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This once or twice-weekly fashion journal is all about what celebrities should, and shouldn't, be wearing...Good taste is everything !!
So do come and join in the lively discussions about the awful things some stars wear, what they might choose for the red carpet, the good and bad dresses, and all the runway shows...
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FASHION FREAK OF THE WEEK !!Welcome to this, the first of several new features for this journal - they will be regular, and slightly shorter, to go in between the huge mega-posts... This one will be celebrating the best Fashion Crime - the freakiest outfit that I have come across being worn by an actual celebrity during the past week...I can't promise that it will be every week, as that does rather depend on those stars out there...however, I'm pretty sure that I will be able to find something to keep you all amused most weeks...for the weeks when there isn't much fashion crime being committed, I have a few other tricks up my sleeve, which will be unveiled in due course !! So anyway - you all, of course, recall the Alexander McQueen RTW Collection for 2010 shown in Paris this Autumn ? - Of course you do !!
How could you possibly forget these :-
So, the question on everyone's lips at the time was who, if anyone would be the first star to wear such daft shoes ? And who would wear anything from this amazingly out-there, and rather alien-looking collection...would it be one of the obvious choices - Lady GaGa or Katy Perry maybe? Given that Lady GaGa was the supplier of music to his show, and all those dresses sported by Katy at the MTV Awards show, it would be quite easy to assume, wouldn't it ?!! | |
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10TH ANNUAL LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS 2009 Last Thursday, as well as the MTV Europe Music Awards, it was also the occasion of the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas...this is probably the biggest and most important music awards ceremony in the whole of the Latin-speaking ( or maybe singing ? ) world !! As you would expect from such an auspicious occasion, the guest list was astoundingly long, and filled with the biggest stars of Latin and South American music...and the fashion on show was every bit as colourful, upbeat and exciting as you would imagine from a largely Latino guest list - I was ecstatic to see all the wonderfully bright, zingy colours on display... In fact, the selection was so long that I have had the hardest time in getting this post down to a sensible length - and by sensible, I mean around forty dresses featured, which works out to about eighty to ninety photos or so...you have been warned !! Perhaps it may be advisable to make sure that you have about half an hour to spare, and a drink of some kind and maybe a snack or two, before you sit down to read, because this may take some time... | |
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MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS 2009 !! Last Thursday, the MTV Europe Music Awards were held in Berlin...and they made headlines with some of the stunning fashion choices and amazing outfits worn by the stars who were appearing on stage and in the Awards Ceremony itself, either as a recipient or a giver...or, indeed, as a host too...Katy Perry managed a quite extraordinary twelve outfit changes, and Beyoncé gave us a few things to think about too !! Do come and see what everyone was wearing, and whether they fell foul of my lovely shiny silver Fashion Police handcuffs, or gained one of my super-duper Gold Stars, especially all polished up for the occasion !! ( Come and see... ) | |
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KERZNER MAZAGAN BEACH RESORT LAUNCH PARTY !!
 Roses are the new black...Remember this group of posts :-
http://wendylady2.livejournal.com/36269.html
http://wendylady2.livejournal.com/36571.htmlThis was all about the opening of the beautiful new Atlantis Hotel Resort in Dubai... Well, the owner of that resort - billionaire tycoon, Sol Kerzner - has opened a second hotel resort in El Jadida in Morocco, just about 55 miles southwest of Casablanca...and at the weekend, he threw another almighty bash to celebrate its opening, with a guest list of around 1500, about half of whom were A-lister celebrities !! So, of course, there were a good deal of beautiful, and some not quite so beautiful dresses being shown off, and of course, I kindly paid a visit on your behalf just to see what I could see...how thoughtful !! ( Come and see who wore what... ) | |
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13th ANNUAL HOLLYWOOD AWARDS GALA !! This was held at the Beverley Hilton Hotel in L.A. last Monday evening, and featured quite a few stars walking the red carpet in their finery... I have to say that there seem to be so many Awards ceremonies these days, held by almost every magazine, TV Station, radio station, film association, and a myriad other bodies of people, that it seems to be impossible to keep up with them all. What it's like to be a big star in Hollywood these days, us mere mortals can only guess at - if you're a big star, it's expected that you'II attend most of these events, and so you have to have a really wonderful dress for each and every one of them - therefore, it's probably an easy decision to enrol the help of a stylist, but they very often come complete with their own personal tastes and agendas, so it's no wonder really that awful mistakes get made... However, we will start with the Best Dresses list, because there were some really nice LBDs at this event. In fact, it's very true to say that almost all the dresses being worn that evening were black, which was just a tad boring - I mean, how utterly safe is that ?!! I do prefer a little variety, even if it is the one dress I really hate... ( Come and see who wore what ... ) | |
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Q AWARDS 2009 !!... Well, the Q Awards took place in the grand surroundings of London's fancy Grosvenor House Hotel, in Park Lane, Mayfair last Monday evening... For those who don't know, 'Q' is a music magazine, started back in 1986, and aimed at those slightly older than teenager-types, who were buying the brand new CD format...it was originally named 'Cue', as in cueing up a record ready to play, but then they changed the name to just the letter 'Q', as it was thought to be confusing, and could be construed as a snooker magazine !! Somewhat unlikely in my view, seeing as how it's plastered with photos of Lily Allen, Lady Ga-ga, Muse, the Killers etc, etc... Still, there is always going to be at least one klutz who doesn't get it, I guess !! The Awards have become a well-respected part of the British music calendar, just like the MTV Awards, and therefore really ought to be glanced at, at least, for the entertainment value of its fashion mistakes... ( So let's start with the good stuff, shall we... ) | |
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PARIS FASHION WEEK - Part 3
SPRING/SUMMER RTW COLLECTIONS : 2009
John Galliano - Vivienne Westwood
 John Galliano goes all Edwardian-Goth on us - how very Siouxsie Sioux !!... This is, finally, the last part of my look at Paris Fashion Week, and so this journal will be getting back to normal again - well, that's not entirely true, because... ( Come and see... ) | |
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PARIS FASHION WEEK - Part 2
RTW COLLECTIONS : SPRING/SUMMER 2010
Christian Dior - Hussein Chalayan Gareth Pugh tones it down a bit...
Part 2 of the Paris report is here - there are quite a number of really good red carpet predictions in this one too, because this section includes John Galliano's fabulous collection for Christian Dior, and that master of the Hollwood red carpet - Elie Saab - who has veered off in a very different direction this time... I have also selected a number of designs from some other designers who you may not expect...or have heard of either !! ( Read more... ) | |
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PARIS FASHION WEEK - Part 1
RTW COLLECTIONS : SPRING/SUMMER 2010
Alexander McQueen - Chanel The Star Trek Alien Look was clearly the new black at Alexander McQueen's studio...Bienvenue à la Gay Paris !! Here we are at last, with part 1 of my look at Paris Fashion Week, which ended last Thursday...and we have an awful lot to get through, as usual - some of which is truly amazing, and some of which will make you stare at your screen in amazement because you may not quite believe I have picked these design for my red carpet predictions - remember that the reason I go to look at these collections is to try and spot the dresses that will appear on the red carpets over the coming year, and that most emphatically includes the dresses I don't necessarily like that much, as well as the gorgeous stuff... ( Come, see what's been going on in Paris... ) | |
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FASHION WEEK CELEBRITY UPDATE !!During the Fashion Week period, whilst we have all been gawping at the RTW Collections, there have been various celebrity sightings out and about, at various events, some of which were dresses or outfits that have been predicted by this journal in the past... So, not to let an opportunity pass - I wouldn't want you all to think I haven't been attending !! - here are some choice red carpet sightings over the past week or so... ( Come and see... ) | |
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MILAN FASHION WEEK - Part 2
SPRING / SUMMER RTW COLLECTIONS 2010
Luisa Beccaria - Versace
 Versace comes up trumps again...Milan Fashion Week continues with Part 2, wherein I choose dresses from the Collections of Luisa Beccaria, Rosella Jardini at Moschino, Peter Dundas at Emilio Pucci, Roberto Cavalli, and, of course, that doyenne of the Hollywood red carpet, Donnatella Versace...who has come up trumps again, continuing to impress me totally with the way she has successfully taken over the reins of the family business, and given it her own look and style... ( Come and see what else went down well on the runways of Milan... ) | |
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MILAN FASHION WEEK - Part 1
SPRING / SUMMER RTW COLLECTIONS 2010
Armani - Gucci
 Gucci goes all bondage on us...Milan Fashion Week ended last Monday, 28th September, with barely a day to spare for the collective fashion pack - all the press photographers, editors, journalists, A-listers and other stars, and all the rest of the general fashion melée - to gather their wits, pack their notes, e-mail their pics to the office, and high-tail it over to Paris to witness the last seventy-eight or so shows in this packed fashion fest month that constitutes the Spring Collections for 2010 !! I, of course, eschew all that mad rush, and let them all do it for me, whilst I sit here in my newly created work-space ( our third and smallest bedroom ) and gather the fruits of everyone's labours in order to relay the best of what I think we might see on the red carpets over the coming season, both here in Europe and over there in the US, to you all !! Milan yielded up a very good crop of beautiful red carpet dresses, both long and short - mostly short, it has to be said, but beautiful nonetheless... ( Let's go off to Milan... ) | |
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LONDON FASHION WEEK
SPRING / SUMMER RTW COLLECTIONS 2010
Amanda Wakeley - Vivienne Westwood London Fashion Week celebrated its 25th birthday this year - hurrah !! - and so, quite a few of London's most famous fashion designers, who have decamped overseas in the past ten years or so, came home to show their RTW Collections for next Spring, as a tribute to this auspicious occasion...Matthew Williamson, Julien Macdonald, and a few others too...there were quite a lot of notable absences of course, but London has always been about showcasing shining new talent rather than established designers... However, having said that, there are a small select band of established designers who have been showing regularly in London Fashion Week for years and years - Amanda Wakeley, Jenny Packham, Nicole Farhi, Paul Smith , Betty Jackson, and Paul Costelloe, who traditionally opens the whole shebang !! So, without further ado, let's go and see what was cooking on the runways of London for the red carpet this season... ( Come and see... ) | |
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NEW YORK FASHION WEEK - Part 3
SPRING / SUMMER RTW COLLECTIONS 2010
Pamella Roland - Zac Posen
 Ralph Lauren goes back to his American roots...Here I am at last with Part 3 of my little foray into the wilder side of the red carpet fashions being shown at New York Fashion Week - oh - at least two weeks ago now !! What with the Emmys last Sunday, London Fashion Week just gone, and now Milan, already half way through, this is one of the busiest times of the year for all fashion bloggers in Internetland - and for those of us who have a full time job elsewhere, it is practically impossible to leave the keyboard during the evenings and weekends !! Phew - at least it's only four weeks !! After this post, I will be looking at London Fashion Week, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and therefore there were a few designers who usually show elsewhere, who came home to help celebrate this auspicious occasion - so watch out for my post about that soon... Anyway, for the moment, we will return to New York, where I have seven designers left to cover !! ( Come and see... ) | |
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61ST PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS 2009...
( THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY !! ) The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards took place last Sunday evening, and while most of the best-dressed stars played it very safe in tried and tested styles, the dresses that fell foul of my Police Handcuffs were for the most part whacky styles that didn't really work. However, I must say - although a certain amount of kudos is due for trying something new, please, all you people I have picked on here - don't do it again... ( Come and see what went wrong and what went right ... ) | |
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NEW YORK FASHION WEEK - Part 2
SPRING / SUMMER RTW COLLECTIONS 2010
Marc Jacobs - Oscar de la Renta Marc Jacobs goes all oriental for Spring...
"New York Fashion Week - Part 2" is here...my New York coverage is always a big three-part post these days because there are so many designers who show during this week in New York - and there are so many red carpet events taking place during the year in Hollywood and New York too, that most of the American stars of stage and screen go to the American designers for their red carpet fashion needs and desires - so that means that I have loads and loads of predicting to do !! ( Come and see ... ) | |
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NEW YORK FASHION WEEK - Part 1
SPRING / SUMMER RTW COLLECTIONS 2010
Badgeley Mischka - L'Wren Scott
Carolina Herrera has a bit of an orange moment...
New York Fashion week has just finished over the other side of the pond, and so here is the first part of my observations on all the collections that have featured red carpet-worthy dresses, and other interesting bits and bobs that have taken my fancy...and as usual for New York, there have been a gazillion designers' collections to wade through look at with a discerning but critical eye, and so this piece will be in three parts, and will probably take until next weekend to finish... ( here's Part 1:- ) | |
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66th VENICE FILM FESTIVAL 2009
(Part 2) This is the final part of my look at this film festival, as there has been tons of exciting activity in the fashion world this week - you see, New York Fashion Week is in progress as we speak, and then it's London Fashion Week next week !! Now then, it'll be the 25th anniversary of LFW this year, so it promises to be a good one with quite a few fashion designers coming back to London to show their Autumn 2010 Collections off in the city where they trained !! So without further ado, let's get down to the business in hand... ( Come and see... ) | |
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