Raffaele Sollecito shopping for lingerie ahead of compensation payout
April 11, 2015 by admin
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- Raffaele Sollecito pictured shopping for lingerie in a clothes shop in Rome
- Cleared in March of killing the British student Meredith Kercher, 21, in 2007
- Italian, 31, and American Amanda Knox, 27, both acquitted two weeks ago
- Knox and Sollecito reportedly planning to seek compensation for time wrongly spent in prison
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Raffaele Sollecito has been pictured going on a lingerie shopping spree – two weeks after he was cleared of killing British student Meredith Kercher.
The Italian, who spent four years in prison after previously being found guilty of the murder of Surrey-born Meredith, 21, in 2007, is said to be looking at compensation.
The 31-year-old was spotted out and about with a blonde companion this week looking through the lingerie section of a shop in Rome, Italy – days after he was seen looking at a £105,000 BMW at a car dealership in the city.
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Raffaele Sollecito was seen shopping for lingerie two weeks after he was cleared of killing British student Meredith Kercher
The 31-year-old (left) was out about in the Italian capital Rome with a blonde companion browsing through the underwear section of a shop
Mr Sollecito and his former lover, American Amanda Knox were both acquitted in late March ending a legal process which lasted more than seven years and saw them both serve four years in prison.
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He later described the ruling as an ‘end to the nightmare’ telling a press conference that he needed ‘time to heal’ and ‘time to breathe this fresh air’.
Both Knox and Sollecito are reportedly planning to seek compensation for time wrongly spent in prison.
Mr Sollecito (pictured) and his former lover, American Amanda Knox were both acquitted in late March ending a legal process which lasted more than seven years
Out and about: Raffaele Sollecito’s shopping trip comes a week after he was seen looking at a £100,000 BMW at a dealership in Rome
Both Knox and Sollecito (right) are reportedly planning to seek compensation for time wrongly spent in prison
While no figures have been revealed, compensation for such cases regularly run into seven figure sums.
Sollecito’s lawyer Giulia Bongiorno revealed her client would wait for Italy’s top court to give the reasoning behind the acquittal, expected later this year, before taking a decision.
Knox’s lawyer, confirmed Miss Knox will ‘be seeking compensation for wrongful imprisonment,’ according to The Telegraph.
Arline Kercher, Meredith’s mother, described the acquittal ruling as ‘odd’.
Raffaele Sollecito (pictured left with a blonde companion) described his acquittal last month as an ‘end to the nightmare’
The 31-year-old told a press conference last month that he needed ‘time to heal’ and ‘time to breathe this fresh air’
Raffaele Sollecito is pictured with a companion leaving a clothes shop in the Italian capital, Rome
She said: ‘(I am) a bit surprised, and very shocked, but that is about it at the moment. They have been convicted twice so it’s a bit odd that it should change now.’
Her daughter, who was 21 and from Coulsdon, Surrey, was sexually assaulted and stabbed to death in her bedroom in 2007 while studying in Perugia, Italy.
Seattle-born Miss Knox, 27, who was Ms Kercher’s flat-mate, and Mr Sollecito, spent four years in jail for the murder but were acquitted on appeal in 2011.
But Italy’s highest court last month overturned the 2014 convictions and declined to order another trial.
Raffaele Sollecito (right) flanked by his lawyer Giulia Bongiorno, talks to the media during a press conference in Rome. He described the ruling as an ‘end to the nightmare’
Amanda Knox (pictured) vowed to return to Italy just two days after being cleared of murdering British student Meredith Kercher
Mererith Kercher (pictured) from Coulsdon, Surrey, was sexually assaulted and stabbed to death in her bedroom in 2007 while studying in Perugia, Italy
The decision by the Supreme Court of Cassation is the final ruling in the seven-year case and definitively ends the gruelling legal battle. The pair always maintained their innocence.
Both Sollecito and Knox were imprisoned shortly after Kercher’s body was discovered with 47 separate wounds on November 1, 2007.
They were originally convicted of murder and sexual assault in December 2009 and sentenced to 26 and 25 years in jail respectively.
After they served four years in prison a court in Perugia threw out their convictions and declared them innocent.
A view of the house where British student Kercher was killed. It is understood Knox will go back to Italy to write a book about the country’s legal system
Knox and Sollecito were pictured embracing as police searched the house immediately after Kercher’s death
Knox returned to the US before another U-turn in the sensational case in January last year when a court in Florence reinstated the original 2009 conviction and increased Knox’s sentence to 28-and-a-half years.
Judge Gennaro Marasca read the decision to finally acquit the pair in late March after a judicial body had deliberated for ten hours.
Rudy Guede is now the only person to be successfully convicted of the murder.
The unemployed basketball player was found guilty in October 2008 and was convicted to 16 years after his footprints were discovered in Kercher’s blood.
The court will publish its reasons for last month’s decision within 90 days.
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Aging Out of My Bra: Why Lingerie Brands Should Target Women Over 50
April 11, 2015 by admin
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Fashion websites have been falling all over themselves to celebrate the latest advertising trend: Women over 50, 60 and even 80, fronting for brands in the fashion world. Joni Mitchell, Joan Didion, and now Twiggy, are the current hot senior commodities selling stylish designer products.
I love to see older women celebrated and honored in this way. Now in my late 50s, I’m content, and even more in love with life. But I’m curious to know what these mature models are wearing underneath their outfits. Are they still able to find pretty, feminine and well-fitting lingerie?
Look at any bra brand — including those championing diversity in lingerie like the recent Lane Bryant #ImNoAngel campaign — and you rarely see a model who looks over the age of 30. It’s great for younger women, but it doesn’t do much for those of us who only see our daughter’s bodies reflected in these ads.
I aged out of Victoria’s Secret push-up padded bras sometime between the birth of my second and third child. None of their styles seemed to fit my post-baby body. Soma, and other companies, have stepped in to serve the 35 year-old and up customer. But their products are geared to achieving an “age-defying” bra look. That’s not my goal anymore. I’m okay with where my breasts rest on my chest. They match everything else that’s gently given into gravity.
There’s no effort made to design or sell lingerie to postmenopausal women. The few older women one sees in lingerie ads are either modeling shapewear or pocketed mastectomy wear. A 50-something woman in her bra and panties is an attention-grabbing anomaly. But it’s more of a gimmick and not a long term plan to cater to this group of consumers.
Here are four reasons why the lingerie industry should pay more attention to female baby boomers and consider designing for and catering to our lingerie needs:
1) We’re not hanging up our bras anytime soon. Women my age haven’t lost their desire to wear stylish clothes. Given my genetics, it’s likely I’ll be buying lingerie for another 30+ years. That’s more than a decade longer than my regular visits to Victoria’s Secret (including shopping for my teen daughter). The silver-haired, lingerie loving, generation is a lucrative, untapped market. The only difference between my younger bra wearing self and my older bra wearing self is that I have more disposable income and a willingness to pay for quality garments.
2) We still feel, and act sexy, but in a whole new way. Our bodies may not be youthful, but surveys show older women live happy, active sex lives. It’s less about wearing tight dresses or necklines to our navels. Plunge bras or ones that push boobs up around my neckline give me “creasage,” not cleavage. I want pretty, feminine designs that won’t dig into any part of my softer flesh. Forget trendy strappy looks and sell me elegant styles with fabulous trims. Give me underwires wrapped in soft fabrics and hardware that doesn’t dig into my body. Heavily padded cups aren’t necessary because this senior doesn’t care about “nipping” out.
3) We have realistic expectations. I have no illusions about my aging body. I’m more comfortable and confident with myself because I no longer aspire to look like anyone else (including a younger version of myself). I know that, short of major surgical intervention, there’s no turning back the clock on appearance. Less firm skin around my middle, flabbier upper arms, and heavier boobs may be a strange price to pay for my wisdom. But I’m still healthy, fit, and fabulous. I just want designers to delicately engineer and carefully camouflage my more wrinkly bits and pieces, please.
There’s no need to feature nearly naked bodies of women over 50 in every lingerie campaign, either. Just sprinkle in a few into your photo shoots, to highlight the variety of body types and ages. I’d even be happy with a few lined faces in full length silk robes. Just show me you haven’t forgotten that my generation loves pretty underthings, too.
4) Beautiful lingerie is about so much more than attracting the male gaze. The Victoria’s Secret annual parade of lingerie super models strutting their stuff in prime time is a throwback to less modern and liberated times. In reality, lingerie is worn for a variety of reasons. First and foremost it is worn to please the wearer; be it for fashion, comfort, or enhancing one’s sexuality. As an older women, I am secure in my femininity and aging body. Don’t intimate apparel brands want models to exude a similar sense of self-confidence?
Maybe it’s time for the lingerie industry to join with other fashion labels and recognize the power of older women to sell products. It’s a market that’s been ignored for too long. We’re not done living, learning, or rocking the world. We’d just like to do it while wearing beautiful and comfortable bras and knickers, too.
What’s your view? Do you think more lingerie brands should target the specific needs of women over 50? Why or why not?
Article first posted at The Breast Life.