by Glotime | Feb 24, 2017 | Celebrity, Featured, Glo Arts & Entertainment
The Academy Awards, or “Oscars”, is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to pay homage to the best productions to emerge out of the United States movie industry.
The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially called the Academy Award of Merit, which has become commonly known by its nickname “Oscar.” The awards, first presented in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, are overseen by AMPAS.
The awards ceremony was first broadcast to radio in 1930 and televised for first time in 1953. It is now seen live in more than 200 countries and can be streamed live online. The Oscars is the oldest entertainment awards ceremony; its equivalents, the Emmy Awards for television, the Tony Awards for theatre, and the Grammy Awards for music and recording, are modeled after the Academy Awards.
Well, this is how it is described on Wikipedia – but reading between the lines as we celebrate the 89th Oscar award ceremony this year, there are a lot more layers to the ceremony which have emerged over the past decades.
Top designers have seized an opportunity to present their most valued creations before an international audience desperate to emulate the Hollywood elite.
So let’s look back at some of the fashions that have donned the red carpet and the stars they have adorned.
Vivien Leigh
Olivia de Havilland
Liz Taylor
Audrey Hepburn
Angelina Jolie
by Tamara | Feb 22, 2017 | Featured
Ruth Wilson first caught my attention as the dangerously manipulative Alice Morgan in the psychological cop series Luther with Idris Elba
and then again as she played the relentlessly seductive Alison Bailey in the much acclaimed drama series The Affair.
Ruth has also appeared in a number of high profile roles and productions ranging from Jane Eyre to Saving Mr Banks. Ruth herself admits that she is drawn to damaged complicated characters and it is evident that she is unusually comfortable in ‘outing’ her inner demons.
Ruth Wilson is already a legend, which is evident as she performs one of the most sought after female leading roles at the National Theatre, Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen.
The play was written in 1891 by Ibsen and tells the story of a woman’s quest to sacrifice the lives of three men to achieve her ultimate goal. A modern day Lady Macbeth, with all of the facets of her character unravelled against a backdrop of emotion and ultimate tragedy.
Ruth digs deep to reveal the harsh reality of her unscrupulous world in her portrayal of the character, and brings a myriad of emotions so rarely experienced in theatre today.
All reviews have been magnificent with ‘performance of the year’ from The Telegraph and the Guardian saying ‘I have never seen an actor make so convincing the character’s toxic aestheticism’.
If you cannot make it to the National Theatre, then you will have the opportunity to see a live performance on the 9 March as it is transmitted at 650 cinemas across the UK.
by Glotime | Feb 17, 2017 | Featured
As we throw our leather jacket over our jeans or track suit this weekend for our trip to the shops or over our dress up as we go on our dinner date, it is an established piece of fashion we now take for granted.
I personally have around ten leather jackets in my wardrobe collected over the past decade – but then I am a bit of a LJ fan and enjoy my range of styles – the majority leaning toward the biker style jacket.
I remember a rather rebellious aunt, who was a bit of a rock chick wearing one she had saved from the sixties, in the wake of ‘Girl on a Motorcycle’ – well before my time – but I remember being fascinated by her wardrobe and her description of her mentor, Marianne Faithfull – a pioneer in rock chic.
Prior to that the leather jacket was a military protective garment for men, but quickly became ‘cool’ with the emergence of icons like Steve McQueen and Marlon Brando donning their fabulous biker jackets.
It was the Nineties when the LJ really hit the high street with models like Kate Moss wearing one over her ball gown and other celebs as a ‘must have’ fashion accessory.
I recently opted for one in place of a suit jacket with a slim pencil skirt and crisp cotton shirt and stepped out and into my meeting with a confidence and swagger that only a cool LJ can bring to the table.
Biker jackets can be found in many fashion outlets, and come in a range of sizes and prices. You can opt to wear two sizes bigger or go for a tight figure hugging variety to rock those curves.
Reiss is a favourite of Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge, although I haven’t yet seen her donning a biker jacket. This is definitely the ‘princess’ of biker LJs this season coming in at a hearty £375. Reiss Leather Jackets
If that is a bit steep then you can opt for Leather Cult at £120, River Island at £65,
and H &M at £49.99.
Leather Cult – Leather Jackets
River Island Leather Jackets
H&M Leather Jackets
You don’t have to stick to black, as Mango is doing a fab red biker at only £35.50.
Mango Leather Jackets
Follow and Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/glotimetv/
Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/glotimetv/
Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/GloTIMETV_
