It only takes one word to describe Lois Hill's line of classic, contemporary handcrafted sterling silver jewelry: "extraordinary." Lois Hill's signature style combines three unrelated techniques, some dating back thousands of years, to create distinctive, elegant necklaces, earrings, rings, bracelets, and cuffs. Lois Hill's current collections, inspired by the villagers of India and Africa, absoutely delighted the celebrities.
Lois Hill's oversize granulated and cutout silver cuffs, including the various styles modeled here by Jill Hennessy, Julianna Marguilies, Norah Jones and Sara Rue, was one of the most popular pieces at VH-1's Celebrity Gift Retreat. Lois Hill Jewelry can be found at Nordstrom's and LoisHill.com.
Oregon-based designer Michelle DeCourcy chose from her line of flattering, feminine dresses to give to today's hottest stars. Singer Norah Jones (right) liked her black lace dress while actress Garcelle Beauvais (center) chose a silky, white, strappy dress, similar to the designer's romantic style shown on the far right.
* editors update 2/25/03: Norah Jones makes Grammy history, in a Michelle DeCourcy design ... more
There might not be a celeb in Hollywood who isn't already a fan of Red Monkey Designs by Torry Pendergrass. Their belts, watches, accessories and guitar straps are worn by a slew of celebrities and their products have been featured in dozens of magazine layouts, television shows, music videos, and movies.
As you can see by these pictures - that's Nia Vardalos on the left, Jessica Alba, and Kid Rock - wearing a Red Monkey hand tooled leather belt might make you feel a bit playful.
Beautiful Sara Rue (right) demonstrates the simple elegance of a Red Monkey watch in one of the season's "must have" colors.
Check out the official Red Monkey website which features a host of their products and their conquests in the entertainment world.
Virgin Atlantic Airways, the award-winning non-stop carrier, gave round-trip flights to London to all of the performers and presenters who participated in VH-1's "Big In 2002" Awards last December.
In addition, Virgin's top Beauty Specialists were flown in from London to give the celebrities Virgin's special back massages while they were waiting to take the stage at VH-1's awards show.
For more information about the most exciting way to cross the Atlantic visit Virgin Atlantic Airways.
Brittany Murphy's look of surprise (right) speaks for all the celebs when they learned they were going to London courtesy of Virgin Atlantic.
Fellow passengers include Frankie Muniz; busty Pamela Anderson, in a super sheer top, gives a sly thumbs-up; and Jon Bon Jovi modeling the airlines signature logo t-shirt: VIRGIN.
trivia: Back in 1998,
Virgin CEO Richard Branson used Pamela Anderson as the model for Virgin Cola's shapely container 'the Pammy.'
