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Julia Clancey is Sienna Miller’s Fashion Fancy!

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 18:59:49 +0000

This is what being in Los Angeles is all about… Julia Clancey has landed her first major break since arriving in Tinseltown a little over two years ago.

The British fashion designer has just signed on to style Hollywood indi-flick Two Jacks which stars Sienna Miller and Danny Huston (love him!)

Along with a bevy of Brits including Bernard Rose in the director’s chair and Julia Verdin producing, the film – a drama that centers around two different generations of a family starting in 1992, when a legendary filmmaker (Huston) returns to Hollywood after a lengthy absence to get financing for a new movie. In a series of wild adventures, he boozes, seduces a beautiful woman (Miller) and fights with studio execs, winning the money he needs in a poker game.

Clancey, who has dressed top stars Paris Hilton, Megan Fox, Lindsey Lohan and Juliette Lewis to name a few, is thrilled to be styling Miller and the rest of the top name cast, including Billy Zane, Lydia Hearst, Jacqueline Bisset and Jack Huston. I’m told Julia has always loved Sienna’s style dating way back to her Boho chic days, and I reckon her designs will look fantastic on her!

There is no doubt about it, Sienna Miller still has pull, and this news is sure to get Hollywood’s A-list clamoring to wear Julia’s dresses at the Globes and the Oscars in 2011. Apparently her phone has been ringing off the hook already with requests for award season fittings.

Can’t wait to see Miss Miller in one Julia’s stunning creations very soon… Thumbs up to the film, its cast… Oh, and its very talented stylist of course!

Julia Clancey’s English Garden Party Fashion Show… In LA!

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 02:38:50 +0000

When you think of Los Angeles, one wouldn’t normally associate it with cloudy, rainy days, but lately that’s all we’ve seen. So when top British fashion designer Julia Clancey decided to show her Sensually Sorbet range on the rooftop of the Palihouse this afternoon, I thought the girl was off her rocker, and prayed the weather would hold up… As luck would have it, the sun shone!

With an impressive background of regular showings in London and garments selling in various boutiques all over world, Julia, showcases Sensually Sorbet as her Spring/Summer 2011 collection and part of her new ‘by appointment only’ boutique now open for business in West Hollywood.

Miss Clancey effectively used silks and chiffons in her ‘sensual’ designs to convey elegance and regality. What worked beautifully in her favor was the fact that each design complemented her model’s skin tones.

The cleverly choreographed show saw its models parading across a fake grass lawn runway in a 360-degree city view setting. And in keeping with the summer garden theme, models stopped periodically to play a spot of croquet… How classy!

You could see that Clancey took special care in the custom crafting and the creation of each piece as the models glided seamlessly, as if floating on air. Her use of colors to signify springtime made this collection pleasurable to watch.

Julia told me, “My inspiration for this collection comes from the perfect English summers day spent in the garden, lots of flowing dresses, they are fruity, vibrant and colorful, but of course I decided to have Champagne instead of tea at my soiree.”

Well, judging from the many faces smiling in the front row, ‘sensational’ Sensually Sorbet certainly seemed to put a ‘spring’ in everyone’s step…

Roll on summer I say, we Brits like a bit of croquet… Mallets at the ready!

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I Was ‘Teenage’ Papped With Adrian Grenier!

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:33:34 +0000

It’s been a while since I’ve seen Entourage star Adrian Grenier face to face, so when he sent me a text a few weeks back asking if I was free on the September 21st to see a film, I thought (ahem)… my luck had changed. Wrong!

I accepted the ‘date’, but had no idea at that point I’d be sharing the movie theater with at least 200 or so, of his other friends too. Nevertheless, I was flattered to be asked to the screening of HBO’s Teenage Paparazzo held at West Hollywood’s Pacific Design Center and I invited my dear friend, top fashion designer Julia Clancey to accompany me.

The documentary, directed by Grenier profiles a 14 year-old boy – Austin Visschedyk who lives in Hollywood with his mother, and is a unique example of our star-struck society. Visschedyk is a Teenage Paparazzi!

Schooled at home by divorced parents who often give in to their young son’s obnoxious demands, Visschedyk prowls the streets of Hollywood at nights, making a living photographing A-list celebrities, selling the images for at least a $1000 a pop to the tabloid press.

In the special, which premieres on HBO on September 27th, Grenier interviews Visschedyk, joining him undercover for a night of stalking the famous as he learns more about the nature of the celebrity press. Though it appears by turning the spotlight on the ‘petulant-pap’, giving Austin such attention seems to be making his youthful ego even more problematic.

Athough a slightly one-sided view of the notorious paparazzi lifestyle, I liked the film. At times, Adrian really captures the excitement and color that world has to offer, and what most folk only wonder about. The movie clearly points out how obsessed the youth of today are with likes of Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and TMZ, which I found naturally fascinating to watch even though already aware of.

Funnily enough however, the highlight of my evening was not the movie itself, but the after-party where guests where given a free Teenage Paparazzo ‘camera-styled’ chocolate bar (or so Julia Clancey and I thought), once Julia had taken a bite out of the novelty give-away, she quickly discoverd it was actually a bar of soap!

Finally, Miss Clancey washed her mouth out!

Don’t miss Teenage Paparazzo on HBO – September 27th… A must see!

Jonathan Yeo is Porn Again in Beverly Hills!

Sean Borg — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:45:19 +0000

Lazarides Gallery in Beverly Hills was the place to be last night when British aristocracy and A-list celebs gathered in honour to celebrate the first solo exhibition by top British artist Jonathan Yeo (pictured with me). The title might be a little off putting to some, but the works of Porn in the USA are genius!

Guests included Lord Freddie Windsor and Sophie Winkleman, fashion designer Julia Clancey, actors Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans, Christina Aguilera, and former Wild Child Emma Ridley.

I overheard Emma and Christina (pictured) chatting about pole dancing of all things. Ridley was persuading Aguilera to come and try out a class at her new studio Goddess Fitness and as Christina’s upcoming film is called Burlesque (also starring the mighty Cher) it could be right right up her street!

Yeo, is known for his skillfully oil-painted portraits of stars including, Nicole Kidman, Tony Blair and Dennis Hopper, as well as a controversial collage of George W. Bush made out of pornographic images, but this exhibition features some of his most provocative works to date.

There are portraits of Sarah Palin and Tiger Woods, and I won’t even tell you which body parts I saw popping out from the collage, but after the year Tiger’s had, in his case the material was highly appropriate!

Go see this fantastic showing between July 9th and August 8th at: Lazarides Gallery 320 North Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Brit Chicks in Coachella Recovery Zone!

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:58:00 +0000

Brit chicks Catalina Guirado and fashion designer Julia Clancey had the right idea… After a weekend of parties and rubbing shoulders with the A-list at the Coachella Valley Music Festival, the celebrity darlings kept the glamour alive by showing how to recover after a rock ‘n’ roll weekend that consisted of booze ‘n’ bands.

Surrounded by paparazzi cameras while sun tanning poolside at an exclusive hotel spa in Palm Springs, former I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here star, Catalina and Clancey, were joined by Hostel actress, Barbara Nedel (formally Nedeljakova).

As the trio showed off their sexy bods, they were overheard discussing their huge hangovers and which bands they enjoyed watching perform over the weekend. Guirado was obviously having a fab weekend with the girls, she was also celebrating her 36th birthday, while her guitarist husband, Matt Cheadle was away on tour on the East Coast, bringing truth to the saying ‘when the Matt’s away, the Cat will play!’

Clancey indeed partied till the bitter end, I saw her in the crowd watching the closing act The Gorillaz, whereas Catalina and Barbara were spotted drinking the night away in the VIP area, according to sources.

But Catalina’s hubby need not worry, our photogs spotted her heading back to the La Quinta Resort with her girlie gang – alone, every night…

Ahhh, such is married bliss, eh Catalina?!

Coachella: Music? Huh! Celeb Spotting’s Way More Fun…

Sean Borg — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:22:14 +0000

The A-List flocked to the Coachella Festival this weekend to watch performances by artists such as Beyoncé, Jay Z, The Gorillaz, The Machine and Muse.

Members of the Brit posse, Kelly Osbourne and fashion designer - Julia Clancey were spotted mingling in the crowds with stars such as Anne Hathaway, Kate Bosworth and Katy Perry, who was letting it all hang out in a revealing sexy black dress, surprisingly there was no sign of her fiancée Russell Brand, however…

On the main-stage show Coachella’s first urban music headliner, hip-hop ambassador Jay-Z performed effortlessly through his 90-minute set in which he was joined by Beyoncé who sang Mr Hudson’s song Forever Young while Jay Z rapped along, much to the crowds delight.

This year there seemed to be more stars in the audience than there were on stage, supermodel Agyness Deyn strutted around showing off her bizarre new shaved hairdo, as Kelly Osbourne sipped lemonade after Lemonade to cool down in the sweltering heat.

Showing not a care in the world over her recent tabloid troubles, the scandal struck daughter of Sir Bob – Peaches Geldof bopped around the festival like an excited twelve year-old with her film director boyfriend Eli Roth.

The three-day event began Friday, selling out ALL its 75,000 passes in advance. The festival’s popularity turned into a nightmare for music fans though, some were waiting up to three hours to simply get into the venue.

One of my favorites was actress Zooey Deschanel (pictured left) who performed with her band She & Him onstage; they played a cover version of Chuck Berry’s Roll Over Beethoven, sung by M Ward with Zooey on the piano.

Despite all the chaos due to the massive crowds, perhaps John Lydon said it best as he left the stage after performing with Public Image Limited. “For all of you who missed it, you missed a good f-ing evening. For those of you who didn’t – not bad, huh?”

I couldn’t have put it better myself Johnny boy…

I can’t speak for the rest of my crew, but I’m blooming exhausted already… roll-on tomorrow, I say!

Elton’s Oscar Bash Raises Tons of Cash!

Sean Borg — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:58:25 +0000

How quickly Oscars came around this year. It seemed I’d only just taken off my tuxedo in 2009, then BAM! It was back on again in 2010 for the best party in town – Elton John’s AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Party held at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood.

This year the event raised a staggering $3.9 Million for the fight against HIV and AIDS.

Presented by Chopard, Jo and Raffy Manoukian and Neuro Drinks, the EJAF Viewing Party continues to be the leading fundraiser on Oscar night in Hollywood.

The couple’s bash has become a staple for all those without an invite to the ceremony itself and this year’s guest list read like a ‘who’s who’ to the entertainment world’s biggest names, and one of the best parties thrown by the EJAF so far (still no goodie bag however, but you can’t have everything I suppose, eh David!)

I arrived with my trademark date, the stunning diamond beauty, Zeta Graff, and the evening began with a cocktail reception, dinner and viewing of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, followed by a very exciting live auction and a high voltage performance by the iconic Grace Jones.

“I’m so blown away this year, it’s fantastic,” Elton said. “It’s our stable fundraiser for the whole year, this is by far the most important, it gets us the most publicity and it raises the most money.

“It’s hard work because you have to walk around shaking hands with everyone but when we go home and it’s all finished we’ve met people and we’ve seen great entertainment close up.”

Drawing out quite a few of our favorite celebrities, Victoria Beckham and Heidi Klum were spotted looking as elegant as ever – even Victoria (who I often label Vic-bore-ria) was far from boring when she grabbed me and gave a big hug as she exited the ladies loos, “Sean!” she yelled… “How are you? I’m a bit drunk so no photos!” OK, so Posh is back in my good books!

Not far behind the beautiful models were “Glee” co-stars Lea Michele and Cory Monteith, followed by a brunette Hayden Panettiere.

Representing the Brits this year were the likes of recently engaged Simon Cowell who was glued to his foxy fiancé Mezhgan Hussainy all night, Mel B, fashion designer Julia Clancey, Amanda Holden, Michelle Collins, Katie Price, and Sharon and Kelly Osbourne who stopped to have her picture taken with me. Kelly was one of my favorites of the evening to be honest, beaming from cheek to cheek. She told me that she was feeling on top of the world, and who could blame her, you only have to look at the transformation she has undergone – quite unbelievable.

Nicole Richie made her way into the swanky party along with Kimora Lee, Christina Hendricks, Michelle Rodriguez and the very lovely Jennifer Hudson who also stopped to chat to me, Jennifer told me she happy when she heard Simon [Cowell] was engaged: “I am so happy he is finally settling down,” she told me.

Miley Cyrus also hit the party with Liam Hemsworth. Cyrus finally confirmed what we already knew, that Liam was her official boyfriend, and Miley told the press at the event, “I think we’re both deeper than normal people—what they think and how they feel. He’s very grateful for what he has, but he doesn’t let it go to his head. I’m like that too.” How sweet!

It was a long day! Fabulous food, lots of chocolates and wall-to-wall celebs… I could have stayed all night and kipped (slang word for slept) in the corner till morning, but thankfully sometime just after midnight I was rescued by dear friends, British actor Craig Young and Michael Di Girolamo who dragged me into their chauffeured limo!

What fun was had, my gorgeous ‘Graff’ date, my photo with Elton, Kelly Osborne’s super-slim waist, Posh and Price all smiles, Godiva chocolates, and nearly $4 mil’ raised for charity… Ah, now I can rest my weary head, it was a night well worth it, roll-on next year!

Lohan’s Clancey’s Fancy!

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:56:49 +0000

Top British fashion designer Julia Clancey hit the town in Los Angeles earlier this week for a fashion soiree thrown by well known boutique – Church.

The trendy’s including former American Idol judge Paula Abdul and troubled wild-woman Lindsey Lohan turned out in their droves to peep at the highly conceptual store on Santa Monica Boulevard that stocks Miss Clancey’s incredibly stunning gowns.

Lohan was so in awe of Julia’s creations often worn by Hollywood’s A-list that she forked out $2,400 on the spot for one of them then literally raced to the changing rooms to kit herself out in the fancy Clancey frock.

Um, Talk about a touch of impulse shopping…

If you ask me it looks as if Miss Lohan is in danger of being labeled a shopaholic, er, among other things!