The high degree of customer care helped when mistakes were made, such as the time Sarah Churchill, daughter of the restaurant’s British prime ministerial namesake, almost didn’t make it past the front door. Staff knew that Churchill would enjoy a meal while in Toronto to perform in the Philadelphia story at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in December 1949. Upon arrival at Winston’s, the maître d’ not only failed to recognize her, but tried to turn her away for the sin of wearing slacks on an evening a special guest was expected. When Churchill asked who the dignitary was and discovered it was her, she replied “Really! well, I happen to be Sarah Churchill.” Berceller stepped in and smoothed the situation. “Miss Churchill couldn’t have been more generous about it,” he recalled. “In fact, she embarrassed me with her humility… it took a really big person to tolerate a misunderstanding of that kind.” On future visits to Winston’s, Churchill arrived in an evening dress.
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Historicist: Winston’s—Where Celebrities Meet to Eat
Posted: 7th August 2011 by Staff in dress up celebritiesTags: evening dress, namesake, royal alexandra theatre, slacks, winston churchill, winston s churchill
Lindsey Vonn at ESPY Celebrity Golf Classic
Posted: 7th August 2011 by Staff in dress up celebritiesTags: 1 million dollars, celebrity golf classic, dennis haysbert, joe mantegna
Olympian and World Champion beauty on skis Lindsey Vonn made the rounds yesterday on the gold course for the ESPY Celebrity Golf Classic. According to the check Vonn and fellow celebrities like 24′s Dennis Haysbert and Criminal Mind’s Joe Mantegna are holding in the picture above, the Golf Classic raised over 1 million dollars. the money raised goes to the V Foundation for Cancer Research.
Before they were famous: Megan Fox was a banana, Brad Pitt was a chicken
Posted: 5th August 2011 by Staff in dress up celebritiesTags: blushes, butch cassidy, gentle charm, michael feeney callan, robert redford, wild boy
By John Costello Tuesday Aug 2 2011
He is the quintessential American idol whose gentle charm has melted many hearts. But while Robert Redford may be a softly spoken Hollywood heartthrob, before he found fame he was anything but a gentleman.
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Posted: 27th July 2011 by Staff in dress up celebritiesTags: collages, donald carcieri, patrick kennedy, perfect gentleman, shaking hands
PORTSMOUTH — At 107, Zenon “Babe” St. Laurent has enough stories to fill a biography — a long one.
At his home in Island Park, photographs hint at some of them. There’s a large print of him and his wife, Lillian, at their wedding, and collages of relatives through the generations.
What Celebrities Would Be ‘Horrible Bosses’?
Posted: 24th July 2011 by Staff in dress up celebritiesTags: colin farrell, torturous, unpredictability
Twilight Breaking Dawn – Ashley Greene and Nikki Reed Comic Con Talk
Posted: 23rd July 2011 by Staff in dress up celebritiesTags: ashley, celebrities, elizabeth reaser, saga
It’s that special time of year when the ‘average joe’ (or jane) can rub elbows with the hottest celebrities in town, and Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed, Julia Jones, Elizabeth Reaser, and BooBoo Stewart shared a few Twilight Breaking Dawn moments with the fans at San Diego Comic-Con.
Red Carpet Trend: Gowns with Thigh-High Slits
Posted: 21st July 2011 by Staff in dress up celebritiesTags: rosie huntington whiteley, stella mccartney
There’s nothing sexier than a long gown that subtly flashes a little leg with a thigh-high slit, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley can’t get enough of the look this season. Take a peek at how she and other celebrities are wearing gowns with slits.
Photos: mr. Blue/WENN.com, PhotoXpress/WENN.com, Lia Toby/WENN.com
eCanadaNow » Jennifer Lopez Has A Wardrobe Malfunction
Posted: 18th July 2011 by Staff in dress up celebritiesTags: celebrities, dress down, german television, Jennifer Lopez, raquo
Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez has joined the list of celebrities that have had a wardrobe malfunction. She was arriving on the set of a German television show and the wind suddenly blew her dress up. While she was trying to pull her dress down, she had another wardrobe malfunction when her breasts were exposed.
Anime Days
Posted: 9th July 2011 by Staff in dress up celebritiesTags: elaborate costumes, nbc, premieres, scavenger hunt
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One of the first things to know about the Anime Expo, which takes place at the Los Angeles Convention Center every July, is that one does not need to dress up as a favorite anime or manga character to attend.
Mara New at the Actors’ Fund’s 15th Annual Tony Awards Party
Posted: 2nd July 2011 by Staff in dress up celebritiesTags: beverly hills ca, fashion house, hal holbrook, micky rooney
A star studded line-up of celebrities joined Host, Marilu Henner and Presenter, Sean Penn at the Skirball Cultural Center on June 12, 2011 to honor Hal Holbrook at the the Actors Fund 15th Annual Tony Awards Party.
Showcasing India: Canada loves Bollywood
Posted: 29th June 2011 by Staff in dress up celebritiesTags: arshad warsi, film academy, mdash
When Canadian-born Bollywood actress Lisa Ray told reporters: "It’s not every day that Bollywood comes to Toronto — so why not dress up and have some fun?" she could easily have been voicing the sentiments of thousands of Bollywood buffs gathered at the Silver City Cineplex in Brampton on Thursday. Braving the chill and the slight drizzle, the ardent movie fans took it upon themselves to make stars including Anil Kapoor, Kangna Ranaut, Mallika Sherawat, Riteish Deshmukh and Arshad Warsi feel welcome on the opening day of the International Indian Film Academy Awards weekend.
News Desk: Jamie Oliver’s Milk War : The New Yorker
Posted: 23rd June 2011 by Staff in dress up celebritiesTags: childhood obesity, chocolate milk, heart disease, illiteracy, los angeles unified school district, revolutionaries
What kind of kid dreams of becoming a “celebrity chef”—a famous chef, maybe, but a celebrity? Aren’t celebrities supposed to make movies, or touchdowns, or maybe even a nice dress—not terrines of duck foie gras, or orecchiette with sweet sausages and rapini? not even a life-changing chicken dish. And yet we are awash in the glory of chefs, and there is none more glorious than Jamie Oliver, the British interloper who has decided to save America from its gluttonous self.
No sex please, they’re children
Posted: 22nd June 2011 by Staff in dress up celebritiesTags: minister david, mothers union, outrage, prime minister, sexual imagery
Culturally speaking, Britain is not a country known for its flagrant attitude toward sex, but today’s youth are bucking the trend. Teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection rates are shockingly high. but Prime Minister David Cameron seems bent on trying to deal with the problem in a roundabout sort of way. his government recently welcomed a plan to crack down on the sexualization of childhood by placing restrictions on advertisers, media outlets and manufacturers when it comes to sexual imagery or products directed at (or at risk of coming into contact with) children.
LIZ JONES: Full-length mink coats, 6,000 python-skin biker jackets… the British luxury goods market is booming
Posted: 22nd June 2011 by Staff in dress up celebritiesTags: mulberry, oxford street, victoria beckham
By Liz Jones
Last updated at 11:06 PM on 19th June 2011
On Oxford Street on Wednesday, just as the summer sales were starting, I could sniff a change in the air. In Selfridges, it was pandemonium. there was a queue of people waiting to be allowed past the velvet rope into Louis Vuitton.
Egypt’s self-styled version of Jon Stewart finds humor in the revolution
Posted: 22nd June 2011 by Staff in dress up celebritiesTags: conan, state television
CAIRO — Bassem Youssef is barefoot, pacing around the dining room of his apartment in the tony Maadi neighborhood where he has assembled a crack team of twentysomething bloggers and activists. They are hunched over their laptops in Conan O’Brien and “Family Guy” T-shirts, plotting Egypt’s comedy revolution.