For every single one of Diane Kruger's gorgeous gowns, there's one that totally misses the mark. Most of Hollywood's A list is either great at red carpet dresses, or absolutely terrible. For us, Kruger hits best dressed just as often as worst dressed. Her Cannes Film Festival choices have been very hit and miss.
Exhibit A: This gorgeous mint green number by Giambattista Valli.
It's divine, isn't it? The mint green is such an unusual choice and we love the one shoulder and ruching. Oh, we could just look at it all day (and cry into our Cocopops because we don't have any dresses this pretty). She looks fabulous. Actually, we've never seen her look better.
Exhibit B: This coral outfit worn at the Calvin Klein party.
This just isn't ticking any of our of boxes. The fabric looks a bit like like a sofa, the shape and length are all wrong and the white shoes are committing a multitude of sins. Even a cracking cleavage isn't rescuing this ensemble for us.
What do you reckon? Do you like Kruger's style, or is she more hit than miss for you?
Posted by Sian Meades on May 18, 2012 3:11 PM
Celebrity Style
French beauty Marion Cotillard has been absolutely rocking her looks at Cannes Film Festival. The Inception actress opted to wear two different Christian Dior dresses in 24 hours. Lucky lady!
First up was this adorable peach number. It's so cute. The floaty skirt is ideal for the Cannes sunshine and her casual hair-do is the perfect daytime look. Does it make her look slightly top-heavy? Perhaps. That doesn't matter when you notice her shoes though - they're the most perfect yellow slingbacks! Thumbs up, Marion.
The next dress is a classic red carpet gown - strapless, black, perfect elegant. Does the navy skirt work? Maybe not, but we're just looking at her hair anyway - it's looks utterly divine. The belt is a strange choice, though. Still, the cute kid in a suit makes a nice accessory.
So which look is best?
Posted by Sian Meades on May 18, 2012 2:39 PM
Celebrity Style
When a brand gets such a cult celebrity following, it's safe to say it must be worth investing in for our own wardrobes. When we spotted all of these gorge celebs sporting Wildfox numbers over the past few months, we decided it was time to hunt them down and check out the brand.
I've always thought of Wildfox as one of those casual effortlessly cool brands that oozes a fashionable edge without really trying. They have some AMAZE pieces online at the moment which will be perfect come festival season teamed with a pair of denim cut offs and hard-feel accessories. You can get your hands on the celebrity buys spotted above on the likes of Cheryl Cole, Katy Perry and Emma Watson below...
Oh, we do love a celeb wearing a high street number. Ginnifer Goodwin went one step further and wore bargain shop H&M to the White House Correspondents' Dinner!
And she looks fabulous. The puffy skirt adds a bit of glamour and her simple elfin haircut and red lippy makes the whole look rather elegant and sophisticated. In a dress that was £200.
That sounds pricy for H&M, but it's part of their eco-friendly Conscious Collection and made form organic cotton. The range is a little cooler and a little pricier than the rest of their outfits (although prices start at around £20). Sadly, this dress has sold out already. You have to move very quickly to get those pieces in your wardrobe.
So just a quick heads up - if you want bargain celebrity style, keep an eye out for the pieces in the H&M Conscious Collection. They're even swish enough to wear to the White House.
Posted by Sian Meades on April 30, 2012 11:58 AM
Celebrity Style
Celebs doing clothing lines is a strange thing when you think about it. They're the only people who have other people to dress them. We have to pick and choose our own clothes! We don't have a mega-wardrobe to choose from and we don't have stylists to trawl the vintage shops in search of a perfect 70s belt to go with our Zac Posen.
But we actually really love most celeb lines. Sienna Miller and Victoria Beckham have designed some gorgeous pieces. And unlike Kate Moss' range, you get the feeling that they've had a little more to do with them than a quick meeting over lunch (sorry love).
It's not just clothes - Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole have got the bags and shoes sorted, and we mentioned earlier that Olivia Palermo is likely to announce an accessories line soon. Rihanna's even got a line planned (we hope it involves umbrellas).
But who do you want to be next? Fill out our poll and tell us who's style should be in your wardrobe.
Posted by Sian Meades on April 13, 2012 3:04 PM
Celebrity Style
Some celebrities waltz through airport security like they haven't just spent seven hours on a plane. They might fly first class but that doesn't work miracles. How come you never see Victoria Beckham with a cushion mark down her face? Why doesn't Cheryl Cole have messy plane hair? (More to the point, why does she NEVER has messy hair?) Here are some things you'll need for your fabulous airport arrival:
First you need fabulous carry-on luggage. You'll have some poor guy to worry about your actual luggage. This DKNY holdall has the designer label box ticked and will go with everything in your wardrobe. It's just £190 from House of Fraser.
You need some gorgeous flat shoes. No one ever gets off a long haul flight in high heels. You've probably got swollen ankles, you don't want to draw attention to those. What could be better for landing in NYC than these star and stripe pumps from Schuh? They're £24.
Don't forget the sunglasses. They'll hide your puffy face. And the fact that you drank all the inflight booze. These snakeprint glasses from Dorothy Perkins are HUGE, and they're just £7.25. In your face, celebrities everywhere.
Think super comfy clothes, but with a stylish edge. You can go down the jogging bottom route if you really want (or if you have a bum like J-Lo's). But a knitted dress is a much better option. You'll be comfy and uncreased when you land. This one is from French Connection at John Lewis. It's £81 and just the right mix of slinky and comfortable.
Now you just need some noisy photographers to follow you through Arrivals and you'll be every inch the star.
Posted by Sian Meades on April 5, 2012 4:00 PM
Celebrity Style
In the next few weeks, magazines everywhere are going to be using the words 'bikini body' and 'beach ready'. Urgh. Celebrities prancing about in their thongs (when they know cameras are pointing right at them) have a lot of answer for.
How do you get the celebrity beach look without giving up normal things like eating and sitting on the sofa? Pick one of these gorgeous high street options instead.
Go metallic. Celebs love a bit of metallic when it comes to swimwear. It reflects in the sun, it's shiny when wet and well... metallics are foxy. It's better on black or olive skins and you have to pick a bold shape as well. This Seafolly swimsuit is gorgeous and it's only £17.25.
This crossover bikini is super sexy but it's going to give you stupid tanlines. But that's OK, you have your spray tan girl on speed dial, don't you?
Animal print is always a good celebrity beach look. It's a classic. This D&G bikini is £155 from FarFetch. The bottoms have side ties which are handy for 'accidentally' flashing any paparazzi stood behind you.
Don't forget a cover up. Kaftans and sarongs are a necessity on your private yacht (you have one of those, don't you?) They'll also stop you getting sunburnt in your bag garden. This daisy print kaftan is from Simply Beach and it's £48.10.
Posted by Sian Meades on March 29, 2012 4:30 PM
Celebrity Style
Want to accessorise like a celebrity? Then you're going to need a few staple items in your wardrobe. Ideally, you'd have yourself a Birkin or Mulberry Alexa (with a yappity little pooch poking his head out of the top). You'll have an entourage of people behind you, carrying your shopping bags.
Or you could just wear a massive pair of shades. Victoria Beckham does it (rather brilliantly). Tom Cruise's might be surgically attached to his head these days. Angelina Jolie might be happy to stick her leg out all over the place, but her face? Not so much. Katy Perry doesn't even need it to be sunny to wear hers. If you want to hide from the Paparazzi, you need sunglasses. And in celeb world, they need to be huge. The bigger the sunglasses, the more important you are. Obvs.
They're enormous! Of course, the best thing about buying sunglasses is that ever designer brands work out quite cheap. These are Roberto Cavalli and they're £150. They've got little snakes on the arms. And why not?
Is it just us, or are Mango treating us to some gorgeous things this season? They just seem to be better in Summer. These retro sunglasses are gorgeous. They're tinted (always important for hiding partied-out eyes) but the stylish cats eye frames stand out from the crowd and they're just £17.99.
You need some aviators in your celebrity sunglass collection for days when it's not really sunny at all. You'll look silly if you're wearing huge blacked out sunnies when it's a bit rainy. You can just get away with aviators in questionable English weather. These are Karen Millen and they're £65.
You don't need to stick to black - these cream frames with the curved arms make a statement, but they're still giant enough to hide behind should you find yourself faced with an army of photographers outside Starbucks. They're Biba and they're £65.
Oh, and if you don't have a little gold statue sat in your downstairs loo, you can't wear your sunglasses at midnight in the airport.
Posted by Sian Meades on March 26, 2012 5:30 PM
Celebrity Style
Blonde and coloured hair might be ruling the roost at the moment, but there are some brunette hairstyles that we're going mad for right now. Here are our top styles that have us reaching for the bottle.
Rooney Mara can do no wrong when it comes to her dark tresses and thick, blunt fringe. We might be getting a little tired of her boring elegant pale chiffon-y dresses, but her hair always works for us.
Isn't Milla Jovovich's hair looking fabulous at the moment? She is smoking. The waves, the length, the highlights. It's all working for us.
Part of us wants to tell Alexa Chung to run a comb through it. Then we remember that her dishevelled style is why we love her. Polished Alexa just wouldn't look right. Still, if she's going to leave her hair in that state, she could throw on a pretty dress.
Zooey Deschanel might be more twee than a box of kittens, but she's princess of the brown tresses and we can't get enough. Can't quite picture as a blonde, can you? She's the embodiment of the adage 'if it ain't broken, don't fix it' and she's quirky enough to keep things interesting.
Everyone's favourite Glee girl Lea Michele does big, bouncy and brunette curls better than anyone. It's a timeless look that never seems to age her. That's a very clever blowdry.
Posted by Sian Meades on March 20, 2012 9:30 AM
Celebrity Style
Not only has she seemingly forgiven ex-boyfriend, Chris Brown for that despicable Grammy attack but now she's been forced to cover her dignity in front of the paps after making a rather strange fashion choice.
The notoriously raunchy singer was snapped heading to dinner in New York last night in her most-revealing outfit yet: a completely see-through mesh body which clearly showed her breasts.
We're not sure whether she had looked in the mirror before leaving the house (or thought that teeny-tiny black jumper was a lot longer), but Ri-Ri struggled to cover her nipples with her hands as she headed back to a waiting car past photographers after dinner.
Unlike these amazing outfits, this flesh-flashing look really wasn't her finest fashion moment.
Posted by Natalie Cornish on March 12, 2012 12:18 PM
Celebrity Style