Though she was a few days too late for Fashion Week, Lauren Conrad showed off her award-winning style skills yesterday in NYC as she made the rounds to promote both the Spring collection of her fashion line and the upcoming episodes of The Hills. Perhaps a new story twist will include how LC's Spring line will be doing in comparison to Heidi's newly announced collection. All her hard work has certainly paid off with the $2.36 million Hollywood mansion she recently purchased, and Casa has more details and pictures of her new bachelorette pad. Even though Lauren looks cozy in her big plaid coat, we're sure she's ready to trade all those layers for the California sunshine.
Celebrity Style: Bar Refaeli Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriend, Bar Refaeli, chose a body-con Roberto Cavalli lace-trim dress for the Sports Illustrated 2008 swimsuit issue launch party. It's a fine choice considering the event and her fabulous figure. Her taupe version is sold out, but if you want the super-sexy dress, check out the black version ($1,730). Bellissima!
Tina Fey really went all out with the sexy, while Alec Baldwin kept it a little more casual at last night's Gotham Magazine Gala in NYC. The dynamic duo share the cover of the glossy this month, and inside the pages Tina Fey talks about not being all hot. Think again, Vixen. Anyway, now that the writers' strike is officially over, I for one can't wait to come running back to TV for new episodes of 30 Rock. Seriously, if you're not watching this show you definitely should. Maybe reading some of their funny interview will help convince you. Here are highlights:
Tina on the future of 30 Rock: I think Alec being on the show bought us a lot of time. He’s such a brilliant actor and he’s not someone you get to see for free on TV. I think he absolutely bought us the whole first year. But I think that people who see the show really do like it; it’s just a question of getting people to try it out. We have the label of a “low-rated” or “poorly rated” show, but we’re doing better this year. And it’s weird, because on the same day I’ll see us referred to as “the low-rated 30 Rock” in the paper, and then I’ll read “the hit show Gossip Girl.” We rate higher than Gossip Girl, but there’s a different expectation [when a show is] on NBC as opposed to the CW. Gotham: Have you seen Gossip Girl? TF: No, but the children on it are very beautiful.
Tina's resolutions for 2008: Maybe an attempt at a less vulgar life. Less cursing, less bile. I sort of got into trouble last year — I went on Howard Stern and ran my mouth a little bit about Paris Hilton. [Fey called Hilton a “piece of s—-” and said she “looks like a tranny,” among other things.] Not only was that not the right way for a 37-year-old woman to behave, but I went to my gynecologist for my yearly checkup shortly thereafter and she was like, “I read that thing [you said about Paris Hilton] in the paper. That was very hostile. Are you all right?” And I was like, You know what? You’re right. That was very hostile. What business is it of mine? So, starting there: being less vulgar and more . . . kind isn’t the right word for it. Perhaps more “Christian” in my dealings with people. Yeah, less vulgar. More Christian.
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American Idol: Hey, It's Hollywood Week! American Idol knows what to do with good singers, crowning champions and giving them record deals. And it knows what to do with bad singers, putting them on TV for weeks and weeks at the start of every season to give America a laugh. But it really doesn't know what to do with mediocrity, and that's what makes the Hollywood Week portion of the season so annoying.
In this week's Gossip Girl, Blair Waldorf demonstrates that there's nothing like a red sparkly dress to make you stand out at a party. Although her exact Marchesa dress isn't available online, this one is quite similar.
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