Maria Sharapova in J. Mendel - 2012 ESPY Awards

Maria Sharapova brightened the red carpet at this year's ESPY Awards like she only can.

The ace tennis player wore a lovely periwinkle hued J. Mendel Resort 2013 dress with a cut out in the front and an open back, with a leg split.

It looked great on Maria, who possesses the height of a model.  The colour showcased her eyes and blonde locks too.

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Elizabeth Banks in J. Mendel - 'People Like Us' LA Premiere

Elizabeth Banks attended yet another movie premiere last night, this time for her movie 'People Like Us' in LA.

She looked fabulous from head to toe.  A gold jacquard dress with a plunging neckline and cut outs from the J. Mendel Fall 2012 collection was paired with sandals by Giuseppe Zanotti.

Her hair was swept up into an updo and she completed her look with complimenting jewelery and a clutch.

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Mia Wasikowska in J. Mendel - Cannes Film Festival Day 4

For the premiere of 'Lawless' on the fourth day of the ongoing Cannes FIlm Festival, Mia Wasikowska, who stars in the movie wore a J. Mendel Fall 2012 gown.

The actress impressed me for the first time, in this rich hued dress with flutter sleeves and a plunging neckline.

I think it might be her intricate hairstyle, jewels and make-up.  Normally Mia goes wquite plain with her red carpet looks and disappoints me.

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Malin Akerman in J. Mendel - World Childhood Foundation USA Gala Dinner

Malin Akerman attended the World Childhood Foundation USA Gala Dinner in NYC.

She looked lovely, in a violet J. Mendel gown with an embellished neck and waist.  This colour is fast becoming a favourite of mine.

Malin sported long hair with this look, I think a bun would have been chic and handy in showing off the neckline.

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Claire Danes in J. Mendel - 2012 Met Ball

Claire Danes wore a white J. Mendel dress to this year's Met Ball.

She was stunning in the asymmetrical, silk custom dress.  We're accustomed to seeing Claire in conservative, covered up dresses so this was a surprise of sorts.

But she did wear it very well and her hairstyle was possibly my favourite for the night.  Make-up consisted of a flick of mascara and a nude lip colour.  She also carried a sky-blue clutch and wore heels by Christian Louboutin.

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Jessica Biel in Giambattista Valli & Kate Beckinsale in J Mendel - 'Total Recall' Mexico Photocall

At the 'Total Recall' photocall in Cancun, Mexico, both Jessica Biel and Kate Beckinsale wore very contrasting ensembles.

Jessica Biel wore a terracotta top with printed pants from the Giambattista Valli Pre-Fall 2012 collection.  Relaxed hair, natural-looking make-up and tan Giambattista Valli sandals added the finishing touches to her effortless look.

Kate Beckinsale stuck to her glamorous style in a sexy J Mendel dress with a leather collar, draping and a thigh-high split.  As usual, perfectly wavy locks and nude pumps (by Nicholas Kirkwood) completed her look.

Whose look do you gravitate more towards? It's Jessica Biel for me as I love separates.

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Brooklyn Decker in J. Mendel - 'Battleship' Sydney Premiere

The premiere of 'Battleship' took place in Sydney tonight.

Brooklyn Decker was a complete glamazon in a J. Mendel Fall 2012 gown.  Those gold lamé sleeves really add edge to the otherwise black & white dress.

 Poker straight locks with a centre parting complimented the dress, as did the smoky eyes and glossy nude lip colour.

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Taylor Swift in J. Mendel - 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards

Taylor Swift was just stunning at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards.

She wore a J. Mendel Fall 2012 gown that was white with gold lame detail and subtle cutouts at the waist.

She really changed it up in the hair & make-up department which impressed me most.  This is definitely her best look of 2012!

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Nina Dobrev In J. Mendel - Elton John's Oscar Viewing Party

Nina Dobrev wore a J. Mendel Fall 2012 dress to Elton John's AIDS Foundation Oscars Viewing party, held in West Hollywood on Sunday.

'The Vampire Diaries' actress was absolutely beautiful in the black gown with cutouts on the shoulders.  What I like about this dress is that it's sexy without the need to show lots of skin.

 Nina wore it with a messy fishtail braid and stunning Chopard flower earrings. Love it.

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Kristen Wiig In J. Mendel - 2012 Oscars

Kristen Wiig went back to wearing a nude tone at the Oscars. 

This J. Mendel Pre-Fall 2012 dress with a sweetheart neck and a ruffled skirt fell flat on Kristen somehow.

She has also coloured her hair - dark hair would have balanced nicely with the neutral shade of the dress.  Some turquoise jewels would have been divine.

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Rooney Mara In J. Mendel - 2012 Costume Designers Guild Awards

Rooney Mara wore a J. Mendel Fall 2012 dress to the 2012 Costume Designers Guild Awards in Beverley Hills.

The eggplant coloured dress with a plunge-neck dress was great on Rooney (and I'm glad she's finally running out of LBDs).

 She wore it not with black pumps, but nude sandals and used a lipstick that matched her dress.

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Malin Akerman In J. Mendel - Vanity Fair & Juicy Couture 'Vanities' Event

Malin Akerman wore a J. Mendel Spring 2012 dress to the Vanity Fair & Juicy Couture 'Vanities' Event in Hollywood.

The 'Wanderlust' actress looked pretty good in this sombre, black & white dress. It was hardly dull though - the texture and structure provide visual interest.

Malin wore her hair in side-swept waves, and added colour via her light pink lipstick; black sandals completed the  look. No black pumps!

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2012 Golden Globes - Black

Rooney Mara wore black, as was expected.  The Best Actress (Drama) nominee wore a Nina Ricci Pre-Fall 2012 gown.  The plunge-neck tulle bodice & long column skirt were simple yet perfect for the scale of the event.  Rooney chose to sweep back her bangs and wore very less make-up.

Debra Messing wore a taffeta, one-shoulder dress by Monique Lhuillier, choosing to add colour via her fabulous Lorraine Schwartz jewels.

Kate Winslet went for colour block in a gorgeous, silk dress by Jenny Packham.  The key-hole top & white skirt were punched up with a gold embellished waist belt.   Kate wore her hair in an updo and added gold earrings by Fred Leighton & carried an embellished clutch.

Julianne Moore left behind her crazy dress sense and opted instead, for this strapless, Chanel gown that has a peplum silhouette (tad unnecessary).  She wore her hair in shiny waves and added green tasseled earrings (an emerging trend & gorgeous with her hair colour).

Mila Kunis, who's the new face of Miss Dior, wore a classic gown from the Christian Dior Spring 2012 collection.  Compared to her efforts last year, this felt a little bland.  But then she was only presenting so it's fair.  She put her hair in a sleek bun and wore Cartier jewels.

Salma Hayek looked beautiful in a Gucci Premiere gown.  The strapless dress had a bedazzled bodice and a shimmery pleated skirt.  Salma kept her hair down, in tousled waves,  wore a neutral lip colour, gold statement earrings and carried a mini satin clutch.

Zooey Deschanel was a pleasant surprise in a custom Prada dress.  The 'New Girl' actress, who was nominated in the Best Actress in a TV Series (Comedy) was delightful in the unusual black satin dress that had lime green and silver beading.  A glossy, retro hairstyle and pink lips completed her look.

Claire Danes wore a custom J. Mendel Pre-Fall 2012 gown which according to the Best Actress in a TV Series award winning actress, was "all about the back".  And rightly so, the backless monochromatic gown was bang on trend with all that embellishment.  Claire went with a messy bun (which we rarely see on her) and red lips which were nice changes.

Meryl Streep, who won the Best Actress (Drama) award for 'Iron Lady' wore a black shirt dress with lace & a taffeta skirt - all by Alessandra Rich.  She looks elegant.  And can do no wrong.

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Emma Stone In J. Mendel - 2012 National Board of Review Awards Gala

For the National Board of Review Awards Gala in NYC, Emma Stone wore a 

J. Mendel Pre-Fall 2012 dress.

The ivory coloured dress has a sequin-laden, patch-work bodice and was worn by Emma with a neat updo, dark lipstick (an unexpected touch) and Louboutin peeptoes.

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Eva Longoria In J Mendel - Noble Gift Gala

Eva Longoria was in England, for the Noble Gift Gala, held on Saturday.

She wore a raspberry hued J Mendel gown with a plunging neckline & a drape effect.

The colour is just divine on Eva and love how she let the gown shine by leaving out jewellery.

A simple hairstyle & a cream coloured, woven Salvatore Ferregamo clutch finished her look.

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Kristen Stewart In J. Mendel - 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1' Premiere

Kristen Stewart hit the mark, at the LA premiere of her movie, 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1'.

The actress chose a glitzy, midnight blue & black, sleeveless J. Mendel Spring 2012 column gown with a crew-neck, and thigh-high split.

Kristen wore it with an updo, smokey eyes and sky-high peeptoes.

This silhouette is a familiar thing for Kristen, she wore a Proenza Schouler gown at the Met Ball this year (click here to see), that was vaguely similar.

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Taylor Swift In J Mendel - 2011 CMA Awards

Taylor Swift made quite the entrance at the CMAs in a gorgeous J Mendel creation.

The strapless, soft, draped gown with a train looked perfect on Taylor.  

She wore her hair back in waves, and added silver, shell-shaped earrings.  Bold eyelashes and pink lips completed her dewy make-up

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Leighton Meester in J Mendel

Spotted: A fresh faced Leighton Meester, at the Roger Vivier boutique in NYC.

Leighton wore a colourful, printed skirt & top from the  J Mendel Spring 2012 show;  I love the fresh colours and the subtle black hem on the skirt.

She wore the look with minimal make-up, matte red lips, bangles and of course some Roger Vivier heels in black.

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Scream Awards 2011

Spotted: Anne Hathaway, Amber Heard and Zoe Saldana on stage at this year's Scream Awards, held in LA.

Anne looked lovely as always, in a beaded and elaborate Valentino dress which she wore with a simple hair do, matte red lips and Brian Atwood pumps.  It's not breathtaking but she sure looks pretty!

Amber Heard wore a deep plum coloured, strapless cocktail dress by Dolce & Gabbana.  Side swept, retro hair and nude peeptoes were her finishing touches.  I have to say, not loving those shoes with the dress.


Zoe Saldana went plain and simple in a white J Mendel number, which she paired with nude Lanvin heels.  Zoe always has fun with her looks and changes things up, and this is no different!

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Fashion Roundup

Here are some of last week's looks, overshadowed by the frivolities of the Cannes Film Festival.

Molly Sims attended the World Ocean Day in a gorgeous, tomato-red dress which she wore with nude peeptoes and carried a black clutch.

Halle Berry was seen at an LA exhibition in a white suit, worn with a casual printed top and gold hoop earrings. I'm on the fence about the top, it seems too casual for a suit.


Sophia Bush was seen in an eccentric plaid and ruffles Zac Posen frock - I quite like this dress, very unique.

Kristen Bell was at the premiere of the new "Hangover" movie, in a two-tone pastel J Mendel frock, variations of which have previously been seen on Taylor Swift and Kristen Stewart.


Brooklyn Decker was seen out and about first in a cool semi-casual get up where she paired a faded chambraiy shirt with a metallic tulip skirt, worn with Miu Miu platforms.

The later look saw her wear a sunny yellow mini with a statement black necklace, I wish she'd left those unsighlty open-toed sandals out though.


Lake Bell looked cute in a red mini with black beading, loving those grey sandals, very unusual pairing.

Actress Katie Cassidy looked statuesque in a printed, assymetric Catherine Malandrino gown which she wore with purple Brian Atwoods.

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