CCTV9英语新闻：Elie Saab & Julien Macdonald chosen as best shows of 2013

 

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2013 was another great year for fashion - we look at two of the best shows of the year, from Elie Saab and Julien Macdonald. Both are all about gowns that are made of ethereal gauze and bling bling galore.

One of the best haute couture collections of 2013 was the fall-winter wonder from red carpet favourite Elie Saab, shown in Paris back in July.

Royals like Queen Rania of Jordan love the Lebanese designer and celebrity¹ fans include Beyonce and Angelina Jolie.

Singer James Blunt former girlfriend says the Elie Saab show was absolutely incredible.

Saab: "For the silhouette² of the dresses, we worked around the fifties and thirties, and I mixed it together. The ruby³, and the sapphire⁴ and the emerald. Every girl look to be different, and beautiful and for his (sic) special day."

And one of the hottest tickets at London Fashion Week 2013 was the dazzling new collection from tiny Welsh designer Julien Macdonald.

"Any time, any place, anywhere - Just have fun with fashion. Enjoy yourself and be a woman and so what?"

Julien put his models in punishingly high heels on mirror floor with no hilarious⁵ consequences.

Fashion’s foremost red carpet glambassador there.

1 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

2 silhouette   

n.黑色半身侧面影，影子，轮廓；v.描绘成侧面影，照出影子来，仅仅显出轮廓

参考例句：

• I could see its black silhouette against the evening sky.我能看到夜幕下它黑色的轮廓。
• I could see the silhouette of the woman in the pickup.我可以见到小卡车的女人黑色半身侧面影。

3 ruby   

n.红宝石，红宝石色

参考例句：

• She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
• On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。

4 sapphire   

n.青玉，蓝宝石；adj.天蓝色的

参考例句：

• Now let us consider crystals such as diamond or sapphire.现在让我们考虑象钻石和蓝宝石这样的晶体。
• He left a sapphire ring to her.他留给她一枚蓝宝石戒指。

5 hilarious   

adj.充满笑声的，欢闹的；[反]depressed

参考例句：

• The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后，派对变得更加热闹起来。
• We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停，因为那个节目太搞笑了。