OSCAR FASHION UP FOR TRASHIN'? A DILEMMA FOR THE FAIR GWYNETH.Byline: Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. Daily News Fashion Editor Gwyneth Paltrow must be chewing her nails by now. What if she doesn't win the best-actress Oscar, and the fashion press trashes her dress? Hey, it could happen. So, with three days left until the Academy Awards and Paltrow still undecided about a dress, what's Hollywood's darling going to do? Should she play it safe and continue her fashion affair with Calvin Klein? After all, he did make her look swell at the Golden Globes in that gray taffeta taffeta, cloth, originally silk but now also made of synthetic fibers, supposed to have originated in Persia. The name, derived from Persian, means "twisted woven." Taffeta is in the same class and demand as satin made of silk. skirt with the sweater set. Or should the fair Gwyneth go for a sweet Elizabethan gown like the ones she wore in the much-nominated film ``Shakespeare in Love''? But what if Cate Blanchett wore a similar gown? Would they look like the Twinkie Twinkie® defense Forensic psychiatry A legal tack in which a defendant claims that a criminal act resulted from chemical imbalances induced by 'junk food,' and not criminal intent. twins? Wear an old favorite from her closet? As if! Perhaps she'll go for shock value, with another see-through beaded Armani number similar to the dress she wore to the opening night of ``Shakespeare in Love.'' According to Shannon Fox, a professional trend spotter for the Atkins California marketing firm, ``Gwyneth Paltrow could be looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. something that is a surprise. She's always wearing Calvin Klein and Armani, but she could go for a dark horse - a designer nobody's associated with her - such as Prada or Valentino.'' But her educated bet is on Klein, and she thinks it will probably be a renaissance-inspired gown in a pale, translucent shade of yellow or pink. Fashion critic Mr. Blackwell also sees Paltrow in pink, or maybe lilac. ``I like the way she dresses, love the way she walks and hope she doesn't go for pale gold because she needs a glow,'' commented Blackwell at the recent Oscar Fashion Preview at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills. The academy's fashion consultant, Fred Hayman, staged the event for the fashion press, and when it was over many were still placing their bets on Calvin Klein as Paltrow's choice. Nevertheless, there were some striking gowns she might consider, like the way-cool Betsey Johnson gown in chartreuse chartreuse (shärtr  z`), liqueur made exclusively by Carthusians at their monastery, La Grande Chartreuse, France, until their expulsion in 1903. and fuchsia fuchsia: see evening primrose. fuchsia Any of about 100 species of flowering shrubs and trees in the genus Fuchsia (family Onagraceae), native to tropical and subtropical regions of Central and South America and to New Zealand and Tahiti. with a hot-pink boa, or the pink bugle-beaded gown by Jacques Azagury with a matching marabou marabou: see stork. marabou African stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus). Standing 5 ft (1.5 m) tall with a wingspread of 8.5 ft (2.6 m), the marabou is the largest of all storks. feather coat by Jeanette Katenberg. Of course, she could be looking at all those gowns sent to her and decide to make her own instead. She wouldn't be the first star to attend the Oscars in a dress she sewed herself. Celeste Celeste is a woman's first name. Celeste may also refer to: in Music
And, in fact, she did - taking home the best supporting actress award for ``Gentleman's Agreement Gentleman’s Agreement indictment of anti-Semiticism. [Am. Lit.: Gentleman’s Agreement] See : Anti-Semitism .'' Her dress was a blue-gray bouffant bouf·fant adj. Puffed-out; full: a bouffant hair style. [French, from present participle of bouffer, to puff up, from Old French. gown with a tight bodice, that would still work in 1999. Although Paltrow's gown hasn't been pinned down, she'll be wearing jewels from the House of Harry Winston. Spokeswoman Carol Broadie-Gelles says she'll be wearing their diamonds to the awards, perhaps in a dainty cascading necklace with the simple stud earrings she wears in her personal life. Or, she could surprise us all and wear the ruffly platinum Elizabethan collar Elizabethan collar a rigid material fashioned so as to project outward from around the neck of a dog or cat and prevent the mouth or teeth from damaging skin, casts or dressings on the legs or body. X-ray film or heavy plastic sheeting are usually used for this purpose. accented with 559 diamonds that designer Nicola Cerrone has offered to loan her. And then there's her hair. Up, down, curly or straight? Oscar hair consultant Frederic Fekkai of Beverly Hills says, ``She'll be more modern, and strong, with some hair pulled up on top (think of `I Dream of Jeannie'), which should be playful and uplifting, and good for her posture and bone structure.'' And her purse? Posh purse designer Kathrine Baumann has designed several glittery bags for other nominees, but not Paltrow. Maybe she'll go with a tiny drawstring style, or let her date (it's dear old Dad) carry her comb and lipstick. That way she could be free to work the red carpet with a stunning stole. CAPTION(S): 7 photos PHOTO (1 -- color) On the cover: For that date with Oscar, Betsey Johnson's chartreuse embroidered em·broi·der v. em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders v.tr. 1. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover. 2. slip dress with a fuchsia-colored marabou-feathered coat. Her shoes are by Jimmy Choo and her jewels by Harry Winston. (2 -- color) Pastels are hot for the Oscars this year, and this lilac gown by Jessica McClintock could be a winning ticket. Silvery sandals or sling backs are fresher than dyed-to-match pumps. Phil McCarten/Daily News (3 -- color) Paltrow has already showed an interest in two-piece dressing, so she could show up at the Oscars in Chloe's blue satin bustier bus·tier n. A formfitting sleeveless and usually strapless woman's top, worn as lingerie and often as evening attire. [French, from buste, bust; see bust1. with striped skirt. Phil McCarten/Daily News (4 -- color) She's known for body-hugging gowns but could pack a lot of panache in a swing-dance number by Tuleh, with a white feather stole by Debra Moises. Phil McCarten/Daily News (5 -- color) To reign over the Oscars, best-actress nominee Gwyneth Paltrow might decide on something with an empire waist and Renaissance flavor, such as this bugle-beaded gown by Bill Blass, with a jeweled Kathrine Baumann apple-shaped bag. Phil McCarten/Daily News (6 -- color) Moviegoers found Paltrow, with ``Shakespeare in Love'' co-star Joseph Fiennes, a romantic heroine in Elizabethan fashions and wavy golden locks. (7 -- color) She wore this sweet chiffon chiffon (shĭfŏn`), plain-weave, lightweight, sheer, transparent fabric made of cotton, silk, or synthetic fiber; it is made of fine, highly twisted, strong yarn. number to the Screen Actors Guild gala but may go back to taffeta for the Oscars. Tina Gerson/Daily News |
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