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My precioussssss… Angelina Jolie’s engagement ring rocks (and clever Brad designed it himself)

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 Angelina and Brad were engaged on Friday after seven years together

Angelina and Brad were engaged on Friday after seven years together

So that’s why Angelina and Brad have taken so long to get engaged… Brad Pitt was having all the world’s remaining diamonds dug up to give to Angie.

 Emerald city, no pity: Angie's rock

With no consideration for the fact that his 36-year-old wife-to-be will now is develop an enormous muscular left arm thanks to the weight of the thing on her hand, Brad has given his betrothed a staggeringly large flawless emerald cut diamond set in an art deco band of yet more slim (also flawless) emerald diamonds, cut so that they perfectly fit Angie’s finger.

Cute.

Cute.

According to legend (for it is already thus), 48-year-old Brad, who proposed last week in New Orleans, designed the ring over the course of a year with the help of jeweller Robert Procop. The resulting bling has been deemed by the mercenary few to be worth between $250k and $1m, depending on whose hyperbole you tune in to.

More cuteness.

More cuteness.

Procop’s peeps said Brad had a ‘vision’ for the ring that he wanted to realise. ‘He wanted every aspect of it to be perfect,’ they said. ‘Brad was always heavily involved, overseeing every aspect of the creative design evolution. The side diamonds are specially cut to encircle her finger. Each diamond is of the highest gem quality.’

The two, who have previously said they wouldn’t wed until gay marriages became legal in the United States, reportedly succumbed to pressure from their six children to get engaged. Let’s hope the Republican party don’t get voted in at the next election or Angie and Brad are in for a long engagement. Yet another reason to vote Democrat.

Happy familiesYet more cuteness. We give it two years tops… (Joke. Obviously)

Oscars 2012: Angelina Jolie really wants you to know Versace gown is split to the thigh

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Angelina Jolie opted for her signature look at the Oscars, black dress, stunning face.

But one thing was different with the actress last night – she went to painstaking lengths to show off her thigh through her Atelier Versace velvet gown – stretching it out at every opportunity and almost pulling a muscle in the process.

Usually aloof, it’s not like Ange to care so much about her appearance, making us wonder if something other than a leg spasm is going on ….you heard it here first.

 

Golden Globes 2012: Style winners and frock horrors

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Ff is loving…

ANGELINA JOLIE in ATELIER VERSACE
Simple, elegant, statuesque in the word’s simplest sense. Ff wouldn’t usually go for a fitted white satin number, but something about the turned over neckline (making the dress reminiscent of a calla lily) and the red lips and alabaster skin make this a winner.

Angelina Jolie in white Versace - a winner at the Golden Globes

White Versace… tres jolie

MILA KUNIS in DIOR (naturellement)

Dramatic, and oh-so-simple, in this black chiffon gown Mila makes walking the red carpet look effortless. Which it just might be when you’re the new face of Dior and you have one of the world’s best couture houses at your disposal…

Still, she pulls this one-shouldered number off with nonchalant aplomb.

Mila Kunis, the new face of Dior in... Dior

Mila Kunis, the new face of Dior in… Dior

CLAIRE DANES in J.MENDEL

Pre-fall 2012 collection, custom-made from the original catwalk version which was shorter – this elegant column has a stunning jewelled back.

Claire Danes at the Golden Globes 2012 in J.Mendel

In pre-fall 2012 J.Mendel, Claire Danes is a definite contender for best dressed

EVAN RACHEL WOOD in GUCCI

Feathers + sequins + paillettes + peacock tones and oil-slick shine = Golden Globes fabulousness. This dress is everything an awards dress should be.

Evan Rachel Wood in Gucci for the Golden Globes

Gucci-licious Evan Rachel Wood

 

And the ones Ff is not loving…

CHARLIZE THERON in DIOR COUTURE*

Mulletty bridesmaid dress that manages to be fussy and dull at the same time. No mean feat…

*CT’s place at the top of the worst dressed list is in no way linked to CT’s rudeness to Ff at the Dior Couture fashion show last season. Honest.

Charlize Theron in Dior Couture

Mulletty bridesmaid: Charlize Theron in Dior Couture

NATALIE PORTMAN in LANVIN

Nats, Helen Mirren called, she wants her dress back… This kind of fabric better suits someone older than Natalie. The concept is so similar to the Atelier Versace dress Angelina Jolie wore – but this one misses the mark.

Tweets about Natalie’s dress go along the lines of… ‘Is that Angelina Jolie’s dress inside out?’; ‘did Natalie Portman forget to take the hanger out of her dress?’; ‘Is Natalie Portman carrying her baby in a sling under that dress?’; ‘Natalie Portman looks like she’s wearing a dress made during the curtain challenge in Rupal’s Drag Race.’ Nuff said.

Natalie Portman in Lanvin at the Golden Globes 2012

Fine from the top up… elsewhere, too much silk, too asymmetric

 

 

 

Angelina covers Marie Claire and talks Brad, babies and buddies

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Angelina on the cover of Marie Claire

Angelina on the cover of Marie Claire

Angelina covers U.S. Marie Claire’s January issue, and talks about Brad (natch), babies and buddies. Discussing life outside of films and family, Angelina said she’s a homebody who doesn’t find it easy to make female friends.

‘It was nice for me to play with other girls; I don’t really have girlfriends in movies, if you’ve noticed,’ she said.

‘Well, I have a few girlfriends, I just… I stay at home a lot. I’m just not very social. I don’t do a lot with them, and I’m very homebound. I’ll talk to my family, I talk to Brad … But I don’t know, I don’t have a lot of friends I talk to. He is really the only person I talk to.

One girl she does find time for though is Gwen Stefani, whom she has known since 1998. The two got their broods together for a playdate when the Jolie-Pitts were in London earlier this year.

‘Somehow Gwen and I keep ending up pregnant at the exact same time,’ Jolie has said. All of the kids are very close in age. They’ve attended each other’s birthday parties and gotten together several times at each other’s homes.’

What we wouldn’t give to be a fly on the wall…