Why Anne Hathaway wore Prada, not Valentino, to the Oscars
Anne Hathaway surprised the fashion world by wearing Prada -- not Valentino -- to the Academy Awards on Sunday. It was a surprise because the actress is personally close to Valentino Garavani, who even designed her wedding gown. What happened? Hathaway’s representative has now released a statement explaining that she had planned to wear a Valentino creation to the Oscars, but at the last minute -- well, Saturday night -- discovered it was very similar to a gown someone else planned to wear. So she decided to go with the column gown by Prada. [WWD]
Some of the costumes best actress Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence wore in “Silver Linings Playbook” are being auctioned off by Nate D. Sanders Auctions of Los Angeles. [People]
Tobey Maguire, who plays Nick Carroway in the forthcoming Baz Luhrmann version of “The Great Gatsby,” is on the cover of the spring issue of M Magazine, just out on newsstands. Inside, there’s an interview with the film’s costume designer Catherine Martin. [The Fashionisto]
Weight Watchers’ workers are complaining about low wages and a base rate that reportedly hasn’t changed in a decade. [New York Times]
Hermes perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena is writing a book about his job, “The Diary of a Nose: A Year in the Life of a Professional Parfumeur.” He told the Cut “The perfumer has the best position to write about his work. You’ll learn more about a scent this way than reading reviews from critics.” He’s also working on a new fragrance for Hermes, Jour d’Hermes. [The Cut]
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