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My Favorite Oscar Gowns of Years Past
It’s almost too good to be true that smack dab, in the middle of Fashion Week, are the Hunger Games of red carpet dressing: the Oscars. Most people daydream about winning the Oscar, I daydream about the important stuff: what designer, color, type of gown, makeup, and hairstylist I would I go for if I were attending. My answers change, depending upon my mood (except for the color, I’m pretty steadfast on yellow), but here are a few ladies that I think have worn the best Oscar dresses of all time:
Audrey Hepburn in Edith Head.
Uma Thurman in Prada
Nicole Kidman in Christian Dior
Nicole Kidman in Christian Dior (more…)
Top 5 Looks from Anna Sui FW12
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Top 5 Looks from Proenza Schouler FW12
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Top 5 Looks from JCREW FW12
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Top 5 Looks from Jason Wu FW12
Starting from the smoke billowing from the red-lacquered doors to the runway, Jason Wu’s Fall/Winter 2012 was full of modernized, sleek, Chinese iconography. He took his cues from China’s Mao collars, slinky cheongsams, military jackets, and flower prints to create richly tailored wearables that would still appeal to his most famous client, Michelle Obama. I love the strength and context added by the reinforced piping up and down skirt and coat seams. In the interest of furthering U.S/China relations, here’s to seeing Michelle wear one of these outfits a future Obama-Hu meeting.
Photos: Style.com
Top 5 Looks from Jill Stuart FW12
Treat Yo’Self for Valentine’s Day
I’ve been strongly anti-Valentine’s Day for a long time. There’s just so much pressure associated to the holiday, regardless of whether you are in a relationship. Pressure to make sure you live up to the expectations levied by Hallmark, movies, friends, and (maybe) your significant other. Truthfully, I’ve always believed that if you are in a “loving” relationship, V-Day shouldn’t feel that different than any other day. Which is not to say that a dozen lavendar roses or artisinal French-imported chocolates should be expected everyday, but you should feel “loved” all the time.
As for people not in relationships, I don’t think we should allow a holiday to make us feel bad about ourselves. I’ve read that February 15th is the single greatest day for filing divorces. So rest assured that not all the couples you see out and about on February 14th are happy, and there’s probably some chick fuming about her 11:15 PM V-Day reservation to the Olive Garden (per Zooey Deschanel’s SNL skit.) So let’s make this V-Day a way to be good to yourself instead. A few ways to treat yo’self below:
