicion ahead of the shattering discovery, as her official Twitter account was updated at 11am- an hour after her body was reportedly found.
Tragic: L'Wren Scott, who has been romantically linked to Mick Jagger since 2001, was found dead in her Manhattan apartment on Monday morning
Tragic: L'Wren Scott, who has been romantically linked to Mick Jagger since 2001, was found dead in her Manhattan apartment on Monday morning

Suicide: Mick Jagger's model & designer girlfriend L'€™Wren Scott was found dead inside her Eighth Floor apartment at 200 Eleventh Avenue around 10 am on MondaySuicide: Mick Jagger's model & designer girlfriend L'€™Wren Scott was found dead inside her Eighth Floor apartment at 200 Eleventh Avenue around 10 am on Monday

The Mormon-raised designer has been romantically linked to the Rolling Stones frontman since 2001.
Jagger is believed to be in Australia on tour with the band and has not released any statements in connection to the news.
Scott first broke into the fashion industry as a stylist before launching an eponymous line in 2006 that was a major hit with celebrities.
Fans including Oprah Winfrey, Nicole Kidman and Michelle Obama. She had even been tipped to design Angelina Jolie’s wedding dress.


Statuesque: The former stylist launched an eponymous line of her own in 2006 (pictured left in 2012 and right in
Statuesque: The 6-foot-gour-inch former stylist launched an eponymous line of her own in 2006 (pictured left in 2012 and right in 2010)
Statuesque: The 6-foot-4-inch former stylist launched an eponymous line of her own in 2006 (pictured left in 2012 and right in 2010)


She continued to widen her brand and at the end of last year, she launched a collaboration with Banana Republic, starring alongside models in the ads.
L’Wren Scott was born and raised in Roy, Utah by her Mormon parents and graduated high school in 1985.
She stood at 6ft4in tall and caught the eye of celebrity photographer Bruce Weber who advised that she move to Paris to pursue a career as a model where she went on to work for Thierry Mugler and Chanel.
Then in the 1990s she moved to California and established herself as a stylist which led her to work closely with photographer Herb Ritts and Karl Lagerfeld. She has styled many celebrities including Madonna, Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks.

She launched her first designer collection, named Little Black Dress, in 2006.
L’Wren also worked styling costumes on film sets including Ocean’s Thirteen, Eyes Wide Shut and Shine a Light, a Martin Scorsese documentary about the Rolling Stones.
Her designs are said to be so flattering that she once told the Sunday Times that wearers have no need for Spanx.
It is perhaps for this reason that her creations have become beloved by curvier stars including Christina Hendricks and Oprah Winfrey – and both Penelope Cruz and Amy Adams wore L’Wren Scott gowns when they attended the 2011 Academy Awards as new mothers .
Fans also include Michelle Obama and Nicole Kidman.
Explaining her sexy aesthetic, she told Harper’s Bazaar that she designs with men in mind.
'Guys understand a waistline. They understand a silhouette. I dress for men. I have to feel good, you know what I mean?'





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AMAZING PHOTOS: Global Landmarks Go Green For St. Patricks

From the London Eye to Egypt, over 100 iconic buildings turned green to celebrate St Patrick's Day this weekend.

The Pyramids, Petra in Jordan, the Abbey Road zebra crossing in London, the Great Wall of China, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Table Mountain in South Africa and the Empire State Building in New York and even Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer statue, Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Disneyland Paris, Niagara Falls and Glasgow's Hydro arena got a new emerald glow.


Approximately 70 million Irish or their descendants are scattered around the globe




The zebra crossing on Abbey Road, St John’s Wood, is turned green by Tourism Ireland to celebrate St Patrick's Day in London

The zebra crossing on Abbey Road, St John’s Wood, is turned green by Tourism Ireland to celebrate St Patrick's Day in London

Glasgow's Hydro arena and Armadillo venue illuminated green for St Patricks day.

 London Eye is lit green by Tourism Ireland to celebrate St Patrick's Day in London

The Evoluon, Eindhoven

Pyramids of Egypt

Egypt

Holmenkollen Ski Jump in Oslo goes green to celebrate St Patrick's Day

Petra in Jordan goes green to celebrate St Patrick's Day

Petra in Jordan goes green to celebrate St Patrick's Day

Petra in Jordan goes green to celebrate St Patrick's Day

Petra in Jordan goes green to celebrate St Patrick's Day

Disneyland

Blarney Castle lit up green
 
Chicago River turns green to mark Saint Patrick's Day 2014

The leaning tower of Pisa is colored in green to celebrate Ireland's national holiday on the eve of the St Patricks Day

The leaning tower of Pisa is colored in green to celebrate Ireland's national holiday on the eve of the St Patricks Day

A giant shamrock waves to spectators during the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Montreal

Japanese youths dance on the street during the 22nd St Patrick's Day Parade at Omotesando fashion district in Tokyo. Some 1,000 people took part in the annual parade

People stand along the river Vilnele to watch as it is colored green to celebrate St Patrick's Day in Vilnius, Lithuania
 

Saturday, 15 March 2014

It WAS hijacked: Malaysian official says it's CONCLUSIVE jet carrying 239 was seized

It WAS hijacked: Official says it's CONCLUSIVE that jet carrying 239 was seized by someone 'with significant flying experience' as Malaysian PM admits tracking was 'deliberately' disabled
 
U.S. says missing Malaysian jet could be 'act of PIRACY': Evidence shows plane changed direction and climbed to 45,000 feet 'under command of a pilot' after tracking devices were manually disabled
Sourced: Plane may have been deliberately flown across Malay peninsula
Military radar-tracking evidence reportedly suggests it was heading towards the Andaman Islands
Third source claims inquiries were increasingly focusing on theory someone who knew how to fly a plane deliberately diverted the flight
Investigations sources also say plane may have climbed to more than 45,000ft immediately after losing contact - higher than the plane is allowed
Rival theory: Cargo of batteries could have caught fire, downing the plane
Expert suggested a pilot could have crashed plane as an act of suicide
Search efforts being stepped up in the Andaman Sea and Indian Ocean
By JAMES RUSH and RICHARD SHEARS and KIERAN CORCORAN

PUBLISHED: 04:33 EST, 14 March 2014 | UPDATED: 21:07 EST, 14 March 2014

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Investigators have concluded that one or more people with significant flying experience hijacked the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, switched off communication devices and steered it off-course, a Malaysian government official involved in the investigation said Saturday.

No motive has been established and no demands have been made known, and it is not yet clear where the plane was taken, said the official. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that hijacking was no longer a theory: 'It is conclusive.' The Boeing 777's communication with the ground was severed just under one hour into a flight March 8 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.



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Friday, 14 March 2014

Amazing 17-storey apartment block resembling a tree set to be built on French Mediterranean


The ultimate tree house: Amazing white apartment block with trunk and branches will be built on French Mediterranean
A 17-storey apartment block resembling a tree is set to be built in Montpellier, France next year
Called The White Tree, balconies and shade decks will hang off the tower like branches, creating shade and drawing light into the building

The structure's French and Japanese architects were inspired by Montpellier's outdoor living and the form of a tree

It will feature a rooftop penthouse bar with sweeping ocean and mountain views, an art gallery and restaurant

Residents will be able to choose from 120 units offering many different floor plans

Montpillier hopes to build 12 architectural follies - buildings featuring an extravagant appearance and challenging traditional architectural ideas
Aptly called The White Tree (L’Arbre Blanc), at 17-storeys, the high-rise building embodies the capabilities of 21 century architecture. As its name suggests, the building's unusual shape takes inspiration from the tree form, with endless stair-step balconies protruding off the building's trunk-like core in the same way branches do on trees.

Appearing to grow out of the ground, the plans for the structure draw further comparisons to a tree. In addition to the balconies jutting off in different directions like branches, these will be complimented by functional decks that provide shade for adjoining units, thus creating a tree-like set of stairs that encase the building.
Tree in the sky: An apartment block unlike others, the building's balconies are inspired by tree branches, which draw natural light and create an open atmosphere for vegetation
 
Construction on the mixed-use high-rise building is set to start in July next year, with completion expected by December 2017

Standing tall at 56 metres, the building will pierce the Montpellier skyline, with a penthouse bar offering spectacular views of the coast and nearby mountains
Offering 120 apartments, The White Tree will offer residents the chance to pick from various units with different floor plans due to structure's unique form

The White Tree will become Montpellier's second folly structure because if it's extravagant form and ability to challenge the traditional notions of architecture
A restaurant will greet people on the ground floor, while nearby pedestrian and cycle paths will encourage residents to connect with the environment

The 10,000 square metre French-designed building will be built by Japanese architects and draw influences from both countries