Victoria Beckham's new range of jeans have been branded "cheap" by denim giants Rock and Republic, who she previously worked with.

Rock and Republic's UK distributor, Robert de Keyser of Dekeyser Fashions, has slammed her latest designs, claiming they're over-priced.

Keyser, who sold Victoria's Rock and Republic designs in Britain, said of her DVB jeans line: "The new Victoria Beckham range appears to be seriously over-priced for a line made, unlike other premium denims, in China out of a cheap fabric. Whatever Victoria learned from Rock and Republic appears to have been lost."

However, a source close to the mother-of-three refutes his claims, saying: "Early samples were made in China but the main range is made in Canada. They are a must-have designer item and the materials and methods used to make them reflect that."

Italian fashion designer Gianfranco Ferre has been buried in his home town of Legnano, Italian news agency ANSA reported, with crowds of mourners overflowing the local church.

Ferre died on Sunday at Milan's San Raffaele hospital after a brain hemorrhage. He was 62.

Fellow designers Giorgio Armani, Valentino Garavani and Donatella Versace attended the service, which started at 2:30 p.m. in Legnano, about 30 km (20 miles) northwest of Milan.

Ferre's coffin was covered in his favorite red roses, ANSA said. An urn of red roses, along with other flowers, was also placed outside the company's headquarters in Milan's posh Brera district, according to a Reuters witness.

Chanel Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2007 Karl Lagerfeld interview.(From Chanel.com)

Valentino Garavani will snub Paris and unveil his latest haute couture collection in Rome, marking his 45th year as a designer to Hollywood stars and European royalty in the city where he got his start.

It will be the first time in 17 years that Valentino has presented in Rome, where he opened his first atelier and made a name for himself in the 1960s with sweeping ballroom gowns worn by the likes of Sophia Loren and Jacqueline Kennedy.

NEW YORK: Cameron Diaz and former pop star boyfriend Justin Timberlake attended the premiere of 'Shrek the Third' in London and were seen enjoying each others' company.

Timeberlake and 34-year-old Diaz, who made her debut in the hit film 'Mask' in 1994, dated for three years before they formally split in January. However, they put their past behind to pose for cameras at the premiere, contactmusic.com reported.

Paris Hilton said she believes God has given her a second chance to change her life.

Speaking in a June 10 phone call to television journalist Barbra Walters, the celebrity heiress said her jail term for violating her probation in a drunken-driving case has given her new insight.

"I'm not the same person I was," she said. "I used to act dumb. It was an act. I am 26-years-old, and that act is no longer cute. It is not who I am, nor do I want to be that person for the young girls who looked up to me. I know now that I can make a difference, that I have the power to do that. I have been thinking that I want to do different things when I am out of here. I have become much more spiritual. God has given me this new chance."

LARGER CASA: Giorgio Armani SpA said Monday it plans to invest in the opening of 10 Armani Casa stores in China over the next four years. The stores will open in Shanghai in October 2007, and in Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shenyang and Chengdu by the end of 2009, among other locations.

David Letterman on an exclusive interview of Paris Hilton in Prison.