Every once in awhile a dress takes your breath away and last night as I was watching the Grammy’s Miley Cyrus brought a major dose of glam to the Grammy’s with this magical dress designed by Zac Posen.
Images courtesy of Pop Sugar.com
Miley with Sir Elton John
Ralph Lauren made a mark at the SAG Awards this evening. Two of the most notable looks that were simply stunning were worn by Mandy Moore (This is Us)
and Yari Shaidi (Black-ish)
Yara Shaidi
There were a number of hits and yesss even some misses (sorry Kate Hudson) but the night was rather subdued when it came to some MAJOR fashion statements. Stay Tuned..the Oscars are just a month away.
Oprah in Versace -She “OWNED” the Night! Image of Oprah and Stedman via Oprah’s Instagram
When you hear the word blackout, the last thing you associate that term with is fashion or style. But last night’s Golden Globe’s Red Carpet was deemed a Blackout in honor of the “Times Up” movement organized to support those who have experienced sexual harassment, assault, or abuse in the workplace. The Red Carpet blackout found all attendees wearing black and only black to show their support of this worthy cause and to bring attention to a plight that has not only plagued Hollywood for decades but all work environments affecting not only women but men alike.
Dakota Johnson in Gucci
Courtesy of Elle.com
Kerry Washington in Prabal Gurung
*The shoes are amazzzing.
One would think that a sea of black fashion would be boring,perhaps even depressing BUT it was the exact opposite. This year’s Golden Globes Red Carpet,was filled with a bevy of beautiful black attire ranging from gowns-long and short, rhinestone beaded,lace,sheers,satin’s, and gorgeous velvet’s. The wide assortment of gowns were not only stunning but tres’ chic.
Here are a few of my absolute favorites of the evening.
Catherine Zeta Jones in Zuhair Murad
Diane Kruger in Prada
Penelope Cruz in Ralph and Russo
Viola Davis in Brandon Maxwell
Beautiful Black Velvet
Jessica Biel in Dior
It’s Herrrre! The annual Met Gala is in full swing tonight and if you’re looking for a little 411 on the event before we get down to the nitty gritty aka fashion here’s the brief bio……
The Met Gala, formally called the Costume Institute Gala and also known as the Met Ball, is an annual fundraising gala for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City. It marks the grand opening of the Costume Institute’s annual fashion exhibit. Each year’s event celebrates the theme of that year’s Costume Institute exhibition, and the exhibition sets the tone for the formal dress of the night, since guests are expected to choose their fashion to match the theme of the exhibit. Each year the event also has honorary celebrity event day chairpersons
This year the exhibition is “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between,” and the hosts are Anna Wintour (the gatekeeper for the gala), Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen, Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams; the honorary chairwomen are Ms. Kawakubo and Caroline Kennedy, the former United States ambassador to Japan
Now that I’ve got you up to speed I KNOW you just want to know who wore what. Bearing in mind that I can’t feature everyone…here are a few of the stand outs and might I just say that once again Rihana has a “subtle way” of expressing herself. The girl is fearless.
Rihanna in Comme des Garcon’s Told you it was “subtle”
Katy Perry
Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds
Kendall Jenner
Zendaya
All images courtesy of Vanity Fair.com
My favorite of the evening…The perfect ball gown.
Candace Swanepoel
Taraji P. Henson in Alberta Ferretti
Happy Monday. I hope you had a wonderful weekend and are in the recovery phase of last night’s Oscar telecast. I firmly advocate the viewing of all things related to the Oscars and when it comes to the actual day of the show I’m pretty much in a “no fly zone”” to anything that would take my eye off the prize or in this case the fashion unless of course it’s an emergency of epic proportions. Yes…I AM ONE OF THOSE-I watch the pre show, the actual show and the post show -because just between us-the post show often allows attendees to change attire and you reallllly don’t want to miss a moment of fashion. I KNOW this may sound that I’m merely steps away from some sort of fashion detox aka 12 step program but rest assured I only do this once a year. PROMISE!
Bearing in mind that there was so much fashion I must say that this year …for me there were only a few that really left a major impression. Sooo lucky for you this will be “the short list” and if you want more you can find gowns galore from last nights Oscars all over the web.
First and foremost the hands down best dressed of the evening was Taraji P. Henson in Alberta Feretti. It was simple, elegant, figure flattering and in a word perfection. End of discussion
Second on my list was the wonderful Emma Stone. Beauuutiful beyond words in Givenchy Haute Couture. STUNNNING!
Emma Stone in Givenchy Haute Couture
Third and this one surprised me until she was on stage because on the Red Carpet I couldn’t get the full effect was Brie Larson in Oscar De La Renta.
Brie Larson in Oscar De La Renta
Also on the list was Viola Davis… Sleek, simple lines, well fitted and figure flattering. Loved it!
Viola Davis in Armani Prive’
Finally… and this one pains me on so many level. The one look that I thought was overkill. It was just tooooo much. To much bling, to much fabric for the actresses small frame, the crown and the necklace all too much and too heavy. Janelle Monoe is a beautiful woman but the look was overkill. So sorry Janelle-you are lovely the dress didn’t bring out the best in you. I noticed the dress and not you. Not the way it should be. (at least for me). All images courtesy of Bazaar.com
Janelle Monae in Elie Saab Couture
AND so it begins: Awards Season in Hollywood. I live in LA and will be the first to admit that I LOVE this time of year. Call me crazy but I for one cannot ever get enough of a beautiful gown. So here’s to all the glamour ahead.
Some of my favorites for the Golden Globes 2017 Gowns were (by category)…
Sparkle
Emma Stone
Ruth Negga
Kristin Bell
Naomie Harris
Princess Moment
Lily Collins
Giuliana Rancic
A POP of Yellow…
Viola Davis
Reese Witherspoon
Changing it up-AKA your stylist dares you to try a new image and it works!
Octavia Spencer
Going for a fitted suit
Sofia Vergara
Change up from her usual strapless gown
Mandy Moore
Taking a plunge
All images are via Bing.com and Getty Images.
Madonna-There are no words….
Soooo here we are post 2 covering last night’s Met Gala. Sad to say these were my least favorite looks of the evening. In the case of Madonna-I think you can agree that there are no words needed when it comes to this look. Dearest Madge needs to embrace either a new stylist or a better optometrist. It’s a case of been there and done that ….for about the last 30 years-TIME FOR AN UPDATE! Also on the list and much to my dismay are Taylor Swift-I KNOW it’s really not like any of us to think she is anything less than flawless but the dark lips and the harsh platinum shade of hair would NOT be my first or even third choice for this beauty. Finally (and this pains me on so many levels) is our dearest Sarah Jessica Parker… Sarah- it’s the Met GALA…. with emphasis on GALA.
Taylor Swift in Louis Vuitton
SJP in Monse
Zoe Saldana in Dolche and Gabbana
Anna Ewers in Jason Wu
The Met Gala was held last night in New York City. In a word-it is the Oscars of Fashion and everyone and I do mean everyone shows up ready to impress. As in all things to do with style there are hits and misses. Last night was no different when it comes to the Red Carpet. Here are a few of my favorites from the evening and of course there will be a post of the not so “spot on” because let’s face it the misses can be ohhh so entertaining.
Rosie Huntington Whiteley in Ralph Lauren
Bee Schaffer in McQueen
Cindy Crawford in Balmain
Lupita Nyongo in Calvin Klein
Emily Ratajkowski in Prabal Gurung
Poppy Delevingne in Marchesa
Kendall Jenner in Versace
All Images courtesy of InStyle.com
The Oscar 2016 Red Carpet had all the usual suspects…Charlize, Cate, Lady Gaga,Heidi, and a number of new comers Alicia, Priyanka, Saoirse and Margot in Gucci, Marchesa, Armani, Vuitton, Calvin (Klein) and Zurhair Murad. Basically another night of glitz and glam or as I say and I quote: One of my favorite nights of the year because a girl can never have toooo much sparkle. 
Kate Bosworth checking her dress twirl.
All photos courtesy of The Zoe Report
Kate Winslet-final touch up before her close up.
Stylist Kate Young displays shoe-OPTIONS!
Everyone sees what’s on camera but often times the best shots happen “behind the camera.”
All Photos courtesy of The Zoe Report.