Fashion

If a costume designer has done their job well, the costume lends itself to character information. That is never truer than with the work of Renée Ehrlich Kalfus in A Simple Favor.

If there was any doubt that a new palette is being showcased along with the usual staples, the red carpet of the HFPA/InStyle party at The Toronto International Film Festival introduced fresh hues and confirmed again that it is a forerunner of trends to come. Click through the gallery and let your eyes be delighted.

The women went pale; the men were interesting.

Stars sparkle and shimmer at Venice – Guan Xiaotong, Naomi Watts, Guan Xiaotong.

Black and white finally turned up – but in unexpected ways. Legs are featured, and elegance remains prolific.

The Venice film festival carpet has provided everything – with each day providing a new theme. Nudes and pastels have their moment in the spotlight.

Sometimes a carpet isn’t raising. The pieces are individual but won’t make you faint.

Fashion was surprisingly tame at the festival though you can always count on Tilda Swinton to up the game. Dakota Fanning looks like the start of summer rather than the end of it.

A few months ago, we predicted that feathers would come on strong and that pink would be peaking. That prediction came true and as a result the Venice Film Festival’s carpet has been a feminine delight.

Lighter colors, soft peachy pink and beading caught the spotlight at the Venice Film Festival, while men went predictable.