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Charmian Carr TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 lifestyle FEATURES Kerry Washington arrives at the 68th Sarah Paulson Olivia Culpo Anna Chlumsky Rami Malek Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. — AP/AFP photos Who rocked the Emmys red carpet: Washington, Paulson, Culpo rom Kerry Washington’s daring, elegant baby bump Who just rocked Who did not rock? to Anna Chlumsky’s barrel-shaped, um, dress, the Olivia Culpo, whose biggest claims are being crowned Sorry, Anna Chlumsky. We really are. We know you gave FEmmys red carpet was a mixed bag of color and sil- Miss USA in 2012 and once dating Nick Jonas, was in pur- birth in July, but your stylist done you wrong. Chlumsky, houette. Some highlights: ple eye makeup and the perfect little dress from Zac from “Veep,” wore a sacklike mini dress that was barrel- Posen. It suited her frame and fit her beautifully, hitting shaped, pulling in at the hem. It had huge pieces of drap- Who rocked the bump? above the ankle. It was embellished with varying shapes ery-esque fabric that fell off each shoulder, culminating in Washington, deep into her second pregnancy, has been of white, sewn-on sequins against a neutral tone that chunky half-cape, half-train (wreck). The dress had a tight-lipped about her due date but the end is clearly near. went to sheer at the hem. And it was strapless, offering a bumpy texture and was a blush pink color. “That, um, yeah, She dressed for two in a custom, daring black Brandon sexy lift in the chest with ample cleavage. The look it wasn’t flattering,” Katz said. “The color was pretty. She Maxwell strapless gown with cutouts above the waist and hugged until just above the waist, opening a tad to a definitely took a risk.” a long train. skirt that still flattered but allowed for movement. Her “She got the proportions just right,” said Rickie De Sole, hair was tight and back, lending a starry, starry night Guys who rocked fashion market director for W magazine. “It was sexy but quality overall. Rami, Rami, Rami. Malek, Malek, Malek! On a good day, not overtly sexy. That’s why she’s so successful on the red you’re merely cute. In your Dior Homme white linen and carpet. It was unexpected and fun.” Who rocked the twirl? wool blend two-button white dinner jacket, you were the Washington, often forced to hide her pregnancies with Priyanka Chopra had THE most fun on the carpet at most, with your cousin as your date. The jacket was paired big coats and big bags on “Scandal,” wore her hair big, the Microsoft Theater, twirling there and again onstage with a black bow tie, black wool tuxedo trousers and a loose and curly, further enhancing the look. Joseph Katz, a as a presenter with Tom Hiddleston. The “Quantico” star white cotton wing-tip collar shirt, leaving your big Elliot Beverly Hills stylist, also loved it. “What a chic look. I love wore a one-shoulder custom Jason Wu in red with a Alderson “Mr. Robot” deep blue eyes to do the rest. “He what she did with her hair. It was just so cool.” Chanel red lip color that was a winning match. The dress looked amazing,” De Sole said. “Clearly he’s really into fash- separated into two sections at the shoulder, had one ion.” Who rocked the green? cutout on the same side and was belted at the waist. It Added Katz: “He looked really cute in the white dinner Sarah Paulson did, in an emerald long-sleeve, plung- included a long, full train. Her dark hair was parted on jacket. For guys, it’s all about fit and proportion. It fit him ing-neckline Prada so heavily encrusted she looked oth- the side and was fastened into a sleek, low ponytail. really, really well. Wearing a white jacket like that takes erworldy. “It also felt very unexpected,” De Sole said. Chopra kept her jewels to a minimum, but they came some guts to step out there and he did it. Very cool.” Malek “Very red carpet but modern in its silhouette.” It was a with a hefty price tag: a $1 million worth from Neil Lane, won an Emmy on his first nomination, for outstanding lead huge statement as she walked Sunday’s carpet in Los to be exact. They included 10-carat diamond-and-plat- actor in a drama. Another gutsy dude: Terrence Howard, in Angeles with the real-life Marcia Clark, the character she inum drop earrings and a 10-carat diamond-and-plat- a Lucious Lyon-worthy, black-and-white plaid dinner jacket played on FX’s “People v. O.J. Simpson.” She paired her inum emerald cut ring. with a black lapel and TV test-pattern bow tie. Howard was short straight locks with a modular pair of long earrings “It just popped on the red carpet,” Katz said. “She did a nominated for his over-the-top “Empire” role but didn’t with jewel earrings that matched her yellow locks. The great twirl. That’s what the carpet is about, showing the win. — AP dress, Katz said, was a perfect match for her fair skin. “It flow and the movement. She just nailed it.” Added De Sole: went with her coloring perfectly,” he said. Paulson was “She had a very bright red lip that just made the whole nominated in two categories, winning actress in a limited thing pop. With all the black dresses on the red carpet, you Priyanka Chopra series or movie. can’t miss the girl in red.” ‘Sound of Music’ actress London commuters get boost with inspirational quotes he daily grind of London commuting is being anything political, sexist, religion.” Sutherland often must be accompanied by an adult”. “Beer is the brightened by a collection of black marker chooses positive messages for the “Thought for the answer, but I can’t remember the question,” reads Charmian Carr dies at 73 Tpens and white boards-giving city dwellers a Day”, encouraging those who may have got out of another pub sign, traditionally written in white on a harmian Carr, the actress best being there for the rest of her ‘sisters’ and welcome boost as they travel through the metropo- bed on the wrong side. “When you arise in the blackboard. The messages sometimes use humor known for sweetly portraying the ‘brothers.’ “ 20th Century Fox, the studio lis. The hall of Oval underground station looks more morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to rather than straightforward positive PR, such as one eldest von Trapp daughter in that produced the “Sound of Music” film, like a living room than a Tube stop-complete with think, to enjoy, to love”, is one example from Roman board outside a cafe in Stockport: “Come in and try C plants and a small library, while Beethoven’s “Piano emperor Marcus Aurelius. Oval’s whiteboard also the worst porridge that one woman on TripAdvisor Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “The Sound of noted Carr’s death. “The Sound of Music Music,” has died. She was 73. Carr died lost a beloved member of the family w/ Concerto No. 5” plays. It is at this stop on the provides advice and comments on society, such as had in her life”. Saturday of complications from a rare form the passing of Charmian Carr. She will be Underground’s Northern Line that Glen Sutherland, this line from Oscar Wilde: “Nowadays people know Mandy Miller, a specialist in calligraphy for black- of dementia in Los Angeles, Carr’s forever missed,” the studio said on its an employee of tube operator Transport for London the price of everything and the value of nothing.” boards, says the fashion for puns and funny com- spokesman, Harlan Boll, said. At age 21, Twitter account. (TfL), whips out a black marker and writes up the The quotes can also come from more unusual ments has come with the growth of social media the actress portrayed Liesl von Trapp in The actress later wrote a pair of books “Thought for the Day”. Today the quote appearing quarters, such as Yoda from the “Star Wars” films: companies such as Twitter and Instagram. “They the 1965 film version of the musical “The about her “Sound of Music” experiences: on the large whiteboard-strategically positioned in “Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to rarely say anything about the pub they stand out- Sound of Music.” She famously performed “Forever Liesl” and “Letters to Liesl.” She front of the escalators used by thousands of people lose.” Other famous names which have appeared side or what is on offer, but that’s almost irrelevant. the song “Sixteen Going on Seventeen.” fully embraced audiences’ reverence for daily-is from Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho. include Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama, Bob Marley, It’s the photo opportunity that they provide, people After “The Sound of Music,” Carr’s only oth- the musical, frequently appearing at fan “There is only one thing that makes a dream Bruce Lee, Steve Jobs, Confucius, Shakespeare, like to ‘collect’ and share them, therefore, the pub er major Hollywood role was starring with events commemorating the film, including impossible to achieve: the fear of failure,” it reads, Socrates and Picasso. Occasionally “Thought for the gets a mention in the post. The more clever and out- Anthony Perkins in the Stephen Sondheim sing-a-long performances at the written in fine writing which harks back to the books Day” takes inspiration from news and current affairs, landish the better,” says Miller, who goes by the alias television musical “Evening Primrose.” She Hollywood Bowl.
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