Archive for May, 2011
Celebrity Style, Gallery, Red Carpet
By Andrea Petrou on May 12th, 2011
The annual Cannes Film Festival has once again kicked off, bringing with it a range of extravagant red carpet dresses. Starting off the week of fancy frocks was Salma Hayak who went for an embellished grey frock for the opening night Premiere of “Midnight in Paris”, a far cry from the sexy Gucci leather frock she wore to the Puss in Boots photocall earlier in the day.
She was joined on the red carpet by Uma Thurman who swapped her casual white sleeved 70s frock, which she’d worn for the Cannes Jury photocall, for a stunning long white dress with a sexy split and feather detailing. Also on the red carpet was Aishwaraya Rai Bachchan who stepped out in a fitted embellished nude two piece.
Flying the flag for the more casual look was Rachel McAdams who showed off her blonde locks in a white capped sleeved frock at the Midnight in Paris photocall, while Lady Gaga went all gothic Geisha on us for her appearance at the event.
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Tags: Aishwaraya Rai Bachchan, Cannes Film Festival, lady gaga, Rachel McAdams, red carpet dresses, salma hayek, Uma Thurman
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Designers, News
By Andrea Petrou on May 12th, 2011
Dame Vivienne Westwood is a believer in “quality rather than quantity” when it comes to clothes.
The legendary designer says it’s important for people to understand how dangerous it is to the world’s climate for lots of items of clothing to be thrown away so has urged consumers to be sensible when it comes to their purchases.
She revealed to Britain’s Marie Claire magazine: “What I’m really saying is, buy less and choose well. I would like quality rather than quantity. I don’t believe growth is OK if it means one man’s advantage is another man’s disadvantage. I try to concentrate on quality clothing and accessories that are worth having, and to get my people to take less trips by air and stay longer each time they travel. It’s more human, especially if they take time to visit an art gallery while there.”
Vivienne is also encouraging people to make their own clothes as the items will always be something that is unique to them.
She said: “I’m promoting the idea of ‘do it yourself’. Make your own T-shirt by putting a picture in a plastic sleeve and pinning it on. Whatever!”
Tags: bargains, clothing, dresses, fashion, Fashion Tips, Vivienne Westwood
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Celebrity Style, Gallery, Red Carpet
By Andrea Petrou on May 12th, 2011
Christine Bleakley's first outfit
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Tags: Christine Bleakley, eliza doolittle, Events, gwyneth paltrow, Jessica Lowndes, National Movie Awards, Nicole Scherzinger, red carpet dresses
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News
By Andrea Petrou on May 11th, 2011
Jenna Ushkowitz found filming the mystery ‘Glee’ death “really hard”.
An as-yet unnamed character will pass away in the penultimate episode of the current season and the actress – who plays Tina Cohen-Chang in the show – admits the whole cast were upset when filming the scenes. “You know it was really, really sad. Any kind of death is sad and it brings you back to a place you don’t really want to go. So it kind of affects everybody. It was really hard but the episode is done really, really well.”
Jenna, 25, hopes fans will “appreciate” the storyline and thinks they will like watching the “sad” scenes.
She added to HollywoodLife.com: “It was really sweet and I think people will appreciate it. It was done in the right way. I think they’ll be sad but I think they’ll feel for the characters who will be affected by it. Any death, and especially on ‘Glee’ since you don’t expect something like that so for that to happen, I think you’re like ‘Oh, wow.’ I think fans will be shocked a little bit, and not expect anything at all. I think fans will like it.”
The ‘Glee’ cast recently shot scenes on location in New York and Jenna would love to be given a storyline which would mean working in Chicago.
She said: “I always love Chicago. I don’t know where the next show will be. I have no idea what next season will bring.”
Tags: death, Glee, Gleeks, Jenna Ushkowitz, storyline
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Celebrity Style, News
By Andrea Petrou on May 11th, 2011
Keira Knightley was the “worst bridesmaid in the world” at her brother’s wedding.
The British actress took on the role at her 32-year-old sibling Caleb’s wedding to Kerry Nixon in Scotland last month, and although she is usually very careful when she is wearing great clothes, Keira clumsily spilt food on her bridesmaid’s dress and accidentally ripped it.
She said: “I don’t normally spill things down myself but every single drink went down that dress.
“Then they had a curry buffet at this wedding and the curry went all the way down the dress as well, and then I went to the toilet and I got it stuck in the door and it ripped it all the way down the back.
“So I was the worst bridesmaid in the entire world.”
Despite her numerous wardrobe malfunctions, the 26-year-old screen beauty had a “great” day and loved wearing the plum coloured dress – although she is doubtful she will be asked to perform the role again.
Speaking on TV show ‘Live! With Regis and Kelly’, Keira – who took her new boyfriend, Klaxons star James Righton, to the nuptials – said: “I’m never going to be asked again. It was a great dress and I had a great night.”
Tags: bridesmaid, brother, fashion, Keira Knightly, style, wedding
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Gallery, Trend Alert
By Andrea Petrou on May 11th, 2011
Blue stripe wellies
Give a nod to nautical stripes with these wellies from Topshop. We think they'll look great with those must-have denim shorts
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Tags: "Top Five", festival trends, festival wellington boots, Glastonbury, mud, The Big Chill, V festival, wellies
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Models, News
By Andrea Petrou on May 11th, 2011
Kate Moss is organising a pre-wedding meal for her and her fiance Jamie Hince’s families.
The supermodel – who will tie the knot with The Kills guitarist in Oxfordshire, South East England, on July 2 – has lined up celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal’s latest London restaurant Dinner as the venue for their families to get to know each other better before the big day.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “She and Jamie don’t want anything to go wrong on the day and they thought this would help break the ice and make everyone a lot more easygoing.”
The guest list for the meal includes Kate’s ex-boyfriend Jefferson Hack, her mother Linda and father Peter – who divorced when Kate was still at school – as well as Jamie’s dad William, mum Carole and older sister Sarah.
And the 37-year-old catwalk star – who was originally going to fly her guests to Paris for a meal at the Ritz, but had to change her plans after some guests couldn’t make it – is hoping there is no “awkwardness” between her and 42-year-old Jamie’s families.
The insider added: “Kate wants it to be light-hearted and not a ‘Meet The Fockers’-style grilling from either side.
“It’s the bringing together of two families so it’s a big deal for her. Kate wants them to all get merry, eat fantastic food and just relax with each other before the wedding day and the party. She doesn’t want any awkwardness on the day.”
Tags: fashion, Jamie Hince, Kate Moss, pre wedding dinner, style, wedding
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Beauty, Celebrity Style, Gallery
By Andrea Petrou on May 11th, 2011
Rihanna
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Tags: "Christina Hendricks", 80s trends, Beauty trends, big hair, celebrity trends, Cheryl Cole, Jennifer Lopez, Lea Michele, Vanessa Paradis
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Beauty, News
By Andrea Petrou on May 11th, 2011
Thandie Newton has a “low maintenance” beauty routine.
The stunning actress has minimal time to get ready in the mornings because she takes her two daughters Ripley, 10 and Nico, six, to school every day so Thandie insists the few products she does use are effective.
She said: “If you’re low-maintenance, it’s really important that the stuff you do use really works. It’s all about multi-tasking. The kids have to be at school by 8.30 every day and I don’t want to look like I’ve just got out of bed so I wash my face and I put on Olay’s Total Effects Touch of Foundation.”
Although Thandie is famed for her gorgeous complexion, she admitted her skin dries out very easily so she has used moisturiser every day for as long as she can remember.
She said: “There’s a truth in that old ‘black don’t crack’ thing. But dark skin like mine gets very dry – you get these ashy deposits on your legs, so I’ve used moisturiser since the day I could walk.”
Thandie also has a laid back approach to food and revealed she doesn’t waste her time on fad diets.
She told Britain’s InStyle magazine: “If I go away for Christmas and eat too much, I don’t get stressed about it. If I need to lose weight, I eat less pasta.”
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Designers, News
By Andrea Petrou on May 11th, 2011
Victoria Beckham scouted the model for her new sunglasses and jeans range at a beach party.
The fashion designer was so impressed with 25-year-old actress Alice Greczyn when she spotted her lounging on the deck of a friend’s beach house in Malibu, California, that she immediately approached her and instructed soccer player husband David to take a photograph of her.
Alice explained: “Victoria asked me if I modelled, which I used to do before I started acting. I was immediately struck by her smile. You don’t often see her smiling in pictures but it’s really kind.
“She then called David over and directed him as he took my picture. Amazingly I wasn’t nervous. She’s lovely and he was such a gentleman although it tickled me that David Beckham was taking my picture.”
Victoria revealed she was instantly struck by Alice, as she perfectly embodies the spirit of her summer 2011 collection.
She explained: “I’m always on the lookout for inspiring girls, and I believe in fate, so meeting Alice was meant to be. She embodies the spirit of my denim, is naturally beautiful and a perfect fit for the collection. I loved finding Alice – a young fresh talent.”
In fact, Victoria was so impressed with Alice that she even named a pair of jeans after her.
The model added to Britain’s Grazia magazine: “It’s so flattering. But it reminds me how funny living in Los Angeles can be – you go to a friend’s barbeque and you leave the face of Victoria Beckham’s look book.”
Tags: beach party, bump, designer, model, Sunglasses range, Victoria Beckham
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Celebrity Style, News
By Andrea Petrou on May 10th, 2011
Sarah Burton didn’t even tell her mother she was designing Princess Catherine’s wedding dress.
The British designer – who is the creative head of Alexander McQueen – was sworn to secrecy when it came to creating the gown the brunette beauty wore to wed Prince William on April 29 and couldn’t even say anything to her family.
Sarah said: “Even my mother called me and asked me, ‘You would tell me, wouldn’t you?’ ”
Catherine – who is now known as the Duchess of Cambridge – was so keen to keep the designer a secret even the team who were working on the dress didn’t know who it was for.
Despite having to stay quiet, Sarah – who took over at the label last year following the suicide of Alexander McQueen – has said making the dress was a “lovely” experience.
She said: “It couldn’t have been more lovely. It was a collaboration. It was made for her and has a lot of her personality in it.”
Sarah added the Middleton family – including sister Pippa Middleton, who she also dressed – were “really nice and down to earth”.
However, her most memorable time was when she had to hide herself prior to going into the Goring Hotel in London the night before the wedding at London’s Westminster Abbey, and she confesses the group shared a lot of laughs about it.
Sarah said: “The most fun I had was trying to hide. We laughed a lot about that.”
Tags: "Kate Middleton", Alexander McQueen, Princess Catherine, Sarah Burton, wedding dress
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Tags: copy the look, get the look, pippa middleton, royal wedding, style, wedding guests
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