TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.Byline: Elizabeth Snead, Meaghan Murphy, Jenny Peters HIP CATS: Hello Kitty is officially over the hill. The kitschy kitty-logo line turned 30 last week. And the bubble-headed cartoon kitten celebrated with a big birthday bash at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. The Donnas performed for the pink-decorated house, packed with fervent feline fans. Hello Kitty even got up on stage, with several of her Sanrio pals, to blow out her birthday cake candles. Hello Kitty lovers Lori Loughlin, from the WB's ``Summerland,'' and ``General Hospital'' darling Marisa Ramirez also warbled ``Happy Birthday'' to the big Miss Kitty. Not all her celeb ce·leb n. Informal A celebrity. followers could make her shindig shin·dig n. 1. A festive party, often with dancing. Also called shindy. 2. See shindy. [Probably alteration of shindy. . But Lisa Loeb and Mandy Moore love Kitty handbags. So does Christina Aguilera. Gwen Stefani digs her Kitty cell phone case. Created in 1974, Hello Kitty was just a character for Sanrio, the Japanese company making kids' trinkets: coin purses, stickers and stationary sets. But at 30, Kitty is postfeminist icon. LOVING LOUIS V: How does Sarah Jessica Parker feel about slumming with the Gap? Just great, thanks! The former ``Sex and the City'' fashion fox, who dragged designer labels and logos into the mainstream fashion consciousness, is thrilled with her new role as a down-home Gap girl. ``The whole idea of the campaign for the Gap is that it's how you wear it; there are no rules,'' Parker said. ``I like the idea that the Gap is doing things that are fashionable, but are also accessible to everybody.'' But Parker, who hosted Monday's Louis Vuitton United Cancer Front Gala, looked her usual New York glam self in a Louis Vuitton black sequined se·quin n. 1. A small shiny ornamental disk, often sewn on cloth; a spangle. 2. A gold coin of the Venetian Republic. Also called zecchino. tr.v. top, loads of pearls, tuxedo cropped pants and red peek-a-boo mules. The event, which raised money to support Lilly Tartikoff's campaign for breakthrough cancer therapy, was accessible to Hollywood's style set, including co-hosts Jamie Foxx and Dustin Hoffman. The event drew the usual bevy of babes (many LV clad): Christina Ricci, Brooke Burke, James King, Elisha Cuthbert, Jewel and ``Gilmore Girl'' Lauren Graham. Marcia Cross from ``Desperate Housewives'' looked un-Bree in a sexy LV green gown with black fur. But ``Spider-Man'' sweetie Kirsten Dunst looked a little too gamine ga·mine n. 1. An often homeless girl who roams about the streets; an urchin. 2. A girl or woman of impish appeal. [French, feminine of gamin, gamin. in a shapeless shape·less adj. 1. Lacking a definite shape. 2. Lacking symmetrical or attractive form; not shapely. shape Chloe schoolgirl smock over a black turtleneck and tights. No kiss in the rain for you, little girl! Style-setter Chloe Sevigny, featured in the Vuitton 2004 fall/winter print campaign, also voiced strong opinions on status logos and designer labels. ``I'm not really into logos. It's just a status symbol. Look at Paris Hilton - she is celebrated everyday and nobody could be tackier than her. I, myself, prefer not to be covered in labels.'' KICKING ASS: Shrek took the news in stride. But Donkey was a bit taken aback. Eddie Murphy hadn't heard the news about the ``Far Far Away Idol'' singing showdown until he hit the ``Shrek 2'' DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. bash in Beverly Hills Monday night. ``Doris (that would be Larry King) is the winner?'' Murphy marveled as he walked the faux-cobblestone carpet to the Kingdom of Far Far Away created inside Spago. ``In my house, we all voted for the cat. Everybody wanted Puss In Boots Puss in Boots cleverly secures a fortune for its penniless master. [Fr. Fairy Tale: “Puss in Boots” in Benét, 829] See : Cats . So how'd the Donkey do?'' Donkey, according to DreamWorks Home Entertainment sources, ran a close second. But more fans clearly favored King's version of ``Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Queen Lillian (Julie Andrews) didn't dispute the verdict. Even the star of musical classics such as ``Mary Poppins'' and ``The Sound of Music'' couldn't argue with more than 750,000 fans who cast ballots after buying the DVD. ``There's room for all kinds of singers, and I certainly couldn't have done that as well as Larry,'' admitted Andrews. ``What's more important to me is that my grandchildren rate me very high because I was in 'Shrek 2.' '' The magical party transformed Beverly Hills into Far Far Away Land with storefront signs on North Canon renamed Abercrombie & Witch, Farbucks, Pewtery Barn and Versarchy. Mike Myers, Jay Roach and Camryn Manheim were content with the dim sum, beet and goat cheese snacks. But the forever young-at-heart decorated paper crowns with plastic baubles and splattered splat·ter v. splat·tered, splat·ter·ing, splat·ters v.tr. To spatter (something), especially to soil with splashes of liquid. v.intr. gingerbread men with gum drops, life savers and gooey See GUI. icing. BRINGING THE HEAT: Sex was in the air in Westwood on Monday night. In part, the mood was due to lovebirds lovebirds small parrots, traditional symbol of affection. [Am. Culture: Misc.] See : Lovers, Famous Jake Gyllenhaal and Kirsten Dunst rekindling their relationship by cuddling at the ``Kinsey'' premiere after-party. But after watching Bill Condon's explicit and controversial biopic bi·o·pic n. A film or television biography, often with fictionalized episodes. biopic Noun Informal a film based on the life of a famous person [bio(graphical) + pic(ture)] about the famous American sex researcher (played by Liam Neeson), words like ``bisexual,'' ``orgy'' and ``pleasure'' swirled in the air, not exactly the topics normally overheard at premiere parties. The ``Kinsey'' stars who gathered to talk sex were a smokin'-hot group: Laura Linney, who plays Kinsey's wife, looked like the epitome of a steamy screen siren in a strapless strap·less adj. Having no strap or straps, as a dress or an undergarment. n. A garment having no strap or straps. strapless Adjective Prada dress. Her leading men - Peter Sarsgaard, Timothy Hutton, Chris O'Donnell - were Hollywood hot in sharply cut suits. Also looking appealing were guests Val Kilmer, Charlotte Ross and Eliza Dushku. But poor Neeson looked slightly ragged as he struggled through the social evening, fighting off laryngitis laryngitis, inflammation of the mucous membrane of the voice box, or larynx, usually accompanied by hoarseness, sore throat, and coughing. Acute laryngitis is often a secondary bacterial infection triggered by infecting agents causing such illnesses as colds, and a definitely un-sexy cold. Despite sniffles snif·fle intr.v. snif·fled, snif·fling, snif·fles 1. To breathe audibly through a runny or congested nose. 2. To weep or whimper lightly with spasmodic congestion of the nose. n. 1. , Neeson nailed the gossipy mood of the night, commenting on his explicit male-on-male kissing scenes with Sarsgaard. ``Sex is controversial,'' Neeson croaked. ``It always has been and always will be.'' You got that right. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1 -- color) KITTY and THE DONNAS: Clawing their way to the top. Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com (2 -- color) MURPHY, MYERS, ANDREWS: The people have spoken. Chris Pizzello/Associated Press (3 -- color) SEVIGNY: Attack on tacky. (4 -- color) PARKER: Filling the Gap Steve Granitz/WireImage.com |
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