Showing posts with label Oscar de la Renta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oscar de la Renta. Show all posts

Thursday, 6 December 2012

i am jennifer connelly

jennifer lynn connelly is an american film actress, who began her career as a child model. she appeared in magazine, newspaper and television advertising, before making her motion picture debut in the 1984 crime film 'once upon a time in america'. connelly continued modeling and acting, starring in films such as the 1986 'labyrinth' and the 1991 'career opportunities'. she gained critical acclaim for her work in the 1998 science fiction film 'dark city' and for her portrayal of marion silver in the 2000 drama 'requiem for a dream'.
in 2002, connelly won an academy award, a golden globe award and a bafta award for her supporting role as alicia nash in ron howard's 2001 biopic, 'a beautiful mind'. her later credits include the 2003 marvel superhero film 'hulk' where she played hulk / bruce banner's true love betty ross.

connelly was named amnesty international ambassador for human rights education in 2005. she has been the face of balenciaga fashion advertisements, as well as for revlon cosmetics. in 2012 she was named the first global face of the shiseido company. magazines including time, vanity fair and esquire, as well as the los angeles times newspaper have included her on their lists of the world's most beautiful women.

anyway, quick update on what's happening with jennifer connelly. she's currently working on 'noah'. she has been reunited with russell crowe by director darren aronofsky for his new biblical epic. the film is scheduled for release on march 28, 2014, which will make it 13 years since their first outing in 'a beautiful mind'.

here's a closer look at jennifer connelly.

1) the face of fashion


2) the face of red carpet glamour


jennifer connelly in balenciaga, balmain and oscar de la renta. one has to love her choice of modern and edgy pieces. personal favourite? the red oscar de la renta dress that she wore in 2007 to the '7th on sale' gala.

3) the face of motherhood


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i am jennifer garner

i love superheroes. i love it more when these superheroes are your parents. just imagine if your mum is storm from the x-men, there will be no need to wait till winter for snow. if dad was the incredible hulk, you would never be bullied ever again, i can't say much about the state of domestic property damage though. well, there are a few lucky children whose mums are superheroes, or at least they play one. 

Jennifer Garner

meet supermum, jennifer garner! jennifer anne affleck, better known as jennifer garner, gained recognition on television for her performance as cia agent sydney bristow in the thriller drama series alias, which aired on abc for five seasons from 2001 to 2006. for her work on the series, garner won a golden globe and a screen actors guild award.

image from people.com

while working on alias, she gained minor roles in hit movies such as pearl harbor (2001) and catch me if you can (2002). since then, garner has appeared in supporting as well as lead roles on the big screen in projects including daredevil (2003), 13 going on 30 (2004), elektra (2005), a spin-off of daredevil, and juno (2007).

garner has been married to actor and director ben affleck since 2005. the couple have three children, two daughters and a son.

1) jennifer garner as superhero


hot, hot, hot! there's something very attractive about athletic physiques. so yes, if one wants to remain fashionable, that sit-up that you have been evading needs to be done, NOW!

2) jennifer garner as superstar


on the red carpet, jennifer garner seems to favour the traditional vintage gowns and simple designs. she usually keeps to a single colour and her dress is often form-fitting. still, she sparkles with every single outfit she dons.

3) jennifer garner as supermum


after poring through hundreds of pictures of jennifer garner as mum, one has the the impression that her outfits were put together in ten minutes, grab the children and then out the house we go. there were a couple of pictures that mum was less fashionable than the children. guess that when it's time to spend time with the children, fashion is not on top of the list. the children are.

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Wednesday, 5 December 2012

i am jennifer lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence on British Vogue

jennifer shrader lawrence (born august 15, 1990) is an american actress. she started out her career by playing leading roles in tbs's the bill engvall show and in the independent films the burning plain and winter's bone, for which she received nominations for the academy award, golden globe award, satellite award and the screen actors guild award. at age 20, she became the second youngest actress ever to be nominated for the academy award for best actress.

image from the real m cast

lawrence is also known for playing the villian raven darkhölme / mystique in the 2011 film x-men: first class. in 2012, she achieved wider recognition starring as the heroine katniss everdeen in the hunger games, an adaptation of suzanne collins' best-selling novel of the same name. her performance in the film garnered her notable critical praise and marked her as the highest-grossing action heroine of all time. lawrence's performances thus far have prompted rolling stone to call her 'the most talented young actress in america'.

seems like jennifer lawrence is going to have a stellar career but how is she faring on the style department?

Jennifer Lawrence in Marchesa
Prabal Gurung 
Jennifer Lawrence in Oscar de la Renta

personally, i'm not a big fan of her oscar de la renta outfit. it just does not sit well with my gut though many have raved over that look. nevertheless, jennifer lawrence is riding high on the list of best dressed actresses and the 'to-watch'. probably because she has been keeping her outfits simple and clean-cut. no fanciful designs or over the top prints. she exudes a sense of 'no-frills' elegance.


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Friday, 9 November 2012

loulou de la falaise

loulou de la falaise was a fashion muse and designer of fashion, accessories, and jewellery associated with yves saint-laurent. author judith thurman, writing in the new yorker magazine, called la falaise 'the quintessential rive gauche haute bohémienne'.

Loulou de la Falaise
Loulou de la Falaise (right) with Yves Saint Laurent

daughter of an anglo-irish fashion model and a french marquis, la falaise was a close friend and creative partner of yves saint laurent. she apparently helped inspire his 1966 women's tuxedo le smoking and his see-through blouses. after more than three decades designing jewelry and accessories for saint laurent, la falaise launched her own fashion business, designing ready-to-wear, costume-jewellery and accessories.

responding to a description of her as a saint laurent muse in 2010, la falaise responded, 'for me, a muse is someone who looks glamorous but is quite passive, whereas i was very hard-working. i worked from 9am to sometimes 9pm, or even 2am. i certainly wasn't passive.' 

'freehand' necklace

'her official task was to bring her eccentric style to accessories and jewellery, and she duly came up with often-chunky designs incorporating large colourful stones, enamel work or rock crystal'. la falaise also inspired saint laurent with her inventive wardrobe: 'one week she was desdemona in purple velvet flares and a crown of flowers, the next marlene [dietrich] with plucked crescent-shaped eyebrows'. 

Jewellery for Oscar de la Renta

in 2002, when saint laurent retired, la falaise began producing her own clothing and jewellery designs. she also designed cloisonné boxes and porcelain vases for asiatides, as well as jewellery for the boutique of the majorelle gardens in marrakech, morocco. she sold simplified versions of her jewellery designs in a line created for the home shopping network and created costume jewellery for oscar de la renta.


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