Kate Winslet Goes From Period Pieces to Piercings in Vivienne Westood Biopic

Here’s Hoping Naomi Campbell Signs On to Recreate Famous Catwalk Crash

If Billy Idol was a woman, he’d be Vivienne Westwood. Vogue UK confirmed the rumor heard front-row at London Fashion Week that Titantic star Kate Winslet will be trading her corset for a Mohawk and nose ring to play the rebel yell designer. The as-yet untitled film will document the flame-haired Brit’s rise to fame from her punk roots in the 1970s safety pining garments for the Sex Pistols to the present day.

“The script is going well and Kate will play Vivienne,” the Westwood office told press over the weekend. “It has been a long time in planning but we’re very excited that it’s happening.”

To prepare, Kate will be spending time with Dame Viv to pick up that saucy attitude and study the exact shade of fire-brand red she’ll need to reprise from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. And presumably learn to walk in the designer’s wicked 12-inch moc-crock platforms that famously felled supermodel Naomi Campbell. We wonder if she’ll dare recreate Vivienne’s Buckingham Palace flashing incident.

Spiderman star Kristen Durst was originally thought to be in the running for the rumored production. On the heels of shows like “Project Runway” and Tommy Hilfiger’s “The Cut,” biopics about Valentino and iconic designer Coco Chanel will give economy-crunched style hounds their fix without the credit card melt down.

Best known as the provocateur of punk, the grande dame regularly thumbed her nose at authority, even turning royal tartan into a f-ck you statement. Post-grunge, her famous plaid Mary Jane shoes have gone from FTP to simply freaking fabulous. Shop ShoeCompare.com and be a tartan tart in these traditional print MJs from Funtasma or in flirty pink by Madden Girl.

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October 9, 2008 | Filed Under CELEBRITIES, SHOE TYPE | Leave a Comment 

The Duchess Keira Knightley Does Vogue in Louis Vuitton, Balenciaga and Prada

Sexy Fall Shoes to Set Your Season To

As if we needed one more reason to wish we were Keira Knightley…we here at The Daily Pump are positively green with shoe envy ever since spotting the fabulous Ms. Knightley sporting an unbelievable assortment of shoes in September’s Vogue. Everyone’s favorite period-piece actress ditched the corsets and eighteenth century gowns for a gorgeous modern-fashion photo essay shot in Berlin titled, “Wanderlust,” by famed photog Mario Testino.

In addition to wearing scrumptious Prada dresses, Balenciaga cocktail attire, and spectacularly embroidered pieces by Dries Van Noten, the British beauty donned unreal high heels by designers like Louis Vutton, Balenciaga and Prada, proving that she is more than just a pretty girl in movies: she is a pretty girl who has balance. Above it’s Balenciaga and below, gorgeous Louis Vuitton black pumps.

So let’s get this straight, not only does she get to kiss Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and James McAvoy (we love you, Jimmy!) but she also gets to look incredibly siren-esque in designer heels we can only dream about? Like these killer sculptural Prada shoes.

Keira’s new film, The Duchess, is set to be released this month to a much anticipated audience. And while we can’t wait to see her back in the powdered wigs and hoop skirts we fell in love with, we are hoping she starts making more modern movies. Because as she proves in her “Wanderlust,” photo shoot, she is even more gorgeous in fashion-forward ensembles.

This Prada variation on a Mary Jane is like to work better with your fall wardrobe. Shop for the best pricing on Prada at ShoeCompare.com

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September 19, 2008 | Filed Under CELEBRITIES, SHOE TYPE | 1 Comment 

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