Agyness Deyn, whose film debut premiered Friday night at the Bowery Hotel, had butterflies in her stomach—never mind that Mean to Me, a short written and directed by artist Peter McGough, has the Manchester-born model playing a steely 1930’s femme fatale. “I’m so nervous!” Deyn fretted before the screening.
McGough’s 12-minute film noir is drenched in period glamour, with gorgeous sets and a wardrobe by Zac Posen. (In keeping with the fashionable theme, Guerlain and Mikimoto co-sponsored the event.) Still, it’s a major job shift for Deyn, who’s now skipping along the same path that Lauren Bacall, Audrey Hepburn, and Charlize Theron took from model to movie star—not so much A to B, perhaps, as A to Z. “For me, acting is the opposite,” Deyn explained. “With modeling, I don’t think you’re allowed to feel vulnerable. When I’m acting, I’m risking, I’m in touch with all these emotions. I feel like I have to be in a really vulnerable place.”
Not that that’s a problem for Deyn, who’s eager to peel off the Posen dresses and thick makeup for her next role, which she said she wants to be “something really gritty, intense—a bit of a tortured-soul kind of thing.” Hear that, Lars von Trier?
Monday, February 22, 2010
Deyn On Screen
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Purple was the trend for the 2010 Golden Globes!
It seems that this year there is a new color in town when it comes to red carpet gowns! From deep to lilac, stars were showing up on the red carpet this past Sunday in all shades of purple. More recently purple has been seen on many runways and is becoming a growing popular color in the fashion world.
Photo Courtesy of In Style
Winner for Best Actress, Sandra Bullock showed up in a bright violet Bottega Veneta gown that had a sexy sheer skirt on the bottom. Rose Byrne wore a silk dark purple Lanvin gown. Chloe Sevingy. Best Supporting Actress winer Chloe Sevigny chose to wear a strapless lilac Valentino gown with gorgeous ruffles. Leona Lewis picked a beautiful purple Roberto Cavalli dress to walk down the red carpet in. Nine starlet Fergie looked amazing in her light purple Elie Saab gown. And 30 Rock start Jane Krakowski chose to wear a striking dark purple silk one-shoulder J. Mendel gown.
Such stunning gowns! Which one is your favorite?!