Oscar: What made it more exciting [contd.]

Oscar! The name itself makes you feel excited. But what makes Oscar more special is the ‘thing’ that digitalizes it. While the Hollywood was there in the Dolby Theatre for The Academy Awards, our own 'Oscar' was going live on Twitter.

Data says all in all there were 8.9 million tweets about Oscar: 2.1 million during the Red Carpet and 6.8 million during the award show. That says it all.

While Twitter gave us an all-access pass to the show, the presenters over there entertained the tweeples by asking to tweet the #BestDressed celebrity. And the result of this informal voting was none other than Jennifer Lawrence. (Any doubt, just look at her dress )

Apart from that, we talked about the event as it unfolded. From best actress to best movie to best song, we tweeted it all. We tweeted when they gave salute to Bond, we tweeted when Adele performed, we tweeted when the best actress Jennifer Lawrence tripped over the voluminous skirt of her dress and we tweeted when the emcee Seth Macfarlane made some of the crudest jokes.

And not just that, like a good critic we gave our valuable fashion advice to the divas. One such advice was for Anne Hathaway. Infact she managed to get her own hashtag, #AnnesNipps. Courtesy to her pink Prada gown. Oh… and her slit. Déjà vu! It reminded us of #Jolieslegs. You sure were on the rocks on Twitter, Anne.

That’s how we took Oscar to Twitter. And honestly 140 characters didn’t seem to be less for the first time. A real fun, it was.

- G

Oscar: Glitz and glamour

Oscar is over and so is the thrill. But we are left with some funny and amazing moments. It’s obviously exciting to catch all the ‘red-carpet’ people under one roof. It’s not just for the heck of Hollywood love. But for all the glitz and glamour! Well, if not for guys, atleast I feel that way.

From the crude comedy of Seth Macfarlane to the random salute to James Bond to the surprise appearance of the First Lady, the Oscar had it all. Yes, it did face a thumb down. But again, what’s an ‘event’ without some drama!

But I’m not here to get into that. What I’m interested to talk about is- who wore ‘who’, what made some steal the show and what made us feel the excitement.

Who wore ‘who’ and how they stole the show- As much as I’m interested in all the glitzy affairs the celebrities go through, I think they sometimes get underrated. It’s kinda less about them, more about the dresses. Innit?

But who cares? We are anyway more interested in dresses.

So, here are the details:

(I’m only mentioning my favourites :P and of course those who won :))

Jennifer Aniston: A red Valentino Couture spring 2013 gown (which made her feel princess-ly, as she said) with Fred Leighton jewels, a Salvatore Ferragamo clutch and the diamond engagement ring that fiancé Justin Theroux designed. She avoided any hair-do and stayed with her the famous ’Rachel Greene’ style as she didn’t want to Disney-fy the whole apparel. Smart choice, Jen.

Anne Hathaway: A pink Prada. Well, that turned out to be a disaster. Though she was supposed to wear a Valentino that pretty looks like Amanda Seyfried’s Alexander McQueen dress, but she ditched it. Whatever they call, but I kinda liked her dress. As she defined ‘business in the front, party in the back’. Totally, Anne.

Kristine Stewart: Nuh-uh. Not my favourite. But because of the unusual accessory that she flaunted- crutches. So, except crutches, she wore a Reem Acra dress with one Jimmy Choo heel, one Bloch shoe, and Fred Leighton jewels...and messy hair. Reminds of her Twilight ball party with Edward? Huh?

Jessica Chastain: Most girls dream about their wedding dresses, but Jessica Chastain dream about her Oscar dresses. So, it had got to be right. She wore an Armani Prive gown that complemented her curves.

Jennifer Lawrence: And here’s the #BestDressed. (according to Twitter) She looked amazing in her ChristianDior gown with Brian Atwood shoes, and a Roger Vivier clutch. Fabulous! She definitely stole the show.

 Plus or minus whatever, but they did walk the red carpet with élan. And that’s what made us feel the excitement except the Academy Awards, of course. But there’s one more thing that kept our momentum up. And that’s what I’m going to write about in my next piece.

Until later,

G

My Favourite seven

I’m a girl and I love to accessorize myself. Ok. The second part I don’t do that often but I do love it. My love for accessories just gain momentum whenever I see Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow from F.R.I.N.D.S.) flaunting those big statement jewelleries and the flamboyant Serena (Blake Lively from Gossip Girl) donning anything and everything. And time and again it has impulsed me into buying those chunky pieces and other stuff.

So, here’s to my love for accessories. 

          

Some of my stuff that I bought some time back and some that I bought lately. A sneak peek! ;)

• These vintages sunglasses, I bought from Promod. It was an accidental buy. But after certain I started loving them way too much. I flaunted it quite a lot back then.

• I bought this neck-piece from Janpath (New Delhi) two years. As soon as I saw it hanging in the wall, there was a sudden urge to buy it. Sadly I never got a chance to wear it. I’m still in search of the perfect outfit with which it can go with.

• My first buy from Forever 21! Sigh! I've always loved it.

•  This is to my love for Eiffel Tower! I got it from Accesorize and wore it literally everyday for quite a while.

• My love for scarves grows more each day. I can wear them every day. This one I like particularly. It’s a silk scarf. I’ll call it a lucky buy as I managed to get it at just Rs. 150. You go there and they will quote it for Rs. 300 or so. Lucky, right. 

•  And these are my pretty pearl earrings from Hyderabadi Pearls. Now you see them in every other shop. These were a gift from a friend.

•  My love! I bought it just a week ago and I’m in absolute love with them. I wish I soon get a chance to don them.

So, these are my favourite seven. Feel free to comment if you like anything. And I would love to hear some of the shopping destinations where I can get some amazing accessories.

Love,

G

When I really wanted to go home…

Well, it’s the story of me and my struggle to go home. Literally, I rarely want to visit my place.  So, the title seems to be a little vague there. No, it isn't  It’s just when I’m all depressed and I really want somebody to be around me, and as they say “When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching -- they are your family. ” But again it’s a miss there too.

The story is different here. A pahadi by birth, I've always been in awe of the beauty that Mother Earth has endowed us with. And do I need to mention that I’m proud when people are like ‘Oh, you are from mountains. Wow!’ J Amazing feel, right. I know! And as I now live in Delhi, almost 16 hrs of non-stop drive from my native town (Pithoragarh). Tiresome! Isn't it? More when you’re a person who turns pale just at the mention of mountain journey.  It’s one hell of a journey for me everytime I plan to go there. Courtesy to the rickety bus and my affinity to mountain sickness!

But what makes me jump to the idea of visiting my place is none other than ‘homesickness’. Ugh. Yes, of course.  And snowfall too. My best part of the year is when it snows. And ever since I decided to leave home for higher studies, I always planned to visit it at that time of the year. But unfortunately it never happened so. And this year too, I was really sure, owing to the weather conditions, that it will definitely snow in January. So, I planned my journey accordingly. But to my bad, no snowfall. To add to the pain, it snowed in February when I’m gone. Thank you, Mother Earth, for being such a spoiler. As much as I really wanted to be there, here’s to the fact that I didn't get to go home when I really wanted to.

Bridget Jones and me

There is always that one novel which portrays your life in a way that makes you wonder if it’s you. And if you ask me about it, I would waste no time in thinking and say ‘Bridget Jones’ Diaries’.

Yes! And this is not only applied to me but to all those single girls who are struggling with their life every passing day. I bet all you girls…you read this novel once and you can easily tell a few moments where you can relate yourself to the character, Bridget Jones.

Here are some of my moments which makes wonder if Bridget Jones is based on me.

Zero love life: Bridget seems to be unlucky in love and has a real sad love life…or you might call it a zero love story. Here the case is same. And the common question that plagues both of us is ‘How’s your love life?’ Damn!

Craving for that sleek figure: There was a time when all I wanted was to be sleek. And I did everything I could to get that size zero thing. And I got that. But good grief, I got everything but complements. Hysterically, the same happened with Jones.

Impulsive Mother: Apparently reasons are different here but my Mom is no less impulsive than Bridget’s Mum.

Regular insecurities: This is the one that holds the stark similarity. Single woman living alone in a big city! What can you expect!

Last but not the least, Bridget is an Aries. ;)

And if I start reading the novel again, I’m sure I can come up with many more.