And then there is Sir Anthony Hopkins, reportedly thrilled html to receive a much-needed dinner jacket when he was nominated for Silence of the Lambs but mystified by a similar approach for the following year femalesRita - his last one was still in pristine condition.Although John Galliano has spent not one cent on Oscar wooing, Rita Wilson, aka Mrs Tom Hanks, may yet wear one of his creations (she has six designers' gowns to choose between) But not everyone attending the Oscars is courted. html And a representative of Jodie Foster, who has twice won while wearing Armani, has contacted Lily this year, "to escape the Armani stranglehold and to look like her own woman," says Watnick. Off the record, an Armani operative insists that Foster, plus Oscar anchor David Letterman and best director nominee Quentin Tarantino, will wear Armani.What really exasperates designers is those actors who won't accept their offers, let alone those of their competition. The actresses' intentions are pure and so are mine."Watnick describes her vintage clothes as the alternative for stars who will not be "bought by designers who take the credit for who you are." Demi Moore is a Lily aficionado. Last year, Winona Ryder opted for a vintage gown, "but Armani's people were sending her outfits until the html last minute, just in case," says femalesRita Rita Watnick, owner of the vintage couture emporium Lily, and the supplier of the dress that Ryder has earmarked for tomorrow: a floaty cream chiffon and diamant gown which she will be expected to pay for "I never give," continues Watnick "Monetary exchange keeps people's integrity. The case is still in court.The stars use designers to make them feel glamorous - html and, more likely, to make them safe "Some have a femalesRita fear... that their bad taste will be broadcast femalesRita all over the world," says Janet Charlton, gossip columnist for Star Magazine femalesRita And, in turn, html the designers use the stars.
Now the Italian label Prada has joined the list of international labels and has operatives in LA. Uma Thurman, the gorgeous best actress nominee, may wear Prada "But she might not," says one insider "Uma does not like to feel controlled. She would change her mind until the last second, except that she has big boobs and feet, which restricts things somewhat."But if the stars are guilty of being indecisive, then designers are also guilty of confusing them even further. Winston's people said it was only a loan, like the sparklers which were loaned to Geena Davis, Rosie O'Donnell and Laura Dern.
When Stone heard she had to return hers last year she slapped a $10m lawsuit on the company. Last year, Harry Winston Jnr himself dropped off a $400,000 necklace chez Stone - and it never went back. Heidi Schaeffer, Stone's terse publicist, says: "Sharon Stone will be wearing Valentino. But that could change."What is more definite, however, is that Stone won't be wearing something from jeweller Harry Winston.
