Who Thrills With Frills?

Friday, September 11th, 2009

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Actress Krysten Ritter arrives at a special screening of “The September Issue” at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on September 8, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.  She was the first of a trio to wear a frilly nude cocktail dress out this week.  She also takes the cake for best presentation of  a trend.  Amanda Peet wore her version, belted with black stockings to the Jason Wu show at MBFW today and Jacinda  Barrett accessorized with gold bracelets and RED lips for the premiere of Whiteout in Los Angeles.  We think Ritter got it right because she used gold, bare legs, graceful shoes to maximum effect.  The simple fact that her raven hair compliments the palette puts her at a natural advantage.  What is your take?

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Sexy Back

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

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At a 20th Century Fox studio party in 1966, Mia Farrow chats as actor Gardner McKay bends forward to look at her exposed back, oblivious to McKay’s gaze.

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Bringing sexy to the back, Liv Tyler wore a Stella McCartney dress with carefully placed black lace inserts to the Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World Gala at the Frederick P. Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center on May 5, 2009 in New York City.

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Blake Lively was business in the front, party in the back in a Roberto Cavalli dress at the Swarovski Crystallized Concept store grand opening at Swarovski Crystallized Concept Store on June 25, 2009 in New York City.

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Wearing her own brand, Twenty8Twelve, Sienna Miller showed off not only her legs at the 18th Annual MTV Movie Awards held at the Gibson Amphitheatre on May 31, 2009 in Universal City, California.

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Stars In White Suits

Monday, June 1st, 2009

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UNIVERSAL CITY, CA – MAY 31:  Actress Malin Akerman arrives at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards held at the Gibson Amphitheatre on May 31, 2009 in Universal City, California.

One is bound to stand out on the red carpet in a monochromatic white suit, but lately you’d chance blending into the crowd.  It is nearly summer and who isn’t excited to wear something crisp and clean looking, but not everyone pulls it off as well as say, Sharon Stone did in her creamy three piece worn last year in February.  Kate Hudson wore her slice of ivory showing less skin, but looked sophisticated and elegant.  Katy Perry and Amy Adams opted for super white with more of a hard edged glamour but both pulled the suit off well.  We wrote about Diane Keaton’s proclivity for “the white suit” last year, but it seems the powerful comfort of such an ensemble is far reaching this season.  See more stars in white suits here.  Who saves this trend from the snooze?

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Inspired by Gaga?

Friday, May 29th, 2009

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Models graced the runway wearing swimsuits by Purpure on Wednesday at the Casa de Criadores Fashion Show in Sao Paulo, Brazil.  While everyone is getting their closets ready for summer, Lady Gaga (pictured below) has gained a lot of attention from her signature pantsless outfits no matter the season.  What do you think of Lady Gaga’s pantsless look?  Should it be a trend on the street or stick to the pool?

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90s Revival Drained Again

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

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Pixie Geldof attends the Dolce & Gabbana Party at the Le Baoli, Port Canto during the 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2009 in Cannes, France.   Oh the 1990’s!  If you troll Ebay the way I do you will notice that any vintage floral rayon onesie is labelled with “90’s revival” and having been a college student at the time, I can say it’s not always a good thing.  It was the era of overplucked eyebrows, matte makeup and Chanel’s Vamp nail polish.

Pixie has opted out of the bald brow aesthetic and she actually looks quite striking in cropped peroxide blonde and near black lipstick, but if the dark lipstick trends’  life cycle is anything like that of distressed denim, you will be seeing some terrible appropriations in suburban malls in a few years.

Queen Latifah wore a dark lip to the premiere of “The Secret Life of Bees” in October and Gwyneth Paltrow has been flirting with the darkest of reds all year.   Do you think we will be seeing nouveau Jean Harlows in our town this year?  Take a walk down memory lane to the 1990’s Vamp look here.

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Making Headway

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

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For the last few months, Paris Hilton has been seen sporting a headband at almost every event she has attended.  Is there a new Paris Hilton headband line in the works to compliment her DreamCatchers hair extensions or has this fashionista gotten in over her head with her accessory closet?  Do you think we should band together or disband this trend?

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Hola Ombre

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

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Ombre, a dip-dye technique applied to fabric to graduate the color from light to dark has emerged as a runway trend. Thandie Newton and Tilda Swinton both wore ombre dresses with brightly multi-colored rainbow effect. Dita Von Teese and Salma Hayek wore ombre as a single color gradient. Which way do you prefer ombre used? Click here to see more.

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