When Brad Pitt was spotted in Paris on Feb. 23, it looked like he and Angelina Jolie had adopted a new child -- an adorable blond boy. Instead, it was the couple's 3-year-old daughter, Shiloh, sporting boys' clothes and a new haircut so shockingly short it immediately ignited a firestorm of controversy. "It's a drastic change," says an eyewitness. "The last time we'd seen her, her hair was longer and blonder, and she was more girlie. We were surprised Angelina dressed her so much like a little boy."
Reaction on the Internet was far harsher and even some seen-it-all celebrity stylists were stunned by the transformation. "Shiloh is pushing the boundaries of a tomboy look and crossing over to cross-dresser territory," Alana Kelen, senior fashion stylist at VH1, tells Life & Style. Celebrity stylist Gili Rashal-Niv agrees. "I get that times are tough but does Angie really need to have Shiloh sharing clothes with her brothers? Hopefully we won't be seeing Maddox in one of Shiloh's dresses any time soon."
It's just the latest sign that Shiloh's more comfortable doing traditionally boyish things. After all, Brad once said that his daughter responded only to boys' names. "We've got to call her John," he told Oprah Winfrey, noting that when he started to ask, "Shi, do you want..." she would interrupt with "John. I'm John." Then, Brad continued, "I'll say, 'John, would you like some orange juice?' And she goes, 'No!'"
Some parenting experts think that indulging Shiloh's masculine behavior is a mistake. "Little girls have never been women before," Glenn Stanton, director of Family Formation Studies at the conservative organization Focus on the Family, tells Life & Style. "They need help, they need guidance of what that looks like. It's important to teach our children that gender distinction is very healthy." But others think letting Shiloh wear what she wants is a vital part of learning to form her own identity. "Giving preschool-age children the freedom and flexibility to experiment with how they want to be seen in the world is a wonderful gift," parenting coach Karen Deerwester, author of The Entitlement-Free Child, tells Life & Style.
For more on Shiloh's shocking transformation, pick up the new issue of Life & Style, on newsstands now.
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The dress. The date. The rings. Jennifer Hudson and David Otunga are racing to the altar!
Jennifer and David, the singer's lawyer turned WWE wrestler fiancé, are ready to tie the knot, he tells Life & Style in an exclusive interview.
"We've picked a date," David, who is currently an NXT Rookie on the show WWE NXT on Syfy, tells Life & Style. "And Jennifer has chosen her dress, but she won't tell me much about that, obviously." The couple, who got engaged in fall 2008, are the proud parents of David Jr., who was born in August.
As for the rings, the couple have their mind made up already. "We know who we want to design them -- Neil Lane, he made our engagement rings," says David. "And he's a personal friend as well."
And David, whose love of flashy clothes extends beyond the wrestling ring, already has a plan in mind for his suit: "I want my son and I to wear matching custom tuxedos!"
Is it possible that we'll see some former American Idols at the reception? "It would be great if any of the former American Idols sang at the wedding. And it would be wonderful to have Jennifer sing -- I'd love that." But don't expect David
to belt out anything at the microphone, "I don't sing!" he says, laughing.
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Ever since Khloé Kardashian and LA Lakers star Lamar Odom became a couple, their careers have played a major role in their relationship. Now they have an even bigger hurdle in their way than demanding schedules: distance. As of March 1, the couple began their first significant separation from each other. Khloé's in Florida for six weeks filming the second season of Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami, and Lamar's traveling with the Lakers for 19 games in 39 days. "Spending time apart is difficult," she tells Life & Style. "But we both have busy careers. When he's in season, Lamar plays 82 days a year, so we're used to spending a day here or there without each other."
But how will Khloé deal with the female groupies following Lamar when he's on the road? "I'm actually a very easygoing person. I know our careers, and I know we both have fans," Khloé says. But, she admits, "I do have moments when I get jealous. If someone is out of line and disrespectful, of course I will beat their ass!"
For more on Khloé and Lamar's relationship, pick up the latest issue of Life & Style, on newsstands now!
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