Oscars!!

Well, it was a pretty....pretty....and safe red carpet. Which makes for BORING!
Nothing was horrible, but nothing was jaw dropping, with the possible exception of this stunning beauty:



On the runway, I hated this dress, but Cate Blanchett has made something phenomenal of, and I don't even like Cate Blanchett!


After that, here were the best of the bland:
Camila's full skirt just worked really well, and Mathew looked appropriately proud of her:



Amy Adam's has been climbing back up to beautiful since a recent red carpet slump, and this blue works well for her:



My little love Hailee sketched this dress herself, and Marchesa made her dreams come true. No surprise, it's adorable:



Rounding out my favorites was Mila Kunis' Elie Saab, in a graceful pale violet. It works beautifully with her coloring:




credit to Celine Dion, Jennifer Connelly, and Jennifer Hudson for looking good, but just not quite fabulous enough.

Anyone I'm missing?r

Grammy 2011 recap

Fashion

Natasha Bedingfeld isn't stunning here, but this is my favorite I've ever seen her, this dress is really pretty, so kudos:


and keri Hilson's Basil Soda looks properly sassy. Again, not usually my style, but it works well for her:


I think this might be the first time I've featured Nicole Kidman, she looks classy and fresh:



and Rhianna's Jean Paul Gaultier is ridiculous and scandalous, but you can't say she didn't wear it with complete power!




Performances

So I missed the actual show, and only saw clips on Youtube, unfortunately. If saw a spectacular peformance I overlooked, just let me know!

I actually loved Lady Gaga's performance, but I feel a little guilty about posting it here, so we'll go with these:

For the biggest diva contest:


For the best perfomance of the night:


For the best representation of the lights, sets, dance and pizazz(plus the cutest thing ever= Will and Jada's proud faces)

couture week #1

Have to admit so far I've been a little dissappointed with Spring 2011 Couture. But there's more coming that I'm excited about, so I'll withhold final judgements.
First round highlights:
Chanel had a rather bleak show, but the detailing was beautiful:


Armani Prive chose to use some gorgeous jewel colors, but I wasn't too fond of many of their shapes.

I do think this is crazy cool, though:



Of course, Dior caught me as usual with their extravagant swooshy skirts. These weren't the best I've seen from Mr. Galliano, but still had that posh flair I love:






More to come from couture, and also the Grammys!!

Girl of the Moment

Meet Hailee Steinfeld, famous for True Grit, which I haven't seen, and don't intend to see, because I hated the original. And...because I don't think I could bear to see Matt Damon look so unattractive.

Anyway, even though I havent seen the film, I've seen her red carpet appearances, like I featured on the Golden Globes. This 14 year old has got some style class! Its youthful and modest, but fun and fashionable. Definitely my favorite Girl Of the Moment!


First of all, she is perfectly cute:


Second, her red carpet choices have been completely refreshing:


^her most recent sashay down the red carpet in Prada at the SAG awards


^ the Prabal Gurung I've already gotten excited over

Third, her True Grit premieres were all young and she smiled at every photo (go away, Taylor Momsen):







Now she has an Oscar nomination...can't wait to see what else blooms for this little beauty!

street style

not exactly sure why I'm in love with this girl, but I am.


photo cred: the sartorialist

couture week fall 2010

I'm saving the Chanel show for its own post because I couldn't pick few enough favorites, but heres a selected recap of the past 3 days:

Elie Saab was very...Elie Saab-y. ie, lots of flowy gowns:
I think Elie can go a little over the top often, but i love the cut and drape of this dress:


Givenchy featured just 11 gowns in white and gold, every extravagant:

armani prive gave us rustic metalics and artfully tailored jackets:

this is my favorite look, its so confident:Valentino didn't really thrill me, it was mostly solids in white, tan, and a bit of red and dusty blue, but I thought the cage idea was interesting:

My beloved Dior

I think its pretty obvious by now that I adore Christian Dior as rendered by the brilliant John Galliano, so I'm flipping excited his couture show came out yesterday! As usual, its mind blowing. So detailed and gorgeous. This time, however, there were a few things that bothered me that, if fixed, I would have loved this collection so much more. Still, good stuff.

Some highlights:

some amazing geometric and sherbert eye makeup (I wish he'd used a light gloss on the lip though, instead of the heavy berry):

Its also too bad he put the plastic wrap on, because the tulip-bulb inspired hairdos, like above, were so creative!

look at the watercolor petals that fall from this black dress:



And a parting look:

More couture to come, but Dior must come first.

Positive Rebellion

Those who say breaking all rules is good are foolish. Rules allow life to be lived. Rules improve our comfort level, our abilities, create space and possibilities where there was jumble.

However, some rules are useless. Or they are subject to successful breakage.

My example:


Everyone knows suit jackets and button-ups are to be worn with nice pants. But here we have a man laughing in the face of rules and proving them wrong. He looks so perfectly marvelously confident and impeccably dressed in his camo shorts.
Now, do notice he didn't break all rules: he is in good shape, well groomed and shaved, the clothes fit correctly and (maybe most importantly for this to look good) his posture is very erect and straightforward.


This lovely gentleman impressed me and gave me something to think about. I hope it is mutual.

Cannes

There's been many stunning gowns so far, but I really can't pay attention to any of them, since this particular one leaves them all so far in the dust.
I've never been a fan of Cate Blanchett. I"m still not, I didn't like her in Elizabeth or in Benjamin Button, though they were both excellent movies and she's a great actress. I just don't think she has a winning personality, and is certianly not pretty.

But even Cate cannot manage to dull this gown grandeur!!




Alexander McQueen had a mind for fashion that I don't think will be seen again in my lifetime. I miss him already.

Click on the photo to see the back, its also perfect.

For once and finally!

So there's actually been a few decent red carpet outfits lately.
No kidding, right?

I know, it's been forever since someone was phenomenal. And I'm not claiming these ladies are phenomenal but...well, they're getting closer than anyone's ever gotten in a LONG time!
And that's wonderfully encouraging.
Let me prove my point:

I know this isn't the greatest photo of the dress, but its the best I could find. Diane Kruger seems to always look perfect:



I hate to admit it of any Disney teen queen, but Selena Gomez has unbeatable fashion sense for herself. This is just one of my favorites on her recently. Her easy Alice + Olivia concert dresses are all also adorable.


All for a new print paired with the perfect cut:


And I have no idea who this woman is, but she wears this dress so well! Its stunning on her, and such a gorgeous couture gown.