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Julia: Hello, Amanda. Thanks for letting me enlist you—Slate fashion writer and astute sartorial critic—to dissect the night's frocks. (And tuxes.) Award-fashion criticism is ubiquitous these days, but (as I noted in this piece) something seems to be amiss on the red carpet. Us Weekly's snippily dim Fashion Police, the certifiable Joan Rivers, the delightful Go Fug Yourself girls—all profess to be on the hunt for great style. But as celebrity dresses attract more scrutiny, stars' fashion choices seem increasingly blah. Amanda: Hi, Julia. There is a sameness to Oscar dresses. It's the stylist problem—most of the actresses hire them. No one wants to end up on the worst-dressed list. Commentators (particularly the television sort) do not suffer risk-taking gladly. Julia: Perhaps we should judge celebrity fashion the way they judge diving or gymnastics: with one score for execution, and another for degree of difficulty.
S'pore is hot spot for Pan-Asian models
Over the years, top modelling agencies like Phantom, Upfront Models, Looque Models and Mannequin Studio, have been flooded with foreign models, particularly pan-Asian faces. And recently, Singapore has become even more popular as a hot spot for such models, as they flock here in hope to move beyond the catwalk and break into the showbiz industry too. The demand for pan-Asian faces in the modelling world has spilled over to TV. .
Oscar night’s fashion highs and lows
But even with their legions of stylists and assistants, not every star looked like a dream on Oscar night Sunday. I suppose the gift bags will have to make up for any bruised egos. Metallics made their presence known. Jennifer Hudson paired her long brown gown with a silvery bronze bolero jacket. A little too casual for the red carpet, but perhaps she is going for that strange cyborg look so prevalent on spring runways. Cate Blanchett was striking in Armani. She proved that slinky and shiny do not need to be flashy to flatter. Jennifer Lopez seems to have a penchant for Marchesa, since she once again chose the designer to meet her sartorial needs. The dress, one of three designed for her, was a delightful combination of jewelry and fabric. The low-key color kept the five tiers of antique rhinestones draped over her shoulders from being garish.
Honda Formula One team goes green, replaces advertising with Earth ...
LONDON (AP) - In a break with Formula One tradition, the Honda team will replace advertising and sponsor logos on its race cars with an image of the Earth. Honda announced the change Monday as an effort to "raise awareness of environmental issues facing the planet." "Climate change is probably the single biggest issue facing our planet and F1 is not immune from it," Nick Fry, CEO of Honda's team, said in a statement. "On the contrary we believe that F1, with its huge global profile and cutting edge technology, can play an important role in not only highlighting the issues but also playing our part in developing solutions." Under the agreement, members of the public can get their names on the RA107 cars by making a pledge to Web site www.myearthdream.com. The names will be pixels that make up the image of the Earth.
Mall fashion show honors Island victim of cancer
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Every night, 7-year-old Bryan Goss goes into his mother's bedroom and makes sure she's still there. About two years ago, he lost his father, David, to prostate cancer and he's afraid of losing his mother, Karen, as well. Bryan doesn't want any other kids to lose their parents either, so he teamed up with the American Cancer Society to help prevent it in the future. And yesterday, Bryan came one step closer to his goal. The first Purple Premiere Fashion Show was held in the Staten Island Mall, New Springville, as a pre-kickoff to the American Cancer Society's annual Relay for Life (RFL), an overnight event that raises money and awareness for cancer. The event held in memory of David Goss Jr. featured cancer survivors, caregivers and volunteers modeling the latest trends supplied by around 20 Mall stores.
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