Oscar gowns sell cheaply – news bulletin

By Berni | February 16, 2012

Oscar gowns sell cheaply

Feb. 24 – Dream of dressing like a Hollywood celebrity?

Within minutes of appearing on the red carpet, replicas of Oscar gown are put into production at Faviana, a New York design house. Based in New York’s Fashion District, the family-owned company gets busy copying dresses, soon after they appear on the red carpet.

Samira Nanda reports

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Omid Moradi, owner of Faviana

Oscar gowns sell cheaply

questions

  1. What happens as soon as they see Kate Winslet on the cat walk?
  2. What do they do online?
  3. Where do they find similar fabrics?
  4. Who are some of the people who work on their design staff?
  5. How do the producers of these dresses work?
  6. How much do the dresses cost?
  7. How many ‘looks’ were seen at this year’s Oscars?
  8. Which stars epitomised these looks?
  9. What was Sarah wearing and how did she look?
  10. How does the reporter describe the (U.S.) culture?

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