Archive for February 2005

Oscars 2005 Fashion

The Oscars (or is it the 77th Annual Academy Awards?) has FINALLY arrived. It is one of THE events of the year that fashionistas like us look forward to. The stars are out and so are the fashion. This year, there seems to be an excess of trails and tails and lots and lots of simple elegance! So, lets start with our favourite mermaids of the red carpet. . .


Academy Award winner for best supporting actress in the "Aviator", Cate Blanchett looking stunning in this refreshing yellow Valentino creation. Refreshing in that one rarely sees yellow on the red carpet at all!


Although yellow seems to be on the roll this time around, as Penelope Cruz too walked the red carpet in this gorgeous yellow creation by Oscar de la Renta.


Gwyneth Paltrow also took a liking to the lighter colors, arriving in this beeeeeautiful nude colored elegant strapless dress by Stella McCartney. One of my favourites of the day. I love the fact that her hair is let loose in such a casual way (even though this look probably took AGES to achieve).


White also seems to be quite a popular color this time, with Catalina Sandino Moreno in this lovely white creation. I had a hard time deciding whether to show a photo of the front or the back of the dress, because they are equally as lovely. In the ended I decided on the front because it best showed off the simple elegance of the dress, but DOtake a look at the back of her dress.


Although my observation on white might be due to Gisele Bundchen, who was in a LOT of photos next to Academy Award Nominee, Leonardo DiCaprio. Only a supermodel like her can carry off such a poofy white baby doll dress without looking like a balloon (or that she's just gotten out of bed) and in fact looks quite cute and pretty.


Renee Zellweger looking very unconfortable, but defintely mermaid-like in this red Carolina Herrera creation. She seems to be quite a fan of Carolina Herrera, as her dress at the
Golden Globes was also by her. This dress especially suits her now that she has dark hair, I don't think she would look quite as stunning if she had been blonde. .


Emmy Rossum, from Phantom of the Opera, looking sophisticated and gorgeous in this red creation by her favourite designer-Ralph Lauren. Gosh I LOVE LOVE LOVE Ralph Lauren. He always manages to make a girl look gorgeous in a timeless and classical way.


Academy Award Winner for best actress in a leading role in "Million Dollar Baby", Hilary Swank standing out in this high necked, long sleeved, backless dark blue gown by Guy Laroche. Defintely different from the other strapless/sleeveless stars of the night.

But ofcourse, while the lighter colors are prominent, black will always be THE color. And Beyonce was the epitome of elegance and style in this simple black strapless Versace dress. She has defintely got the glam and style together this season, looking equally as elegant in black at the Grammys.

Its always good to see a fellow asian on the red carpet, but it is even better to see them looking gorgeous on it as well. And Zhang Zi Yi definitely looks gorgeous in this black tiered dress.

Sigh. . its always so much fun to look at the Oscar fashions! While we cannot afford to and don't have the opportunity to wear or imitate any of these dresses, it is still extremely aesthetically pleasing to one's eye to look at admire.

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Mystery Guest - Black See Thru Dress

Who is today's mystery guest???






Hints: hundreds crave him, millions of eyes will be focused on him Sunday night.

Give up - well just click on the photo to find out.

If you always dreamed of transforming your favorite actors, actresses, celebrities, models or singers outfits,-- or to just want to dress and undress them,-- then I found just the site for you.

Paperdollheaven has 100s of your favorite celebrities - for you to dress any way you want.

Some of our favorites are Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Jennifer Lopez and Lindsay Lohan. This is a fun site and additive too.




My Academy Awards Outfit






Well, some how my invitation to the Academy Awards must have got lost in the mail. Hummm!!!






Anyway, I have invited some friends over for an Academy Awards party.

This lace see through black robe with ruffled lace and spaghetti belt, velvet thong bikini, should help to keep the attention focused on me - at least during the commercials.

A course, I will be too busy scouring the internet for the sexiest fashion photos from the Academy Awards and reporting to you on the hot sexy fashions trends.

Stay turned for the hot sexy Academy Award links.

But, as you know girls just want to have fun.




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Mystery Guest - Black See Thru Dress

Who is today's mystery guest???






Hints: hundreds crave him, millions of eyes will be focused on him Sunday night.

Give up - well just click on the photo to find out.

If you always dreamed of transforming your favorite actors, actresses, celebrities, models or singers outfits,-- or to just want to dress and undress them,-- then I found just the site for you.

Paperdollheaven has 100s of your favorite celebrities - for you to dress any way you want.

Some of our favorites are Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Jennifer Lopez and Lindsay Lohan. This is a fun site and additive too.




My Academy Awards Outfit






Well, some how my invitation to the Academy Awards must have got lost in the mail. Hummm!!!






Anyway, I have invited some friends over for an Academy Awards party.

This lace see through black robe with ruffled lace and spaghetti belt, velvet thong bikini, should help to keep the attention focused on me - at least during the commercials.

A course, I will be too busy scouring the internet for the sexiest fashion photos from the Academy Awards and reporting to you on the hot sexy fashions trends.

Stay turned for the hot sexy Academy Award links.

But, as you know girls just want to have fun.




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Milan Autumn/Winter 2005 Wrapup II

Wow, after practically fashion trotting all these weeks from NY to London, we have FINALLY landed in Milan!! And from the looks of it black is defintely back. And so is the ever so elegant sleek, chic lady!
Lets start off with Miu Miu, and this lovely black crocheted dress. How much more ladylike can one get with that head scarf? The message is clear. However, I must say, I am not too impressed with Miu Miu's offerings this season. Perhaps it is just because it is being compared to these wonderful and boooootiful creations, that follows. . . .
Following their success this spring, Gucci has continued their streak and came out with this gorgeous collection of mostly black and sleek items. The lady inside is further emphasized by those very chic hats that all the models wore, which just goes to show how versatile this look is!-From this sleek black long jacket. . .


To this gorgeous floral black cocktail dress!

And one must NOT forget VERSACE this season (and I do this in bold AND caps because it is truly a wonderful show!). Words cannot descirbe my amazement and awe of Versace's transformation to the simple, classical, chic, sleek, wearable and beautful this season. Whenever Versace is mentioned, gold, over the top, patterned, flashy and unwearble comes to mind. But NOW I have been totally reformed (as u can see I am so in awe my sentences doesn't even flow!). Don't u just LOVE this long cinched white jacket?

And this simple chic outfit. . . I can actually see someone wearing this in the streets!!

I know that this is not exactly wearable all the time, but I cannot resist and feature this gorgeous blue dress. Instead of being revealing and flashy, it is elegant and classy. . like a greek godess. . .

And this irrisistable gold dress... definately Oscar-worthy!

I have always loved D&G even though I'm not a very adventurous dresser. It inspires me to try little things out and be fun and wild from time to time. And as usual, it has not disappointed. Their collection this season calls out to us to be lady-like with a twist, by matching to-die-for gold feminine dresses with wild printed boots!

Wear huge flowered peasent tops (for a more boho feel) tucked in metallic gold pants! Sigh. . . u gotta love Milan!

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Milan Autumn/Winter 2005 Wrapup I

Fashion shows in Milan this week have so far been suprise after suprise for most people. Many designers have changed their themes and style from the spring/summer 2005 season more drastically than usually. Some suprises have been criticised by the critics and media, but others were refreshing and welcomed.

If you look through the fashion show photos, you will notice that black makes a huge comeback, and volume reigns, as seen in the NY and London fashion shows. Up to Tuesday, my favourite collections are (oh suprise suprise,) Prada and Burberry Prorsum.

Prada
Prada has been heavily feautured in the media ever since its show on Tues, as Miuccia seems to have completely changed the tune and mood of her collection from the spring season. Instead of the funky and colorful designs as seen in the past three seasons, Prada has made a return to its signiture style - long-lasting elegance and grace. To make a point, the Prada show started with a series of black outfits, which reigned throughout the whole show. The only other significant colors seen were beige/goldish color, and red. Here are some of my facourite outfits:



I'm not so sure about those err, thingies on the outfit yet. Must see them in real life to decide whether they actually look nice.

Again, I must applaud to Miuccia for being at the forefront of the fashion industry. She is an absolute genius.

Burberry Prorsum
Another fantasic show. Christopher Bailey brings out the beauty of the English countryside girl. But the most fabulous thing about this collection is probably that any girl, living anywhere could dress just like the models did on the catwalk, and look fabulous in the outfits, (well, most of them anyways.)




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Nicole Richie and Julie Cooper?

What would Nicole Richie and Julie Cooper (from the OC, otherwise known as Melinda Clarke) have in common? Well, a picture is worth a thousand words, and there are two of them below:



In case you missed the obvious, they look remarkably alike, from their hairstyle to their very distinct and confident gaze. Julie Cooper is practically what Nicole Richie would look like in 10 years time. In fact, they would so remarkably alike, it makes one wonder if they share the same plastic surgeon. You know how they say everyone leaves a distinct mark or style on everything they do?


Incidentally, Harrods girl and I would like to once again put our stamp of approval on Nicole Richie's new look and sense of style. This outfit she wore for the Grammys is defintely a vast improvement. In fact she comes close to being one of the more well-dressed people at the Grammys. . .

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Academy Awards Fashions - Royal Fashions on the Block

Counting down to the Academy Awards, now what would I wear.



This beautiful long silky gown is just yummy.

Just love the beautiful chiffon embroidered details.

Very sexy chiffon kick-pleat and a very low cut back.

Well, reveling more is great fun, and sexy too.

The see through wrap adds a touch of class and the sparkling silver high heel shoes add a nice finishing touch.



Ever wonder how your favorite celebrities fashions change through the years?

Well, there is a time machine at the official Academy Awards site were you can view what a actress wore at several past Academy Awards presentations.

Some of my favorites are Cher, Halle Berry, Holly Hunter - love those see through lingerie gown looks.






Yearning to Ware a Royal Outfit?







A prized black Valentino skirt suit (pictured left) worn by Camilla Parker Bowles to the opening of an exhibition at Somerset House in November 2000 - one of the first official engagements that Camilla attended with Prince Charles, and a true turning point in his campaign for public acceptance of her as his official companion will be auctioned off by the Clothesagency.



This is just one of the celebrities - royalty outfits that will be auctioned by Clothesagency.

Proceeds raised by the auction will go to support, the Tsunami charity patroned by Camilla's own traveler/writer brother Mark Shand - actively striving to rebuild parts of Sri Lanka devastated by the Boxing Day disaster.


To date the item attracting the highest bids on the site is the dress worn by Zara Phillips for the premiere of Seabiscuit.

Items attracting similar levels of interest include the black Ben de Lisi dress worn by Kate Winslet for the premiere of Finding Neverland and a black BOY TOY belt worn and signed by Madonna.


Additional celebrities donations, recently added, are:



  • Sir George Martin - original Beatles Sergeant Pepper jacket with letter of authentication



  • Emma Thompson - deep burgundy evening gown and wrap by Richard Tyler Couture



  • Phil Collins - green cashmere Versace blazer worn on his "Serious" tour



  • Trinny Woodall - beautiful Alice Temperley cream wool coat with dalmation print lining



  • Hugh Grant - brown suede Fratelli Rosetti jacket worn in Bridget Jones



  • Jemima Khan - exquisite Alice Temperley green silk dress



  • Daniel Radcliffe - Harry Potter crew t-shirt worn by the actor during the filming of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and signed by the actor







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Academy Awards Fashions - Royal Fashions on the Block

Counting down to the Academy Awards, now what would I wear.



This beautiful long silky gown is just yummy.

Just love the beautiful chiffon embroidered details.

Very sexy chiffon kick-pleat and a very low cut back.

Well, reveling more is great fun, and sexy too.

The see through wrap adds a touch of class and the sparkling silver high heel shoes add a nice finishing touch.



Ever wonder how your favorite celebrities fashions change through the years?

Well, there is a time machine at the official Academy Awards site were you can view what a actress wore at several past Academy Awards presentations.

Some of my favorites are Cher, Halle Berry, Holly Hunter - love those see through lingerie gown looks.






Yearning to Ware a Royal Outfit?







A prized black Valentino skirt suit (pictured left) worn by Camilla Parker Bowles to the opening of an exhibition at Somerset House in November 2000 - one of the first official engagements that Camilla attended with Prince Charles, and a true turning point in his campaign for public acceptance of her as his official companion will be auctioned off by the Clothesagency.



This is just one of the celebrities - royalty outfits that will be auctioned by Clothesagency.

Proceeds raised by the auction will go to support, the Tsunami charity patroned by Camilla's own traveler/writer brother Mark Shand - actively striving to rebuild parts of Sri Lanka devastated by the Boxing Day disaster.


To date the item attracting the highest bids on the site is the dress worn by Zara Phillips for the premiere of Seabiscuit.

Items attracting similar levels of interest include the black Ben de Lisi dress worn by Kate Winslet for the premiere of Finding Neverland and a black BOY TOY belt worn and signed by Madonna.


Additional celebrities donations, recently added, are:



  • Sir George Martin - original Beatles Sergeant Pepper jacket with letter of authentication



  • Emma Thompson - deep burgundy evening gown and wrap by Richard Tyler Couture



  • Phil Collins - green cashmere Versace blazer worn on his "Serious" tour



  • Trinny Woodall - beautiful Alice Temperley cream wool coat with dalmation print lining



  • Hugh Grant - brown suede Fratelli Rosetti jacket worn in Bridget Jones



  • Jemima Khan - exquisite Alice Temperley green silk dress



  • Daniel Radcliffe - Harry Potter crew t-shirt worn by the actor during the filming of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and signed by the actor







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Braclets Trends Spring/Summer 2005

If you haven't realised that bangles and cuffs are going to be BIG this season, you must have been winter hibernating. This season, earthy bangles, and colorful cuffs are the perfect accessories to match with all the 'in' looks, (such as boho luxe, safari, greek etc.) Most of the braclets should be worn loosely around the wrist. The selection is endless, and here are some of our favourites, (and best of all, most of them are actually affordable!)


by Etro (blue $195, orange $250)
and Harry Neufeld at Main Floor (yellow, brown $20 each)
Wear these chunky, colorful, carved bangles, and you will be one step closer to achieving the boho luxe look.


by Erickson Beamon
(Python bangle $180, Wood bangle $45, Straw knit bangle $75, Bamboo bangles $35)
My favourite set of bangles I have seen this season. They give off the boho and earthy vibe, and can be worn with all outfits. Perfect.


from Urban Outfitters ($16)
These go with the boho look as well as the greek theme. If you don't like the chunky bangles, this can be another choice for your braclet of the season.


from Accessorize (£8.00)
Did we mention that 'jet-setting around the world' and 'freedom' is part of this season's theme? Wearing jewelry made of shells will instantly transport you onto your summer holidays. Can you smell the sand and ocean?


by Free People ($128)
Another choice for those of you who don't like bangles. This beaded cuff is colorful, eye-catching, and can be part of the boho or safari look. The colorful strings of beads are very well coordinated and can add a brilliant touch to simple or multi-layer outfits.

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Time to get Fruity

Spring is the time when things start to grow again and life is born, but it doesn't just stop at plants and animals this season! This season life has expanded and started to grow on fashion as well. . . especifically FRUITS. Yes, its time to get fruity!

Smell fruity, like a green apple and "Be Delicious" in this new refreshing DKNY scent.


Be simple but fruity and "fresh" with this green tee from
shop intuition.


Get fruity with Juicy, in this yellow strawberry tee (yellow is very in this spring too!)


This green apple patterned creation by Luella Bartle is simply gorgeous! It is fruity in a very stylish and subtle way that is both very refreshing and elegant. Sigh. . . I want it!!


Be delicious in this cherry patterned summer dress by Nanette Lepore.


And we must not forget the origin of the come back of fruits- the Louis Vuitton Murakami Cherry bag ofcourse! Who can resist this?


But if you cannot afford that lovely creation, you can still be fruity with this super-cute strawberry tote from Urban Outfitters. And for once you FINALLY fit in all your essentials-perfect for school or for casual wear.

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