THE WORD FASHION: 03/14/11

Monday, March 14, 2011

And the Oscar for Best Dressed Goes To...

This year's red carpet was filled with gorgeous fashions, but three women undeniably stole the show: Michelle Williams, Cate Blanchett, and new-comer Hailee Steinfeld.

Michelle Williams was utterly flawless in Chanel Couture. She nailed the entire look, from the perfect pixie haircut to the relatively jewelry-free embellishments. Red Carpet glamour doesn't get much better than this.

Cate Blanchett looked highly original in Givenchy. Some may have criticized the silhouette of this dress, but I loved it. I also thought it was true to the aesthetics that Blanchett is known for. It takes a certain style to carry off this dress, and Blanchett did so perfectly.

How refreshing is it to see a young woman in an entirely age-appropriate look? Hailee Steinfeld won over the masses not only for her Oscar-nominated role in "True Grit," but for her impeccable taste in choosing this beautiful Marchesa gown.

My other favorites included Gwyneth Paltrow in Calvin Klein, Halle Berry in Marchesa, and Scarlett Johansson in Dolce & Gabbana. I also loved all of the dresses that host Anne Hathaway wore throughout the show (but not the dress she arrived in- sorry, Valentino!). There were a few dresses that I didn't care for. Nicole Kidman's Dior just reminded me of a seashell. I thought Amy Adams could have improved her dark blue dress by removing the bold necklace and wearing her hair up. As for best dressed male? Andrew Garfield in Louis Vuitton, though I could be a bit biased by the fact that he is also quite handsome.

Other fashion high-notes included Colin Firth thanking Tom Ford in his acceptance speech (loved that!) and Natalie Portman thanking the Mulleavy Sisters (even if they weren't technically the costume designers) for their work in "Black Swan."

All in all, it was a very fashionable evening!

The End of an Era

Well, it's official. John Galliano has been fired from Christian Dior over accusations of anti-Semitic comments. Who would have guessed that something like this would happen? I still can't believe how quickly this unfolded.

I have been hoping that there is more to the story than we are hearing, but after viewing the video of Galliano making those statements, I just don't know. I am deeply saddened to see Galliano's fantastic career come to an end (not to mention the ongoing defamation of his talent), but I'm even more disappointed to see someone I admired so much act in such a way. This is indeed the end of an era for many reasons.

I'm continuing to read up on this issue. There will no doubt be more discussion as it continues to develop.

Sarah Burton's Ice Queen and Court for McQueen

The question over at Alexander McQueen, since the loss of the maestro himself, has been how much should Sarah Burton mesh her individual creativity with the vision that McQueen had himself for his label. After viewing her first complete solo collection for the house of Alexander McQueen, I think she did both perfectly. She married her talents and unique point of view with the raw genius of that of Alexander McQueen in the brilliantly-themed "The Ice Queen and Her Court" collection.

It was a collection of both light and airy and tough and edgy clothing, with little color. Nearly every shoe was a platform laced boot of white or black. Models also wore caps of feathers, fur hoods, and little visible makeup. The collection wasn't entirely wearable, but I don't think it needs to be. There is always a client for those who produce fanciful clothing. In fact, there is one dress in particular that I would be lining up to purchase...

I loved the opening look modeled by Freja as the Ice Queen herself.

I could see Daphne Guinness wearing this.

I hope that isn't real fur since I find this entire look highly wearable.

This looks like an ideal suit for the office to me.

Another gorgeous Ice Queen look. I wonder if Tilda Swinton's role in "The Chronicles of Narnia" was partial inspiration for this collection...

Just the slightest touch of color in this delicate lavender ensemble.

And the most beautiful, breath-taking dress of all. Sarah Burton must have a window into my dreams because this is exactly what I have envisioned wearing for a wedding. Time to start saving!I.want.this.dress.

Hot Sheela

Sheela Biography

Sheela is now a well-known actress in the South Cinema. She has acted in all the four languages of the South.

Sheela began her film career as a child artist adding about 20 films to her name. As a heroine, her second stint began with the Tamil film ‘Ilavattam’ 2006. She debut in Telugu with ‘Raju Bhai’ starring opposite Manchu Manoj. Later, she played female lead role in ‘Hello Premistara.’ Both the films failed to reach people and so do Sheela.

She had her first break through in the form of ‘Parugu.’ She starred opposite Allu Arjun in the film. Then came ‘Maska’ which tumbled at the box office.

Her biggest film is Telugu so far in the January, 2010-released ‘Adurs.’ She played the glam doll role pairing opposite Junior NTR in the film.

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Bold and beautiful, Sherlyn Chopra is not one to shy away from taking risks in her career.

Sherlyn is also known as Mona Chopra and was born on 11th February 1984.

While she loves acting, it hasn’t stopped Sherlyn Chopra from trying her voice at singing. She has released two albums titled Outrageous and Dard-e-Sherlyn.

She has acted in movies like Beeper (2002), Timepass (2005), Dosti (2005), Naughty Boy (2006) and Jawaani Deewani (2006). She is currently working on a project by the prestigious Yash Raj Films which also stars Shahid Kapoor and Rani Mukherji.

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Hot Saklani

Saklani

Shilpa Saklani is a popular television actress.

In 2000, she made her debut in a movie Tere Liye and then was seen in a guest role in Na Tum Jaano Na Hum (2002).

While her career in movies did not take off, she became a household name when she entered Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhie Bahu Thi as Ganga. She is also seen in Lavanya and Kkusum.

She appeared in Nach Baliye with her husband Apoorva Agnihotri. They’ve also worked together in Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin.

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Hot Shraddha Arya

Shraddha Arya

Shradhha Arya, after showing the stuff she’s made of as a model, got a dream debut in Ram Gopal Varma’s Nishabd (2007) which also starred Amitabh Bachchan and Revathi. This Delhi girl played Bachchan’s daughter Ritu onscreen.

Arya, who was also a winner on Zine Star Ki Khoj and has been in a few music videos, starred in a Telugu movie Godava (2007).

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Hot Shriya Saran

Shriya Saran

Shriya Saran’s one of the reigning queens of South Indian cinema, her face transforming from innocence to glamorous with remarkable ease. Language is no barrier to this actress as she continues to take on roles in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and English films.

Simply Shriya

Shriya was born in Dehradun on the 11th of September 1982. Her mother is Neeraja, a school teacher and her father is Pushpendra Saran, working with Bharat Heavy Metal Works. She has an older brother Abhiroop.

Shriya grew up in Ranipur. She studied at the Delhi Public School and acquired a B.A in Literature from Lady Sri Ram College. She is also a Kathak dancer and trained under Shobha Narayan.

She started out as a model, appearing in several commercials like Brookbond, Red Label, Lux and Head & Shoulders. She was also a part of music videos like Tirakthi Kyun Hawa by Reenu Nathan which was shot in Banaras.

Lighting Up The Screens

Shriya broke into movies with a Telugu movie Ishtam in 2001. Though the movie was not a success, the industry noticed her. This was followed by the 2002 film Santosham with Nagarjuna, which did extremely well. The other two films released the same year Nuvve Nuvve and Chennakeshava Reddy also did well. She got the opportunity to work with some of the major stars and came out with several hits like Tagore (2003) and Chatrapati (2005).

Her Tamil films like Ennaku 20 Unnaku 18 in 2003, Mazhai in 2005 were good performers at the box office. In 2007, she starred in Azhagiya Tamil Magan and she was cast opposite Rajnikanth in Shivaji: The Boss that was one of the biggest films ever made in India

Bollywood also has seen a Shriya with Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003), Thoda Hum Badlo Thoda Tum (2004), Awaarapan (2007) and Mission Istanbul (2008).

Up Ahead

Shriya has a mix of Tamil, Hindi and English scheduled to hit the theaters soon like Ek- The Power of One, Kanthaswamy, Jaggubhai, The Other End of the Line and What’s Cooking Stella?

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Monday, March 14, 2011