Toronto’s Hayley Elsaesser designs for her musical muse Miley Cyrus

Hayley Elsaesser is no wallflower. She exploded onto the Toronto fashion scene with a cast of Instagram-sourced models decked out in her quirky prints in Crayola colours. Elsaesser practically dared us not to take notice. Her out-there attitude earned the young Canadian designer a devoted following (and a few FASHION Magazine Fashion Week Awards, natch), as well as some megawatt celeb fans in Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus. But when promo-shots for The Voice featuring Cyrus in Elsaesser custom looks, it came as a shock to even the designer.

“It didn’t really sink in until the other day. I was watching Entertainment Tonight and Miley was on TV wearing my designs,” said Elsaesser.

It all started a few months ago when Cyrus’ stylist reached out to Elsaesser to pull clothes for some appearances and a working relationship was born.

“I saw her on Jimmy Fallon wearing an airbrushed tee of her cat Shanti. I started thinking about how much she loves animals and how hard it must be to be away from her animals for work,” said Elsaesser. “This spurred the idea of me creating some custom prints for Miley featuring a few of her many pets.”

The sweet piglet print splashed across a cropped top, moto jacket and high-waisted pants was inspired by Cyrus’ pet pig, Bubba Sue. Said Elsaesser: “It is an amazing feeling, when you know how hard you worked on something, and how quickly you had to pull it together, that it was all worth it in the end.”

We couldn’t agree more.

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Its important to cast actors in right roles

Chopra has penned down lyrics for a song titled “Tere Bin”, which is picturised on Farhan and Aditi Rao Hydari.



“Shantanu (Moitra) was working on the melody of the song. I kept mouthing the words and by the time we finished, we realised that one whole song had been created. Everyone said that the song should remain as it is,” Chopra said on the song launch.

“These lyrics were not final but people loved it, so we have retained. I remember when Laxmikantji was working on “Ek Do Teen” number (Madhuri Dixit’s hit song) and the lines just came from Javed Akhtar..Same thing happened with me. So this is my “Ek Do Teen”,” Chopra said.

In the film, Farhan plays an ATS officer while Bachchan essays the role of a physically disabled man with a sharp brain and Aditi is seen as Farhan’s love interest.

“Whether it is Amitabh Bachchan or Farhan Akhtar or Anil Kapoor or Aamir Khan, for me the actor should fit the character. I was told this was Farhan’s first action film and he was brilliant in it,” Chopra told reporters here last evening at a promotional event of his upcoming home production film.

“I couldn’t believe this was his first action film. So I feel it is always important to cast right actors for a film he has been there for long time. He rehearses for eight days. …he is an exception,” he said.

Producer-director Vidhu Vinod Chopra feels it is important to cast actors in the right kind of roles to bring out the desired effect in a film.

The veteran filmaker has worked with stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Anil Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Hrithik Roshan, Vidya Balan, Madhuri Dixit and Sanjay Dutt in various films.

Are A-list actors a waste of money?

Here's an easy one: What do George Clooney, Johnny Depp, Reese Witherspoon, Adam Sandler, Mila Kunis, Hugh Jackman and Bradley Cooper have in common?



It isn't always an actor's fault if his or her movie doesn't click with audiences. After all, no one is going to blame Emma Stone for Aloha. (That was clearly Cameron Crowe's mess.) It usually takes a village to ruin a movie.
But the fact that 2015's biggest debacles featured so many high-profile stars begs a question: Why do studios put so much faith in big-name actors when they clearly aren't reliable money-makers?

Not that long ago, actors were enough to sell tickets. People used to say they were heading to "the new Tom Hanks movie," as if the star of a film trumped the subject matter. But we don't talk in those terms anymore. No one calls "Jurassic World" "that Chris Pratt movie." If anything, it's "the dinosaur movie," and if another actor had been cast in the lead role, the blockbuster would have just as easily crushed the competition.

Part of the shift is that stars don't have the mystique they once did when our access to them was more limited. If we wanted to get our Eddie Murphy fix, we had to see his new movie, watch an old one on VHS or maybe luck out with cable. (And not so long before that, cable and VHS didn't exist, so people who wanted to see John Wayne or Marilyn Monroe just had to buy a movie ticket.)

But our relationship to celebrities has changed. We have more ways to see stars than ever - and not just because the paparazzi is supplying us with images of Robert Downey Jr. grocery shopping. Big-time actors still appear in movies, but now the ads for those movies bombard us on multiple fronts. And in case we aren't already getting enough of our favorite actor's mug, we could probably find his or her complete filmography streaming somewhere.

Nashville' Actors Prove Singing Chops at CMA Songwriters Series

The big event in Nashville this week was the 49th annual CMA Awards, of course, but the next night the five leading men of ABC's Nashville — Chris Carmack, Will Chase, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson and Sam Palladio — again walked the red carpet.



The actors, four of whom also write their own music, played both original tunes and those that have appeared on the show (and in some cases, the two were one and the same). Chase is the one actor and singer who doesn't write, and told reporters on the red carpet earlier in the evening that he prefers performing and doesn't harbor secret songwriter fantasies. In addition to singing, Chase functioned as the evening's emcee, and was later dubbed "banter guy" as he kept the sold-out audience entertained while Esten (who plays "Deacon Claybourne") tuned his guitar. Highlights included Chase's rendition of "If I Drink This Beer," a song Luke sang on the show, and "He Ain't Me," a cheeky Esten original.

Joining the Nashville guys were hit songwriters Chris Gelbuda, Trent Dabbs, Travis Meadows and Jonathan Singleton. Gelbuda told Rolling Stone that he saw some of elements of his own life played out in the characters on the show, particularly "Avery Barkley" (played by Jackson). He took those emotions into account while penning the wistful "History of My Heart" — which he performed with Jackson Thursday night.

'Famous Dances'

If every Dancing With the Stars opened to a Whitney Houston song that somehow mixed in Singin’ in the Rain, a little Beyoncé, MC Hammer, and more, I’d watch on repeat. And if the opening number is a sign of what’s to come, I’m very excited for this week’s “Famous Dances” episode. Plus: Who better to guest judge than a woman responsible for one of film’s most iconic routines — Grease’s Olivia Newton-John. But will she judge her own dance more harshly? Let’s find out!



Hayes and Emma

Hayes is the only kid who I don’t hate despite how he always makes me feel old. Even though he doesn’t know what Grease is, somehow I forgive him. He’s ready to channel his inner Travolta — a tough order considering Olivia Newton-John has her eyes on him! I have to admit I thought I’d love this routine, but I’m not impressed. It feels a little offbeat at times, and like the judges said, it’s time Hayes steps it up. We know he’s capable of more.

Andy and Allison

If any of the non-pros can pull off Gene Kelly, I feel like Andy is the guy. He’s totally adorable, and though I can only picture this commercial when I hear this song, he fully commits to the character. And I’m glad they pull off the couch move! The judges, too, are happy with the performance and Carrie Ann says it was as happy and fun as the original. Like Julianne says, Andy just keeps getting better.

Bindi and Derek

Of course the original Baby, Jennifer Grey, stops by! (She and Derek also won Season 11, by the way.) But let’s be honest, these two don’t really need that many pointers. Except for the group sequence right before the big move where Bindi seems a bit stiff (and nervous?), they’re incredible, and I’m glad her dress didn’t become an issue like they told us right before the show. Derek’s arms might’ve been shaking, but they don’t break the lift! And with that part behind them, they finish so strongly.