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Sue Wong Kicks Off LA Fashion Week Spring 2011 With Old Hollywood Event

by Megan O'Brien (Subscribe to Megan O'Brien's posts)
Posted Oct 18th 2010 at 7:15PM  
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Brooke Burns ruffles some feathers in a Sue Wong gown. Photo: A. Nevader, WireImage

"I was born at the wrong time! I was meant to be Ginger Rogers!" Brooke Burns told StyleList at the opening night of LA Fashion Week Spring 2011.

Twirling in her floor-length feathered Sue Wong beaded gown, she added: "But, if I could have been any of them I would go with Rita Hayworth!"

Red carpet designer Wong asked guests to come to her event dressed as their favorite silver screen siren. "Madonna has channeled Marlene Dietrich, Christina Aguilera captures old Hollywood beautifully. Nicole Kidman has that perfect period face," Wong said.

"I love the women of that era because they were undaunted and undeterred, they were the first modern woman. I love their indomitable spirit. It is time for Hollywood to bring back the glamour!"

Wong's studio was set up as a throwback to the Golden Age, feathers and tight bodices accompanied with finger curls were all over her models.

And instead of a typical "runway," Wong had the women in still poses on Lucite boxes throughout her showroom.

Seventeen-year old "Army Wives" actress Katelyn Pippy was wearing a purple and black beaded Wong dress with a plunging neckline. She told us: "I would say my favorite screen siren is Audrey Hepburn, she was classy and quirky!"

"Glee" actress Charlotte Ross really played up the part of "movie star." Her Wong gown was form-fitted and floor-length, and her blonde hair cascaded in Veronica Lake fashion.

Ross told StyleList, "My all-time favorite screen siren would be Bette Davis. She really did the groundwork to be the real first bitch in Hollywood. I have always been drawn to roles that some people might say are bitchy."

Bucking the floor-length trend, former "Girls Next Door" star Bridget Marquardt arrived in a baby pink, beaded knee-length Wong cocktail dress.

When asked which silver screen goddess she most identified with, she surprisingly did not go with Marilyn Monroe.

"Mae West is my pick!" she said. "She was sassy and edgy for her time, and I like that!"

Though Marquardt chose West easily, she had a more difficult time with her gown. "It was so hard to pick which one to wear! It took me forever," she said. "I love these twenties-inspired dresses."

Sue Wong designs are nationally carried in Bloomingdale's, Neiman Marcus, and Saks Fifth Avenue.

Speaking of old Hollywood, check out Michelle Williams channeling Marilyn Monroe for a new movie.



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Ruthann, 10-18-2010, 9:16PM

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SO nice to see a return to "real glam!" The author herself is a former model who absolutely personifies "Old Hollywood" and I for one am thrilled that these ladies got to experience the look and feel of being a "dish!" This sounds like "the show" to be invited to and loved reading about some STYLE for a change!

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I love Old Hollywood glamour. Fantastic idea having the models stationed throughout the room, instead of the same old boring catwalk! Definitely going to have to check out Sue Wong designs when I hit up Bloomingdales next.

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Very well written!!

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"Old Hollywood Glamour"never took a vacation.Glamour gals looked and played the part 24-7.They were mysterious,alluring,bewitching and charming.The "old" look will always be "In"and gorgeous.So glad many are realizing it and can only hope more will emanate it .

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