Oscars Red Carpet: Meryl Streep

FabSugar — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:13:53 -0800

Off-shoulder is the direction Meryl Streep took tonight. Note her gray dress has a long chiffon train and draped bodice - lovely touches. A metallic clutch and simple jewels take her look up a notch. You approve?

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Vanity Fair Oscar Party: Meryl Streep

FabSugar — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:33:16 -0800

Meryl? Seriously? You were nominated for an Oscar for playing one of the most fashionable women in all of film history and this is what you decide to wear? This entire ensemble is horrible from the therapist beads to the greasy stringy hair. Just bad, bad, bad. What do you think?

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Vanity Fair Oscar Party: The Fab Four

FabSugar — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:17:08 -0800

I wanted to share this picture with you because of its sheer cuteness. Rarely do you see celebs looking genuinely chummy. Here Hollywood heavyweights Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Mary J. Blige and Oprah look like simple girls hanging out - what a delight!

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Ready or Not, Here Stylista Comes . . .

FabSugar — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:00:22 -0700

If you haven't already, be sure to watch the first look at Stylista, a new reality show by the CW network debuting Oct. 29. According to the creators, if The Devil Wears Prada were a reality show, it would be Stylista. And Elle's fashion news director Anne Slowely would be Miranda Priestly. At the 2008 Summer TCA Tour, the creators, producers, and cast sat down to talk about the show. Here what Anne had to say.

Oh, and just to give you a sense of her feisty personality, one of the moderators messed up the introductions of the cast, prompting Anne to say, "Don't try to try out for the show." Ouch!

How would you describe yourself to someone who has never met you or doesn't know of you?

A girl from Indiana who got really lucky and has worked very, very hard and has had an opportunity to see the best that the world has had to offer. I mean, my life is a bit of a fantasy, but the hard work keeps it real. As I said before, I love what I do. I feel very lucky and privileged, but I'm also very picky. I've had the privilege to become very centric and very picky.

Do you see yourself as more Miranda Priestly or more Donald Trump, or exactly how do you envision yourself in this role?

Just myself or maybe Lucy from Peanuts, "The doctor is in." No, I actually tried watching that movie (The Devil Wears Prada) with my mother who is 85, and she was like, "I don't get this. Take it off." I was like, "But, Mom, that's my life." She's like, "I don't understand it," so I actually haven't watched the movie. I'm just being myself, you know.

To hear about Anne, read more.

Watching that movie, because obviously Meryl Streep was playing that in an elevated way, did you see certain things reflected in her that you kind of really hoped were not you? Did it give you any moments of self-reflection?

I only watched about 15 minutes of it, but no. I'm not a caricature. I'm not a character. I've worked in this business for 20 years. I feel very passionate about what I do. I've sacrificed a lot to do it. I fought very, very hard. I worked very, very hard. I care deeply about the people who work for me. I will give them everything. I ask a lot. I'm very demanding. We live in a very rarefied world, so I think it's really easy to think that we are sort of shallow aesthetes, but we're not. We're very smart. We work very hard. I do over-complicate things. I have five planets in Virgo. I get very particular about my coffee. I have trained staff in hotels in Paris and Milan to get it right. You put the cold milk in first, you don't put the hot espresso next with the ice. People think I'm a little nuts, but I like things the way I like them.

How would you change the fashion industry?

I'd make it cheaper so more people could buy more stuff. I wouldn't change a thing. It's evolved over the years. Not too long ago there wasn't even such a thing as pret-a-porter. It was all couture, and that really came after World War II. It's become very corporate. Perhaps what I would do is I would wish that these giant companies might channel more money into schools for people, young designers and give them a chance. Honestly, that's what keeps the industry going.

What exactly does a fashion news director do?

I go to the shows. It's grueling, you know. You're working from 9 in the morning to 2 in the morning. Basically, sitting, getting backaches in chairs, watching a lot of not great fashion and then every now and then you have a brilliant moment. And then I distill the trends. I conceptualize stories for the reader, for the Elle reader specifically, who's very . . . you know, we don't look down on fashion at all. It is really personal. It's all about personal style. I like to have a lot of fun with it. If you read the stories that I edit and write, we usually try to have a sense of humor about it. It's sort of like "Adventures in Fashion Land."

I have moments I just look around me, and I'm at dinner with Karl Lagerfeld and all of his fancy friends, and I'm just like, "How did I get here?" But then, you're there for work, so I've got to get back to business.

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Fab Ad: Seven For All Mankind Fall/Winter 2007

FabSugar — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:20:22 -0700

Carolyn Murphy gets the honor of being chosen for Seven's first ever print ad campaign! She was shot by Patrick Demarchelier (every time I hear that name I think of Meryl Streep saying it in The Devil Wears Prada) in the brand's denim, footwear, and handbags at the penthouse at Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel and at Los Angeles' Stahl House.

I love the crisp look of the ads, very to-the-point so you can focus on what Carolyn is actually wearing. And I love how they made her tower over the LA skyline! What do you all think?

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