Thursday, September 16, 2004

Fashion, Fashion and More Fashion

Diamonds ARE A Girl's Best Friend: ET’s Maria Menounos, who’ll host the ABC Emmy Pre-Show, will wear a one-of-a-kind pair of Stuart Weitzman sandals to Sunday’s Emmys.

The shoes are adorned with a spectacular Kwiat Diamond (15-carats each) flower on each shoe. Shoe guru Weitzman notes that Menounos’ Emmy pair are worth $100,000.

She won’t be the only one wearing Weitzman shoes. Scheduled to wear the shoew (available at high-end shoe boutiques, his flagship stores in NY and Beverly Hills, as well Nordstroms and other speciality department stores): Amber Tamblyn, Jamie Lynn Discala, Melina Kanakaredes, Cheryl Hines, Molly Parker, Eve, Bonnie Hunt, Jane Kazamerek, Cloris Leachman, Mary Steenburgen, Lauren Holly, Nia Peeples, Finola Hughes, and Brooke Burke.

Who's Wearing What:

Good Vibrations: Heather Graham wore an Om necklace at Holt Renfrew's VINYL Style in the Groove/Vanity Fair Gala September 14, 2004 - Holt Renfrew Toronto, Ontario Canada. And also wore it to 2004 Toronto International Film Festival - Entertainment Weekly/ Endeavor Party on September 12, 2004. From Om: OM, the timeless symbol for the sound of creation that brings forth peace and meditation. Gemstones have always been known for their vibrant beauty. Throughout history they have been hailed as a gift from the gods, praised as a sacred talisman and desired as a sign of prosperity. It is said that the visual appeal of a gemstone is only part of its greater truth. Hidden within the heart of a gemstone we find certain energetic qualities that can empower, uplift and heal.


Michael Kors Fans Wear Him Proudly: Vanessa Getty wore Michael Kors and carried a vintage Gucci handbag at Spring 2005 - Michael Kors - Front Row September 14, 2004 - Theater Tent, Bryant Park. At the same event, Shoshauna Gross wore her own top (designed by her) and carried a mulit-colored tweed handbag by Hogan. Samantha Gregory wore a Marc Jacobs top and carried a handbag by TODS. Lil' Kim wore a dress by Michael Kors in brown that was low-cut (what else?). Aerin Lauder wore a shirt by Michael Kors, pants by Tuleh and handbag.


Whitney Houston wore a gown by Elie Saab Couture for her performance at the World Music Awards last night at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. She chose a soft flowing green and gold chiffon gown with gold embroidery. The gown is part of Elie Saab Couture’s Autumn/Winter 2003-2004 Collection.


Szulika Sample
Sale!

When: Saturday, September 18, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: 719 Los Angeles St. Suite 312

Rooftop parking available at 630 Los Angeles St.

What: Szulika samples plus jewelry, accessories & fabrics


Maher Man: Real Time with Bill Maher continues its second season with a new edition Friday, September 17, 2004 at 11 p.m. on HBO. Featured on this week's show as interview guests are journalist Christiane Amanpour and author Kitty Kelley; roundtable guests include actress Julie Delpy, humorist P.J. O'Rourke and educator Cornel West.


On A Wing & A Prayer: Wing Nuts, a new series on the Discovery Channel, which launches on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 10 p.m. WING NUTS features an interesting small business with big dreams and big projects - MotoArt. Located in Torrance, CA, MotoArt creates furniture and functional sculpture out of vintage airplane parts ranging from F-4 Phantom afterburner tables to B-52 bomber tables, from DC-3 martini tables to B-17 Flying Fortress propeller sculptures. You can see a full selection of MotoArt's work at their website, www.motoart.com.

WING NUTS follows the central three characters running MotoArt - Dave, "the money man," and Donovan, "the artist" who together own the business. In addition, Tim, who does just about anything around the shop, is the "minister of information," and after watching Episode 2 of Wing Nuts - your guess is as good as ours on what that title exactly means. This series follows the genuine day-to-day drama on what it takes for these guys to breath life into their business - whether that is taking the company to the next level or just attempting to pay bills and stay afloat.


Trace Trail: Crime Drama Without a Trace Comes to TNT September 27, 2004 and will air Mondays at 11 p.m. Without a Trace, starring Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Enrique Murciano and Eric Close, airs Mondays at 11 p.m. (ET/PT), beginning September 27, 2004. The ensemble has garnered a SAG nomination, and LaPaglia has received a Golden Globe Award, SAG nomination and Emmy(r) nomination for his work on the show. The series comes to TNT from Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution in a deal that calls for TNT to have rights to repurpose the series this year, with exclusive rights to all seasons off-net beginning in Fall 2006.

Without a Trace is a fast-paced procedural drama about the Missing Persons Squad of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The sole responsibility of the special task force is to find missing persons by applying advanced psychological profiling techniques to peel back the layers of the victims' lives and trace their whereabouts. The team reconstructs a "Day of Disappearance" timeline, detailing every minute of the 24 hours prior to the disappearance. In doing so, they follow one simple rule: learn who the victim is in order to learn where the victim is.

Senior agent Jack Malone (LaPaglia) heads the dedicated team that knows all too well that every second counts when someone vanishes. His squad includes Samantha Spade (Montgomery), whose sensitivity and compassion come from a damaged past; Vivian Johnson (Jean-Baptiste), the moral center of the team; Danny Taylor (Murciano), a maverick agent who grew up on the streets; and Martin Fitzgerald (Close), who always needs to prove himself in spite of his high breeding and powerful family.

Without a Trace is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Television in association with CBS Productions and Warner Bros. Television. Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman and creator, Hank Steinberg and Ed Redlich serve as executive producers.