’10 Titans of Fashion Terror’

LOS ANGELES – Paris Hilton, the 22-year-old socialite whose unclothed exploits made headlines last year, found new, fully-dressed fame on Tuesday.

The hotel heiress was named worst dressed woman of 2003 by Hollywood’s self-appointed fashion guru Mr Blackwell. In an exclusive interview, the acid-tongued critic and former fashion designer told AP Radio in Washington: “Paris came up shining with a big spotlight saying, ‘Pick me!’ She was just the most natural contender to make No. 1 this year”.Quipped Blackwell: “Grab the blinders, here comes Paris.From cyber disgrace to red carpet chills – she’s the vapid Venus of Beverly Hills!” Hilton, hotel heiress and star of the television reality show ‘The Simple Life’, became an inadvertent Internet icon when a homemade sex video she shot with her then-boyfriend made the rounds online.In a statement, Blackwell described those on the list as “Ten Titans of Fashion Terror that, in 2003, ran the gamut of style-free excess from trashy to flashy, frumpy to dumpy and every egregious variation in between”.Madonna and Britney Spears – “kissin’ cousins of couture crime” – were tied for second place, followed by Shania Twain (country-fried kitsch), Diane Keaton (dowdy), Jessica Simpson, Celine Dion (half-sequined scarecrow, half-gaudy acrobat), Missy Elliott, Melanie Griffith, Courtney Love (torrid temptress of fashion) and Lara Flynn Boyle.On the positive side, Blackwell praised Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Garner, Diane Lane, Salma Hayek, Oprah Winfrey, Katie Holmes, Tippi Hedren, Beyonce, Faith Hill, Sarah Jessica Parker and the Countess of Wessex, the former Sophie Rhys-Jones, as “Fabulous Fashion Independents for 2003”.- Nampa-AP-ReutersIn an exclusive interview, the acid-tongued critic and former fashion designer told AP Radio in Washington: “Paris came up shining with a big spotlight saying, ‘Pick me!’ She was just the most natural contender to make No. 1 this year”. Quipped Blackwell: “Grab the blinders, here comes Paris. From cyber disgrace to red carpet chills – she’s the vapid Venus of Beverly Hills!” Hilton, hotel heiress and star of the television reality show ‘The Simple Life’, became an inadvertent Internet icon when a homemade sex video she shot with her then-boyfriend made the rounds online. In a statement, Blackwell described those on the list as “Ten Titans of Fashion Terror that, in 2003, ran the gamut of style-free excess from trashy to flashy, frumpy to dumpy and every egregious variation in between”. Madonna and Britney Spears – “kissin’ cousins of couture crime” – were tied for second place, followed by Shania Twain (country-fried kitsch), Diane Keaton (dowdy), Jessica Simpson, Celine Dion (half-sequined scarecrow, half-gaudy acrobat), Missy Elliott, Melanie Griffith, Courtney Love (torrid temptress of fashion) and Lara Flynn Boyle. On the positive side, Blackwell praised Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Garner, Diane Lane, Salma Hayek, Oprah Winfrey, Katie Holmes, Tippi Hedren, Beyonce, Faith Hill, Sarah Jessica Parker and the Countess of Wessex, the former Sophie Rhys-Jones, as “Fabulous Fashion Independents for 2003”. – Nampa-AP-Reuters