Monday, March 8, 2010

Oscars Best Dressed

The Oscars! A night of fashion and film, I have to say this Oscars was one of the best I've seen! The red carpet? Dashing!! Take a look at some of my favorites. Let's do this thing!

BEST DRESSED??

Zoe Saldana!!!
Zoe looked stunning in this bold and vivacious Givenchy Couture gown! Straight from Riccardo Tisci's spring 2010 Paris runway, I was in love! The color combination and the wow factor is enough for me to drool! The dress was a hit or miss. Some fashion critics loved this daring look while others didn't. Love it or not, this was hands down my absolute favorite look of the night!!

Some more favorites .....

Sarah Jessica Parker
(Carrie would be so proud!)
Chanel

Demi Moore
Atelier Versace gown

Sandra Bullock
Marchesa (LOVE MARCHESA!)

Helen Mirren
(Fabulous at 64!!)
Badgley Mischka Gown

Cameron Diaz
Marchesa

Meryl Streep
Chris March (Project Runway)

Penelope Cruz
Donna Karan


Lastly, Miley Cyrus. Yes, Hannah Montana. I hate to say it, but the dress she wore was fabulous! Just, don't tell anyone I told you.

Miley Cyrus
Jenny Packham gown


Thank you and Goodnight.

xoxo,
M.




 

Jewels of the 2010 Oscars!!!

As an avid fan of costume, vintage, fine jewelery and all things accessories, I just had to get a glimpse of the jewels that made it on the red carpet at today's 82nd  Academy Awards! Here, I'll give you a closer look at some of my favorite accessories and the celebrities who wore them.

Let's start with the Oscar winner herself, Sandra Bullock! Not only did she give a beautiful speech upon her win, but she dazzled in these classic Neil Lane platinum and diamond drop earrings along with her own Neil Lane platinum and diamond line bracelet and metallic gold clutch. Simple and classy. Proof that still exist!  


Although I wasn't crazy about J-lo's gown, she got two thumbs up for her $92,000 vintage Cartier 'Tradition' platinum and diamond clip earrings! Oh, and in case she didn't have enough ice on her ears, she gives us all a good look at her $169,500 Cartier platinum and diamond bracelet, a $22,950 Cartier Panthere Maillon XXL white gold/diamond ring and crystal encrusted clutch. It's safe to say she learned a few things from her days with Puff daddy!



Next up? Demi Moore! Why she was at the Oscar's, I have no clue but she rocked that red carpet as if she was nominated! And who does she have to thank? Rachel Zoe of course! I only expected the best and that's exactly what i saw!! The dress was fab but the jewels were mayjaaah! Let's take a closer look at Demi's Van Cleef & Arpels diamond, pearl and sapphire tassel earrings, Van Cleef & Arpels platinum and diamond bracelet and Tahitian pearl ring and some more Van Cleef & Arpels platinum and diamonds for her hair! The clutch?  A gold leather Ferragamo envelope clutch with pink stone closure. RZ does it best!!

 Another favorite was Academy award winning actor Jeff Bridges wife Susan Geston's jewels! I feel as though the wife or husband of an Academy nomited actor should always look just as stunning as their significant other. That said, Susan Geston looked dashing in her turquiose jewelery! As soon as her husband Jeff Bridges won, I couldn't help but glance at the tv screen in awe of her jewels! I immediately got on the phone and started dishing on those earrings!

Leave it to Rachel Zoe to glam you up and get you red carpet worthy! Cameron Diaz graced the oscars and looked fierce in her Oscar de la Renta dress and full on Cartier jewels! RZ does it again and adds some sparkle to cameron's decked out gown with a $58,100 Cartier white gold, princess and round cut diamond ring, a Cartier Private Archive Collection white gold/diamond ring and $49,500 Cartier white, yellow, rose gold and diamond pavĂ© "Trinity" hoop earrings.  


I love stacking my bracelets till my arm can't get enough. It seems these Hollywood starlets share my liking!
Check out Sarah Jessica Parker in these Stacked platinum and diamond bracelets, a 9-carat cushion-cut diamond ring and 19th-century diamond earrings all by Fred Leighton. Fred, meet Chanel. Have some babies, yeah?

Another one who stacked her jewels was Mama Mia's Amanda Seyfried. From 'Mean Girls,' to the Oscar's red carpet. Not bad eh? Anyway, the 'Dear John' star failed me with that gown but surprisingly made me happy with her Lorraine Schwartz 250-carat brown, champagne and mint diamond geometric bracelets, brown diamond ball ring and blackened platinum diamond earrings.
 

Lastly, I got to give it up to Maggie Gyllenhaal! The dress was awful but those jewels were just my steelo! her Fred Leighton vintage ivory and diamond calla lily pendant earrings are reminiscent of Audrey Hepburns ear plugs in Breakfast at Tiffanys. LOVED THEM! They were made to be worn at the Oscars! Then there was the Fred Leighton vintage platinum and diamond bracelet with emerald and sapphire brooch and the vintage 18k yellow gold and diamond bracelet. The accessories were flawless! What happened to the dress?

All this talk of diamonds and pearls, I have some big news I want to share with all of you in regards to my own jewelery adventure! I'll fill everyone in at the end of this week....Stay tuned!

xoxo,
M.


Bubble wrap at the 2010 Oscar's?! Amanda Seyfried and Jennifer Lopez showdown!


Mama mia! Okay, was it just me or did Amanda Seyfried and Jennifer Lopez both rock similar bubble-wrap looking dresses at the Oscars? The sparkly, bubble-wrap looking dresses were indeed not of wrapping material but Armani Prive creations. Interesting gowns if you ask me! Although my aunt found it mean of me to think, it seems to be all the buzz on the internet so I am not the only one! Take that Dianna! Who's with me? Okay, so we figured out who the dresses were from but how about a little "Who wore it better"? Who was their stylist and why wasn't anyone told they would be wearing similar dresses? While they are not completely identical, they are very similar! J-lo's is a little more dramatic and Amanda's is simple and classic. I hate the dress but I have to give this to jenny from the block! I always love a little drama when it comes to fashion! What do you think?

Drama?

or


Classic?




The 2010 Academy's Hottest Men!!

Oscar isn't the only hunky gold man we've all got our eyes on. It's his best hollywood men I've got my eye on too! Has the Academy Awards red carpet ever look so good? Just for your viewing pleasure, I've narrowed down the hottest men on the red carpet (including Oscar).

Let's start with my main man, Ryan Reynolds. I like to call him "Sexy Body". True Story.
Here, in a Tom Ford Tuxedo, my little nickname for him holds truth.

Next up, Jake Gyllenhaal! His sister Maggie was up for 'Best Supporting Actress' so it was only fitting he was there to show his support and boy, am I glad he did!! He could have walked that red carpet in rotation and I wouldn't have got sick looking at him!! Jake wore a custom-tailored Burberry tuxedo that I'm sure made Reese cringe with regret! What was she thinking?

How about a little bit of some Gerard Butler? Here we have Gerard in a custom Gucci tuxedo with a black satin tie. Stylish & sexy. What more could you ask for?

And now for an oldie but goodie!! Javier Bardem! Yeah, he's a little older... but I can't seem to shake how handsom he is! Love that scrumfy look! It screams SEXY! I absolutely fell in love with him in Vicky Christina Barcelona. He gives off such a passionate vibe, I can only imagine how vivacious his relationship is with Penelope Cruz (love her)! Anyway, here we have the steamy, spanish actor in head-to-toe Gucci.

Let's go for a classic now shall we? Matt Damon. Who can get tired of this guy? Not me! He may have lost the award tonight, but he wins a spot on my 2010 Academey's hottest! Look at this charmer!! He kept it classic and hott in head-to-toe Ferragamo at the Oscars and I loved every moment! How did such a plain jane score him?

Shall we swoon over the next hottie to hit the red carpet at the 2010 Oscar's?! Chris Pine!! Never mind the fact that he had a little fling with reality startlet Audrina Patridge, this is a boy toy I want to see on the red carpet more often!! I am gaga for those blue eyes and adorable smile! The Star Trek star kills us slowly in this slim, black Ralph Lauren Purple Label Tuxedo, Ferragamo shoes and Neil Lane diamond shirt studs. Dapper if you ask me!!

Another favorite of mine, Robert Downey Jr! He's done a completely 180 with his career and it seems his looks have followed! Can we say HOTT? I'm pretty sure Sarah Jessica Parker would agree with me on this one. After all, she was with him for like 8 years! Oh, and have you seen him in Iron Man?! Yeah, check that one out and come back and tell me you dont think he is one sexy man! Always suave, stylish and clever....here we have Robert Downey Jr. in a blue Lanvin tuxedo, Brand sneakers, blue-tinted shades and a turquoise silk bow-tie. 
 

Okay, next up...I got someone MAYJAH to Hollywood, fashion, my eyes and wallet! Tom Ford!! Designer turned director? Not too shabby if you ask me! Here we have Tom Ford in himself of course!! I like a man who knows his stuff!!

We can't forget George Clooney!! Hollywood's biggest bachelor, it seems every girl gets a chance with this one! Always deliish and dashing, here we have George in a Giorgio Armani tux, white pique shirt and black satin bow tie. (If you care, his italian girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis is wearing Roberto Cavalli. Aggh.) 

Last but not least, Oscar. Oh, Oscar! You leave the lead and supporting actress's dreaming about you days before and after the Academy Awards. Your affair with Hollywood's elite should be shamefull, but they all still want you. Your built, made of gold with a firm body and you don't talk. We'll, your just every girls dream. Here we have Oscar in, well...nothing. Just the way we like him!


Who thinks we should do more of these? This was an eye candy post I can get used to putting together! Always fun checking out the latest boy toys on the red carpet with my favorite girls, you of course! Until next time ladies....

xoxo,
M.