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Cannes: Cate Blanchett in LV; Simone Ashley in Westwood; Viola Davis in Gucci

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The Cannes Film Festival is finally over and done with, and we now have a few months to recover for the double-whammy of Venice and Toronto. First, let’s get to the Cannes Film Festival’s winners. While Jennifer Lawrence left Cannes with a lot of awards-season buzz, she did not pick up an acting award for Die, My Love. The acting awards went to Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent (a Brazilian film) and Nadia Melliti for The Little Sister. The Palme d’Or (the grand prize of the festival) went to an Iranian film, Un Simple Accident. The runner-up prize, the Grand Prix, went to Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value. The Jury Prize went to two films: Sirât and Sound of Falling. Distributor Neon has now won the Palme d’Or six years in a row. Incredible.

Now, let’s get to the fashion. The last days of Cannes were surprisingly great when it came to fashion moments, too bad that most people were already burned out from all of the Z-listers traipsing around in terrible gowns. Let’s start with the queen, Cate Blanchett, who wore a custom Louis Vuitton. Why doesn’t LV make this kind of dress for their brand ambassadors, huh?

More fashion notes: Simone Ashley’s Vivienne Westwood dress is a DREAM and all of the fashion girls are obsessed; Viola Davis stunned in Gucci; Elle Fanning’s Chanel fairy-princess look is on brand, but I think she could do better; I’m not crazy about Aubrey Plaza’s Miu Miu or Margaret Qualley’s Chanel; Halle Berry (Cannes jury member) ended the festival in Dior, which was good except for the shoulders; Gillian Anderson’s Emilia Wickstead dress is truly one of my favorite dresses ever, that shade of green, the way she styled it, the cut, it’s all perfect.

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Cecil B. DeMille Award recipient Viola Davis wore Gucci to the 2025 Golden Globes

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Viola Davis was the recipient of Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes, which was presented at a different ceremony. While I would have liked to see Viola get her flowers last night, her speech was phenomenal and much longer than she would have been given at the main event. She talked about her childhood in poverty, and about her love of the craft and how she inhabited those characters that no one cared about. It was fascinating to watch and made me cry, like so many of her performances. Plus I came away feeling so inspired. Do yourself a favor and watch her speech, I’m embedding it below.

Last night Viola wore Gucci. She was in a phenomenal sequin gown with delicate looking draped net sleeves. She actually wore this dress to the November LACMA Gala. I thought our photo agency labeled the pictures wrong, but then I realized her hair was different.

In November at the LACMA Gala.

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The lovely Salma Hayek was also in Gucci. She was a bombshell in this burgundy gown. I’m sorry for this goofy photo of her, but as I’m writing this it’s the only downloadable one. I’m also including a better image from Getty. Look at her emerald necklace damn! Kaiser wrote on Twitter that it’s likely Salma was there to support Angelina Jolie, as Salma wasn’t a presenter and she wasn’t nominated this year. Salma is so fun.

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Kirsten Dunst was there with her husband, Jesse Plemmons, who was nominated for Best Actor for Kinds of Kindness. That category went to Sebastian Stan for A Better Man. Kirsten wore a black Gucci dress with an open back and sides. It’s a great gown for a plus one.

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Rita Ora wore Tamara Ralph to the Emmys: better than her afterparty look?

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It’s sort of amazing how Rita Ora & Taika Waititi feel so overexposed, and yet they’re really not everywhere constantly at this point. This is their first red carpet together in several months, and yet when they popped up at the Emmys, there was a collective groan of “not this again.” Anyway, these are photos of Rita and Taika at the Emmys and then at one of the after-parties (the black lace dress). Rita’s pink Emmy look was by Tamara Ralph. It’s actually a really great dress.

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Kristen Wiig wore Oscar de la Renta. It’s okay? Kind of disco-ball chic.

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Da’Vine Joy Randolph wore Sophie Couture to the Emmys. I love this? I usually don’t enjoy yellow, but she looks amazing.

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Christine Baranski wore Oscar de la Renta. This was insane. She looks magnificent and noble.

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Love Viola Davis, but this Zuhair Murad dress feels very Project Runway.

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Kylie Minogue, Viola Davis, Helen Mirren and more celebrities got their own Barbies

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International Women’s Day is on March 8 and just a day later, on March 9, is National Barbie Day, celebrating the day Barbie made her debut in stores. This year will mark Barbie’s 65th anniversary and Mattel is celebrating both days by launching a limited-edition doll that’s inspired by the OG Barbie from 1959. But these aren’t just any limited-edition dolls! These dolls will honor eight inspiring women from around the world. These women include activists, actresses, songwriters, directors, content creators, and more.

In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, Mattel is honoring eight women role models from around the globe with their own one-of-a-kind Barbie doll. This celebration of women also just so happens to coincide with Barbie’s own 65th birthday, which is March 9 — a fitting way to honor women this whole week.

The role models being honored with their own Barbies this International Women’s Day are:

Viola Davis (United States): Actress, activist, author


Shania Twain (Canada): Musician, style icon


Helen Mirren (United Kingdom): Actress, advocate for women


Kylie Minogue (Australia): Musician


Maira Gomez (Brazil): Content creator


Lila Avilés (Mexico): Director, producer and screenwriter


Nicole Fujita (Japan): Model, TV personality


Enissa Amani (Germany): Comedian, activist

“Girls in particular need to be able to see women telling their own stories, writing their own narratives, living out their own dreams, and we’re happy to honor these women in celebration of Barbie’s 65th,” Kim Culmone, senior vice president and head of design for dolls, tells PEOPLE exclusively of the lineup Mattel has created for International Women’s Day.

The one-of-a-kind dolls, which were created especially for the role models, will not be sold in stores, but instead are given to each woman as a gesture of gratitude for the work they’ve done.

“For many years, we realized we had an opportunity not only to position Barbie as a role model, but to use the brand to create likeness dolls of real women to give girls exposure to real people breaking through glass ceilings and achieving amazing things,” says Lisa McKnight, executive vice president and chief brand officer for Mattel to PEOPLE exclusively. “This year we’re honoring an amazing group of women most notably known as storytellers, songwriters and actors because we believe that storytelling is such a critical way to inspire and communicate and help people appreciate the journeys that these amazing women have been through.”

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This is pretty neat. What an honor to be featured as one of these exclusive dolls! I wish they would make them available in stores so collectors or fans could share in the celebration of these women, too. Or, better yet, it would be really cool if Mattel did something similar to Hasbro’s now defunct Selfie Series, which had fans take pictures of themselves through an app and put their likeness on an action figure. Mr. Rosie has one with his head on a Ghostbuster, lol. It would be neat if Mattel did some limited-run where they let girls and women create a Barbie with their face on it. What better way to honor women than by letting them honor themselves?

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Anne Hathaway wore Versace to the Clooney Foundation’s Albie Awards in NYC

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Here are more photos from last night’s Albie Awards at the New York Public Library. The Clooney Foundation for Justice rents out the library to stage their awards, and George Clooney is so well-connected that he gets so many of his celebrity friends to come out for a good cause. Personally, I get too focused on “I wonder how much it costs to rent out the NY Public Library and stage this event,” but I guess that’s not the point. The Clooneys have deep pockets and their friends have deep pockets. Anyhoodle, I just wanted to talk about fashion – Donatella Versace attended the event and many women wore Versace, including Anne Hathaway. Anne’s harlequin-print dress was fresh off the latest Versace collection. Shall I say it? It’s not a good dress, although Anne does elevate a bad look.

The Blunt-Krasinskis arrived with the Barroso-Damons! Both ladies wore red. They’re all tight with George.

Julianna Margulies in what I’m pretty sure is Prada. The dress is really great, I just think it’s wrong on Julianna – wrong color, wrong vibe, wrong hair.

Greta Gerwig’s look was one of my favorite dresses of the night.

Daniel Craig & Rachel Weisz! Daniel wore his glasses!

Sofia Vergara said PANTS.

I’m sorry but Scarlett Johansson looks awful here! The shiny suit combined with that really harsh hairstyle. Yikes.

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Viola Davis came out! She looked beautiful.

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Jennifer Lopez wore Antonio Grimaldi to her husband’s ‘Air’ premiere

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Here are some photos from last night’s LA premiere of Air. This the Ben Affleck-directed film about how Nike built the Air Jordan brand for Michael Jordan. It was done with MJ’s blessing, although MJ isn’t a character in the film. Viola Davis plays MJ’s mom, and Affleck has already said that Jordan was the one who dream-cast her. Ben looked very pulled-together and sharp at the premiere, and his wife Jennifer Lopez was on hand to support him.

Bennifer posed together and they posed separately – they’ve both been at it long enough to know the deal. Photographers wanted all options – J.Lo separately (for the fashionistas), Ben separately (for the film nerds) and Bennifer together (for the lovers). J.Lo wore Antonio Grimaldi Couture. It’s not my favorite look, but she looks fine and they look so happy together. When Ben spoke ahead of the premiere, he gave special thanks to his wife and it was really sweet.

Then Ben Affleck turns his attention to wife Jennifer Lopez, “who means more to me than anything in the world. … You’re fabulous, you’re amazing, you’re wonderful, good, kind, magnificent and I love you.” pic.twitter.com/Xzi5jcM6bI

— Chris Gardner (@chrissgardner) March 28, 2023

More photos – Viola wore a great Roland Mouret and she looked stunning. Matt Damon came out with his wife Luciana and all of his daughters. Jason Bateman, who is in the movie, was there with his wife Amanda too.

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Viola Davis in Valentino at the SAGs: striking or too highlighter?

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Viola Davis has been bringing the bold looks this awards season. She’s actually worn a lot of purple, which I love. Unfortunately this is the last time we’ll see her on a carpet for a little while as she was snubbed for an Oscar nomination for The Woman King. Viola was in a bright yellow Valentino gown with a scalloped neckline. Viola can pull off a lot of looks, but I find the color of this a little much. Her purse, jewelry and styling are excellent though.

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Viola and her husband, Julius Tennon, are going to act together again in AIR, out April 5th. They play Michael Jordan’s parents. I like how their looks complement each other without being too matchy.

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Viola is shown above with her director, Gina Prince-Bythewood and costar, Sheila Atim. Sheila is in Christopher John Rogers. I might like this without the deconstructed jacket shrug thing. That seems unnecessary.

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Niecy Nash was in Vera Wang. I like the color of this gown a little more than Viola’s as it has more green in it I think. She looked like a bombshell. I could have sworn Niecy won last night, but her category, Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series, went to Jessica Chastain. She had a cute speech for the “I’m an Actor” opening segment though.

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Presenter and nominee Emily Blunt was in a formfitting Oscar de la Renta with strips of red fabric accented with pink flowers. I might like this gown better with different hair and makeup. It’s like all the elements are there but it doesn’t add up to a look. I love her relationship with John Krasinski and hope they stay together forever!

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I like how Hong Chau is getting recognition, reading her recent interview with the NY Times it’s clear that she puts the work in and loves her job. Ke Huy Quan gave her a shout out in his acceptance speech too! Hong is a fashion girl and sometimes she nails it and sometimes she doesn’t. This Fendi is a miss for me. The bodice looks like it’s from a different dress.

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