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Wedding Crasher gets hitched

Monday, March 9th, 2009

Vince Vaughn, of Wedding Crashers fame, is officially off the market. According to the Montreal Gazette, Vaughn will soon be taking his own stroll down the aisle. He recently proposed to girlfriend Kyla Weber. The 38-year-old reportedly got down on one knee and popped the question with a four-carat, $125,000 ring on Valentine’s Day.

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His relationship with the Calgary realtor has been kept out of the lime light.

“I always try to keep my relationships quiet and my work at the forefront,” Vince told Parade magazine in January 2008. “I haven’t been someone to go and talk about those things, because that’s not what I want to be known for.”

Keep relationships quiet? Has Vince so quickly forgotten about his highly-publicized romance and break-up with super star Jennifer Aniston? Their split came at the end of 2006 and sent the media into a frenzy.

Jovani on Reality TV

Friday, March 6th, 2009
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“Jovani is the New Face of Fabulous! Jovani designs encompass all the things we love about fashion.. bold use of color, exquisite design, intricate details, quality fabrics, and stylistic influences from around the world. I always feel amazing in a Jovani creation because I know that every one of their pieces is designed to be nothing short of spectacular! Jovani is the new buzz among some of todays A list celebrities! I am so excited to be representing the designer that brings a new life to the word Fabulosity!”

Real Worlder Devyn Simone may be the newest spokesperson for top evening gown designer, Jovani. The latest installment of The Real World: Brooklyn featured Devyn in several Jovani Fashions. The episode focused on her ever-changing career goals and landed her in the design house of Jovani, where she tried on gowns by the designer.

After her dress-up session, Devyn was introduced the the co-owner and he instantly offered her a job! How does that happen in a failing economy? She blabs on and on about how in five years she sees herself with a successful film career, a designer collection of her own and a dessert restaurant. Right. But, the dude is totally taken and tells her she can be the Director of PR for his company, as well as a house model. Again, how does that happen?

Cross-dressing Contenders

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

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Gentlemen, start your engines. RuPaul, the ultimate drag queen is now the host of his/her own Drag Race. The 48-year-old portrays two personalities on the Logo reality series, which premiered in early February. RuPaul, in full glamazon drag, will reign supreme in all judging and eliminations, while the debonair Mr. RuPaul will help guide contestants as they prepare for each challenge.

“Listen, the whole world loves drag, whether they admit it or not,” he says. “We live in this culture where we have this hypocritical thing. On one hand, people are ashamed of drag and they think it is misogynistic; on the other hand, we all love it because it’s sparkly, it’s shiny and it’s gorgeous.”

RuPaul’s Drag Race, dubbed as the ultimate in drag queen competitions will bring together the top 9 drag queens in the U.S. to vie for drag stardom. Contestants include the nation’s hottest and most glamorous drag queens, including one voted in by viewers online. Joining RuPaul on the judges panel, are fashion journalist and best-selling author Merle Ginsberg and Project Runway breakout star and designer Santino Rice.

Toddlers in Tiffany Designs

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

flwrgrlTLC’s newest reality series takes a behind-the-scenes look at child beauty competitions. The show comes on the heels of a documentary by TLC on that very subject. Viewers were so fascinated by the show that TLC decided to spin it off into a new reality show with the same name.

“Toddlers and Tiaras” will follow a number of contestants of different ages, including kids under 5, through the pageant scene. The show’s producers say, “The series showcases the traditional elements of child pageants, jam-packed with stage moms and dads, hair extensions, spray tanning, makeup, and glitter. It features extremely non-traditional and modern aspects of the pageant scene, from girls entering the competitive landscape with less makeup and a more natural look, to pageants with boys mixed into the competition.”

The most recent installment of Toddlers and Tiaras featured a gown by Tiffany Designs. The gorgeous lime/turq/black combination can be found on our website, click here.

The TLC website describes the new show:

On any given weekend, on stages across the country, little girls and boys parade around wearing makeup, false eyelashes, spray tans and fake hair to be judged on their beauty, personality and costumes. Toddlers and Tiaras follows families on their quest for sparkly crowns, big titles, and lots of cash.

The preparation is intense as it gets down to the final week before the pageant. From hair and nail appointments, to finishing touches on gowns and suits, to numerous coaching sessions or rehearsals, each child preps for their performance. But once at the pageant, it’s all up to the judges and drama ensues when every parent wants to prove that their child is beautiful.

Some call it exploitation, a mother living out her own dreams through a toddler too young to disagree. Or perhaps it is fun, just like recreational soccer leagues or cheer camp. Agree with it or not, Pageantry is a $5 billion a year biz and can actually bring contestants excellent benefits, like scholarship money, new cars and family vacations. You can catch Toddlers and Tiaras Tuesday nights at 10:00 on TLC.

Sarah Welch sues over bruised ego

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

The model and former Bachelor contestant has decided to sue over her infamous fall in October of 2007. Sarah Welch worked a fashion show at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood over a year ago and took a nasty spill into the Mondrian pool just below the stage. The hole in the runway was created by an earlier performance by Shaolin monks. During the demonstration, one of the monks did a front flip and landed a little too hard, breaking the runway.

“I had no idea that there was a hole there. It was almost like falling through ice. I was trying to get out and I remember there were pieces breaking around me and I couldn’t,” she told Inside Edition in 2007.

The lawsuit, filed in Santa Monica earlier this month, is directed toward several companies involved with the fashion show. Welch claims she suffered “great injuries to her body, shock and injuries to her nervous system” after the fall. Welch is suing for negligence and is seeking unspecified damages.

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Ironically, Sarah wasn’t so devastated by the fall when it happened. When questioned about the video of her fall being viewed by millions, she told KABC-TV, “It is just a really funny mishap, I hope they’re enjoying watching it just as much as I am!”

The lawsuit is bogus. You can’t sue over a bruised ego!

All models are not created equal

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

The CW network shakes up primetime and the modeling world with it’s latest casting call for the hit show, America’s Next Top Model. Before cycle 12 even begins, casting for cycle 13 is underway and with a twist. Contrary to the stereotypical model, averaging a height of 5′10″, the show is limiting auditionees to a height of no more than 5′7″.

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“There have been top supermodels in the past that weren’t as tall as the industry demands, like fashion icon Kate Moss,” Tyra Banks said in a press release. “So we are changing up ‘Top Model’ for cycle 13 and making it a year for the shorter model!”

This new twist is quite a stretch considering the past 12 cycles of the show have made height a tall issue, requiring all applicants to be at least 5′7″. Co-producer Tyra Banks claims to want to change the face and figure of fashion, so she starts with height? Seriously Tyra, let’s focus on a more pressing issue for young girls, like anorexia and bulimia. How about a cycle that requires applicants to weight more than 90 pounds?

In addition to the height requirement, those interested in applying for Top Model’s thirteenth season must be ages 18 to 27 of “diverse backgrounds, shapes and sizes.”  Cycle 12 of America’s Next Top Model begins March 4 on the CW. Open calls for cycle 13 began Saturday, February 28, in Florida and will continue throughout March.

Up in Arms

Friday, February 27th, 2009

The media has had a field day with the new First Lady’s wardrobe choices lately. She has appeared bare-armed on three separate occasions this week. First in an emerald, tea-length dress she wore to present the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize to Stevie Wonder.Then again on the cover of People Magazine in a sleeveless magenta Tracy Reese frock. Then on Tuesday night, it happened, perhaps the most controversial showing of her biceps at the President’s first congressional address. She wore a plum Narciso Rodriguez dress…sans sleeves and ignited the fury that has been deemed, Lady Obama’s right to bear arms.

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“While her sleeveless dress trend is definitely a talking point, she’s always very conservative in other ways. The dresses are often cut below the knee, and it’s not a deep, plunging neckline,” says Glamour.com’s senior fashion editor, Susan Cernek. “She’s balancing out the expanse of skin on her arms by not showing too much elsewhere. That’s what makes her look very appropriate.”

While our new first lady has been hailed as the most fashionable first lady since Jackie O, some think she is taking her fashion sense too far. Going sleeveless in Congress, during WInter, is next to tawdriness according to some Chicago Tribune readers.

“Does the lady not understand that these Big Speech Events are serious and important? Not a cocktail party?” e-mailed one Tribune reader, who said she scanned the crowd for other bare arms and spied none. “The season is winter. The occasion is business. Dress was wrong place and time.”

True Beauty Winner in Tony Bowls

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

juliaThe finale of ABC’s True Beauty hailed a gracious Julia Anderson in a gorgeous black gown by designer Tony Bowls. The halter gown, with rhinestone and swarovski crystal encrusted bandeau waistline, was designed especially for last night’s finale event.

The rookie reality show brought in ten narcissistic contestants to test their inner beauty, hence the clever title, True Beauty. After weeks of beauty trials and tribulation, a Texan takes home the trophy. Dallas native, Julia Anderson, is a former pageant winner who earned the titles of Miss Teen Texas in 2002 and Miss Grapevine in 2008. Julia’s bio on the show’s website reads:

Julia is part American Indian and loves to take care of herself inside and out. She finds that while her tan comes easy, she must get eyelash extensions every two weeks. Julia has just the right answer for every question and while she admits to being a hypocrite at times, she insists it is a quality not a weakness. Julia is a very good manipulator and should not to be underestimated. She is convinced that America will love her.

Julia’s tan definitely dazzled in the stunning creation by Tony Bowls, who designs evening wear for Mon Cheri Bridals. The idea for the gown was taken from an existing style in the Tony Bowls Collection. It was completely re-vamped for a more couture look. You can view all the Tony Bowls gown galleries on our website, www.cbslimited.com.

The Red Carpet Rundown

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Oscars ArrivalsThe 81st annual Academy Awards drew a star-studded crowd to the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood last night. There was an unmistakable trend toward white and ivory hues. Among the dazzling white-washers, Taraji Henson, Jessica Biel, Anne Hathaway, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei and Penelope Cruz.

Never one to follow the crowd, Angelina Jolie shows off her post-delivery-of-twins figure in a classic black sweetheart-neck gown by Elie Saab, with emerald jewels to accent. Hollywood’s golden couple looked retro with hubby Brad Pitt in his classic black bow tie. Also in black was Kate Winslet, taking home the oscar for Best Actress in a gorgeous YSL Atelier gown.

It was shiny metallics for Jennifer Aniston, Tina Fey and Anne Hathaway. All three were shimmering and gorgeous on the red carpet.

Young silver screen starlet and singing sensation Mylie Cyrus topped the best dressed list in her Zuhair Murad gown. “She looked old Hollywood,” observed Suze Yalof Schwartz, executive fashion editor at large for Glamour magazine. “It looked like something from the ’40s — and it was on the youngest person there.”

freida-pinto-dev-patel-2009-oscars-13Providing a punch of color, Natalie Portman in a pink Rodarte pleated gown, Amy Adams in a stunning in a crimson silk frock and Freida Pinto, star of the much-nominated Slumdog Millionaire, in a cobalt sari-inspired John Galliano gown.

In a dress fit for a winner, Best Supporting Actress for her role in Vicky Christina Barcelona, Penelope Cruz sported a romantically vintage gown by Pierre Balmain, full of sheer touches. Sex and The City’s Sarah Jessica Parker looked like a princess in her barely mint colored Dior Haute Couture gown. Donning jewels from Fred Leighton, the 43-year-old actress teamed up with Daniel Craig to present Oscars to Best Art Direction and Costume Design.

beyonce1Making the worst-dressed list this year is model/reality show host Heidi Klum, who was a little less than ravishing in a spacey red gown by Roland Mouret. Come on Heidi, you critique designers on Project Runway, we expected much more! Also not meeting our expectations was Beyonce; the singer is usually a knock-out on the red carpet. Her black and gold foil mermaid gown, though extremely figure-flattering, was reminiscent of grandmother’s drapes.

With awards season coming to a close, so does the season for endless red-carpet critiques. For a while, anyway.

Foreclosure befalls the best of ‘em

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

ht_mcmahon_house_080604_mnThe failing housing market has not only affected middle class Americans, celebs too have struggled to stay afloat. Star Search host Ed McMahon’s mansion faced foreclosure last Summer when his lender reported that the 82-year-old was more than $600,000 behind on payments. McMahon’s 6.25 million dollar Beverly Hills pad has been on the real estate market for about two years. With his close proximity to pop super star Britney Spears, the home has proved a hard sale due to the ever-present paparazzi.

Also falling victim to the housing depression are Sports icon Jose Conseco and football star Micheal Vick. Conseco lost his Encino home earlier last year. Court documents show that the baseballer owed over $2.5 million on his 7,300 square foot house. The Los Angeles Times reported that Conseco was the first celeb to publicly admit that he is a statistic of the U.S. housing crisis. Though its not a foreclosure yet, NFL great Micheal Vick’s infamous dogfighting compound failed to sale (surprise) at an auction in late 2007. The fifteen acre property in rural Virginia was expected to go for close to $1 million, but the highest bidder only had $747,000 to offer.

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The award for most staggering debt goes to Michael Jackson, who owed somewhere between $23 and $300 million when his Neverland Ranch was foreclosed on. In the Spring of 2008, Jacko’s lender Financial Title Company warned him of the impending auction of his home. He needed to pay off the $24,525,906.00 debt to avoid the repo.

Perhaps the most shocking member of the foreclosure club is that of the Queen of Soul and inaugural sweetheart Aretha Franklin, who overlooked a mere $445 in her 2005 taxes and, four years later, found herself owing the IRS $20,000. The songstress refused an offer from PETA to save her 700,000 Detroit mansion.


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