Best of the 2010 Golden Globes

After my first lap of Just Jared I felt pretty disappointed by the red carpet last night. So many stylish women got it wrong (and shockingly I didn't like any of Rachel Zoe's client's dresses) and there were far too many strapless column dresses.
But as I started to compile my favourite looks it started looking more promising. There are at least eight dresses that I love, and a few more growing on me.


Christina Aguilera in Versace & Drew Barrymore in Versace
I was surprised to see Christina at the Globes, but happy she was there - her Versace dress is one of my favourites of the night. And I even approve of her hair. Drew Barrrymore's dress, I am sure, will be mocked by the weekly gossip magazines for months on end. I admit, the bulge on her hip doesn't translate so well to the red carpet, but I still think she looks beautiful.


Emily Blunt in Dolce & Gabbana & Maggie Gyllenhaal in RM by Roland Mouret
There were a lot of dull strapless dresses last night, but I think Emily made the style her own. The pale pink is really pretty. And Maggie looked fabulous in this Roland Mouret, again, it's a great colour.


Diane Kruger in Christian Lacroix & Sandra Bullock in Bottega Venetta
It was nice to see Diane bringing some Lacroix to the red carpet. I'm not 100% into the dress as a whole for some reason, but I worship that neckline, it's beyond gorgeous. And Sandra Bullock not only posed right but she looked fantastic. Purple is really her colour.


Julianna Margulies in Narciso Rodriguez & Marion Cotillard Christian Dior
Julianna's dress is very simple but it looks beautiful on her. The red bodice makes it much more than a classic black dress. And out of all the Nine cast Marion was the only one who looked half decent. It's nice to see a bit of colour amongst all the nudes and pale pinks.


Chloe Sevigny in Valentino & Zoe Saldana in Louis Vuitton
I didn't like Chloe's Valentino at first, but as I've been working on the post it's grown on me. The other big ruffle dress of the night was Zoe Saldana's Louis Vuitton. I'm still not sure on this one. I want to like it but I'm struggling a bit. She still had the best smile of the night though.

Who do you think was the best dressed last night?

all images from justjared.buzznet.com

Hit and Miss of the Week: Rachel Bilson's a Doll

This week Rachel Bilson worked her fashion magic again. Last year her wardrobe seemed rather dull (compared to how fabulous it usually is) so it's lovely to see her starting the year off with a fabulous Chanel dress.
Also looking great this week was Rachel McAdams. She's still promoting Sherlock Holmes and her promotional wardrobe has exploded this week. First there was a stunning blue Alberta Ferretti, then there was the Vionnet and she finished off with some more Ferretti.
The biggest disappointment this week was the cold - which forced both Elin Nordegren and Maggie Gyllenhaal to add rather questionable (but practical) shoes to their outfits.







As always let me know your thoughts on this weeks looks in the comments section. There's always one that gets you all talking.

And tonight is, of course, the Golden Globes. I am super excited as people tend to experiment with fashion a little more at the Globes than the Oscars. I'll be getting up very early tomorrow morning to work on a Globes post. If your in the US and are going to watch the awards tonight have a great time!

images from celebrity-gossip.net and thefashionspot.com

Give a Jumpsuit a Home

Despite the jumpsuit being in fashion a few seasons now I have avoided it. If I lived in LA, sure, I'd get one. But I've always felt I'd look like an idiot wearing a jumpsuit around London.
It seems I'm not the only one staying away - there is a whole section of jumpsuits in the My-Wardrobe sale (most up to 75% off), which you can check out HERE.
The last person in the world I expected to make me give jumpsuits a second thought was Vanessa Hudgens. Just yesterday me and a friend were discussing (over cake) how dull her style is. It seems she got the message, because look what she wore later that day:




I'm going to be honest, at first I thought it was a maxi dress, and I did prefer it like that, but she still rocks that jumpsuit. Go Vanessa!

What do you think about jumpsuits?

images from celebrity-gossip.net

It's Dakota




The reason I haven't posted Dakota Fanning's AMAZING V cover up until now is because I was waiting for scans of the editorial. Sadly it's only one shot, but it's a good one!
Dakota rocks Alexander Wang! Agreed?

images from thefashionspot.com

The SJP Puzzle

You know I adore SJP, and you know I spent most of 2009 in a bad mood with her over the dreaded SATC sequel. It's so hard to find fault with SJP because she's such a sweetie (have you watched her on Letterman? You just want to be her BFF) but she just keeps doing things to annoy me.
This time it doesn't involve Sex and the City, it's about one of my favourite labels: Halston. If I could live in any decade for the fashion it would be the 1970's, because I absolutely adore Halston's work. His clothes had a simplicity to them that made them so glamorous. It's really tricky to find good images of his designs online but there is a great book (HERE) filled with fabulous images.


You've probably all heard by now that Sarah Jessica Parker [in Halston above] has signed up to work for Halston Heritige - not to be confused with the mainline Halston, which has cleverly appointed Marios Schwab as creative director.
I was already getting sick of celebrities designing highstreet collections, but why are they now worming their way into high fashion? Granted SJP has amazing style, and it will not be a case of Lindsay Lohan at Emanuel Ungaro. But whatever happened to real designers?


Just so we can remember what the label is really about here is a slideshow (not made by me) of great Halston moments. Oh, what I'd give for a piece of vintage Haltson...



What do you think about SJP taking on a role at Halston? Good idea? Bad idea?

images from style.com and thefashionspot.com

Topshop Spring/Summer 2010

I think it's more than likely that every UK reader of this blog will own at least one thing from Topshop. It's hard to avoid in the UK, and that's not a bad thing. I don't know what we'd do without Topshop.
The spring/summer collection has started trickling into stores now (it feels so good to type summer) so here's a peak at what you can expect. There is a video [below] but if your at work here are a few sneaky screen-caps to enjoy.




Behind the scenes video of the Topshop S/S 2010 campaign shoot:



And on the subject of Topshop, what is your favourite ever Topshop purchase?

Mine is a little printed red and white dress that's falling apart from old age, but I still adore it.

Do You Remember This Face?

I used to be a fan of The Hills, watching it every week. It was my guilty pleasure. But long before Lauren left it lost its magic, and I no longer watch it. I don't like posting about The Hills any more but I found this story so disturbing I had too. It is the horrible ending to the show.
Because the tragic reality of The Hills is Heidi Montag. In season one she was beautiful and outgoing. She looked like this:


She is now on the cover of People magazine showing off her brand new face. Heidi is only 23, but looking at her People cover (HERE) you wouldn't know it. Eventually The Hills will be over and she can get back to real life (which Lauren Conrad has wisely done) but her face will never look the same again.
I can't believe such a naturally pretty girl would want to look like this.

Please tell me Heidi's plastic surgery disturbs you too?