LOTR: Book, Movie, Fashion Trend??...... - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Vuelve · 07-07-2003, 04:03 PM

Is it just me or has wearing the one ring become a trend among celebs.I saw the 2003 MTV movie awards and when they showed Kirsten Dunst it looked like she was wearing the one ring. Also I recently watched a special on VH1 about POP stars(I think it was about pop stars.) that Hillari Duff was hosting. It looked like she also had the one ring on a chain around her neck. Has anyone else noticed this trend??? I will post the pic of Kirsten when I find it.

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Vuelve · 07-07-2003, 04:08 PM

I found the Picture. Now tell me does that not look like the One Ring??

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Horse-Maiden of the Shire · 07-07-2003, 05:03 PM

It does look like THE Ring, but maybe it's just A ring. Many people keep favourite rings on chains around their necks.

Gorwingel · 07-07-2003, 06:08 PM

Well it is definitely a trend at Tolkien conventions [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
I saw so many young people wearing the little rings from the bookmarks on a chain. But yes I have noticed it, though I think that pendants in the shape of circles or ring shapes are just in style. Though I would think that it is very possible because of LOTR being so popular that it could have influnced the styles of today a little bit.
I have one that is in a ring shape, but is not a ring. But I completely doubt that the ring that Kirsten wore was a one ring, it was probably something from her boyfriend or her family.

Everdawn · 07-07-2003, 11:11 PM

Well if it is it would surprise me. Considering that She and Elijah are friends and he was sitting at their table at the MTV awards (how funny was gollum there!. I think she did it as a fun thing...

Meela · 07-09-2003, 05:03 AM

It's a bit depressing when this begins to happen. Lotr is a huge movie, and sure everyone in Hollywood knows its big, but if it got turned into a fashion trend by celebrities, it would take away the identity of true Tolkien fans, if you follow my meaning. To be seen out in the street wearing the One Ring now suggests your shelves are crammed with nothing but Lotr books and a 100-strong pile of cinema ticket stubs from all your viewings of the film. But if more celebrities went all ringy and elvish, people would just think you were trying to be like them, when you are in fact a total Lotr nut and showing your dedication to the books.
Kind of long-winded and not very well explained. But I hope you understand my point.

dancing spawn of ungoliant · 07-09-2003, 06:23 AM

i totally agree, Meela!
nobody will call you LotR-freak anymore...they're just laughing behind your back when they think that you are trying to be fashion-freak.
i would now like to quote one of our dearest frends...

Quote:

You Thieves! You thieves...You filttthy little thieves! Wheeeere isss it? They stole it from usss. My Preciousssss.

[ July 09, 2003: Message edited by: dancing spawn of ungoliant ]

VanimaEdhel · 07-09-2003, 09:27 AM

Sorry to burst your bubble, but, while the ring looks like The One Ring, it is most likely not (at least not on Kirsten Dunst). She is currently going out with Jake Gyllenhaal and that is a Promise Ring of sorts. It's very common for guys to give girls rings (frequently high school rings, actually) and for them to wear it around their neck. It's a fairly old-fashioned trend that has, as of late, started to come back. It very well could be the same with Hillary Duff, as she has a boyfriend, I think. A lot of my friends have had boyfriends give them rings and they wear it around their necks. So, while it would be interesting if the trend was catching on, it is most likely just the girls showing off their "Taken" status (at least for the moment).

07-07-2003, 04:03 PM	#1
Vuelve Wight Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: A portal to an alternate dimension at your local Wal-Mart store. Posts: 167	LOTR: Book, Movie, Fashion Trend??...... Is it just me or has wearing the one ring become a trend among celebs.I saw the 2003 MTV movie awards and when they showed Kirsten Dunst it looked like she was wearing the one ring. Also I recently watched a special on VH1 about POP stars(I think it was about pop stars.) that Hillari Duff was hosting. It looked like she also had the one ring on a chain around her neck. Has anyone else noticed this trend??? I will post the pic of Kirsten when I find it. *Mr. Barrow-Wight please forgive me if this is not within your guidlines, I was just trying to think of an idea for a new forum.* ~Peace~Love~&~Happy~Posting~ __________________ Now, what do you own the world? How do you own disorder? Disorder! - Toxicity-System of A Down

07-07-2003, 04:08 PM	#2
Vuelve Wight Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: A portal to an alternate dimension at your local Wal-Mart store. Posts: 167	I found the Picture. Now tell me does that not look like the One Ring?? ~Peace~Love~&~Happy~Posting~ __________________ Now, what do you own the world? How do you own disorder? Disorder! - Toxicity-System of A Down

07-07-2003, 05:03 PM	#3
Horse-Maiden of the Shire Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chillaxin' with Glorfindel-441 miles on the RtR Posts: 1,202	It does look like THE Ring, but maybe it's just A ring. Many people keep favourite rings on chains around their necks. __________________ "There's a big...machine in the sky...some kind of electric snake...coming straight at us." "Shoot it," said my attorney. "Not yet...I want to study its habits."

07-07-2003, 06:08 PM	#4
Gorwingel Beholder of the Mists Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Somewhere in the Northwest... for now Posts: 1,436	Well it is definitely a trend at Tolkien conventions [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] I saw so many young people wearing the little rings from the bookmarks on a chain. But yes I have noticed it, though I think that pendants in the shape of circles or ring shapes are just in style. Though I would think that it is very possible because of LOTR being so popular that it could have influnced the styles of today a little bit. I have one that is in a ring shape, but is not a ring. But I completely doubt that the ring that Kirsten wore was a one ring, it was probably something from her boyfriend or her family. __________________ Wanted - Wonderfully witty quote that consists of pure brilliance

07-07-2003, 11:11 PM	#5
Everdawn Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: On the sand dunes outside of Ilium, watching it burn. Posts: 1,291	Well if it is it would surprise me. Considering that She and Elijah are friends and he was sitting at their table at the MTV awards (how funny was gollum there!. I think she did it as a fun thing... __________________ "Athena, stepping up behind him, visible to no one but Achillies, gripped his red-gold hair. Startled he made a half turn, and he knew her upon the instant for Athena." ~The Iliad~ ~My lord, Éomer~

07-09-2003, 05:03 AM	#6
Meela Denethor's True Love Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mirkwood. With Thranduil... swoon Posts: 2,118	It's a bit depressing when this begins to happen. Lotr is a huge movie, and sure everyone in Hollywood knows its big, but if it got turned into a fashion trend by celebrities, it would take away the identity of true Tolkien fans, if you follow my meaning. To be seen out in the street wearing the One Ring now suggests your shelves are crammed with nothing but Lotr books and a 100-strong pile of cinema ticket stubs from all your viewings of the film. But if more celebrities went all ringy and elvish, people would just think you were trying to be like them, when you are in fact a total Lotr nut and showing your dedication to the books. Kind of long-winded and not very well explained. But I hope you understand my point. __________________ 'The Hobbit' 1st impressions: 1. Thorin is hot... Oh god, I fancy a dwarf. 2. Thranduil is hotter. 3. Is that... Figwit! 4. Does Elijah Wood never age? 2nd: It's all about Fili & Kili, really. 3rd: BARD! OMG, Bard.

07-09-2003, 09:27 AM	#8
VanimaEdhel Etheral Enchantress Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wellesley College! Posts: 1,473	Sorry to burst your bubble, but, while the ring looks like The One Ring, it is most likely not (at least not on Kirsten Dunst). She is currently going out with Jake Gyllenhaal and that is a Promise Ring of sorts. It's very common for guys to give girls rings (frequently high school rings, actually) and for them to wear it around their neck. It's a fairly old-fashioned trend that has, as of late, started to come back. It very well could be the same with Hillary Duff, as she has a boyfriend, I think. A lot of my friends have had boyfriends give them rings and they wear it around their necks. So, while it would be interesting if the trend was catching on, it is most likely just the girls showing off their "Taken" status (at least for the moment). __________________ "I think we dream so we don't have to be apart so long. If we're in each others dreams, we can be together all the time." - Hobbes of Calvin and Hobbes