Alexa Chung in Moschino - 2012 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

Alexa Chung wore a Moschino Fall 2012 dress to the Royal Academy Summer exhibition opening in London last evening.

The black and white dress with gold button detail was charming and sweet on Alexa, who wore it with simple ankle-strap black pumps.

But what caught my attention was her cute Charlotte Olympia 'Flamingo' clutch. I'm obsessed with flamingos right now.

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Kirsten Dunst in Dolce & Gabbana - 'On the Road' Cannes Photocall

Kirsten Dunst attended the photocall of 'On the Road' looking absolutely gorgeous.

She wore a Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2012 dress.  The white dress had short sleeves and textured lace everywhere.  She looked positively angelic in the dress, worn with an updo and a flower tiara.  I also loved her choice of footwear here - she's wearing white Charlotte Olympia pumps with a gold platform.

Cannes always seems to bring out the best out of Kirsten and white dresses are always a great choice for the festival.  Now, why didn't Kirsten bring this at the Met Ball?

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Katy Perry in Manish Arora - IPL Pre-Inaugral Event

Katy Perry is currently in India and performed at the opening event of the IPL (Indian Premier League which is a cricket competition).

Before her performance though, she attended an event where she wore a Manish Arora dress.  The sequined peach dress with his signature abstract design looked great on Katy.

She wore it with a bindi (a traditional Indian accessory), a thin black belt and gorgeous Charlotte Olympia sandals.

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Thandie Newton In Osman - Laureus World Sports Awards

Thandie Newton blew me away at the Laureus World Sports Awards, held in London.

The British actress donned an elegant black Osman Resort 2012 gown for the evening, that had a draped silhouette, with a gold waist belt and a leg split.

Thandie wore her hair straight and accessorised with tasseled earrings (in love), a matching clutch and Charlotte Olympia black and gold wedges.

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Jennifer Lopez In The Row - 'American Idol' Auditions

Jennifer Lopez arrived at the Hollywood auditions week of 'American Idol' in a coat from The Row's Fall 2011 collection.

I love the mustard coat, with those flared white pants and black & gold platform Charlotte Olympia pumps.

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Alexa Chung In Christopher Kane - 2011 British Fashion Awards

Alexa Chung chose a Christopher Kane Spring 2012 mini, for the British Fashion Awards.

Alexa wore the embellished dress with a barely-mint satin bottom with her favourite cat flats by Charlotte Olympia and the sparkly clutch from the runway.

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Emma Watson In Jason Wu - 'My Week With Marilyn' Premiere

Emma Watson wore a Jason Wu Spring 2012 ensemble, for the London premiere of the movie 'My Week With Marilyn'.

The snowy-white top with bubble sleeves, embellishments and a peplum shape is absolutely divine.  Emma paired it with a black skirt and ankle-strap heels by Jimmy Choo.

Side-parted hair, black earrings & an animal-print box clutch (Charlotte Olympia) were the finishing touches to her elegant look.

(That's Eddie Redmayne with her, looking sharp in a navy suit).

  

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In Isabel Marant

There have been two sightings of Isabel Marant dresses this week, courtesy of Demi Lovato & Hilary Duff (she also wore the label earlier this week).

Demi wore a cream coloured knit dress (Fall 2011) by the designer with a fringed front panel.

It's a cute winter outfit but I'm underwhelmed by her choice of footwear - those clunky grey Louboutins are killing this look.

 

Hilary Duff wore a red & black print silk dress, with dotted tights and candy-striped Charlotte Olympia pumps.

I like the hairstyle, the dress and choice of whimsical tights, but those shoes are a bit much and don't work with the vibe of this dress.  Sorry Hil!

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Couture Love

Spotted: Cate Blanchett & Katie Holmes at the Armani Privé couture show in Paris.

I love Cate's red, sculpted dress - it's head to toe red but somehow works.

Katie wore all black, I think it's a little inappropriate, weather-wise, but I like how she wore those snakeskin heels to add interest to her look.

Meanwhile, Olivia Palermo was seen in a gorgeous chiffon yellow Topshop dress at the Giambattista Valli show. As usual, Olivia takes the dress a step forward through her mix and match accessories and that plexiglas Charlotte Olympia clutch is superb!

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Independent Spirit Awards

The Independent Spirit Awards (Indies for short) took place on Saturday night and the stars turned up in their best "cool" togs. The Indies are traditionally very laid back and fun and the celebrities kept that in mind while dressing for the occassion.

Nicole Kidman wore a strawberry-red L'Wren Scott lace sheath with pointed pink kitten heels from Charlotte Olympia. She's playing with two trends here, red & pink and pointy pumps (they're totally in, according to Vogue), she looks nice but what's with the weird hands?

I looked at Natalie Portman and went "Awww!". The expectant actress looked absolutely gorgeous, and radiant in a Givenchy number with nude Stella McCartney heels - it's got a free-spirit thing going on, totally appropriate for the Indies.

Michelle Trachtenberg looked very sophisticated in a cream, wrap-dress by Pamela Rolland - cream/white dresses were popular at the Indies this year.

Mia Wasikowska (from Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland") wore a Rodarte dress with cutouts and Nicholas Kirkwood heels - it's a bit of a washout, some colour was needed! She should have gone for something like these (Nicholas Kirkwoods) instead.

Eva Mendes wore a printed Chanel Resort dress with some cool aqua coloured Pierre Hardy heels and tons of pizzazz! Her confident pose and attitude alone sells this look.

Rosario Dawson went for an animal-print Burberry dress with slate grey Brian Atwoods. I'm not loving this dress much, the ruffles seem heavy somehow.

Both Zoe Saldana and Kerry Washington wore Dolce & Gabbana. The label is coming out with a lot of floral print and lacey stuff and these designs showcase that. I personally think it looks too busy but Zoe's slender frame makes the look work, she added some bright red Brian Atwoods to the mix.

Kerry's black, floral top & skirt were too loud for me, add to that the animal-print clutch, blunt bangs and red shoes - it's an overload!

Kate Walsh wore a cream, one-shoulder Max Mara number with pointy nude heels - kind of boring.

Vera Farmiga wore a printed red wrap dress with brown accessories in the form of the necklace, belt and shoes - it's very Indies style.


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Olivia Palermo at LFW

This past week, NYC socialite and reality TV starlet, Olivia Palermo was seen out and about in London for LFW. Here are a few of her fabulous looks - I literally have no criticism! And I must say, she dithered a little during NYFW but she upped her game once again in London.

My favourite outfit has to be the one in the middle, the all camel coloured look. Those leopard print Charlotte Olympia booties add a pop and I'm lovin' that Hermés Birkin!


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Of Black & White

A lot of movie events saw a slew of black and white dresses at the weekend. And it goes to show once again, that you can never go wrong with a Little Black Dress.

Amy Adams wore a long sleeved, bejeweled dress with black peeptoes, this design with the power shoulders would have been boring on someone like Kim Kardashian but on Amy it was a welcome surprise. Mandy Moore was in London, for the premiere of the animated flick "Tangled" - she wore a simple strapless LBD but punched up the look with an ornate necklace and bright red satin Charlotte Olympia pumps.

*Update - Mandy Moore's dress is from Paul Ka, Amy is in Andrew Gn.

Leighton Meester and Minka Kelly were at the NYC premiere of their movie "The Roommate". And Leighton totally rocked this dramatic gown with the leather top & cutouts by Michael Kors, love everything about her look. Co-star Minka Kelly went opposite, by wearing a soft, pale hued dress and adding beige heels to complete the look; lovin' her fishtail braid too.

PS. Anyone noticed how similar Minka & Leighton look?! Could be twins. Just sayin'.

Kate Bosworth wore a surprisingly similar dress as Leighton at the ongoing Sundance Film Festival in cold Utah. The dress is by Chloé and her shoes are by Isabel Marant, sure the tights would normally look unecessary with this dress but I can't blame Kate for wearing them! It's always freeeezing at Sundance so she just came prepared! The lovely Emily Blunt was in Hollywood for her new film, called "Gnomeo & Juliet" (animation movie). She looked very elegant in a white Zac Posen number, worn with nude peeptoes.


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Here & There

Blake Lively did not make a great start to her year. At the National Board of Reviews Gala in LA, she chose a purple Marchesa mini and accessorised with beautiful turquoise jewellery. But what killed the look for me were those brown Burberry T-bar heels - stick to your Louboutins Blake!

Rosamund Pike made a rare appearance in NYC, wearing what I suspect is a Christopher Kane number with black tights with a gold clutch - I like.

Nicole Richie was spotted at a magazine event wearing a purple Pucci dress with a bat-wing sleeve and nude peeptoes; again nothing to really fault with!


Glee star Dianna Agron wore Prada to a FOX event, boooooooring! She really needs to break out of this boring dresses rut.

Rachel McAdams tried to go bold with a plunge neck dress by Suno and Charlotte Olympia heels - the two work well together but something is off here, maybe it's just the unhappy look on Rachel's face?

Kerry Washington, at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards wore a strapless blue Alberto Makali dress with bright blue booties - I understand that she tried to go edgy with those shoes but the look just doesn't work.



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Blue Valentine Premiere

Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling were at the Museum of Modern Art, New York for the premiere of their new venture, Blue Valentine, which has managed to cause quite a stir in the States over its rating. Williams sported the pixie platinum hairdo while wearing an Azzaro dress, and plain black Charlotte Olympia heels; there's nothing to hate about this look, the cut is nice and the ruffles and black bow add a sweet touch to the look. Ryan Gosling wore a dark blue velvet jacket over a crisp white shirt, but have to admit, I've always had a thing for Ryan, which means there won't be much critique here ;)

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Deathly Hallows Style

Unless you've been hiding under some sort of magic blanket, you would've known that the new Harry Potter flick comes out pretty soon (it's based on the seventh book but has been split into two movies). So all the stars gathered in London last week for the movie's British premiere. Centre of attention was Emma Watson, as always, and she certainly didn't disappoint. Emma was decked in a short, lacy Rafael Lopez for Atelier Mayer feathered minidress and wore matching Charlotte Olympia heels. Outfit aside, how much does Emma rock her new pixie hair-do?! The answer would be, very much indeed. Her co-stars, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint also smartened up in sharp suits, but lets be serious, is anyone even looking at them when Emma's in the same picture? Moving on, supporting actors, Bonnie Wright, who plays Potter's love interest looked lovely in a plain black ensemble, but a little boring! Clemence Poesy, who plays Fleur Delacour represented Chanel in her elegant navy dress and Katie Leung, who was Harry'e ex Cho Chang also looked pretty in an olive hued dress, she paired it with black tights and a dark lip colour. At another event earlier, Emma wore a navy one-shouldered Vionnet dress which she accessorised perfectly with some edgy earrings and necklace - fabulous! All in all, Emma has once again shown the world what a fashion maven she really is!

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