It’s not quite the end of the month but time to do the round-up anyway. Check out Selena Gomez, Nick Offerman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Blake Lively, Andrew Garfield, Jessica Paré, and Seth MacFarlane, and many others in the best of this month’s entertainment photography.
via NYMag
Taking a hint from the pros….this is how classic summer style is done. Love Love Alexa Chung’s dress.
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and Kara Hayward. Since I’m posting about Cannes I figured it only apropos to post this fashion shoot. Wes Anderson’s film Moonrise Kingdom, premiering at Cannes, inspired this shoot. Which I’m obsessed with, as I am with all things including Bill Murray, also photographer Jake Chessum does a phenomenal job of creating playful quirky and colorful shots worth looking at:
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I know I just posted my Art Saturday post, but I couldn’t not post this because well… I love the 50′s style I automatically love her style even though I will never be as well styled as she was but hey a girls gotta have inspiration right? Not surprisingly fashion is taking a tip from one of it’s all time favorite ladies. Check out some Marilyn inspired looks…which one do ya’ll like best?
THE SIREN
How Marilyn Wore It: InHow to Marry a Millionaire, MM played the lovable, bumbling blond looking for love—and dough—in a dress built to showcase every inch of her 37″-23″-36″.
How Joe Zee styled It: The hourglass is alive and well in this J. Mendel gown. It mimics the one-shoulder detail of the original, but for modern measure, I prefer the front slit and, of course, royal blue Manolos.
THE INGENUE
How Marilyn Wore It: In this 1951 portrait, MM plays coy with a key ’50s silhouette—high-rise shorts and a fitted sweater—and a knowing wink.
How Joe Zee styled It: There’s no shortage of this shape on the spring runways, especially the high waist. I freshened up the look (Burberry Prorsum sweater, Cacharel shorts) with—gasp!—flats. Barefoot Marilyn would approve.
THE PINUP
How Marilyn Wore It: This is how MM did by-the-pool casual. The best part is what you can’t see: She’s wearing Lucite heels!
How Joe Zee styled It: While I love Marilyn’s original suit, today I’d opt for a more flattering cut, such as this Laura Urbinati two-piece. The lower waistline works better for most figures; contrast piping lends sharper, more graphic detail.
THE INCOGNITO
How Marilyn Wore It:Today, starlets run from the paparazzi in jeans and boots. Marilyn did it the midcentury way, using accessories—and the scarf was key.
How Joe Zee styled It: My first rule for any woman is to invest in the right accents. This black turtleneck and Rachel Roy pants get a lift from her scarf, sunglasses, and flat loafers.
THE INCOGNITO
How Marilyn Wore It:Today, starlets run from the paparazzi in jeans and boots. Marilyn did it the midcentury way, using accessories—and the scarf was key.
How Joe Zee styled It: My first rule for any woman is to invest in the right accents. This black turtleneck and Rachel Roy pants get a lift from her scarf, sunglasses, and flat loafers.
THE SWEATER GIRL
How Marilyn Wore It: In this publicity still from 1954’sRiver of No Return, MM makes even a crewneck and jeans drop-dead sexy.
How Joe Zee styled It: Look for knits with oomph, like this Carven sweater with contrasting sleeves, paired with skinny Sonia Rykiel pants.
All via Elle.com
Photos: Hao Zeng; styled by Joe Zee
I could watch her watch paint dry, she’s adorable. The styling for this is great too, adore the floral dress.
With the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute Gala approaching, tomorrow, it’s only appropriate to look back at some of the favorite fashions that have graced their red carpet over the years. Personally I think the Met Gala fashions can kick the Oscars fashions ass any day. So many amazing choices but I think Kate and Marc has to be my favorite, though Cate Blanchett is a close second.
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and April. I’ve been at home sick for about a week. Love a good old respiratory infection, and at the worst possible time…while trying to pack for our move. In a week. Anyway, I’ve been watching a lot of movies to entertain myself while couch bound. Unfortunately I won’t bother mentioning most of them because they were terrible, but I did finally see Hugo (very good but it was overhyped) and watched an absolutely fantastic documentary called Page One about the NY Times. Really truly love a good documentary. So I figured I’d check out what’s coming soon for hopes the movies can redeem themselves. These look like they will hopefully definitely not suck:
A New Zealand youth (James Rolleston) finds that his father (Taika Waititi) is a far cry from the heroic adventurer he’s imagined the man to be. Opens today
Marina thinks the human species is strange and repellent until a stranger enters her life.OPens March 9th
JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI is the story of 85-year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station. Opens March 9th
From the director of Chocolat and the Oscar-winning® screenwriter of Slumdog Millionaire comes the inspirational comedy Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. Opens March 9th
When his father (Jérémie Renier) abandons him, Cyril obsessively tries to find his bicycle—after all, his father must have cared about him enough not to sell that off, he reasons. Opens March 16th
In what was once North America, the Capitol of Panem maintains its hold on its 12 districts by forcing them each to select a boy and a girl, called Tributes, to compete in a nationally televised event called the Hunger Games. Opens March 23
Bully follows five kids and families over the course of a school year. Opens March 30th
Developed, financed and executive produced by Participant Media, the company responsible for “An Inconvenient Truth,” “Food, Inc.” and “Waiting for Superman,” LAST CALL AT THE OASIS presents a powerful argument for why the global water crisis will Read More
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Ok, I did a quickie post of some of the looks from the red carpet last night, here they are more comprehensively…..and I still think Milla Jovavich is my favorite. Which looks do you all like?
From left, Jane Seymour in Pamela Rolland, Michelle Williams wearing Louis Vuitton, Ellie Kemper in Armani Prive and Emma Stone wearing Giambattista Valli Couture.
From left, Maya Rudolph in Johanna Johnson, Sarah Hyland wearing Alberta Ferretti, Melissa McCarthy and Virginia Madsen wearing Kevan Hall.
From left, Gwyneth Paltrow in Tom Ford, Princess Charlene of Monaco, Sandra Bullock in Marchesa and Kelly Ripa wearing Carolina Herrera.
From left, Glenn Close wearing Zac Posen, Esperanza Spalding, Viola Davis in Vera Wang and Missi Pyle wearing Valentina Delfino.
From left, Meryl Streep in Lanvin, Jennifer Lopez wearing Zuhair Murad, Cameron Diaz in Gucci Premiere and Stacy Keibler wearing Marchesa
From left, Natalie Portman in Dior, Melissa Leo wearing Reem Acra, Janet McTeer in David Meister and Anna Faris wearing Diane von Furstenberg
From left, Lea Thompson wearing Armani Prive, Giuliana Rancic in Tony Ward Couture, Penelope Anne Miller wearing Badgley Mischka and Milla Jovovich in Elie Saab Couture.
From left, Kelly Osbourne wearing Badgley Mischka, Rose Byrne in Vivienne Westwood, Jessica Chastain wearing Alexander McQueen and Judy Greer in Monique Lhuillier
From left, Annie Mumolo in Pamela Rolland, Busy Philipps wearing Dolce & Gabbana, Berenice Bejo in Elie Saab Couture and Maria Menounos
From left, Rooney Mara wearing Givenchy Couture, Shailene Woodley in Valentino Couture, Octavia Spencer wearing Tadashi Shoji and Bingbing Li in Georges Chakra Couture
From left, Tina Fey in Carolina Herrera, Sherri Shepherd wearing Gustavo Cadile, Penelope Cruz in Giorgio Armani and Leslie Mann wearing Roberto Cavalli.
From left, Kate Mara in Elie Saab, Amara Miller wearing Valentino Couture, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Kristen Wiig in J. Mendel.
From left, Brad Pitt in Tom Ford and Angelina Jolie wearing Atelier Versace, Colin Firth in Tom Ford and Livia Firth wearing Valentino and Melanie Griffith in Yves Saint Laurent and Antonio Banderas.
Happy Groundhog Day people, every day today is the day we all watch the Bill Murray movie, and pretend like it matters whether the groundhog sees his shadow or not. It’s such an odd tradition….and his prediction of 6 more weeks of winter means nothing here because it’s 65 degrees and sunny. Take that Phil.
Well since it’s the beginning of February it means it’s time to check out some of the best of last months entertainment photography from all the magazines out there in the world.
Carey Mulligan in W; rocking some Prada and a chipmunk
Scarlett Johansson in Interview; is she preparing to box? I just can’t tell what’s up here.
Adam Lambert in OUT, I don’t know who he is but I like the Warholianism
Ricky Martin in V
Meryl Streep in Vanity Fair
Justin Bieber in V
Dianna Agron in Nylon
Matt Damon in GQ, looking very ‘Strongest Man in the World’ ly
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Today is going to be about duos. Fucking awesome duos. Two of my favorite things together in one post: Rodarte and Buffy. The Mulleavy sisters (the design geniuses behind Rodarte) recently did an interview with Rookie listing their favorite Buffy episodes. I know there are five people in the world who haven’t seen Buffy so some of the descriptions below will be spoilers, but I’m sure those five people won’t read this because they don’t care about Buffy. So moving on….I don’t agree with all of them, and they left out the alternate universe episode where Anya first shows up, but they do have some choice episodes included (Hush, Once More with Feeling, Chosen) so I feel it worthy of a post. Check out their Buffy favs:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer turned the stereotypes of the horror genre on their heads. Before she was “chosen” to be a slayer, Buffy Summers was a typical teenage girl with average ambitions. She seemed like the ditzy blonde that is usually murdered alone in the alleyway. And to top it all off, her name was the most harmless name that anyone could really think of.
Joss Whedon’s Buffy is one of the most powerful female characters ever developed. She was asked to save the world in every episode. She lost her mother, her life (a few times), and those nearest to her. She was almost always selfless, and always fast with a quip. She was always the person to root for.
Here’s a list of our favorite episodes from the show’s seven-season run. If you’ve never watched Buffy, these are a good starting point. If you’re already a fan, what do you need us for? Except as an excuse to look at some pictures from some of the best BtVS eps ever.
Spoilers like crazy throughout.
Season 1, episode 7: “Angel”
Buffy the Vampire Slayer compares high school life to various horror tropes. Here Angel, the first guy that Buffy truly likes, turns out to be a vampire.
Season 1, episode 12: “Prophecy Girl”
When guest editing a recent issue of A Magazine, we were allowed to visit the Buffycostume archives with Katie Lucas (who interviewed Joss Whedon for the issue), and we were amazed to find Buffy’s blood-stained white gown alongside Angel’s leather jacket.
Season 2, episodes 13 and 14: “Surprise/Innocence”
“Surprise” has one of our favorite lines by Willow—“It’s Happy Birthday Buffy!” and is the best analysis of high school first loves. Joss Whedon created the vampire/human love story, and its shocking turn, with Angel becoming a mother’s worst nightmare and a 16-year-old’s evil boyfriend, is honest and intelligent.
Season 2, episode 17: “Passion”
This episode is perfectly written and captures horror in a very humanistic manner. The story is told through Angel’s narration; so while you are seeing the terror he is inflicting, it’s often from his point of view. He wants to torture Buffy. He stalks her. Harasses her. And his obsession leads to the murder of Jenny Calendar, which shatters her new boyfriend (and Buffy’s mentor), Giles, and has repercussions throughout this season and the next one.
Season 2, episode 22: “Becoming (Part 2)”
This is one of the hardest episodes for us to watch. It is heartbreaking. Buffy’s world is destroyed in season two, and while we hate to ruin it (stop reading if you don’t want us to ruin it), the climax, where Buffy finally has to kill Angel, coincides inconveniently with his sudden cure. He is no longer the evil character that had tortured Buffy and her friends. He’s Buffy’s ex-boyfriend, her first love, again. She stabs him and sends him to a literal hell and she still has to go on living without telling anyone that she killed the man that she once loved. It is pretty complicated.
Season 3, episode 15: “Consequences”
Buffy deals with what it means to live such a violent life.
Season 3, episode 20: “The Prom”
We were all excited to see Buffy awarded a token of her class’s appreciation of her commitment to saving their lives.
Season 4, episode 10: “Hush”
This is a masterpiece of television. It is a story told in silence. The episode’s bad guys, the Gentlemen, are the scariest villains ever on the show.
Season 5, episode 16: “The Body”
Buffy’s mother passes away, and this episode tells the story of her death in a second-by-second narrative. Haunting.
Season 5, episode 22: “The Gift”
“She saved the world. A lot.”
Season 6, episode 7: “Once More, With Feeling”
Another genius idea by Joss Whedon. He wanted to explore the most terrifying emotions related to Buffy’s death in season five through song…and dance.
Season 7, episode 7: “Conversations With Dead People”
An abstract ghost story involving the best characters. Perfectly written, again.
Season 7, episode 22: “Chosen”
The Sunnydale sign at the end is such a hard image to get past. The sign, which reads “Welcome to Sunnydale. Enjoy Your Stay!” is a constant reminder of where this story is taking place: a sunny California city that was built on top of a portal called the Hellmouth. It’s where Buffy and her friends live, and also a place where evil likes to lurk. The last-ever shot of this sign, next to the collapsed Hellmouth, was the perfect way to remind fans, and to celebrate, what the show accomplished in its seven seasons. ♦
(from Rookie and NYmag)
