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Celebrity Style, Gallery, Red Carpet, Top Five
By Andrea Petrou on January 31st, 2012
Every year, around this time, we begin to see a pattern in celebrity red carpet dress choices.
The Golden Globes are over for another year, the SAG awards are over and the Oscars are heating up.
This awards season one trend has really made a stand and that’s the white dress.
However, unlike last seasons, this frock has been transformed from the white wedding ball style gown into a sleek straight number seen on the likes of Angelina Jolie, Jessica Biel, Kelly Osbourne and hundreds more A-listers.
Some give a nod to the sixties with short hems and lace, while others are more seventies with billowing sleeves and sparkles. We can’t wait to see what other trends emerge on the red carpet later on this year.
See the gallery below for our top five ladies in white on the red carpet.
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Tags: Angelina Jolie, Golden Globe Awards, Jessica Biel, Kelly Osbourne, NTA, red carpet dresses, red carpet trends, SAG awards, trends, White dresses
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Beauty, Gallery, Top Five
By Andrea Petrou on January 27th, 2012
Like the frocks at this year’s National Television Awards, the make up did us proud.
There was hardly any over tanned Orangutans in sight and no streaky legs of faces. Instead stars from the TV world looked to next seasons hottest make up trends to make their beauty stand on the red carpet.
Tulisa redeemed her disastrous pink frock with bronzed skin and pale pink lippy, while Elle Macpherson and Michelle Keegan kept it clean with their minimal make up looks.
Showing off that bright red lippy was Fearne Cotton who went for a vintage feel, while Lydia Bright teamed up hers with vampish eyes.
See the gallery below for our top five beauty trends of the night.
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Tags: Beauty, Elle Macpherson, Fearne Cotton, Lydia Bright, make up, National Television Awards, NTA, trends, Tulisa
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Beauty, Gallery, Top Five, Trend Alert
By Andrea Petrou on January 19th, 2012
Metallics are no strangers to the fashion world, often making an appearance on clothing, in hair and of course eye make-up and next season they make more than just a cameo.
For Spring/Summer 2012 this trend has a leading role in the eye make-up show. However, unlike this season where metallics were dark and bold, next season is all about pale shimmery hues.
Copy the look seen on the Chanel, Ralph Lauren and Gucci catwalks and go for an almost white metallic eyeshadow to make your eyes stand out.
To combine this, and the smokey trend gently brush lower lids with this hue, but not too much- this trend is all about softness.
See the gallery below for our top five designer looks.
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Tags: Beauty, celebrity beauty, chanel, eye make up, gucci, make up, phillip lim, Top five designer metallic eye looks for SS 2012, trends
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Christmas outfits, Gallery, Top Five, Trend Alert
By Andrea Petrou on December 20th, 2011
If a dress or skirt isn’t your cup of tea then why not give a nod to the seventies this Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
Take inspiration from the Studio 54 look and go for a black flared number or play it simple and sophisticated with a haterneck all in one.
Those wishing to add some sparkle to the party can opt for sequined numbers, which are hot on the highstreet this year, while prints will also ensure you stay bang on-trend at that Christmas or New Year’s Eve party.
See the gallery below for our top five.
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Tags: "Top Five", 70s inspiration, Christmas party outfits, jumpsuits, New Year's Eve party outfits, trends
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Christmas outfits, Features, Gallery, Top Five
By Andrea Petrou on December 7th, 2011
As we pointed out in our last post, metallics were hot on the AW 2011 catwalks. Balmain bought us the blazer, while Stella McCartney showed metallic pieces in sporty silhouettes, which is great news for the ladies who aren’t as girly as some.
And of course the highstreet is packed full of these sparkly lovelies, which brighten up any style, just in time for the Christmas party season.
Go for a simple tunic dress for a casual work party or go all out with a fierce bodycon number. If you’re not too keen on showing off those pins then there’s also a great range of metallic tees, which look great teamed up with shinny jeans.
See our top five picks in the gallery below.
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Tags: Balmain, Christmas party dresses, Christmas party outfit ideas, dresses, Metallic dresses, sparkly dresses, trends
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Celebrity gossip
By Andrea Petrou on November 28th, 2011
Manolo Blahnik insists he has “never followed trends”.
The 68-year-old designer’s women’s footwear has been hugely popular for over four decades yet he has no idea what his appeal is.
He said: “I’ve never really thought about my success, but I guess it’s true. I have been going for a while. Suddenly, people seem to really like my shoes again. But you know, those furniture shoes were fashionable for three or four years. I did platforms in the 1970s, so that wasn’t new to me. I’ve never followed trends or gotten into the frenzy of doing the ‘right’ shoes.”
The designer also admitted he can be difficult to work with because he is never completely satisfied with all his creations.
He told WWD: “I’m never satisfied. I always find something wrong, and I’m really difficult to work with in that respect.
Just today, I was looking at a shoe [here in London], and there was a fault, so I called the factory and told them to do it again.”
While he been working for over 41 years, Manolo admits it doesn’t feel like that long.
He said: “I’ve never been able to capture the essence of time. I really enjoy what I do, so what’s the point of saying how long I’ve been doing it?”
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Gallery, Top Five, Trend Alert
By Andrea Petrou on November 2nd, 2011
Studded leather jacket
Blow the budget and stay chic with this leather lovely from One Teaspoon
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Tags: "Top Five", AW 2011 trends, leather biker jackets, leather jackets, trends, winter coats, winter jackets
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Gallery, Top Five, Trend Alert
By Andrea Petrou on October 18th, 2011
Acute Chelsea wedge boots
Give a traditional boot a modern twist with this pair from Topshop
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Tags: "Top Five", boots, Marc Jacobs, trends, wedge boots, winter boots, winter trends
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Designers
By Andrea Petrou on July 18th, 2011
Karl Lagerfeld loves using feathers in his designs.
The Chanel designer is a huge fan of the plumage of birds including ostriches, peacocks and cockerals and most recently used them to add lightness to his collection of cocktail dresses, where he had feathers painstakingly embroidered into the fragile fabric of the clothes.
He told Britain’s Grazia magazine: “They are more flattering than fur, I think. And I love the way they soften a line.”
Although Karl usually communicates by fax machine, he admitted he has had to turn to more modern ideas to run his business because no one else has a fax anymore.
On swapping his old method for an iPhone, he explained “That is obsolete now, people don’t have them anymore. So I need to learn this thing.
“I relented when Colette issued an iPhone case with a silhouette of me on it. How could I not have that.”
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Celebrity Style, News
By Andrea Petrou on July 13th, 2011
Beyonce Knowles spent £9,000 in a 90-minute shopping spree.
The ‘Run the World (Girls)’ hitmaker – who is married to rapper Jay-Z – stunned onlookers in London’s Oxford Street yesterday when she spent £5,000 in the city’s flagship Topshop store before moving on to Selfridges, where she added another £4,000 to her clothing bill.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “It was like that shopping scene out of the film ‘Pretty Woman’.
“Everyone was gobsmacked by the speed she was choosing clothes. When she hit the shoe section she picked up even more speed. The woman clearly loves footwear.”
Last month, Beyonce splashed out on 25 pairs of designer shoes as a 25th birthday gift for her sister Solange.
Beyonce, 29, is known for her generosity towards her loved ones, last year she treated Jay-Z to a $2 million Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport car – the world’s fastest road vehicle – for his 41st birthday on December 4.
The ’99 Problems’ rapper – who already has a vast car collection, was thrilled with the surprise speedy gift, which Beyonce had to order a year in advance.
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