Audrey Hepburn A Beauty With the Brains (and a big heart) By Hana Kršul Audrey  Hepburn  (4  May1929  –  20  January  1993)  was  an  actress,  a  UNICEF  Goodwill  Ambassador  and  an  icon  of  style.     Childhood in the Netherlands

Audrey Hepburn was born in Belgium and spent most of her childhood in the Netherlands, in Arnhem, which was occupied by the Germans during the Second World War. She studied ballet and secretly danced for groups of people to collect money for the Dutch resistance. She later said, "The best audience I ever had made not a single sound at the end of my performance." She was also good at drawing, but she decided to become an actress.

Hollywood career Her first starring role was with Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday (1953), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) became an iconic character in American cinema. She called the role "the jazziest of my career". In the film she wore trendy clothes designed by herself and Givenchy. Their friendship started while she was shooting Sabrina, and she was often a muse for many of his

designs. In 1964 she starred in My Fair Lady as Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl. Since this was a musical, and she wasn't a singer, it was a very brave decision, but she was great again. Her last film was Steven Spielberg's Always, in which she played an angel. She was one of the few entertainers who won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award. In 1999 she was ranked the third greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute.

She was dedicated to helping children in the poorest nations. It was easier for her to travel because she was bilingual in English and Dutch, and fluent in French, Italian, Spanish and German. In 1992, US President George H.W. Bush presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her work with UNICEF and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded her the Jean Hershold Humanitarian Award for her

contribution to humanity. She said of her work, "Anyone who doesn't believe in miracles is not a realist. I have seen the miracle of water which UNICEF has helped to make a reality. Where for centuries young girls and women had to walk for miles to get water, now they have clean drinking water near their homes. Water is life, and clean water now means health for the children of this village."

Style and Substance

She was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1961. She was also voted "the most beautiful woman of all time" in a poll of beauty experts by Evian. In 2006 the Sustainable Style Foundation inaugurated the Style and Substance Award in Honour of Audrey Hepburn for celebrities who work to improve the quality of life for children around the world. The first award was given to the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund. The "little black dress" from Breakfast at Tiffany's designed by Givenchy sold at Christies auction on 5 December 2006 for 467,200 pounds. The money went to schools for poor children in India. In one of her famous quotes she put it simply, " As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others."

MARILYN MONROE

Gentlemen Preferred the Blonde By Karla Somek Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeane Mortenson) was born on June the 1 , 1926. She was an American actress, singer, model, pop icon, cultural and fashion icon. She won a Golden Globe for Best Actress . She was known for her comic skills and she became one of the greatest movie stars of the fifties and early sixties. In 1946 she signed a contract with the company Twentieth Century Fox She made her first apperiance in movies with a role in the ''Asphalt Jungle'' (1950) which made her popular, but until the movie ''Niagara'' (1953) she wasn't recognized as a real actress, but as a starlet. After that movie she started getting more serious roles and in time she became world

popular and had many important roles in some of the best movies of that time. Some of those movies are: ''Some Like it Hot'' (1959), ''Monkey Business'' (1952), ''Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1953), ''The Seven Year Itch'' (1955). Marilyn Monroe had three marriages and they all ended in divorce. In 1962, she made her last significant public appearance singing ''Happy Birthday, Mr. President'' at a birthday party for President John F. Kennedy. She died on August the 5 , 1962. She remains one of the most iconic figures of the 20 century.

THE LORD OF THE RINGS

And the journey begins…

By Filip Huic

The film is about a ring with incredible powers. It all began when Sauron forged 19 rings and gave them to the leaders of each nation. Three were given to the Elves: Immortal, wisest and fairest off all beings. Seven to the Dwarf lords: Great miners and craftsmen of the mountain halls. And 9 rings were given to the race of Men, who desire power above all else. But they were all betrayed. Another ring was made, in the land of Mordor, on mount Doom. The Dark Lord Sauron secretly forged a Master Ring to control all others. That could conquer the world. The lands of Middle-earth were destroyed.

But the Elves and Men joined Sauron and his army. Sauron killed the leader of Men, Isildur's father. Isildur took his father's sword and chopped Sauron's hand. The ring fell. Sauron died. Isildur was blinded by the ring's power. He was incautious, and the Orcs ambushed him. The ring fell into the river. Two thousand and five hundred years passed. The ring got a new owner. The creature Gollum took it deep into the tunnels of the Misty Mountains. It poisoned his mind for 500 years. Until a Hobbit from the Shire named Bilbo Baggins stole it from Gollum. And the journey begins…

ALCHEMY

by Ingrid Jakš ić

ALCHEMY is a skill of tansforming base metals into precioius metals (gold, silver). It also includes the desire for finding the Philosopher's Stone that would provide eternal youth. It was used in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, Japan, China, medieval Europe... Khemes was the founder of Alchemy tough we don't know a lot about him. The ones who used Alchemy the most were wizards, magicians, sorcerers...

The most famous alchemist was Nicholas Flamel. He was the 1st one who made the Philosopher's Stone. The legend says that he and his wife Perenelle never died but remaind young and that they are still alive. The truth, or something like that, is that they both “died“ but their coffins are empty. Another famous alchemist was dr. John Dee, he worked on the court of a French king. One of the symbols of Alchemy is Uroboros. The most famous alchemist in Croatia was Barbara Celjska. Alchemy is mentioned in a lot of books, for instance in the Harry potter series. Four years ago another book was released. The name is: The Alchemyst by Michael Scott. In America the first six books are on sale. In Croatia there are only the first two books on sale.

CANADA

If you have a chance, go! by Jakov Babić  The  name  Canada  comes  from  an  Iroquoian  word  ''kanata''  which  means  village  or  settlement.  In  16th  century,  the  French  settlers  started  to  colonise  the  area  near  the  Atlantic  Ocean,  from  Labrador  peninsula  to  the  river  of  St.  Lawrence.    They  founded  a  Crown  colony  of  New  France  under  the  rule  of  the  French  king.  Their  capital  was  Quebec.  So,  they  often  started  to  call  the  colony  Quebec.  But  in  those  times  the  English  explorers  and  settlers  led  by  sir  John  Cabot  started  to  colonise  the  island  near  the  coast  of  New  France.      They  called  it  Newfoundland  which  means  newly  found  land.  In  those  times  known  Canada  was  divided  in  two  sections:the  British  and  the  French.  In  1759,  the  British  became  the  strongest  military  power  in  a  continent,  so  they  attacked  Quebec.    In  the  Battle  of  the  Plains  of  Abraham  near  QuebecThe  British  under  command  of  sir  James  Wolfe  defeated  the  French  who  were  led  by  Louis-­‐Joseph  de  Montcalm.  After  that  infamous  battle,  whole  those  days  known  Canada  came  under  the  British  rule.They  also  founded  a  new  capital:  Toronto  (a  good  place  to  live  in  the  language  of  the  Natives).  But  1776  the  people  of  thirteen  colonies  started  to  be  unloyal  to  the  Crown  because  of  the  great  taxes  for  selling  and  buying.  

 They  started  to  rebel.  Between  1776  and  1783  there  was  a  terrible  war  in  thirteen  colonies  called  The  American  Independence  War.  The  Canadians  were  very  loayal  to  the  Crown,  and  that  is  why  they've  been  helping  British  Army  whenever  they  could.  The  Americans  won  the  war  and  declared  their  indepence  from  the  Crown.  

   They  founded  a  new  country-­‐  the  USA.  From  now  on  the  Americans  and  the  Canadians  shall  be  in  very,very  opponental  relations.  In  1812,  the  USA  encouraged  by  Napoleon  Bonaparte  attacked  south  of  Canada  and  burned  a  local  parliament  down.  It  was  because  Canada  was  strongly  loyal  subjugated  to  the  British  Crown,  and  Napoleon  was  the  biggest  British  enemy.  The  British  defended  Canada,  expanded  their  rule,  and  took  revenge  by  burning  whole  of  the  Washington  including  the  White  House  down.  In  1867,  Canada  became  the  Dominion  of  Canada.      Queen  Victoria  loved  Canada,  and  she  donated  huge  

amounts  of  money  to  build  the  Transcontinental  Railway  across  the  Dominion.  When  the  railway  discovered  some  new  natural  beauty  by  going  west,  they  often  gave    it  the  name  Victoria  to  dedicate  it  to  the  Queen.        In  1914,  Canada  fought  side  by  side  with  her  Homeland-­‐  Britain  as  a  part  of  the  British  Global  Empire  agains  German  Empire.  Canadian  soldiers  gained  their  glory  in  2  battles  of  the  Vimy  ridge.After  the  war,  Canada  became  very  prosperate  country.  They  felt  the  Global  Crisis  of  1929  in  small  amounts.  In  1939,  Canada,  once  again  stood  on  the  side  of  the  Empire.  They've  been  helping  the  Homeland  in  huge  ship  convoys  across  the  risky  Atlantic  waters.  They've  shown  their  courage  especially  in  1944  in  Normandy  landings.  In,  and  after  the  war,  it  became  second  wealthiest  economy  in  the  world.    But  they've  never  shown  interest  separate  from  Britain.That's  why  the  British  queen  is  also  the  Canadian  queen.  Today,  Canada  is  the  2nd  biggest  country  in  the  world  with  population  of  30  million  people.  It's  the  2nd  biggest  exporter  of  wheat  and  wood  in  the  world.  It's  rich  with  gold,silver  and  oil  and  the  first  country  in  the  world  by  water  richness.  But  the  main  thing  is  that  it's  people  are  very  diligent.    

D E S I GN E R S   I N  D E S I GN E R S   I N  

T H E   P A S TT H E   P A S T    by   N i n a   V r e s n i kb y   N i n a   V r e s n i k    

D i o rD i o r    

LifeLife

Christian Dior was born in Granville, a seaside town on Christian Dior was born in Granville, a seaside town on the coast of France, the second of the five children of the coast of France, the second of the five children of Maurice Dior. He had four siblings: Raymond (father Maurice Dior. He had four siblings: Raymond (father ofof Françoise DiorFrançoise Dior ), Jacqueline, Bernard, and Ginette (aka ), Jacqueline, Bernard, and Ginette (aka Catherine). His family had hopes he would become a Catherine). His family had hopes he would become a diplomat, but Dior only wished to be involved in mostly diplomat, but Dior only wished to be involved in mostly fashion, but sketching as well . To make money, he sold his fashion, but sketching as well . To make money, he sold his fashion sketfashion sket ches outside his house for about 10 cents each. ches outside his house for about 10 cents each. After leaving school he received money from his father so After leaving school he received money from his father so that in 1928 he and a friend could open a small art gallery, that in 1928 he and a friend could open a small art gallery, where they sold works by the l ikes ofwhere they sold works by the l ikes of Pablo PicassoPablo Picasso .. A little afterA little after Christian Dior was forced to close Christian Dior was forced to close

the gallery. From the 1930s to the 1940s he the gallery. From the 1930s to the 1940s he

worked with fashion designer Robert Piguet worked with fashion designer Robert Piguet

until being called up for military service. In until being called up for military service. In

1942, having left the Army, Dior joined the 1942, having left the Army, Dior joined the

fashiofashio n house ofn house of Lucien LelongLucien Lelong , where he , where he

andand Pierre BalmainPierre Balmain were the primary designers were the primary designers

Dior's sister Catherine (1917Dior's sister Catherine (1917 —— 2008) served as a 2008) served as a

member of thmember of th ee French ResistanceFrench Resistance , was captured , was captured

by theby the GestapoGestapo , and sent to the, and sent to the Ravensbrück Ravensbrück

concentration campconcentration camp ; she was liberated in May ; she was liberated in May

1945. 1945.

On 16 December 1946 Dior founded his fashion On 16 December 1946 Dior founded his fashion

house, backed byhouse, backed by Marcel BoussacMarcel Boussac , a cotton, a cotton --

fabric magnate. The actual name of the line offabric magnate. The actual name of the line of

his first collection, presented in early 1947, his first collection, presented in early 1947,

waswas CorolleCorolle ( l iterally the botanical (l iterally the botanical

termterm corollacorolla oror circlet of f lower petalscirclet of f lower petals in in

English), but the phraseEnglish), but the phrase New LookNew Look was coined was coined

for it byfor it by Carmel SnowCarmel Snow , the , the editoreditor -- inin -- chief chief

ofof Harper's BazaarHarper's Bazaar . Dior's designs were more . Dior's designs were more

voluptuous than the boxy, fabricvoluptuous than the boxy, fabric -- conserving conserving

shapes of the recent World War II styles, shapes of the recent World War II styles,

influenced by the rations on fabric. He was a influenced by the rations on fabric. He was a

master at creating shapes and silhouettes; Dior master at creating shapes and silhouettes; Dior

is quoted as sais quoted as sa ying "I have designed flower ying "I have designed flower

women." .women." .

       

DeathDeath

Dior died while on holiday inDior died while on holiday in MontecatiniMontecatini , Italy , Italy

on October 23, 1957. Some reports say that he on October 23, 1957. Some reports say that he

died of a heart attack after choking on a fish died of a heart attack after choking on a fish

bone.bone. TimTim e magazine's obituary stated that he e magazine's obituary stated that he

died of a heart attack after playing a game of died of a heart attack after playing a game of

cards . Some even think that he died because of cards . Some even think that he died because of

a seizure. To this day, no one knows for sure.a seizure. To this day, no one knows for sure.

 

 

   

C o c o   C h a n e lC o c o   C h a n e l        

Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel (19 Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel (19

August 1883August 1883 –– 10 Jan 10 Jan uary 1971) was a uary 1971) was a

French fashion designer whose modernist French fashion designer whose modernist

philosophy, menswearphilosophy, menswear -- inspired fashions, inspired fashions,

and pursuit of expensive simplicity made and pursuit of expensive simplicity made

her an important figure in 20thher an important figure in 20th -- century century

fashion. She was the founder of the famous fashion. She was the founder of the famous

fashion brand Chanel. fashion brand Chanel.

She was borShe was bor n in Saumur, France, as n in Saumur, France, as

Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel. She was the Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel. She was the

second daughter of Albert Chanel and second daughter of Albert Chanel and

Jeanne Devolle, a market stallholder and Jeanne Devolle, a market stallholder and

laundrywoman. laundrywoman.

She had five siblings: two sisters and three She had five siblings: two sisters and three

brothers. When she was 12brothers. When she was 12 years old, her years old, her

mother died of mother died of tuberculosis and her father tuberculosis and her father

left the family. left the family.

Chanel spent six years in the orphanage of Chanel spent six years in the orphanage of

the Roman Catholic monastery where she the Roman Catholic monastery where she

learned to sew. Later, during the holidays, learned to sew. Later, during the holidays,

her relatives taught her to sew more sti l ish her relatives taught her to sew more sti l ish

than the nuns at the monastery.than the nuns at the monastery.

Coco leCoco le ft the orphanage after her 18ft the orphanage after her 18 thth

birthday, and became a cabaret singer. birthday, and became a cabaret singer.

Coco performed in clubs in Vichy and Moulins where she was Coco performed in clubs in Vichy and Moulins where she was

called "Coco." The nickname came from one of the songs she used called "Coco." The nickname came from one of the songs she used

to sing. She failed to get steady work as a singer, but in Mto sing. She failed to get steady work as a singer, but in M oulins oulins

she met French textile heir. Etienne Balsan. Thet started living she met French textile heir. Etienne Balsan. Thet started living

together. At that time Chanel began designing hats, f irst as as a together. At that time Chanel began designing hats, f irst as as a

hobby. Soon it became serious. Coco left her boyfriend and moved hobby. Soon it became serious. Coco left her boyfriend and moved

to Paris where she rented an apartmentto Paris where she rented an apartment. .

With the hWith the h elp of one of Balsan's friends elp of one of Balsan's friends

she opened one of her first shops and soon she opened one of her first shops and soon

developed hier own fashion style inspired developed hier own fashion style inspired

by Balsans suits. by Balsans suits.

After Balsan’s death in the car accident, After Balsan’s death in the car accident,

Chanel became a hat maker in 1910 and Chanel became a hat maker in 1910 and

opened a boutique in Paris named Chanel opened a boutique in Paris named Chanel

Modes. She became known in theatre Modes. She became known in theatre

circles. Actresses l iked her hats and made circles. Actresses l iked her hats and made

them popular. them popular.

Chanel started her career as fashion Chanel started her career as fashion

designer when she opened her next designer when she opened her next

boutique in Biarritz, a French coastal town boutique in Biarritz, a French coastal town

and a tourist location. and a tourist location.

When she became famous When she became famous she often used to she often used to

l ie about her history. She claimed that l ie about her history. She claimed that

when her mother died, her father sailed for when her mother died, her father sailed for

America to get rich and she was sent to America to get rich and she was sent to

l ive with aunts. She even claimed to have l ive with aunts. She even claimed to have

been born in 1893 as opposed to 1883, and been born in 1893 as opposed to 1883, and

that her mother had died whenthat her mother had died when Coco was Coco was

two instead of twelve.two instead of twelve.

Chanel made an agreement with the Chanel made an agreement with the

Wertheimer brothers, directors of the Wertheimer brothers, directors of the

perfume house Bourgeois, to make for perfume house Bourgeois, to make for

them perfume called Chanel. The them perfume called Chanel. The

Wertheimers o provided financing, and Wertheimers o provided financing, and

famous Chanel No 5. was born. However famous Chanel No 5. was born. However

she she was not happy with the arrangement was not happy with the arrangement

she made with Wertheimers, and for more she made with Wertheimers, and for more

than twenty years she fought to take back than twenty years she fought to take back

from them the control of "Parfums Chanel. from them the control of "Parfums Chanel.

At the beginning of World War II, Chanel At the beginning of World War II, Chanel

closed her shops. She believed that it was closed her shops. She believed that it was

not a timenot a time for fashion. After the war she for fashion. After the war she

moved to Switzerland where she stayed moved to Switzerland where she stayed

until l 1954, when she returned to Paris and until l 1954, when she returned to Paris and

to the fashion world. to the fashion world.

Coco Chanel died on Sunday 10 January Coco Chanel died on Sunday 10 January

1971, at the Hotel Ritz where she had 1971, at the Hotel Ritz where she had

resided for more than thirty years.resided for more than thirty years. Story Story

says she had gone for a long drive that says she had gone for a long drive that

afternoon and, not feeling well , had retired afternoon and, not feeling well , had retired

early to bed, and never woke up again. early to bed, and never woke up again.

 

Walt Disney Mickey Mouse's Daddy by Marta Ferdebar Walter Elias 'Walt' Disney was born in December 5th, 1901, Hermosa, Chicago, Illinois, United States. He died in December 15th, 1966, Burbank, California at the age 65. He was one of five children, four boys and one girl and he was a son of Elias and Flora Call Disney. Walter was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator… He created Disneyland, Mickey Mouse, Peter Pan, Donald Duck, Alice in Wonderland, Pinocchio, Cinderella, Snow White and the Sever Dwarfs, Winnie the Pooh, cartoons and many more characters from Disneyland.

Disneyland park was opened in July 18th, 1955. If you want to visit this amusement park you can go in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Paris, California and Florida. Disney has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In San Francisco is The Walt Disney Family Museum and there you can see lot of his Academy Avards that he won. Walter married Lillian Bounds and with her he had two children – Diane Marie Disney and Sharon Mae Disney. After he died his younger brother Roy Oliver Disney became a chairman of The Walt Disney Company. On October 1st, 1971 he inaugurated the Magic Kingdom.

Christina Aguilera

By Nika KamčikisHer name is Christina Maria Aguilera.She was born December 18th 1980 in Staten Island,New York,USA.She is a dancer,singer,songwriter, actress,record producer. Her nicknames are X-tina,Baby Jane,Chrissy,Candy.She has 1.56 m.In 1999 she released her first English album Christina Aguilera,second English album was Stripped,third English album is Back to Basic released in 2006,her fourth English album was Bionic released in 2010.In film

Burlesque she was acting with Cher,Eric Dane,Cam Gigandet,Julianne Hough and Kristen Bell.She has recieved many honors including 6 Grammy nominations and one win for Best New Artist.2 MTV Video Music Awards ,a Radio Music Awards,2 VH1 Awards ,and a Teen Choice Award with Lil Kim.Her parfumes are By night,Inspire,X Pose Stardust,X Pose Desire,Royal Desire,X PosGlamour,X Pose Passion,Christina Aguilera, Secret Potion.