Another year means another CFDA awards ceremony. There are winners, losers, braggers, and spoilsports— but let’s face it, aside from knowing who won Menswear Designer of the Year (Tom Ford) and who won Womenswear Designer of the Year (Francisco Costa), not much matters except for who wore what. I flicked through over 100 pictures on Style.com, because my invite must have gotten lost in the mail— ha— and widdled it all down to MY favorite 10 plus 2.
- Erin Fetherston, in her own design: Aside from the little fact that Erin Fetherston is the cutest thing since My Little Pony, seeing her in a diaphanous floral number made my heart skip a beat while the fashion part of my brain lit up uncontrollably. She looks like the perfect flower nymph, ready to party her tush off at the CFDA awards.
- Chanel Iman with Calvin Klein Menswear’s Italo Zucchelli: She looks all grown up! Who knew an messy up-do and a purple Calvin Klein gown could make Chanel look like the beautiful woman she’s growing up to be? This isn’t a ‘she made herself look matronly’ situation— she looks perfect for her age. Also, most people cant pull off a strip of jewels down the center of a dress, but considering she’s tiny, being cut in half laterally is no problem for her.
- Kasia Struss, in Rodarte: There’s something about the Fall/Winter 2008 Rodarte collection that makes me swoon, no matter who I see wearing it. I love the perfectly coiffed yet completely ripped apart look of the collection, and the Grecian-esque key hole is sexy and not trashy like it was on Christina Aguilera when she showed some under-boob cleavage at some MTV award show during her X-Tina days.
- Yigal Azrouël with Katie Lee Joel, in his design: As hard as it may be to ignore Yigal because he’s so cute, let’s focus on the bottom of the dress he designed being worn by Miss Katie Lee Joel. The layered scallop layers either remind me of giant fish scales or flower petals. Luckily, I like both ideas and think the dress is wonderful!
- Susan and Zac Posen: It’s Zac Posen, need I say more? Three things to note: bow tie, 3/4 length sleeves, and Momma Posen— I love it when guys bring their moms to award ceremonies. It makes me melt a bit, even if Zac and I aren’t playing for the same team, I love him to death!
- Famke Janssen, in David Meister: Her body makes me jealous because she’s beyond fit, and she can actually pull off the one-shoulder look because, unlike some of us, she doesn’t have that terrible plague I like to call armpit fat. Damn her!
- Daiane Conterato and Jen Brill, both in Proenza Schouler: I have no idea who these two are, so shoot me, but they look extraordinary in there Proenza frocks, and Jen’s face is either really, really angry or totally fierce.
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, in Proenza Schouler: Jodhpurs terrify me beyond belief. They’re right up there with shorts, but Maggie G wears them effortlessly. She isn’t quite as dressy as most of the people at the ceremony, but she still looks beyond chic!
- Ashley Olsen, in Calvin Klein Collection: I’m starting to think Ashley only smiles when Mary Kate isn’t around, but that’s beside the point. I know she looks like a matador, but anyone who can look like they’re going to fight a bull and still make me jealous gets an A+ in my book.
- Kim Cattrall, in Monique Lhuillier, with Tom Ford, in his own design: Maybe I’m still coming down from my Sex-and-the-City-movie high or Tom Ford’s sexiness is just skewing my view of this photo, but I think both Mr. Ford and Ms. Cattrall look suberb. Did I mention Tom’s a WINNER!
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This year, for me, the Costume Institute Gala is less about the gorgeous gowns and suits everyone was bound to wear, but being that it had a Superhero theme, I was excited about the vaguely superhero costume. Not everyone knew how to translate this theme into a coordinating ensemble, and that’s okay, but I decided to show you my top picks out of those heroic and villainous individuals who went succeeded in this super feat.
My Top 35 favorites
- Karl Lagerfeld: Let’s just face it. KL is the only person that is a real live superhero, at least I know he’s my hero. The people he dressed were some of my favorites, an he wore a glitter suit jacket, come on!
- Anna Wintour in Chanel Haute Couture: If I were to give Winny a super power, it would be having the power to make people’s ears bleed with her siren scream because they botched a run through, and having heat vision. Come to think of it, she might already have these powers!
- Zac Posen and Kate Mara in Zac Posen: These two might not have gone the way of wearing clothes with shapes reminiscent of everyone’s favorite comic book heroes, but the colors they wore screamed, superhero.
- Max and Lubov Azria: Max is obviously a fan of then “Man of Steel” and Lubov added a cute comic book touch to her Herve Leger bandage dress. That’s how you work a theme without looking as if you’ve dressed for Halloween!
- Natasha Voinovic in Alexander Wang: Leave it to Alexander Wang to create the most wearable, vampy super-outfit of the bunch. Natasha could go straight to some disco after the Gala, and she probably did!
- Caroline Tretini: I’m not sure who she’s wearing, but her dress looks like something Poison Ivy would wear except in black.
- Daphne Guinness and L’Wren Scott: Both Daphne and L’Wren look like sexy evil villains who got dressed to go to some ball, hmmm.
- Rachel Bilson in Calvin Klein Collection: I haven’t yet decided if Rachel’s dress is more reminiscent of a black version of Aquaman’s wet suit or Iron Man’s robot suit. Either way, she’s totally ready to protect and serve!
- Victoria Beckham in Giorgio Armani: If her outfit doesn’t scream EVIL VIXEN GONE GOOD, I’m not sure what does. It’s like when Batman dated Catwoman, but her evil urges (isn’t that a song) couldn’t be suppressed.
- Ashley and Mary Kate Olsen in Diane von Furstenberg and Christian Louboutin: I know this is three people, but in the picture they’re perfect together. The two Olsens look almost undead/robotic which should inspire comic book writers to make a comic about them, and Christian is just out of this world and could be on just about any list I make. (more…)
School is driving me insane. I’m almost done, I have one actual class left and then finals, but just having to sit through an entire class of teachers scrounging for things to do just makes me furious. Instead of notes, I find myself drawing sunglasses for the imaginary sun that’s beating on my face in the cell like classes, writing lyrics to the songs I wish I was listening to while driving in my nonexistent convertible, and imagining the fantasia of costumes I’m sure to see in the pictures from the Met Costume Ball.
Its tonight, and right about now everyone attending is scrambling to get ready , but all that’s going through my head is, “The Olsens in DVF. What?” Apparently though, E! has caught on to the gravity of the Costume Institutes’s Benefit Ball red carpet. Not only can Anna Wintour allegedly demand that Maggie Gyllenhaal is present, wearing Som, and strutting her stuff on Peter Som’s arm (according to Fashionista), but it is a night when designers have multiple high-status dates and everyone, or at least the fun ones will be dressed in a superhero fashion. This may excite me because I’m still coming down from my Iron Man high, but I’m stoked none the less.
E! is going to be front and center on the red carpet rubbing shoulders with celebs, models, designers, and Vogue staffers alike; they’re pretty much doing what most little Wintour loving girls dream to do, and on May 8th at 8PM they are going to do a Met Ball special that according to Fashion Week Daily is tentatively called “The E! Met Special.”
They’ll probably completely trash all the crazy get-ups I’m sure to love, but I think I’ll watch anyway. There’s always a funny joke or two strategically placed in each segment by the all-controlling Hollywood writers.
Trying to figure out who’s coming with who and wearing what? Here’s a little insight:
- Anna Wintour and Audrey Tatou- Chanel
- Maggie Gyllenhaal – Peter Som
- Jourdan Dunn – Bill Blass
- Tilda Swinton – Prada
- Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen – Diane von Furstenberg
- Sofia Coppola, Karen Elson, Rachel Feinstein, and Helena Christensen – Marc Jacobs
- Scarlett Johansson and Iman and David Bowie – Dolce and Gabbana
- Molly Sims, Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady – Versace
- Natasha Poly – Phi
- Kate Moss – Stella McCartney
- Lily Donaldson and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley – Burberry
- Sasha Pinovarova – Rag & Bone
- Jessica Stam – Proenza Schouler
- Coco Rocha, Anja Rubik, and Joy Bryant – Pucci
Photo Credit: Style.com
Blah, blah, blah. The Oscars this, the Oscars that. That little gold guy is so cute, I wish I could take him home…wait, what? I watched the red carpet and parts of the show, the parts that didn’t coincide with Rock of Love and The L Word (I need my weekly dose of trash). Now awards season is over, and once again, Johnny Depp got all gussied up to not win. But, that’s all right because one day they’ll be forced to give him a lifetime achievement award, and he won’t show up, HA!
Anyway, let’s talk about what’s really important, Marion Cotillard in Jean Paul Gaultier and Chopard jewelry. She looked radiant while shaking like a leaf during her acceptance speech. The gown was very mermaid-y; the faux scales and mermaid shape added to it’s fantastical nature. It was another one of those dresses people only wear if they know for sure they’ll win because people will be talking about it for ever. I’m calling you out Halle!
I’m also really glad Diablo Cody won for best screen play, because she looked so cute (not that she doesn’t always look cute). While everyone else was wearing red dresses and Louboutins, she wore a leopard print Christian Dior dress and gold flats. To some it further proves she hasn’t truly strayed too far from her past (stylistically), and to other’s it says she has no fashion sense at all, but I chose to think she really just didn’t give a damn and wanted to be herself. Thanks dearie!
Sure, there were other pretty gowns on other pretty people, but…
p.s. Did anyone see Diablo’s skull earrings, I wish they were mine.
photo credit: wireimage.com
I promised myself, as I was watching the Grammy’s red carpet on E! that I wouldn’t talk about them today. You can’t win them all, because here I am, talk-talk-talking. I didn’t actually watch the Grammy’s for two reasons 1) the internet has all the winners, videos, and pictures the next day anyway, and 2) The L Word was on, and there is much better fashion on there than on the Grammy’s (Jenni’s super cute extra baggy tank + blazer outfit anyone?)
Back to the Grammy’s…
Rihanna wore this gorgeous purple Zac Posen dress— I salivated. Then, I guess she changed into yet another Zac POsen dress adorned with ostrich feathers, that everyone seems to hate, but I love. What!? I’d wear it. Beyonce… Beyonce? Miley Cyrus looked cute-ish, but her hair was too long. Little Mermaid length hair pretty much looks trashy on everyone, sorry Ariel! Carrie Underwood wore a pretty Zuhair Murad. It was pretty, not awe inspiring or anything, but pretty and I liked it. Hailey Williams from Paramore, had on a dress I thought was see-through at first glance and I almost screamed, but then I realized it was just beading and such so I didn’t mind it either way.
Alicia Keys wore a billion different dresses, but the one I like the best was the one she wore during her performance with John Mayer, for the sole reason that Mr. Mayer looked hot therefore making her look hot. A man with a guitar makes me swoon a bit!
The other girls were sort of uninspiring either way. And for the boys I thought Mika looked very Grammy-apprporiate, Mark Ronson rocked his Dolce & Gabbana get up, Spencer Smith from Panic at the Disco looked very cute in a pink shirt and plaid suit jacket and Prince, oh Prince, you can do no wrong in my eyes because you satisfy my ears so well. Oh, and Nas…you’d have to see it to believe it!
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