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Oct 26 2010 06:30 PM ET

The Secrets of Natalie Portman’s ‘Black Swan’ Rodarte Tutu — Flaws and All!

Niko Tavernise

Natalie Portman may have glided with ease across the stage for her role as a prima ballerina in the upcoming ballet thriller Black Swan, but it turns out that it was the team behind her tutus that were put to the real challenge! While becoming the first fashion designers to covet a National Art Award from Americans for the Arts recently, Rodarte’s Laura and Kate Mulleavy explained to nymag.com the challenges of creating the intricate costumes for the film. “A tutu is 13 layers of tulle sticking straight out and then it’s over the body, so you can imagine. It’s crazy!” said Laura, who had only seen a ballet costume up close once before the film. The sister-act was introduced to the film’s director, Darren Aronofsky, by Portman–a longtime Rodarte lover–and after that, were brought on board to create looks for the film’s Swan Lake performance. “Building a tutu is one of the lost couture arts. Everyone will know it’s like getting your hand on the prize, like a coveted piece of couture that no one ever gets to see,” Laura explained. “You can’t go rent a tutu. You have to own it…They’re never actually perfect, but from afar, when you’re in the audience, it looks like one of the most beautiful things in the world.” And while the film has already received Oscar buzz, maybe the tutus will too! –Jessie Goldberg

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Sep 23 2010 04:00 PM ET

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Jamie Lee Curtis and Sigourney Weaver Take Their Onscreen Faceoff to the Red Carpet

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What if you wore the exact same thing to a big Hollywood premiere as someone else? Now, what if you had been planning it for months? Jamie Lee Curtis and Sigourney Weaver turned up to the premiere of their new film You Again in matching teal David Meister dresses—on purpose! The duo showed their sense of humor in recreating their accidental onscreen faceoff in the comedy, also in dresses by Meister, for their big night. Turns out the funny ladies had the idea themselves earlier this summer and went to Meister for help in making it happen, collaborating with him on the style and the color choice. And for his part, the designer had a ball participating in the scheme. He tells PEOPLE, “It was a blast being at the premiere and it was a pleasure to be able to dress these two beautiful ladies once again.” It’s not the first time Sigourney has commissioned a dress from Meister — she loved her sheath in the movie so much that she had him design her sleek red gown for the 2009 Emmy awards.–Melissa Liebling-Goldberg

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Sep 17 2010 01:30 PM ET

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Ryan Reynolds on His New Role: ‘I Definitely Did Not Look Good’

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Ryan Reynolds is no stranger to hard-core fitness regimens, having even revealed that to get in superhero shape for next summer’s Green Lantern, “You spend one day a week eating what you want and the other six days eating drywall and wood chips.” His latest role in the white-knuckle thriller, Buried, in which he plays an American in Iraq who awakens finds himself 6-feet underground in a coffin, required no such diet and fitness routine. “Um…I’m in a coffin. Why would I have to get buff?” the actor deadpanned at the film’s Cinema Society and 2(x)ist screening in N.Y.C. on Thursday night. When he emerged at the end of the 17-day shoot, spent entirely in a box the size of his 6’2′ frame, “I definitely did not look good,” Reynolds told reporters. “I’d seen better days. I looked a lot like Don Knotts. If you know who that is, that explains it.” –Suzanne Zuckerman

Aug 19 2010 12:30 PM ET

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Blake Lively to Ben Affleck: ‘People Like You Make Me Fashionable’

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After having to shoot a steamy love scene with Ben Affleck on the very first day of filming their upcoming thriller The Town, Blake Lively quickly became comfortable with her handsome costar. So comfortable in fact, that in the September issue of Interview magazine, the stylish Gossip Girl had no qualms dishing out a little fashion advice to Ben. “People like you make me fashionable, because if there is no wrong there can be no right,” the 23-year-old star said to Affleck in a playful phone interview from Paris. Putting her Fashion Week run on hold, Blake mocks the “cashmere turtlenecks” that Ben is so fond of wearing. Ben’s response to Blake’s style critique? “Oh, Jesus Christ. I don’t know what pictures you’re looking at.” And while the Oscar-winning Ben may have more experience on the red carpet than Blake, the fashion-forward Gossip Girl star has definitely solidified her place on many a Best Dressed list. Maybe Ben’s stylish wife Jennifer Garner should toss his Red Sox hats and T-shirts and plan a shopping trip for his next premiere! Check out Interviewmagazine.com for the full interview. –Jessie Goldberg

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Aug 18 2010 05:15 PM ET

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Katie Holmes and Her Costars From ‘The Romantics’ Get Glam for J. Crew

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In the upcoming movie The Romantics, it’s a wedding that brings a group of friends together, but in real life, it’s the clothes! Back in June, the film’s stars–including Katie Holmes, Josh Duhamel, Adam Brody, Malin Akerman, Jeremy Strong, and Rebecca Lawrence–teamed up to model glamorous looks from J. Crew’s collection. Brand fan Katie Holmes proved her fashionista status on set in a crystal briolette dress ($1,500) and an olive poplin workshirt ($72), while costars Malin Akerman and Jeremy Strong made for one dapper duo in a tuxedo for him and a silk-and-sequin T-shirt ($148) and black sparkling miniskirt ($358) for her. Katie and Malin loved their looks so much that they ordered the items for themselves, and you can too! Scoop up Katie and Malin’s looks at jcrew.com–Andrea DeSimone

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Aug 13 2010 05:00 PM ET

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How Julia Roberts’ Costumer Beat the Heat for ‘Eat Pray Love’

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From Europe to Bali, filming Eat Pray Love was one hot job–literally! With temperatures soaring to over 100 degrees in some locations, it was no easy task keeping star Julia Roberts in costume and comfortable. “I made sure the clothes were as light as they possibly could be and still told the story,” Eat Pray Love costume designer Michael Dennison tells PEOPLE. And the scorching heat wasn’t the only issue for the skilled costumer when it came to dressing Julia. While shooting in Rome, Dennison also had to account for his leading lady’s real and perceived weight gain due to all those eating scenes. “She probably put on about seven pounds,” he admits. “I scaled down clothes and stuff like that to make them look tighter, and loosened up clothes to make it look like she was gaining more weight than she actually did.” And by the time they got to India, the progression to baggy clothing seemed natural for Julia’s character. “It was intrinsic to the Ashram that her clothes be as loose and flowy and airy as possible,” says Dennison. “It’s like a dress-code, they’re prayer clothes and also work clothes, and to be practical you [don't] want anything close to your body. It’s too hot!” –Andrea DeSimone; with reporting by Mary Green

Aug 10 2010 02:05 PM ET

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Did Emma Watson Cut Her Hair to Play ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’?

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Emma Watson may have credited her dramatic new pixie cut to the end of the Harry Potter series, but now it seems that her freshly shaven do might in fact be for a new movie role. According to British paper The Sun, Watson is up for the coveted role of Lisbeth Salander in the much-anticipated movie The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, based on the best-selling novel by Stieg Larsson. And while Emma’s Harry Potter character, Hermione Granger, was a girly wizard with wavy chestnut locks, Lisbeth Salander is a troubled computer hacker with spiky hair and tattoos. Watson’s role in the new flick has yet to be confirmed, but she certainly has some stiff competition: Kristen Stewart, Natalie Portman, Keira Knightley, Scarlett Johansson and Zoe Saldana have all also expressed interest in the part—as well as a potential unknown. Whether Watson lands the gig or not, we think she can certainly pull off this chic gamine style. We can’t help but wonder who will be the next to shave it all off for this role! Tell us: Do you think Emma Watson’s should be The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo? Vote below!