This Beautiful Detail Shot of Demi Moore’s Oscar Gown by Versace is just a shameless excuse to…

by Ella Meade on March 9th, 2010, 10pm EST
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Point out how TINY Demi Moore is!

• She’s smaller than a 10-year-old boy!
• But with some more boob.
• I think she had a surgeon remove half her lungs! Like the right or left half, then moved the rest into the center. Adult lungs cannot fit into that torso.
• (What surgeon would do that? Heidi Montag’s.)
• I think she’s allergic to fat. She might just literally have 0% body fat.
• Her head is huge! My monitor now looks 3D and it’s scary! She’s coming at me – like she will eat me – she might be that hungry…
• Everything’s 3D these days, maybe this old-butt monitor got some secret ninja upgrade. But that’s a side worry.
• Demi should never, ever actually be in one of those 3D movies that are ubiquitously upcoming. Hm, she might not have a career in 5 years. Too scary. Especially scary is where the world is going! But that’s a side terror.
• This picture totally looks photoshopped. Her head looks pasted like a bad celeb “fake” – if you know what I mean.

Now, if you care about fashion, and I hope you do…

Above you can see what I was referring to in the so-couture randomness of the bodice wrapping. Di-vine.

Well, I guess that’s all about fashion, so I’ll just leave you after quickly going back to the first ramble-topic: in a world with Demi Moore, no wonder Lara Stone feels fat.

Photo via Shoe-a-Day.

Topics: Cosmetic Beauty, Fashion / Style, Public Figures , Subtopics: Awards, Weight

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Ella’s Picks for Oscars’ Worst Dressed (2010) – Vote!

by Ella Meade on March 8th, 2010, 9am EST
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Fierce then the New Classic: Twirl Around

(like the Classic Scrolldown)

Zoe Saldana in Givenchy Couture

In a way I think this could be “Best” but I’m torn. In my last post I compared Zoe’s violet ruffles to beautiful flowers, but from the back they seem to be growing out of hand. And then the bottom of the train … has … 3 giant fuzzy fingers?

Wait! That looks like a giant Muppet hand ...

Zoe Saldana’s gown has even made it to our final “worst” poll at the end of the article…

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Topics: $h-t! Style, Fashion / Style, It or $h-t?, Public Figures , Subtopics: Polls

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Ella’s Fave Oscar Gowns – Vote for Best Dressed

by Ella Meade on March 8th, 2010, 5am EST
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View my picks for best dressed, or at least my honest favorites, from Oscars 2010. Below, vote on your favorite from mine in our poll.

Most Fearless Fashionista

Zoe Saldana in Givenchy Couture

Zoe Saldana went perhaps to extremes (or nuttiness?) in the name of fashion and I love it! Perhaps she was inspired by the beautiful world, Pandora, in Avatar … for the gown looks like violet flowers blooming!

Er, well, there could be other takes. The train from behind does look like a Muppet hand.

Fiercest Fashionista

Jennifer Lopez in Armani Privé - click to view large

Jennifer Lopez always stands out on the red carpet, and at least now she’s dressing like a beautiful woman, not just a pop tart. Not too trendy being not too ruffley, this gown instead is just over-the-top fashion, for any year – and I love it.

However, in a still photo it does sort of look like there’s 1-and-a-half J. Los. :-

Best Overall Designer of Oscars 2010: Versace

+ sexiest & most flattering ruffle dresses
but also safest bets.

Elizabeth Banks in Versace - click to view large

Elizabeth Banks, I think, here turns from funny girl to pretty woman. Donatella Versace’s tailoring here is so flattering. It’s way more than just another ruffle gown.

The color in this picture is bad, so I must tell you—no, it’s not denim!

Demi Moore in Atelier Versace

Demi Moore was actually somewhat overshadowed by this Versace. The handiwork on the bodice is just amazingly intricate. Truly harder to tell on a monitor, but it’s the criss-cross fabric in its random way – swoon.

Yet I don’t really love the flower. It would be better if the ruffles were (more) obviously flowing from it or if it were less flower-like and flat.

Best Au Courant Newcomer

Vera Farmiga in Marchesa

Vera Farmiga wore my overall favorite of this year’s event. When I saw her interviewed on the red carpet, I exclaimed, “now Marchesa’s a one of my favorite designers!” (Or something a little less well-structured.) The gown is lmost-safe yet so close to what other fashion pundits have hated recently – well I do not hate at all. The only thing I don’t love is that there seems to be a ruffle layer missing toward the bottom. Humph.

Honorable Mention

A Fashionista’s Fashionista
OR Oscar’s Very Own Designer

Sandy Powell, costume designer

Sandy Powell even won an Oscar for design, costume design. The dress and its colors aren’t my style but I love, love, love her use of chic accessories.

Photos from TMZ and WWD.

And now view and vote for the worst.

Topics: Fashion / Style, It or $h-t?, It! Style, Public Figures , Subtopics: Awards, Polls

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RIP Lee Alexander McQueen – Statement on Alexander McQueen’s Legacy

by Ella Meade on February 12th, 2010, 12am EST
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Originally published on 01/11 at 8:00 pm. Re-published at 1 am on 1/12.

Lee Alexander McQueen's final runway wave

Lee Alexander McQueen, the founder and designer of Alexander McQueen, was found dead earlier today of an apparent suicide. Read an in-depth story by the source that broke the news, Britain’s Daily Mail.

My farewell message:

McQueen’s designs were ground-breakingly unusual, like the famed “Armadillo” pumps adored and adorned by Lady GaGa, displaying soft beauty in even darkness or pain – something interestingly ironic in my eyes. Beyond that his different pieces were so versatile from even each other – McQueen was not to be pigeonholed and would have never had “one hit”. This is a designer who could have forged our future and remained a huge part of the face of current fashion throughout his natural lifespan – but the truth is he already started to do so and he shall remain beyond his body. He leaves a celebrity-celebrated and fashionista-famous legacy in style’s history—and the still present, not to be forgotten.

Below is my hand-picked collection of some of McQueen’s designs from select seasons, from his infamous Armadillo pumps that evoke fears of torturous pain yet hint at the graces and dreams of ballet and goth terrific fantasies to classic even medieval inspiration to coveted skull scarves, IT bags,  and his Scottish influenced plaids and European-style knits.

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Topics: Fashion / Style, Fashion Design / Craft, Public Figures, Style Lookbooks
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*Bitch Alert* Olsen Twins act more as Outfit Stylists than Designers for New Clothing Line

by Ella Meade on February 4th, 2010, 11am EST
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Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen with "Olsenboye"

I watched Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen debut “their” new clothing line, Olsenboye, on Good Morning America yesterday, underwhelmed and over-annoyed. The young adult twin stars proudly, although it was inexplicable pride, described the pairings of pieces sounding much more like dressup players or perhaps even wardrobe stylists, which is to be kind, as instead of showing true design (which can not be faked) they didn’t even try when announcing clothes with phrases something like “we paired that with…” and “blazers are great“. Seriously. Seriously? What?! … If a blazer is great, buy one. *scoff*

That is not design. They cannot force whole outfits on people to get a unique look – girls (only some and not masses of true collection fans vs. Olsen fans) would buy individual pieces and these singular items are just so regular. They fall into the category of this word I’ve sort of invented and now love to use: undesigned, or they are … undesigns.

To boot, what makes blazers so great to so many – the flattering waist-giving shape – is absent in the depicted floaty jacket.

Oh and, of course, a graphic tee with a phrase (not even a great, funny or terribly unique phrase) in a few fonts obviously does not a design make. DUH!

Stick to being fashion plates, girls. You like fashion, you like trends, but you really just like dressing yourselves. If you want to dress others, call yourselves what you are apparently attempting to be – stylists. However that is kind of a career step down, for even Rachel Zoe is making it much bigger by starring in her own TV show.

Oy.

Watch the full video clip while it’s available via Hulu, below.

Topics: $h-t! Style, Fashion / Style, Fashion Design / Craft, Fashon Business & Blogging, It or $h-t?, Public Figures , Subtopics: Really!?!

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Ella on Catwalk “Queen” “Miss J.” on Male Models. Plus Ella on Barbie’s & her “walk”.

by Ella Meade on December 30th, 2009, 10pm EST
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“Miss” J. Alexander was interviewed by Grazia Daily and said this of male models’ catwalks,

I believe they still think it’s a business for women and gay men, so they are walking somewhere [they don't want to go], I think, between the bank and the gym.

Of course “Miss J.”, the queen of cat walking, can critique anyone’s runway grace – he’s girlier than Barbie herself!

However she can’t walk well either, and any girl or woman can attest; she’s just all *hop hop hop*!

Topics: Fashion Industry & Modeling, Public Figures , Subtopics: Quotes

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Update: Christopher Kane Explains Himself regarding ‘Bloggers’ Comments

by Ella Meade on December 14th, 2009, 3pm EST
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A revisit to the Christopher Kane story, with an update. First to recap, Christopher Kane dissed bloggers seemingly insinuating they do not belong in the front row of fashion shows, etc.

But he was given the chance to explain himself, if he so wished, when Grazia Daily .co.uk gave him a quick interview and that chance. It seems the message he really wants to get out there is “if you can’t say anything nice … add something nice anyway.” His actual words were,

“You’re allowed to say what you want but sometimes the blogs that you [sic] read are really negative, and that’s what I meant to say, really. Sometimes it’s too negative for my liking and I think maybe [bloggers] could give someone a compliment or say something nice. But bloggers nowadays seem to be a bit negative. … That’s all I meant to say.”

Here’s the video of the brief conversation,

Well that’s much nicer Chris, now we hope you happen to stumble upon us!

*Update* I’ve looked a bit into Grazia and oddly enough even though Christopher talks about them as though they’re just one of “us(/them) blogs” (an excerpt I didn’t include before, “but Grazia Daily seems to be really great and that’s really fun and Ten Blog who I sometimes edit with are always high and nice…”) they actually are foremost a glossy magazine.

Le sigh! So what is it Chris, eh? Do you like any actual blogs for which you don’t write? Come on now, learn something about us! (And British magazines to boot.)

Topics: Fashon Business & Blogging, Public Figures , Subtopics: Video

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Tom Ford Quotes on Love on ‘Charlie Rose’

by Ella Meade on December 14th, 2009, 2pm EST
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Tom Ford was interviewed by Charlie Rose mostly about his new film (now playing), A Single Man.

He was lovely and has given us beautiful quotes to think about still in our “day and age”. My first favorite,

“Yeah. So, you know, people occasionally will say to me, even good friends, ‘your lifestyle’, I’m, ‘what is that, my lifestyle?’ You know, I live with someone I love. You know, we read books, we cook dinner together, we occasionally argue. We go on vacation together. We have been together for 23 years. That is my lifestyle.”

My second favorite quote speaks to me and many others, although intended as discussion about homosexual unfairness, it’s equally for any woman waiting for her boyfriend to propose or “feel ready” – as we age and live in our serious relationships.

“… Longtime partner, a boyfriend, lover, there is not a good word for that, we need to figure that out in our culture. Lover makes it sound like all you do is have sex.”

Charlie Rose pointed out,

“Boyfriend, girlfriend, we have to figure out boyfriend, girlfriend, when the girl is 40 years old.”

All I know is I will not be a girlfriend when I’m 40. The boy knows that too. Oh but can’t I still call him boy?

You can only get the video from Charlie Rose .com. Watch or buy a DVD.

Topics: Public Figures , Subtopics: Quotes

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Vogue to Feature 10 “Famous” Fashion Bloggers – The Prospects are Out

by Ella Meade on December 10th, 2009, 8am EST
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Bryanboy of bryanboy.com spilled the beans with his tweet. (BadBoy) Now BlackBookMag published a speculation of the total 10 more famous style bloggers will be in the same “blogger” article. Of the names included are a former model, The Sartorialist and his GF’s own blog, and others who’ve already shared larger fame through being published in Vogue and on Style.com – one of those being tween Tavi of Style Rookie.

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Topics: Fashon Business & Blogging, Public Figures
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Entrepreneurs Take Note: “Gaga may now be the single most powerful editorial machine for fashion designers…”

by Ella Meade on December 10th, 2009, 7am EST
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Designers of possibly any level and fashion entrepreneurs alike, you might want to pay attention to Lady Gaga … and what she may like. Because, well, the world is goo-goo-eyed for the Gaga.

Haus of Gaga sunglasses

First, Forbes magazine recognizes,

“Lady Gaga isn’t the music industry’s new Madonna. She’s its new business model.”

Gaga in Alexander McQueen

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Topics: Fashon Business & Blogging, Public Figures , Subtopics: Lady Gaga, Quotes

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