AZANI MODELS
September, 2007
Celebrities keep their cool on red carpet at the Emmy
Awards
Celebrities
did their best to keep their cool on a sweltering red carpet at the Emmy Awards by wearing
a variety of sorbet colors and stars such as Heidi Klum,
America Ferrera, Debra Messing, Sandra Oh and Ellen Pompeo showed a bit of skin in strapless dresses.
Kate
Walsh, Jennifer Morrison, Rebecca Romijn and
Katherine Heigl channeled screen sirens of yesteryear
with their retro looks.
Heigl was in a white, off-the-shoulder Zac Posen gown
that was punched up with red lips also seen on Klum
and Christina Aguilera.
"Red is a really hot color for fall," said Monika Blunder, the Chanel makeup artist who worked with Heigl. "She had an old
Walsh's red satin dress was by Pamela Dennis, who also designed Michelle Pfieffer's fitted knee-length black dress with sequins on the front.
Morrison wore a beaded gown by Elie Saab. "We
had to take it apart to fit me, but look at it now. It has a total classical
feel to it," she said. Romijn's vintage Guy Laroche gown was decorated with flapper fringe. She wore
her hair in a soft, wavy updo that showed off her diamond, ruby and white-enamel earrings
by
Eva Longoria literally sparkled in a gold cocktail dress with an open back by
Kaufman Franco. "He designed my wedding dress
and I just thought this was perfect," she said, particularly thankful for
the low-cut back because of the heat.
Teri Hatcher wore a blush-colored silk
chiffon gown with a crystal beaded bodice by Badgley Mischka Couture. She stars in the label's current ad
campaign.
Felicity Huffman's asymmetrical draped gown by David Meister in a bright
magenta color balanced sexy and elegant. She joked on E!'s
preshow that she had to sew it to her skin. Marcia Cross wore a silver diamante
pleated gown by Georges Chakra that was accessorized with a Lorraine Schwartz
snake bracelet and triple-teardrop earrings.
Dangling earrings were a major trend of the night, with Patricia Heaton pairing
oversized gold earrings with her sparkling gold gown.
Sally Field's strapless Valentino gown was simple except for its bright magenta
color. She wore dangling diamond earrings
by Cathy Waterman, but unlike most of the stars she won't be returning them
she owns them.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus wore one of the top colors for this fall purple. Her
dress was a deep jewel color by Narciso Rodriguez
with a scoop neck and pintucks on the bust. Minnie
Driver's draped chartreuse gown was by Donna Karan, and Vanessa Williams' seafoam green gown with feather embellishment was by Kevan Hall.
Ferrera's strapless gown with a jeweled waist was
electric blue.
Joely Fisher wore a lemon yellow, plunging V-neck
gown with beaded mesh insets by Pamella Roland, and
Hayden Panettiere's empire-waist, blush-colored gown
was by Marc Bouwer.
There always are actresses who go with classic black a safe choice that can
also prove stunning: Mariska Hargitay
wore a Zac Posen with architectural lines, Rachel
Griffiths was in a strapless Chanel and Kyra Sedgwick wore a two-piece outfit by
Oscar de la Renta with a subtle touch of feathers at
the peplum and on the tiers of the skirt.
Jaime Pressly's beaded scoop-neck gown by St. John
Couture had a '40s feel. She chose it, she said, because it was a bit unusual.
"I knew nobody would be wearing this," she said.
Oh's black dress by Bottega Veneta
had a touch of white tulle on top.
Pompeo added a gold tassel necklace and lots of bracelets
by Fred Leighton to her navy dress by Michael Kors, whom she joked was her boyfriend
because she so often wears his designs to big events. Her hair was big in a
1950s style.
Wanda Sykes was in a black Gucci
pantsuit. She said she looked good in Gucci suits. "I just love the way it
feels," she said of her outfit. "Except for right now, it's
hot."
Glenn Close selected a Giorgio Armani midnight navy silk halter gown with satin
lapel detailing, front slit and delicate train, and Tina Fey wore a Carolina Herrera navy chiffon gown with a
polka-dot underlay.
Elizabeth Perkins' Carolina Herrera sleeveless white dress with bits of black
and yellow was from the designer's resort collection. Perkins, who also wore
champagne-colored cushion-cut diamond
earrings on a French wire set by Chopard, said the
dress was right for the night because it was light. "It's not necessarily
couture but it's comfortable."
There also was a red-dress camp that included Mary Louise Parker, who wore a Marquesa diamond bracelet
totaling almost 30 carats from Harry Winston, and Ali Larter,
who called her strapless goddess gown by Reem Acra "a little sliver of nothing."
Klum wore a wine-colored gown with an up-to-there
slit by Christian Dior Couture. She wore diamond jewelry from her own collection.
And veteran star Leslie Caron wore a gown she designed herself with fabric she
bought in
Well
lets do it all again next year! CJ
Henderson Azani Fashion
September, 2007
Valentino Hires New Creative Director For
Womenswear
Alessandra Facchinetti has been seen for years as a
rising star of Italian couture and one of its most promising talents. She
previously worked at Gucci, where she took over from Tom Ford.
"Facchinetti is the designer who can provide the
best interpretation and continuity to the image that characterizes the
Valentino label across the world," the group's chief executive officer,
Stefano Sassi, said in a statement.
Designers Maria Grazia Chiuri
and Pier Paolo Piccioli keep their jobs as
accessories designers, the statement said.
Facchinetti said she aims to present her first
Valentino collection in March.
"I am honored to be part of this new project," she said, calling
Valentino an "icon of style and elegance."
Valentino Garavani, 75, said Tuesday he was stepping
down as head designer of the fashion house after 45 years in the business. Over
the course of his career, his trademark red gowns have graced the world's
royals, Hollywood stars and
international jet setters.
Valentino said he would show his last ready-to-wear collection in
Facchinetti began her fashion career at Prada's second line Miu Miu, where she
stayed for seven years, eventually rising to become design brand coordinator
for both the men's and women's collections.
In 2000, she became design director next to
Ford at Gucci; four years later she was named creative director for womenswear
when Ford resigned. But Facchinetti resigned a year later in a disagreement
with management, and in 2006 joined Italian sportswear maker Moncler.
Good Luck Alessandra!
Catch ya next month CJ Henderson
Azani Fashion