Are you red carpet ready for the OSCARS?
By Karen Reid, Associate Editor, Harlequin Superromance
(All images in this post have been shamelessly stolen from
various internet sites.)
I love the OSCARS. The glitz, the glam, the fantastic movies…
Are you caught up on your movie watching? No? Well, me neither. As I’m looking
down the list of Best Motion Picture nominees, I realize it’s been a really bad
year for one of my favorite pastimes, movie watching. So, let’s just focus on
the glitz & glam…and one of my other favorite pastimes—fashion!
There’s no debating that besides film making, the OSCARS are
all about the fashion. Which is why years ago, my sister and I began picking
our dresses for the big show. Have I ever gone to the OSCARS? A definite no.
Should that stop me from virtual dress shopping? Absolutely not. In fact, when
you are fantasy shopping there are no rules, no budget, no boundaries. So, every
year I beeline it to the haute couture shows, of course. I mean, this is the
OSCARS, no way would I be caught buying off the rack, darling!
This year, however, I’m stuck between two options.
What do you think?
Naeem Khan, Haute Couture Fall 2016
Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2016
Tough choice, I know! I love both…perhaps A
for the ceremony and B for the
numerous after parties I’ll be attending? (Remember, I have no budget).
I realize, to some of you this may seem a tad silly, but I cannot stress how much fun this is and how much joy it has brought me in the middle of many a drearyToronto winter. So I encourage each of you to
give it a shot, search the internet for haute couture shows and I challenge you
not to lose half a day to your search for the perfect dress.
And once you’ve done that, if you’re looking for another way
to whittle away your day, choose a date. Now, perhaps this won’t take much time
at all. We all have that special someone at the top of our “list”, but when
attending the OSCARS, you may want to consider a few extra things:
·
Arm candy factor (um, you’re going to have a lot
of pictures taken of you so he better look every bit as good as you, or at
least almost J)
·
Sense of humor (someone who can make you laugh
will come in handy during the boring bits of the show)
·
Strong, broad shoulders (for you to lean your
head on and shed your tears when you don’t hear your name called. Boo!)
·
Ready to party (because you are not interested
in heading home early—no, not on the night of the OSCARS!)
This year, I was going to go with a fictional date, “Lou
Solverson” from FARGO, Season 2…but now that I’m thinking about, he’s probably
an early-to-bed type, so instead I’m going with James McAvoy. sigh.
Not only is he incredibly talented and super handsome, with a too-die-for accent,
but he seems like he’d be loads of fun to share a few
drinks and have some laughs with. He’s also been to the OSCARS before, so he
would be relaxed about the whole affair (i.e. low maintenance). And, yes, he’s happily married, but so
am I—and this is fantasy, ladies!
So have some fun, picking that dress and perfect date. And
if you need Hollywood inspiration, check out these Superromance books that have
celebrity themes: Red Carpet Arrangement,
by Vicki Essex (Jan/16), His First Choice, by Tara Taylor Quinn (May/16), No Ordinary Home, by Mary Sullivan (Oct/14), A Touch of Scarlet, by Liz Talley (Oct/11), and A Perfect Distraction, by Anna Sugden (Sep/13).
Cheers!