Styles & Scenes

What's behind Nicole and Rachel's big bust-up

Call it a fashion divorce.

Nicole Richie and her longtime faithful fashion stylist Rachel Zoe have parted ways. And not all that amicably, according to TMZ, who printed Zoe's statement yesterday.

Most interesting is the phrase "being a good friend to Nicole." Wonder if that included advising Richie against getting breast implants, as many observers insist Richie has done.

"That's either the world's most amazing strapless push-bra or those are breast implants," said one reporter backstage watching the skinny starlet at the American Music Awards last week.

Perhaps Zoe, sweetly under-endowed herself, expressed disapproval of her fashionably coathanger-thin charge getting tacky Hollywood fake booblets.

"Nicole's not fooling anyone," said a Hollywood fashion insider. "She probably thinks that having bigger breasts will stop all the weight criticism. But it's so obvious that the only weight she's gained is silicone or saline. She's still got a serious problem."

At least Zoe doesn't have to hunt for frocks to show off these new puppies.

Photo Credits: Flat Nicole - before -  at Social Hollywood in June 2006.
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Photo Credits: Full Nicole - after - backstage at the AMAs in Nov 2006. Hmmmm. Quite an increase in just five months.
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Britney as the new Bachelorette?

Even folks hanging backstage during the American Music Awards were aghast over Jimmy Kimmel’s hilariously disparaging Kevin Federline intro.

Kimmel called Britney’s soon-to-be ex “the first No Hit Wonder” and his new album "his first release  that hasn't spawned a kid." Then he staged a mock magic trick, putting a KFed dummy into a wooden box and dumping it in the ocean at Port San Pedro.

As people were still groaning, he introduced surprise guest presenter Britney Spears –- wearing a bob and a beige dress but still chewing a little bit of gum --  as "the Bachelorette."

Word is that Britney’s camp was not thrilled by the scathing intro. And they claim not to have known about it. Yeah, right. Whatever. I’m sure Federline’s camp, if he still has one, was even less pleased and definitely didn’t know about it.

Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton’s romance may be cooling. They were both at the show but Paris spent last weekend partying with Britney in Vegas. Hmmm. Do we sense a possible new player on "The Simple Life?"

More curious, Paris and Nicole were not seen hanging together backstage. Paris left early after presenting Jamie Foxx with his award. She sprinted backstage to hit the AMA celebrity freebie fest where she greeted Flavor Flav, promising to see him later on that night.

But Nicole –- in a sparkly vintage Dior -- stayed to lovingly introduce her dad Lionel Richie's pathetic act. Some in the audience wondered if his interminable rendition of “All Night Long” might actually go on that long.

Photo Credits: "I swear to god I didn't know he was gonna diss you like that, Kevin." Butterfat wouldn't melt in Britney Spear's mouth  as she presents an award  after Jimmy Kimmel's scathing jokes about her just ditched hubbie, KFed.
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Who showed at the LA shows?

Why was Mischa Barton at the the Bebe Spring 2007 runway show at  Smashbox? And why was she smiling?

Because she's currently the face of the U.S. fashion label, that's why. So basically, she's gotta be there, wearing a Bebe B/W silk dress.

In fact, if Keds has a runway show, she'll be there too.  She also appears in their ads.

But other than  Miss Mischa, there were very few (okay, none) of the young  actresses featured in fashion magazines as cutting-edge trend-setters at the Mercedes-Benz Spring '07 Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios. No Nicole Richie. No Mary-Kate and Ashley. No Kate Bosworth. No Scarlett Johansson. No Kirsten Dunst. No Charlize Theron, who attended last year.

And there was certainly no one shopping for an Awards Season '07 wardrobe.

Rock and Republic's show at Area, unlike last year's event which featured Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders and a real runway show (not just video of their NY event) and stars like Posh Spice and Katie Holmes, didn't even attract the promised guests like Paris and Nicky Hilton.

But it did draw Nick Cannon, Frankie Muniz, Kelly Hu, Jeremy Piven, Eric Benet, Brittany Snow, Dominique Swain, Jonathan Silverman, Elisha Cuthbert, and Paris’s party pal Kim Kardashian.

Paris, Nicky, Justin Timberlake, Cameron Diaz, and Eddie Murphy did turn up at Social Hollywood for the William Rast show and party. Justin, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Maroon 5’s Adam Levine and will.i.am from the Black-Eyed Peas even performed for the packed house. It was so hot, fire marshalls even closed it down. Woo-hoo! Good times.

The Dressed to Kilt show on Saturday boasted Patricia Arquette, Thomas Jane, Linda Hamilton, Natasha Henstridge, and Kimberley Stewart. Sofia Milos was one of Sue Wong’s front row faces on Sunday night. Louis Verdad's overcrowded show also drew Alexis Bledel, Randy Jackson, and Garcelle Beauvais. Diana Ross turned up at Meghan’s collection and Angela Bassett was watching Dina Bar-El’s show.  And Daniella Clarke’s Frankie B runway show was watched by… Taryn Manning.

Kevin Hall's Thursday night show was attended by Joely Fisher, Milos and the Oscar-nominated "Sideways" babe, Virginia Madsen and Sinbad.

Sinbad?

Photo Credit: Mischa models Bebe. Why? Because she has a darn good contract with the company, that's why.
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Gwyneth's in love, Sheryl's still fighting and Nicole gets sacked

Greystone Mansion was the site of a grisly murder/suicide back in 1929.

But yesterday the historic house was haunted only by the frightening new fashion trend - A-line, bubble and sack dresses - at a chic gathering of Hollywood ladies including Oscar-winner Gwyneth Paltrow, Estee Lauder model/actress Carolyn Murphy, Sheryl Crow, Nicole Richie, Monet Mazur, Gabrielle Reese, Bridget Wilson-Sampras (Pete’s wife), Laura Dern and Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon.

“There’s a ghost here,” whispered Murphy, who had once done a fashion shoot in the enormous mansion, as she posed for photos in a black bell-shaped Bottega Veneta dress. Why ring the bell? “I like this dress because it has huge pockets.”

Pockets and breathing room must be why so many of the gals at Aerin Lauder's private luncheon for Paltrow. turned up in tent and bubble dresses. Even Richie, who certainly doesn’t have to worry about looking fat in anything, wore a baggy turquoise sack dress. Talk about gilding the skinny lily.

Paltrow bucked the For Whom the Bell Tolls trend with a silver satin Prada dress. She was last to arrive after a personal app at Saks Fifth Avenue (where she’d worn beige Alexander McQueen) to meet fans buying her limited edition Pleasures fragrance collection. Proceeds went to Lauder’s Breast Cancer Research Foundation, which has raised $140 million since ’93.

Most of the luncheon chit-chat on the patio overlooking Beverly Hills was – duh - about babies. Bridget's got two boys, Gaby's got a daughter, 2, and an 11-year-old. Laura's got a boy, 5, and a girl, almost 2. And it was a veritable coo-fest when Gwyneth brought out her adorable (just over five months) bundle of boy, Moses, to squeals from the lunch bunch, including Crow’s mom, aunt and cousin.

“He looks like a Raphael painting,” said Crow’s mom. And she was right. At a glance, Paltrow, gazing lovingly at the wavy-haired cherub in her arms, looked a modern day "Madonna of the Chair." Crow, Dern and Reese took turns cuddling little Moses but he gave the most smiles to a familiar face, Paltrow’s power-publicist, Steven Huvane. Smart kid.

Sorry, i can't show you pixs of Paltrow's latest pride and joy.  Although she smiled for photos with all the luncheon guests, she was very strict about her no-baby-photos rule.

Hopefully not as strict as Tom Cruise, thank God, who held little Suri hostage for that Vanity Fair cover.

When not oogling Moses, Crow talked about the ongoing fight for a cure.

“Every day women walk up to me and introduce themselves to me. They’re usually young women, two and three-time survivors of breast cancer."

These women have a harder time because their kind of cancer grows faster and is more difficult to treat. "What we used to advise about mammograms and family history doesn’t apply to these young women,” says Crow.

Although she’d done fund-raising for cancer for three years, Crow says it wasn’t until her diagnosis that she felt the real impact of the disease.

But the diagnosis is something she's now grateful for.

“It was a bit of a show-stopper,” she admitted. “But it’s those catastrophic moments in life, whether you’ve lost your house to Katrina or a loved one to throat cancer (Paltrow’s dad Bruce died of the disease in 2002), these are epiphanic moments that really transform you, where you meet and re-define yourself. Those moments decide the rest of your life.”

But if Paltrow, Reese and Durn have anything to do with it, Sheryl won’t be living the rest of her life single.

“We’ve all got lists of guys but we’re only letting the best ones meet her,” said Reese. The stunning Amazon babe – wearing a hot pink top and white slacks – mock-groused about no one else wearing the nauseating hue.

“Everyone’s in black! I thought everyone would be wearing pink for breast cancer. But no, the butchest girl here and I’m the only one in pink.”

Hey, coulda been worse. Could have been a pink bubble dress.

Photo Credits: Carolyn's a real tent-pole event, Nicole wins the sack race, Gwyneth bucks the bell-shaped trend and  Sheryl rings everyone's chimes.
All photos by  Greg DeGuire/WireImage

Milan sez Feed Starving Models

Madrid government officials, in an effort to put more meat on starving models, has banned skeletal string beans from the Madrid Spring '07 runway shows, which begin on Monday.

They're actually forcing fashion designers to calculate the BMI (body mass index) of their catwalk crawlers to make sure the models meet healthy standards in an effort to stop the emaciated images that help promote anorexia in young women.

According to the World Health Organization's standards, "healthy" means that a woman - 18-22 -  who is 5' 8 1/2" tall, cannot weigh less than 121 pounds.

Omigawd, are they kidding? That's like a size 6!

Apparently, their scheme is working so well that Italy may follow suit.

Milan Mayor Letizia Moratti has announced plans to meet with designers to talk about beefing up the babes modeling in the Milan Fashion Week runway shows from Sept 23-Oct 1.

Perhaps Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger can enforce this BMI rule in Hollywood?

C'mon, Ahnuld. If anyone can "pump up" Keira Knightley, Kate Bosworth and Nicole Richie, it's you.

It's time we all worked together to help feed starving models and actresses everywhere.

Photo Credits: If Governor Schwarzenegger calls for a BMI test in Hollywood, Keira's gonna have to do more a lot more lunches.
WireImage/Ferdaus Shamim

Lindsay wins Zit War, sets Emmy party fashion trend

Even though Lindsay Lohan was recently scolded by a studio head for staying out late, partying like a rock star and being rushed to a hospital (again) for dehydration, she still manages to look fantastic.

How does she do it?

First off, she’s young. At that tender age, everyone bounces back fast, even after a week of late nights.

Plus she has major hair peeps, makeup artists and stylists who keep her looking good, even on two hours sleep. Heck, she can probably get in some shut-eye sitting in the chair while they work their hair/makeup magic.

Natch, rumors are that her "glow" of late is due to her new love interest, Hard Rock Hotel and Casino heir, Harry Morton.

Now Harry's cute and all. But the truth is, it's the zit cream.

Seems the once-troubled skin star is now endorsing the anti-acne line called Proactiv Solution, a line she claims to use faithfully. And she's even on the pimple-fighting line’s new national TV advertisement.

But it's not as low rent as it sounds. Past Proactiv endorsers include Kelly Clarkson, Jessica Simpson and Diddy. Yes, that Diddy.

“My skin, thanks to Proactiv, is clear all the time,” chirps Lohan on the infomercial. “Proactiv heals acne, but the best thing is that it’s super gentle, so it works every day like skin care. That’s how I use it, and it works.” 

Keep using whatever detox stuff works, Linds. Cause you're gonna need spotless skin for the upcoming Emmy party scene.

If Lindsay's Emmy party line-up is as crowded as her last Oscar bash sked, she'll be one busy fashionista. On Oscar night, Lindsay wore a different frock to three Oscar post-parties, setting a new Awards Season quick-change record.

Will Lindsay's Oscar fashion show spark a new trend? Will we see other young actresses pulling a Lohan and wearing a different dress - perhaps a Chanel (not vintage, thanks), an Armani, some YSL, a piece of Prada and a decadent Dior - to the TV Guide, EW, ET/People and HBO Emmy after-parties? 

It's highly possible. One Hollywood style insider mused, "That's a lot of frocks for just one night. But who knows? It sounds totally insane but when you think about it, its a great way for these girls to satisfy several designers and not offend anyone."

And if those nasty "pay to play" rumors are true (actresses being financially compensated for wearing designer dresses to awards shows and parties), it's also a great way to make a few extra grand so you don't have to stoop to doing zit cream infomercials.

Photo Credits: Is Harry Morton the cause of Lindsay's glow? Or is it her Proactiv pimple cream?  We may never know. But her skin is on high beam at the Saturn Vue X-games party on August 2
WireImage/Barry King

Scarlett Johansson fleshes out new Reebok role

What do Scarlett Johansson, Allen Iverson and Donovan McNabb have in common?

Inexplicably, the four-time Golden Globe nominee (“Match Point,” “A Love Song for Bobby Long,” “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” “Lost in Translation”) will join the Philadelphia 76er and the Philly Eagles quarterback in endorsing Reebok.

Okay, guys. Who made this brilliant marketing call? And who was the runner-up, Patricia Arquette?

No question the talented buxom blonde actress oozes sex appeal onscreen. Just ask Scarlett's "Match Point" director Woody Allen. Their second film, “Scoop,” opens July 28 and he told reporters last year that the pillow-lipped starlet is so divinely sexy that she’s been “touched by God.” 

But let’s face it. Johansson's voluptuous image is way more bedroom than weight room. She just doesn’t fly as a fitness role model. Certainly not when compared to buffer babes like "Charlie's Angels" Cameron Diaz, "X-Men"s Famke Janssen, "Fantastic Four" femme fatale Jessica Alba or even Tomb Raider Angelina Jolie. 

Miss Scarlett won’t be appearing in Reebok's "When Did I Know" campaign or in the “I Am What I Am” campaign which has featured the equally uninspiring and unathletic-inclined actresses Maggie Gyllenhaal and Christina Ricci.

Wonder if Reebok knew that a few years ago Ricci's former Hollywood trainer - who shall go unnamed - fired her, making her the only actress client he's ever dumped, because she smoked cigarettes between workouts and missed her morning training sessions due to late night partying.

Come to think about it, the only Reebok poster actress who made sense was Lucy Liu. She'd at least been a believable kick-butt babe in films like “Charlie’s Angels” and “Kill Bill” and looks like she might wear Reebok sneaks and duds somewhere other than a photo shoot.

Anyway, Miss Scarlett's multi-year contract will have her posing for "Scarlett “hearts” Rbk," a "fashion-forward athletic-inspired footwear and apparel collection" aimed at the international sportswear company's young female customers. The line will debut in spring 2007 in high-end department stores and boutiques.

According to new prez/chief executive officer Paul Harrington, Reebok will make marketing changes after being gobbled up by Adidas earlier this year. So expect fewer music figures like Nelly, Jay-Z and 50 Cent and more pretty Hollywood faces like Johansson.

There is one consolation to their latest choice.

At least Reebok chose a healthy-looking actress with a body fat level over 10% and didn't sign up one of Team Anorexia's bony babes Nicole Richie, Kate Bosworth, Mary-Kate Olsen or Keira Knightley.

Photo Credits: Woody Allen admires Scarlett's astonishing athletic achievements at the LA "Match Point" premiere.
WireImage/Eric Charbonneau

Photo Credits: Wonder if Reebok saw Scarlett's graceful sprints on the set of "The Nanny Diaries" before they signed her to a multi-year contract?
WireImage/James Devaney

Stars get waisted at Prada party

With the Emmy awards and Emmy parties on the horizon, it’s no surprise so many stars turned out for Miuccia Prada’s “Waist Down” exhibit of her artistic skirts at her Beverly Hills boutique.

Ben Kingsley, Dustin Hoffman, and Joaquin Phoenix  gave a heavy-weight acting awards feel to the super-chic skirt-loving crowd that included Angie Harmon, Heather Graham, Molly Sims, Eva Mendes, Michelle Trachtenberg, Patricia Arquette, Michelle Rodriquez, Paris and Nicky Hilton along with skinny-mini Mary Kate Olsen, looking tres goth, smothered up in black with ruby red lips.

Also at the party: Hilton's main social antagonists Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie. Perhaps their angry rifts are cooling due to some kind of Hollywood nuclear weapons disarmament treaty. Or maybe it was the free frocks.

Richie arrived before Lohan and was seen briefly eyeing the huge seafood buffet before deciding against sustenance and heading upstairs to the VIP area with melted green plastic walls that looked like they were stolen from the set of “Aliens.”

But even though she resisted a jumbo shrimp, Richie is not, I repeat, not anorexic. She probably wasn't hungry because she'd just eaten dinner the night before.

Other stars simply couldn't resist the  sea-faring temptation. Surprise-surprise, Courtney Love made a lengthy pit stop at the seafood bar to refuel with handfuls of jumbo shrimp, lobster claws and giant crab legs. TV fashion pundit Steven Cojocaru was also eating high on the hog and looking eerily more like his idol Joan Rivers every minute.

Longtime Prada lover Lyle Lovett came with a young girl who looked she could be his daughter but was probably his fiancé, April Kimble. “I love Prada, especially the techno pants. I wear them on stage when I perform,” he revealed.

Former supermodel-still-turning-actress Amber Valletta gleamed in a gold Prada lace top and gold satin short-shorts. "I think her hot pants-wearing days are done," whispered one onlooker.

The big question of the night was: will we see mucho Miuccia Prada at the Emmys?

“I really don’t know,” answered Prada prone supe- stylist Rachel Zoe, who arrived at the same time as some of her Prada-clad clones, er girls, including Joy Bryant, Richie and Lohan.

“Miuccia is very specific about who she dresses so we’ll just have to see. But it would be very fun!”

The Rem Koolhaus-designed boutique is a perfect party pad with skyhigh ceilings, low white sofas, and a wide sweeping staircase up to the second floor where you can peek down and check out which guy is a potential Hair Club for Men client.

The Prada skirts exhibited - full skirts splattered on walls and spinning suspended from the ceiling - sure made for fun festive décor. Not to mention all the plasma screens showing past fashion shows. By night's end, none of the small Prada skirt souvenir pins scattered around the store were left. Guests, stars and even stylists were lining their Prada purses with handfuls of the party souvenirs.

One source thought that there just might be an Emmy party in the works for the special store.  But another insider made mock of that idea, “Miuccia would not allow a party to be held here that she was not totally in charge of.”

So we’ll just have to see. But, like Zoe said, It would be very fun. And the marvelous "Waist Down" exhibit will be on display until, fittingly, August 27, the night of the Emmys.

Photo Credits: Angie Harmon fixes Lindsay Lohan's hair when she arrives late at the Prada party. What are friends for? Limos can be so  hard on the hairdo.

Photo Credits: Molly Simms and Eva Mendes get cozy for the cameras in fabulous free Prada dresses.

Photo Credits: Rebecca Romjin and Courtney Love share  - hopefully - some diet tips. Bottom's up, girls. Let's also hope that's just sparkling water in Love's champagne flute.

All from WireImage/Michael Caulfield

Emmy throws the fashion world a curve

Megan Mullally, Cheryl Hines, Alfre Woodard, Candice Bergen, Chandra Wilson,  Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman,  Kathy Bates, Judy Davis, Helen Mirren, Annette Benning, Francis Conroy and Stockard Channing.

All incredibly talented actresses and all richly deserving of every accolade and acting award they’ve ever received and/or been nominated for, including the Emmy nods they all received last week.

But to the fashion world, which views the Emmys solely as a marketing tool and a means of getting their expensive gowns, shoes, accessories and jewels shown on millions of TV screens, websites, magazines and newspapers, this lineup of ladies is a full-fledged fashion disaster. 

“Good Grief! Did they only nominate over-40 women who are size 10 and up?” moaned one seasoned fashion insider after hearing the nominees list.

But not to worry. LA stylists and fashion insiders are already doing ritual dances, burning sandalwood incense and making offerings to the Style Gods. Many are hoping, nay, praying, that the networks will make sure that their Emmy snubbed, sorry, not-nominated hotties  - like the super chic “Desperate Housewives” and the “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Lost” hotties - will still attend the show and walk the red carpet, if only to show their support for their nominated co-stars.

“The networks will make sure those girls are presenters,” predicted one LA liason between designers and star’s stylists. So we may yet see Eva, Felicity, Teri and Nicollette at the show. What a relief!

Susan Ashbrook, head of Film Fashion, who represents houses such as Chopard, Pamella Roland, J Mendel and Escada, has a glass half-full philosophy towards next month’s Emmy Awards.

“We’ve had all the skinny girls, Nicole, Keira, Lindsay. Clothes always look great on them but it will be nice to have an Emmy show with curves. I think it’s going to be an amazing show with some gorgeous women with great personal style.”

Ashbrook adds: “Mariska Hargitay just had a baby so it’s a chance for her to show off her figure again. Julia Louis-Dreyfus has a fantastic body and looks amazing in everything. So does Jane Kaczmarek and Allison Janney. Jaime Pressly will probably do couture and she also has a great figure. Everyone’s going to want to dress Mariska and Kyra Sedgwick. I know that Tyra Banks was just in Paris getting fitted for a couture gown by Georges Chakra so she’s definitely going.“

So don’t fret, fashion fans. The August 27th Emmy awards will still go on. And it will still have a great red carpet runway to show off all those great clothes, gems, shoes and purses that no mere mortal woman can afford.

Photo Credits: Kyra Sedgwick - nominated for her role on "The Closer" wows 'em at the Tony Awards and she'll do the same at the Emmys. Every designer from Karl Lagerfeld to Giorgio Armani will be trying to dress this little lady.
WireImage/Kevin Mazur

Fashion goes to the "Devil"

The big question at Thursday night’s LA premiere of "The Devil Wears Prada” was “Where’s Meryl Streep?"

Turns out the Oscar-winning actress - who plays the film’s formidable fashion editor - was at home celebrating her 57th birthday.

That made her "Devil" co-stars Anne Hathaway and Stanley Tucci the biggest celebs at the 12th annual Los Angeles Film Festival’s opening night in Westwood.

Except for Adrian Grenier, who plays Hathaway’s boyfriend in the film. If you’ve been keeping up with the ratings for HBO's "Entourage," Grenier may be the hottest actor in Hollywood. This week.

And there was also a brief but thrilling Nicole Richie moment. Wearing a demure white lace high-necked mini dress, Richie posed for the photographers but then turned and ran down the red carpet to avoid nosy reporters who wanted to ask who designed her dress. She trotted so fast on her peep toe black Jimmy Choos that she dropped her T-Mobile Sidekick in the process. No worries, her faithful assistant picked it up for her.

Since “Devil” is the story of an intern at a fash rag working for a spot-on facsimile of real-life “Vogue" editor Anna “Nuclear” Winter, the flap was mostly about, duh, fashion.

Grenier wore a dark Gucci suit, explaining, “I’m in pre-school when it comes to having fashion sense. I can’t even pronounce designer’s names.” Repeat after me, Goo-Chee.

Tucci was in his fave designer - Hugo Boss - and credited “Devil’ costumer Patricia Fields for helping him “find” his magazine art director character through the clothes she put him in. As you might imagine, it would be very hard to act like a fashion fop if you aren’t dressed like one.

The very sweet Hathaway – who plays the very sweet intern – was hard to miss in a taxi cab yellow Prada bubble dress, talking about how the film “increased my appreciation for fashion as a business.”  Oh dear. Someone needs to go to Sound Bite 101.

Even Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa looked pretty slick in a dark suit with a shiny peach tie. I tried to find out who designed it, but Mr. V said he had “no idea." Yeah, right. Frankly, I think he did know but didn't want to seem too, you know, metro.

The fest’s honorary co-chair Allison Janney wore a short sparkly black Heike Jarick dress that she bought five years ago at Jennifer Nicholson’s shop on Montana. And I was very  impressed that Janney’s publicist, Karen Samfilippo, was wearing cool Prada shoes and even carrying a Prada purse. She fessed up, “The bag was a gift and the shoes were on sale.” Well, I'm still impressed.

“Desperate Housewives”  Andrea Bowen admitted that while she enjoys getting designers clothes to wear for big events, “You don’t have to spend a lot of money to look good.” She really loves Urban Outfitters. Me too. No, really. I bought my 2006 Oscar dress there. Scoff if you will, but it was on sale for $129 and no one laughed at me. Or if they did, I didn’t hear them.

Oh, before I forget, Film Independent's exec director Dawn Hudson looked pretty hot in a black halter top and slacks.

But all Hudson wanted to talk about was the popularity and growth of the darn festival. And she was all hopped up about Saturday’s big Green Day activities starting with a 12:45 p.m. screening of “Who Killed the Electric Car” at the Landmark Regent and ending with a free screening of of “An Inconvenient Truth,” former Vice President Al Gore’s environmental film, at 8 p.m. at the California Plaza downtown. And of course, Al will be there.

Jeez, like the environment is more important than fashion.
   
Photo Credits: Anne Hathaway celebrates with her "Devil" boyfriend, Adrian Grenier at the LAFF opening night.
WireImage/Lester Cohen

Photo Credits. Nicole Richie, doing what she does best, posing at the LAFF opening night premiere of "The Devil Wears Prada."