Jun
24
2009
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Sandra Bullock’s latest romantic comedy, The Proposal, earned more than $35 million since its opening on Friday (6/19/2009) making it for Bullock the #1 movie in 10 years, and her best opening ever.
We were wondering about Sandra Bullock’s wardrobe having a distinct vintage look, and costume designer Cat Thomas, who styled Bullock for the movie, had a perfect explanation for us. Bullock’s character, Margaret Tate, is a powerful woman — very uptight and strict. Her clothes is her armor — the tighter, the stronger and hardened, the better. There was a need for a structured silhouette, and Bullock’s wardrobe was inspired by the silhouette of the ’40s, as worn by Katherine Hepburn and Rosalind Russell.
“There was nothing that we could pull from a department store,” Thomas recalls. “Designing for Bullock’s character was about building every piece of clothing for this powerful woman who is very confined. Everything was about her power, yet had to be feminine at the same time.”
Bullock’s pencil skirt was purposely made longer so that she would be more nipped in and would have to alter the way she walked.
PHOTOS COURTESY: Fame Pictures via GumGum; Touchstone Pictures.
Jun
16
2009
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NEW YORK — Actress Lake Bell sported a head-to-toe Louis Vuitton Fall 2009 look at the 2009 CFDA Fashion Awards on Monday night (6/15/2009). Lake looked so dramatic in this LV dress.
Jun
02
2009
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Maxi dress trend was one of this summer’s key trends, and we thought we’d give this trend one last look before it’s over. There’s this thing though, while retailers mark down and sell out the maxi dresses, the trend does not show any signs of slowing down.
Photo on the left (click the thumbnail to enlarge) shows Nicole Richie launching her jewelry line at Kitson Boutique in Los Angeles back in March 2009. Nicole is the ultimate ambassador of the maxi dress trend. No other celebrity wore maxi dresses as much as Nicole did. Is this because Nicole seems to always be pregnant or because her jewelry, House of Harlow 1960, fits boho style so well?
OK, let’s see who else, besides Nicole and Angie, fancied maxi dresses this summer.
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( 1 ) Jessica Alba in T-Bags maxi dress $198.
( 2 ) Jennifer Love Hewitt accessorized her black maxi dress with
Louis Vuitton monogram bag and Jack Parcell Converse sneakers.
( 3 ) Vanessa Minnillo in a floral print tube maxi dress while shopping at
Alice + Olivia Boutique on Robertson Blvd. in Los Angeles in April.
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( 4 ) Miley Cyrus in a black maxi dress in Los Angeles in May 2009.
( 5 ) Paris Hilton in Roberto Cavalli floral chiffon maxi dress in Cannes
in May 2009. Net-A-Porter marked it down to $1765 from $3530.
( 6 ) Kate Hudson in Lauren Moffatt Bottom of the Sea maxi dress
in NYC in May ($393).
Some celebrities, like Brittny Gastineau, Nicole Richie (in Paige denim jacket) and Miranda Kerr (in vintage Levi’s jacket and Ray-Ban wayfarers) took the trend further by covering their maxi dress with denim jacket (see photos below).
PHOTO CREDIT: Fame Pictures via GumGum; Bauer-Griffin via GumGum.
Jun
01
2009
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LOS ANGELES, CA — Singer Miley Cyrus was running errands yesterday. We eyed her in a grey cardigan vest, white tank and blue jeans that she accessorized with some Dogeared jewelry (black peace charm bracelet), Minnetonka fringe moccasin boots ($100 at Net-A-Porter or $79.99 at Urban Outfitters) and white Louis Vuitton Mahina bag ($2740).
PHOTO CREDIT: Fame Pictures via GumGum.
Apr
08
2009
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We got curious about things Rihanna wears when she goes to vacation spots like Hawaii or her native Barbados. We are talking about street clothes — not beachwear. Young, Black & Fabulous has really great Rihanna photo coverage, and we’ve linked to several photos of theirs. Check the story inside: 
Apr
06
2009
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NEW YORK — Singer Kiely Williams of The Cheetah Girls visited Madison Square Garden the other day and enjoyed a basketball game. In the meanwhile, we enjoyed her style.
Kiely combined a black leather jacket, a floral print minidress with black leggings and burgundy Christian Louboutin heels. Kiely’s purple Louis Vuitton Speedy bag was ‘parked’ right before her.
Dec
21
2008
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NEW YORK — These shots lifted from June/July 2008 issue of Interview Magazine picture American fashion designer and Louis Vuitton’s creative director Marc Jacobs. Among other LV things, Jacobs is seen wearing in these pictures Louis Vuitton wedge shoes in purple and in black.
Now, take a look at the photos below (click to enlarge). Do they look familiar? Whoa, popular retailer Bebe has created France platform shoes which happen to look exaclty like LVs worn by Jacobs. Bebe shoes in purple retail for $169, and black wedges sell for $179.
We should accuse ourselves for using these photos without permission. But how would we otherwise illustrate the point?
Dec
05
2008
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Nov
28
2008
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This lovely poster above comes from Louis Vuitton campaign and features former Soviet leader Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev.
In case you didn’t know, LV happens to be one of the most counterfeited brands in the world! According to Wikipedia Encyclopedia only about 1% of all bags bearing the Louis Vuitton monogram are authentic. So, what’s the point of paying premium price for a bag if it’s the only real thing among 99 identical fake ones?
We like President Gorbachev’s LV bag, but we are only paying $99 for it!
Oct
28
2008
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NEW YORK — “Gossip Girl” actors Blake Lively and Penn Badgley attended US Weekly Magazine’s 2008 Hot Hollywood List party last week.
Blake is said to be the next Julia Roberts. We, however, think it would be incorrect to compare these two actors as they have utterly different personalty types.
Blake Lively pulled a striped shirt out of her mother’s closet and mixed it with a black Inhabit vest, Rich & Skinny jeans, Jeri Cohen bangles, Van Cleef & Arpels necklace and Louis Vuitton booties.
Dressed in a grey H&M shirt and black Marc Jacobs skinny jeans, Penn Badgley said about fame that came to him as the result of his role in GG – “it’s a lot of fun.” Yeah, it’s difficult to imagine now that the world didn’t even know of Penn’s existence two years ago. GG rocks!
We were wondering about Sandra Bullock’s wardrobe having a distinct vintage look, and costume designer Cat Thomas, who styled Bullock for the movie, had a perfect explanation for us. Bullock’s character, Margaret Tate, is a powerful woman — very uptight and strict. Her clothes is her armor — the tighter, the stronger and hardened, the better. There was a need for a structured silhouette, and Bullock’s wardrobe was inspired by the silhouette of the ’40s, as worn by Katherine Hepburn and Rosalind Russell.
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