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Carine’s amfAR Fashion Show, Lindsay Lohan Gets a Dick and Keira Knightley Engaged

Lester Brathwaite — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:14:59 +0000

- Lara Stone goes intergalactic in the music video for Hot Chips‘ music video, “Night and Day.” [Fashionologie]

- Carine Roitfeld staged her all-black runway show during the amfAR Gala featuring models Lindsey Wixson, Karolina Kurkova and Lily Donaldson in looks by Chanel, Balenciaga and Versace. [Styleite]

- True Blood‘s Grant Bowler will play Richard Burton to Lindsay Lohan‘s Elizabeth Taylor in Lifetime’s Liz & Dick. [Deadline]

- Beth Ditto on Karl Lagerfeld calling Adele fat: “First of all, Karl Lagerfeld is not even sane…[and he] used to be this really fat, eccentric dude. He always had that fat kid fan with him too. To me, only a person who was fat could get away with saying something like that.” [Vogue UK]

- This is what the debut of Kanye West‘s mult-screen film debut at Cannes looked like. [High Snobiety]

- Happy Fleet Week, sailors! Here are some events for the queer seamen that will hopefully be in all of us. [Paper]

- Britney Spears walked out on the taping of an episode of X Factor, much like Paula Abdul did last season. And also like Paula, I’m assuming there’s a mix of meds involved. [Deadline]

- Keira Knightley is engaged to boyfriend James Righton from British indie rock band Klaxons. [Telegraph]

Knightley in Shining Ardor: Keira Covers Interview Mag

Lester Brathwaite — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:36:20 +0000

One of our favorite editorial actresses, Keira Knightley makes a triumphant return in the April issue of Interview, shot by the always dynamic duo of Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. Stylist Karl Templer adorns the British beauty in Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Céline, Givenchy, Salvatore Ferragamo, Diane von Furstenberg, Chanel and Valentino as she smokes and smolders in the sultry spread. There’s a bit of good old-fashioned 80s androgyny meets Helmut Newton’s stark sexiness happening that fits Keira’s lithe bone structure perfectly. Full spread after the jump, kids.

Knightley discusses her two new films with David Cronenberg, who recently directed the 27-year-old in last year’s A Dangerous Method. First there’s June’s Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, co-starring fellow fashion plate Steve Carell, and an adaptation of Anna Karenina, in which she plays Tolstoy’s legendary literary heroine — out just in time for awards season in December.

Seriously, just throw that girl in a period piece and watch the Oscars fly.

Photos: Interview

RED CARPET REPORT CARD: Keira Knightley in Roksanda Ilincic

Amanda Gabriele — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:30:52 +0000

In this edition of Red Carpet Report Card, Keira Knightley will be graded on her Roksanda Illincic Resort 2012 look worn to the London Film Festival premiere of A Dangerous Method. See how she looked after the jump.

Keira will be rated on the below categories, five being the highest and 1 being the lowest.

What grade did Keira receive? Check out page two to find out.

I’m Ready for My Close-Up, Mr. Testino: The 10 Most Editorial Actresses

Lester Brathwaite — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:00:06 +0000

Anna Wintour has been credited/blamed/lauded/criticized for the current proliferation of celebrity-driven magazine covers of the past 15 years or so. Love it or hate it, a model has a better chance winning a Pulitzer than landing a U.S. Vogue cover — with a few notable exceptions. While stars are rightfully and contractually beautiful, however, not all of them can cut the couture mustard. Then there are those ladies who love the camera and the camera is kind of obsessed with them. Here, the 10 actresses who give the best editorial — and give models a run for their money — are given the countdown treatment.

Tilda givin’ a little twist in Another by Craig McDean.

1. Tilda Swinton

One of the most striking women in film, on the red carpet and in fashion spreads, look no further for Swinton’s editorial excellence than this month’s W.

Masculin/feminin by Tim Walker.

How To Get the Perfect Haircut for Your Face Shape

Amanda Gabriele — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:30:47 +0000

As the sun gets hotter, we’re all craving a lighter, lower-maintenance hairstyle for summer. A trip to the salon to get chopped can be exhilarating if you’re dying for a change but terrifying if you’re walking in blindly, not knowing what to ask for. Learning to flatter your face shape with a haircut will bring out your very best features without exaggerating your bone structure in a bad way. Cruise through our guide to getting the best haircut for your face shape, and enter the salon fearless.

Oval Face - Congratulations oval faced ladies - you have the most versatile face shape and can wear almost any hairstyle you want with grace and ease.

What to try - A tousled bob like Victoria Beckham‘s above will bring out the angles in your face to accentuate cheekbones. Both blunt and breezy bangs will frame your face as will long, wavy locks ala Kate Hudson.

What to avoid - Short layers will make your face look a little too long. Styles that hang too much in the eyes and face will hide the features that make you gorgeous.

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - MAY 24: Victoria Beckham poses for a picture at the Victoria Beckham and Eva Longoria Parker Night of Fashion & Technology with LG Phones event held at Soho House on May 24, 2010 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Toby Canham/Getty Images)

arrives at the 2010 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 21, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 13: (UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS OUT) attends the premiere afterparty of Never Let Me Go held at The Saatchi Gallery on October 13, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)

Packing for Doomsday: 10 Essentials You Can’t Live to Die Without

Lester Brathwaite — Fri, 20 May 2011 18:09:51 +0000

If you believe the world will come to an end tomorrow — MAY 21ST! — or that Judgement Day is nigh or are just hoping for bobbly-headed aliens with light-up fingers like I am, you don’t want to be caught unprepared at the moment of truth, now do you? Here are 10 items you should have before mounting one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (I like Pestilence best).

1. Booze. Let’s be real, if shit’s going down tomorrow, I’m going out in a vodka-soaked blaze of glory.

2. At least one piece of McQueen’s Savage Beauty. Yes I am breaking into The Met and yes I am wearing this gold duck feather coat out.

3. Egoïste. Because I need to see a Louis Vuitton-attired polar bear taking in an Al Gore lecture on global warming before I die. That happened.

4. These post-Apocalyptic video looks from Beyoncé’s “Run the World (Girls)”:

Photo: NY Mag

And Lady Gaga‘s “Judas”:

Photo: Nicola Formichetti's Blog!!

5. Oprah. I know this is short notice with the world ending tomorrow and all, but I really think Oprah and I should be together since I’ve recently adopted her as my mother. She’s not really aware of it.

6. Violent Lips. Sometimes a girl needs to look fierce and really this isn’t the time to slack off with boring old jungle red or whatever signature color you use. Give me a hot pink leopard lip and call it a day/year/life.

7. Made in Brazil #3.

Boom:

Photo: Models.com

Nuff said.

8. Angelina Jolie’s Atelier Versace gown from Cannes. I love a good statement-making gown when the skies open up; and this gown will say, “Excuse me, stop what you’re doing. I get it…but I’m in the room.”

9. A pair of Louboutins I lifted from FI‘s Editor-in-Chief Sam Lim. Barring the fact that I’m about six shoe sizes bigger than she is, Sam’s long hours in the line at the Christian Louboutin sample sale should be celebrated. Celebrated with a unbearably painful walk-off.

10. Fashion Indie’s Mixtape Vol. 3. If we’re all still here next week you can get a listen for yourself, but I’ve already got my copy and will be dancing till the world ends.

Speaking of Britney, I forgot to include drugs — last minute shopping …literally!

Photo: Nicola Formichetti's Blog!!

Iconic Fashion Mag Egoïste Debuts 16th Issue in 34 Years

Lester Brathwaite — Thu, 12 May 2011 11:11:04 +0000

Founded in 1977 by 26-year-old French eccentric Nicole Wisniak while living in her bed at her parents’ apartment and rolled out every few years since, Egoïste finally returns with Keira Knightley on the cover of issue Number 16.

Knightley is just one of two cover stars, the other being James Thíerrée, a French performer who counts Charlie Chaplin and Eugene O’Neil as antecedents. The current issue — well, really the only issue since the last Egoiste with a naked Natalia Vodianova on the cover came out 5 years ago — also features a wide range of interviews and collaborations from Roman Polanski, Beth Ditto, Diane von Furstenberg, Yoko Ono and others.

Besides coming out when it damn well feels like it, Egoïste is different from other mags in that all of the ads therein are the brainchild of its kooky editor, Wisniak, who now works from her own bed in her Parisian apartment.

To wit, the ad for Louis Vuitton sounds better than whatever they’re planning with Angelina Jolie:

The Louis Vuitton ad took Wisniak and her deputy, Eleonore Therond, a full year to create. It features a lost polar bear on an adventure with a monogrammed Louis Vuitton trunk. He embarks through the tundra with it; clings to it like a buoy in frigid waters, eventually finds shelter on a boat bound for civilization—and then, trunk in hand, crashes onto the stage of a lecture given by Al Gore on the perils of global warming.

A true rarity in fashion, in publishing and just in the pace of the modern world, Egoïste has become a collector’s item with the December 1977 issue featuring Mick Jagger recently selling on eBay for $1,100. And appropriately, you won’t find Egoïste hanging around on a shelf at Barnes and Noble; the only retailer in America that carries the mag is New York’s Rizzoli Bookstore.

Perhaps one day Keira Knightely’s cover will fetch a similar price tag. The actress and occasional Chanel cyclist may seem an odd choice considering the iconoclastic cover stars before her, but for Wisniak, it’s not about being current or on trend: “It’s about lasting. It’s like a bet to see who will still be interesting in 10 years.” [Daily Beast]

Top 10 Most Stylish Ingénues

Lester Brathwaite — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:30:50 +0000

Hollywood is buzzing with ingénues — young actresses who are typically cast as innocent or naïve characters, which is ironic in itself since there’s nothing innocent or naïve about anyone in Hollywood. There are, however, a crop of lovely ladies who stand head and collar bone above the pack, due to their talent, their beauty and their sense of style. Of course, one could argue that they all have a team of stylists and professional gays that keep them looking flawless, but you can throw anyone in couture; some sink while others end up doing backstrokes all over the competition. These are the 10 gals who are setting both the screen and red carpet ablaze. Let ‘em burn!

Carey Mulligan

Starring roles: A Miu Miu, Vionnet and Prada devotee, Carey’s also not afraid to make a bold choice…such as ignoring Anna Wintour‘s advice. Others have died for less, but her gambits more often pay off than not. With one Oscar nomination down — for An Education (2009) – Mulligan’s sure to get another for next year’s The Great Gatsby, playing the ultimate ingénue, Daisy Buchanan.

Elle Fanning

Starring roles: Elle proved such a fave with the Mulleavy sisters, they cast her in a short film for Rodarte. After stealing scenes in the independent Somewhere (2010), Elle’s going for the blockbuster gusto with J.J. Abrams‘s Super 8, out this summer.

Hailee Steinfeld

Starring roles: Along with Fanning, Steinfeld is proving that it’s never too early to be a fashionista by going on a winning streak during awards season…if only on the red carpet. Hailee nabbed an Oscar nom for showing her Grit, but for her next project, she’s going for a softer touch: she’s attached to a retelling of Sleeping Beauty.

Mia Wasikowska

Starring roles: Honestly, I’ve been more inspired by Mia’s stunning editorials as of late than her red carpet style. She first had me with W alongside her Jane Eyre co-star, Michael Fassbender then she channeled another Mia (Farrow) for Blackbook. She’s super talented and naturally beautiful plus with a slew of upcoming roles, she’ll have plenty of time to brush up on her style notes.

Blake Lively

Starring roles: When Karl Lagerfeld handpicks you to be the Chanel Purse Ambassador, you’re officially an icon. Best known for her penchant for Gossip, Blake surprised everyone with a dramatic turn in The Town (2010) and will soon be feeling up Ryan Reynold‘s muscled, latex-clad torso in this summer’s Green Lantern. Some ingenues get all the luck.

Keira Knightley

Starring roles: Another of Karl’s favorites, Keira’s been a red carpet highlight for years — I’m still screaming at her in Vera Wang at the 2006 Oscars.* Though she was keeping a low profile for a while, Knightley came roaring back in this Chanel Couture stunner at the London premiere of Never Let Me Go. Add to that coup her recent Chanel Coco Mademoiselle short film and the upcoming romantic drama Last Night this May.

Leighton Meester

Starring roles: Though she’s the picture of Upper East Side preppy refinement as Blair Waldorf, Leighton’s personal style falls more in the delightfully quirky category. Along with Carey, Leighton is among the most fun and daring of these youthful beauties. Between gigs on Gossip Girl, Meester will next be seen seducing Dr. House himself in The Oranges out later this year.

Mila Kunis

Starring roles: Black Swan propelled Mila Kunis into a completely different stratosphere, one with awards and critical praise. Mila rose gamely to the challenge of red carpet dressing, peaking with this Alexander McQueen number from the SAG Awards. Next she’ll trade in her toe shoes to shack up with Justin Timberlake before hopping a broom for Oz: The Great and Powerful.

Michelle Williams

Starring roles: Michelle had her best style moment at this year’s Oscars when she took my breath away in this simple Chanel column… although her 2006 canary yellow Vera Wang* still holds a special place in my heart. Once upon a Creek, Michelle Williams was Katie Holmes‘ rival, so it makes poetic sense that while Katie is Jackie O, Michelle will play Marilyn Monroe in next year’s My Week With Marilyn.

Anne Hathaway

Starring roles: Honestly, Hathaway’s days as an ingénue are practically through, but having put in her Princess days, she’s succesfully transitioning to a leading lady. She managed to hold up the weight of the entire Academy Awards telecast this year on her bold, tuxedoed shoulders, so her next challenge Anne will be to claw up the screen as Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises.

*Sidebar: Meanwhile, I forgot how much werq Vera was doing at the Academy Awards that year.

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 12: Actress Elle Fanning attends the New York Screening of "Somewhere" at Tribeca Grand Hotel on December 12, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Sasha P. Gives Good Face

Lester Brathwaite — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:20:24 +0000

Move ova, Rova, Pivovarova’s in town. Sasha Pivovarova that is. The Russian super looks radiant on the cover of the November issue of Numéro China, shot by Greg Kadel.

The more I stare at Sasha, the more I see Keira Knightley staring back at me. I didn’t even know those two even looked alike, but maybe it’s something in the eyebrows and the hair. That said, there might be a tad too much retouching going on (note how washed out Sasha’s face seems) but it is still a gorgeous photo. I particularly love the way the teal/aquamarine in her eyes matches the dress.

Keira Knightley Embraces the Bob

Marissa Moshell, Student — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 05:31:14 +0000

Keira Knightley stepped out this past Tuesday showing off a fresh new bob. When the actress showed up at the Chanel Ready to Wear show during Paris Fashion Week she received quite the attention concerning the new beauty endeavor!

LINK LOVE: Just Jared

ADDICT: Keira Knightley Rides for Chanel

Amanda Gabriele — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:51:00 +0000

I haven’t seen Keira Knightley do anything cool in awhile, so this badass motorcycle ride she did for Chanel just put her back on my radar. She looks beautiful and pulls of that tan jumpsuit stunningly. See more after the jump…

The photos were taken on Sunday at the Place de Concorde in Paris while she was filming a commercial for Chanel. Could it be a new promo for the Coco Mademoiselle fragrance?

LINK LOVE: Styleite

COVER GIRL: Keira Knightley for Elle China April 2010

Rebecca Alexander — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:24:40 +0000

Keira is looking sultry on the cover of Elle China…miss her in spreads and on magazine covers, I think she’s stunning!

Image via Oh No They Didnt

INTERVIEW: Amanda Seyfried for Lucky Feb 2010

Rebecca Alexander — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:44:15 +0000

The gorgeous Amanda Seyfried is on the February 2010 cover of Lucky. Click more for an interview.

On her busy work schedule: “I keep jumping from project to project. But I can’t stay still right now; I feel too inspired”

On decorating her new apartment: “I want my apartment in New York to feel very English. Like when I wake up, I could be Keira Knightley on the set of Pride & Prejudice.”

For much more PLUS a giveaway of her cover look, click here.

The February issue of Lucky is on nationwide newsstands this week.

Style: "SS_1"

SPREAD: ‘The 20th Birthday Portfolio’ for Empire Magazine

Corey Moran — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:10:47 +0000

I love this spread that Empire Magazine did to celebrate their 20th aniversary. The spread features actors/actresses back in their looks from their most famous movies. My favorite is obviously Zoolander!

Find more photos like this on ENVY

Here is a small preview of the spread, be sure to check out all 30 pictures at the Empire Magazine website.

Top Ten Flat Chested Celebrities

FashionIndie — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:48:13 +0000

Complex magazine, always at the forefront of taste and class, created a list for the hottest celebrity members of the Itty Bitty Titty Committee. Here we share…

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

• Washboard abs and washboard chest. Guess the Pirates of the Caribbean stole the booty and the boobies.

ADDICT: Keira Knightley For Chanel

Rebecca Alexander — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:38:51 +0000

Keira is topless for Chanel…

MOMENT OF STYLE: Keira Knightley

Andy Wass — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:15:19 +0000

Wow.

Keira Knightley looked positively stunning, from the mod hair and makeup straight down to her shiny shoes.

Knightley is just one of many celebrities in Paris today for the Chanel runway show.

Oooh she reminds me of my favorite My Little Pony. I want to comb her hair for hours…

Photo from Jezebel.

What In The Bloody Hell…

Kirby Marzec — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:48:41 +0000

Sienna Miller and Keira Knightley- Like two peas in a pod...a terribly unfortunate dress pod.

Eva Green- Did you used to be a Frockette?

Anna Friel- Your stylist forgot to tell you that her pit bull accidentally threw up the garbage he ate all over your evening gown. Oops!

Eva Birthistl- I would really appreciate it if you would give me my Christmas tree skirt back. Thanks.

Is this some kind of practical joke? Last night’s British Independent Film Awards had a red carpet full of unfortunately dressed celebrities…the ones who typically look the best everywhere else! Sorry ladies, the Boston Tea Party happened in 1773…if you’re seeking your revenge for those high taxes back in the day, this is certainly not the way to do it.

Thanks Jezebel!

LONDON - NOVEMBER 30: Sienna Miller and Keira Knightley arrive at the British Independant Film Awards 2008 at Old Billingsgate on November 30, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Jo Hale/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Sienna Miller;Keira Knightley

LONDON - NOVEMBER 30: Eva Green arrives at the British Independant Film Awards 2008 at Old Billingsgate on November 30, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Jo Hale/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Eva Green

LONDON - NOVEMBER 30: Anna Friel arrives at The British Independent Film Awards 2008-Arrivals at The Old Billingsgate,London. (Photo by Jo Hale/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Anna Friel

LONDON - NOVEMBER 30: Eva Birthistle arrives at the British Independent Film Awards at the Old Billingsgate November 30, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Jo Hale/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Eva Birthistle

LONDON - NOVEMBER 30: Anna Friel arrives at The British Independent Film Awards 2008-Arrivals at The Old Billingsgate,London. (Photo by Jo Hale/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Anna Friel

Before They Had Stylists: Keira Knightley

Marissa Moshell, Student — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:30:29 +0000

Before:

After:

It’s tough for many of us to remeber Keira when she wasn’t always on top of her fashion game, but that time did, in fact, exist. There was a time when tight belly shirts and extreme clashing were all Keira thought about. Thanks to a few years and an awesome stylist Keira has come out near the top end of our fashion radar with great style and intact elegance.

Mag Hag: Tattler

Stephanie — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:57:47 +0000

Here’’s Keira Knightley gracing the cover of September’s Tattler. Her black ostrich meets attacking octopus look with baby pink nails to match are looking mighty fierce. Fortunately, readers will forget about the previous cover of Maggie Gyllenhaal channeling The Joker. Too bad all Miss Knightley can do is pout.