What Elisabetta Canalis did next - part 1

pattygirl wrote:Charley, she probably did have an altenate gown (back at the house). Remember this happened when she got to Red Carpet dropoff area. They tried to fix it, George succeeded. I think it might have had something to do with time. From what I've read, the "conga line" of limos in the area are unbelieveable. Imagine the logistical problem,
1. Time for limo to get out of conga line.
2. Time to get back to Casa de Clooney on Sunday afternoon.
3. Time for Eli to change to altenative dress.
4. Time to get back to Red Carpet conga line.
5. Wait again for their turn.

George would have been late, probably too late for Red Carpet and that would not look good.
Besides I don't think George is ever late for anything. Just isn't his way. It would show a disrespect for the Academy and it isn't George.

Charley wrote:

pattygirl wrote:Charley, she probably did have an altenate gown (back at the house). Remember this happened when she got to Red Carpet dropoff area. They tried to fix it, George succeeded. I think it might have had something to do with time. From what I've read, the "conga line" of limos in the area are unbelieveable. Imagine the logistical problem,
1. Time for limo to get out of conga line.
2. Time to get back to Casa de Clooney on Sunday afternoon.
3. Time for Eli to change to altenative dress.
4. Time to get back to Red Carpet conga line.
5. Wait again for their turn.

George would have been late, probably too late for Red Carpet and that would not look good.
Besides I don't think George is ever late for anything. Just isn't his way. It would show a disrespect for the Academy and it isn't George.

Patty: I’m basing my comments on an item I saw on one of the morning shows (GMA, Today or Early Show) - one of those "day after" things where stylists etc give their opinions and I thought the guy said that the zip rip happened at the house before they even set off! This guy said he was her hair stylist (thought at the time that no one would admit to that because there were already loads of comments about how bad her hair looked). But even if it happened in the car, as I said she's a so-called professional in the entertainment industry, so she's used to all the cameras (oh, how she's used to the cameras!!!) so she should have had the experience to make the best of a bad situation, but she didn't, she just added to it. I've looked for a clip of the interview I saw but can't find one, so am going completely by my memory of my thoughts back then.

Henway wrote:Charley- Yes it happened at the house, stated by the Hair dresser. George was also the one to sew the dress up for her. We talked about her having another dress for back up(else where), but Betty must have not been that important to have 2 dresses.

The Venice Teal/Blue long dress was pictured on someone else earlier in the year not at the same avent. So Betty was given a hand me down on her first big out. If it is true that Cavalli has dropped her goes to show she was never that important to him except for using George and her story as advertisement.

Laglio, Italy — The citizens of this sliver of a village on the southern bank of Lake Como are not exactly broken up over the breakup between George Clooney, their most famous resident, and Elisabetta Canalis, their country’s most stunning showgirl.

“I mean, who is she?” said Jennifer Folloni, 25, a barista at La Lanterna coffee bar down the road from Clooney’s Villa Oleandra in this monied enclave in northern Italy. Sure, Folloni acknowledged, she has never met Canalis, but as locals played La Rosa del Texas and Billy Bones poker machines, she nevertheless expressed bewilderment over what Clooney ever saw in the Italian bombshell.

“She’s just a velina,” piped up a woman bent over a cappuccino at the counter, using a disparaging term for the scantily clad eye-candy who dance on Italian television.

As is often the case in love triangles, the glamorous two-year affair among Hollywood’s leading man, Italy’s most desired brunette and the denizens of a small lakeside town has ended badly for one of the parties. Italian celebrity magazines and talk shows have mourned the split, but Laglio, population approximately 900, is relishing its seduction of the American over the Sardinian siren.

The way the people of Laglio see it, they got their man. Since he bought Villa Oleandra for about $10 million in 2002 from the Heinz family, Clooney has become an honorary citizen. He has used Laglio’s streets as the backdrop for his Fiat commercials and has shot movie scenes in his villa.

Even in an area known for housing soccer stars, Russian tycoons and, recently, the son of slain former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, Clooney’s presence has resulted in a real estate boom, known locally as the “Clooney effect.” Asking prices have doubled, according to Laglio’s mayor, who is trying to build a handful of small, low-cost apartments for local newlyweds.

The town’s celebrity couple called it quits in June. The reason why has become a popular Italian parlor game: Was it Canalis’s insistence on a marriage proposal, a fiery storming off, the sad chilling of a once burning romance, or the cold calculus of a public relations equation that includes a two-year expiration date for Clooney companions? (Representatives for Clooney and Canalis did not return calls for comment.)

What’s clear is that the people of Laglio weren’t in love with the Italian. “She never lived the town,” said Roberto Pozzi, the mayor, who was hunched over his desk overlooking the same view of bobbing boats, sloping hills and swooping sea gulls enjoyed by Clooney. Pozzi said that when it came to important subjects, such as the lake, the couple didn’t have much chemistry. As he pointed out the window, to what he called “paradise,” he added: “She was used to the party life in Sardinia. This tranquil­ity can become boring. You either love it or you detest it, the absolute silence of it.”

Clooney, he said, was more in sync with Laglio’s brooding soul. “The people who love the lake don’t love it in the summer. They love it when it rains and it’s cold, and when a heavy fog settles in. I think Clooney appreciates this. I think she thought, ‘I’m going to shoot myself.’ ”
Link:http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/george-clooneys-ex-elisabetta-canalis-is-laglios-odd-woman-out/2011/08/15/gIQAFOV7UJ_story.html

anon.4 wrote:Are they both Cavalli red dresses? The top of EC's dress is more empire, and frankly, for a stacked woman makes her bust look flat. No flash of cleavage or hint of bosom. Also, can't tell if the sound mixer's wife has a train or not, but she definitely looks more put together and like the dress was fitted properly. There are some white straps, that look like a bra coming out of the top of the wifes dress. I suspect proper support was not built into this dress. As for EC, the boning and the shape of it, lead to me believe it was a bustier under the dress. If the dress was designed correctly, the boning wouldn't be visible. Personally, I think the majority of the dresses Cavalli put EC in, and/or she chose made her look very Mother of the Bride or Bridesmaid, and not even the high-end of that look, but off the sales rack of David's Bridal. Cavalli did not design or provide her w/ anything that truly flattered her figure. If EC were smart she'd have let GC hook her up w/ Armani. But I guess she wanted that contract and was willing to wear crappy dresses for it.
Maybe now that Cavalli has dropped her, she can actually wear some pretty, flattering, and properly fitted clothes.

lelacorb wrote:In the summer in Italy on holiday go to the lake or families with small children or the elderly because it is very quiet and relaxing. It is strange to think that Ely is bored to live for three months at the lake and share his holiday with Gee's friends who have more or less 60 years. She has 32 ​​years and has always lived his holiday in beautiful places of the Italian coast where there was very lively.

pattygirl wrote:anon4: I believe that on "the other red dress" picture, it isn't bra straps but tan lines from a bathing suit.

I agree the dress definitely looks better on her than Eli.
Also you can see that it does have a train in the picture where George is helping her. Hair looks terrible there.

pattygirl wrote:If she was bored, perhaps it was because she was sharing George with his friends and they were getting the Lion's Share. When George is with his friends, it's basketball, jokes, movies, etc. Not a lot of "nightlife", mostly house parties. He is a gracious host, and makes sure ALL of his guests are happy, therefore Eli might not have been getting the attention she needed (until bedtime)

pattygirl wrote:Okay, fluffy. Found it in one book ( I have 5). Had the wrong store for mens wear - it was Nadler's in Kenwood, OH. McAlphin's in Crestview Hills, KY was where he sold shoes and everyone loved him of course. He would draw smiley faces on the soles of shoes after he sold them. Also papered backroom wall with funny sketches of coworkers.
So I would guess he picked up his sewing knowledge when working at Nadler's.

Cinderella wrote:
Well regardless, it sounds like heaven to me! I would love to be there, with his friends or alone. It sounds like my kind of place. I’m not much of a going out all the time partier. I’m more of a go for a walk, talk to the locals, find a local coffeehouse and visit person. Oh, and maybe a bike/motorcycle ride or two.

pattygirl wrote:Sounds like fun. Why isn't Eli there now? July and August are the heart of summer. She must have hopes that George is not finished and doesn't want to taint the waters.