It appears a Vuitton-sponsored party in honor of Muhammad Ali, the new LV spokesperson, is being held at the Victoria and Albert Museum to benefit Sports for Peace, a project supported by Nelson Mandela. The Mirror no doubt sprinkled on a healthy dose of speculation especially about prospective invitees but given the principals involved, their active participation certainly sounds plausible.
Muhammad Ali stars in Louis Vuitton’s Core Values ad campaign
Sure he isn’t as pretty as Ange, nor does he have her gorgeous full head of hair or Hollywood brood (although his grandson is equally as adorable as the Jolie-Pitt kids!), but we predict his influence will be just as great!
Akin to Angelina’s Louis Vuitton campaign which debuted this time last year, the heavyweight boxing champ’s ad campaign was also shot by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz. No fancy location needed for the backdrop though… he’s just casually chillin’ in his house in Arizona. Jealous, much?!
“Muhammad Ali is the epitome of an outstanding personality – a true living legend in boxing and far beyond,” Yves Carcelle, a spokesperson for Louis Vuitton said in a statement.
“We are honoured that he agreed to be photographed for the Core Values campaign, and delighted with the way this beautiful portrait of the champion and his grandson captures the idea of transmission, which is of great significance to Louis Vuitton.”
Let’s all look at his grandson one more time and let out a collective “awwwww”!
[Catwalk Queen]
Jolie Olympics
14 June 2012
The private Sports For Peace event will take place at the Victoria & Albert in London, the museum has confirmed this morning, and will honour three-time world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali - Louis Vuitton's new campaign star -as well as the Olympics. The soirée will begin with a reception held in the V&A's gardens, followed by a black tie dinner and ceremony in the museum's grand Raphael Gallery. The evening will raise funds for the Sports For Peace initiative, supported by Nelson Mandela and celebrating what it describes as "the intrinsic values of sport - fair play, tolerance, the Olympic ideal of freedom and international intercultural understanding."
Although the official guest list has not been confirmed by the event's organisers, Atom Events, the Daily Mirror reports that Pitt is organising a glamorous Olympic-themed after-party.
Forget the official Olympics opening ceremony, Brangelina's party will be the do to be seen at
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are hosting their own opening ceremony party with only a gold standard of guest invited
The A-list are on their marks and getting set for an Olympics-themed Night At The Museum.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are hosting their own opening ceremony party – two days before the official one – with only a gold standard of guest invited.
Princes William and Harry are expected to attend the charity do – to be staged at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum.
Held in honour of boxing great Muhammad Ali, it is also set to feature the likes of David and Victoria Beckham, Sharon Stone, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Brad and Angelina – in the capital while she films new movie Maleficient – have roped in many of their A-list chums for the July 25 extravaganza.
Raising funds for the Sports For Peace initiative, the black tie do will see a champagne reception on the museum’s pristine lawns before a four-course banquet dinner.
With the bash finishing at 10pm, Brangelina are then hosting an uber-exclusive afterparty at their rented £20million townhouse.
Says a source: “Forget the official opening ceremony, this is the party to be at.
"Angelina is on official work duty but Brad is ensuring fun will be had after hours, and is very hands-on organising the booze-fuelled house party after.
“It’s going to be an Olympics-themed party, with huge buckets of home-made cocktails on offer.
"The who’s who of British and American celebrity will be in attendance, and invitees have been ordered not to take any photos from their phones.”
The couple have already bagged opening ceremony seats for London 2012 itself, which kicks off on July 27.
They have also been offered tickets for the most sought-after event of all – the men’s 100m final.
Bully for them...
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are hosting their own opening ceremony party – two days before the official one – with only a gold standard of guest invited.
Princes William and Harry are expected to attend the charity do – to be staged at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum.
Held in honour of boxing great Muhammad Ali, it is also set to feature the likes of David and Victoria Beckham, Sharon Stone, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Brad and Angelina – in the capital while she films new movie Maleficient – have roped in many of their A-list chums for the July 25 extravaganza.
Raising funds for the Sports For Peace initiative, the black tie do will see a champagne reception on the museum’s pristine lawns before a four-course banquet dinner.
With the bash finishing at 10pm, Brangelina are then hosting an uber-exclusive afterparty at their rented £20million townhouse.
Says a source: “Forget the official opening ceremony, this is the party to be at.
"Angelina is on official work duty but Brad is ensuring fun will be had after hours, and is very hands-on organising the booze-fuelled house party after.
“It’s going to be an Olympics-themed party, with huge buckets of home-made cocktails on offer.
"The who’s who of British and American celebrity will be in attendance, and invitees have been ordered not to take any photos from their phones.”
The couple have already bagged opening ceremony seats for London 2012 itself, which kicks off on July 27.
They have also been offered tickets for the most sought-after event of all – the men’s 100m final.
Bully for them...
Edited by Lester Brathwaite on
June 14 2012 at 7:42 AM
The Victoria and Albert Museum has confirmed that on July 25, Brangelina will host a private fundraising event for Nelson Mandela‘s “Sports for Peace” initiative, also honoring recent Louis Vuitton spokesmodel Muhammad Ali.
Expected guests include the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry, David and Victoria Beckham, Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
A four-course, black tie dinner will follow a reception in the Victoria and Albert gardens, culminating in a ceremony in the museum’s Raphael Gallery. And after the party is the after party, handled by Mr. Jolie-Pitt.
A source told the UK’s Daily Mirror:
“Angelina is on official work duty but Brad is ensuring fun will be had after hours, and is very hands-on organising the booze-fuelled house party after. It’s going to be an Olympics-themed party, with huge buckets of home-made cocktails on offer. The who’s who of British and American celebrity will be in attendance, and invitees have been ordered not to take any photos from their phones.”
So does that mean we won’t be seeing any fuzzy pics of Angie and Kate Middleton shot-putting their diamond rings into the punch bowl? Sad face. [Vogue UK, Grazia Daily]
Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie get new tattoos to celebrate engagement
Brad Pitt, 48, and Angelina Jolie, 37, are planning matching tattoos to mark their engagement.
Brange will definitely be getting commemorative ink - they just can't decide what,' says our insider.
The plan is to get identical designs on the same spot on their bodies. \
'They won't be visible to the public, just something the two of them know about.
'They've talked about having an infinity symbol, which is an 8 on its side - the number of people in their family - but they're still deciding.
June 14
ON this day in history...
...2011, Angelina Jolie was unveiled as the star of Louis Vuitton's Core Values campaign. Photographed by the legendary Annie Lebowitz, the actress posed bare-foot on a traditional wooden boat in the Siem Reap province of Cambodia, with a Louis Vuitton Alto holdall bag. "We are honoured that Angelina Jolie agreed to participate in our campaign, whose central theme of travel as both a physical and emotional journey is one with which she can personally identify," Pietro Beccari - executive vice president of Louis Vuitton - explained. "Angelina Jolie is a global star in every sense - not only in her career as an actress, but also in her long-term commitment to international humanitarian issues." Jolie donated her entire fee for the campaign to charity.
What do you get for the woman who has everything? If you're Brad Pitt -- and the birthday gal in question is fiancée Angelina Jolie, who turned 37 on June 4 -- the answer is a secret getaway to Egypt!On June 3, the globetrotting pair touched down via private jet in the land of the Nile, where they spent several days sightseeing in the historical cities of Aswan and Luxor. The couple visited the temples of Philae and Edfu and the Nubia Museum.
No doubt the trip served a dual purpose for Angelina, who is preparing for her portrayal of Egyptian queen Cleopatra in an upcoming biopic.
And she and Brad, 48, are planning to return to the Middle Eastern country soon. According to the Egyptian minister of tourism, Mounir Fakhri, who accompanied Brangelina on their tour, they're coming back -- for their honeymoon!
