TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.Byline: Elizabeth Snead EXCELLENT VINTAGE: Everything old is new again. At least, it sure looked that way at W magazine's absolutely fabulous fashion bash, sponsored by Bacardi Limon, held Thursday night at the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood. Fashion flashbacks were everywhere on guests such as Jacqui Getty, Tara Subkoff, Lisa Edelstein, Tracee Ellis Ross Tracee Ellis Ross (born Tracee Joy Silberstein on October 29, 1972, in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. The daughter of singer/actress Diana Ross and Robert Ellis Silberstein; she is best known for her role on the UPN/CW network series, , Tori Spelling, Kelly Lynch and W editor Merle merle a pattern of coat color pigmentation with dark, irregular blotches on a lighter background. Seen in some Collies and Welsh corgis. In shorthaired dogs, e.g. Great Danes and Dachshunds, the similar pattern is called dapple. Ginsberg, all seen wandering the crowded but flatteringly candlelit can·dle·lit adj. Illuminated by candles: a candlelit ceremony. poolside patio, sipping rum martinis and mojitos while comparing couture. China Chow made quite an entrance in a silver metallic disc Paco Rabanne mini-dress. Dylan McDermott's wife, Shiva Rose, arrived in a vintage Betsey Johnson sheath swathed with a red velvet fur-trimmed coat. Tim Burton's ex-muse Lisa Marie showed up in a Bori puzzle dress circa the '70s. The outfit came in a can and had to be pieced together on the wearer. It can be a one-piece mini-dress but she wanted to wear it as a crop top and skirt. Warned she wouldn't be able to sit down all night, the fearless fashionista proclaimed, ``I don't care!'' Some folks bucked the time-machine trend. Author Bruce Wagner looked au courant Cou`rant´ a. 1. (Her.) Represented as running; - said of a beast borne in a coat of arms. n. 1. A piece of music in triple time; also, a lively dance; a coranto. 2. in his bookish book·ish adj. 1. Of, relating to, or resembling a book. 2. Fond of books; studious. 3. Relying chiefly on book learning: sports coat. Actor Paul Rudd, wearing a modern suede jacket and weathered jeans, huddled at a corner table under protective palm fronds with Wilco singer Jeff Tweedy. Alan Cumming wore jeans and faded floral shirt that looked circa '60s. ``It's not really vintage,'' he confessed sheepishly sheep·ish adj. 1. Embarrassed, as by consciousness of a fault: a sheepish grin. 2. Meek or stupid. sheep . ``But I've washed it so often that it looks really old.'' But there was plenty of Ossie Clark, Vivienne Westwood, Courreges, Pucci and Jean Paul Gaultier in the madding crowd to make the night a living fashion history book. Most of the vintage looks came from Resurrection, a vintage-couture boutique located at 8006 Melrose Ave., Hollywood. ``It's a totally postmodern phenomenon,'' explained Resurrection's Katy Rodriguez, in a gold lame ``Dynasty'' dress with linebacker shoulders. ``Vintage clothes are popular now because they represent youth culture, from past decades when young designers were shaking up the fashion world.'' Seems stars are all shook up by vintage because the clothing is invariably in·var·i·a·ble adj. Not changing or subject to change; constant. in·var  i·a·bil one-of-a-kind stuff they won't see coming and going on red carpets. Regulars at Resurrection's Manhattan and Hollywood shops include Christina Ricci, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Deneuve, Frances McDormand, David Arquette, Kate Moss, designer John Galliano, Kid Rock, Prince, Aerosmith, Pink, Mary K. Blige, and, um, Winona Ryder. Hope they keep a close eye on her. GOING THE EXTRA 'MILE': From life, comes art. ``Moonlight Mile,'' a restrained tragicomedy tragicomedy Literary genre consisting of dramas that combine elements of tragedy and comedy. Plautus coined the Latin word tragicocomoedia to denote a play in which gods and mortals, masters and slaves reverse the roles traditionally assigned to them. of a young man coping with the murder of his fiancee, was inspired by writer/director Brad Silberling's experiences in 1989, when his girlfriend, actress Rebecca Schaeffer, was murdered by a fanatic admirer. At the premiere of ``Mile,'' held at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the film's stars Dustin Hoffman, Jake Gyllenhaal, stunning newcomer Ellen Pompeo and celebrity guests such as Jake's sister, Maggie Gyllenhaal, ``Friends'' star Matthew Perry (man, he gets around, doesn't he?), Elizabeth Berkley and Minnie Driver came to support the film and the L.A. charity Westside Children's Center. After the film, a teary-eyed and still-sniffling crowd mingled in the lobby, dining on barbecued ribs, chicken, baked beans and coleslaw cole·slaw also cole slaw n. A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise or a vinaigrette. . But despite the snarfing, romance remained very much in the air. Berkley, looking a far cry from her old scantily scant·y adj. scant·i·er, scant·i·est 1. Barely sufficient or adequate. 2. Insufficient, as in extent or degree. scant clad sequined-breasted ``Showgirls'' days, wore a classy Ralph Lauren vested pantsuit and held hands with her beau, Greg Lauren, son of guess who. ``I'm very happy and I'm engaged to a great guy,'' she said, pointing at the hunky hun·ky 1 n. pl. hun·kies Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person, especially a laborer, from east-central Europe. Lauren lad. Hoffman hung with his wife, Lisa, still looking very much in love after more than 20 years together. Silberling had his arm around his wife, actress Amy Brenneman, clad in a sexy corseted dress. They met on the set of ``NYPD NYPD New York City Police Department (since 1845; New York City, NY, USA) NYPD New York Play Development Blue'' and married in '95. Meanwhile ``Mile'' producer Mark Johnson beamed with pride at his wife, Lezlie Johnson, who founded the Westside Children's Center 15 years ago, a neighborhood social service center that provides family support, foster care and adoption, early care and education for high-risk and low-income families. It was a night that proved when all is said done, all you really need is love. CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1) CHOW: Disc jockey Ray Mickshaw/WireImage.com (2) ROSE: She wore red velvet (3) MARIE: Can-do fashion. Jean-Paul Aussenard/WireImage.com (4) LISA AND DUSTIN HOFFMAN: Still a happy couple. Justin Kahn/WireImage.com (5) ELIZABETH BERKLEY: Goodbye, sequins; hello, high style. |
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