USA - Hot stars, fashion, drama, and nudity. It seems like a perfect formula to keep a show on air, but CW didn't think so when the network decided to cancel its new drama series The Beautiful Life on Friday, Sept. 25. For those not familiar with the show, produced by Ashton Kutcher, it revolves around a group of models living in New York. There's really not much to tell you about it since the show only aired two episodes before the cancellation so who knows what kind of drama these models will get themselves into. The beautiful cast includes Mischa Barton (I guess that mental breakdown/publicity stunt this summer didn't do much), Elle McPherson (I hear ANTM is short of another supermodel judge, Elle), and Sarah Paxton (I say make friends with another CW cast and see where that leads to, a possible guest role perhaps). To add more salt to the wound, CW won't be airing the other five episodes the cast had already filmed. Now that's just cold. So exactly what went wrong for The Beautiful Life? Latina magazine had an exclusive interview with Paxton (pictured left) in which she blasted CW for its lack of effort in marketing the show. Here's what the actress had to say:Her feelings on CW canceling The Beautiful Life so abruptly.
We're so shocked! I definitely think it's unfair. The CW didn't give our show a chance to succeed or fail. We had some amazing episodes coming up that we were all proud of, and the story lines were about to get really interesting, so we're sad that no one will ever even see those! It's unbelievable the way that they told us—we were all in the middle of work. I was sitting in the hair and makeup chair, and I'm getting my hair done just like a normal Friday—we were all excited for Friday. And all of a sudden, they got the call, and the producers had to make an announcement on set that we were done—that we were over! And I was sitting there in shock. I couldn't believe that in the middle of work, the rug was pulled out beneath our feet. Immediately, I run over to Corbin's [Bleu] room, and I'm like, 'oh my God, oh my God!' I was freaking out! And Corbin was shocked. Everyone was just devastated. It was horrible. Terrible.
On why the show failed to capture a wide audience.
We were worried because our show didn't get as much marketing as other shows. Everywhere you go in New York City, you see Melrose Place posters everywhere—I see Vampire Diaries everywhere. And CW, they just didn't put any money into advertising for our show whatsoever. It was up to the cast to keep the show going, so we went to every red carpet, we talked about the show, we publicized, we did twitter, we did everything we could possibly do to get the word out about the show. We thought it was really worth it because we care about the show—we care about each other and we wanted to make it work. But if people don't know that the show even exists, they're not going to watch it.
Her thoughts on CW's decision not to air the five other episodes the cast had already filmed.
It's a slap in the face! It's almost like we were part of this family and now suddenly we're dropped. I couldn't even call the CW because they probably have my number on their caller ID and they're like, 'no don't pick up, don't pick up.' It's crazy. And oh my God, episodes three, four and five were going to be amazing. That's what really sucks. You've got to have time to let a show get its legs and find an audience, especially when they're putting zero dollars into advertising. And we were slowly going in that direction. Everyday I was getting emails from Japan and Brazil and the U.K from people who were buying the show on iTunes
To read more of Latina magazine's exclusive interview with actress Sarah Paxton, go to Latina.com.
Kristina Bustos
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NOW THAT ITS GETTING CHILLY... THERE WILL BE A LOT MORE OF THIS
Milan - The Spring 2010 Milan Fashion Week ended on Saturday, Sept. 26, with collections from Giorgio Armani, Bottega Veneta, Dolce & Gabbana, Alberta Ferretti, Emilio Pucci, Versace and many more talented Italian designers making it down the runway. Here's a quick roundup of few runway shows during Milan Fashion Week.Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana brought "sensuality" back as its Spring 2010 collection included lots of black lace, short dresses, black netting and mesh, and corsets. "[The collection] is sexy, but not too sexy. . . . We're talking about sensuality," said Domenico Dolce.Versace
Leave it to the Versace Spring 2010 runway show to present us sexy silhouettes. Flowing gowns in soft shades featured cutouts and high slits, while mini dresses featured metallic detailing.Alberta Ferretti
Alberta Ferretti showed her love for romantic as chiffon dresses in muted pastels in light roses, ivories and lilacs and flower embroidery were the main features of her Spring 2010 runway show. The show was staged in a steamy room as opera music played on while the models marched down the runway.Salvatore Ferragamo
Christina Ortiz showed her last collection for the fashion house. Dresses in zesty colors like lemon, watermelon and cherry were the highlights of her Spring 2010 collection as the shoes also stood out from the show.Kristina Bustos[Story/Images via FashionWeekDaily]
That is the question Selfridges seems to be asking with its latest men's offering of tights.London - Mantyhose, you know the kind you often see worn by actors in Renaissance fairs, ballet dancers, and Superman, has gone mainstream. High end department store Selfridges is offering men's tights designed by lingerie brand Unconditional, and they come in black, beige, and charcoal. Selfridge's menswear director David Walker-Smith expects the trend to become a "true style statement" for men. "The 'mantyhose' are extremely versatile and we expect men to be wearing them not only as a way to give legs an extra boost of warmth on the chilliest nights, but as a true style statement," he says. Honestly, I think the success of "mantyhose" depends on the locations - for example Tokyo, Japan. The city is known for its unique street fashion and somehow Japanese males just seem, in the wise words of Tim Gunn, to "make it work" with this "mantyhose" business. When worn on the streets of New York or London, I think "mantyhose" loses the appeal that Japanese males seem to bring out with the trend. But you know what? If you're a male from New York, London or outside Japan and you want to wear tights under your shorts or trousers, then go on with yo' bad self. Who am I to stop you from being adventurous with your fashion? I am, however, curious to hear what Mr. Gunn have to say about this. [Story via The Cut]Kristina Bustos
