It’s a Beauty-ful Thing: The Oscar Suites
From the Andaz to the Luxe to the Four Seasons, Montage, Peninsula, the London and L’Ermitage, a wide swath of luxury hotels in Beverly Hills and West Holywood were buzzing with beautifying and gifting in the days leading up to the Oscars. It’s the awards season rite known as gifting suites, and although they’ve scaled back since the days before the recession—no more hired-out mansions with private chefs and massages in cabanas by the...
Oscar Gowns and Gaffes
When it comes to the Academy Awards, the ultra white-hot impact red carpet photographs have a shelf life of years, if not decades. One false fashion move can follow you forever, and we’re afraid Melissa Leo made it. The best supporting actress winner has actually come up in our estimation for breaking the mold during the highly political awards season campaigning. Let’s not forget no one had really heard of her until a few years ago...
Halle in a See-Through Red Dress! Demi in a Messy, Waist-Length Braid! Boardwalk Triumphs Again, in a Big Night at the CDG Awards
If there was ever a place where you’re going to be judged on what you’re wearing, it’s at the Costume Designers Guild Awards. At the star-studded 13th annual ceremonies at the Beverly Hilton, some of the ensembles literally took your breath away. Talk about a stunner, she’s baaaaaaaaaaaaack. Halle Berry had been (a little bit) under the radar, since the Golden Globes at least, in a messy custody battle with her former flame Gabriel...
TAR’s Oscar Contest Open Until Midnight, and Some Predictions for Tonight!
The 83rd annual Academy Awards are just hours away, and we were able to see some of the rehearsals at the Kodak last night–so here are just a few predictions as we get ready for the evening. Anne Hathaway will stun with her many gown changes and hosting exuberance. James Franco won’t generate much excitement. Billy Crystal will make a surprise appearance. Florence (of the Machine) will generate even more buzz by performing...
Canada and Country at the Grammys
It was a night of legends, starting with a lengthy tribute to Aretha Franklin. Then we got a bouncy Mick Jagger strutting his still hot stuff, Bob Dylan and his infamous voice even more gravelly, and a stiff, serene Barbra Streisand in a voluminous black dress singing one of her many greatest hits, “Evergreen.” Those, coupled with the much anticipated performances from Eminem and Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber gave the show its...
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