Fashions News

It was the catwalk that really was a catwalk. Cats dressed in everything from an Elvis costume to a sequined satin dress were strutting their stuff at New York's Algonquin Hotel.

The feline fashion show unfolded in the dining room where Dorothy Parker presided over famously catty Round Table literary luncheons in the 1920s.


Hale Bopp doesn't look too happy but certainly sets a trend at a cat fashion show in New York which was raising money for an animal shelter and celebrating the birthday of a famous hotel's resident feline

Thursday's show benefited an animal welfare group and honored Matilda, the Algonquin's resident cat, who has just turned 13.

She is the hotel's ninth cat since the tradition started in the 1930s, when actor John Barrymore dubbed a bedraggled stray Hamlet.

Earlier in the day, Matilda, a pedigreed ragdoll breed with long, silky, cream-colored hair, held court on a chaise longue by the entrance.

In her honor, cocktails with names like Purr-tini and Pink Pussycat were being served at US$20 apiece to guests including representatives of the North Shore Animal League in Port Washington, Long Island. The adoption shelter, which was to receive the proceeds of the benefit, offered more than a dozen homeless cats for adoption.

The Westchester Feline Club supplied the show-quality cats, with fashions created by New Jersey pet fashion company Meow Wear.

Matilda is an Algonquin celebrity, receiving about 30 e-mails a month.

A diver lifts weights and his fellow divers in an aquarium during a diving performance related to the 2008 Beijing Olympics at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul August 4, 2008. The Korean reads, "Let's cheer together! Water Olympics".

Divers perform Taekwondo in an aquarium during a diving performance related to the 2008 Beijing Olympics at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul August 4, 2008. The Korean reads, "Let's cheer together! Water Olympics".

Divers play soccer in an aquarium during a diving performance related to the 2008 Beijing Olympics at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul August 4, 2008.

Comedian Bernie Mac died of pneumonia at age 50 early Saturday morning.

His rep released this statement: “Actor/comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago-area hospital. No other details are available at this time. We ask that his family’s privacy continues to be respected.”

Mac, who was nominated for Emmys in 2002 and 2003 for The Bernie Mac Show, was admitted to Northwestern Memorial hospital for pneumonia on August 1 and was expected to make a full recovery.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Bernie, his family and friends.

RIP.

Rumer Willis poses and signs autographs for fans outside the Ed Sullivan Theater for the Late Show With David Letterman, in New York City on Thursday.

The 19-year-old actress has been promoting her latest movie, The House Bunny. Following that, Rumer will be in the movie, Whore, which will released in October. She will be part of a group of young hopeful teenagers who have come to Hollywood in the hopes of an acting career find that the business is harder than they had ever imagined.

Kate Bosworth lays atop British model boyfriend James Rousseau on a beach in Malibu, Calif., on Friday afternoon. Kate, 25, and James, 27, soaked in the sun as they chatted up a mutual female friend.

Here’s a recent sighting of Kate from late last month you may have missed: “Kate Bosworth, floating onto the patio at West Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont, looking youthful and summer-appropriate in her pale, cropped denim jacket and short navy dress. After greeting a few friends, the actress sat down with her scruffy male dinner companion. At one point, British actor Jack Huston approached the table, hugged Bosworth and crouched down for a chat.”

Jesse McCartney performs live at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles, on Thursday.

The 21-year-old singer performed at the Orpheum Theater with American Idol winner Jordin Sparks.

“She’s an incredible performer,” McCartney said of Jordin. “She knows how to entertain the crowd.”

Jesse recently lent his voice to Tinker Bell, an animated film that will be released in October.

Jamie Lynn Spears is spotted out getting gas with a friend in Kentwood, Louisiana on Friday.

Earlier this week, Jaime Lynn brought her baby Maddie Briann to the doctor for a regular check-up.

Jamie Lynn Spears and fiance Casey Aldridge became proud parents of Maddie Brian on July 19th.

Jamie Lynn, 17, has been planning her wedding, where Britney Spears will be her maid of honor, and Casey’s sister Ashlee will be one of her bridesmaids.

Jessica Alba takes her newborn baby Honor Warren for a checkup in Brentwood, Calif., on Thursday.

The 27-year-old actress recently commented on the need for male and female quality.

“I’m not competitive with them (actresses). I root for all of them because we definitely don’t have equality with men in this business,” Jessica said.

“There are a lot more men making a lot more money and headlining movies than women, and the more of us who can come up and do that the better. I want my friends to produce, direct, act, write, all of it.”

Last month, the first pictures of Honor Warren were released.

Katie Holmes and her daughter Suri Cruise are spotted leaving Chelsea Piers in New York City.

Suri, 2, covered up her face from the blinding flahes while photogs snapped away on Friday night.

This past week, Katie has been coming and going for rehearsals of All My Sons in New York City.

The 29-year-old actress has been showing off her new pixie haircut while she has been taking Suri to the park to play on the swings.

Jessica Simpson performs at the 2008 Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis, Indiana on Thursday.

The 28-year-old singer sang several songs from her latest album, and also covered Dusty Springfield’s “Son of a Preacher Man” and John Michael Montgomery’s “Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident).”

Jessica’s dad, Joe Simpson, was escorted by seven state troopers when he walked through the members of the audience.