TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.Byline: Elizabeth Snead and Jenny Peters SCARLETT FEVER: Let the Oscar accessory games begin. ``Lost in Translation'' star Scarlett Johansson hasn't been nominated for an Oscar yet. But the ``Girl With a Pearl Earring'' is already being hotly wooed by top designers, hoping to put a dress, a pair of pumps or some fancy jewels on her. Johansson and her mom stopped by a De Beers Diamonds private champagne and tea get-together at the Regent Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills. Johansson arrived a little late after being lost, not in translation, but en route. Her publicist was outside the hotel, frantically trying to reach her by cell phone and give directions to the hotel. Johansson said that while her Golden Globe nomination is an incredible honor, it hasn't changed her life. She still has to wait in lines at McDonald's and the Coffee Bean coffee bean see sesbania. just like everyone else. After trying on gems for over an hour, the teen found the perfect necklace - a De Beers wildflower wildflower Any flowering plant that grows without intentional human aid. Wildflowers are the source of all cultivated garden varieties of flowers. A wildflower growing where it is unwanted is considered a weed. floral motif diamond (500 pave stones) choker worth $50,000 - to complement the low-waist white satin frock she wore to accept her Rising Star award at the Palm Springs Film Festival Gala. This is only De Beers' second year in the awards accessory wars. Last year they stuck a pink/orange $1.5 million diamond ring on Diane Lane's finger for the Golden Globes and wrapped a diamond necklace around Queen Latifah for the Oscars. HOLLYWOOD INSIDERS: Design fans of all sorts crowded into the new Greg Jordan Studio and Store in West Hollywood, in a cozy space not used to holding the teeming teem 1 v. teemed, teem·ing, teems v.intr. 1. To be full of things; abound or swarm: A drop of water teems with microorganisms. 2. masses. Down a cobbled cob·ble 1 n. 1. A cobblestone. 2. Geology A rock fragment between 64 and 256 millimeters in diameter, especially one that has been naturally rounded. 3. cobbles See cob coal. tr. alley on Melrose Place, the space was created as a place to stop and shop for antique furniture and the company's own ``cashmere cashmere Animal-hair fibre forming the downy undercoat of the Kashmir goat. The fibre became known for its use in beautiful shawls and other handmade items produced in Kashmir, India. The fibres have diameters finer than those of the best wools. throws and candles and modern iron furniture,'' according to Jordan, whose dapper Dapper lawyer’s clerk; swindled into believing himself perfect gambler. [Br. Lit.: The Alchemist] See : Dupery style reflected most of the upper crust attendees. Jerry Bruckheimer and his wife, Linda, co-hosted the party and greeted other major big-money players, including Steve and Jaime Tisch and CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. head honcho Honcho A slang term describing the leader or person in charge of an organization. Notes: The CEO of a company could be referred to as the honcho or "head honcho." See also: CEO, CFO, COO, Insider, Leprechaun Leader Les Moonves. And like every Hollywood party, this one had its celebrity quotient, from supermodel Molly Sims to actors Kyle MacLachlan, Lynda Carter and Steven Weber, to uber-composer David Foster and his wife and collaborator, Linda Thompson. Everyone seemed to enjoy the delicious appetizers and cocktails that Jordan's staff served up, and especially the nice touch of a white rose offered by the valets when they returned the revelers' cars. But one thing really set this bash apart from most of the others we've been to lately: This is the first time we've ever seen a mostly naked, totally buff man locked behind a showroom window, swaying slowly all night on a swing. We're not sure what that has to do with design, but we know we like it as a party trend. Forget girls in skimpy skimp·y adj. skimp·i·er, skimp·i·est 1. Inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting: a skimpy meal. 2. Unduly thrifty; niggardly. outfits serving cocktails; we'll take the men in the cage every time. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) JOHANSSON: What a choker. Barry King/WireImage.com (2 -- color) BUFF GUY ON SWING: When's my break, Mr. Bruckheimer? Donato Sardella/WireImage.com |
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