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| | Lily Allen Finds Lost $330,000 Chanel Wedding Dress | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Getting the word out about her forthcoming Sheezus album, Lily Allen dropped by 4 Music in London for an interview this week.
The ?Hard Out Here? singer fielded fashion questions from her fans, and one follower asked her ?What?s the most expensive item in your wardrobe.?
Allen replied, ?Oh you do not want to know! There?s two bits to this answer. One, it?s not in my wardrobe- it?s missing. And two, it?s my Chanel Couture wedding dress that?s worth about [$330,000]. I don?t know where it is.?
However, after the interview Lily took to her Twitter account to share some good news- "OK, EVERYONE RELAX, I FOUND IT !!!!!!!!! A couple of weeks ago now."
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| | Lily Allen: 'I don't think men are the enemy, I think women are the enemy' | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Lily Allen is everywhere these days, promoting her new album and her questionable music video. Every red carpet, every opening of an envelope in the UK has involved Lily Allen trying to be the center of attention. Every UK magazine has run interviews with her, often cover stories. My take? Although I have sympathy for her reproductive issues, I think Lily is still the same trashy mess she?s always been. When she first came on the scene, she was a drunk drama queen always looking to start a fight. She?s mellowed a bit since then, but she still talks trash about everyone and everything. She has a new Shortlist interview and surprisingly, it?s not a litany of all of her famous friends and feuds. But she still manages to offend feminists, men, tomboys and on and on. You can read the full piece here, and here are some highlights:
She?s not a girly-girl, obviously: ?I?m not an archetypal woman. All my best friends are boys.?
Gender relations: ?It?s much the same. But I don?t think men are the enemy, I think women are the enemy. I know that when I?m sitting in a restaurant and a really beautiful woman walks in, who?s skinny, I instinctively think, ?Oh she?s really skinny and beautiful and I?m really fat and ugly.? Every man I speak to always says they find that kind of woman gross, and they prefer a bit more meat on their ladies. So it?s more of a competitive thing. It?s weird. It?s just really unhealthy and we?re our own worst enemy. We should stop being so horrible to each other.?
The song ?Sheezus? name-checks Katy Perry & Rita Ora: ?It just dribbled out! It?s not supposed to be provocative and it?s not attacking anyone, although it does namecheck a few people. It?s about how girls are pitted against each other, unlike men. I know you had it in the Nineties with Blur versus Oasis, but it?s not the same thing. It?s like ?Who looks the best??, ?You?re getting too old to do this, you shouldn?t be doing that?. There seems to be a moral undertone when women are concerned that doesn?t happen with men, and that?s what that song is about. Stop this now [laughs]. Feminism. I hate that word because it shouldn?t even be a thing any more. We?re all equal, everyone is equal so why is there even a conversation about feminism? What?s the man version of feminism? There isn?t even a word for it. There?s no reason for it. Menanism. Male-ism. It doesn?t exist? Fast-forward 100 years: ?Yes, I do believe men should be treated equally.??
Social media: ?It?s a burden in the sense that there are people that take what I?ve brought as a marketing tool for them. And I don?t think you should use Twitter to sell records. MySpace was great because it had a music player on it, and I was able to change things around the whole time and show people how the album developed. Twitter is saved on my phone ? along with Instagram ? under ?waste of time?. I only use it if I?m sat in the car for half an hour just to nose around. But it?s kind of stupid, isn?t it? And fun at the same time. Like crack.?
[From Shortlist]
Her views on feminism and gender relations are a g?damn mess. I?m trying to interpret the whirlwind of contradictory messages. So, there?s no need for feminism anymore because we?ll all equal and she doesn?t know the word ?patriarchy? I guess, and since she doesn?t know that word, we don?t have to think about it anymore. Oh, and women are the enemy especially if they?re prettier than her but it?s okay because all of the dudes tell Lily that they would prefer to be around someone like her, so she wins. And everyone is equal. WTF?
Photos courtesy of Shortlist.
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| | Lily Allen & Paul McCartney Glam Up NME Awards: See the Full List of Winners Here! | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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London?s Brixton Academy was the place to be last night (February 26) as the 2014 NME Awards took over with a star-studded guest list.
Sir Paul McCartney showed up at the annual shindig, looking understated-yet-dapper in a dark suit as he waved to fans.
Meanwhile, Lily Allen got all gussied up for the affair as she?s been doing increased promotion for her forthcoming album.
The list of 2014 NME Awards winners is:
Godlike Genius
Blondie
Songwriters? Songwriter
Paul McCartney
Award For Innovation
Damon Albarn
Teenage Cancer Trust Outstanding Contribution to Music Award
Belle & Sebastian
Best British Band
Arctic Monkeys
Best International Band
Haim
Best Solo Artist
Lily Allen
Best New Band
Drenge
Best Live Band
Arctic Monkeys
Best Album
Arctic Monkeys, 'AM'
Best Track
Disclosure, 'White Noise'
Best Music Video
Eagulls, 'Nerve Endings'
Best Festival
Glastonbury
Best TV Show
Breaking Bad
Best Music Film
Made Of Stone
Philip Hall Radar Award
Fat White Family
Best Reissue
The Clash, 'Sound System'
Best Band Blog Or Twitter
Alana Haim, Haim
Best Book
Morrissey - Autobiography
Best Small Festival
Swn
Best Fan Community
Arctic Monkeys
Music Moment Of The Year
Noel and Damon come together for Teenage Cancer Trust
Worst Band
The 1975
Hero Of The Year
Alex Turner
Villain Of The Year
Harry Styles
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| | Lily Allen in vintage Norrell & a neon weave at the BRIT Awards: tacky or hot? | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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The BRIT Awards were held last night, and the photo situation is not that great. The biggest name (in my opinion) in attendance was Beyonce, and she didn?t walk the red carpet, because why would she? So I?m including some fashion photos at the end of the post, but I?m not going to bust my butt about it because I know everyone will just yell ?WHO?? You can see the full list of BRIT Award winners here ? Lorde picked up an award, as did David Bowie, Ellie Goulding, Arctic Monkeys and Bastille (I really like Bastille, their lead singer has a great voice). David Bowie didn?t show up to collect his award, but he still made news ? in his acceptance speech (given by Kate Moss), he said ?And Scotland stay with us.? As in, Bowie does not want Scotland to be independent. Huh.
Our lead lady is Lily Allen, who is back on the red carpet stroll in a big way these days. She shows up to the opening of an envelope, doesn?t she? Well, she wore a vintage Norrell dress from 1965, and she paired it with a Chanel clutch that matched her neon weave. The bangs trauma from the ELLE Style Awards have been replaced with newer, longer clip-in bangs.
And here?s Beyonce?s performance of ?XO?. This is what everyone was talking about from the show, but I kind of think it?s a mediocre performance of what is one of her best songs in years. She would have benefited from having a live band, I think.
XO – Beyonc – Live @ The Brit Awards 2014 by f100002341774110
I?m including photos below of One Direction, Kylie and Danni Minogue (in William Wilde and J?Aton Couture), Daisy Lowe (in Sister by Sibling, attempting The Jolie Leg), Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (she looks amazing in that Saint Laurent), Iggy Azalea (in Elie Saab, looking almost sophisticated), Jessie J (in Julien Macdonald, oh, honey, NO), Rita Ora and her boyfriend Calvin Harris (they both look surprisingly good, she?s in Prada), Pharrell Williams (just say NO to high-waters), Ellie Goulding (in Vivienne Westwood, disaster), and Tom Daley.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | Lily Allen in acid-trip Vivienne Westwood at the BAFTAs: try-hard or amazing? | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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The two people in this post are actually my picks for best and worst dressed of the evening. Surprising how that turns out. To be fair to Lily Allen, her Vivienne Westwood dress wasn?t even ?bad?. It was enchanting, gorgeously structured and very much acid-trip couture. The problem is that it was worn by Lily, who had zero reasons for showing up to the BAFTAs in this ?LOOK AT ME? ensemble. Technically, she was there to ?support? her mom, who was nominated for Best British Film. So Lily wanted to support her mom? by making sure all of the cameras were on her Vivienne Westwood dress. And yes, the hair feathers need to go. Ugh. You know what struck me? This whole look would have been perfect if she was trying to be the biggest LOOK AT ME of the Met Gala. At the BAFTAs? Not so much.
And here?s my favorite look of the night, Naomi Harris in Gucci. I love the color. I love the design. I love the fit. I love the styling. I love how it?s conservative enough for the occasion (the sleeves) and how it has enough sexiness (the deep V, the side-slit) for such a young, beautiful actress. This is the perfect dress for the BAFTAs on someone who deserved to be there.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | Lily Allen: 'Women are still expected' to sit there & look pretty. And not talk' | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Wow, someone at Elle UK kind of hates Lily Allen, right? This cover shot makes her look like a sleepy zombie. There?s something to be said for doing major fashion magazine covers with minimal makeup, but it literally looks like Lily just rolled out of bed and someone tossed a MiuMiu dress at her. Incidentally, we?ve already seen this MiuMiu on Lupita Nyong?o: who wore it better? You might also notice that Elle features a Tom Hiddleston coverline ? that?s the interview that Elle UK promoted two weeks ago and everyone thought that Tommy was announcing an engagement and a baby.
Anyway, back to Lily. Elle hasn?t released much of their cover story, only to say that she talks a lot about ?feminism, motherhood, Beyonc, and the pressure on women to conform.? Considering the reaction to Lily?s grand feminist opus ?Hard Out Here? was ?wow, that?s kind of racist,? I am interested in seeing what she has to say about Beyonce in particular. Will it be flattering or will it be shade? Stay tuned. Here?s one passage that Elle released:
?Of course I?d rather look like Kate Moss than look like myself,’ she admits. ‘I wish I didn?t feel like that, and I think the reason we feel like that is because of the imagery we?re fed all the time. Women are still expected, in some weird way, to kind of? Sit there and look pretty. And not talk.?
[From Elle UK]
She?s not wrong about that. Many people expect women to just sit there and look pretty, especially in the entertainment industry. But is Lily the best person to take on this fight? Personally, I don?t think so, but a lot of you like her so I?ll bite my tongue.
Other Lily stories ? her vintage shop, Lucy In Disguise, is closing down. Sort of. They?re going to do an online store I guess, but they?re also moving to a smaller shop. You can read more about it here. And the UK tabloids claim Lily is working out a lot to get in shape for her new tour.
Photos courtesy of WENN, Elle UK.
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Making the most of the local shopping opportunities, Lily Allen hit up the Chanel boutique in Paris, France on Thursday (January 16).
The ?Smile? singer donned a dark tweed jacket with a black t-shirt, grey leggings, and black heels as she carried her new goodies in a branded shopping bag back to Le Meurice Palace Hotel.
Later in the evening, Lily attended the Louis Vuitton menswear runway show, paying homage to the late Dazed & Confused menswear editor Bryan McMahon.
Ms. Allen re-tweeted Love magazine?s message, ?The @LouisVuitton men's show is dedicated to the very special Bryan McMahon who passed away on New Year's Eve. We will miss him.?
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| | Lily Allen on her contemporaries: 'sterile botoxed idiots that stank of desperation' | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I?m kind of glad that Lily Allen has rejoined the music industry and is back to doing press, because it gives me a chance to judge her as a celebrity. And let?s face it, as a celebrity, Lily Allen has been an a?hole for a really long time. I lifted my harsh view of Lily for several years, while she was going through a really bad time in her personal life, when she had ?retired? from the industry and she seemed to actively not want any attention. But that?s over. Now she?s back with new music (and racist music videos), and she?s back to trash-talking other artists (which is what she used to do before she ?retired?), being a hypocrite (which is what she used to do before she ?retired?) and being so smug and full of herself and her version of ?keeping it real? (which? you get it).
I have the kind of fly-trap memory for celebrity shenanigans where I remember clearly what a drugged-out, liquor-soaked, trash-talking mess Lily used to be. And guess what? Lily covers the new issue of Esquire UK and she?s trash-talking and painting her drunk, drugged-out mess years as some kind of ?authenticity? that today?s pop stars are sorely lacking. Some highlights from the Esquire interview:
Things were more ?authentic? in the 1990s: ?I feel like when I was growing up and dreaming of being a pop star, it was the days of Britpop when things felt authentic and anarchic, and people were taking drugs and having a lot of fun and having sex with each other and it wasn?t fake, it was real. So excuse me if I found it a bit disappointing when I arrived and it was a bunch of sterile f**king botoxed idiots that stank of desperation.?
Her re-entry into music: ?I feel very lucky. I couldn?t ask for much more really. And actually I?m not really asking for much more. I?m not trying to take over the world here. I don?t want to be Rihanna. I want to sell some records, sell some tickets to my shows and live my life.?
Why she retired: ?I was at the end of my tether. I?d had enough of people constantly hacking at me. And I think once you?re exhausted physically and mentally, it does get you down.?
She felt ?persecuted? by her celebrity friends: ?I thought the people in that showbiz circle were my friends. But almost the second I got pregnant and I wasn?t able to go out and party, they were suddenly quite nasty. There?s a way that those people survive, and it?s not by being nice. The way they make themselves feel powerful is to ostracize other people. I feel blessed to be able to recognise that but at the same time it can still feel pretty s**t what you walk into a room full of people and you can feel the eyes looking at you and people laughing. It?s hard for me because I will eternally feel like that little bullied girl at school, because that?s what I was.?
[From The Daily Mail and Esquire]
LOL, I?m sorry, but this is one of the funniest and least self-aware interviews I?ve ever read? Lily Allen is the same fool who, coked out of her mind and drunk as hell, heckled Elton John at an awards show. This is the same person complaining about how SHE was mistreated. She?s the same fool who gave Miley-esque interviews about how cocaine is super-amazing and how cokeheads are just fine and now Lily is complaining about being ?bullied? by all of her celebrity friends because she didn?t want to do drugs with them when she was pregnant. SERIOUSLY? They ?bullied? you and you didn?t take that as a sign that you just hung out with drugged-out losers and enablers? And that?s why you quit the music business?! Hahahaha. But of course, when she was drugged out and banging every dude she could get her hands on, that was ?authentic? and ?real?. Not like the young pop stars who are drugged out and having lots of sex these days.
Photos courtesy of Esquire.
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| | Lily Allen: Pretty in Pink at BBC Radio One | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Stepping out for some promotional duties, Lily Allen showed up at BBC Radio One studios in London, England on Tuesday morning (November 19).
The ?Everybody?s Changing? babe donned a demure Pink coat with leopard print heels as she strolled inside and greeted fans who gathered to see her.
Lily has been plugging her comeback single ?Hard Out Here,? her first new recording after a long four-year hiatus.
And it sounds like she?s also planning a high-profile performance- Lily told Nick Grimshaw, ?I?m playing Glastonbury on Sunday night. It?s official, it?s my second home.?
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| | Lily Allen argues against 'objectification,' but is her message muddled' | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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These are photos of Lily Allen out in London on Friday evening. In her own way Lily has become the queen of controversy with her new music video, and she did it all without getting naked. In this day and age, that’s quite an accomplishment in pop music.
People are calling out Lily’s video as racist, and Lily tried to defend herself against these accusations on Twitter: “If anyone thinks for a second that I requested specific ethnicities for the video, they?re wrong.” Lily also stated how she herself would have twerked along with her backup dancers, but she tried to perfect the move for two weeks and could not master it. She also mentioned her “chronic cellulite” as another reason that her dancers were dancing lustily, but she was not. Hmm.
I find those words interesting, and while I do like Lily as a pop icon, I’ll confess to never buying any of her music. Nothing against her at all, but her voice just isn’t my bag. I appreciate that she’s trying to say things that women are told they shouldn’t say, and now Lily is speaking out in a Guardian interview. The article begins with an anecdote about how (after having her first child) postpartum Lily went for a consultation at a plastic surgeon’s office a year ago. She was all scheduled for liposuction, and then four days before the procedure, she learned she was pregnant again. Naturally she did not have the surgery — she wrote a song instead. That song just happens to be “Hard Out Here.” Let’s do this:
She loves the word “bitch”: “Dolly Parton is a bitch. Adele’s a bitch. Angela Merkel is a bitch…” She’s sitting in the make-up chair listing bitches, of which she proudly counts herself one. “Rihanna’s an inspiring bitch, my mum, Miley’s a bitch, rising. She’s my hero. Kate Middleton is NOT a bitch.”
On her rep: “I’ve always been called ‘mouthy,’ when, in fact, I’m just talking. In the music industry, women have always been controlled by male execs, told to do the Kate Moss thing. Keep your mouth shut, or people will laugh at you. They’ve been talking about us like this for years, basically.”
She lives in the country with her family: “It’s nice, but it’s weird. I’m totally out of touch. When I first started, in terms of girls it was just me and Amy [Winehouse]. Now, ‘reentering the marketplace,’ it’s all girls.”
Things are so different now: “Nobody says anything real today. Most of those girls have their songs written by other people. It annoys me, because ‘eh oh eh oh ahh’ is not a chorus — that’s not a point where I feel ‘we’re connecting’, you know? I need a narrative.”
She’s changed too: “I want to sing about different things now,” she smokes. “Before I was married, my songs were directed at significant others. Now I couldn’t be happier, so it’s opened me up to write about more general stuff. There are a couple of songs to Sam, including one sexy one, about coming to terms with becoming sexual again after just being a baby-making vessel. But mainly they’re funnier and happier — less lethargic, less teenage.”
Her new music: “I’m not moaning at the world any more. Before, I was struggling. Coming out of adolescence and not knowing where I was in the world — now it’s about ownership and empowerment.” And objectification. “I’d like to think that my children’s generation won’t feel like this. Like I do. I want them to realise that not everyone can be f—ing ‘hot.’ Rather than attractiveness being the end prize, it should be as rewarding to be clever or funny, or, you know, have your, your ‘thing’.” She takes a sip of champagne through a straw before taking her place on a mirrored dance floor. It’s 11am.
Getting older is scary: “I don’t think I’m going to suit being old. That thing of ? I always used to be the youngest bitch. Little Lily. Now I’m not. That scares me a bit. But that’s a product of today’s media, isn’t it? The world makes you feel like your life is over.”
The dark side of the internet: “I read it. I read it all, and they’re 90% horrible. Is that because everybody hates me? Or is it just an easy way for them to make themselves feel good, by saying something bad about someone else? And sometimes it can be really hurtful. Like when I lost my baby.”
The gossip cycle: Minutes after she gave birth to her first child, before she had told her mum, she says, the Daily Mail was on the phone. “The placenta was still IN me. The Mail Online is like carbs — you know you shouldn’t but you do. Probably two or three times a day. I hate them — it’s an atrocity, really. But I still go on it. It’s my homepage. These lyrics are a message to them, in part. We keep going back,” she takes a long pull on her cigarette, “we keep going back, because they’ve made us feel so sh-t that we have to compare ourselves, to say ‘haha she’s fat too’, in order to feel better.”
What if she’d gone through the surgery? “Now I know what the female body is capable of I have a lot more respect for it. My wide hips are for squeezing babies out of.”
[From The Guardian]
That last part confuses me. Lily rails against “objectification” (the word even appears in “Hard Out Here”), but she almost went under the knife a year ago for cosmetic reasons. As stated above, Lily said she would have dressed scantily in her video if she could dance the right way and didn’t have “cellulite.” Maybe I should just appreciate that she recognizes her own contradictions. Lily is at least trying to make a point instead of just being “hot,” right?
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