The Oscars® celebrate 90 years with a red carpet filled with the top fashion and style. The Oscars® closes out the award season in Hollywood. The season began with a call for all celebrities to wear all black in honor of #TimesUp at the Golden Globes. The Academy Awards® close out the season with exceptional style and beautiful color.
The top honor goes to Rita Moreno is a pioneering actress that has endured decades and creating her own rules along the way. Moreno wearing the same gown she wore in 1962 when accepting the Oscar® for Best Supporting Actress for West Side Story.
Allison Janney takes the stage to receive the Best Supporting Actress award in beautiful red Reem Acra red gown with Forevermark diamonds. Her styling team presents a strong beautiful woman her hair by Jill Crosby, makeup by Collier Strong, and stylist Tara Swennen. The red is a favorite color on the red carpet this evening.
Nicole Kidman arrives on the red carpet.Allison Williams arrives for the 90th Annual Academy AwardsArmie Hammer arrives on the red carpet.Sally Hawkins arrives on the red carpet.Common arrives on the red carpet.Doug Jones arrives on the red carpet.
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Sam Rockwell and Leslie Bibb, arrive on the red carpet.
Sam Rockwell and Leslie Bibb, arrive on the red carpet.
Tyler Ellis’ Purses
Sam Rockwell and Leslie Bibb, arrive on the red carpet.Oscar® nominee Octavia Spencer arrives on the red carpet.
Brian Atwood Shoes
Sam Rockwell and Leslie Bibb, arrive on the red carpet.Octavia Spencer and Sally Hawkins arrive on the red carpet. oEiza Gonzalez arrives on the red carpet.
Rodarte
Greta Gerwig arrives on the red carpet.
Vera Wang
Taraji P. Henson arrives on the red carpet.
Ralph Lauren
Eiza Gonzalez arrives on the red carpet.
Neil J. Rodgers Shoes
Kristin Cavallari arrives on the red carpet.
H. Stern Jewels
Kristin Cavallari arrives on the red carpet.
Celia Kritharioti
Maria Menounos arrives on the red carpet
Perrin Paris Purses
Jane Fonda arrives for the Oscars® red carpet.
Christian Louboutin
Mary J. Blige, arrives on the red carpet.Camila Alves, Nicole Kidman and Matthew McConaughSunday, March 4, 2018.Sam Rockwell and Leslie Bibb, arrive on the red carpet.
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Mary J. Blige, arrives on the red carpet.
Forevermark Diamonds
Mary J. Blige, arrives on the red carpet.Betty Gabriel attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards.Andra Day arrives on the red carpet.
Vivienne Westwood
Matthew McCounaghey and Camila Alves arrive on the red carpet.
Ermenegildo Zegna Couture
Lakeith Stanfield arrives on the red carpet.
Chopard Jewelry
Matthew McCounaghey and Camila Alves arrive on the red carpet.Sofia Carson arrives on the red carpet.
Jimmy Choo Shoes/Purses
Camila Alves, Nicole Kidman and Matthew McConaughSunday, March 4, 2018.
Stuart Weitzman Shoes
Camila Alves, Nicole Kidman and Matthew McConaughSunday, March 4, 2018.
Tony Ward
Betty Gabriel attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards.
Reem Acra
Allison Janney, Oscar® nominee for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, arrives on the red carpet.
Tom Ford
Violetta Komyshan and Ansel Elgort arrive on the red carpet.
Roger Viver Clutch/Purses
Oscar® nominee Allison Janney and Richard Jenik arrive on the red carpet.
Givenchy Haute Couture
Chadwick Boseman arrives on the red carpet.
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Timothée Chalamet, Nicole Flender, Elizabeth Chambers, Armie Hammer
Kristin Cavallari arrives on the red carpet.Leslie Mann arrives on the red carpet
The fashion this evening brings the best talent in the best designs for an evening for glamour. What is your red carpet favorite? Post using #4ChionStyle.
Paris France has always had the pulse and love for fashion. Fashion week in Paris has a chill and snow on the ground. The fashion has hit the streets and runways with bold new statements and colors.
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Autumn and winter is a favorite time of year for fashion. The beautiful colors and layers allowing for more personal fashion styling. The streets of Paris are filled with fashionistas from all over the world. They bring their own personal style to top designer fashion. Daniel Chimowitz captures a few as he rushes from one fashion event to the next. They are all beautiful and fashion show ready.
Chimowitz found a great couture fashion show in the Warwick Paris Hotel. This event was beautiful fashion and people. A celebration of love to the art of design, fabric, and fashion.
The runways continue to bring the top fashion styles for autumn winter 2018. Balmain, also known as Balmain’s Army, takes the sheer look to the next level. Olivier Rousteing, Artistic Director, young and intuitive brings sexiness and sleekness to the forefront with sheer pants, blouses, and coats. He brings honor to the founder, Pierre Balmain, he brings the tradition to a real true modern futuristic level. Rousteing is in tune with the younger generation and aware of the power social media plays in today’s world (he has a following of 4.7 million on Instagram).
Issey Miyake brings texture and dimension to the collection perfectly layered for any autumn winter weather. This collection is innovation, creativity, and new fabrics. The texture uses various uses of feathers, furs, folds, and stitching. The use of new fabrics is really creative. He uses folds and manipulating the fabrics to add volume to the styling of each look. Yoshiyuki Miyamae, Creative Director, stays true to his reputation with this collection. The collection is full of textures creating a winter full of energy and texture.
Yohji Yamamoto’s collection is to a long time friend, Azzedine Alaïa, he passed on in November 2017. Alaïa was an independent couture designer, one of the top designers of the 20th and 21st century. The collection brings both designers together with the strong presence of black (a signature color for both designers). The styling brings a fine the line of life and death. The clothing presents a definition of strong powerful lines with the abstract use of the cuts, exceptional tailoring, and fabrics. The end results you can question if this Paris collection brought Yamamoto a great sense of his lifelong friend’s presence and love even after death.
Paris is a city known for love and love of fashion is at the top of the list. They continue to bring fashion that is innovative, textured, art-filled, and beautiful. What is your favorite fashion from Paris for autumn winter 2018? Post your responses using #4ChionStyle.
This year The Academy Awards® is celebrating 90 years. The Governors Ball is pulling out the very best for the years celebrity party. Wolfgang Puck, his 24th year catering this party, and his catering company will bring the best in food, entertainment, and ascetics for the best in the film industry. His goal with each event he caters is, “revolutionized the dining landscape with a singular focus: to exceed expectations whenever our guests gather for a meal.”
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
This year’s menu brings some favorites back and new experiences. His menu is set to meet everyone’s pallet and needs. You can recreate some of the items for your own party click here and here. The menu includes:
The staff of 300 hundred begins preparing days in advance to serve the large crowd with the best food that remains the same from guest to guest. Just a few of the items used to create this massive menu includes:
1,000 hibiscus flowers
2,600-pound sculpted ice bar
100 pounds Snake River Farms 0/0 Gold Grade New York steak
125 pounds aged Vermont Cheddar cheese
250 pounds Parmesan Reggiano
100 pounds five-year aged white Cheddar
1,500 Yukon gold potatoes
35 pounds winter black truffles from Burgundy
1,000 pounds Pasturebird chicken
3,500 pieces housemade seeded lavash
5 gallons homemade pimento cheese
2,375 housemade pretzel bites
3,500 Fleur de Sel breadsticks
6,000 pieces mini brioche buns
4,500 pieces handmade “agnolotti” ravioli
3,000 pounds of hand-carved ice cubes
2,000 edible flowers
The Academy’s® Governors Ball will be held in the Ray Dolby Ballroom
Mark Held, of MARK’S GARDEN®, is the exclusive florist for the 2018 Governors Ball. MARK’S GARDEN® is celebrated for innovative floral designs for large-scale events He will be preparing 5000 succulents with thousands of roses and ranunculus a week in advance. These flowers are from California, Holland, and South America. Keeping with the concept of reduce, reuse, and recycle the succulents and floral arrangements are going to be planted at the Motion Picture Television Fund following the event.
Governors Ball 2018 Oscars®
Sequoia Production is overseeing all the details. This company has produced 29 consecutive Governors Balls. The philosophy according to Cheryl Cecchetto is, “People celebrating life, that’s what it’s all about.”
The Academy’s Governors Ball will be held in the Ray Dolby Ballroom
The evening is a celebration that includes extensive cocktails, wine, and champagne. Francis Ford Coppola wine has produced an exclusive wine for the 90th Oscars® celebration. The red wine is a classic Alexander Valley Cabernet with black fruit berries. The white wine is a Chardonnay with aromatic notes of spiced pears, tangerine, honey, and hazelnut brioche. Each label is specific to this celebratory time. You can recreate the cocktails and non-alcoholic with the recipes by clicking the recipes links above and one is at the end of this article. The wine list includes 2014 Archimedes Cabernet Sauvignon. If you are serving this remember to start decanting several hours prior to serving.
The Academy’s® Governors Ball will be held in the Ray Dolby Ballroom
There is not a celebration without champagne. This year as in years past it is Piper-Heidsieck that will be flowing throughout the evening. This limited edition is 60% Pinot Noir, 25% Pinot Meunier and 15% Chardonnay. It has notes of almond and fresh hazelnut accompany the precise ascent of bubbles. They will be pouring this at the ceremony as well as the Governors Ball.
The Academy’s® Governors Ball will be held in the Ray Dolby Ballroom
The Governors Ball is committed to making sure that is they do not go to waste on memories, celebration, and trash. They are ensuring the following:
Unused prepared food will be recovered to support our local community by Chefs to End Hunger, an organization established to create awareness, educate and offer ways to contribute to end hunger.
Recycle plastics, metals, glass, paper and cardboard.
Floral arrangements will be delivered to and planted at the Motion Picture & Television Fund residential community for the aging.
Use energy efficient LEDs for event lighting.
The plywood used in the design has been and will be repurposed.
Carpet will be recycled into carpet padding.
Service ware is reusable.
All lighting, audio, rigging equipment and furniture are rentals and will be repurposed for future events.
The event production office employs energy-saving practices.
The night is filled with exceptional food, decor, and memories. A few of the stats for the night include:
1,500 guests
Team of 10 maitre d’ staff
850 service and support staff
13,000 glasses for beverages
More than 4 miles of cabling to support
6,000 cocktail forks
Lighting and video prep in ShowPro’s 100% solar powered, carbon-neutral facility.
The night includes The Protagonist, starring Tequila Don Julio Blanco, is the hero of the evening. The inspiration for the cocktail is a refreshing, complex, elegant and celebratory all wrapped up in one beautiful cocktail. The pure essence of the tequila lays the foundation for bright citrus, herbal botanicals and subtle floral notes. Each ingredient plays a special role, painting a complete and balanced picture to be enjoyed responsibly throughout the night.
The Trilogy
Here is one last recipe that the celebrities will enjoy this evening:
1. Combine Don Julio Blanco, Pimm’s, lemon juice and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker with ice. Gently shake and roll in tonic water.
2. Pour over fresh ice in a Collins glass.
3. Garnish: Wrap thin cucumber slice around inside of glass and top with borage flowers.
This evening is one of the most watched and celebrated in the world. Entertaining your own guest is a thrill. We would love to hear about your evening photos from the menu, planning tips, food, decor, and selfies. Please post your Oscar® party photos here using #OscarParty #4ChionStyle. Have a wonderful Oscar® evening!
Jimmy Kimmel 90th Oscars’® Host
The 90th Oscars®, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
Gathering with friends and families to celebrate the talented filmmakers at your own Oscars® party is thrilling. There is planning the menu, shopping, and creating all the wonderful food. Wolfgang Puck, catering service for the 90th Oscars® is busy as well preparing the food for the Governors Ball.
Puck is renowned Chef and works with CEO Carl Schuster, they continue to set the standard for culinary excellence at the Governors Ball. He revolutionizes the dining landscape with a singular focus: to exceed expectations whenever our guests gather for a meal. This year is no different for the event of the year, The Academy Awards®. He is staying true to using fish and seafood that Seafood Watch compliant and locally sourced ingredients. They are coming from:
This year’s menu includes his famous Baked Macaroni and Cheese (with truffles). This will include 35 pounds winter black truffles from Burgundy, 100 pounds five-year aged white Cheddar, and 125 pounds aged Vermont Cheddar cheese to feed the hungry celebrities. This is a simple recipe that will be a dish that is easy to create and serve individually.
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
(recipe courtesy Wolfgang Puck)
Servings: Serves 4
Ingredients:
8 ounces elbow macaroni
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 1/2 cups milk
3 tablespoons finely chopped black truffle (optional)
1/2 medium white onion
1 bay leaf
10 ounces sharp aged white Cheddar, shredded
3 ounces Gruyère cheese, shredded
1 ounce freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Pinch cayenne
2 drops black winter truffle oil (optional)
1 cup fresh brioche or challah bread crumbs
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh Italian parsley
Thinly sliced fresh black truffles, for garnish (optional)
Steps:
Step One: Preheat oven to 350°F. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add macaroni and cook until al dente, tender but still chewy, about 7 minutes. Drain and transfer to lightly oiled baking pan. Set aside.
Step Two: While macaroni cooks, melt 3 tablespoons butter in a separate pot over low heat. Whisk in flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 4 minutes.
Step Three: Add milk, chopped truffle, onion, and bay leaf to butter-flour mixture. Raise heat slightly and simmer for 10 minutes, until creamy, stirring regularly. Discard onion and bay leaf. Remove from heat.
Step Four: Stir in 3/4 of aged Cheddar along with other cheeses. Season with salt, black pepper, cayenne, and truffle oil if desired. Fold in macaroni. Pour into 2-quart casserole. Top with remaining Cheddar.
Step Five: Melt remaining butter in sauté pan. Add breadcrumbs and parsley. Toss to coat. Spread crumb mixture evenly over top of macaroni.
Step Six: Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven let stand for about 5 minutes. Top with shaved truffle, if desired, before serving.
The Epliogue
A great drink to serve at your party is The Epilogue. The inspiration is like a great movie, a memorable cocktail menu should be multidimensional. The Epilogue is a blend of decidedly warmer, richer flavors, playing off of the carefully aged notes in Tequila Don Julio Reposado. Hints of coffee, baking spices, anise and mellow oak wrap draw you in. The perfect, broad-shouldered sipper that showcases the versatility of aged tequila.
THE EPILOGUE
Ingredients:
1 1/4 ounces Tequila Don Julio Reposado
1/4 ounce Caffé Amaro
1/4 ounce Cocchi di Torino
Light barspoon of 2:1 Demerara Syrup
Long orange twist and fresh tarragon sprig for garnish
Preparation:
1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing
glass with ice. Stir to chill and dilute.
2. Pour over fresh ice into an Old Fashioned Glass.
3. Garnish with orange twist and a sprig of fresh tarragon.
Create Chicken Pot Pie just like the celebrities enjoy at Oscar’s® night. There is planning the menu, shopping, and creating all the wonderful dishes. Wolfgang Puck, catering service for the 90th Oscars® is busy as well preparing the food for the Governors Ball.
Puck a renowned Chef and works with CEO Carl Schuster, they continue to set the standard for culinary excellence at the Governors Ball. He revolutionizes the dining landscape with a singular focus: to exceed expectations when our guests gather for a meal. This year is no different for the event of the year, The Academy Awards®. He is staying true to using fish and seafood that is Watch compliant and locally sourced ingredients. They are coming from:
This year’s menu includes his famous Chicken Pot Pie. This will include 1,000 pounds Pasturebird chicken and 100 pounds carrots to feed the hungry celebrities. This is a simple recipe that will be a dish that is easy to create and serve individually.
CHICKEN POT PIE
(recipe courtesy Wolfgang Puck, adapted from “Wolfgang Puck Makes it Easy,” Rutledge Hill Press, 2004)
Yield: Serves 4
2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken, cut into 1-inch chunks
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
1/2 pound organic red-skinned potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 pound organic carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 medium yellow onion, peeled and diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
1 sprig thyme
1 bay leaf
1 cup white wine
2 cups organic chicken stock
1 cup plus 1 tablespoon heavy cream
1/4 cup dry sherry
1/2 cup shelled or frozen peas
Approximately 1/2 pound frozen puff pastry, defrosted following package instructions
1 cage-free egg
Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper, and toss in a mixing bowl with 2 tablespoons of
the flour until evenly coated. In a large skillet over high heat, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil. Add
the chicken pieces, reduce the heat slightly, and sauté, turning them occasionally, until light
golden and thoroughly cooked, about 5 to 10 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the
chicken to a plate and set aside. Add the remaining oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter to the pan,
then add the potatoes, carrots, and onions and sauté until they begin to look glossy and bright, 2
to 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium, stir in the garlic, red pepper flakes, thyme, and bay
leaf, and sauté, just until the vegetables begin to color slightly, 2 to 3 minutes more.
Add the wine, turn up the heat, stir and scrape with a wooden spoon to deglaze the pan deposits,
and simmer until the liquid reduces by about half, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the chicken stock and the
1 cup of cream. Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce the heat slightly, and simmer briskly until the
liquid reduces by about half again and is thick and creamy about 15 minutes. Remove the sprig
of thyme and the bay leaf. Stir in the reserved chicken pieces and the sherry. Stir together the butter
and remaining flour and stir this paste into the mixture. Season the sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
Transfer to 4 large individual ovenproof 2-cup soup bowls, 4 ramekins of the same size, or a 2-quart baking
dish. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the filling is cold, at least 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Make sure the puff pastry is no thicker than 1/4 inch. With
the tip of a sharp knife cut the pastry into 4 circles that will overhang the rim of the serving
bowls or ramekins by about half an inch; for a single large baking dish, cut 4 circles that will
cover its top, or use one large sheet.
In a small bowl, beat together the egg and the remaining 1 tablespoon cream to make an egg
wash. Brush the tops and outsides of the rims of the bowls. Place the bowls, ramekins, or
baking dish on a baking tray and place the puff pastry circles on top, pressing them gently over
the sides of the dishes. Pierce the tops with the tip of a paring knife. Brush the top of the pastry
with egg wash. Carefully transfer the baking sheet to the oven and bake until the filling is
bubbling hot and the pastry is a deep golden brown, 25 to 35 minutes. Serve hot.
Serve with this great non-alcoholic drink. The inspiration is every great hero needs a faithful sidekick. The drink offers a thoughtful combination of the vibrant hibiscus, fresh citrus and effervescent tonic complemented by an elegant garnish.
The Sidekick Oscars Party Drink
THE SIDEKICK (non-alcoholic)
Ingredients:
2 ounces Cold Hibiscus Tea
1 1/2 ounces Fresh Lemon Juice 1 1/2 ounces Tonic Water
1 ounce Simple Syrup
Sliced Cucumber and Borage Flowers for Garnish
Preparation:
Combine hibiscus tea, fresh lemon juice and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker with ice.
Gently shake and roll in tonic water.
Pour over fresh ice into a Collins glass.
Garnish: Wrap thin cucumber slice around inside of glass and top with borage flowers.
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Calvin Klein’s chief creative officer, Raf Simons, brings the past and the future together for autumn winter 2018. Simons presents a runway reminiscent of a 19th-century farm with futuristic clothing at the New York Stock Exchange.
Calvin Klein NYFW
The runway presents to take the audience a back to a time when winters were harsh and required survivability. The fashion brings a strong sense of winter and cold. The sweaters are an upgrade from the big loose sweaters to a more tight-fitting look.
Calvin Klein NYFW AW18
The menswear in the collection has the stylish dual squared button-secured front pockets and larger collars. There is a strong layering continuing with turtlenecks and several coats on some of the models.
Calvin Klein NYFW
The coats for the collection come from the firefighter coats they wear when fighting a fire. They are longer to cover more during the long cold winter days. The accessories include stocking ski caps that are hand-woven cover the head, ears, and some of the face. Gloves are a nice addition. They cover mid-forearm for continued protection from the winter winds. The runway, covered with popcorn, adds to the sense of a fluffy winter wonderland.
The womenswear runway collection brings a strong futuristic feel to the 19th-century clothing. Taking the older cuts and fabrics bringing them to the modern world. A favorite women’s piece is one where the older collar cut and the fabric made into a sexy pantsuit.
Calvin Klein NYFW
Simons, a Belgian fashion designer, continues to change the look and feel of Calvin Klein. His shows continue to be the talk of the town and a big influence. He takes bold statements and stories creating a collection that is a strong runway. He is challenging fashion in new ways. He states, “I don’t want to show clothes, I want to show my attitude, my past, present, and future. I use memories and future visions and try to place them in today’s world.” He has accomplished that with this autumn winter 2018 collection.
Rocky Gathercole brings the house of cards down the New York Fashion Week (NYFW) runway. Gathercole presents his latest collection at Art Hearts Fashion Week. This collection is a deck of cards that includes thirteen ranks of each of the four French suits.
Rocky Gathercole House of Cards NYFW
Gathercole is a designer who as a teenager could not get a job as a janitor but he focused and achieved his dream of fashion. His designs now dress the top celebrities in Hollywood. His creation worn by Katy Perry, Paris Hilton, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Thalia, CeeLo Green, and more. Gathercole states, “I was a kid back then trying to make it through this harsh world, and a much harsher fashion scene. But with the help of the Almighty, a mentor and of course, much hard work, I finally made it. I’m a fashion rebel which just mirrors my personality. ” His runways always come with intense design and beauty.
Rocky Gathercole House of Cards NYFW
This collection continues with the intense designs. He brings the deck of cards to men and womenswear. The first piece down the runway is a fringe head to mid-thigh fringe with a heart shaping one eye. Let lady be your luck tonight! The fringe continues including playing cards. He brings a sense of the joker for the menswear with a pleated collar made from various colors of cards. There is a fashion for any occasion including red carpet.
Rocky Gathercole House of Cards NYFW
The queen of hearts is the most impressive piece in the collection. She is dressed head to toe in red. The crown is bedazzled with red stones. The gown is for exceptional for any fiery and fierce queen.
The NYFW house of cards collection is just the beginning of a great fashion season for him. He is sending out teasers for an Alien Collection. Stay tuned for exclusives on this collection as well.
Zimmermann hits the New York Fashion Week (NYFW) autumn-winter 2018 runway with a dedication to the earth, Victorian, and strong women. This fashion collection takes a step toWestworld with the tones, colors, unbridled beauty, and western styling.
Zimmermann NYFW FW18
The collection brings a strong sense of powerful women during the Victorian period. The fabrics include wool, sartorial, and buttery leather. These fabrics brought a masculinity feel while keeping it feminine the strong presence.
The styling is very earthly taking a woman to the strength she possesses and the power to embrace the freedoms a woman should enjoy. Hats tie over the shoulder, bomber jackets, riding pants, shearling coats, over the knee boots, and the glamorous boots show her soft feminine side while being tough for what the wilderness hold.
Zimmermann NYFW FW18
The designs are strong Victorian with a hint of the 1980s. The earth tones draw in the southwestern US and soft colors bring a romance to the fashion. This collection brings a strong modern edge to the old. Nicky Zimmermann takes a little step from her traditional bohemian fashion, but there are hints if you look real close to some of the pieces you will see the ruffles and crocheting. Simple and pure really add to the earthy look.
This collection will bring ready-to-wear and simplicity to your fall-winter fashion.
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The 90th Oscars® nominees gathered for a reinventing celebration and class photo at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA. The atmosphere for The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences® is one of fun, celebration, connecting, and making new friends.
Oscar® nominees Meryl Streep, Greta Gerwig and JR
The beautiful ballroom at the Hilton is an exceptional location for this day. The best-celebrated nominee was Agnes Varda. She was not in attendance, but J.R. nominated for Faces Placescarried around a cutout of his co-nominee. The cutout was placed in the class photo between Meryl Streep and Greta Gerwig. The top to nominees includes 21 nominations for Streep and 17 nominations for Steven Spielberg. Congrats to Rachel Morrison (Mudbound), the first female nominee for cinematography. Netflix continues to bring a change to the world of entertainment. This year the streaming network celebrates 8 nominations.
Academy President John Bailey
The nominees enjoyed a day of celebrating with a luncheon including:
Chilean Sea Bass with mango, red and white quinoa
Roasted asparagus, crispy shallots, and oven-roasted tomatoes
Mini lemon tart, mini tiramisu cup, and fresh berries for dessert.
Wines Loveblock Sauvignon Blanc, La Crema Pinot Noir
Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Brut
Academy President John Bailey welcomed guests at the start of the luncheon and took the time to have photos with the nominees during the afternoon event. Baily states, “We are witnessing this venerable motion picture academy reinvent itself before our very eyes, noting that the Oscars® are at ‘the crossroads of change and tradition.’”
The fashion for the afternoon affair is more casual with suits and dresses. The event is the one that brings the entertainment industry together for a nice casual celebration of the top in film for the year.
Oscar® nominee JR a
The 90th Oscars®, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
1 mango, diced
1/4 purple onion, diced
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
1/2 cup tomatoes, chopped
1 Jalapeño, finely chopped and deveined
Juice from 2 limes
Pink Himalayan Salt, to taste
4 4.0 oz Sea Base filets
1 1/2 tablespoon extra-virgin or coconut oil
salt, to taste
1 sprig of fresh thyme
1 cup dried quinoa
2 cups water
1 mango, diced
1/4 purple onion, diced
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
1/2 cup tomatoes, chopped
1 Jalapeño, finely chopped and deveined
Juice from 2 limes
Pink Himalayan Salt, to taste
4 4.0 oz Sea Base filets
1 1/2 tablespoon extra-virgin or coconut oil
salt, to taste
1 sprig of fresh thyme
1 cup dried quinoa
2 cups water
What You’ll Need To Know
Combine 1 cup quinoa with 2 cups water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until quinoa is tender, about 15-20 minutes. Remove from heat and let is sit for 5 minutes. After it has cooked and rested, use a fork to fluff and separate the grains.
Season the sea bass with salt and pepper.
In a large saute pan over medium heat, add the coconut oil and heat the oil to a slight smoke. Add 1 sprig of fresh thyme to the saute pan and sear the sea bass skin side down for 3/4 of the cooking time about 7 minutes. This will give the fish a nice crisp skin and golden color. Carefully turn the fish over, to finish the other side. Remove the sea bass and hold in a warm place.
In a mixing bowl, add the diced mango, purple onion, cilantro, tomatoes, jalapeño, lime juice and salt and mix together.
Plate your ingredients with 1/2 cup cooked quinoa, sea bass and mango salsa on top (roughly, 1/4 cup.)
Plate your ingredients with 1/2 cup cooked quinoa, sea bass and mango salsa on top (roughly, 1/4 cup.)
Bahmardi Haute Couture ~ Journey of Reveal at Style Fashion Week NYC
Bahmardi Haute Couture is a journey of Reveal at Style Fashion Week. New York Fashion Week is starting off with the reminder that it is autumn-winter 2018 with a traditional snow storm. Many years fashion week turns to frozen week. This season a new fashion brand will hit Style Fashion Week runway in New York following Malan Breton.
Bahmardi Haute Couture NYFW Style Fashion Week
Bahmardi Haute Couture is a luxury, feminine, and opulent embroidery fashion line. Tuenaz Bahmardi, the creative designer for the label, is taking her journey of womanhood, motherhood, and business as her inspiration. Her training in haute couture comes from childhood memories with her mother in her couture boutique in Mumbai, India.
These moments in her life brought a learning inside details about the fashion industry. She took her training and began sewing and designing for family and friends. Bahmardi, “grew a desire to combine the love and passion for hand and machine embroideries she developed growing up in the East with the sophistication of Western fashion and culture.” This experience brings forward her exquisite feel for fabrics, colors, and details.
Bahmardi unveiling her first collections is floral, fabric, and embroidery work embolden and signify feelings of love, passion, femininity, humility, and strength. This dying art of embroidery is coming to life for Bahmardi. She wants to keep the jobs and traditions of these hard workers alive with the traditional work.
Bahmardi explains her bold fashion message “fashion is less about how you look and more about representing the essence of who you are.”This reveal brings a signature design amidst the excitement and buzz in the city that never sleeps during New York Fashion Week.
Premiere runway February 8 at the notable, swanky Cipriani, at 110 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017. Tickets available here www.stylefashionweek.com
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