Posts with tag cate blanchett

If you aren't familiar with sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy, you should be. The pair are the brains behind Rodarte, the ingenious clothing line that we're completely smitten for.

Though their last few seasons have been smash hits, nothing they've done to date has come close to their Fall 2008 collection. The sisters took their line in a completely new direction that everyone in fashion buzzing about "the next big thing" and "here to stay."

So if you want to look cool for fall...

British fashion designer, Bruce Oldfield, has a criticism of today's A-listers. He thinks they've killed off elegance. There's that and the fact that oversized purses make him "want to vomit."

Many women work through their pregnancies, and celebrities are no different. Film openings, press conferences, the Grammys and the Academy Awards -- all part of The Show Must Go On!

Of course celebrities also always have the cameras on them, and a little case of The Pregnants is no excuse for letting your style sag. Our most beloved stars always seem to step up to the occasion, making even this most physical of labors seem like a prolonged visit to the good skin spa.

In the gallery, our picks for some recent Pregnancy Style Hall of Famers, plus a couple of classics. Add a comment if we missed one of your favorites.

The shiny perfection of a professional blowout is dreamy. We figure that's the best part about being a celeb, having a stylist to do your hair and make up before every appearance. The mystery is why, in the name of St. Joan Rivers On The Red Carpet, do so many of them show up with ratty hair and unflattering makeup?

Stylelist has a post about good hair/bad hair with some doozies. The Olsens are definitely big offenders, but they have nothing on Helena Bonham-Carter. We adore her, but her hair...words fail.

We know everyone can't be Cate Blanchett, but the world would be a better place if more of them tried to. Revisit Helena's many dramatic "appearances" in the gallery.

Michael Buckner is a fashion and celebrity photographer who travels around the world taking pictures on the red carpet. He gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the hottest entertainment industry events.

Here we go. I've beaten flight delays, jet lag, sharing a room the size of a closet, and driving a scooter for the first time in my life.

Before my Chopard party, I went over to the Hotel Majestic Cannes Barrière to catch some of the Jury Panel leaving to the opening night ceremony for "Blindness." Sat around for an hour with French fans with point and shoot cameras, until Mischa Barton showed up with her over the shoulder glamour. She was followed by the always classy Faye Dunaway, then Natalie Portman in a stylish purple strapless dress. And I don't know who Amira Casar is, but I dig her meter long bow tie and the checkerboard skirt. Is it suitable for Cannes?

After that it was off to Chopard, who hosted a party celebrating Italian designer Alberta Ferretti. Singer/actress and all around lick Juliette Lewis disc jockeyed the party where she played disco, techno and a few of her own tunes. Australian actress Cate Blanchett posed with the designer and a few friends.

Conclusion? Purple is already a graceful theme for ladies this year. We'll see how much more comes out. Also, Alberta Ferretti works well with the larger jewelry of Chopard -- definitely a nice combination.

See coverage of all the films Cannes has to offer at Cinematical.

I was about to put Jessica Alba at the top of my best dressed list -- then I saw Cate Blanchett. Sorry, Jessica, you really do look beautiful, but Cate is, and always will be The Queen.

Both pregnant women were gorgeous and glowing in purple. Jessica went the feathered route using the birdage to draw attention to her newly (naturally) enhanced cleavage. She is in her third trimester, by the way! I had no clue she was that far along. Her bump doesn't look that big yet!

In my eyes, though, Cate wins the battle of the preggo celeb because of her lovely unique neckline and and the unique patterns on the bottom of her dress. Really, I love her as an actress, so this woman can do no wrong in my eyes. And pregnancy suites her. She's one of those insanely lucky women who gets even hotter when she's knocked up.

My friend, Erin, who recently spent the summer working in Iceland, recently mentioned that when she visited Blue Lagoon -- the famous mineral pool spa in Reykjavik -- she happened to bump into Cate Blanchett. Impressive isn't it? And she also happened to notice that Blanchett had purchased something from the spa store. When she questioned the salesperson about what the actress had purchased, the employee disclosed that it was the spa's signature silica mud mask. Needless to say, Erin forked over the cash to buy a tube of the mineral rich mask. I haven't tried it myself, but she swears that it has truly miraculous effect on the skin -- purifying each pore without over-drying your face. And if Cate Blanchett is a fan, how could you go wrong?

We all have our own ideas about what makes someone a style icon. For me, it's some combination of a free spirited sense of what is flattering -- like Cate Blanchett. For other people, the criteria might be something as simple as always looking great -- like Nicole Kidman. A new video on YouTube, produced by P. Diddy and Burger King seems to have an all together different idea about the definition of style. In a generous assessment, the video suggests that style is really about "having it your way."

Watch it for yourself:


Don't get me wrong, P. Diddy is one stylish man, and I can't deny that they have a point about the relationship between "having it your way" and being a stylish person, but that doesn't answer my underlying question about this video.

What does Burger King have to do with style?