OCR Text |
Show DAILY Wednesday, February 27, 2008 HERALD D3 mm QtpvtJLJU BEAUTY, HOME AND FASHION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS TEF ft jv 1 1 I j , I , f . j nk 1 ... M V I r-- ' 1 CHRIS PIZZELLOAssociated ryvA j X I v Jv )r L 1 - :- i v-- yf n " mi er v ' 1 ) ) Press Model Heidi Klum arrives ul the HOlh Acudcmy Avvarts at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday. ''Tyr - V'y ml IrAI -- 7,. , ; : , . - . ,j ,V s vj xJ V J V 1 ' KEVORK French actress Marion Cotillard, who won an Oscar for best actress in the 80th Academy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles. a DJANSEZI AN Assnnistwi - i23 Press CHRIS CARLSON leading role for her work in "La Vie en Rose," arrives for Associated Press Actress Anne Hathaway on the red carpet Sunday. Stcirs are stately, fashionable and sale in glamorous gowns on reel carpet Samantha Critchell THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The best word to describe the redarpet fashion at the Academy Awards: red. Katherine Heigl, Helen Mirren, Miley Cyrus, Ruby Dee, Anne Hathaway and Heidi Klum were among the stars in red gowns Sunday night at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. Shades of plum were worn by Cate Blanchett and Jessica Alba. "The actresses went regal and royal with rich reds and purples," said Oscar.com fashion analyst Tom Julian. The other buzzword? Safe. "I thought people looked generand really safe," ally really good Hal Rubenstein, fashion director at InStyle magazine, told The Associated Press. "I don't know if it had to do with the mood out there with the strike just over and parties canceled, but in fashion now so much is about sheer, print and color, but this was one solid strapless dress after an- ..' V ' gold-mes- other." show-stoppin- Rubenstein added: "There was a kind of uniform timelessness, which is very nice, but considering those who watch this show do it to get a fashion cue, I wish they were a little more timely than timeless." He labeled French actress Marion Cotillard's gown by Jean Paul Gaultier with scalloped fabric that looked like fish scales the most distinctive of the night. Jennifer Hudson, who caused last year's biggest fashion flap with a futuristic bolero jacket, was more appropriate this year in a white halter cap-slee- d slim-fittin- ivory-and-silv- er gown. Pregnant actresses Blanchett, in a Dries van Noten halter gown with floral beading on the skirt, and Alba, in a strapless Marchesa gown with feathers at the bustline, both embraced their revised shapes in empire-waigowns. Nicole Kidman, also pregnant, went with a simple black V Keri Russell's champagne-coloreNina Ricci strapless dress came to life with an H. Stern vintage floral necklace from the private vault of Hans Stern. Cameron Diaz's strapless Christian Dior gown was a pale peach color and had pleats on the bustline. "I put it on and felt like I was wearing nothing," she said. an Diablo Cody also was in Dior animal-prin- t gown with a jeweled but she didn't wear the halter neck $1 million Stuart Weitzman shoes that she labeled a "cheesy publicity stunt." She opted for gold flats instead. Amy Adams was far more pleased with her Proenza Schouler strapless double-side- d gown in emerald-greesilk. "I'm just over the moon with it," she said, Adams carried a tiny Art h Nouveau French purse by CHRIS PIZZELLOAssociated Press Fred Leighton. KEVORK DJANSEZIANAssociated KEVORK OJANSEZIAN Associated Press Press Jessica Alba strolls the red carpet Writer Diablo Cody won an Oscar Stephenson lamented that so many Singer Miley Cyrus arrives for the celebrities and designers played it 80th Academy Awards in Los for best original screenplay for her Sunday at the Oscars. safe. "I had expected people to take work on "Juno." Angeles on Sunday. more chances. I saw the incredible gowns that were available. I was g awareness about women and heart silver lace gown by Carolina Herrera. pretty shocked that a lot more of gown by Balenciaga and a midnithem weren't utilized," she said. disease. Ryan's The dress had sparkle but was othernecklace 7,645 diamonds tocustom-mad- e to her short was dress wise L'Wren ght-blue carats 1,400 Cyrus, for example, looked pretty simple complement by by nearly taling in her Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein. Valentino, StephenScott. hairstyle. son said, but it was "a bit boring." "It was a gloomy, cloudy, wet Feathers were a recent trend on the gowns were also popHowever, Pati Dubroff, the Dior Oscars and she looked drop-deaular, worn by Hilary Swank in Verrunway and Penelope Cruz's black makeup artist who worked with the sace, Olivia Thirlby in Vera Wang, gorgeous and radiant," said stylist strapless gown had them too. teen star, said she thought Cyrus and style commentator Mary Alice W magazine fashion market editor Hathaway in Marchesa and Heigl in looked like a "youthful beauty." g Escada. Heigl's gown had a Treena Lombardo reminds Stephenson. "She looked like what Dubroff used minimal makeup, she was supposed to look like at the fashion followers not to take trends draped bodice, and the front of from the red carpet too seriously for Hathaway's gown was covered in mostly a lip stain, a lot of mascara Oscars, she looked her most glamorand a bit of glitter. "To make it speous." fabric roses. their own lives. "I don't think any of cial I used glitter like fairy dust. She's Jennifer Garner and Laura Linney Tilda Swinton, who told E! she had the trends the Oscars hit are trends a Disney princess come to life." also chose strapless gowns and then never even seen the Oscars on TV, the rest of the world needs to know W's Lombardo didn't have such wore an odd one-argown by Alber ' accessorized them with prominent about," she said. necklaces. Garner's black Oscar de la kind words for another young star, She did notice all that red, though. Elbaz for Lanvin and no apparent Renta dress had an almost flamenco-styl- e Saoirse Ronan. She thought the green "Heidi Klum was the most beautimakeup, a look that seemed in charskirt and was accessorized with chiffon gown by Alberta Ferretti acter for the actress, who was born ful I've ever seen her," Lombardo looked like it was made from living in London into a patrician Scottish necklace with 61 an art deco-ersaid. "Amy Ryan was the opposite. room curtains. ' carats of diamonds from Van Cleef She was very minimal and very chic military family. dark-blue But Ronan had her own reasons & Arpels, while Linney's Calista Flockhart went for a vinan exact 180 from what Heidi was e Michael for a bustle back with from by wearing it. "I chose green because gown tage gown goddess doing." I'm Irish. I wanted to walk down the Kors highlighted a gold pendant-styl- e Rare Vintage. Klum's gown was by red carpet and let everyone know I'm Several stars opted for strapless necklace with diamond and blue toGalliano and is being auctioned as part in Irish" Renee a of The Heart Truth campaign to raise styles, including Zellweger paz by Cathy Waterman. d , a ice-blu- st |