academy awards 2013

the very good

daniel day-lewis & wife rebecca miller.

fucking fierce.

jane fonda in atelier versace. 

i don't love the dress but i LOVE it on her. puts the kids to shame.

emmanuelle riva in lanvin.

looking glorious. hope she wins for her birthday.

christoph waltz & judith holste.

the boring

jennifer lawrence in christian dior haute couture.

charlize theron in christian dior haute couture.

anne hathaway in prada.

jessica chastain in armani privé.

(her hair & make-up is dreamy)

amanda seyfried in custom alexander mcqueen.

amy adams in oscar de la renta.

so there's nothing dreadful from these ladies .... just boring.  

they look like socialites from the 90s.

the good-ish

alicia vikander in elie saab.

such a pretty color & i love the yellow belt.

sandra bullock in elie saab.

naomie harris in a gown designed by michael badger & made by vivienne westwood's team.

(i think there was a contest to design a dress for her)

robin roberts.

she looks fabulous in this color.

samantha barks in valentino.

great dress but needed to be accessorized for the red carpet so a bit of a miss.

naomi watts in armani privé.

i can't decide if i like this or if it's too ice skater-y.

kerry washington in miu miu.

boys

joseph gordon-levitt

daniel radcliffe in prada.

the couple (other than daniel day-lewis & rebecca miller) i'd most like to sit next to at a dinner table no matter what they are wearing!

helena bonham carter in vivienne westwood & tim burton.

(she was a little safe tonight compared to her normal ensembles)

daniel day-lewis & rebecca miller .... swoon. they were too beyond & my favorite of the night.  jane fonda & emmanuelle riva outdid all the younger girls - in class & sass!  

i just found everyone to be incredibly boring or safe or wearing a great dress for a 50 year old woman & not someone who is 22.  i guess there's just so much pressure now a days & too many people involved in the selection.  i wish there was more of a "voice" that came through.  maybe the party dresses will be better! 

best performances 2013

daniel day-lewis

still the super dreamiest

marion cotillard

javier bardem

matthias schoenaerts

john hawkes

love. love. love. him. seriously. love him.

philip seymour hoffman

jessica chastain

keira knightley

ben wishaw

and. seriously love him as well. swoon & swoon.

rebel wilson

rachel weisz

that face. 

elle fanning

photographed by juergen teller & styled by zoe bedeaux for w, february 2013.

more portraits here.

you can sleep. sleep in my arms. like a baby bird. a song sung by a forest....within a forest...a thousand years ago....

from the unbearable lightness of being written by milan kundera directed by philip kaufman, 1988. daniel day-lewis & juliette binoche were never more beautiful. i still remember the first time i read this book, i have since read it more than 20, 30, 40 times. more than anyone i would like to meet milan kundera. more than anyone i would not like to meet milan kundera. he had such an impact on my life that i would not know what to say.

i am still hoping for one day to have these words said to me:

you can sleep. sleep in my arms. like a baby bird. like a broom among brooms... in a broom closet. like a tiny parrot. like a whistle. like a little song. a song sung by a forest... within a forest... a thousand years ago.

nine

i really hope this is as good as the preview looks. daniel day lewis....sigh.