Fashion Fail Friday - MTV Movie Awards Worst Dressed

This week gave us the 2012 Mtv Movie Awards and with it some fashion failures! The one common trend was "cut outs". Cut outs can be hard to wear for anyone and it is a rare ocassion that it actually looks good but here are two ladies who gave us a definitive "How NOT to wear cut out detail".

First up we have Julianne Hough. A slashy by trade... singer / actress / ballroom dancer. Julianne decided to take her slashy status to extremes by slashing the middle of her dress. Unfortunately all this succeeded in doing was making her middle look wide and her overall look cheap. Add this to the too short, too tight skirt and her parted leg stance and we have a massive FAIL!

Next up we have Brooke Hogan. Not known for anything other than her dad... Hulk Hogan and her hideous fashion sense at least Brooke is consistent in her bad styling. Brooke too opted to embrace the cut out trend as well as the sequin trend. Again, the cut out created a wide silhouette and the uber short sparkly dress invoked images of stripper couture. We also have some concern for Brookes graduated skin color!

So ladies let's take a hint... cut out detail does not flatter the feminine figure and uber short is not a sign of style and taste.

Enjoy!
R&M @ GoS
xox

Kate Middleton - Alexander McQueen Lace Dress St Pauls Catherdral

The festivities at the Queens Diamond Jubilee continues with pomp and flair, even at a thanksgiving morning service at St Pauls Cathedral style watchers are keeping out a keen eye.

For the morning service the Duchess of Cambridge stepped out in style yet again in an Alexander McQueen design. Her beautiful nude lace dress with scalloped edge and long sleeves was finished off with all nude accessories.

We love the simplicity and effortlessness of this dress but we wonder if Kates constant overly "matched" looks will catch on with the public.

Enjoy!

R&M @ GoS

xox

Star Style - Red Carpet Beauty Inspiration

Red carpet beauty we love! Four simple looks straight from the runway to the red carpet that are easily recreated at home. Whether you're looking for an everyday work look to something bold and strong for evening, there's something for everyone!

We love Amber Heards sexy red lip and elegant 1940's style tresses

Brooklyn Decker wears a beautiful crown braid and a smokey liner and neutral lip.

Zoe Saldana wears an elegant slicked back twist with a bold cat eye.

Rooney Mara wears natural tones with a mulberry lip and bold liner 



Enjoy!

R&M @ GoS

xox

Red dress trend - Charlize Theron MTV Movie Awards

Today has been a BIG day for the sexy little red dress. First we saw the Duchess of Cambridge in her red Alexander McQueen and now we have Charlize Theron in a lovely Lanvin red strapless dress with peplum detail.

We love the way Charlize this simple and beautiful dress was styled. Her gold strappy pumps are super sexy in a "barely there" kind of way and we love her little black box clutch with gold detail.

Charlize kept her make up soft and neutral in keeping with the sleek and modern overall look. We LOVE LOVE LOVE this look over here at GoS. For some style stealing inspiration check out our red dress blog!

Enjoy!
R&M @ GoS
xox

Fashion Fail Friday - Tali Lennox. How not to wear feathers.

What caught our eye for Fashion Fail Friday this week?

Is it a bird?

Is it a plane?

NO! It's Tali Lennox, daughter of legendary Annie Lennox. Tali donned a creation by Nicholas Oakwell for an outing at the Royal Academy Summer Exibition 2012.

We've seen much flirtation with feathers on the red carpet in recent times, however there is such a thing as too much of a good thing.

Unfortunately this particular creation makes the model look like she was swallowed whole by a white bantum chicken and her legs, arms and head just barely popped out.

There is always difficulty with wearing a piece that is very volumnous but this swamps Tali from her chin down with the oversized collar.

Thumbs up on the heels and matching metallic clutch however. We were going to have words at Tali for carrying a clutch the size of a bumper bar but we understand she was trying to make her dress look smaller ;)



Enjoy!

R&M @ GoS

xox

Old Hollywood Glamour at the Cannes film festival

Stars embraced old Hollywood glamour in recent outings on the red carpet at the Cannes Film festival.

We saw Alexandra Maria Lara (we don't know her here at GoS but will be keeping our peepers on after this!) in Elie Saab Couture. We love the beading and detail as well as the little cap sleeves and the hint of sheerness. This gown is delicate and angelic reminiscent of 1920's glamour days.

Next we have the enchanting Diane Kruger continuing the theme of old Hollywood glamour in a white Nina Ricci gown with lace inserts, feather detail and corsage. On paper it sounds like there is way too much going on but the white pallette with the hint of lavender in the corsage manages to keep it all simple and sleek. Yet again reminding us of the roaring 20's.

 

Enjoy!
R&M @ GoS
xox

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Taylor Swift Billboard music awards 2012

We're not big fans of Taylor Swift over here at GoS but this is testament to how amazing Elie Saab is! Taylor certainly grabbed our attention in this beautiful red Eliee Saab gown with lace inserts as she graced the red carpet of the 2012 Billboard awards. Now if we could just get her to do something about those bangs.....

Enjoy!

R&M @ GoS

xox

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Stars embrace all things glittering on Cannes red carpet

Salma Hayek and Jennifer Connelly are just a few of the stars embracing sparkle and embellishment on the Cannes Film festival red carpet. We love Salmas midnight blue Gucci strapless number although we would have ditched the necklace in this instance. Jennifer has kept it simple and sexy in another Gucci sparkler showing off her best assets... those pins.

Naomi embraced her inner swan with a 1920's style drop waist feather and sequin cocktail dress.

It's time to pull out your sequins ladies!!

Enjoy!

R&M @ GoS

xox

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Fashion Fail Friday - Cannes Film Festival Worste Dressed

Russian reality star Elena Lenina actually got an invite to the Cannes Film Festival? YIKES!

This is one of those rare ocassions when not one thing is right! We certainly did not expect such an EPIC fail on the Cannes red carpet!

Enjoy!

R&M @ GoS

xox

Eva Longoria Emilio Pucci Cannes Film Festival

Eva Longoria was every inch the Hollywood siren at the premiere of "Rust and Bone" wearing an Emilio Pucci Fall 2012 white gown. This dress has a train, plunge neckline, sheer inserts and strappy back detail yet it looks simple and elegant.

This is one of our favorite looks so far. We love that Eva has given us a soft look with her glossy, tumbling curls and her circle diamond drop earrings.

Enjoy!
R&M @ GoS
xox

Marion Cotillard in Christian Dior Couture Cannes Film Festival

Marion Cotillard chose a Christian Dior Couture gown for her premiere of "Rust & Bone" at the Cannes film festival.

The actress looked striking in her sweetheart bodice ballgown. We love that the black theme is continuing on the red carpet but Marion has kicked it up a notch with her navy blue tulle skirt. We adore the belted waist and the simplicity of the rest of her styling.

Enjoy!

R&M @ GoS
xox

Frieda Pinto in Versace Cannes Film Festival

Freida Pinto embraced a number of trends with her second showing at the Cannes Film festival in a sheer embellished Versace gown with thigh high split.

As mad as we are about a black evening gown over here at GoS this is not one of our favorites but it's not completely wrong either. We would have loved to have seen a better shoe choice though!

We'll be keeping an eye on you Freida ;)

Enjoy!
R&M @GoS
xox

Sheer delight - Charlize Theron & Kristen Stewart rock the sheer trend.

A quick blurb on how to wear a sheer gown and how not to...

Kristen Stewart wears Marchesa and Charlize Theron wears Christian Dior.

The pictures speak for themselves!

Enjoy!

R&M @ GoS
xox

Fashion Fail Friday - All that glitters is not gold

As with all things there is always "the good, the bad and the ugly". After seeing some great fashion this week on the red carpet at the Met Ball we decided we simply must add a "Fashion Fail Friday" to our blog because we all know for every hit there is a miss!

One of the biggest trends we saw this week was gold. Gold can be striking, dramatic, bold and elegant but anything that flattens your breasts and sends them south, east and west at the same time is not a good thing. Another thing to watch out for is straps that cut into your back. This is not about curvy versus skinny, fashion is all about great cuts that suit your body and accentuate your assets. Unfortunately for Christina this is just one of the many times she got it wrong.

Here is one way NOT to wear the trend.