Showing posts with label Sex and the City 2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sex and the City 2. Show all posts

Friday, May 28, 2010

The Burn Book

Victim of: "Overdone Overdose"
Image: StarStyle

Eva, Eva, Eva Longoria. A tulle disaster (exception: the Fendi tulle shoes in black coveted in the past post)!! This Housewife wore a disastrous Reem Acra dress which did absolutely nothing for her! Collared tulle mid-sleeve with black embellishments on top of a tierred skirt? Overdose! This is like a homage to a cheerleader-homecoming queen gone horribly wrong. Burn..

Victim of: Wrong Fit
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Kim K in a Kardashians by Bebe matte Jersey Jumpsuit. Honestly, Kim K has gone through such a style evolution that I normally absolutely adore her. This jumpsuit is a safe, black jumpsuit. The only peeve I have with it is the cut and fit around the waist to crotch area. Instead of giving her a waistline, it actually shortens and widens her a bit. The problem is: there is a harem-style looser area in the waist to crotch section but all of a sudden it tightens up at her thighs. It's a battle between two completely different cuts..

Tip in finding a perfect jumpsuit: Pay attention to the waistband placement. A waistband set too low on a jumpsuit can make you look like an overgrown baby in a diaper. A higher waist band can look chic (a la Kim K attempt above). The biggest mistake is when a jumpsuit is cut a particular way and abruptly changes into a different cut.

Victim of: "Trim Illusion Gone Wrong"
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Sorry Kim, last punch. I love the embellishment on this white number by Sass & Bide. I am a huge, huge fan of shoulder details and tough chic futuristic embellishments. But the 1/2 circle details on the left and right side of the waist was unsuitable for her.  But of course, the dress looks fierce on the Sass & Bide catwalk. Rocking the Little White Dress is a new trend that is surfacing. However, both slim and curvy girls have a difficult time tackling this tough trend. Kim K's a curvy girl who's brave enough to don a white dress... but the side embellishments definitely did not suit her curves. Instead of giving a cut-in slimming effect, it unfortunately expanded her waistline.

Tidbit: The smallest details make the biggest difference.

Victim of: "Back-to-the-Future Extreme"
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I hate doing this to one of my favorite City girls, Whitney Port. Always courageous in pattern-mixing and funking up the safest of the safest closet pieces... I have to say, SATC2 Premiere or not, this dress's overdramatized bubble-blooming effect did her no justice at all. It's almost too short to bear, I feel like her Madonna lace leggings were robbed from her causing her to walk with her back against the wall to prevent a booty show. Love the shoes, hate the hair. With such an extreme and dramatic frock paired with tough-as-nails booties, the least she could have done was let her locks down with a wavy, softer do'. I'm waiting for her to whip her Madonna-esque do' around. I'll take care of the mole sticker to give her that extra Madonna kick. 

Victim of: "Carried-Away with Character"
Image: JustJared


This is painful for me to say. Painful! Having to criticize one of my all time style icons is like a slash to the wrist. Forgive me, but I can't just let this one go. SJP got "Carrie-d" away at the SATC2 premiere paying homage to our dear late Alexander McQueen. Again, I understand the hype with the world of SATC, but enough is enough with the circus frizz headpiece. Diana Ross called, she woke up finding her frizz-wig on PageSix. Yes, we know that Mother Nature is trying to tell us something with all the natural disasters going on around the world, but SJP's head need not be another reminder..

As for the frock, I will say one thing: Gaga worthy. Everyone else should be banned from attempting it. SJP or not.

Victim of: "Circus Pants for Stilts"
 Image: StarStyle

Ashley and Mary-Kate spotted leaving an apartment in New York. I'm actually surprised to say this, that for once in a long while, I find Mary-Kate to actually look presentable. And I must note, her Proenza Schoulder PS1 bag is to die for.

But today, the burn goes to Ashley for her ridiculous pants fit for a clown. 3 words: short, stumpy, frumpy. This nomadic look looks more like the decor for an old couch in a cabin in Aspen.


Forgive them, for they have sinned...








xo Qb

On the Radar: Emma Roberts


Aside from her famous last name, many would recognize those infamous eyes and lips as genetic features luckily inherited by a certain Pretty Woman, she so fortunately refers to as"Auntie Julia". Yes, the closest we could get to Julia Roberts was by reenacting (and quite embarrassingly -- might I add) her famous scene in the bathtub crooning her heart out to Prince's "Kiss". While we were trying to feel out the shoes of Mrs. Roberts through our embarrassing act, little Emma was probably spending her Sunday mornings watching Smurfs in her aunt's living room. Jealous much?

Although she hasn't inherited her legendary aunt's acting chops, she has saved her spot on the style radar. The 19-year-old young actress has been taking the fashion circuit for a spin, outshining young Hollywood has-beens such as the likes of Lindsey Lohan, Mischa Barton, and all the other beautiful disasters that fell off the bandwagon. 

Unlike the bundle of "wasted youth", Emma sets a new bar for up-and-coming Hollywood starlets with poise, elegance, and did I mention ... an impeccable understanding of designer clothing?

At the SATC2 UK Premiere dressed in head-to-toe Miu Miu
Image: JustJared

In Jenny Packham Spring 2010 at the Valentine's Day Premiere
Image: JustJared/FabSugar

In head-to-toe Marni at the Met Ball 2010
Image: JustJared 
(Left) At the Teen Choice Award in an embellished Monique Lhuillier number
(Middle) Louis Vuitton Jacket
(Right) On Jay Leno
JustJared/People StyleWatch

Did I mention she's been spotted with my favorite fashion icon of the moment, socialite Olivia Palermo? It's no wonder I adore them both. 
Image: StarStyle / SuperiorPics
 




xo Qb