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PART TWO:

BRIT AND ELLE STYLE AWARDS

Continuing the awards season were two of the biggest awards ceremonies in British music and fashion: the Brits and the Elle Style Awards. Competing for viewers with the infamous My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, both awards managed to grip viewers with fantastic performances and even more exciting red carpets. So who wore what?    

BRIT AWARDS

Sophie Ellis Bextor in Dolce & Gabbana

Eliza Doolittle in Mark Fast

Jessie J in Vivienne Westwood

Rhianna in Christian Dior Haute Couture

Fearne Cotton in Temperley

 

ELLE STYLE AWARDS

 Coca Rocha in Alexander McQueen

 Alexa Chung in Yves Saint Laurent

Blake Lively in Emilio Pucci

  

Pixie Geldof in House of Holland

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PART ONE:

GRAMMY AND BAFTA AWARDS

There seem to be awards a-plenty right now, with the Grammy, BAFTA, Elle Style and Brit awards bringing out this years stars of music, fashion and film. The relationship between the three arts has been a close one for a long time now, and style, from classic or quirky, can lead to an actor or musician becoming a worldwide personality. For this reason, the red-carpet is so much more than a chance for the press to see your face: we're more interested in your dress. So who deserves the award for Best Dressed ? The nominees are...

GRAMMY AWARDS

  

Florence Welch in Givenchy

Hayley Williams in Jeremy Scott

Heidi Klum in Julien MacDonald 

Rihanna in Jean Paul Gaultier

BAFTA AWARDS

  

Gemma Arterton in Yves Saint Laurent

Sarah Harding in Georges Chakra

Hailee Steinfeld in Miu Miu

Emma Stone in Lanvin

  

Felicity Jones in Chanel and Jimmy Choo

*I did wish the ladies at the Baftas had shortened their hems just an inch or two; an awards ceremony is formal but it doesn't need to be frumpy!

And of course, congratulations to Colleen Atwood who won Best Costumes for Alice In Wonderland. Well deserved.

Check back later for the best of the rest from the Elle Style Awards and Brits!

NYFW: P1

We've barely left single-figure centigrades and most fashion-fans are still swathed in their aviator jackets, but NYFW is already looking ahead to next A/W. Only two days in, yet hundreds of outfits have already been noted by editors, journalists and celebrities for new-season supplements and for denting bank balances.

So far, as is usual for A/W, designers have been showing a lot of layers. Knits and scarves in grey graced many catwalks, with Cynthia Rowley introducing pops of blue through masculine neck-scarves. Vertical lines, blocks and silhouettes are dominating runways, the Mad Men influence giving way to an art-deco twenties revival. Still, we retain softness through the use of soft, sheer fabrics and mixed textures (both Siriano and Jason Wu set off their dramatic shapes with sheer sleeves) . Red and blue seem to be the colours du jour, featured by Nicole Miller, Maz Azria and Rag & Bone. But the true connoisseur of colour? Luca Luca, who showcased a incredibly luxurious collection in mustards and maroons. Definitely my new favourite designers. However, Prabal Gurung were hot on their heels with clashing hot pinks and reds piercing through the otherwise monochrome collection.

Cynthia Rowley

Prabal Gurung

Jason Wu

Luca Luca

Christian Siriano

More posts as the shows come! All images from elleuk.com 

CLOSER TO KELLY

The Hermes Kelly bag made an appearance at a performance of Closer in Cambridge on Wednesday; I'm not sure what was more beautiful, the bag or it's surrounding city! 

Tall stone buildings, cobblestone streets and quaint cafés make Cambridge the perfect destination for a summer daytrip; or some theatre, in this case.

P.S. I'll be supporting Cambridge in the boat race!

MONEY MONEY MONEY

  

Feeling down? At the moment it's all exams, universities and cold, cold weather. Anyone of age seventeen and eighteen is losing the will to live right now. My advice? Retail therapy, of course!

The book, skirt, and earrings are from Urban Outfitters, one of my favourite favourite shops that I struggle to afford! The socks are from Topshop, where I also picked up a basic black zip-up hoody, and the shirt is from COW, a place I will miss dearly when I leave for university!

BLACK SWAN

Black Swan. The film of the year so far, by any standard.

With the dark, psychological plot comes costumes even more steeped in mystery and complexity, designed by none other than the Mulleavy sisters of Rodarte. Season after season, the sisters produce clothes more beautiful and ethereal than the mind could imagine. Yet with aggressive construction, textures and finishes, there is something about Rodarte's aesthetic that stops us dismissing them as just another red-carpet deisgn house. 

Outstanding, and Oscar worthy, on every level. Watch this film!

ACCEPTABLE IN THE 80S

So the eighties, though they may have been thirty years ago, keep popping up in our modern fashion monde. For evidence, look no further than Moschino's a/w ad campaign. For anyone over the age of 35, the idea that shoulder pads, power women and painted-on blusher are quite literally 'retro' must be a pretty scary thought. 

Not ready to re-embrace the decade that fashion forgot? Lust after Louis Vuitton's full skirted dresses, updated for modern women with saucy sweetheart necklines and contrasting black straps. Mad Men has a lot to answer for.

 

The Chloe girl is sitting pretty in the seventies this season, with luxurious satin blouses is subtle tones teamed with high wasited, wide leg trousers. Team with simple seperates in camel for an elegance like no other. 

With hints of the sixties and nineties scattered throughout the international collections this season, one question has to be asked; if we keep harking back to the past for inspiration, what will the look of the '10s be? I'd love to hear what you predict.