EMILY BLUNT DAZZLES IN BRIGHT YELLOW ELIE SAAB AT NEW YORK DINNER By Fiona Raisbeck on Tuesday 10 April 2012 (MARIE CLAIRE)

Emily Blunt got in the mood for spring with a sunny yellow ensemble at a private dinner hosted by designer Elie Saab in New York this weekend.

 The British actress opted for a three-quarter sleeve belted dress in egg yolk yellow by the Lebanese designer to attend the glamorous do at the city’s Crown restaurant.

 For her accessories, Emily added a slate grey diamond clasp clutch, also by Elie Saab, and yellow bejewelled peep-toe heels. An elegant chignon and a flash of classic red lipstick completed her look.


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Downton Abbey does disco

What would the Dowager Countess say? The ladies of Downton Abbey have cast off their period costumes in favour of a little disco chic.

BY Anita Singh | 14 November 2011

 

 

The Downton Abbey girls do disco for Marie Claire. Left to right: Zoe Boyle, Joanne Froggatt, Michelle Dockery and Sophie McShera. Photo: Marie Claire/John Wright

The Downton Abbey girls do disco for Marie Claire. Left to right: Clare Calbraith, Amy Nuttall, Jessica Brown-Findlay and Laura Carmichael. Photo: Marie Claire/John Wright

The Downton Abbey girls appear in the December issue of Marie Claire (from left): Clare Calbraith, Amy Nuttall, Jessica Brown-Findlay, Laura Carmichael, Zoe Boyle, Joanne Froggatt, Michelle Dockery and Sophie McShera Photo: John Wright/Marie Claire

Eight of the actresses who appear in the ITV1 drama posed together in a photoshoot for Marie Claire magazine.

Laura Carmichael, who plays shy Lady Edith, chose the most revealing look in a pair of lurex hotpants and off-the-shoulder top.

She was joined by Jessica Brown-Findlay and Michelle Dockery, otherwise known as Lady Sybil and Lady Mary, and Zoe Boyle, who played Lavinia Swire.
The actresses who play Downton's dowdy maids were also given the opportunity to dress up for the day.

Glamorously attired in a sparkling cocktail dress, Sophie McShera bears little resemblance to her character, the downtrodden Daisy.

Joanna Froggatt (Anna), Amy Nuttall (Ethel) and Clare Calbraith (Jane) completed the line-up.
The second series of Downton Abbey ended with a record 10.7 million viewers and a third is in the works, with eight episodes planned for 2012.

Fans will get another fix in December, when the drama returns for a Christmas special.

:: The full feature is in the December issue of Marie Claire

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