Get The Look: Whitney Houston Style!
Posted: February 13, 2012 Filed under: Celebrity, Celebrity Fashion, Entertainment, Fashion in General, Get The Look, Music | Tags: Fashion, Get The Look, glamour, Stage fashion, Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston Fashion, Whitney Houston style Leave a comment »Always glamorous and full of sparkle, Whitney dazzled on every stage she preformed on! Lets take a look at some fashion inspired by one of the greatest voices of our time, Whitney Houston.
There’s something about French Men…
Posted: January 24, 2012 Filed under: Awards, Celebrity, Celebrity Fashion, Entertainment, Fashion in General, Fashion Tips, Films, Men's Fashion Tips, Menswear, Trends | Tags: black is the new black, dark jeans, Fashion, french actor, French Men, GQ, Jean Dejardin in GQ, Jean Dujardin, jon hamm, men's suits, mens fashion, mens shoes, Menswear, plaid suit, plaid suits, Spring summer 2012, spring summer fashion, suit trends, summer suit, The Artist, the oscars 2 Comments »…I don’t know what it is, but if you’ve seen the silent film The Artist, you will know what I am talking about. There is a certain charisma that French actor Jean Dujardin exudes off the screen. Something that not just any actor could pull off without speaking!
When I stumbled across these photos in this months GQ I had to share with you! Jean Dujardin to me seems like a more charming, dashing version of Jon Hamm. Maybe it’s the accent? Check out this great quote from his GQ interview; “I learned to tap-dance for The Artist. I love dancing in general, and making girls dance. My generation doesn’t do it enough.” YES! All men take note.
Enjoy the fashion in this photo spread. Lots of stylish plaid suits to come for spring/summer.
Notice, no socks? If you are wearing a light summer suit it is essential that you do not wear any socks! Which means you’d better be wearing some nicely kept leather loafers!
Plaid shirt with a plaid suit. This works because of the ratio the shirt to the suit. The shirt has more of a bold larger check, and the suit is subtle. The pocket square keeps it nice and classy, despite the lack of tie.
This is a bold look, you’d have to be very confidant to pull this one off! Reminds me of 1970′s James Bond. If you want to try this, avoid over referencing the 70′s by keeping your shoes modern and your lapel and shirt collar narrow.
Every guy should try this look. It’s a classic, and one of my personal favorites. You could wear this with dark jeans for a semi-casual look or wear the full suit to a wedding, without overdoing it. Notice the pocket square? I’m sensing the pocket square is the new tie.
If you haven’t seen it yet, here is the trailer for The Artist. (I recommend checking it out before The Oscar’s on Feb 26th, because its sure to win)
Best And Worst Dressed at the 2012 Golden Globes
Posted: January 16, 2012 Filed under: Awards, Beauty, Celebrity, Celebrity Fashion, Fashion in General, Fashion News, make-up, Red Carpet, Trends | Tags: angelina Jolie, best and worst dressed at the golden globes, Best and Worst Dressed at the Golden Globes 2012, charlize theron, Claire Danes, Dior, Golden Globe Fashion, golden globes, gucci, J. Mendel, Michelle Willams, My Week With Marlyn, nicole kidman, Nicole Kidman Golden Globes, Nicole Kidman in versace, Oscars 2012, pale pinks, prada, red carpet, red carpet fashion, Reece Witherspoon, reese witherspoon, Ricky Gervais, Salma Hayek, Seth Rogan, Sohia Vergera Golden Globes, Sophia Vergara, Sophia Vergara Vera Wang, The Artist, vera wang, Versace, worst dressed at the golden globes, Zac Posen, Zooey Deschanel Leave a comment »The 69th Annual Golden Globes were on Sunday, and the red carpet fashion was quite tame this year. We saw lots of pale pinks and grey as well as a few peacock blues. Here are my votes for the best and worst dressed at the Golden Globes. The best dress are in order of my favorites. Take a look and tell me if I missed any of your favorites!
Best Dressed:
Nicole Kidman in Versace.
I can’t remember the last time she looked so amazing! She looks like a beautiful Greek statue! This shape is stunning on her, and it seems like she has stopped getting work done, which means we can see her smiling again!
Sophia Vergara in Vera Wang.
It’s not that different of a look for Sophia, but she knows what works for her curvy body type. I loved the colour and the close up red carpet shots, the bottom of the dressed looked really beautiful.
Reese Witherspoon in Zac Posen.
I don’t know what was but she was glowing last night! I’m not normally a huge fan of her on the red carpet but she looks absolutely stunning here. I especially love her make up, very subtle but enough to make an impact.
Claire Danes in J. Mendel.
She was one of the first people I saw on the red carpet and I instantly loved her dress. She always opts for something pretty classic, but the back adds an edgy twist.
Salma Hayek in Gucci.
I loved the close up shots of this dress. I liked that it was a bit different from most styles that were on the red carpet. Just when you think Salma couldn’t be more beautiful she knocks one out of the park!
Charlize Theron in Dior.
At first glance I wasn’t sure about this dress, but the more and more I saw it I grew to love it. I also loved her hair and make up. It completes the overall look perfectly.
Worst Dressed:
Most people on the red carpet played it pretty safe and looked beautiful, but unfortunately there was 2 people that didn’t quite do it for me. Here are my picks for worst dressed;
Zooey Deschanel in Prada.
I hate to say this, because I am a huge fan of Zooey’s but this dress was not flattering on her petite frame, and her hair…yikes. You can’t really tell in this photo, but in some angles, one of her layers looked like side burns…not a look you want to go for. On a brighter note, her make up looked amazing!
Angelina Jolie in Atelier Versace.
When she first hit the red carpet I didn’t mind this dress, but as the night grew on she looked uncomfortable and cold. The fabric of this dress cheapened it to me, and I did not like how thin she looked last night.
Did you enjoy the awards last night? I felt Ricky Gervais was quite safe last night…there was a few good one liners from Seth Rogan and Meryl Streep! I’m glad The Artist won a few awards, it was a great film. Michelle Williams did a great job in My Week With Marilyn so she deserved the win, even though I’m not sure why it that film was categorized as a comedy/musical…The Golden Golbes are usually a hint as to what we will see at the Oscars, so it should be interesting to see if a few of the same people bring home the win!
Best Dressed at The 2012 People’s Choice Awards
Posted: January 11, 2012 Filed under: Celebrity, Celebrity Fashion, Entertainment, Fashion in General, Fashion News, Menswear, Red Carpet, What TO wear, What was she thinking? | Tags: red carpet, Best Dressed, worst dressed, People's Choice Awards, People's Choice Awards fashion, Chris Klein, Kelly Osbourne, Fashion Police, Ian Somerhalder, Vampire Diaries, Ginnifer Goodwin, Once Upon A Time, People's choice awards 2012, awards show Leave a comment »It’s the start of the awards season, and if THIS is what we have to look forward to, I’m not going to have too much to write about! Everyone seemed to go quite tame and a little on the casual side this year. However, I was able to scrounge a few favorites, and of course my least favorites!
Best Dressed Female:
From the new series “Once Upon A Time”, Ginnifer Goodwin. Amazing hair, stunning make up, shoes are killer and that dress is bold but fits her like a glove. A+ for her!
Best Dressed Man:
Ian Somerhalder from the show “Vampire Diaries”. Had he worn a tie with the pocket square it would have been too dressy. He had the perfect amount of class for an event like this.
Worst Dressed Female:
Kelly Osbourne. Considering she’s is on E! Channel’s “Fashion Police” you’d think she would have made a little more effort. (Her Mom, however looked STUNNING!)
Worst Dressed Man:
Chris Klein. Not quite sure why he was there, but WHITE skate shoes on the red carpet? Really?! No no no!
Hollywood’s Most Stylish Couples, Part 2
Posted: December 12, 2011 Filed under: Celebrity, Celebrity Fashion, Entertainment, Fashion in General, Trends | Tags: Celebrity Couples, celebrity fashion, Dianne Krueger and Joshua Jackson, Dinne Krueger and Joshua Jackson Fashion, Fashionable Celebrity Couples, Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefan Fashion, Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani, Hollywood's Most Stylish Couples, Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux and Jennifer Anniston Fashion, Katy Perry and Russel Brand Fashion, Katy Perry and Russell Brand, Nicole RIchie and Joel Madden, Nicole Richie and Joel Madden Fashion 1 Comment »My previous Hollywood’s Most Stylish Couples post seems to be one of my most popular, so I figured I’d redo a list with a few new couples. Here are my votes for the top 5 most stylish celebrity couples:
Coming in at number 5, Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston:
Classic with a bit of an edge is what I’d call this pair. Jennifer has always had a great sense of timeless fashion, but Justin brings out a bit of edge in her; which suits her great!
Number 4, is Russell Brand and Katy Perry:
I love how Russell seems to bring out Katy’s “grown-up” sense of fashion. She gives up the cutesy bubblegum pop thing when she is with him, which in turn makes her much more fashionable!
Number 3 is Joel Madden and Nicole Richie:
Being parents has really matured these two, professionally and fashion wise. Nicole has such a fun bohemian style that works great with Joel’s punk rock fashion.
Number 2, and RUNNER UP is Joshua Jackson and Dianne Krueger:
Their style is effortless. Dianne always looks at the top of her game, whether she is on the red carpet or at the airport. She seems to have dressed Josh really well too, because their styles work together perfectly. I know that Dianne personally doesn’t use a stylist which gives them huge bonus points in my book!
The honor of Number 1 goes to: Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani:
Gavin and Gwen have been trend setters since the 90′s- which in my mind is why they deserve the number one spot. They are the coolest parents around; with the most fashionable kids in hollywood and they’ve been together for 14 years! What a great accomplishment in Hollywood. But- back to fashion, Gwen overrides Gavin’s sometimes forever-90′s-rocker-style with her edgy, funky, designer fashion sense. This couple is well deserving of the coveted number one spot.
Who do you think has the best fashion? Do you agree with my choices? Don’t forget to check out Part One of Hollywood’s Most Stylish Couples! I wrote that baby back in 2008!
Yay or Nay: Selma Hayek
Posted: November 25, 2011 Filed under: Celebrity, Celebrity Fashion, Entertainment, Fashion in General, Films, Hit or Miss, Polls | Tags: Fashion Hit or Miss, Puss and Boots, Selma Heyek, Selma Heyek Premier, Selma Heyek Puss and Boots, Yay or Nay Leave a comment »What do you think of this outfit that Selma Heyek wore to the premiere of Puss and Boots in the UK? Would you wear this look?
Get The Look: Jamie King
Posted: November 21, 2011 Filed under: Accessories, Beauty, Celebrity, Celebrity Fashion, Fashion in General, Fashion Tips, Get The Look, hair, Shoes, Trends, What TO wear | Tags: christmas dresses, Fashion, Fashion Tips, Get The Look, GQ, Holiday dresses, how to dress for the holidays, jamie king, jamie king at GQ Man of the Year Awards, jamie king fashion, mod cloth, Mod Cloth holiday looks, party dresses, retro dresses Leave a comment »At the GQ Man of The Year Awards, Jamie King looked gorgeous. This inspired me to create a new Get The Look post!
Jamie is wearing a retro style party dress, which is perfect for upcoming holiday season. This A-Line shaped dress is a great style for EVERY body type; because of this it is my personal favorite style dress for the holiday season.
With this retro style dress, I recommend keeping the hair simple. You can do a sleek down ‘do, like Jamie did, or a french twist. Keep the accessories to a minimum. I recommend a good strong earring and a clutch. Finish off the look with a pair of black heels- either peep toes or t-straps to keep with the retro feel. For a more edgy look go with a bootie or platform shoe.
Take a peek at my Get The Look style sheet, (see below) for how you can get Jamie’s style. Everything on the style sheet can be purchased online at Mod Cloth.
Get the Look: Jude Law
Posted: November 20, 2011 Filed under: Accessories, Celebrity, Celebrity Fashion, Fashion in General, Fashion Tips, Get The Look, Men's Fashion Tips, Menswear, Shoes, Trends, What TO wear | Tags: asos, beanie, black is the new black favorite, cuffed jeans, fall fashion, fedora, Get The Look, jude law, Jude Law fashion, leather jacket, mens fall fashion, mens fashion, mens leather jacket, mens winter fashion, Menswear, William Turnbull Leave a comment »
Last week Jude Law made an appearance at the Beyond Time: William Turnbull premere wearing an awesome look for fall. Jude is known for his edgy but effortless style, and I love this look because it’s easy for men to wear and for you to modify to fit your personal style.
If you are more classic, stick to a straight leg cuffed jean like Jude has done, and if you are more fashion forward go for a skinny cut jean tucked into your boots. Maybe fedora’s aren’t your thing? Go for a slouchy touque/beanie instead.
Take a look at my Get The Look style sheet below for some inspiration. All the items you can purchase online at Asos.
Get the Look: Lea Michele in Allure Magazine
Posted: November 15, 2011 Filed under: Celebrity, Celebrity Fashion, Entertainment, Fashion in General, Fashion Tips, Get The Look, make-up, Trends | Tags: allure, Beauty Tips. beauty trends, black eyeliner, Cat Eye, cat eyeliner, Fashion, Glee, Lea Michele, Lea Michele Allure, Lea Michele Magazine, make-up, Sophia Loren, winged liner 1 Comment »
Doing her best to channel the sexy ladies of the 1960′s, Glee star Lea Michele is owning the cover of Allure! She looks absolutely stunning! Dare I say, the best we’ve ever seen her?
Do you love Lea’s look? Want to create it at home yourself? Here are a few tips:
-Fill in your brows, no sexy eye is complete without a nice thick brow
-Find a good waterproof liquid or cream liner. Something that has a small pointed brush. Start your liner at the middle of the eyelid, go until just about the end of the lid, then open you eyes and use the angle of your lower lid as to were to finish the cat eye. Then go back and finish the line towards the tear duct. To find the best angle for that cat eye, take the wand of your brush and hold it diagonally against your lower lash line to meet with the outer edge of your brow. Check out a great tutorial here.
-Go for a nude lip. With such dramatic eyes, a nude lip is best.
-Curl large sections of your hair with a small barrel curling iron, do a light hairspray, then comb it out with a natural bristle brush. To avoid an overly fizzy style, finish off the look with some shine serum or mist.
This should finish off your look, so you too can be the next Sophia Loren!
Kate Bosworth Wearing Proenza Schouler at the CFDA Fashion Fund Party
Posted: October 21, 2011 Filed under: Beauty, Celebrity, Celebrity Fashion, Entertainment, Fashion in General, Fashion Tips, Films, hair, make-up, Trends, What TO wear | Tags: black is the new black, CFDA 2011, CFDA fashion, CFDA fashion fund, Fashion, kate bosworth, kate bosworth at CFDA, kate bosworth fashion, make-up, Michael Polish, Proenza Schouler, Proenza Schouler Spring 2012, Shoes, Spring 2012 fashion, straw dogs Leave a comment »
Kate Bosworth made an appearance at the CFDA Fashion Fund party and looks stunning. The Straw Dogs star attend the event with her director boyfriend, Michael Polish. Kate is wearing a skirt and top from Proenza Schouler’s Spring 2012 collection. Head to toe she looks killer; from her hair, to her make up and shoes this creates an amazing outfit! This is somewhat of a fashion forward choice that we at Black Is The New Black LOVE…what do you think of this look?
A Look At: Evan Rachel Wood
Posted: October 4, 2011 Filed under: A Look At..., Beauty, Celebrity, Celebrity Fashion, Entertainment, Fashion in General, Fashion News, hair, Trends, What TO wear | Tags: actresses with short hair, cebrities, celbrities with short hair, celebrity, celebrity fashion, Dolce & Gabanna Star pants, Emma Watson, Evan Rachel Wood, Evan Rachel Wood Fashion, Evan Rachel Wood Hair, evan rachel wood short hair, Even Rachel Wood Haircut, haircut, hairstyle, Michelle Williams, pixie cut, red carpet, Vanessa Hudgens Leave a comment »Trend alert! If you cut your hair and you become a new “it” girl re: Michelle Williams, Vanessa Hudgens and Emma Watson. This holds true for Evan Rachel Wood as well.
I am loving her style and Evan’s hair so much, I’m thinking of doing the chop myself! To top of her new do, her fashion has seemed to evolved into something worth checking out! Take a look:
What is your favorite of Evan Rachel Wood’s looks? I’m especially loving this last look with the star D & G skinnies!
Matching Men at The Oscars
Posted: February 28, 2011 Filed under: Celebrity, Celebrity Fashion, Entertainment, Fashion in General, Films, Men's Fashion Tips, Menswear, Red Carpet, Trends | Tags: Javier Barden, Josh Brolin, matching, Matching Men, Matching suits, mens fashion, Oscar 2011, Oscar Fashion, RDJ, Robert Downey Jr, Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law Matching, suit, Tux, tuxedo Leave a comment »The Oscars brought us some good-looking hosts, but what caught my eye was the men introducing the award nominees. They seemed to co-ordinate their outfits this year!
First was Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem in white Tuxedos:
It seemed as though they had some sort of inside joke going on, because towards the end Javier could hardly hold it together. You could certainly tell these guys were good friends.
Then we got to see two more good-looking co-starts Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr:
The two of them were matching in Navy, which is a pleasant change from the normal black suit. Jude and Robert obviously had some great chemistry, dissing each other in front of everyone! I love it that RDJ can make fun of himself. Doesn’t that make so much cooler then he already is?
10 Best Dressed Ladies Of The 2011 Oscar’s
Posted: February 28, 2011 Filed under: Beauty, Celebrity, Celebrity Fashion, Entertainment, Fashion in General, Fashion News, Films, Red Carpet, Trends, What TO wear | Tags: anne hathaway, Best Dressed, Best Dressed Oscar 2011, Celine Dion, Fashion, fashion trends, Hailee Steinfeld, Halle Berry, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Lawrence, Mandy Moore, Mila Kunis, Natalie Portman, Nutral, Oscar 2011 Fashion, Purple, red, red carpet, red carpet fashion, Red Carpet Trends, sandra bullock Leave a comment »The Oscar red carpet was a little bit of a let down this year. Nothing really WOWED me. Everyone looks pretty and nice, but overall it seemed like simple won over on the red carpet. Here are 10 of my favorite looks of the night.
Trend 1: RED. Everyone who chose that color could do no wrong in my eyes.
Anne Hathaway won my vote for the best red dress. She looked stunning in this Valentino number. Fit her like a glove…I think her best dress of the entire night was this one on the red carpet.
Sandra Bullock looked sleek, simple and stunning!
Jennifer Hudson looked absolutely amazing! What a way to show off that new figure she has. Georgous!
Jennifer Lawrence from Winter’s Bone looks super classic and chic in this Calvin Klein dress. A little like a Baywatch babe- but stunning none-the-less.
Trend 2 – NEUTRALS. This personally was my favorite trend on the red carpet. It is a great timeless look.
Halle Berry was my favorite by a long shot. She looked angelic in this Marchesa gown.
This long sleek sheath looked great on Celine Dion’s statuesque figure. Didn’t she just have twins a few months ago? Wow.
Hailee Steinfeld from True Grit looked too adorable in her gown! This 14 year old did it right! She dressed her age yet managed to look elegant for the red carpet.
Mandy Moore looked great in this Monique Lhuillier dress. I love how you dont konw where the sequins begin and end.
Trend 3- PURPLE. Both dresses were flowy and both were worn by the lovely ladies of Black Swan.
Pregnant Natalie Portman was absolutly glowing in this Rodarte gown. The color was amazing on her and the neckline beautifully framed her face.
Mila Kunis just bareley made my list. I love the way this Elie Saab dress fits and I love the style but I’m not a super big fan of the color on her. Overall its still a win for Mila.
Who were some of your favorites of the night?
Worst Dressed At The 2011 Oscar’s
Posted: February 28, 2011 Filed under: Beauty, Celebrity, Celebrity Fashion, Entertainment, Fashion in General, Films, make-up, Red Carpet, What was she thinking? | Tags: Cate Blanchett, Fashion, marisa tomei, melissa leo, nicole kidman, oscar red carpet, oscar worst dressed, oscars 2011, red carpet, reese witherspoon, What was she thinking?, worst dressed Leave a comment »Unfortunately this was a much easier list to compile. Some interesting choices by some Best Dressed List regulars which came as quite a surprise. Here is who made the worst dressed list:
Yes, I am surprised as you that Nicole Kidman made this list, she usually looks stunning, but this Dior Couture number looked awkward and ill fitting. On a brighter note- her make up looked great and her hubby,Keith Urban looked handsome!
Another big shocker- Reese Witherspoon! She is normally adorable but this just looks like a dated 90′s look that her character in Legally Blond would wear. What is with that hairpiece?!
Best Supporting Actress winner, Melissa Leo decided to show up in a shiny doily. Not the most flattering fabric or shape. Absolutely LOVED her acceptance speech though!
It pains me to put Cate Blanchett on this list because normally she can do no wrong in my eyes. She always takes a bolder choice, but this one just didn’t work for me. I just don’t get it at all.
And the worst of the worst goes to:
Oh boy, Marisa Tomei in this dress just was a big NO. She is normally such a babe! Did you see her last year? What happened?! This dress just looks like a cheap home-made prom dress. Not a fan of the greasy parted hair either. Wonder what her stylist was thinking?
Oscar’s 2011 in Review.
Posted: February 27, 2011 Filed under: Celebrity, Celebrity Fashion, Entertainment, Fashion News, Films, Red Carpet, Trends | Tags: academy awards, anne hathaway, best speech, christian bale, Gwyneth Paltrow, james franco, James Franco and Anne Hathaway Host, melissa leo, Natalie Portman, Oscar hosts, oscar red carpet, oscars, oscars 2011 Leave a comment »I thought it was overall an enjoyable Oscar show, nothing super stand out other then Kirk Douglas being a cute-funny old man and Melissa Leo dropping the f-bomb within the first 10 min of the show. Honestly that just makes us all love her that much more!
What did we think of Anne Hathaway and James Fraco as hosts? I think they did ALRIGHT; Anne was a great cheerleader and James can read a teleprompter pretty well. Did anyone else wish he would just look straight at the camera, or interact with Anne a little more? What was going on there? If you follow @jamesfranco on Twitter, you can see some behind the scenes footage and personally I think he and Anne had much more chemistry backstage then onstage. Maybe it was nerves, but I almost felt like Anne could have hosted the show on her own. Sorry James 
Best speech of the night? I think that goes to Christian Bale- we got to see a softer more emotional side of him which was nice. Natalie Portman was also great and surprisingly had no case of pregnancy brain. She seemed to remember every single person who worked with her on Black Swan- quite remarkable.
Biggest letdown of the night? Gwyneth Paltrow singing from the soundtrack, Country Strong. This was a disappointment because we all saw her on The Grammy’s and guest star on Glee so we know she has the chops to sing. I’m sure its much more nerve racking singing infront of fellow actors who you’ve grown to love and respect. But, despite her off notes- at least she looked SUPER HOT throughout the night in both her red carpet dress and her performance dress.
I wonder if the Academy will be asking James and Anne back? I kind of doubt it- if anything maybe just Anne. Stay tuned for my best and worst dressed actresses of the night.
