STYLE DRAMA

For us, Cannes is not only about films, but a red carpet, a bunch of celebs, and a splash of fashion too!

Giorgio Armani will dress Cate Blanchett, Sean Penn, Harrison Ford, Joaquin Phoenix, and Aishwarya Rai during the festival.

Roberto Cavall has added an extra suite to his showroom at the Hotel Martinez, equipped with three seamstresses, and stocked with about 150 gowns. Jimmy Choo will offer around-the-clock hand-dyeing and heel-altering services. And Swarovski will have a customized dyeing service for the first time, for three of its Red Carpet clutches, reports WWD.

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Scarlett Johansson, Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu, Christina Ricci, Penélope Cruz and Ziyi Zhang, Linda Evangelista, Eva Herzigova,Milla Jovovich, Eva Longoria, Eva Mendes, Madonna, Mischa Barton are also expected to wear fabulous couture gowns.

With eco-fashion trending so quickly into people’s wardrobes, Fur Fashion Week looks like a controversy to be sure. This year’s Fur Fashion Week, organized by FICA (Fur Information Council of America) will take place over the next two days, May 13 – 14, at which time, there will be 17 presentations, including those by Michael Kors, Bill Blass, Ralph Rucci, Isaac Mizrahi, Peter Som, Zandra Rhodes, Zac Posen, Angel Sanchez, Carmen Mark Valvo, and Kati Stern for Venexiana. We don’t know whether it will draw the attention of PETA and eco fashion defenders, but many designers used fur in their Fall/Winter 2008 collections. That makes a difference.

Bill Blass and Jason Wu Fall '08 collection