Quvenzhané Wallis aged 9, is youngest Best Actress nominee in history of the Academy Awards... and Emmanuelle Riva, 85, the oldest

She should really be at home playing with her toy collection but instead 9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis has just made history.
The Louisiana-born Wallis schoolgirl, who had no previous acting experience, has been announced as the youngest ever Oscar nominee for Best Actress in a Leading Role, in critically acclaimed film Beasts of The Southern Wild.

Record breaker: Quvenzhané Wallis has been announced as the youngest ever Oscar nominee for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role in Beasts Of The Southern Wild

From schoolgirl to Oscar nominee: Quvenzhané has received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Hushpuppy

The record was previously held by Keisha Castle-Hughes, who was 13 when she was nominated for Whale Rider (2003).
Before Wallis, the only two people younger than her to receive an acting Oscar nomination were Jackie Cooper, who was also nine - but a few days younger than Wallis is - when he became a best actor nominee for Skippy (1931), and Justin Henry, who was eight when he became a best supporting actor nominee for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979).

Tatum O'Neal (1973's Paper Moon), Mary Badham (1962's To Kill a Mockingbird), Quinn Cummings (1977's The Goodbye Girl) and Abigail Breslin (2006's Little Miss Sunshine) were all ten when they were nominated for best supporting actress.
Wallis, was just five when she auditioned for the role of Hushpuppy in the critically acclaimed Beasts of the Southern Wild.

Acting newbie: Wallis stars as Hushpuppy, a young girl who lives with her father (Dwight Henry) in a fantastical bayou community

And now she has received major recognition for her portrayal of the character  in the film which combines fantasy and reality in telling the story of a young girl who lives with her father in a fantastical bayou community.
Beasts was directed by Benh Zeitlin, and shot on location in New Orleans with a crew that included Zeitlin's friends and his sister.

Quvenzhané beat former record-holder, Kiwi actress Keisha Castle-Hughes who was nominated for Whale Rider at age 13.
Since her breakout role in 'Beasts', Wallis has now been cast in British director Steve McQueen's upcoming movie Twelve Years a Slave which also stars Paul Giamatti, Brad Pitt, and Michael Fassbender.

Enjoying the moment: French actress Emmanuelle Riva, 85, from film Amour, is the oldest actress to be nominated in the category, seen with actor Daniel Day Lewis

She is up for the Best Actress honour in a category which features Hollywood heavy-hitters Jessica Chastain for Zero Dark Thirty, Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook, Naomi Watts for  The Impossible, and Emmanuelle Riva for Amour.
At age 85, Riva is the opposite end of the age scale, as she is the oldest nominee for Best Actress.
On February 24th, the night of the awards she could be celebrating both her 86th birthday and a potential Oscar win.

Poignant: Riva plays half of an an elderly couple, Anne and Georges, who are retired music teachers with a daughter who lives abroad

Amour is a 2012 French-language drama film written and directed by Michael Haneke, starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, and Isabelle Huppert. Riva plays half of an an elderly couple, Anne and Georges, who are retired music teachers with a daughter who lives abroad.
Anne suffers a stroke which paralyses her on one side of her body.
Riva is the oldest best actress Oscar nominee in history, breaking Jessica Tandy's record for Driving Miss Daisy (1989), who was 80 at the time.
Titantic actress Gloria Stuart was 87 when she was nominated for Best Actress in a supporting role in 1997 for Titanic, making her the oldest acting nominee ever.

Fashion Tips for Over Knee Boots

Over knee boots will never lose their appeal as long as they enhance women's appearance and help them at least look like they're prepared to weather the elements. For centuries, this is a look ladies have relied on for protection and status points. However, there are some foolproof suggestions for wearing knee-high boots stylishly.

Year after year, over knee boots get re-tooled as wardrobe necessities. The only fool-proof way to wear them is to have long and skinny legs. If that's not an option, keep scanning the stores and reports from the runways for tips on finding boot styles that suit you, paying proper attention to proportion. Knee-high boots accentuate, for better, or worse, a third of a woman's physique. The top designers in New York, Paris and Milan never run out of ideas for elongating a woman's figure and helping her appear assertive when she needs to with the over knee boots.

Top U.S. sportswear designer Tommy Hilfiger showed women a way to wear over knee boots sensibly--with mid-thigh camel skirts or over trim-fit jeans for a timeless look. Elsewhere in Manhattan, designers like Yigal Azrouel suggest a "Heroine Chic" look with a chiseled, kick-butt attitude to them.

Don't wear over knee boots unless you intend to make an unabashed fashion statement. In many workplaces, they may look too provocative and if they're worn out at night, they'll often appear suggestive. There is nothing tame about knee-high boots because they draw attention to a woman's legs.

Whether it's an Ann Demeulemeester's position (pony skin boots with shiny cap toes and ankle chains, or Jean-Paul Gaultier's garish blue suede boots with matching tent-striped stockings, designers tend to let their imaginations run wild where this boot look is concerned. Expect to pay more for them as well. Over knee boots require far more material to make than a pair of shoes and the cost for designer boots gets passed along to consumers.

There's always the "Rough Riders" look as a knee-high boot alternative. Rick Owens' most recent take featured flared biker leather covering tight black jeans, while Gareth Pugh's patent-leather boots flared out from the knee and were stacked on 3-inch wedge heels. Some over knee boot styles leave longer more lasting impressions than others. For instance, Fendi's shown a version that resembles elongated, satiny spats, with the forefoot peeking out of a wedged ballerina heel. Miuccia Prada took the plunge with rubber-like platforms paired with tweedy shorts, sweaters and peacoats.

Tips for Selecting the Best Snow Boots

Winter is coming and it is time to see the beautiful snow again. However, it is so cold and freezing, so we ought to prepare a pair of warm shoes to protect our body. There is no doubt the best choice for snow weather is the best snow boots. It not only has strong ability to keep warm but it is easy to go with winter coat in winter. 

As the matter of the fact, it is easy to make you look weird if you have wrong match with boot. Unlike usual women shoes, snow boot is particular about the pants you decide to match. If you still have no good idea how wear snow boot, there are some suggestions ready to help you solve the problem.

First of all, you should choose the legging or skinny jeans to wear with your snow shoes. Because as long as the jeans are capable of being tucked inside the boots, you can make the cheap knee high boots work best. If you choose the loose the pant for the boot, I am sure that you will look strange, because it will wrinkle above the boot and give rise to ugly bulkiness.
Secondly, it is a good idea to have legging to wear with the boot and a long coat. Long coat the legging will make you look slimmer. If it is cold, you can find some thick legging, which never gives the bulky look. Legging will make the legs be tucked into boot easily and make you have good look. 

Thirdly, choose the skinny jean or legging in right color. Usually, most of the boots are made in dark color like black or grey, you should make your pants stand out by choosing the pants in bright color. Dark color boots going with skinny pants bright color would be best. If your boots are pink or beige, it is good idea to find some black legging or skinning jeans.
Since it is essential to buy some snow boots to keep warm and your fashion look, you should pick up some warm boots from cheap shoes from china for the freezing snow weather. There are many snow boots in the market, so you do not need to worry to fail to find some right boots for this winter. The more important thing is that you should know how to wear snow boots in perfect way. Just keep the suggestion in mind and you will look good with the snow boots.

Just like her sisters! Elizabeth Olsen looks effortlessly cool as she braves the New York chill in a very stylish ensemble

With fashionistas as big sisters, it was unlikely that Elizabeth Olsen would ever grow up to be a scruffy dresser.
The actress was seen walking through New York in a very stylish ensemble, that ensured she beat the winter chill without sacrificing her coolness.
The 23-year old looked effortlessly chic in a light grey cocoon coat, rolled up jeans and a woolly hat, but as far as she's concerned, she can't hold a candle to her stylish siblings.

Fashionable family: Elizabeth Olsen is proving to be just as stylish as her sisters, Mary-Kate and Ashley

Elizabeth, who has starred in Liberal Arts and Silent House, admits that most of her clothes shopping takes place at Mary-Kate and Ashley's boutique, The Row.
'Most of my clothes are from The Row and if I'm not wearing The Row, then it’s something that I saw in their closet,' she told Elle Magazine.

 

'I’ll say ‘Can I borrow this?’ and they’ll be like, ‘Just take it.’ They have extensive, beautiful wardrobes.

New York state of mind: Elizabeth studies theatre at New York University

'I’m always wondering, ‘God damn, how do they figure that looks so good?’ I can’t pull off some of the things they wear.
'They're classier and more interesting while I’m a pretty basic dresser.'
Elizabeth's outfit didn't look too basic as she strolled through Manhatten.
As well as a well cut coat, she also wore a pair of heeled ankle boots and carried a smart black leather bag.

Battling the wind: Elizabeth looked snug and trendy in her cream cocoon coat and full length leather gloves

Her long brunette hair was loose, giving the smart look a laid back undertone.
She has been studying in the Big Apple at the Tisch School of the Arts, which is part of New York University, since 2009.
Other notable alumni from the prestigious establishment include Lady GaGa, Alec Baldwin and Bridget Fonda.

Womens Boots On Sale - A Large Assortment Of Choices

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Delivers Flexibility:

Due to the softness and quality with the many types, these boots can be worn with a number of outfits to offer an exclusive and fashionable design. On account of the comfort they provide, and large assortment of colours to selected from, they are able to be worn using a quantity of various kinds of outfits and look fantastic for casual put on.

Unbelievable Cost:

Generally, boots of this course expense upwards of $100 or much more, but the womens boots on sale this year give relief to us consumers which are with a budget. It is possible to acquire these boots either inside a shop locally or on the internet. I recommend purchasing online due to the wider variety of options so far as styles and colors. Generally, you may also come across significantly improved offers on-line for your Bearpaw boots and generally get free transport.

Pick from ankle boots, calf-high boots all the solution to knee-high boots to help preserve your warm this winter. Earth boots also can be found in many different colors for all kinds of character. Are you currently the classy black and brown type? Are you daring and want red, green or yellow? Perhaps that you are wild and therefore are trying to find leopard or croc print? That's ideal, Earth boots come in a style to match any personality and fashion. What statement will you make today along with your new Earth boots?

Her little monster! Sarah Jessica Parker dresses son James in a bear hat to stave off the Manhattan cold

Sarah Jessica Parker knows that in wintry New York; you need to keep your ears covered up.
So the busy mother-of-three slipped a woollen hat over her extremities on Wednesday as she walked through Manhattan with her son, James Wilkie.
But the 10-year-old had the flamboyant edge on his stylish mother in a ferociously good bear hat.

Hat's off to them! Sarah Jessica Parker and her son James Wilkie stepped out in New York wearing headgear on Wednesday, but little James' lion stole the show

The 47-year-old actress was dressed warmly for her market errand, wearing a beige down jacket with fur-trimmed hood, cuffed jeans and fleece trimmed suede boots.
As the mother of James and three-year-old twins Marion and Tabitha, and wife of actor Matthew Broderick, Sarah takes her role as homemaker as seriously as she does her acting career.
Just before Christmas Sarah got in the holiday spirit as she decorated the front of their home in wreaths, greenery and ribbons.

Warming up: It's notoriously bitter on the East Coast at this time of the year

Mommy's little bear: Sarah held on to her boy as they wandered across the road

Sarah took her time cutting out identical lengths of blue ribbon and tying them into bows, spacing them apart at identical intervals.
There was even a small potted pine Christmas tree on the front porch, which she wrapped in blue ribbon as well.
The actress is enjoying time with her family before she gets to work on her next two films.
She's about to film Mixtape and Married and Cheating back-to-back.

Move over, Catwoman! Stunning Bar Refaeli slips into tight leather trousers

She was born and raised in Israel before she began traveling the world as a supermodel.
And Bar Refaeli was back home in Tel Aviv after a jaunt across Europe as she rang in 2013.
The Sports Illustrated model bundled up in leather trousers and a black coat as she left a local nightclub with pal, event producer Valentina Micchetti.

Bundled up: Bar Refaeli and her pal, event producer Valentina Micchetti, leave a nightclub in Tel Aviv, where the celebrated New Year's Eve

Looking fashionable as temperatures dropped into the fifties, Bar wore a black and white checkered shirt and black scarf for the ladies' night out.

Valentina meanwhile showed acres of leg in a micro mini dress.

Bar seemed to have tired of the chilly weather not long after, however.

On Tuesday, she took to Twitter, posting a picture of herself in a string bikini on a beach, looking thoughtfully down the horizon, a beverage by her side.

Style set: Bar wore black leather trousers while Valentina wore a micro mini dress

Taxi! The ladies jumped in a car to head home

'CHILL', she captioned the image.

The outing follows a festive holiday season for Bar, who on Christmas Eve swapped her two pieces and lacy lingerie for winter gear and hit the slopes for a round of snowboarding.

Delighted to be enjoying her snow-filled holiday, the 27-year-old tweeted: 'Having the time of my life.'

The accompanying photo showed Bar dressed in full winter gear including a blue jacket, sweater and large goggles.

Wish you were here! Bar tweeted this photo of herself soaking up some sun on January 1