And Now, a Kardashian of Your Own

Maybe a riding mower or dishwasher? Well,lawn mower, now you can add to that a collection of dress-up clothes and accessories by the Kardashian sisters. It’s not so surprising. The hard-working, badly behaving stars of the E! reality show “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” are as omnipresent (and distracting) as leaf blowers in suburbia. And who better to shoot the ad campaign for what is called the Kardashian Kollection than Annie Leibovitz, the high-minded and famously financially strapped photographer?

“It was a dream to be photographed by her,” said Kourtney Kardashian, who arrived in black Sears sequin slacks with younger sisters Kim and Khloe for a preview party at Ms. Leibovitz’s studio in the meatpacking district on Tuesday night. The photographer was not around.

“Working with Annie was amazing,” said Khloe, in orange lipstick and a yellow and black skirt from the collection, which Sears considers its version of couture, although perhaps with a K. “And we hope our clothes make women feel good in their own skin.” Kim, who once felt good enough in her own skin to make a sex video, yawned twice in a ferociously low-cut leopard-print dress while her sisters kept talking. “She yawns at everything,” Kourtney said. “She’s just a yawner.”

But not a slacker. It was, after all, just a few weeks after her 500-guest wedding in Montecito, Calif., to Kris Humphries (with Pauly D from “Jersey Shore” as D.J.) that netted millions of sponsor dollars and a People cover. Who wouldn’t be tired after that, along with a David Letterman taping right before this little press preview party? Mr. Letterman had asked her about her derrière, which she famously had X-rayed to prove it was all hers. Then he likened her big wedding ring to a doorknob and asked if it was for sale at Sears.

Stephen Hendry to lose top-16 place after Shanghai loss

Hendry, 42, has been in the top 16 and exempt from qualifying for big tournaments for the last 23 years.

But he is now expected to have to qualify for December’s UK Championship after losing four frames in succession in a 5-1 defeat against Robert Milkins.

John Higgins and Mark Williams went comfortably through to the last 16.

World champion Higgins eased to a 5-2 victory over Mark Davis, while world number one Williams whitewashed Andrew Higginson 5-0 and will now play Milkins in the next round.

Higgins enjoyed an opening-frame break of 112 and, despite a scrappy finish,lawn mower, was rarely troubled by Davis and next faces Stuart Bingham, who saw off Judd Trump 5-1.

However, a dejected Hendry faces the ignominy of qualifying for the second biggest ranking prize in the sport, the UK Championship, a tournament he has won five times.

He could also miss the coveted Masters, an event he has won on a record six occasions, although no decision has yet been made on whether wildcards will be permitted.

Asked how he would feel about missing the events, Hendry said: “Of course it would be disappointing. But the way I’m playing at the moment I’d lose in the first round anyway.

“I’m just playing very badly and I’ve got very little confidence.”

In the day’s other games, Michael Holt advanced by seeing off 2006 world champion Graeme Dott 5-2.

The Scot rallied from 3-0 down to get the deficit down to a single frame before Holt pulled away.

Welshman Matthew Stevens also booked his place in the last 16 with a 5-2 victory over Stephen Lee.

No Chinese players made it through to the second round as Martin Gould beat Ding Junhui 5-3 and Neil Roberton thrashed Liang Wenbo 5-0.