1. Various: Oscar statues being prepared
2. H Stern 'Red Carpet Collection' necklace (500-thousand US dollars)
3. Various: H Stern diamond collection
4. SOT: (English) Joan Parker, Director Diamond Information Center "Well,
the Diamond Information Center put together a collection that's called the
Red Carpet Diamond Collection and for all the pieces in there - each one
that is going to be worn by someone on the red carpet, ten thousand dollars
will be donated by the jeweler to amFAR and H Stern has a piece that has the
lar4gest diamond of all of them in the collecting - it's a 23-carat radiant
cut diamond, the piece is worth around 500-thousand dollars and if someone
has that on on Sunday night - 10-thousand dollars will go to amFAR."
5. Cutaway 23 carat diamond
6. SOT: (English) Joan Parker, Director Diamond Information Center "I think
it's partly because diamonds are synonymous with glamour. People think
about dressing up and the ultimate evening, with the ultimate necklace and
it's diamonds and it's amazing - over the past five years that diamonds have
been on every actress that has won - if you think about it. On the stage,
she has had on diamonds!"
7. Various: Stuart Weitzman and his million dollar shoes
8. SOT: (English) Stuart Weitzman 'This shoe is a bargain! Now I know - I
can see you raised your eyebrows to me - but you know that you can take the
diamonds off the shoe and you make a double-banded fabulous bracelet. The
top part makes a necklace, these little drops here - depending upon how hip
you are can either be a navel ring or earrings - and then you can still wear
the platinum shoe!"
9. Various: Christian Tse jewelry
10. SOT: (English) Christian Tse "I've created some of the platinum with
blue topaz here with a tear drop and they're faceted both ways. This is a
very glamorous look to it - very beautiful. Hopefully there's a dress there
- a blue dress that would pick up the stone colour and the platinum and it
just shines right on the red carpet there."
11. Various: woman trying on Christian Tse ankle bracelet/earrings
12. Various: Mary Magdalena Gem Cosmetics
13. SOT: (English) Mary Magdalena "Well, what I have here is the most
precious cosmetic line in the world because it's made of precious gemstone
and it's very precious for the skin so there's amethysts, diamonds, rubies,
jade, all of those gemstones are in the colour powders and the powders you
can use for your lips, your eyes, your nails and your cheeks and it's very
good for the skin.
14. Wide shot Timmy Woods handbags (carved out of wood)
15. SOT: (English) Timmy Woods, Designer "Well, I think that accessories are
really important and the emphasis is usually put on the clothing it's not
put on the accessories and this is the year of the accessory. So therefore,
let's get ourselves out there - let's show that we make wonderful things and
let's get the women wearing them."
16. Wide shot woman being made up at Mac Salon
17. Various: make-up at Mac Salon
18. Vidal Sassoon stylists styling
19. Various: woman making Oscar cocktail
20. Women sitting having drinks
21. Woman lounging with self-designed butterfly body art (Leia Angelica)
22. Set-up shots Donald Wressell in Four Seasons pastry kitchen
23. Wressell putting together an Oscar treat
24. SOT: (English) Donald Wressell "What's good about the Four Seasons here
in LA is I'm able to do all kinds of things that just really tap into my
inspiration and skills and I can do many, many, many things for our guests -
our guests are quite special and quite demanding - so I'm able to be pushed
a little bit by them to be able to create new things."
25. Various: Chocolate sculpture
HOLLYWOOD GRIPPED BY SPENDING FRENZY FOR OSCARS
The countdown is on and Tinseltown is spending millions of dollars sprucing itself up in every way imaginable.
Across town from the Oscars venue, in the shopping nivana of Beverly Hills, designers of every ilk are renting out suites in the some of the swankiest hotels to hawk their wares.
You won't find the man on the street here, though - as these items are the
necklaces, shoes, handbags, dresses and make-up that will be shimmer and shine on the red carpet on Oscar day.
This week is hectic for The Diamond Information Centre. They have been
co-ordinating with designers around the world for a the creation of a 'Red
Carpet Collection.'
Among the designers who are hoping to have their goods seen are H Stern -
who have created, among other things - a necklace for the red carpet
collection.
Necklaces start at several thousand and quickly zoom into the millions - with a 23-carat diamond as its center piece is part of the
Red Carpet collection.
But it isn't all about glamour. If a celebrity wears it on the big day - H
Stern will make a 10-thousand dollar donation to amFAR - the American
Foundation for AIDS research.
Down the hall designer Stuart Weitzman is showing off his million dollar
shoes.
Weitzman dreamt up the idea after last year's Oscar ceremony and has made
them a reality this year.
They are made of platinum and diamond - but aren't just for strutting around
on the red carpet.
If diamond shoes aren't your thing - go next door to local designer
Christian Tse's room. There you will find modern jewelry - heavy on the
platinum, yellow gold and - of course - heavy on the diamonds.
Most celebrities borrow the glamorous jewels for the big day. But all the
designers agree - if you'd like to buy it afterwards - that's not a problem
either.
It is unlikely any star will arrive for the Academy Awards without make-up
on and designer Maria Magdalena is hoping celebs will try out her new line
of couture gem cosmetics.
Magdalena, who is based in Holland, was a student of Chinese medicine when
she discovered that Chinese Empresses used to crush pearls and diamonds in
to their face make-up.
She went on to develop a full line of cosmetics which she says harmonizes
the ancient power of the earth with high tech skin care.
Among the gems she uses for her lip, eye and skin lotions and potions are
rubies, diamonds, amethyst, jade and aquamarine.
No outfit would be complete without a handbag and designer Timmy Woods is
hoping to fill that gap with her wooden and hand-painted hand bags that can
start at $200.
Downstairs Mac make-up artists are busy at work dolling up everyone from
reporters to celebrities who only need to cross the room to get a new coif
from Vidal Sassoon's elite team of hair stylists. The average cost of a Oscar harido is a hair-raising $7000.
Once you're all dolled up - it's back upstairs for a cocktail at Bacardi's O
room - in case you're wondering - that's O for Orange.
They've had a special cocktail designed for the big week - and hope it will
make a big enough splash that punters will buy it year round.
A couple blocks away - The Beverly Hills Four Seasons has their pastry chef
working overtime in order to give each guest an Oscar-themed chocolate
treat.
If that isn't enough dessert though - guests can get an eyeful on chef
Donald Wressell's annual chocolate homage to the five nominees for best
picture.
SHOTLIST
1. Various: Oscar statues being prepared
2. H Stern 'Red Carpet Collection' necklace (500-thousand US dollars)
3. Various: H Stern diamond collection
4. SOT: (English) Joan Parker, Director Diamond Information Center "Well,
the Diamond Information Center put together a collection that's called the
Red Carpet Diamond Collection and for all the pieces in there - each one
that is going to be worn by someone on the red carpet, ten thousand dollars
will be donated by the jeweler to amFAR and H Stern has a piece that has the
lar4gest diamond of all of them in the collecting - it's a 23-carat radiant
cut diamond, the piece is worth around 500-thousand dollars and if someone
has that on on Sunday night - 10-thousand dollars will go to amFAR."
5. Cutaway 23 carat diamond
6. SOT: (English) Joan Parker, Director Diamond Information Center "I think
it's partly because diamonds are synonymous with glamour. People think
about dressing up and the ultimate evening, with the ultimate necklace and
it's diamonds and it's amazing - over the past five years that diamonds have
been on every actress that has won - if you think about it. On the stage,
she has had on diamonds!"
7. Various: Stuart Weitzman and his million dollar shoes
8. SOT: (English) Stuart Weitzman 'This shoe is a bargain! Now I know - I
can see you raised your eyebrows to me - but you know that you can take the
diamonds off the shoe and you make a double-banded fabulous bracelet. The
top part makes a necklace, these little drops here - depending upon how hip
you are can either be a navel ring or earrings - and then you can still wear
the platinum shoe!"
9. Various: Christian Tse jewelry
10. SOT: (English) Christian Tse "I've created some of the platinum with
blue topaz here with a tear drop and they're faceted both ways. This is a
very glamorous look to it - very beautiful. Hopefully there's a dress there
- a blue dress that would pick up the stone colour and the platinum and it
just shines right on the red carpet there."
11. Various: woman trying on Christian Tse ankle bracelet/earrings
12. Various: Mary Magdalena Gem Cosmetics
13. SOT: (English) Mary Magdalena "Well, what I have here is the most
precious cosmetic line in the world because it's made of precious gemstone
and it's very precious for the skin so there's amethysts, diamonds, rubies,
jade, all of those gemstones are in the colour powders and the powders you
can use for your lips, your eyes, your nails and your cheeks and it's very
good for the skin.
14. Wide shot Timmy Woods handbags (carved out of wood)
15. SOT: (English) Timmy Woods, Designer "Well, I think that accessories are
really important and the emphasis is usually put on the clothing it's not
put on the accessories and this is the year of the accessory. So therefore,
let's get ourselves out there - let's show that we make wonderful things and
let's get the women wearing them."
16. Wide shot woman being made up at Mac Salon
17. Various: make-up at Mac Salon
18. Vidal Sassoon stylists styling
19. Various: woman making Oscar cocktail
20. Women sitting having drinks
21. Woman lounging with self-designed butterfly body art (Leia Angelica)
22. Set-up shots Donald Wressell in Four Seasons pastry kitchen
23. Wressell putting together an Oscar treat
24. SOT: (English) Donald Wressell "What's good about the Four Seasons here
in LA is I'm able to do all kinds of things that just really tap into my
inspiration and skills and I can do many, many, many things for our guests -
our guests are quite special and quite demanding - so I'm able to be pushed
a little bit by them to be able to create new things."
25. Various: Chocolate sculpture
HOLLYWOOD GRIPPED BY SPENDING FRENZY FOR OSCARS
The countdown is on and Tinseltown is spending millions of dollars sprucing itself up in every way imaginable.
Across town from the Oscars venue, in the shopping nivana of Beverly Hills, designers of every ilk are renting out suites in the some of the swankiest hotels to hawk their wares.
You won't find the man on the street here, though - as these items are the
necklaces, shoes, handbags, dresses and make-up that will be shimmer and shine on the red carpet on Oscar day.
This week is hectic for The Diamond Information Centre. They have been
co-ordinating with designers around the world for a the creation of a 'Red
Carpet Collection.'
Among the designers who are hoping to have their goods seen are H Stern -
who have created, among other things - a necklace for the red carpet
collection.
Necklaces start at several thousand and quickly zoom into the millions - with a 23-carat diamond as its center piece is part of the
Red Carpet collection.
But it isn't all about glamour. If a celebrity wears it on the big day - H
Stern will make a 10-thousand dollar donation to amFAR - the American
Foundation for AIDS research.
Down the hall designer Stuart Weitzman is showing off his million dollar
shoes.
Weitzman dreamt up the idea after last year's Oscar ceremony and has made
them a reality this year.
They are made of platinum and diamond - but aren't just for strutting around
on the red carpet.
If diamond shoes aren't your thing - go next door to local designer
Christian Tse's room. There you will find modern jewelry - heavy on the
platinum, yellow gold and - of course - heavy on the diamonds.
Most celebrities borrow the glamorous jewels for the big day. But all the
designers agree - if you'd like to buy it afterwards - that's not a problem
either.
It is unlikely any star will arrive for the Academy Awards without make-up
on and designer Maria Magdalena is hoping celebs will try out her new line
of couture gem cosmetics.
Magdalena, who is based in Holland, was a student of Chinese medicine when
she discovered that Chinese Empresses used to crush pearls and diamonds in
to their face make-up.
She went on to develop a full line of cosmetics which she says harmonizes
the ancient power of the earth with high tech skin care.
Among the gems she uses for her lip, eye and skin lotions and potions are
rubies, diamonds, amethyst, jade and aquamarine.
No outfit would be complete without a handbag and designer Timmy Woods is
hoping to fill that gap with her wooden and hand-painted hand bags that can
start at $200.
Downstairs Mac make-up artists are busy at work dolling up everyone from
reporters to celebrities who only need to cross the room to get a new coif
from Vidal Sassoon's elite team of hair stylists. The average cost of a Oscar harido is a hair-raising $7000.
Once you're all dolled up - it's back upstairs for a cocktail at Bacardi's O
room - in case you're wondering - that's O for Orange.
They've had a special cocktail designed for the big week - and hope it will
make a big enough splash that punters will buy it year round.
A couple blocks away - The Beverly Hills Four Seasons has their pastry chef
working overtime in order to give each guest an Oscar-themed chocolate
treat.
If that isn't enough dessert though - guests can get an eyeful on chef
Donald Wressell's annual chocolate homage to the five nominees for best
picture.
