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Bridget below writes about color gradation at the House of Holland show during London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2009. House of Holland received much exposure when M.I.A wore their Spring/Summer 2008/2009 dress to the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards. The Spring/Summer 2008/2009 season was all about polka dots – with his next collection so strongly influenced by color gradation strips, one wonders if the polka dot was influenced by halftone dots used in printing. Roy Lichtenstein made these dots famous in his comic-book adapted Pop Art. What other inspiration will Henry Holland find at the design students’ desk?

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Model, Agyness Deyn, walks down the catwalk during the House of Holland show at Quaglino’s as part of London Fashion Week  2009 on February 24th.  Deyn and her fellow cat-walkers are Benjamin Moore’s dream come true as they display color gradations a la your neighborhood hardware store or Pantone GoeGuide.  Always equipped with a sense of humor and an eye for pop, Henry Holland puts a smile on our face yet again.

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With vastly different results Melissa George, Vanessa Hudgens and Beyonce Knowles all paired sweetheart necklines with mermaid silhouettes for the 81st Annual Academy Awards held at The Kodak Theatre on February 22, 2009 in Hollywood, California. The sweetheart neckline curves over the bust to drop and meet in the middle. The mermaid silhouette fits tight to the body from chest until knee, where it flares outward. Who do you think wore it best?

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Amanda Seyfried at the 81st Annual Academy Awards and Dita Von Teese at the 17th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Academy Award Viewing Party, both wrapped themselves in oversized silken bows.

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Kate Winslet, winner of the Best Actress award for ‘The Reader’ at the 81st Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre on February 22, 2009 in Los Angeles, California, invoked old Hollywood glamour reminiscent of Grace Kelly with her polished hair. Read more about it here.

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 Best Dressed: Marisa Tomei

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Worst Dressed (though it pains me): Beyonce

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Best Jewelry: Angelina Jolie

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 Dancing Queen: Sophia Loren

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Best Year: Kate WINslet

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Best Speech: Sean Penn

 To See and Be Seen:  John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston

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 Most Over-Dressed and Underwhelmed: Miley Cyrus

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Cutest: Child Cast of Slumdog Millionaire

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Classy Couple: Josh Brolin and Diane Lane

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