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MUMBAI: Infotainment channel Discovery has caught the fashion
bug. It has acquired the one hour special High Heel Confidential
from Canadian firm CBC.
It has also licensed Rainbow's Full Frontal Fashion London,
Full Frontal Fashion New York, Full Frontal Fashion
Milan and Full Frontal Fashion Paris for its viewers.
Its sister platform, Discovery Asia, licensed six one-hour
episodes of Ultra Eye for its fashion conscious audience.
CBC produces high-end documentary specials and series for
broadcast on CBC Television/Newsworld and international broadcasters.
 High
Heel Confidential CBC says takes a bold step into the
the world of high heels and the passion surrounding them.
Shoes are hot: in 2004, sales generated close to $40 billion
in the US alone and this year, that number is expected to
rise another 20 per cent. This lucrative market is now shadowed
by a growing underworld of fakes and knock-offs that are consumed
almost as eagerly as the originals. Some women are so mad
for shoes they’ll reshape their feet and destroy their
bank accounts to satisfy their obsession.
High Heel Confidential travels the globe to bring
viewers interviews with the world’s top designers, including
shoe superstar Manolo Blahnik, whose rare public appearances
draw groupies more typical of a rock band than a shoe designer.
Viewers will also women who line up for hours, eager for a
chance to meet the shoemaker of their dreams and, of course,
buy his exquisite shoes, which can cost as much as $7500 a
pair.
Viewers will also meet Patrick Cox, who thinks he has what it
takes to play in the big leagues. Stepping out with his own
brand of high heels, Cox takes High Heel Confidential
behind-the-scenes for a revealing look at the trials and tribulations
of an ambitious designer on the cusp of stardom- from courting
international buyers in Paris to wooing celebrity clientele
in Hollywood.
The show also takes a walk in Dublin, Ireland - a gateway
for smuggled goods into the European Union. Custom officials
give the lowdown on a shipment of fake Guccis on their way
to consumers’ feet. The show also looks at women who
are obsessed about high heels. There’s no telling the
heights they’ll climb for them, including cosmetic surgery
to shape the ideal foot. And then there are the women just
need their heels to make a living, from the fetish heels of
Toronto dominatrices to Las Vegas shoe models.
What is it about footwear that drives such madness, secrecy
and obsession? To many, no price is too high, no sacrifice
is too great for the greatest love of all: Shoes.
 Meanwhile
in Rainbow Media's show Full Frontal Fashion, viewers
will get to see the hottest looks straight from the spring
and fall 2006 runway collections of today’s most talked
about designers. Viewers will gain access to a fashion event
that will unveil New York bridal fashion featuring every big
name in the business – Oscar de la Renta, Carolina Herrera
and Vera Wang.
Full Frontal Fashion then jets of to Miami to give
viewers a front-row seat at the newest and hottest American
Fashion Week, the Sunglass Hut Swim Show. The work of designers
like Rosa Cha, Carmen Marc Valvo and Shay Todd will be showcased.
Ultra Eye meanwhile is a lifestyle and travel show.
Heer viewers will get to visit stylish cities and meet the
people who are keeping those cities at the cutting edge of
design and style. From Steffen Duemlet, designer of Berlin's
famed Sony House, to David Tang, Hong Kong's most famed style-maker,
Ultra Eye introduces viewers to the people and places
that are shaping these internationally famous cities.
Some of these cities include, Marrakech, a style that is
uniquely Moroccan. Tour North Africa's original marketplace,
The Souk, and be a personal dinner guest of Mohammed Zkhiri
at the restaurant Yacout.
 Rainbow
Media adds that China's CCTV HD has licensed 10 hours, including
15 half-hour episodes of Reservations Required and
five half-hour episodes of Ultra Space. Reservations
Required takes viewers behind the scenes of the hottest
and most talked about restaurants in three of the food capitals
of the world. New York City, Hollywood, and Napa Valley, California.
Discover the secrets to creating
dramatic dining experiences that keep everyone, the 'so-hip'
celebrity crowd, the stargazers, and the 'foodies' ? buzzing.
Some of these hot spots we enter are '66', owned by superstar
Jean-Georges Bongerichten and 'Nick & Toni's' where the
stars flock during Summer breaks in the Hamptons. The show
will look at the design of the restaurant to the menu and
kitchen trade secrets.
 Ultra
Space takes the viewer on a major style journey. Go inside
innovative residential spaces designed to speak to the tastes
of a modern world. From New York to California, experience
the ultimate in home design and style.
Hosted by fashion and decor journalist Melissa Barrett Rhodes,
the series thrills the eye with three home tours in each half
hour episode. Some of these include the sleek Manhattan home
of Lisa Ling, go inside architect Lee Mindel?s penthouse apartment
and visit the urban oasis designed by Hariri & Hariri.
Hong Kong's ATV has picked up 13 episodes of Gallery Tours
and 12 episodes of Magnificent Obsessions. Gallery
Tours explores great collections of art from the world’s
foremost galleries and museums. Each hour show selects highlights
from an individual museum or gallery and explores the work’s
aesthetic, composition, visual effect, meaning, relevance,
and relationship with the world at large.
 These
programmes Rainbow says give the viewer the sense that he
or she has literally taken a guided tour of the best museums
and galleries in the world, and seen the most notable art
pieces each has to offer. The galleries featured include The
Saatchi Gallery in London, The Hong Kong Museum of Art and
the Sammlung Hoffman Gallery in Germany.
Korea’s OnMedia has picked up the Reservations Required
series. CJ Media licensed the series Full Frontal
Fashion Miami and a one-hour special Swim Suits Secrets
Revealed for its Korean audience.
UBC Thailand took a mix of art and lifestyle series, including
Reservations Required, Ultra Space, Gallery
Tours, Art In Unexpected Places and Magnificent
Obsessions. In the last mentioned show viewers will meet
collectors who have amassed collections. Each half hour episode
features two obsessive collectors with world-class collections.
Viewers will hear the stories behind their obsessions and
learn what makes these rabid hunters tick. The show will also
go behind closed doors to see some of the most treasured collections
in private hands.
The show also focusses on the man behind the largest collection
of Statue of Liberty memorabilia and artifacts. Also take
a trip back in time and the collector who covets all things
Harry Houdini. Viewers will also see how Scooby Doo sparked
David Scheve's obsession with animation art. Then they can
check out Paul Kowlschuk’s highly regarded yet odd collection
of pottery and ceramic art.
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