TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.Byline: Elizabeth Snead UNDERSTATED DIAMONDS: Even with bombs falling on Baghdad, some in Hollywood still plan to party. Just not as hearty. But in the light of the announcement of the rolled-up red carpet for Sunday's Oscar ceremony, many party planners are following suit, eliminating red carpets and press from this week's Oscar-oriented bashes. Wednesday night's ``Dazzling With Color and Dripping With Diamonds'' party, sponsored by Women's Wear Daily Women's Wear Daily (WWD) is a fashion-industry trade journal sometimes called "the bible of fashion."[1][2] It is the flagship journal of Fairchild Publications, Inc.[3] WWD's publisher is Ralph Erardy, Sr. and held at a private estate in Los Feliz, had no press-lined red carpet - despite stars such as Iman, Angela Bassett and Daryl Hannah in basic black and a fab performance from the girl group Pretty Babies. Lots of fashion publicists and stylists checked all the colored diamonds on display and looked a little downtrodden down·trod·den adj. Oppressed; tyrannized. downtrodden Adjective oppressed and lacking the will to resist Adj. 1. with the knowledge that many stars will discard their colorful finery for more suitable wartime apparel. ... Word is that Nicole Kidman may still don her Jean Paul Gaultier frock. No word on color. But Phillip Bloch, who dresses Halle Berry, says not all the stars will dress down. ``Will J.Lo wear a simple black pantsuit? I don't think so!'' Nicky Hilton allowed that she always has a great time during Oscar party week but that this week was the first time she actually had to work. Her new evening handbag line had a launch party at Le Meridan Hotel Tuesday night. Also Wednesday night, the stars made it to the premiere of director Lawrence Kasdan's scary rendition of Stephen King's book ``Dreamcatcher'' at Westwood's Mann Theatre. All the film's stars were part of the fear factor, including Morgan Freeman, Jason Lee, Thomas Jane and Damian Lewis. Red-haired Lewis looked cool and collected in a pinstriped pin·stripe also pin stripe n. 1. A very thin stripe, especially on a fabric. 2. a. A fabric with very thin stripes, often used for suits. b. A suit made of such fabric. Often used in the plural. suit. Up next for the relatively unknown London actor is playing an abusive guy in Jennifer Lopez's Miramax film, ``An Unfinished Life.'' Will the freshly shaved, dapper actor sport a beard to look more menacing for his role? ``I'm thinking of pulling out a George Michael 4 o'clock shadow.'' (Now that's scary!) Jane modeled a reddish-brown suit but rushed by the red carpet. Fortunately, his fiancee, Patricia Arquette, was a little more forthcoming. Wearing a matching pinstriped jacket with pants, the actress was more excited about her newborn daughter with Jane than to talk about what she was wearing. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. who made this outfit, it's old. But I just had a baby, so I don't know. Her name is Harlow, and she's beautiful.'' Donnie Wahlberg proved a very protective parent as he stood close to his son Xavier, making sure the boy was all buttoned up for the chilly night. ``He's the perfect person to watch this film.'' And what was the first film that made horror meister Stephen King shiver in his shoes? ``Bambi.'' CELEBRITIES, START YOUR ENGINES: Stars and cars were the draw Tuesday at General Motors' pre-Oscar event held in a packed tented tent·ed adj. 1. Covered with tents. 2. Sheltered in tents. 3. Resembling a tent. space on Hollywood and Vine. The wild party was a ``journey through time from the past, the present and into the future,'' and featured a multimedia fashion show with vintage cars driving on stage and rolling down rolling down The liquidation of an option position by an investor at the same time that he or she takes an essentially identical position with a lower strike price. the runway next to models and celebs in designer duds from various eras from 1920-2003 with period music. Guests included Daryl Hannah, Rachel Hunter, Paris and Nicky Hilton, Taryn Manning and assorted hunks hunks pl.n. (used with a sing. verb) A disagreeable and often miserly person. [Origin unknown.] , from the incredibly cute Ashton Kutcher to amazingly tall Vince Vaughn and, finally, the incredibly hot Damian Lewis. Everyone snarfed up some Chinese and Mexican buffet fare and guzzled various martinis (including a green apple rendition that one guest said tasted like diluted Prell shampoo) until the show started. Jessica Biel opened it up looking like Fred Astaire in a top hat and tails, followed by Jennifer Love Hewitt in an Oscar de la Renta Oscar de la Renta (born July 22, 1932) is a leading fashion designer. Early years De la Renta (born Oscar Aristides Renta Fiallo) was born in the Dominican Republic to a Dominican mother and a Puerto Rican father. satin gown and black gloves, looking eerily like Audrey Hepburn (which is probably why she starred in a TV version of the actress's life). Jewel, looking like a Bond girl in a black micro mini-dress and a beehive Beehive (star cluster): see Praesepe. beehive heraldic and verbal symbol. [Western Folklore: Jobes, 193] See : Industriousness hairdo, walked with Michael Chiklis (wearing Hugo Boss), both accessorized by a '60s-era Pontiac GTO. Alexis Arquette (hey, there's one in every family) cross-dressed in an Alexander McQueen gown and a towering headdress headdress, head covering or decoration, protective or ceremonial, which has been an important part of costume since ancient times. Its style is governed in general by climate, available materials, religion or superstition, and the dictates of fashion. that made him look like the spawn of Cher and Carole Burnett. Jessica Simpson slinked on stage in a silver Donna Karan sheath with her husband, 98 Degrees singer Nick Lachey. But ``West Wing'' press secretary Allison Janney surprised everyone by strutting the runway in a shimmery shim·mer intr.v. shim·mered, shim·mer·ing, shim·mers 1. To shine with a subdued flickering light. See Synonyms at flash. 2. Emanuel Ungaro gown to the sounds of Eminem. And ``The Pianist'' Oscar nominee Adrien Brody wore a white Travolta suit and did a perfect ``Saturday Night Fever'' walk (including the classic finger in the air pose) to the strains of the Bee Gees' ``Staying Alive.'' His matching car was, natch, a classic '70s Corvette corvette, small warship, classed between a frigate and a sloop-of-war. Corvettes usually were flush-decked and carried fewer than 28 guns. They were widely employed in escorting convoys and attacking merchant ships during the great naval wars of the late 18th and . Immediately after the fashion show, Eve ran out on stage, screaming, ``Let's get the party started,'' which, of course, everyone did, rushing the stage and dancing up a storm. The fashionable rap star had a little fashion show of her own going on. She'd cleverly ditched the 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. Dolce dol·ce Music adv. & adj. In a gentle and sweet manner. Used chiefly as a direction. [From Italian, sweet, from Latin dulcis.] Adv. 1. & Gabbana mini-dress she wore on the red carpet for a more stage-worthy getup, a gold lame mini-dress with a black bra and boots. You go, girl! CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1) IMAN: Diamonds are a tall girl's best friend. (2) HANNAH: Back in black. Donato Sardella/WireImage.com (3) JANNEY: More slim, less shady. Steve Granitz/WireImage.com (4) KING and WAHLBERG: The Maine event. Gregg DeGuire/WireImage.com |
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