A fashion icon, JACKIE ROGERS returns a sense of couture to the industry with carefully-crafted designs that are each made custom-to-order, promising her clients one-of-a-kind, glamorous beauty. In essence, Owner/Designer Jackie Rogers? designs are always simple, as she takes away rather than add and remains undefined by season. As Jackie notes, more and more women continue to find that they want to wear the clothes, not let the clothes wear them. JACKIE ROGERS designs are refined complete couture met with a soft-spoken elegance?all with the dash and daring of a designer who knows her craft and holds no fear of standing on the cutting edge of style. With outposts on New York City?s iconic Madison Avenue and in chic getaway destination Palm Beach, FL, JACKIE ROGERS boutiques feature both couture and Ready-to-wear and run the gamut from elegant yet fun day wear through sophisticated evening elegance. Inspired, in part, by the artwork of Henri Matisse, the season?s collection boasts bold cut-outs, enchanting bursts of colors and whimsical shapes. In addition, the JACKIE ROGERS Inseparables Collection is a series of separates, each with a sophisticated, clean aesthetic that is sure to smartly complement any woman?s wardrobe. Infusing lessons learned by the great Coco Chanel, Jackie crafts her couture creations with a unique design philosophy? ?fashion doesn?t start with design. Everything comes from fabrication.? Working directly with the fabric, Jackie molds and contours the material until a shape emerges. For Jackie, restricting a piece to its design prevents the true potential of the garment. Instead, Jackie ?goes the way the fabric goes;? she begins by draping the cloth on a mannequin to get line and feeling. From there, the design develops, sometimes spinning off into a dozen different versions. Jackie favors fabrics with texture, such as charmeuse, crepe and chiffon. From Chanel?s favored mannequin and successful New York model to a fashion icon in her own right, Jackie Rogers has and continues to transform the fashion industry with a unique zest for life, sophisticated point-of-view and true appreciation of couture. Jackie?s designs are timeless and are suited to women of all ages, from fifteen to eighty-years-old? evident by her celebrity clientele, which includes Gwyneth Paltrow, Nicole Kidman, Salma Hayek, Julianne Moore, Christine Baranski and Barbara Walters. Visit www.jackierogers.com for locations.

The Lincoln Center Film Society's NYFF arrived at its closing night with a premiere of Pedro Almodovar's "Broken Embraces."The film stars one of Almodovar's muses and rumored fiance of hotness Javier Bardem - Penelope Cruz, in a black a-symmetrical jacket and gray shimmery dress. Much is said of Cruz's beauty and its something that escapes me for the most part. But I must admit that she did have a certain shine to her the other night on the short red carpet amidst the Lincoln Center revamped Alice Tully Hall complex. Must have something to do with the millions of $ that went into reworking the structure.I would also venture to say that I was pleased to have had a stop and repeat with the likes of Cruz, Almodovar and Salma Hayek - who arrived so late to the event more than two/thirds of the press line had vacated - including myself, and this largely due to the inept minds handling the event who stated the event was done. Of course, this wasn't the publicity teams 1st event f**k up. It marked their 3rd screwed event - not that they appeared to give a rats ass about it, so it came as little a shock. Tres Incompetent! The film opens in limited release on November 20th and wide release in December - no doubt in time for Oscar consideration...

Sexy David Archuleta along with Benjamin Bratt, Selena Gomez, Lauren Velez and many other wonderful stars attended the 2009 ALMA Awards at Royce Hall at the UCLA Campus in Westwood, Los Angeles, California.
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