Quote: Go Personal Style PLUS Fab Style Blogger Pics!

by Ella Meade on March 10th, 2010, 10pm EST
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Before you read this piece of beauty-equality fabulosity, note it comes from the blogger from Already Pretty. It’s not just esteem-boosting and not just pretty, but beautiful writing!

If you hate skinny jeans and prefer bootcuts because they balance you out, wear ‘em and screw the trend-hounds. If you want to wear foofy vintage dresses every single day because you feel fabulously feminine in them, do it and screw the buzzwreckers. If you think your collarbone is the sexiest thing ever created, wear scoop necks and boat necks and square necks and never ever don a collarbone-masking scarf, and screw the naysayers. Whatever you dislike, avoid it. Whatever makes you feel delighted to be alive, wear it.

And here are some of the bloggers’ style shots from AP’s piece. Their individual links below.

Casual Converse Chic! It can be done. Yay. I was thinking so with this style of sneaker’s non-bulk, so I bought a cute inexpensive version – but I’ll show you those shoes later! (They’re in the mail.)

Be sure to read the entire, lovely, post on Already Pretty.

Women’s blogs in the photos, respectively: Yammering Muse, Jeremy & Kathleen, Eek!

Topics: Fashion / Style, Fashon Business & Blogging, It! Style, Style Lookbooks , Subtopics: Links, Looks, Quotes

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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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Re the Famous Louis Vuitton Garbage Bag: Is Marc Jacobs “Trashing” Fashion Victims?

by Ella Meade on March 2nd, 2010, 2pm EST
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Right when this buzzworthy Louis Vuitton bag hit the ‘net, I was scrambling to fit in coverage of the late Alexander McQueen and what of NY Fashion Week I could, so my usual dissing of bad design had to wait. And wait past my flu. But I love critiquing design and publishing fug fashion more than runway shows, so without further ado…

In probable social commentary, Marc Jacobs has finally “done it”? with a possible reply to the Chanel hobo that resembled a trash bag.

You too can wear a trash bag for only $1960!

Two thoughts:

1. Is the worse part the tell-tale orange cinch-tie, or the “Louis Vuitton” wording for the logo-addicted?

2. Buyer beware! We think this bag is an intended insult to those who’ll carry anything with LVs – regardless of style. This “purse”  will signal any carrier as a fashion victim. Easily.

Unless you’re an Olsen Twin. Ah, yes – it’s so perfect for them, it might have been made for them to finally solidify their fashion status as hobos. We still think even they won’t take that bait.

Topics: $h-t! Style, Fashion Design / Craft, Handbags , Subtopics: WTF!?!, You too can...

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New York Fashion Week AW2010 Videos – Thursday/Final Day

by Ella Meade on February 19th, 2010, 4pm EST
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Isaac Mizrahi

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Topics: Fashion / Style, Fashion Design / Craft, Fashion Industry & Modeling , Subtopics: Video

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Fall 2010 Fashion Week, turnturnturn – See NY Links & Calling London’s Schedule

by Ella Meade on February 18th, 2010, 3am EST
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As Mercedes-Benz / New York Fashion Week comes to a close tonight, here are the top places to review all the shows and clothes.

Marc Jacobs

• Here on pursedlips.net you can watch a lot of the shows’ videos!
• MBFashionWeek.com
• Style.com
• FashionWeekDaily.com
• Coutorture.com

And here is the schedule for the next week in fashion,

London

Greenwich Mean TIme:

Friday 19th February

Burberry Prorsum Pre-Collection

Catwalk shows

LFW Presentations

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Topics: Fashion / Style, Fashon Business & Blogging , Subtopics: Links

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Proenza Schouler 24hr Purse Pre-Sale – The Real Deal: Is IT … a deal?

by Ella Meade on February 18th, 2010, 12am EST
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In a buzz-causing move, Proenza Schouler is feeding on that epidemic affliction still feverishly “haute” today in despite economic changes: the desire for instant gratification. Bagistas and fashionistas who crave the newest and hautest may be unable to resist the retail tactic PS implemented today—for just one day. A bag from their upcoming Fall line went on sale immediately after that fashion show closed, and will remain on sale for 24 hours.

However read the plain print on the listing pages: “Ships July 30th”. Sure it’s no secret, but is it even any real deal?

Also note this timed offer is no auction, and the purse sells at, of course, full retail for $1,850.

The style’s a bit like a classic school satchel but with modern hardware. Cute, sure – but IT-covetable? We say, not without carrying it next week!

For those who are interested regardless, customers have two seen-on-the-runway choices in the “PS11 Small”: black or “saddle” brown. Check them out at proenzaschouler.com.

What do you think: genius, evil genius, or dumb move?

Catch all the Autumn/Winter 2010 bags in the Proenza Schouler video after the jump.

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Topics: Fashion / Style, Fashon Business & Blogging, Handbags, It or $h-t?, It! Style, Shopping , Subtopics: Bag Queens

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New York Fashion Week AW2010 Videos – Wednesday

by Ella Meade on February 17th, 2010, 10pm EST
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*Updated to Add Proenza Schouler*

Tory Burch

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Michael Kors

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Topics: Fashion / Style, Fashion Design / Craft, Fashion Industry & Modeling , Subtopics: Video

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New York Fashion Week AW2010 Videos – Tuesday

by Ella Meade on February 17th, 2010, 6pm EST
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Marc Jacobs

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Topics: Fashion / Style, Fashion Design / Craft, Fashion Industry & Modeling , Subtopics: Video

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