We spotted these ladies at last night’s premiere of Black Swan. Who do you think was best dressed?
Natalie Portman: While she looks gorgeous, we think Portman took the film’s title a little too literally. Biko Beauttah: A second interpretation of the swan theme (a frock fashioned from swan and ostrich feathers and designed by Ryerson grad Jennifer Allison) suits us far better. Winona Ryder: And the award for most awkward corset application goes to... We don’t know who’s more uncomfortable: Ryder in this photograph or us, having to stare directly at her cleavage. Ksenia Solo: Clearly someone went shopping at a Pussy Cat Dolls yard sale. We’re not quite sure where to focus our condemnation here: the corseting, the see-through fabric or the false eyelashes attached to the top and bottom of the dress.
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(Images: Portman by Michael Tran/FilmMagic/Getty Images, Beauttah image provided, Ryder by George Pimentel/WireImage/Getty Images, Solo by Jeff Vespa/WireImage/Getty/Images)NEVER MISS A TORONTO LIFE STORY
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Courtney Shea is a freelance journalist in Toronto. She started her career as an intern at Toronto Life and continues to contribute frequently to the publication, including her 2022 National Magazine Award–winning feature, “The Death Cheaters,” her regular Q&As and her recent investigation into whether Taylor Swift hung out at a Toronto dive bar (she did not). Courtney was a producer and writer on the 2022 documentary The Talented Mr. Rosenberg, based on her 2014 Toronto Life magazine feature “The Yorkville Swindler.”