I came across these photos of Gwen Stefani strolling in L.A. with son Zuma while she wore a curious upside down, flippable top. The shirt is a variation of reversible, only instead of inside-out it is “reversible” vertically. I could not identify the shirt but do you suppose we will be seeing something like this in her L.A.M.B. fashion line in future? This t-shirt instantly reminded me of another designer, Diane von Furstenberg who offered for sale a combo skirt and romper this past spring.
I’ve watched the Bravo show The Rachel Zoe Project since season 1 and I love this program. It’s a great chance to see how many of our favorite celebrities glam it up for the red carpet or be “paparazzi ready” in their casual looks. Celebrity stylists play a big part in hollywood glamour and a few like Rachel Zoe are now becoming almost as known as their famous clients. I watch Rachel Zoe project for the fashion ( and a mutual love of vintage fashion) but you can also see the ups and downs of running a business and the pitfalls and foibles of being well known. Ms. Zoe with husband and business partner, Roger Berman and her capable crew consisting of Taylor Jacobson and Brad Goreski let us peek into the world of star style secrets. Psst!You too can be as hot as your fave hollywood star. Sign up for the Zoe Report on RachelZoe.com and get your glam on Zoe style!
Hollywood Life magazine’s 6th Annual Hollywood Style Awards was held at the Armand Hammer Museum on Sunday, October 11, in Los Angeles. Presenters for the 2009 awards include: Zachary Quinto, Lauren Conrad, Kim Kardashian, Amber Valletta and Pamela Anderson. A short video and a galleries of some of the celebs who attended the event below.
Christophe Decarnin describes his inspiration for his geometric, structured shoulder for the Balmain collection. See why celebrities love Balmain. Watch the video below to view the 2009 Fall / Winter ready-to-wear collection and hear points of view from denizens of the fashion world. A distinctive look and re-worked, updated nostalgia have stars putting on Balmain when putting on the Ritz. Among fans of Balmain are Audrina Partridge, Beyonce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson, Kate Moss, Kylie Minogue, Mandy Moore, Rihanna and Victoria Beckham. Pictures of these celebrities out and about in Balmain are below after the jump….
Angelina Jolie recently stated that comfort was her priority in choosing what to wear to award shows. With six young children that include twin babies this is completely understandable. But we should all be so lucky to have the things going for us that Angie has. Perhaps then we wouldn’t have to try so hard either! Pictured below with her equally genetically blessed partner Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie chose a loose fitting black satiny wrap dress for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” premiere in Tokyo, Japan, January 29. More of Angie’s comfy mommy red-carpet glamour after the jump…..
Japanese fans go wild for Brangelina at the Tokyo Premiere of 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Fans queued for hours before the premiere of Brad Pitt's Oscar nominated film. Angelina Jolie was happy to sign autographs and wave at fans. She was wearing a form fitting, body hugging black dress as she glided down the red carpet in Tokyo, Japan.
Kate Hudson busy promoting her new film “Bride Wars”, arrives for a taping of the “Late Show with David Letterman” in New York, Monday January 5. Kate chose a figure hugging green sequined dress from the Emilio Pucci Spring 2009 collection.
Kate Hudson
Emilio Pucci S/S 2009
Good fashion gone bad….
Even top-tier fashion mavens have a few misses among their fashion hits. While Kate is still as cute as a button, unfortunately this outfit is closer to a miss than a hit.
This dress doesn’t seem to be meant to cling to curves quite so much. The black tights are way too severe and combined with the shoes, the combo is just too heavy for the iridescent frock. The green matchy-matchy earrings don’t add much either.
Kate’s dress would look much improved without the black tights but if one must wear those tights then the dress below, also from the same Emilio Pucci collection, would look much better. Or perhaps the skirt (worn with a different top) shown in the adjacent set of photos would work.
Do you think Kate Hudson’s ensemble was a hit or a miss? How would you style the Pucci dress? Play celebrity stylist in this ‘virtual makeover’. (Click on thumbnails for enlarged picture. Then click on green arrow under enlarged photo for full size or high quality picture)More photos in the gallery below ‘Read the rest of this entry’.
More pictures of Kate and more runway photos from Emilio Pucci below.
Eva Mendes is seen here in a Christian Dior dress from the Spring/Summer 2008 collection. The actress wore this sumptuous, luxurious asymmetric dress with burn-out OR devore fabric and embellishment to Cartier’s Third Annual Loveday Celebration and Cartier Love Charity Bracelet launch, in Los Angeles, June 18. Recently, I wrote a post on devoré fabric or burn-out technique for adding texture to clothing.
Eva Mendes in a dress from the Dior Spring 2008 RTW Runway
John Galliano used this technique in his design for Dior and added to the sense of luxury with embellishment radiating on folds of fabric from a gathered “bud” of fabric building upon the floral design in the fabric. This also multiplies the dimensions of texture and adds another level of asymmetry. Continue the article below to see a gallery pictures of Eva Mendes in this Dior dress and pictures of this look from the Christian Dior Spring 2008 ready-to-wear fashion show.
Trendsetter Maria Sharapova inspired as much talk about her outfit as her on-court play at this year's Wimbledon. The tennis star said of her tuxedo inspired ensemble from Nike: “I think it’s very flattering, especially on women, to be able to pull off a look that’s basically men’s wear. You know, from very tailored jackets to things that are a little bit oversized as well. You know, I love tuxedo jackets, I love things that are actually a little bit baggier and wide."
Maria along with fellow fashionista Serena Williams who walked onto the court in a short trench coat, seems to be spurred by the challenge of being creative while sticking to the Wimbledon rule of white tennis attire. "I thought, why not do shorts this year? I've never done it at a grand slam. You know, if there's one place to do it, it's here. "… it was fun doing it because, you know, it's hard to do things different with white."
The tux jacket, shirt and shorts is a menswear look in women's fahion that actually can accentuate the femininity of the wearer. The straight lines and abrupt change of direction in lines – the angularity of the clothes can be a frame that highlights the curviness of a woman on some figures. The wide-legged look of the pants add the sweep and grace that says 'her' and the sheer fabric of the blouse adds delicacy.
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I am not sure how this would fair on a very curvy woman but could be done with modification to the clothing combination worn by the tall and lithe Sharapova.
Sophisticated and elegant, strong yet feminine. Definitely a menswear look to add to your style inventory. Get inspired and adapt this look to your personal style and figure. (Today Sharapovalost in a stunning knockout to Alla Kudryavtseva, 6-2, 6-4, but she will always be a stunning fashion knockout, though I don't know how much consolation that would be to Sharapova after this surprising upset at Wimbledon.)
More pictures of Maria Sharapova on the tennis court and tuxedo inspired looks below…
It's that time of year again! Wimbledon is on and all seems right with the world! Only one improvement would be if I could be there in person. But, alas I do get to blog about the fashion at Wimbledon, inline with the topic of this website.
Serena Williams is a tennis player by vocation and a fashionista by design. Though Wimbledon requires all-white attire in the player's outfits, leave it to Serena Williams to add flair within the boundaries of the rules of dress. She walked out in a white trench coat despite the sunny skies. The coat is part of the Nike collection, short and retro, and would go perfectly with a mini-skirt, jeans or trousers or a fitted longer skirt.
The LaTimes has snippets of the interview in which Serena describes her choice of outerwear.
"It's a very lightweight fabric," she said with vigor. "It's woven so it has a little give in it as well. On the inside it's stitched with gold. It has a little give on both ways. It's very movable. It's very light. It's just delectable."
Prompting sports reporters to delve into fashion reporting, the coat looked so very classic-movie-spy yet with a hint of Austin Powers, of London chic, very Peggy Lipton, very retro. One of her sponsors hatched the idea, and she briskly endorsed.
"You know, I absolutely love trench coats," Williams said for yet another of her stated quirks. "I live in Florida, where I probably have more coats than anybody. I just love coats. I'm always buying Burberry coats. I mean, I love coats. And I don't know why because I live in Florida. So it doesn't really add up."
Serena Williams prepares for the match in a white trench coat before her 7-5, 6-3 victory over Kaia Kanepi of Estonia.
Baby, its cold outside … but for the style-minded it also means the opportunity to add coats, wraps and scarves to our fashion arsenal.
Lindsay Lohan in a black hooded jacket worn with black bag, shoes, tights and scarf . The black acts as a frame for her rich blue mini dress. A splash of color that is even more vibrant against the black for an energetic, bold fashion statement. Sarah Jessica Parker and Jessica Biel both spice up their casual outfits with animal print scarves.
Lindsay Lohan - Santa Monica, November 6, 2007
Jessica Biel – Los Angeles Airport, October 27, 2007
Sarah Jessica Parker – New York, November 8, 2007
Trench style coats and military accents are in this fall/winter. Jaime Pressly and Nicole Kidman wear the military look of double-breasted buttons on their coats. Angie in a single belted single-breasted trench coat for a classic style.
Jaime Pressly – L’Oreal Paris presents “A Night of Hope” to benefit The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund in Los Angeles, November 7, 2007
Nicole Kidman "Margot At The Wedding" Screening in NYC – November 8, 2007
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie - Beowulf LA premiere November 5, 2007
It's that time of year again! Wimbledon is on and all seems right with the world! Only one improvement would be if I could be there in person. But, alas I do get to blog about the fashion at Wimbledon, inline with the topic of this website.
