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Drew Barrymore, Toni Collette, and Mila Kunis Wear Monique Lhuillier to the Primetime Emmy Awards

At Sunday evening's 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Drew Barrymore wore a stunning Monique Lhuillier gown in a soft blush color. The tulle strapless gown featured a structured bodice and full skirt with lightly beaded trim. People called Barrymore one of Emmys Best Dressed Stars!

Family Guy's Mila Kunis also chose Lhuillier for the awards ceremony, donning a belted wine-colored dress featuring tulle overlay.

Best Actress in a Comedy Series winner Toni Collette stunned crowds in a red embroidered organza strapless gown with a pleated bustline by the designer.

Monique Lhuillier Imagines "Twilight" Wedding Gown

InStyle.com asked a group of designers, including FIDM Fashion Design Alumna Monique Lhuillier, to sketch a wedding dress for Kristen Stewart's character. In Eclipse, Bella's dress is described as an early 1900's design. "You look like you just stepped out of an Austen movie," Bella's mother says to the bride-to-be when she spies her in the gown in the final book, Breaking Dawn. Lhuillier's interpretation is a mermaid-style dress with lace detailing. The reworked take on a gown from the 1920's features a silk sash and high neck with cap sleeves.

Monique Lhuillier Introduces Her Latest Bridal Collection

Mpls St Paul Magazine's Aisle File blog has a piece about the new Bliss by Monique Lhuillier bridal collection being introduced for fall.

The gowns, which feature the same classic silhouettes, delicate embellishments, fine laces, and hand-tufting, are around half the cost of regular Lhuillier gowns, ranging from $2,300 to $3,500.

Prior to graduating and launching her amazing career, Monique Lhuillier participated in FIDM's DEBUT Runway Show as an Advanced Study Fashion Design Student.

Emma Roberts Shines in Monique Lhuillier

Actress Emma Roberts, who co-presented the Fresh Face Awards with Hayden Panettiere, wore Monique Lhuillier to the 2009 Teen Choice Awards. 

Emma's fitted white cap sleeved mini dress features a black beaded necklace from the FIDM Alumna.

You may view more images at Just Jared.

Heidi Montag's $20,000 Monique Lhuillier Gown

As mentioned earlier, Heidi Montag chose FIDM Alumna Monique Lhuillier to design her dress for last weekend's wedding to Spencer Pratt. Monique told Entertainment Tonight that the feathery, strapless gown cost $20,000 and the designer only had a little over three weeks to make the dress, which required 250 hours of work. The reality TV duo said "I do" in Pasadena and the entire event was filmed for The Hills.

Heidi Montag to Wear Monique Lhuillier For Upcoming Wedding

Like so many celebrities before her, The Hills' Heidi Montag (better known as one-half of the love-to-hate-them duo Speidi) will wear Monique Lhuillier for her upcoming nuptials to Spencer Pratt.

Even though the reality television couple claimed to marry in Mexico, this upcoming wedding (which is expected to be filmed for The Hills) in Pasadena, California will be legal.

Gossip sites are reporting that Montag had her final fitting with the FIDM Alumna at her Los Angeles flagship store.

Popstar.com has more details about the wedding details here.

FIDM Grads Wow at the Oscars!

 

Actress Virginia Madsen, an Oscar nominee in 2005 for "Sideways", graced the Academy Awards red carpet in an elegant red sculptural gown from Kevan Hall. Made of luxurious silk and wool razmir, the gown was specially designed for the actress.

Meanwhile, Robin Wright Penn looked glamorous while celebrating Sean Penn's Best Actor win in a black Monique Lhuillier gown that featured a draped neckline.

And FIDM Grad Daniel Caudill styled Anna Paquin, Jamie King, and Jessica Alba for the post-Oscar parties. -- Victoria

Sophia Bush and Jamie Lynn Spears Choose Lhuillier

Celebrities have always been big-time fans of Monique Lhuillier so it comes as no surprise that Sophia Bush picked an elegant ivory gown from the FIDM Grad to wear at the Art of Elysium's 2nd annual Heaven Gala in L.A. over the weekend. In other news, it is being widely reported that Jamie Lynn Spears handpicked a Lhuillier gown for her upcoming wedding.

Read all about Monique and her time at FIDM by clicking here!

-- Victoria

CALIFORNIA APPAREL NEWS Declares Lhuillier a 2008 Newsmaker

We're used to seeing FIDM Fashion Design Grad Monique Lhuillier in the headlines, so it comes as no surprise that California Apparel News would feature the designer on the cover of its 2008 Newsmakers issue! Here's an excerpt:

Lhuillier, who launched her eponymous brand in 1996 with a bridal collection, has added ready-to-wear, a handbag collection, a retail store on tony Melrose Place in Los Angeles and the beginnings of a tableware line to her list of accomplishments. Her designs—often featured in glossy magazine spreads, on regulars on the red carpet and on the runways during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York—are among California’s most visible contributions to the world of high fashion.

Congrats to Monique and her team! -- Victoria

Padma Lakshmi Wears Monique Lhuillier to Emmy's

Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi dazzled the crowd in a silk chiffon gown by FIDM Grad Monique Lhuillier at last night's Emmy® ceremony. --Kim