Los Angeles, CA (September 23, 2011) Mrs. Humphries always manages to pull her looks together so well, even while feeling under the weather with the flu. Today she went to the New York’s Children’s Museum with her family and wore a more casual look. She paired a $95 white Aryn K. blouse with bell bottom jeans and topped it off with a light brown beret. Other celebrity fans of Aryn K. include Eva Longoria, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez and more.
Pictured above from left to right: Mira Sorvino, Andie MacDowell, Jessica Lange, Milla Jovovich, Lauren Hutton, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria, Lutz Bethge (CEO of Montblanc International), Emily Blunt, Helen Hunt, Sienna Miller, Susan Sarandon and Christina Ricci.
Style Seen Daily attended the “Montblanc Signature For Good Gala Benefitting UNICEF” held at the Los Angeles Paramount Lot.
It almost felt like the Oscars itself, as a slew of A listers dressed to impress came out to support this major charity initiative for worldwide literacy. We talked one on one with all the stars present, and have an exclusive photo of Reese Witherspoon (who donated $50,000 to the charity!).
Style Seen Daily gives you an exclusive look inside the Montblanc & UNICEF charity event with host Reese Witherspoon.
The ‘Montblanc Signature for Good’ activity is one of Montblanc’s major charity initiatives. Their kick-off event unveiled 12 portraits of Internationally known actresses Emily Blunt, Marcia Cross, Andie MacDowell, Helen Hunt, Lauren Hutton, Milla Jovovich, Jessica Lange, Eva Longoria, Sienna Miller, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon, and Mira Sorvino. These portraits are currently up for auction to raise money for UNICEF‘s effort to combat illiteracy. Every single actress came out to the event to show their support.
Andie MacDowell told us directly her thoughts on the portraits: ”It’s a really glamorous way to bring attention to a very important need about education for countries all over the world. I have been very blessed, I have a great life, I have wonderful opportunities and I don’t take it for granted. I like doing charity work and I think eventually I will end up just doing that.”
MacDowell was not shy about revealing her true thoughts on why she thinks her photo turned out so great, “Well I’m 50 years old and it’s kind of a stupid thing to say but the lighting was really really good. Great hair and make up, they made me look so beautiful!”
Sienna Miller also enjoyed participating in the project and said to us: “It was not like a normal photo shoot because it was not just posing. They gave us characters from novels. I was Natasha from Warner and I loved it because I had a role to get into which is easy because I’m an actress and it made it easier for me. I’m not very good at just standing there and posing. It was fun we had such a good time.”
And Eva Longoria shared to us: “When they asked me to do it I thought why not?! It’s only 2 hours out of my day to do a photo shoot and it will help millions of kid all over the world.”
The 12 portraits unveiled at the Montblanc & UNICEF event.
Guests arrived dressed in old Hollywood glamour, and we watched as the lovely Dita von Teese took the carpet wearing a silk chiffon Christian Lacroix gown, from the 2008 collection, the long draped skintone dress had a copper bow, pink ombre train, matching clutch and Dita had a Montblanc bow necklace.
Dita von Teese.
Supporter Lucy Liu wore a white Giambattista sheath dress with a wool cape and a taupe clutch.
Lucy Liu.
Marcia Cross arrived wearing a Elie Saab lilac sparkling gown with cap sleeves, floral details, an empire waist and a Swarovski clutch.
Marcia Cross.
Following these ladies came Christina Ricci who wore a sweet LBD from Monique Lhuillier. Along with her ruffled dress, she had tan Christian Louboutin heels and a black satin clutch. (The majority of shoes walking the red carpet were Christian Louboutins!)
Christina Ricci.
Our last three favorite looks inlcuded Helen Hunt in a black Dolce and Gabbana satin dress with matching pumps…
Helen Hunt.
Eva Longoira’s chocolate brown Reem Acra dress….
Eva Longoria.
and Sienna Miller’s flowing multi colored Ungaro gown… (it was also Slumdog Millionaire Star Anil Kapoor‘s favorite as well and he was so struck that he asked us for a personal introduction and ofcourse we were happy to make that connection)
Sienna Miller.
Inside the event, Montblanc, SIGNATURE INTERNATIONAL and UNICEF unveiled the images shot by American photographer Roger Moenks where each actress portrayed a heroine from one of literature’s timeless classics, including Scarlett O’Hara from Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone with the Wind”, Juliet from Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”, Marguerite Gauthier and from “La Dame aux Camélias” by Alexandre Dumas.
Each actress signed the Limited Edition photo on arrival of the event, and the CEO of Montblanc International, Lutz Bethge, revealed all images in a dramatic drop of a curtain. Lutz stressed the importance of the initiative stating, “Support of the underprivileged cannot stop when times are tough. We are very proud to benefit from the support of these 12 extraordinary ladies to take our work with UNICEF one step further and enhance our joint commitment to support education programmes.”
After the ladies were introduced and their stunning portraits revealed, Michael York invited the 250 guests to a sit down dinner where Reese Witherspoon presented UNICEF with a huge $50,000 check that she personally donated.
The 12 pictures were auctioned off on International Literacy Day — September 9th.
Recipients of the portraits will get the personally signed picture of the individual actress and a precious version of the Montblanc Meisterstück, the legendary and timeless writing instrument that is celebrating its 85th anniversary this year, a rare limited edition of only 12 pieces worldwide, dedicated to UNICEF.
UNICEF and Montblanc have shared an important common goal over the years – working together to fight illiteracy around the world by giving the “power to write” to underprivileged individuals. In previous years the Power To Write campaign has raised over 1 Million USD in Montblanc boutiques across the world towards education programmes initiated by UNICEF.
For more coverage of this event visit the official Signature For Good website.
Style Seen Daily friend and San Diego Chargers Linebacker Shaun Phillips co-hosted the “Modern Man” party for Angeleno Magazine at the rooftop pool of The Residences At W Hollywood.
Angeleno also asked four other “modern men” to host the event with Shaun, including Jesse Waits owner of Drai’s Hollywood, Pedro Marti wealth management advisor for Wells Fargo, Matt Petersen president of Global Green, and Tom Drumm from The Safran Company.
Shaun reveals that he dresses to match his beloved convertible Maserati. ”Always,” he said. “I love my car.” OMG I can’t even ask him what he has named his car… some things just better left unasked. However I did ask Shaun about his suit and learned he had it custom made by Astor and Black.
Jesse Waits, owner of Drai’s Hollywood, said being being successful to him is “not about the money, but about being the best in the world at doing something different.” (Note: As soon as Drai’s Hollywood opened it scored a scene in Entourage as the new “it” club.)
Party goers at the Angelino "Modern Man" event were able to watch the sunset and check out the Los Angeles skyline atop The Residences At W Hollywood while enjoying cocktails and appetizers.
Guest received freshly rolled cubano-style cigars by Mursuli Cigars in Temple City
Matt Peterson, Global Green CEO, wore a suit made out of organic wool and recycled audio cassette tapes — yes AUDIO tapes. Matt personally works with such celebrities as Leonardo DiCaprio, James Cameron, Jessica Alba and Eva Longoria to help raise awareness of being more green. Matt said, “well you know when a celebrity steps up people pay attention so we’re doing all we can to use that opportunity to drive us in the right direction.” IE being more green friendly. Click here to learn more about Global Green.
Modern Luxury Marketing Coordinator Harmonie Krieger looking fab in a fun and flirty dress.
Tom Drumm, Talent Manager at The Safran Company, said that he advises men to find a girl with great style to help guide them to looking and feeling their best. What a smart man. Drumm said, “whatever (my girlfriends) say, I do.” I mean, super genius smart, right?
The EC Twins.
Event sponsors included Don Julio Tequila (my favorite) and Johnnie Walker Scotch Whiskey.
Gorgeous wedding gowns at KTLA studios.
Some say your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life, and the wedding gown, well that’s arguably THE MOST important dress of your life. So, could you imagine having the public choose your gown? Well, that is exactly what Los Angeles Times Assistant Editor Allison Kornberg has chosen to do, letting people just like you and I make the vote for her gown and other essential wedding decisions on her “Plan My Wedding” blog.
Style Seen Daily Co Founder Crystal Fambrini appeared on The KTLA Morning Show with Jessica Holmes to show Allison three options for wedding dresses and accessories. Wedding lines Aalia Bridal Couture, Ullaa Maija Couture and Angel Sanchez each provided a dress. Crystal went shopping at Westside Pavilion and The Los Cerritos Center and pulled diamonds from Zales, pearls from Ben Bridge, and costume jewelry from Nordstrom.
It’s time to make some decisions, and Allison needs our votes to figure out which dress she will be wearing walking down the aisle.
Watch the “Crystal Cam: Behind The Scenes at KTLA for Allison’s Wedding Dresses Segment” here…
And here is the KTLA live video…
Ivory Gown by Aalia Bridal Couture.
Couture Bridal Designer Nanaz Hatami created the gorgeous Aalia Bridal dress and was with us behind the scenes helping fit the models. She told us she got her inspiration of designing when she worked for SAKS in the 80′s in the wedding department and scoped out all the incredible pieces from various designers. Nanaz has had the honor to work with Valentino and Oscar De La Renta. Making elegant wedding gowns is not the only thing Nanaz does, evening wear and mother of the bride is also part of her line. Bride to be Allison described Hatami’s dress as “enchanting” and stated “even my grandma, the toughest judge of the whole brood, said it oozed my personality.” The couture gown is priced at $2500.
Want to walk down the aisle in this couture dress check out the website here.
The petal embellished gown and jewels looked amazing on model Barbara. Accessories by Ben Bridge Jeweler, the necklace, Freshwater cultured pearl necklace 14K yellow gold priced at $499.00 and Freshwater Cultured Pearl Earrings 14K accented with cultured seed pearls, in 14K yellow gold priced at $199.00. Allison cannot go wrong with this look for her big day, it’s truly breathtaking.
Model Barbara wearing jewelry by Ben Bridge Bridal.
Will Allison wear this dress by Ulla Maija Couture?
This uniquely crafted gown called ”Stephanie” is by designer Anna Maier of Ulla Maija Couture. Each dress is custom made for each bride. Allison loved how this gown was “three or four dresses in one depending on the angle you looked at it,”and told us she “melted in it” when she put it on. The beautiful draping and exquisite fabrics — dutch satin and italien taffeta– makes this gown very luxurious.
So, have you fallen in love with this gown? The Stephanie Gown is available at SAKS in Beverly Hills and the designer Anna Maier will be there in person on August 14, in case you are looking for a designer. The Stephanie is priced at $4,900.
And what girl doesn’t love a little sparkle, Crystal paired diamonds from Zales: The Diamond Store to this dress for an extra pop. Diamond teardrop earrings, priced at $2,400.
How about some flower power too, hand embroidered with Swarovski crystals this brooch completes the dress, also can go in brides hair.
Diamond teardrop earrings by Zales & beautiful hand embroidered brooch.
Model Luba in a Angel Sanchez Gown.
“Simple yet elegant” Allison told us of the Angel Sanchez off white gown. The designer Angel Sanchez is know for his elegant designs and architectural flare, also keeping in mind a feminine glow with a touch of drama to each dress. It is a beautifully crafted piece of art made of fabrics. The dress is priced at $2,860.
We added some extra glow to this piece with accessories from Nordstoms. The Nadri chandelier earrings priced at $138 and Nadri Bangles priced at $100.
Celebrites like Eva Longoria, Brooke Shields and Salma Hayek are also fans of this designer for their big day, because of the way the dress celebrates a women’s body. Focusing on the structure of the dress and keeping in mind, “less is more.”
Check out this architect turned couture designers work here.
Allison with the three wedding gown models.
Do you have your favorite gown in mind? Vote for the dress you want Allison to wear here.
Crystal Fambrini, Designer Nanaz Hatami and Bride to be Allison.
To check out more on Allison’s wedding planned by the people and to vote for your favorite wedding dress, click here on her LA Times “Plan My Wedding” blog.
Which one will Allison wear on the big day?
So, tell us, which dress gets your vote and why?
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