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  • BAFTAs 2012 – red carpet fashion round up

    The first round up of the double awards ceremony weekend. The BAFTAs were held in London this Sunday with many a Hollywood starlet flying from across the pond to brave the cold British weather. If I was completely honest, the red carpet looks for this event didn’t blow me away as much as they did last year, I definitely felt a lack of female attendees at the awards this year, but hey ho! There was still plenty to look at…

    There was no competition with who my favourite was this year. There are two actresses in the world that have just keep looking more vibrant the older they get, one is Helen Mirren, the other is Meryl Streep. Tonight she proved to me that you don’t have to be 21 with a size 0 body and flashing your privates here, there and everywhere to get my attention. She flaunted it on the red carpet in a gorgeous Vivienne Westwood gown. Also congratulations to her for winning the Best Actress Award too, looks like an Oscar might be in the bag for her too!
    Another great look from the night came from Michelle Williams. The gown is gorgeous and so is her styling, plus I love her clutch too. But the most surprising thing of all is that the dress is H&M…yes H&M. Granted it’s H&M Bespoke but still…wow.

    Christina Ricci and Emilia Fox both glittered in gold ensembles. I’m on the fence about Christina’s look, her Givenchy Couture gown looked great when she was presenting on stage but looks an awful lot like gold tinfoil in the red carpet photos. I much prefer Emilia’s Luisa Beccaria gown, it’s wonderfully elegant and the detailing is beautiful. 

    In contrast we have Kristin Wiig and Tilda Swinton. The last time we saw these two on the red carpet was at the SAG’s and I was hoping for little more from both of them. Well…they’re certainly on their way up. I loved Kristin’s Alberta Ferretti gown and her styling looked extremely elegant. Tilda was back on form after a ‘meh’ look at the SAG’s, going back to her minimalistic roots in Celine. 

    It’s almost like the gowns came two by two on Sunday because both Fearne Cotton and Viola Davis were both sporting coral looks on the red carpet. I love Fearne’s Moschino dress. And true to Fearne’s style she has accessorised and styled this look in her own unique way. Viola look equally as amazing in a Valentino gown and with more classic silver accents added to her look.

     One lady who brought the va va voom to the red carpet in the absence of such stars as Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lawrence or even Scarlett Johansen was Melissa George. Melissa wore a sleek black Victoria Beckham gown, with side swept hair and bold pink lips. 

    The two most dissappointing looks actually came from two of the youngest attendees. I’m a huge Potter fan so when one of the actors hits the red carpet I keep everything crossed in the hope that they look great. With Emma absent from the awards tonight I was hoping Bonnie Wright would do me proud but oh no. She wore a vintage dress with Prada accessories and I felt like she was trying too hard to be different. It just doesn’t work. Sorry Bonnie!
    Shailene Woodley’s look has a lot of potential but it just fell a little flat for me and I have no I idea why. Her Dolce and Gabbana gown is beautiful, but the hair doesn’t sit right with the styling and the look itself feels a little void of some sort of jewellery or accessories. 

    Not wanting to end on a low point, we have two very elegant looking ladies in the form of Penelope Cruz and Holliday Grainger. Penelope sported a sophisticated Armani Prive gown, whereas Holliday chose a stunning Valentino dress. 
    [Images via Digital Spy and The Fashion Court]

  • The Screen Actor’s Guild Awards 2012 – Red Carpet Round-Up part 2

    And here’s part 2 of the looks from the red carpet at the Screen Actor’s Guild Awards…
    When I tweeted that doing a red carpet round up of the SAG’s would just be a good excuse to fawn over the Glee girls again, I wasn’t kidding. Two ladies who really came into their own that the awards were Naya Rivera and Lea Michele. Naya improved so much from her Golden Globes looks and chanelled her inner J-Lo in a gorgeous Naeem Khan, with glossy waves and minimal silver jewellery. She looked amazing!
    Lea Michelle definitely gave Naya a run for her money in this Atelier Versace gown. She worked it hard on the red carpet, flashing the thigh high split plenty of times for the camera.

    Jenna Ushkowitz was a pleasant surprise to see at the event. She looked amazingly Summery in a floral print Rebecca Minkoff gown. I love this look on Jenna, it’s such a flattering cut and her beach-y ombre hair is perfect for the dress. I always look forward to seeing Dianna Agron and though this Carolina Herrera dress suits her so much better than her Golden Globes look, I’m finding her a little ‘meh’…well as ‘meh’ as you can get with Dianna she still does look stunning and I do love her hair braid! Just hoping she finds her fashion mojo soon.
    The Glee girls were also rocking the LBD’s at the event. Try as I might, I couldn’t fall in love with Amber Riley‘s look. Her Badgley Mischka dress was a nice change from all the gowns at the event but the bow detailing and her hair was just a bit too OTT for my liking. Jayma Mays wore a love glittering Reem Acra gown (with some stunning back detailing, which you can see here). Heather Morris was another miss for me, in a sheer and leather fishtail dress, I felt like she was trying a little too hard here. 

    Shailene Woodley and Emily Blunt brought some much needed colour in L’Wren Scott and Oscar De La Renta. The dress looks great on Shailene but I’m thinking this look might have been more appropriate at something more informal like the Teen Choice Awards. Emily’s gown was equally as stunning, but her hair seriously ages her. 
    *le sigh* I was hoping Angelina Jolie would go on a ‘no black on the red carpet’ streak but I was wrong, her black Jenny Packham gown is giving me serious deja vu. 
    And finally Kaley Cuoco looked positively angelic in Romona Keveza, this was such a great Cinderella moment for her, the colour looks amazing. Plus I love the fish tail braid trend her and Dianna were rocking too.

    [All Images via Zimbio.com]

  • The Screen Actor’s Guild Awards 2012 – Red Carpet Round-Up part 1

    This marks my first year covering the Screen Actor’s Guild Awards, but I couldn’t resist a red carpet round up when so many starlets greatly improved upon their Golden Globes looks! 
    My top two looks from the evening come two actresses staring in The Help. Emma Stone stepped out in Alexander McQueen, once again looking flawless (seriously I wanna shake her stylist’s hand every time she walks the red carpet). Then Best Actress winner Viola Davis is a vision in an angelic white Marchesa gown. These two women not only show some personality in their styling but are proof that staying classy always looks great on awards night.

    Speaking of improvements. Michelle Williams really caught my eye this time around in a red hot Valentino look with lace inserts. Some may say she was still playing it safe, but Michelle is never one to parade herself like her on-screen alter ego Marilyn. She definitely stood out from the crowd this time around compared to her Golden Globes gown.

    Bring some va va voom to the red carpet were Sophia Vergara and Amber Heard. Sticking to her trusted formula of a figure hugging, but flattering, Marchesa gown and simple jewels, Sophia worked that red carpet. Whereas Amber left some room for imagination in her panelled Zac Posen, looking very Scarlet Johanssen-like.

    Pale pastels were a big trend at the SAG’s. Here we have Berenice Bejo in glittering Ralph Lauren, a slightly disappointing looks from Tilda Swinton in Lanvin (hopefully she’ll step it up for The Oscars), a stunning looking Kristen Wiig in Balenciaga (though I’m still on the fence about her wearing a choker with this), and a much improved look from Kelly Osbourne in Badgley Mischka. 

    [All Images via Zimbio.com]
    Keep an eye out for Part 2!