Red Carpet: Conviction Premiere in London

Cleopatra and the Mummy attend the Conviction premiere in London.



True, Minnie Driver and Hillary Swank look like they're attending an Egyptian-themed costume party, but that's no reason not to step back and give an objective review of their chosen gowns anyway.

We absolutely love the turquoise on Minnie Driver and we love the detail, but we worry it's just a bit costumey for us. Otherwise, we love it. She looks beautiful and the dress is incredibly flattering on her. So, we say she's IN.

Hillary Swank, on the other hand, looks like she's wearing shiny bandages. We think the bottom is pretty, but the top just doesn't work for us. It bunches in an unflattering way and her hair distracts from the neckline, which even if we don't like the way it bunches, seems to be the focal point of the dress. We also think this particular metallic is washing her out. For us, Ms. Swank is OUT.

Part 4: Road to South Africa with Courtney Cox and Jennifer Aniston

It has been far, far, far too long since our last post featuring a celebrity couple on the road to some fabulous destination. And so, without further ado, we have decided to take a little trip to South Africa with our fave BFF couple, Courtney Cox and Jen Aniston. Right now Courtney is hurting from her split from husband of 11 years, David Arquette, and is in serious need of some fun with her buddy Jen, who is continually unlucky in love. So, pack your bags dear hearts, and join Courtney, Jen, Mr. Fashionista and me for a trip to South Africa!

Michelle Williams in Erdem

Hey! We just saw this dress. Oooh. Looked a lot better on the model at the Erdem show during London Fashion Week. We can't quite put our finger on what the problem is...

Aha! We know what it is. On the model, the dress is shorter, which makes a dress which could look dowdy, a bit fresher. Plus the shorter dress length makes it appear more full, narrowing the waist. If Michelle had just had the dress shortened, then we'd be all for it. As it is, we're thinking it's a bit frumpy, even if it is red lace. And she looks a bit thick waisted. We don't necessarily hate it, we just think it would look better as the designer intended. (Of course, we're almost positive that if we had never seen the model in this dress, which as you know we were quite taken with when we saw it at LFW, we would have loved it immediately on Michelle.)

And we hate, hate, hate, Michelle's white blonde hair.We are undecided on the leopard print shoes. Could be genius, but like we said, we're unsure.What do you think readers? Red hot or Cherry bomb?

Project Runway: Thank God For Second Chances

This week's episode of Project Runway, aka Thank God For Second Chances, begins with the designers being dragged back to the runway after last week's elimination. Heidi's on the runway (still in that pretty blue dress from last week) and tells the designers they will be in for a little r&r before the final round of eliminations and she will send them to one of the most spectacular places in the Big Apple. And, surprisingly, we see our remaining designers head into the Presidential Suite and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, complete with champagne. Gretchen heads over to do the honors, and disappointingly, no POP, as she removes the cork from the bottle. Nice control Gretch.



1. The New York Challenge. After each of the designers talks about what the competition has meant for them, they head to the roof of the hotel where Mayor Bloomberg meets them. Wow. Doesn't he have better things to do? Nah. We soon find out that this week's challenge is a giant ad for the tourism industry of NYC. That's right, the designers will be required to design a look inspired by New York itself.

Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley Face Off at the Never Let Me Go Premiere

So, it's the battle Keira Knightley has been dreading. Has Carey Mulligan finally replaced her as the queen of British acting royalty under the age of 30? Based on this photo, it appears that Carey Mulligan, though we usually love her style, has a few things to learn from Ms. Knightley. We appreciate Carey's unusual choice and the halter neckline is flattering on her and we think if the dress were shortened to just about that black band around the middle, she might have had something. In other words, we just think the length is all wrong for her. Plus, her shoes look way too casual for the event. Are those straw espadrilles? I mean they're shiny on top, but still straw espadrilles to a movie premiere where Keira Knightley shows up...

Part 2: If We Were Rachel Zoe in Paris...

She's got legs...sheer energy legs. Anyone else remember that commercial? Anyway, another of the great fashion trends on the Paris runways (and, indeed, in NYC, London and Milan) was sheer fabrics, exposing legs, arms, midriffs, breasts. You name it, it was exposed. At its worst, it reminded us of the horrible Kelly Taylor (of the original Beverly Hills 90210) type blouses we wore at the beginning of high school. At its best, it was beautiful and so totally 2010.

And so standing in for the pregnant Rachel Zoe, we present some of our fave sheer looks from Paris and the actresses we believe would look smashing in them...



1. Sheer with Flourishes.


Sarah Burton, who had the insanely difficult task of designing the Alexander McQueen collection for next spring, showed many a dramatic look. We were, however, most drawn to her nymph like creations. Wearable? In the right circles on the right ladies we think they might just be.

For instance, we could see this black dress on someone like Zoe Saldana (we certainly like to put dresses on that gal don't we?).

Olsen Twins Do Hunchback Chic

A buffalo died for this fashion travesty. 

We have no idea which one of the Olsen twins thought it would be a good idea to dress up like a viking hunchback, but it was obviously a terrible idea.

Bai Ling: An American Patriot

We never knew Bai Ling was such a fan of the good old USA.  We did, however, know that Ms. Ling was a great fan of hooker boots and scary sultry looks.

Now then dear hearts, this post may be a sad peace offering, but it is the best we could do. Sorry for our long absence. The paying job has required quite a bit of travel this week. And soon, dear hearts, soon we will have a PR post up...