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Our Choice: 80th Oscars Edition

The most expected night finally happened. WGA and the producers scared the entertainment world but they patched things up right in time.

But awards ceremonies are today much more than that and being this a fashion and style related site these were the stars that won our oscar for best dressed:

HEIDI KLUM

Red was definitively the colour of this Oscars edition and wasn't just about the carpet. Heidi also stunned by wearing this Haute Couture by John Galliano and looked even better when she said that the dress will be auctioned off online to beneft Red Heart Truth charity.

AMY RYAN

Amy kept it simple and safe and hit high with this one-shouldered navy Calvin Klein gown.

KRISTIN CHENOWETH

"That's how [she] knows" that looking good on the red carpet is possible by wearing this black and rose Armani Privé gown.

HELEN MIRREN

Helen looked regal and elegant in custom-made ruby red satin Georges Chakra gown with Swarovski crystal sleeves.

AMY ADAMS

She looked like a modern "Enchanted" princess by wearing this Proenza Schouler emerald gown.
KATHERINE HEIGL

Katherine knows that Old Hollywood's flair looks good on her so she plays it safe and chose an amazing Escada red dress.

MILEY CYRUS

Miley looked fiery but at the same time sweet with this red Valentino gown on.

MARION COTILLARD

She might have been surprised by winning the Oscar but she was already a favourite of ours. She didn't disapointed us and looked dazzling on this custom made Jean-Paul Gaultier gown, that made her look like a beautiful mermaid.

HILARY SWANK

Hilary keeps being one of the red carpet godesses by wearing this Atelier Versace black dress. Customized for her, remeber that the "orginal" version had the two shoulder straps.

JESSICA ALBA

Jessica highlighted her maternity glow with this deep-purple Marchesa gown, simple jewelry and fresh hairdo.

ANNE HATHAWAY

She really impressed with this flowered and draped red Marchesa gown, Harry Winston diamonds on.

JENNIFER GARNER

On her daily life Jennifer may keep it simple but when comes to red carpet she puts that philosophy aside and looks always great. This year was no exception and looked really beautiful with a black silk taffeta Oscar de la Renta gown on, Van Cleef & Arpels diamonds, Roger Vivier clutch.

Photos:

Heidi Klum - Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty

Amy Ryan - Credit: Kevork Djansezian/AP

Kristin Chenoweth - Credit: Amy Sancetta/AP

Helen Mirren - Credit: Carlos Diaz/INF

Amy Adams - Credit: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Katherine Heigl - Credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty

Miley Cyrus - Credit : Steve Granitz/WireImage

Marion Cotillard - Credit: Kevork Djansezian/AP

Hilary Swank - Credit: Steve Granitz/WireImage

Jessica Alba - Credit: Juan Rico/Fame

Anne Hathaway - Credit: Vince Bucci/Getty

Jennifer Garner - Credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin

News: Justin Timberlake Is The New Face Of Givenchy

Justin Timberlake will lend his sexiness to Givenchy's lastest men's fragrance.

Alain Lorenzo explained why was Timberlake chosen " Beyond his huge celebrity appeal, we have chosen Justin Timberlake because he is a world recognized trendsetter who redefines modern elegance".

The new campaign featuring Timberlake will be unveiled in June 2008 and will be launched in two stages, beginning in the Fall of 2008, with a worldwide roll out across 2009.

Remember that Liv Tyler is the current face of Givenchy's feminine fragrances.

Source: people.com

Covers: March Issue of British Vogue, W Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, InStyle ( Both American and British Versions)

British Vogue's cover feature Kate Moss wearing a beautiful Dolce & Gabbana hand-painted silk-organdie dress.
In this issue you can see the international collections without leaving you seat, just among lots of other interesting things.



W Magazine's March Issue cover features Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman her co-star in the up-coming film The Other Boleyn Girl, along with Eric Bana.

Harper's Bavar cover features Lindsay Lohan that is now trying to get back on the tracks. Spring fashion is also in focus in this issue.

Inside this issue Eva Longoria Parker shows you her amazing closet and you can refresh yours by following American edition of InStyle.

British edition of InStyle features Kelly Brook showing her new look and also gives you tips about "How to be A-list amazing".

Our Choice: BAFTA Awards

The British awards usually work as a warm up for the Oscars and everything shows that probably this year was not an exception. The awards were handed without big surprises and the red carpet caught our eye too. Lets take a look of the stars that dressed to impress:

JESSICA BIEL
She didn't dare too much by choosing this classic and simple black Dior gown but it was enough to look more than good.


KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Keira looked like ethereal and feminine on this Valentino dress. We would only comb her hair differently but she keeps looking great.



EMILY BLUNT

Miranda Priestley would be (secretly) proud of her senior assistant if she would saw her looking this good. Her natural grace and the Marc Bouvier dress helped a lot.

Photos:

Jessica Biel - Credit: CAMERA PRESS / Retna

Keira Knightley - Credit: Nick Sadler/Startraks

Emily Blunt - Credit: Richard Young / Startraksphoto

Our Choice: Screen Actors Guild

We know that the SAG happened two weeks ago but we could not forget to choose those stars that really impressed us in terms of fashion, because due to the fact that Golden Globes were not like what we use to see this was the first "big" red carpet of the season.

So our honours go to:

ELLEN PAGE

She was nominated because of her portrayal of a 16-year-old girl but there is some grown up people out there envying her because they can't look so great with a little black dress on as she did wearing this Zac Posen frock;

CHRISTINA APPLEGATE

We haven't figured out yet why celebrities forget about such a great and talented designer as Elie Saab. Hopefully Christina Applegate didn't and she looked feminine and radiant wearing one of his creations;

ELLEN POMPEO

She prefered platinum colour instead of Grey but she kept looking good and great with this beautiful Nina Ricci dress that she picked right from January's Vogue Issue, as Ellen revealed;

MARION COTILLARD

The french actress was nominated for "La Vie En Rose" but she impressed by wearing this light grey Nina Ricci dress;

MICHELLE PFEIFFER There is another proof that with almost 50 years old women can look so good as (or even better than) 20 year old girls. Michelle looked so good with her Versace dress on that she almost ofuscated why was everybody at that place;

EVA LONGORIA PARKER
Eva looked so far from a "desperate housewife" -as always - with her Naeem Khan white gown and also give us a peek of her new tattoo.

MARCIA CROSS

Marcia looked stunning and brilliant on this Monique Lluillier tourquoise dress that seem highlighted by Marcia's trademark: her red hair;

Photos:

Ellen Page - Credit: Kevork Djansezian/AP

Christina Applegate - Credit: Evan Agostini/AP

Ellen Pompeo - Credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty

Marion Cotillard - Credit: Evan Agostini/AP

Michelle Pfeiffer -Credit: Steve Granitz / WireImage

Eva Longoria Parker - Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage;Craig Barritt/JPI

Marcia Cross- Credit: Evan Agostini/AP

Our Choice: 50th Grammy Awards

The Grammys were handed out on Sunday 10th but they weren't just about music...it also included fashion (as in every event with red carpet)...

There lots of people walking down the red carpet but these were the ones that caught our eye:

FERGIE

She looked so "G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S" wearing this light-yellow Calvin Klein dress, Cartier diamonds;

ALICIA KEYS

She scored in fashion department like "No One" by wearing this Giorgio Armani Privé sapphire satin dress and mixing it up with an edgy hairdo;

NATASHA BEDINGFIELD

Natasha dressed to impress by wearing this flashy purple Reem Acra frock and now that she is ready to hit the American market she made a fashionable statement;

FAITH HILL

Faith Hill made country look better than ever by wearing this amazing one-shouldered Valentino dress, Lorraine Schwartz jewels and giving some Old Hollywood to this year ceremony;


Photos:

Fergie -Credit: Jen Lowery/Startraks

Alicia Keys - Credit:Danny Moloshok/Reuters/Landov

Natasha Bedingfield -Credit: Lester Cohen/Wireimage


Faith Hill - Credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin

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News: Ann-Sofie Johansson Takes Over Margareta Van Den Bosch Position As H&M's Head of Design

Margareta Van Den Bosch will be replaced by Ann-Sofie Johansson as H&M's head designer after two decades at the swedish company.

Johansson was in charge for the women's wear line of the brand.

Van Der Bosch will continue as a creative advisor for the company and will follow her work on the successful designer colaborations like those by Stella McCartney and Roberto Cavalli, for example.

Source: Vogue.co.uk

News: Juliette Binoche Is The New Lancome Ambassador

Lancome continues to team up some of the most talented actors and actresses. French actress Juliette Binoche is the latest signing to this 'team of stars', that includes Anne Hathaway, Kate Winslet and Clive Owen.

Juliette has already been the face of the brand's Poeme perfume about a decade ago but now she will represent the luxe Lancome Renergie skincare line.

Source: People.com

Photo: Juliette Binoche - http://www.adorocinema.com/

From The Walk To The Talk: Leona Lewis On Her Latest Video "Bleeding Love"

The British singer, launched by her success in the X-Factor TV programme, has a new video, were she can be seen sporting an amazing Dolce & Gabbana dress from Autumn/Winter 2007-8 collection that we were able to see Gisele Bündchen wearing at the Catwalk Show and Rosario Dawson at Cannes Festival red carpet.

We are sorry for the poor quality of picture of Leona but as we were not able to find a photo were she was sporting the dress so wh had to "print screen" you tube... to see the video visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF84pIhP5UM

Photos:

Rosario Dawson/Giselle Bündchen - Credits: static.blogo.it/fashionblog

From The Walk To The Talk: Angie Harmon, Lucy Liu, Katie Holmes and Katherine Heigl

Angie Harmon (The Women's Murder Club) sported this beautiful embroidered black Dior by John Galliano dress at the Diamond Information Center and InStyle Fashion Show Preview luncheon.

The star of "Cashmere Mafia" keeps her entry to "The Late Show" in fashion by wearing this fuschia Alexander McQueen dress and leather gloves.

Katie Holmes brought the godess' time back by wearing this one-shouldered Lanvin dress at the Critics's Choice Awards.

Katherine Heigl makes it 28 at the premiere of her film "27 Dresses" by wearing this Bill Blass young and fresh dress.

Photos:

Angie Harmon - Credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin

Dior Runway Show Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 - Credit: style.com

Lucy Liu - Credit: Doug Meszler / WENN

Alexander McQueen Runway Show Spring 2008 - Credit: Marcio Madeira

Katie Holmes - Credit : Frank Micelotta/Getty

Lanvin Runway Show Spring 2008 - Credit: Marcio Madeira

Katherine Heigl - Credit: Mark Sullivan/WireImage

Bill Blass Runway Show Spring 2008 - Credit: Marcio Madeira

Fab for Less: Do You Like Burberry's The Knight Bag? So, Go to Zara...

If you love The Knight Bag from Burberry but cannot afford to pay 1.595,00 pounds (2.1127 € or 3,129.0278 $ ) for a bag, don't worry!!!

You can go to Zara, get a very similar bag for a lot less and make a statement. And there is another advantage about the Zara bag : you can choose between a black and a beige one.

See the similarities through your own eyes: The photo on the left features the orginal bag and the photo on the right features the "zara version", although here it appears in beige.

Photos:

The Knight Bag - Credit: uk.burberry.com

Zara Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 catalogue shot by Juan Gatti featuring Hilary Rhoda

News: Daria Werbowy And Ashton Kutcher Are The New Faces Of Pepe Jeans

Canadian model Daria Werbowy and American actor Ashton Kutcher are the new faces of Pepe Jeans.

After some campaigns featuring British actress Sienna Miller, the brand chose new faces and the fotos have already been taken by David Sims, in New York.

Daria had already worked with Pepe Jeans before but former model Kutcher returns to 'fashion business' after quiting time off and became an actor.

Source: Vogue.co.uk

Photo: Pepe Jeans ad campaign, featuring Daria Werbowy, shot by David Sims in New York

News: Mulberry Extends Its Brand To Footwear

Jonathan Kelsey, London's new shoe talent, has designed a five-piece capsule collection for Mulberry. The collection is composed of riding boots, pumps and "shoots".

It will debut at Mulberry's Lodon Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2008-2009 presentation and will go on sale in September.

'Footwear has always been part of our business plan', reveals Mulberry's chief operating officer, Lisa Montague. 'We loved Jonathan's Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 collection and thought his energy and design ethos would be an excellent fit for our brand" she adds and leaving an open door to the future: " If this goes well, we'd like to further develop footwear".


Source: Vogue.co.uk

News: After Kate Moss, Another Kate Is The Face Of CK

Calvin Klein has revealed that Kate Bosworth is going to be the new face of the jeans line that transformed Kate Moss into a super-model.

Bosworth has already shot the ad campaign, composed by black-and-white photos, taken in Los Angeles by David Sims.

"She is a true American beauty" says the creative director of Calvin Klein Jeans, Kevin Carrigan, of the new face of the brand. "Her purity of style and sensuality are a perfect match for the natural, clean moderty of the Calvin Klein Jeans Line", he ads.

Kate refers to be featured in such an iconic ad campaign as "very exciting".

Source: Vogue.co.uk

Photo:Calvin Klein Jeans Line ad campaign, featuring Kate Bosworth, shot by David Sims

News: Gisele Goes From Model To Designer At D &G

Übermodel Gisele Bundchen will design a clothing line named Bundchen by Dolce & Gabbana.

This way, her name and the fabulous duo's will continue together. Remember that Gisele is the face of Dolce & Gabbana perfume "The One", that, according to Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, was inspired by her and she accepted to comeback to catwalk shows only because they asked her to.

Gisele had already received some invitations for similar colaborations but she had always turned them down.

We look forward to seeing the line, that combining Gisele's elegance and beauty and Dolce & Gabbana power to make women look and feel sexy, beautiful and powerful, that can only be amazing and that will be released next spring and sold worldwide.

Source:Vogue.co.uk

Photo: Gisele Bundchen wearing a Dolce & Gabbana dress at the launch of "The One" perfume in New York - Credits: caras.ig.com.br

News: Mr. Blackwell Spares Britney But Hits Hard on Victoria Beckham

Fashion comentator Mr. Blackwell released his list of the Worst Dressed of 2007 and surprised everyone by pointing Victoria Beckham as number one. "In one skinny-mini monstrosity after another, pouty 'Posh' can really wreck-em" Blackwell notes.

Amy Winehouse may be Karl Lagarfeld's new muse but in this race she wins the silver medal and Mary-Kate Olsen finishes it in thrird place, taking over Lindsay Lohan's last year's position. (This year she fell to a ninth place, what, in this case is good).

Fergie, Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, Jessica Simpson (!), and Alison Arngrim (Little House On The Praire) are also featured in the black list.

The ancestor of Victoria in the top of the list, Britney Spears, does not even appear this year. Blackwell justifies this by feeling that was ' inappropriate at this time to make comment, when her personal life is in such upheavel" and whishes thar 2008 is better for her than was the last year.

But don't think that Mr Blackwell has forgotten those ladies that he sees as truly fashionable: Reese Witherspoon, Jemima Khan, Beyoncé, Angelina Jolie, Helen Mirren, Nicole Kidman, Katie Holmes, Katherine Heigl and Cate Blanchett receive his honours.

Sources: People. Com/ Vogue.co.uk

Photos:

Victoria Beckham - Credits: Big Pictures/Bauer - Griffin

Katherine Heigl - Credits : http://www.chinadaily.com/

News : Health Is Wanted To Be Back in Fashion

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has launched a 14-point action plan for safeguarding the welfare of models working in the United Kingdom that includes some of the suggestions made by the Model Health Inquiry in their high-profile report published in September.

Banning the use of models under the age of 16 at London Fashion Week, requiring health certificates from models appearing in catwalk shows, establishing a representative body for models and taking action against digital manipulation are some of the measures present in this document.

'The BFC is determined to take advantage of the 'window of opportunity' identified by the Inquiry, while sustaining and developing our vibrant industry to further stregthen London's position as the most creative and dynamic of the fashion capitals', is possible to be read in the action plan.

To read the full plan visit http://www.modelhealthinquiry.com/

Since spanish authorities forbade models with a Body Mass Index lower than 18 to appear in the catwalk shows of spanish fashion week two years ago and the death of some models from anorexia, measures like these suggested by BFC became more common and the discussion about the repercussions of the image of models excessively thin in teenagers and women in general hit the world of fashion as any issue related to fashion had done before.


Source: Vogue.co.uk

Photo: Heatherette Catwalk Show Spring Summer 2008

Taken By Chad Schollmeyer

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Fashion and Style Journal will be structured this way:

• "News" - this category includes news about fashion and style;

• "Trends" - this category includes the newest trends for next season;

• "Our Choice" - this category includes our choice about a collection or an item of clothing;

• "All Eyes On" - this category includes a model that we choose each month;

• "Fab for Less" - this category includes items of clothing found in regular shops thay look a lot like those from designers or that, although not looking totally like it, seem "beyond";

• "From the Walk to the Talk" - this category includes items of clothing seen on the catwalk and then used by the stars ;

• "Cover" - this category includes the covers of some of the most important magazines;

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