The photograph shows a starkly handsome Chinese man walking with a model’s measured gait, and wearing a rag-tag but well co-ordinated overcoat on top of a leather jacket. His eyes peer into the middle distance, in what one fan described as “a deep and penetrating way”, and he strides confidently forward.

But this is no catwalk model. This is a homeless man in the city of Ningbo. And now a band of web followers are calling him the coolest man in China.

I’m sorry, but if you’re homeless, that’s not cool. In addition to “Brother Sharp”, he’s been called the “Beggar Prince” and the “Handsome Vagabond”.

I’m just not onboard with either the public or the fashion industry, which makes billions of dollars a year, treating homeless people the same as they would as if it’s pic from StreetPeeper.

Rarely is homelessness a choice. Most of the time, someone is homeless because the bottom fell out of their life and their support system is gone. Brother Sharp is a handsome homeless man with a sense of style. However, the act of watching him from afar and assessing his looks and clothing while not being concerned with his well-being really wonders how insensitive and uncaring we are as a species. It’s superficiality at its worst.

I will admit that it can be done. Scott Schuman, The Sartorialist, handled it well when he did it.  Here is his shot from last year, titled Not Giving Up NYC. Here is that post, in full.

I don’t usually shoot homeless people. I don’t find it romantic or appealing like a lot of street photographers, and if you asked homeless people they are probably not to happy about their situation either. That’s why I was surprised to be so drawn to taking a picture of this gentleman.

I was being interviewed for an article in British Vogue; and while we walked down Bowery back in April I barely stopped walking when I took the shot. Fiona Golfar, the writer, asked why I took the photo. At that moment I couldn’t really explain – but I just had a feeling about the power and grace of how he was sitting there. It wasn’t until later that night when I was working on the image that I realized why I had noticed this man.

Usually people in this man’s position have given up hope. Maybe this gentleman has too, I don’t know, but he hasn’t given up his sense of self or his sense of expressing something about himself to the world. In my quick shot I had noticed his pale blue boots, what I hadn’t noticed at first were the matching blue socks, blue trimmed gloves, and blue framed glasses. This shot isn’t about fashion – but about someone who, while down on his luck, hasn’t lost his need to communicate and express himself through style.

Looking at him dressed like this makes me feel that in some way he hasn’t given in or given up.

If the comments flowing out of China had this quality, an appreciation of his style laced with the reality of Brother Sharp’s situation, I’d be more onboard. Schuman expressly says it’s not about fashion but about this man’s spirit and how that’s reflected in what he’s chosen to wear. In contrast, the clamor over Brother Sharp strikes me as creepy and detached.

What do you think? Am I being too sensitive?

This video is mad blur of pop culture and fashion along with comedy, camp and commercialism.

Styling credit goes to Lady Gaga’s stylist, Nicola Formichetti. Check out this post on his blog: FASHION CREDITS – TELEPHONE BY LADY GAGA FEATURING BEYONCE !!!!!!

In this post Nicola has both screen shots and credits each designer outfit!  It’s fierce!

BTW, the video was directed by Jonas Akerlund.

Now, if only we could scrounge up the $595 to buy them.

Also, the range of great gowns was just rich! That much is obvious from all of the favorites I have listed here. I liked all of these dresses.

Here are a few of my favorite looks in no particular order:

Rachel McAdams in a great Elie Saab strapless gown from the Spring 2010 Haute Couture collection.

Demi Moore in a nude colored silk organza gown with tons of ruffles from Atelier Versace.

Queen Latifah wore a lovely lavender satin gown from Badgley Mischka Couture.

Maggie Gyllenhaal wore a blue satin gown from Dries Van Noten.

Sarah Jessica Parker in a pale yellow silk gown from Chanel. Honestly, I don’t think you get the full impact of the dress unless you see it from the front and back, so here it is for you.

From the back:

From the front:

Sandra Bullock in a luminous metallic and lace Marchesa gown.

Kate Winslet was a bit more subdued with shimmer in an Atelier Yves Saint Laurent bustier evening gown.

Sigourney Weaver wore an elegant one-shoulder dress from Lanvin.

Carey Mulligan wore a Prada bustier gown embellished with Swarovski crystals.

Best Picture:
Despite what the “experts” and everyone else is saying (The Hurt Locker), I’m going to have to stick to my guns and give my pick to James Cameron for Avatar. The simple fact that his movie has changed the way we watch and make movies and speaks for itself. This movie broke barriers in film making. The Hurt Locker, an amazing film worthy of best picture, if it wasn’t going against Avatar. The Hurt Locker was by far a better directed movie however, the movie itself is no Avatar.

Best Actor:
Great job by Jeff Bridges, and he may take it since he’s due for an award, however Morgan Freeman’s flawless performance playing Nelson Mandela was outstanding and I think he deserves the Oscar. Solid performance by the other nominees, however I didn’t see Colin Firth’s performance.

Best Supporting Actor:
I thought Woody Harrelson (The Messenger) and Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones) both did great jobs. Woody’s got lots of range and he subtly used a nice percentage of it through out this film. Stanley Tucci couldn’t get much creapier. Matt Damon did a good job, but not much of a complex character as far as I could tell. Nice South African accent though. I didn’t get to see Christopher Plummer in The Last Station, so I can’t comment on that. After all is said and done, my pick for best Supporting Actor is Christopher Waltz from Inglorious Bastards. Talk about a magic touch of charisma while bringing out an extremely complex role where the audience is intertwined in an incredible love / hate relationship with this character thanks to Chris Waltz’s performance here. I loved his performance in this movie and he gets my vote for Best Supporting Actor.

Best Actress:
I’m gonna give this one to Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side. Her grace in expressing her feelings is something that many actors are unable to touch. Sandra has an amazing combo of sweetness with a little touch of tough. Might I say … Merryl Streep is still the greatest Actress alive in my book … but since it’s 2010, I’m going to have to say it’s time for Sandra to step it up and become one of the greats. The fact that Gabourey Sidibe from Precious is running is already a win for her. An amazing job from an Actress none of us know. She won’t win best actress, but she already won. I haven’t seen Crazy Heart yet, so I’ll get back to you on that if I do and change my mind.

Best Supporting Actress:
I didn’t get to see Penelope Cruz in Nine, and I might be going off the deep end here by saying this, but I’d say Mo’Nique from Precious deserves this one. Her performance was so powerful, and she made the world hate her character to shreds, the way the writer intended. This huge feet in itself and practically made this movie what it was.

Best Director:
The Hurt Locker, Director Kathryn Bigelow. It’s no wonder this director is also James Cameron’s ex-wife. She created an environment for these actors that brought out the best in their ability to live in the moment. Through out this film, I felt as if I were there, in the war. I felt the characters, as well as the perspective of a soldier. She 100% succeeded in bringing a movie to life and did it through her impressive ability to work with a variety of actors, along with her uncanny ability to communicate a perspective to an audience. Amazing job. I will also say that the Director of Precious is also fully deserving of this nomination because of his ability to work with actors. He clearly brought out the best in his actors, which is what ever actor wants. If this award were purely based on the directors relationship with and ability to work with the actors, I’d give it to Precious.

Best Animated Film:
Either Coraline or Up. They may have given Up a nomination for Best Picture because they are going to doop them for the win here. That’s why Coraline might take it. If not, Up will take it. All just a hunch. I only saw those two.

Achievement in Art Direction:
Avatar – I don’t care. Just Avatar! OK … so it was the only movie I saw that’s running … but I’ll still say … Avatar!

Best Cinematography:
Uh … Avatar. Ground breaking vision. Amazing. We’ve already seen similar cinematography is passed Harry Potter films. Same for Inglorious Bastards and Precious. Not much new ground. I will say that the cinematography for The Hurt Locker was amazing because of that perspective she gave us. Definitely huge wow and Barry Akroyd’s eye and technical expertise in controlling light and mood, coupled with Kathryn Bigelow’s vision created something truly amazing on the big screen did something that many at an award winning level. But not as wow as the cinematography is in Avatar as far as I’m concerned.

Best Editing:
Again, Avatar. Flawless Editing. Amazing transitions. From beauty to war. Holy wow. Of course, the other nominees were also great. This could be a tough one. Can you tell I’m a little Avatar heavy? You know it’s a tough one when Quentin T’s Editor (Sally Menke) is in the running as well. Precious also had a creative kick to it’s editing.

Music (Original Score):
Not sure. Only saw Up, Avatar, and The Hurt Locker. Avatar may take this too. Up was definitely great too … but I don’t really know what the songs are side by side. I’d have to listen to them to judge for real.

Sound Editing:
Avatar!

Sound Mixing:
Avatar!

Visual Effects:
Avatar!

Screenplay (Adapted)
Precious. Great job in getting this book ready for the big screen. Up In The Air was a nice, clean cut screenplay with solid character development and a clear vision, well expressed to the viewer, however it’s not something we haven’t seen before. I didn’t see In The Loop.

Screenplay (Original)
I’m actually going to say Up might actually take this one. Any story that hits me in the beginning as much as the end the way Up did deserves an award for it’s writing. Not only was this a fun story, but it also stuck to the rules of good story and consistently developed the main character through out, with a fulfilling climax. A Serious Man had an interesting ending that intertwined the entire story about this main character into this theme. Why so serious??? Oh … and I do love anything written by Quentin T, and the the topic of this screenplay was a personal favorite for me, but QT may have had his time? I’d always like to see him get the award, but again, I think Up will rightfully get it. The Messenger … good concept … but I believe it could have been better within the main character’s development. Woody Harrelson’s character did however make up for it a bit.

Please, wish me luck … and Enjoy!

If you hurry, you can own a piece of Oprah — her closet, anyway. From March 1 – 11, the talk show maven is auctioning off her previously used clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories.

Check out Oprah’s whole collection on eBay.

Each item has a starting bid of $100. Just three hours after bidding opened today, a red Carolina Herrera dress that Oprah has worn on the show was already up to $810, and there’s more than a week left in the auction!

All proceeds from the sales will go towards financing the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy in South Africa.

1. Boyfriend Fatigue Jacket by J. Crew. ($148) Check out more utility jackets at the J. Crew website.

J. Crew "Boyfriend Fatigue Jacket"

2. Juicy Couture’s “Tony Hooded Military Coat ($298).

Juicy Couture's "Tony Hooded Military Jacket"

3. Old Navy’s “Twill Cargo Zip Jacket” ($39.50). See all six different colors at their website.

Old Navy "Twill Cargo Zip Jacket"

4. “Military Anorak” by Gap ($79.50).

Gap "Military Anorak"

Finally, if long jackets aren’t your thing, there’s an abbreviated version…

5.   Drawstring Casual Jacket at Forever 21 ($24.80).

Forever 21 "Drawstring Casual Jacket"

Nicole Richie in her kimono dress.

Filmy cardigans, kimono silk dresses, and sexy cropped leather jackets comprise Nicole Richie’s “Winter Kate” Spring 2010 collection. Named for the middle names of her daughter, Harlow, the 40-piece collection employs lots of vintage silk crepe and vintage silk chiffon embellished with fringe, embroidery and cotton macrame details.

“The Spring 2010 collection reflects [my] love of ethereal flowing clothes: easy to wear, simple, yet romantic and feminine at the same time,” states her website.

Do you love? Shop Winter Kate online at Nordstrom’s. Prices range from $125 to $495.

More pictures from the collection, below…

See the photos and decide which is your favorite dress!

Heidi Klum in John Galliano:

Kim Kardashian in Marchesa:

Felicity Huffman in Oscar de la Renta:

Estelle in Zac Posen:

Bethenny Frankel (yes, she’s pregnant) in Isabella Oliver:

Jordin Sparks in Badgley Mischka:

Joan Collins in Pamella Roland:

Regina King in Tracy Reese: