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Friday, September 15, 2023
Inquirer Sportsletter September 15, 2023
IN PHOTOS: What the stars wore at VMAs 2023
From Olivia Rodrigo’s Swarovski crystal-embellished gown to Selena Gomez’s romantic scarlet dress, here are some of the best style moments seen on the #VMAs' pink carpet
The brightest stars of the music industry got together to celebrate the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. But before Olivia Rodrigo performed on the stage and Taylor Swift took home nine “Moon man” trophies, all eyes were on its pink carpet as music artists presented their best garbs for the occasion. Below are some of our favorite looks.
Olivia Rodrigo
“Guts” singer Olivia Rodrigo donned a handmade gown featuring over 150,000 Swarovski crystals by Paris-based maison Ludovic de Saint Sernin.
Taylor Swift
The night's big winner, Taylor Swift, merged class and contemporary with her black Versace gown adorned with gold buttons presenting the brand's iconic Medusa emblem.
Selena Gomez
Romantic was Selena Gomez in her custom hand-beaded scarlet halter gown with floral tendril skirt by Oscar de la Renta.
Shakira
Shakira was a true gilded beauty wearing a sultry metallic gown by Versace.
Nicki Minaj
The bells rang for Nicki Minaj's pink bridal look for the VMAs courtesy of Dolce and Gabbana.
Tomorrow X Together
South Korean boy band Tomorrow X Together's members Yeonjun, HueningKai, Beomgyu, Taehyun, and Soobin were extra dapper in their Dior ensembles.
Cardi B
Hundreds of hair clips were used by Dilara Findikoglu to create Cardi B's armor-like dress.
Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Thee Stallion's look was all about the body, thanks to the black sheer garb designed by Brandon Blackwood.
Doja Cat
Always up for the bizarre and unusual style is Doja Cat. This time, she wowed everyone with her draped hand-knitted spider web gown by New York-based brand Monse.
Saweetie
Saweetie wore a pink couture piece straight from New York-based maison Area's fall-winter 2023 collection.
Stray Kids
Stray Kids' Changbin, I.N, Han, Felix, Lee Know, Seungmin, Hyunjin, and Bang Chan wore coordinating black-and-white looks as they graced the pink carpet of the VMAs.
Alessandra de Rossi shares inspiration for latest movie 'What If?'
AT A GLANCE
From the beginning of the shoot until post-production, Alessandra was involved as the main character and producer.
Aside from working as an actress in various films and TV series and receiving recognition from award-giving bodies, Alessandra De Rossi takes on her producer/actress side as she stars in a new movie, "What If," with JM De Guzman, now streaming on Netflix.
During an exclusive roundtable interview with Alessandra last Sept. 6, Alessandra explained how she came up with the story during the pandemic.
"During the pandemic naka-isip ako ng what if siguro nakalock sa bahay, tapos, minsan dun mo lang malaman yung ugali ng isang tao, so naisip ko paano yung couple na hindi masyadong nagsama and then nalock kayo on your honeymoon, parang interesting yun," Alessandra said.
(During the pandemic, I wondered if you were locked in the house; you only get to know someone's behavior occasionally. So what about the couple who didn't get along well and were locked out during your honeymoon? That sounds interesting)
From the beginning of the shoot until post-production, Alessandra was involved as the main character and producer.
"As a producer, talagang hanggang post production nandun ako, from the heart na yung trabaho ko kasi gusto ko syempre bantayan lahat and alagaan si JM ng tama and alagaan ang itsura ko," she said.
(As a producer, I was there until post-production. My work is from the heart because I want to watch over everything, care for JM properly, and care for my appearance.)
Aside from her current film, she also co-produced previous projects, such as "Through Night and Day" with Paolo Contis (co-written by Noreen Capili) and "My Amanda," with Piolo Pascual, which was her directorial debut.
"What If?" is directed by Emmanuel Quindo Palo. The movie follows the story of newlywed musicians Billie and Jecs who get trapped in a storm on their honeymoon island. They must face difficult truths that could tear their marriage apart.
Teaming up again after their first film, "Lucid," in 2019, the award-winning actress compliments JM's presence while doing the film together.
"Nagustuhan ko yung presence niya, yung parang uy okay pala katrabaho ito, walang arte, masarap ka chika ganyan, kaya one thing na nadiscover ko kay JM is hindi siya makabitaw agad, pero ang maganda kay JM kahit lines anong ibato mo sa kanya kaya niyang saluhin," she added.
(I liked his presence. I was like, he's an excellent actor to work with, he has many stories to tell, etc. One thing I discovered about JM is that he can't let go immediately, but the good thing about JM is that any lines you give him, he will deliver.)
JM also shared that working in a film for the second time with Alessandra was good because it's like working with a friend.
"Si Alex ay isang mabuting kaibigan and katrabaho, kasi kahit anong problema ko mapawork or personal si Alex ready na siya makinig, kaya I'm very happy that I get to work with her again on this film," JM shared.
(Alex is a good friend and co-worker because no matter what problem I have at work or personally, Alex is ready to listen, so I'm delighted that I get to work with her again on this film.)
Can Germans understand the speakers of the other Germanic languages?
Industrial- and Transportation Designer, innovation professional, lecturer, researcher; lived here and there and done this and that. Harmless, unless there is food involved. I appear to have what I call chronic innovation disorder; show me what you will, I will have a better idea.
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As a speaker of High German, I would rank the extent to which the other Germanic languages are commonly understandable as follows:
- Dutch, 40%; to me, Dutch sounds a bit laboured, as if the speaker is trying to speak while also eating an entire mouthful of baked potatoes; but it is peppered with things that sound so clearly German every now and then that it makes me jump;
- English, 10%; English, when I first heard it, sounded very soft and curiously frog-like. The 10% overlap are more on paper than in spoken words, because the pronunciation is very different, except for things like house (= Haus), mouse (= Maus), etc;
- Swedish, 10%; here, a strange thing is going on; maybe it’s just me, but when I first heard and read Swedish, I was overwhelmed by how many words are actually identical with German ones, and what’s truly weird is: the ones that aren’t still make total sense to me. Like, skog (= Wald). I can not explain this, but there is something oddly intuitive even about Swedish words that have absolutely zilch similarity with German ones. It’s as if some kind of Germanic, ancient memory is revived or something; the way the language sounds though makes it hard for an unprepared German speaker to get it, because Swedes “sing” their words very melodiously, and that melody has nothing at all to do with the words themselves, so it sounds all like the Elves from the Lord of the Rings;
- Norwegian, 10%; so similar to Swedish, I am sometimes unsure which of the two I am hearing; there is a curiously “uppity” quality to Norwegian that makes it sound like they are somehow making one extraordinary point after another;
- Danish, 10%; again, similar - but this time, entirely in written form, because the pronunciation is so soft and even slurred that it gets really hard to distinguish any recognisable features.