Not So Swiss Miss

I said it about a minute ago and I’ll say it again now: I love me some fringe!!!!  I also love gold (I love rose gold more….for those of you who feel a desire to keep lists of things that I love…..someone is keeping a list, right??) This dress is a one of kind Gucci and while Olivia Wilde had a rough week in Switzerland where she was in town to promote “Cowboys and Aliens” (someone, O W, was unaware that Swiss was not a language) but this dress was a very smart choice.  Its different and creative, its subtly sexy and sophisticated in a very modern, hipster sort of way.  It is one of the best gowns I’ve seen in awhile….it feels a little McQueen, a little primal (primal in the fashiony sense that is….its a thing, don’t argue with me!)  It’s fabulous and I love it.

Once Upon A Time

I am aware of my many quirky fashion obsessions, amongst a few, all things Olsen, dark green and actresses who continue to work their pixie hair cuts for years.  One of these girls is my beloved Ginnifer Goodwin.  She is the cutest, admits to needing Weight Watchers as an eating lifestyle choice and makes ballsy fashion choices.  Her ensemble at this event to promote her new show ‘Once Upon a Time’ (its about fairytales mixing with modern day…so excited!!!) is a kook y take on an lbd.  Its by 3.1 Philip Lim, done in satin with very interesting darting and mini fringe on the arms (I love fringe….not quite so much when its in a reduced length but c’est la vie). Ginny is a smart girl and kept everything else simple.  I am wary of the lace Jimmy Choo shooties but I have a feeling that in person the fabrication mixing came off as less severe (damn photo lighting).  As per usual, GG can do no wrong for me.

Mann Up

Leslie Mann!!! I have wanted to BE Leslie Mann since “George of the Jungle’!! I love her voice, her hair, she’s this totally sexy mama who comes off, no matter the circumstances, as a real person (remember her as Katherine Heigl’s older sister in ‘Knocked Up’ she and Paul Rudd were fabulous.)  We do not, however, see Leslie Mann on the red carpet very much.  In addition to being an actress in her own right, she is married to Judd Apatow (remember the adorable kids in ‘Knocked Up’?? those are the actual Apatow kids, Maude and Iris) but we do not not see her at a ton of events and when we do she tends to look rather non-descript…..until now!!! This is Mrs.Apatow at the Bafta Event (aka how Hollywood gets to hang with Will and Kate but tries to make it look legit).  I think this sherbet-ty column is by L’Wren Scott and it has a fabulous slit up the side.  She looks young but not in an affected way and the hair is big but awesome blow out big, not excessive, closer to God, big.  All in all, if she keeps look like this a coming (she has a movie with jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds coming out soon) I will remain one devoted fan.

Everything’s Coming Up Olsen

As we have discussed before I have a severe obsession with all things (mostly fashion…..crap, thats a lie, everything) Olsen.  Like this outfit, for instance, on Miss Ashley.   It is the epitome of the ladylike trend of summer 2011….a full, modest, textured skirts (we are about to get full, longish Garden skirts at J.Crew, so so so beyond excited), a buttoned, tailored, crisp mens style white shirt and a structured, non flip flop thong (shoe).  The Olsens’ have always clung to the trend of the round frame sunnies (although MK tends to lean toward the extreme vintage in a severe Lennon style a super modern ombre lens(ed) Chanel) and Ashley’s large, Jackie O-esque frames do not disapoint.  This look is very chic and very simple, yet chock full of details which, in the end, is so the Olsen way.

Baby, Its Cold Outside?

ok, now I am in love love love with this a-mah-zing Giambattista Valli ensemble.  J’adore the red and fuschia color blocking and the non-combative, nude Louboutins (but possibly Jack Vartanian heels, the issue is under advisement).  We all know I am obsessed with peplum skirts and that I love a formal long sleeve but just looking at that sweater ( that’s right…this is 2 pieces and the top half is made of cashmere) makes me melt.  This was the look Emma Stone chose for the NEW YORK premiere of ‘Friends with Benefits’ last night…..and short of one, rather unhelpful downpour….it was steamy-liscious last night.  Maybe this sweater in the summer shit flies in LA where from looking at pictures of fashion choices in recent weeks its either 70 degrees with a brisk wind or everyone there has lost their damn minds and just can’t resist tossing on outerwear when they exit the house.  Ok, I may be suffering from heatstroke and am starting to ramble.  Let’s just say this: Emma, this look is fabulous but I would felt more comfortable had you worn it in,say, early october.  I’m concerned for your health here most of all. xoxo

Kourtney with a ‘K’

Ok…and we’re off to a running start!  Here’s what: I don’t hate this.  I judge/have issue with parts of it but as a whole (and god does it ever hurt me to say this) I am really enjoying it. Let’s begin with what I don’t like (just to make my soul feel a little better for promoting a Kardashian) 1. while I get the shoe choice and respect the neutral color, OMFG get a new style of shoe Kourtney!!! I’m short too (well and poor but thats besides the point) but one needn’t always counteract a vertical deficiency with the world’s highest Louboutin! Just try a little harder…you could have worn a pointy toe, none platform or , god forbid, a FLAT! I’m just saying…. 2.the hem here is le wonky.  It’s July, show some ankle.  3. I get that orange is the classic Hermes brand color BUT does everyone have to have the orange Birkin??? Jessica Simpson just got the same one for her birthday (no this is not just my jealously talking….. I would want the bright blue…..I mean I wouldn’t turn down the orange obviously but I’d prefer the blue, tyvm.

Now for the stuff I do like: 1. the romper/jumpsuit.  Its a fun color/pattern and the neckline is sexy but still reasonable for daytime. I even like the belt and that she seems happy to promote her curves.  2. red lips with very little make up.  I find the Kardashians tend to play it safe with make-up….heavy, smoky eyes and pale/neutral lip usually.  Kourtney here look very modern and pretty but in a quirky, slightly hipster way….J’approve.  3. HER HAIR IS NOT BLOWN OUT STRAIGHT.  I don’t love my curly hair and sympathize with others about corkscrew difficulties but people like the KK here have the time and team to help manage difficult hair and I’m glad she had the courage to rock some waveage.

All in all, Miss Kourtney, I see you and I hear you.  Welcome.

Goals

Not much to say about this BUT it’s just so cheeky and classic Sienna Miller.  It makes sense and yet just feels easy and thrown together, which is so an aesthetic that I aspire to (NOT AS EASY AS IT SEEMS…….pain in the ass caveat).  Enjoy!

Skim

I attended a wedding this past weekend in Bermuda and wore a dress, very similar in shape to this one here on Kirsten Dunst, to the rehearsal dinner.  Now mine was solid purple, had longer sleeves, and was a hand-me-down (one that I monitored for 5 years) from BMarshall but the idea was the same.  While I paired mine with giant (7 inch heel, 4 inch platform….oh the wonder that was me at 5’7″!!! and yes, I am still paying for it 5 days later, oy my shins) silver and wood heels (by the JSimp no less) and 2 pairs of Spanx, that was really to support my own insecurities, the dress was so flattering that even though I’m not at my fighting weight (I know, I know, body issues rear their ugly heads…..but its my blog and I’ll obsess if I want to) all I really need was a pair of seamless (no VPL) underpants and a good bra.  Kiki’s dress here is very ladylike and demure but not stodgy and the allure factor exists in how the silk skims the body (you don’t have to flash cleavage or a lot of leg to be sexy).  So many life lessons, so little time.

Sassy

Before anybody says anything, let me just put this out there: the pattern on this skirt is ugly as all get out.  Trust me, I’m aware.  It’s a hot mess but if we can look past the jacked up pattern, let’s all take a deep breathe and discuss the shape of what’s happening here cause it’s sort of addictive.  Now, I love a long skirt but as they are hard to pair with long flouncy top and will make you look shorter than a smurf I tend to not wear them.  Ashlee Simpson here is taller than your average bird and super skinny which (like it or not) is the perf body type for this silhouette (lord, try as I might, I cannot spell that word with out looking it up).  The tiny tank is adorable and has a very vintage-y feel.  I love a tiny sliver of upper midriff….its sassy but not skanky and lets all give a holla that she’s not hiding her growing out pixie ‘do under a flat brimmed Amish chapeau.  On a certain level , this dress feels like a throwback to the grunge era…..like something a starlet would wear in Sassy pictorial……and like it or not, that’s always fine by me.

Super 8

This dress is turning out to be a bit of a modified monet (gorgeous from a distance but up close its a hot mess).  Little Elle Fanning (the super tall, 13 year old sister of Dakota) tends to ride the fence of age appropriate ensembles ( she in no way dresses to skanky for her age but she sometimes makes choices that feel too mature or sophisticated, like she was playing dress up in a quirky 35 year old’s wardrobe).  At first glance I loved this dress (much like my reaction to most of Isabel Lucas’s hippie dippie choices) but upon closer examination its looks a little cheap (although I’m sure its not).  While I enjoy the rose gold beading, up close the whole look just reads a wee bit Renaissance Fair…..I am not the most supportive fan of the Society of Creative Anachronisms (especially the oft abused Renaissance Era….but thats a whole other blog).   Long story short, Elle here is only 13, she’s just learning and thus I’m not judging…..too much.