Showing posts with label Kylie Minogue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kylie Minogue. Show all posts

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Hit and Miss of the Week: From Hollywood to London

This week two Hollywood A-listers made their way over to London. First there was Jennifer Aniston, who had a date at Harrods to promote her new fragrance. Despite the predictable nature of her look it wasn’t yet another black dress, and I thought Jen looked fabulous. She should ditch black forever.
Fellow LA resident, Cameron Diaz, was also in town, promoting Knight and Day with Tom Cruise. While I like the fact she chose a British designer for the premiere I was disappointed that her dress was so casual. I felt she could have brought more Hollywood glamour with her. And back in LA Vanessa Hudgens wasn’t having much luck on the red carpet either, as she has fallen into a bit of a style-rut. She needs an Alba-style makeover, I think.

Jennifer Aniston: Hit

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 21: Jennifer Aniston attends photocall at the launch of her debut fragrance 'Lolavie' at Harrods on July 21, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Jennifer Aniston was in London this week promoting her new fragrance at Harrods. I like the choice of nude Valentino dress. I would have liked to see some colour (both Jen and Angelina religiously stick to black and nude – Brad clearly has a type) but I prefer Jen in nude than black, so I’m not really complaining. The choice of tan heels is also great, as they lengthen her already amazing legs. It would have been nice to see something more inspiring going on with her hair – but this is Jennifer Aniston, and predictable style is her game.

Cameron Diaz: Miss

Photo by: JJCH1/starmaxinc.com 2010  7/22/10 Cameron Diaz at the premiere of Knight and Day . (London, England)  Photo via Newscom

I normally love everything Cameron Diaz wears on the red carpet but was deeply disappointed to see her in this Stella McCartney sweater dress at the UK Knight and Day premiere. This is not an exciting look – I could put my hair in a ponytail and throw on a jumper dress and a pair of black heels any day. London needed a bit of Hollywood magic and Cameron failed to bring it. I would have liked this look for a TV appearance (because it is a great dress) but at premiere I expect a little more drama.


Christina Hendricks: Hit

HOLLYWOOD - JULY 20: Actress Christina Hendricks arrives to the season 4 premiere of AMC's 'Mad Men' on July 20, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

I’m still working my way though season one of Mad Men which is quite shameful as I normally get though a box-set at warp speed. Christina Hendricks is great style inspiration on screen, and her look at the Mad Men season four premiere showed she’s equally as fashionable off screen. The long-sleeved lace dress is perhaps a little too A/W for a July premiere, but she pulled it off. I even quite like the high neckline, which is unlike me.

Vanessa Hudgens: So-So

20 July 2010 - Westwood, California - Vanessa Hudgens. Charlie St. Cloud Los Angeles Premiere held at the Regency Village Theatre. Photo Credit: Byron Purvis/AdMedia

I was a little bit disappointed to see Vanessa’s outfit for her boyfriend Zac Efron’s movie premiere this week. I know there is nothing wrong with this look – the mini is a good shape for her and she’s accessorised well – but it’s just boring. It sounds like I’m being cruel but it’s only because Vanessa Hudgens could be so much more fashionable if she pushed the boat out a little. At the moment I feel like she’s in the place Jessica Alba was last year; wearing perfectly nice clothes, but nothing anyone will ever remember. What she needs is an Antonio Berardi moment…

Jada Pinkett Smith: Miss

MADRID, SPAIN - JULY 21: Jada Pinkett Smith attends 'The Karate Kid' premiere at Callao cinema on July 21, 2010 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)

I love Jada Pinkett Smith, and the whole Smith family if I’m honest. What I’m not loving, however, is this pink t-shirt dress. Granted this premiere wasn’t for her own movie, but her son’s, so I can understand why she kept it low-key. The problem I have with this dress, though, is that it’s too short (despite Jada’s amazing legs), is ill-fitting and the colour is too teen-y. I won’t hold it against Jada though, as she looks completely fantastic on every other occasion. This is just a blip.

Kylie Minogue: Miss

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 21: Kylie Minogue poses as she arrives at the Channel 9 Studios on July 21, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. Minogue will be singing on the TV show Hey Hey It's Saturday tonight in her first performance on Australian TV in 10 years. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Long-time readers of the blog will know that my fashion pet hates are white heels, blue eye-shadow and dresses with one sleeve. I love Kylie but this look was never going to work for me because of the miss-matching sleeves. Beyond that it is also a little dull – how many body-con LBD’s have we seen these last few years? Her boots definitely earn her some points, but sadly not enough to give this look a hit. Sorry Kylie!

What are your thoughts on this weeks lineup of celebrities?

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Saturday, May 1, 2010

Pop Stars Cover the UK Glossies

The monthly glossies are hitting newstands again - yippee. And there are some interesting covers out there. While UK Vogue has chosen a model for the June issue (click HERE to see Angela Lindvall's cover) UK ELLE and UK Harper's Bazaar have turned to the pop starlet.
Kylie Minogue covers the June issue of ELLE, photographed by David Slijper. Normally I prefer ELLE's subscriber's covers, but this month the real gem in the newstand cover. I adore the shot of Kylie falling out of the hammock. And the pink background is a nice surprise, as ELLE tends to stick with blue or grey covers.


And Harper's have turned to Cheryl Cole for June. I'm not sure if Cheryl is famous outside of the UK yet, so if you're unsure of who she is here's a brief history.
She appears on a talent show, becomes a member of a girl band, marries a footballer, footballer has numerous affairs, goes solo, Simon Cowell takes her under his wing, she becomes a 'national treasure' and is now the most talked about (and some would argue overexposed) woman in Britain.
There are rumours that Cheryl will become a judge on the American X Factor, so I'm sure those of you in the US will know a lot more about her soon. Even if you don't want too.


Anyway, Alexi Lubomirski photographed her for Harper's and she looks very pretty in froffy nude pieces and Bruberry S/S. I'm so glad she finally got rid of the WAG hair. Her shoulder-length cut looks much better.

Which cover do you prefer this month? Are you a Camp Kylie or Team Cheryl? For me it's Kylie all the way.

images from thefashionspot.com

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Hit and Miss of the Week: Back-to-Front

This was the week that Amanda Seyfried wore a Bodyamr dress back-to-front on the red carpet. Luckily for her the back of the dress was a lovely colour, so it didn't look too bad, but it was still a rather embarrassing fashion mistake. If it was a mistake, that is.
And it wasn't just Amanda slipping up with her wardrobe this week; Katy Perry wore an unflattering Vuitton S/S piece to Coachella, and Kylie was spotted in some rather ill-fitting mustard yellow trousers.
But let's look on the bight side instead. Jessica Simpson looked fabulous in a Stella McCarntney dress, Demi Moore rocked a sexy little purple number when visiting Letterman, and J-Lo (is it wrong to still call her J-Lo?) made many appearances - some good, some bad - this week.







images from celebrity-gossip.net and thefashionspot.com

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Fashion Targets Breast Cancer

A few weeks ago I posted about the latest campaign from FTBC - Wear Your Support. If you missed it, basically a selection of the best highstreet stores in the UK (think Topshop, Whistles, M&S...) have designed pieces (and most importantly: pieces that they know their customers will love) to raise money for FTBC.
The exciting thing is that this isn't your average charity t-shirt campaign, as these clothes actually have an appeal. The Whistles cardigan [below far left] is a piece that you can wear for years.


The images that accompany the campaign were shot by Mario Testino. I was predicting Kate Moss, but it's an equally amazing result, with Sienna Miller, Kylie Minogue and Claudia Schiffer. All the images, along with the full collection, can be viewed HERE. I love Sienna's pic - she looks stunning.


And above are of my favourite pieces. The tank is from River Island (will look good with dark jeans and sandals) and the striped top is from Warehouse. I love stripes!

All pieces from the collection can be purchased from the FTBC website (HERE) and selected stores on the highstreet.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

The Wait is Nearly Over

Ever since the AnOther covers were released I have been counting down till the advanced copies go on sale (Thursday at Liberty, if you didn't know). I'm so excited for this issue that pretty much every night I talk about it on facebook chat with my friend Dani - incredibly sad, I know.

This morning the Dazed Group emailed me a link to some of the images from the Decade in Style Portfolio. In celebration of a decade in fashion AnOther Magazine has paired 29 of the most influential designers with 29 of fashion's finest accomplices, including Kirsten Dunst, Ashley Olsen and Chloe Sevigny. Here are a few for you to enjoy.

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Charlotte Gainsbourg in Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière spring/summer 2003
Photography: Craig McDean
Styling: Panos Yiapanis


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Kylie Minogue in Christopher Kane spring/summer 2007
Photography: Hedi Slimane
Styling: Alister Mackie


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Chloë Sevigny in Miu Miu spring/summer 2006
Photography: Craig McDean
Styling: Nicola Formichetti


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Michelle Williams in Louis Vuitton spring/summer 2007
Photography: Craig McDean
Styling: Nicola Formichetti


It's lovely to see clothes from 'old' collections modeled again. And my, the things I would do for the Miu Miu dress Chloe is wearing....

View the rest of the preview images HERE.

And on the subject of magazines the September issue of W finally arrived in the UK. I'm so impressed my magazine man had it before Borders.

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