Articles by Elizabeth Snead

85 articles since 2005

BOUND BY A RIGID CODE

News | By Elizabeth Snead | November 5, 2008
Georgiana Spencer, who became the Duchess of Devonshire at age 17, was an 18th century beauty revered and reviled for her wit, intellect and political activism, as much as for her fashion sense, gambling, drinking and partying. Read more
 

FASHION FORECAST

News | By Elizabeth Snead | September 17, 2008
DYING TO know what the hottest looks on the Emmy 2008 red carpet will be? Read more
 

Hollywood’s unwed parents club

Entertainment | By Elizabeth Snead | June 27, 2008
Record numbers of gay, lesbian and transsexual couples are heading down the proverbial aisle after the Supreme Court lifted a ban – even if only temporarily – on same-sex marriages in California. Read more
 

WHY SHE’S AN ICON

News | By Elizabeth Snead | December 19, 2007
Ayoung Australian actress with wild red curls and porcelain skin wore a simple but short black velvet gown when she walked the Oscar carpet in 1991 on husband Tom Cruise’s arm. Read more
 

THE PAST MADE NEW

News | By Elizabeth Snead | December 12, 2007
IF the ’30s costumes in “Atonement” look a little too good to be true to the period, Jacqueline Durran has done her job well. Read more
 

SHE RAISES THE BARRE

News | By Elizabeth Snead | December 5, 2007
THERE’S a reason why Charlize Theron looks so at ease strolling the red carpet at the Oscars. Read more
 

THE GOLDEN AGE OF COSTUMES

News | By Elizabeth Snead | November 21, 2007
COSTUME designer Alexandra Byrne (“Finding Neverland,” “Hamlet”) has been nominated three times for a best costume Oscar, including a nod for her work on Shekhar Kapur’s 1998 film, “Elizabeth.” Read more
 

Cate, Queen of Style

News | By Elizabeth Snead | November 14, 2007
IN 1999, a young, unknown Australian actress named Cate Blanchett made one of the most memorable entrances on the Academy Awards red carpet. Read more
 

WITH ALL HER MATERIALS

News | By Elizabeth Snead | November 7, 2007
TO design the costumes for “The Golden Compass,” Ruth Myers “used everything I’ve ever learned in the last 35 years,” says the Oscar-nominated costume designer (“Emma,” “L.A. Confidential”). Read more
 

A cooling trend

News | By Elizabeth Snead | September 12, 2007
WILL Emmy fashion take a short cut this year? Read more
 
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