I'm back! After a very busy couple of weeks I had to post about last nights Oscars. I hope to get back to more regular posting but this week is my last work week before I go on vacation so we'll see how it goes!
Firstly, let's get right into the Oscar fashion. I was impressed with just about everyone to be honest. Not a lot of weird or ugly which made choosing favourite gowns a bit tricky. An easy one for me was Kate Hudson. She looks fantastic last night. I love white dresses (that is no secret) and this one seemed to be made for her! Jennifer Lawrence was maybe predictable in this Dior dress, but she knows what works for her and this did! I'm not crazy about her hair cut but it looked nice last night too.
Lupita Nyong'o looked very beautiful and youthful in her dress. Naomi
Watts (in another white dress) looked great too - I liked her outfit on
the red carpet but when I saw her on stage presenting, I was blown away.
Can't forget these pregnant beauties who seem to have a handle on how to rock stunning Oscar looks even as they are just about ready to pop! Kerry Washington and Olivia Wilde looked incredible.
Who was your best dressed?
Tomorrow I'm going to share my Oscar Challenge recap - I managed to fit in 7 of the 9 nominated films!
Last night was the Grammy Awards! Last night was also The Bachelor Wedding of Sean and Catherine... and I must admit I am a Bachelor fan so that's what I was watching last night! When the wedding was over I did tune into the Grammy's for a short while and actually only saw some of the oldest musicians around performing. Seemed, strange. I'm glad to hear that Beyonce and Jay-Z opened the show though - there was some modern musicians on stage!
I also of course checked out the red carpet. There were not as many "wild" outfits as one might expect - it was almost boring on the red carpet. But 3 stunners really stood out! 2 gorgeous gold gowns and a stunning red:
I am normally not a fan of that type of neckline/cut of the dress Chrissy Teigen is wearing, but she is pulling it off! Maybe a dress only she can pull off, I am in love with it. Miranda Lambert - first of all looks the best I've ever seen her - is wearing the most gorgeous gown that just accentuates everything she's got! Finally, Taylor Swift is wearing a dress that to me is super eye-catching, and a beautiful silhouette.
Who was your fave last night?
This weekend was the SAG Awards! I like this show because it's all actors and all about the acting. No fillers with best sound or best make up. There was some AWESOME fashion but with all the choices I was able to quickly narrow it down to a few of favourites.
Amy Adams and Anna Gunn looked beautiful in blue!
Also some glamour via Isla Fisher and Katrina Bowden. LOVE these dresses, not to mention the styling and hair!
Who do you think was best dressed from the awards?
Last night was the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards. This time I actually watched ALL of the red carpet coverage and ALL of the awards show! I've got to say, I will give credit to Tina Fey and Amy Poehler but this show felt modern and really really funny. They've given it some much needed spunk for sure!
With the actual awards I was quite happy with the winners. Jennifer Lawrence was INCREDIBLE in American Hustle. Amy Adams was great as well. As far as the gentleman winners, I realize I NEED to see Dallas Buyers Club. I think the only thing I was a little sad about was that American Hustle won the best Motion Picture award. Although the ladies were fabulous in it, I didn't think that movie was all it had been cracked up to be. It felt long, dry, and drawn out at times - not something you would necessarily expect from a critically acclaimed flick with that cast. In my limited exposure to the nominees I would have given it to Her. THAT was a beautiful perfect movie in my opinion... but more on that in a later post.
As for the fashion - I was so pleasantly surprised! SO MANY dresses to choose from. I was definitely impressed and found the task of picking a fave difficult.
My top picks are newbie Margot Robbie in this absolutely stunning Gucci dress with beautiful emerald shoes to coordinate, and host Amy Poehler (doing a quick red carpet circuit before hitting up the stage) in a simple but interesting black gown. I would gladly wear either!
Runners up with stunning looks that are worth mentioning and showing off: the colourful gowns of Lupita Nyong'o and Louise Roe, and metallic beauties Kate Beckinsale and Kate Mara.
And can we please take a moment to admire the beautifully dressed pregnant celebs Kerry Washington and Olivia Wilde? STUNNING!
Who's on your best dressed list from last night?
Happy Monday!
Last night was the American Music Awards. I totally missed the show due to watching football - which by the way was an AMAZING game if you happened to catch it - but as usual I was online early this morning checking out what looks walked the red carpet! It was an easy selection for me. Taylor Swift, who as I have said is not my fave person in the world, seems to be popping up on my lists lately, and last night was no exception. She looked amazing. Amazing amazing. Also, one of my absolute faves, Nicole Richie looked fab in her white dress. No matter the season whites always seem to make my list too... just something about them - classic and clean maybe?
What do you think?
Easy picks for me last night with the 2013 CMA Awards fashion! The two belles of the ball in my opinion were Carrie Underwood (I'm not sure she can do any wrong in my eyes... and that hair!!!), and Kellie Pickler. Both dresses have some glitz and interesting elements and are accessorized simply which is perfection.
Then, with slightly less "typical" formal looks (but in my opinion more wearable) there's Jana Kramer in a modest black top with a stunning water colour skirt, and Rachel Smith in a super elegant lace gown. Love these.
Who do you think had THE look of the night?
Last night was the Emmy Awards! Before the show I tuned into the Red Carpet special and really loved all the fashion I was seeing. It was a good year for fashion. I also watched the first bit of the show (and rather enjoyed it - I love NPH) until I had to click away for the Dexter series finale... can you believe it's over?!?!?! Anyway, back to the Emmy's - from what I saw there were so many surprises when it came down to the award winners. Neil Patrick Harris said it well when he said "No one in America is winning their Emmy office pool". When it came to the fashion how ever, the only surprises I encountered were how many of the dresses I fell in love with! Very few disasters to be seen on the red carpet - Heidi Klum being the only one I can think of at the moment. There were some repeat style winners though like Allison Williams and Carrie Underwood, who always seem to rock something I love, but also some unexpected newbies to make my list like Christine Baranski and Anna Gunn. Here are my 8 faves (yes, eight, I had to share them all!) :
There you have it, my most favourite dresses from last night! Who topped your list of fave fashion from the evening?
WHOA this has been a crazy week! I feel like saying it's good and bad, but really it's all good. The only bad is that I am so busy at work this week (and will be again next week) that I've not been able to keep up with reading my fave blogs and writing my own! But here I am. I am finally getting around to checking out what's going on with Fashion Week - although I do follow the action on Instagram when I get a few seconds - but what has caught my eye is actually what's going on at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)...
I loved a couple of white hot outfits via Mila Kunis in Burberry Prorsum and Taylor Swift (still not a big fan but good fashion is hard to deny) in Calvin Klein Collection:
And some patterned beauties via Reese Witherspoon in Jason Wu and Scarlett Johansson in Vivienne Westwood:
Scarlett and Mila take the cake for me! What do you think?
This week my looks of the week include one super stylish street number and one super stunning red carpet number. First, we've got Olivia Palermo rocking a Catherine Malandrino dress which is under $100 and will be available at Kohls on September 27th. Why oh why doesn't Canada have a Kohls?!?! To me this is just a super cool dress and she styled it to perfection. Next, up Naomi Watts in a beautiful Versace gown at the London premiere of her upcoming movie, Diana. It's no secret I'm in love with white dresses and with such an interesting neckline this dress is just unreal to me! Doesn't she look so elegant yet fashion forward? Love.
NYFW Bonus!
Football isn't the only thing starting this week - New York Fashion Week has gotten underway and as an ode to that, here at 3 more looks - first we've got Kate Upton in an Altuzarra LBD with zipper detailing, Hillary Swank in Michael Kors, and Ashley Tisdale in Alice and Olivia!
Just a few of the many looks being pulled out for fashion week's opening events. I love fashion week and can't wait to see (and share) all the fashion still to come! Wouldn't it be a dream to be there? :)
Have a great weekend!
Last night was the MTV VMAs. As is the story with most awards shows I did not watch it. This morning I did check out a couple videos to do with some of the highlights... like what on earth was Miley doing?!?!?!
Anyway, this post is of course about the fashion! I love any MTV awards because of how fun and free the fashion is. It really was all over the place this year but I seemed especially drawn to anything classic, elegant, with a sexy twist. From there my top 3 were easy to choose:
It doesn't get more classic than navy and black, it doesn't get more elegant than gowns, and it doesn't get more sexy than Selena's revealing panel, Naya's cutouts, and Taylor's plunging top. I love all three of these looks. Selena Gomez has been wowing a lot in looks like this lately and I must say I'm rather impressed with how she doesn't go overboard or make it tasteless. Naya Rivera has always done subtle sexiness so well. And Taylor Swift, I've said it before that I'm not much of a fan, but I love this departure from her regular style.
Who were your standouts from last night?
Last night was the CMT Awards and this morning I went through the fashion and was really only awestruck by two (very different) outfits! Don't get me wrong there was a lot of nice fashion, along with the typical misses, but only two makes my topped my list.
First we have Carrie Underwood in an Edition by Georges Chakra short suit that I need immediately for a night on the town with my ladies! To me it's just one big YES. Next is Kellie Pickler in a gown so it's more formal but with the sparkle and low cut halter top - it screams "party". I don't even know where I would ever be able to wear it but it's pretty great. In addition to their outfits, both ladies are styled so simply and well.
Did you check out the fashion from last night? Any favourites?
The stars are lighting it up at the Cannes Film Festival as we speak and I wanted to share some stellar fashion from over the weekend. There are so many great looks that I may have do a part 2, but for today, I wanted to showcase celebrities that got it right for their daytime photo calls as well as their evening red carpet walks.
Carey Mulligan - I picked one day look and one night look here but Carey Mulligan had several of each to choose from! She is killing it at Cannes. I love the simplicity of her jumpsuit and hair, then she keeps that same simplicity at night time just with more elegance.
Isla Fisher - I think her day look is so pretty and cute. Her night look... THAT DRESS! I can't even handle that dress. Perfection.
Jessica Biel - Mrs. Timberlake was seen rocking a seriously awesome graphic colour-block dress during the day. That dress is killer. And at night staying simple and neutral but with a lot of glitz and sparkle.
Jennifer Lawrence - I've said it before, but I love an all black (or monochromatic) ensemble with the "pop" and attention being in the shoes. She does just that for her photo call. At night rocking the black and white trend, Jennifer wears this incredibly flattering two tone column gown, with that same pop of colour on her lips!
Nicole Kidman - Not necessarily one of my fashion favourites, I thought Nicole Kidman looked absolutely lovely both in the day and the night. Again loving the simplicity of the LBD with the pop of colour via her shoes. Then that evening dress - very elegant, fun and flirty!
If you've been following Cannes fashion, who has stuck out to you as a style winner?
