courtesy: Vanity Fair
Say hello to Caitlyn Jenner! The transgender Olympic champion, formerly known as Bruce Jenner (stepfather to Kim Kardashian) , reveals her true self in a photo shoot by Annie Leibovitz and an interview with Pulitzer prize-winning author Buzz Bissinger for July 2015 cover of Vanity Fair. Head to Vanity Fair for the complete story.
photos: Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair
Alber Elbaz for Lanvin
Lady Gaga is one hot fashion hit and miss. The “Born This Way” hitmaker is known for her ostentatious red carpet fashion, from wearing a meat dress to a walking-talking Kermit the frog. As crazy as one might think she is, her fashion antics made her a bonafide fashion icon.
When actor Taylor Kinney popped the question to Mother Monster on Valentine’s Day, fashion designers began sending Gaga congratulatory notes and air-kisses became competitive. Tongues began wagging and the question on everyone’s mind, Who would design the dress for the wedding?
“It will be totally for Taylor,” Gaga exclusivley told WWD of her wedding dress. “It’s all about my man. I haven’t really thought about anything specific yet but whatever it is, it will be totally for him.”
WWD asked some high profile designers to design a dress they fancy for Lady Gaga, the Mother Monster of everything outrageous, scandalous, fantastical, and majestic.
On Wednesday, WWD released 36 sketches of wedding regalia submitted by the world’s most famous designers, exclusively for the “bride of the decade”. And Lady Gaga was SPEECHLESS!
Browse through the photos below and head over to WWD for the rest. Prepare to be stunned!
Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Monique Lhuillier
Joe Bates, Sid Bryan and Cozette McCreery for Sibling.
Alberta Ferretti
Mara Hoffman
Massimo Giorgetti for MSGM
Alexander Wang for Balenciaga
Rebecca Minkoff
Donna Karan Atelier
Carol Lim and Humberto Leon for Opening Ceremony
photos courtesy of WWD.
Amanda Seyfried star for June 2015 issue of Vogue US
Amanda Seyfried had us at hello. After starring in a dozen of acclaimed films these past few years, she is hard at work fighting to keep herself away from the spotlight and she almost succeed. Now, she’s making a big splash and if you want to get the whole world’s attention (Keeping Up with the Kardashian is a big NO!) better do it in VOGUE.
The “TED 2” actress lands her first Vogue cover for June 2015 and she is looking every inch a Hollywood A-list and fashion star wearing her famous locks (blonde, of course!), sporting berry lips and a blue mini dress with mesh detailing from Dior. The image was captured by famed photographer Mario Testino.
Now, to all the gay men all over world waiting for the perfect moment for Jon Snow to bare it all in Game of Thrones, chances are so thin we are all going bald!
Kit Harrington gives us a glimpse of our leather fantasies looking sexy for June/July 2015 edition of Out Magazine. The photo shoot was captured by Nino Muñoz with styling by Grant Woolhead. The British hunk is looking rough and cool in bomber jackets, denim and leather.
The Game of Thrones star defended his statement when he recently complained about him being seen as a sexual object. He received a backlash by making a bold statement that it is “demeaning” to be called a hunk.
Well, Jon Snow, you are a HUNK!
Carrie-on???
Is it too early to say Carrie-on? But, at least for now, there’s more reason to run in Manolo’s and cheers our cosmos!
Sarah Jessica Parker recently posted a photo of herself looking very Carrie Bradshaw-esque leaving her millions of Instagram followers in pandemonium. The actress was seen carrying a Bloomingdale’s bag (Carrie is big fan of Bloomingdales!) and wearing a skin-tight white dress which is very similar to Carrie Bradshaw’s promo pic in Sex and the City 2.
SJP captioned the image: “Well. I guess the cat’s out of the (little brown) bag. As usual, we will keep you posted on every detail as we are able. I’m under strict gag order until then. Xx, Sj.”
Warner Bros. / Everett
The first and second installment of the popular Sex and the City movies earned more than $700 million worldwide.
What do you think? Are the ladies planning a fashionable comeback?
courtesy: People
It takes a lot of guts, talent and a charming personality to be “America’s Sweetheart”. And Sandra Bullock is the sum of all things beautiful, having anointed by People Magazine as the most beautiful woman in the world for 2015.
The Oscar-winning actress (and the highest paid actress in Hollywood…and the world!) has joined the ranks of many actresses who claimed the title including last year’s cover girl and Oscar winner, Lupita Nyong’o, and Gwyneth Paltrow in 2013.
Bullock, at 50 years old, is the oldest to be named on the list and proves that age is nothing but a number. She was photographed on the cover by Cliff Watts and dismiss the whole process of being named the most beautiful as “ridiculous” and that true beauty is unassuming.
“Real beauty is quiet. Especially in this town, it’s just so hard not to say, ‘Oh, I need to look like that,’ “ she told People. “No, be a good person; be a good mom; do a good job with the lunch; let someone cut in front of you who looks like they’re in a bigger hurry. The people I find most beautiful are the ones who aren’t trying.”
courtesy: Vogue/Photo: Nick Knight/Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Trunk Archive
After this year’s Oscar, the most important society event on every A-list celebrities and hardcore fashionistas calendar will be this year’s Costume Institute Gala (or most commonly referred to as the Met Gala).
But before the biggest fashion reveal on May 4, a collaboration between Costume Institute and the Metropolitan Museum’s Department of Asian Art, headed by its curator, Andrew Bolton, will stage an exhibition “China: Through the Looking Glass”, which explore the impact of Chinese aesthetics on Western fashion and how China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries.
Credit: AP/Paul A. Hebert
In a press release from the Met Museum’s website, Bolton commented: “From the earliest period of European contact with China in the 16th century, the West has been enchanted with enigmatic objects and imagery from the East, providing inspiration for fashion designers from Paul Poiret to Yves Saint Laurent, whose fashions are infused at every turn with romance, nostalgia, and make-believe,” he added, “Through the looking glass of fashion, designers conjoin disparate stylistic references into a fantastic pastiche of Chinese aesthetic and cultural traditions.”
courtesy: L’Officiel/Gong Li
It was previously announced that Jennifer Lawrence, Chinese actress Gong Li, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, Wendi Murdoch and Anna Wintour will serve as co-chairs for this year’s gala. Silas Chou will be the Honorary Chair together with acclaimed filmmaker Wong Kar-wai serving as artisitc director.
A sneak peek of the stunning “China: Through the Looking Glass” exhibition is shown below, which includes a show-stopping hot pink silk gown that John Galliano created for Christian Dior in 1998. Other designers too fabulous to mention (but will write them anyway) who were chosen to exhibit their couture creations includes Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent, Jean Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood, and the 2011 MET gala honoree Alexander McQueen.
credit: @metmuseum/ Vogue
It was a starry, starry night in Los Angeles.
BURBERRY was the toast of the night- amidst a glittering array of Hollywood A-listers, fashion bigwigs, and the unofficial First Family of fashion, the Beckhams- as the British fashion powerhouse staged a “London in Los Angeles” catwalk show at the venerable Griffith Park Observatory.
The Beckham clan made it a family affair, front row with Anna Wintour.
Christopher Bailey, CEO and creative director, stage a garden party and special one-off runway show featuring Burberry’s autumn/winter 2015 collection. The event coincided with the opening of Burberry’s imposing new four-storey flagship – one of the tallest on Rodeo Drive – where Bailey hosted a cocktail party on its rooftop the night before.
The First Battalion Grenadier Guards was flown-in from London, for an epic finale.
The Griffith Park Observatory, known for its space and science exhibits, was packed with VIP’s that includes Victoria and David Beckham and thier adorable children (who literally stole the front-row seats, sitting next to La Wintour) , Anna Wintour, Elton John and husband David Furnish, James Corden, January Jones, Rachel Zoe, Mila Kunis, Rosie Huntington Whiteley and boyfriend Jason Statham, Cara Delevingne, Mario Testino, and campaign stars, Jourdan Dunn and Naomi Campbell.
James Corden received an standing ovation, seen
here with campaign stars Naomi and Jordan Dunn, with Christopher Bailey for the final bow.
It also brought in some heavy-hitters with performances from singers George Ezra, Tom Odell, Clare Maguire, and Benjamin Clementine, but the spotlight belonged to the Queen’s very own Horse Guards, flown in especially for the show.
Talking to Vogue post show, Bailey revealed “It took a lot of work and discussion,but we really wanted to bring a little bit of London to LA and so to be able to have them here in Los Angeles is very special for us.”
“All the elements came together in the end to create something pretty big,” added Bailey.
Front-row power: Reese Witherspoon, Julianne Moore, Gwyneth Paltrow and Anna Wintour. Source: Getty / Michael Tran
Oscar weekend is underway, with the industry out in force ahead of awards season’s biggest night.
But this year’s pre-Oscar official soiree is not one which was hosted by that bear-looking daddy called Harvey Weinstein, or WORST, the shindig you intentionally organized at your neighboring Mcdonalds. HAHAHA!
A night before the Oscar’s, Tom Ford made history by hosting his fall 2015 show in Los Angeles instead of his usual London, a move seen by many insiders as a game changer in L.A fashion scene. And, if celebrity attendees are what it takes to make a show relevant these days, minus the reality stars and wannabes, then L.A is poised to become the next big fashion destination for both the glitterati and fashion industry heavyweights.
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“I’m showing to a roomful of entertainers,” says Ford. “Of the 500 [guests], 270 were in the entertainment industry. I’d better give them some showmanship. I thought, It never snows in Los Angeles. Let’s make it snow rose petals.”
Hollywood’s biggest celebrities including Julianne Moore (Tom Ford’s muse), Scarlett Johansson, Amy Adams, Gwyneth Paltrow and Reese Witherspoon showed up despite their busy schedules ahead of the Academy Awards. Music superstars and other A-list celebrities are also in attendance; Jay-Z and Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Lopez, Elton John, and John Legend were all sitting front row.
Then, there’s the powerful fashion editors headed by Anna Wintour, Joanna Coles, and Joe Zee who flew in to support Mr. Ford. He also booked models like Karlie Kloss who closed the show and Joan Smalls who both bound off a significant part of London fashion week just to walk in his show.
The center of it all were his designs. There were fitted sequin dresses, ample fringe, patchwork denim, and lots of inky black leather, all very reminiscent of the 70’s.
See the complete collections below:
The grand dame of the award season, The Academy Award nominations were announced Thursday morning (January 15, 2105) in Los Angeles.
Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel led this year’s class of Oscar films with nine nominations apiece, including nods for Best Picture and Best Director while the biggest snub was Selma, Ava DuVernay’s moving biopic about Martin Luther King Jr.. The Imitation Game had eight nominations. American Sniper, Clint Eastwood’s movie about Chris Kyle, tied with Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, the movie that took 12 years to make, with six nominations—and Bradley Cooper (surprise! surprise!) nabbed a Best Actor nod,edging out Selma‘s David Oyelowo and Nightcrawler‘s Jake Gyllenhaal (NO!!!).
Marion Cotillard was the biggest surprise for Best Actress category edging out Jennifer Aniston in her brilliant turn in “Cake”. Amy Adams was completely shut-out despite her win at Golden Globes. Julianne Moore is the early favorite with critics praising her flawless performance for “Still Alice”.
Meryl Streep nabbed her 19th nomination, the most nominated actress (and the greatest living actress) in history. With a surprise nomination for Laura Dern as Reese Witherspoon’s mother in “Wild”, Patricia Arquette remains to be the clear favorite to win the golden statue.
Best Picture
American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
Best Director
Alexandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game
Best Actor
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Best Actress
Marion Cotillard, Two Days One Night
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild
Best Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Laura Dern, Wild
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods
Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman
Robert Yeoman, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski, Ida
Dick Pope, Mr. Turner
Roger Deakins, Unbroken
Best Foreign Language Film
Ida, Poland
Leviathan, Russia
Tangerines, Estonia
Timbuktu, Mauritania
Wild Tales, Argentina
Best Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper, Jason Hall
The Imitation Game, Graham Moore
Inherent Vice, Paul Thomas Anderson
The Theory of Everything, Anthony McCarten
Whiplash, Damien Chazelle
Best Original Screenplay
Birdman, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo
Boyhood, Richard Linklater
Foxcatcher, E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
Nightcrawler, Dan Gilroy
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard, Foxcatcher
Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White, Guardians of the Galaxy
Best Original Score
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Mr. Turner
The Theory of Everything
Best Original Song
“Everything Is Awesome” from The Lego Movie; Music and Lyric by Shawn Patterson
“Glory” from Selma; Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn
“Grateful” from Beyond the Lights; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me; Music and Lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond
“Lost Stars” from Begin Again; Music and Lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois
Best Animated Feature
Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Song of the Sea
The Tale of Princess Kaguya
Best Documentary—Short
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Joanna
Our Curse
The Reaper
White Earth
Best Film Editing
Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach, American Sniper
Sandra Adair, Boyhood
Barney Pilling, The Grand Budapest Hotel
William Goldenberg, The Imitation Game
Tom Cross, Whiplash
Best Production Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
The Imitation Game, Production Design: Maria Djurkovic; Set Decoration: Tatiana Macdonald
Interstellar, Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
Into the Woods, Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
Mr. Turner, Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Charlotte Watts
Best Animated Short
The Bigger Picture
The Dam Keeper
Feast
Me and My Moulton
A Single Life
Best Live Action Short
Aya
Boogaloo and Graham
Butter Lamp
Parvaneh
The Phone Call
Best Sound Editing
American Sniper, Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Birdman, Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
Interstellar, Richard King
Unbroken, Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro
Best Sound Mixing
American Sniper, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
Birdman, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga
Interstellar, Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten
Unbroken, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee
Whiplash, Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley
Best Visual Effects
Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist
Guardians of the Galaxy, Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould
Interstellar, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
X-Men: Days of Future Past, Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer
Best Documentary — Feature
Citizenfour
Finding Vivien Maier
Last Days of Vietnam
The Salt of the Earth
Virunga
Best Costume Design
Milena Canonero, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Mark Bridges, Inherent Vice
Colleen Atwood, Into the Woods
Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive, Maleficent
Jacqueline Durran, Mr. Turner
The ceremony for the 87th Academy Awards will be held on Feb. 22, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris on ABC.
W Magazine features some of Hollywood’s acting greats for its annual “Best Performances” issue. The cover story was photograph by Tim Walker.
The magazine covers includes Keira Knightley (with Benedict Cumberbatch), Amy Adams, Shailene Woodley, Reese Witherspoon, Julianne Moore and Emma Stone. It also features photographs with siblings Elle and Dakota Fanning, and the legendary Meryl Streep with Emily Blunt.
credit: W MAGAZINE/Tim Walker
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