Archive for August, 2011
Beauty, Celebrity gossip, Gossip
By emilyborrett on August 4th, 2011
The diminutive and amazing Lea Michele, the actress who plays bossypants wannabe starlet Rachel in “Glee”, has revealed that she was urged in the past to have plastic surgery in order to get work.
Lea, who in the past has been teased and criticised about her au naturel nose, spoke out about the pressure to lose her quirky looks. “I’m five foot three. I don’t look like a lot of other people. I look like I’m 12. Managers told me, ‘Get a nose job. You are not pretty enough’. But I proved them wrong.”
Keep your chin up Lea – when in doubt, just close your eyes and think of Barbara Streisland. We love you!
Tags: Beauty, Glee, Hollywood, Lea Michele, musical, nose job, rachel berry
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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, Events, Fashion Crush, Gossip
By emilyborrett on August 4th, 2011
It seems that it’s not just us that’s got terrible K-Middy fever, as she’s just been voted as one of the world’s best dressed women in the world in Vanity Fair.
Kate was hailed as the third most well-dressed women in the world, having been pipped to the post by Carla Bruni in first place and Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser of Qatar in second. Still Kate, third place ain’t bad. Also on the list were Carey Mulligan, Tilda Swinton and Princess Charlene of Monaco.
Vanity Fair applauded the young Duchess for her recent habit of “recycling” clothes (i.e. wearing them more than once, ever). Apparently she’s worn her green Diane Von Fustenberg in public at least three times now! Three! Having scorned at the rich and beautiful’s idea of recycling, I have to admit that if I was the Duchess of Cambridge I’d probably never wear the same thing twice – so many fashion possibilities.
Congratulations, oh shiny-haired one – you’re officially the third best-dressed woman in the world.
Tags: "Kate Middleton", best dressed, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, royal wedding, royalty, Vanity Fair, wrap dress
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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, Gossip
By emilyborrett on August 3rd, 2011
Jennifer Lopez has admitted that what she really wants from an outfit is to feel sexy.
The sultry R and B singer, who has just publicly announced her split from her third mother Marc Anthony, says that she needs to feel both comfortable and sexy at the same time.
She said: “I’m a mom. I work. I want comfort. But I want to feel sexy and modern. I think most women want the same things.” I think we do – but we can’t pull it off the way that Jen does. You would never know that the woman is 42.
Jen, you want to feel sexy and modern and I think that everyone’s boyfriend or husband would agree that you already are.
Tags: celebrity gossip, Divorce, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, modern, New Look, sexy, split, twins
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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, Fashion News, Gossip
By emilyborrett on August 3rd, 2011
The Virgin Suicides actress Kirsten Dunst has admitted to considering more a more grown-up wardrobe.
Kirsten, who is now 29, has always been admired for her vintage-feel, girlish sense of style – she’s often papped in pretty sundresses and ballerina flats. However, she’s been wondering lately whether or not she’s too old for her wardrobe anymore, and if it’s time for a change.
She said: “I’m 29, I keep thinking, ‘Stop with the cutesy dresses.’ I’m trying to, I honestly am. I have thing in my wardrobe that are too girlie for my age. But I like simple, feminine, casual. I don’t like overdone.”
Personally we absolutely love Kirsten’s style, and considering she still looks about fifteen we think she can still get away with it. Don’t change please, Dunst!
Tags: actress, grown-up, Hollywood, Kirsten Dunst, Los Angeles, makeover, mature, Red Carpet
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Accessories, Gallery, jewelry, Trend Alert, vintage
By emilyborrett on August 3rd, 2011
80s girl-rap group Salt-N-Pepa are our jewellery icons this season - it's all gotta be gold, tacky and huge
If you have a soft spot for cheesy, tacky 80s and 90s fashion, which thanks to the likes of Ungaro and Henry Holland is now acceptable to admit to liking (any still from the Fresh Prince could easily be part of a lookbook now) then you’ll be all “OMG” over the upcoming jewellery trend, which is all about tackiness and over-the-top bling a la Salt-N-Pepa. S-s-s-s-s-Salt and Pepa’s here!
Last year you had to trek to the middle of a market in South London to buy jewellery like this but now the high street is cottoning on to it as well and replicating the retro styles of eighties jewellery – but if you enjoy the hunt, it’s worth digging through charity shops and vintage stores for the real thing.
This is not a trend for the shy and the meek – if you’re going to wear jewellery like this you have to wear it LOUD, and with the attitude to back it up. I’m going to go and practise my swagger right now while you guys check out the best ghetto-girl earrings you can get online in the gallery above.
Tags: Accessories, door knocker earrings, ghetto, gold hoops, Jewellery, oversize, rap, salt n pepa, Trend Alert
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Celebrity gossip, Fashion News, Gossip
By emilyborrett on August 3rd, 2011
Lady Gaga's new book of portraits promises to show the star in a light that you haven't seen her before
We all know that Lady Gaga isn’t exactly shy and retiring but her new book of black-and-white portraits, shot by infamous fashion photographer Terry Richardson, will show her fans everything from her brushing her teeth to showering and weeing into cups. Blimey.
Gaga, the loveable eccentric, spoke about the ten-month period she spent with Richardson whilst shooting portraits from the book. “Terry was with me for [almost] a whole year, and, gosh, I didn’t hold anything back from Terry … he was with me every minute, every moment. It’s completely unfiltered. He has photographs of me waking up in the morning, brushing my teeth, in the bathroom, in the bathtub, the shower. And the thing about Terry, if you know anything about his photography, is that nothing is staged; I mean, that’s sort of what he is renowned for. He can get you to do things and he can capture things that no one can ever capture.”
Richardson is probably the best choice to photograph her doing stuff like this, as he has a reputation for getting his stars to completely lose their inhibitions in photoshoot – often highly sexualised and explicit, his work has come under fire from critics before. We have to say that we’re intrigued to see these photos..
Tags: black and white, book, fashion photography, lady gaga, nude shot, portrait, scandal, terry richardson
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Affordable Fashions, First Looks, Gallery
By emilyborrett on August 3rd, 2011
Asos Petite Belted Dress with Star Print
Teeny-tiny fashion lovers under 5’3 will be excited and happy to read that fashion giants Asos have released their new petite collection.
The new petite range is a cute and trend-aware collection of mini-dresses, quirky printed shirts and sixties-inspired coats and tunics. We love their modern take on the classic mac coat, which has biker-style lapels and will look amazing with one of their belted chiffon dresses and a pair of Autumn boots.
There’s also some great pieces for anyone wanting to rock the boyish, tailored trend, as they’ve got a selection of chic tapered trousers that would go perfectly with a high-necked blouse and heels.
It’s a gorgeous effort – it’s no wonder that Asos is one of the most successful shops in the country when they cater for different body shapes this well. Check out our favourites in the gallery above now!
Tags: ASOS, dress, first look, Kate Moss, Kylie Minogue, launch, new range, petite, plus size, short
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Accessories, Affordable Fashions, Events, Fashion Tips, Features, Gallery
By emilyborrett on August 3rd, 2011
Outfit 1. Lipsy Pleated Off-The-Shoulder Dress
This dress is sweet and girlish with definite vintage 1970s vibes - perfect for outdoor weddings. Find the dress hereand keep looking through the galleries for accessories ideas on how to wear this dress.
How amazing have the past few months been for celebrity nuptials? We’ve had Lily Allen, Kate Moss and Zara Phillips all tying the knot, and obviously the country had quite a massive nationwide wedding party when William and Kate got married.
Summer is the season for weddings, and with Autumn only just beginning we’ve got a long way to go before it’s over. If you’re an upcoming wedding guest and in a bit of a panic about what to wear (the last one I went to I had a bit of a brain fart and went in a wildly inappropriate slutty black velvet dress) fear not, because we’ve been incredibly good to you and come up with a few ideas.
We’ve compiled three different wedding outfits that we think are perfect, whether you prefer sexier, daring styles, elegance or girly-girly looks. My personal favourite? Lipsy’s floral off-the-shoulder mini-dress, which to me screams summer garden parties and dancing on the lawn. Check out our wedding-guest fashion picks in the gallery above.
Tags: "garden party", "Kate Middleton", dress, hat, reception, sun hat, wedding, wedding outfit, Zara Phillips
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Beauty, Celebrity gossip, Fashion News, Gossip
By emilyborrett on August 3rd, 2011
The super-beauty Jessica Alba, who is currently 8 months pregnant with her second baby, is already running up a plan of action for an exercise regime once the baby is born.
The new body-blitz regime will include a daily 45 minute workout session combined with a calorie limit of 1,200 calories daily. It’s times like this we don’t envy the stars – after having a baby us normal people can stay as fat as we like.
Poor Jessica has admitted that working out is not her idea of fun at all, saying, “Getting dressed and actually doing it is the worst. It’s hard to get motivated. In the gym, I have like five things to distract me: TV, iPod, magazines. Working partners are good, too, so you can chat and not just drown in your own misery. Sorry, does that sound bad? I just hate working out.” So do we, Jess, so do we!
So it’s good to know that she is planning to make the most of the end of her pregnancy before the gruelling workout and diet plan begins. If I was her, I’d be eating from Dominos in the meanwhile at least once a day.
Tags: baby, california, diet, exercise, fantastic four, Hollywood, Jessica Alba, maternity, pregnancy, weight
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Accessories, Designer Fashions, Gallery, Haute Couture, How to Wear, Trend Alert
By emilyborrett on August 3rd, 2011
Marc Jacobs included hard pill-box hats for vintage mystery in his Autumn/Winter 2011 show
If you’re looking forward to planning your new A/W wardrobe then buying a few new accessories is a great place to start – and Mr. Marc Jacobs’ recent Autumn/Winter ’11 with it’s prim skirt-suits and 194os pillbox hats have got us coming over all wistful for an era we were never in. Luckily stores are already cottoning on to wartime-style fashions, so it’s time to get nostalgic with some vintage inspired headgear.
Hats are a huge part of this year’s Autumn/Winter dressing, as the season’s fashion heroine is a mysterious femme fatale who knows her stuff about tailoring – a good dramatic hat can add mystery and old Hollywood glamour to any outfit.
There are a few good pillbox-style pieces already available on the high street, though we reckon there will be more to come. If you can’t find a style at the moment that tickles your fancy you could also opt for a fascinator headband – lots of high street stores such as Lipsy and RockNRose are already making bands complete with large flower detailing and veils.
Check out the gallery above for our favourite pillbox hats and fascinators.
Tags: 1940s, Accessories, autumn/winter, fashion week, Hats, Marc Jacobs, trend, vintage
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Celebrity Style, Fashion Crush, Gallery
By emilyborrett on August 2nd, 2011
All this tweed, men’s tailoring and classic English footwear that’s on trend at the moment has totally got me all patriotic and proud of the United Kingdom’s style, from Vivienne Westwood and the birth of punk through to the happy acid-neon world of Henry Holland. As the fashion industries go, Britain’s is amazing. And on that note, it’s about high time we paid tribute to the UK’s sense of style with a countdown of our best dressed celebrities. Here we go…
10. Rosie Huntingdon-Whiteley
Good old Rosie is a recent addition to our style radar, following her pretty sensational entrance into the modelling world. Men want her and women want to be her - but we also want her wardrobe too. Never without a literally jaw-dropping red carpet outfit (such as the one pictured above, which made even me fancy her a little bit) to show off that killer body, she also knows all about cool day-time dressing, supermodel style, in leather trousers, skinny jeans and cool khaki separates for a look that's laid-back and effortless. Welcome to the list, Rosie.
Tags: Alexa Chung, best dressed, Best of British, english style, Kate Moss, London, Red Carpet, top ten, vintage
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Gallery, shoes, Trend Alert, vintage
By emilyborrett on August 2nd, 2011
Madison Animal-Print Loafer
With starlets everywhere choosing to chop off their looks for boyish styles and spurning evening gowns for tuxedo jackets and suits, androgyny has never been hotter than it is right now. Thanks to Dolce & Gabbana and Stella McCartney, this Autumn it’s going to be all about doing it like a dude, and we want in.
Luckily there’s a cool and easy way to go androgynous without having to wear a zoot suit, if that sounds a little daunting to you – forget your trusty ballerina flats and trade them in for a masculine, classic pair of brogues or loafers a la Alexa Chung, because within a month or so they’ll be the only flat shoe that matters. They’ll look good with anything, whether it’s a floaty summer dress or a pair of skinny jeans and a band shirt. (Especially good with skinny jeans and a band shirt).
The high street is allll over this trend – I particularly recommend Topshop, whose scarlet leopard-printed loafers are a quirky and colourful take on the trend and will look great with a pair of leggings and a slouchy jumper for a laid-back look. Another favourite pair is the metallic pewter pair from Asos, which will jazz up a pair of jeans or an old dress.
This is a great trend for us Brits because classic masculine footwear is what we do best. It’s quirky, old fashioned and cool – get on board with this season’s It shoe and check out the gallery above.
Tags: androgyny, brogues, Dolce and Gabbana, english style, Footwear, loafers, man, masculine, shoes, Stella McCartney, Trend Alert, zoot suit
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Designers, Fashion News, First Looks, Gallery, Gossip
By emilyborrett on August 2nd, 2011
Leopard Bubble Sleeve Belted Coat
How gorgeous is this leopard-printed dress coat? We love the clear vintage and sixties inspirations.
It’s time to get your emergency credit card out, girls, because today British design genius Matthew Williamson has finally unveiled his first diffusion line, MW, on My-Wardrobe.com today. When we say affordable it’s still really quite expensive, but sshhh, it’s still very exciting and I’m quite tempted to go without food for a month to get my mitts onto one of the collection’s pieces.
So far there are only three pieces available on the site but we’ve heard tell that more will be added soon, as there will also be jewellery as part of the collection with prices starting at £98. We’re already impressed and excited with what we’ve seen – I’m completely obsessed with the MW leopard-printed bubble coat, which reminds me of sixties It girls such as Edie Sedgwick.
If you feel like blowing a load of money on something really special today I’d recommend checking it out, and keep looking back to check for more pieces being added. Want to shop the collection? Find it here.
Tags: affordable fashion, designer, diffusion line, Matthew Williamson, mw, my-wardrobe
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Beauty, Celebrity gossip, Fashion News, Gossip
By emilyborrett on August 2nd, 2011
The glam “Friday Night” singer Katy Perry has banished all of her skin problems for good, claiming that it is all down to Proactiv Solution skincare.
Some particularly mean paparazzi have managed to photograph the star make-up free in the past, showing off bumpy and spotty skin, but that seems to be a thing of the past. (To be honest, we can’t really that her skin was ever that bad at all, but you know.)
Katy said about her new, clear skin: “After trying every procedure, facial treatment and product I could find, I finally decided to try Proactiv. I mean, I had nothing to lose except my acne, and I was definitely okay with losing that. Since then, I’ve seen massive changes in my face and my confidence. All of my big, kind of stick-out bumps went flat, my blemishes progressively got smaller and smaller, and even some of my scarring started going away.”
We’ve always admired Katy’s smooth, clear skin, so it’s nice to know that she at least gets normal breakouts sometimes. Having said that, congratulations to the singer – now pass us the Proactiv. If it’s good enough for KP, it’s good enough for us.
Tags: acne, Beauty, celebrity gossip, katy perry, proactiv, Russell Brand, Skincare
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Celebrity Style, Gallery, Spotted, Trend Alert
By emilyborrett on August 2nd, 2011
Lady Gaga was spotted in NYC rocking the new season's 40s-inspired ladylike trend in a houndstooth skirt suit with matching accessories - we've never seen the singer look so demure
We were happily surprised to see this photograph of Madam Gaga’s take on Autumn/Winter’s 1940s-inspired ladylike trend (pictured above) – she’s been seen spotted out in NYC in a head-to-toe houndstooth Salvatore Ferragamo ensemble nipped in at the waist for a vintage feel. When the first lady of quirky fashion is all over a trend, you know it’s time to get in on the action.
Naturally we wouldn’t recommend you tackle the trend in quite the same way as Gaga, who unsurprisingly added a few of her bizarre fashion twists to make the look her own. She may be able to wear houndstooth sunglasses, but thats because she has minders to walk her everywhere – attempt that particular accessory and you will walk into a wall. The rest of it though is a solid look, and we’ve compiled a gallery of our favourite affordable ladylike pieces on the high street.
This trend is all about the feminine silhouette and opulent fabrics such as silk and brocade – perfect for girls who have a good waist. Belted tweed blazers, silk pussybow blouses and ladylike costume jewellery are an easy way to wear the trend and could be worn either in the day or the night.
What do you think of Gaga’s new look? Do you love it, or prefer her more risqué style? Let us know in the comments below, and check out the gallery above so that you can steal her style.
Tags: 1940s, autumn/winter, couture, feminine, get the look, houndstooth, lady gaga, ladylike, Salvatore Ferragamo, tea dress, tweed
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The diminutive and amazing Lea Michele, the actress who plays bossypants wannabe starlet Rachel in “Glee”, has revealed that she was urged in the past to have plastic surgery in order to get work.
From:Golden Globe awards 2012 best hair and make up