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I wrote this post without watching a red carpet review or hearing outside opinions on what our favorite fashionistas wore to the Oscars. Aftwerwards, I turned on E! to see what the “experts” had to say. Not to my surprise, we are not in total agreement about the glam gowns.
First, Best Dressed:
It’s a bad picture, I know, but I’m positive this dress is stunning in person. If you were standing next to it, you’d fall to your knees before your glance passed the bust. And THEN, you would admire her for being a fashionista that commands the carpet. A Miley Cyrus can’t pull this off.
Unfortunately I’ll folllow her, not with my Worst Dressed, but rather my Biggest Disappointment:
Carey Mulligan, the young beauty from The Education who made such a brilliant debut….why? why! let me down like this. Ok, your hair was cut for your next project, but couldn’t you dye it back to brown for the event….AND you shouldn’t shop by label. The Prada tag is deceiving here; that’s an 80’s prom dress love. I’m so glad you’re talented so I can see you again on the silver screen before they roll out the carpet for the next event. Calling some other stylist besides Rachel Zoe (she’s already skinny), please style this lovely lady for the star she is about to be.
Moving on down the line:
JLo looks like she’s been eaten by a Jellyfish. That’s all.
When I watched the awards, I actually felt sorry for these two women:
Seated, they both look like they are wearing the same dress. Obviously they are not. But! You see the similarity.
My final Oscars note has to do with “sexy” silts.
All of the women you see above are clearly beautiful, talented, [insert your adjective here], so why do they feel the need to have a slip up the front of their dress that gestures (that is the best word I can think of) to their yaya.
Mariah always looks like a slut, I get that one. But the other dresses are stunning without the arrow upward.
And I’m not a conservative. I just didn’t feel the slit was necessary.
Tell me if I’m wrong. Obviously I’m ok with that.
Maybe at the end of the day, all they want is the same thing we do….
Did he look amazing or what?! His hair? I could take it or leave it. As my friend says, “He’s George-Fucking-Clooney.”
I didn’t crop his girlfriend (whose name I don’t know) because she’s obviously wearing some sort of support garment. I know some of us fall victim to the mindset that we need to have a flat stomach because that’s what men like/all the women in magazines do/we want to be that chick in the gym/whatever – we want to be slimmer. Healthy and/or happy is how we should live. And the man/woman we want will love us anyway. Case and point above.
The resounding trends on the carpet were obviously sleeveless gowns, bright colors, soft up-do’s, and hair swept to one side. Wearing long hair over one shoulder is actually a style we haven’t seen in a while that will be easy and fun to wear this spring. So test it out and see how it suits you.
That’s it for my Oscar coverage. Hope you caught Bradley Cooper, he was my highlight, but I won’t force that on you. As for the dresses…I’ll be honest. The pictures don’t hold a candle to the real deal, up-close and in the sequins. So it’s hard for me to describe the gowns like I would a runway show.
Either way, I’m sure you’ve had enough. Moving on to Spring!
‘I’d love to see the fashion industry open their eyes to the variety of women. That variety is what’s beautiful’ – Crystal Renn, plus size model
There’s so much talk about what size models should be versus what’s healthy, and what size women in general should be verses what’s realistic. What is realistic is that we’re all different sizes, shapes, and colors, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Human beings are supposed to be different! Being healthy and happy at the size that works best for your body type is the most important part.
As you may suspect, my friends and clients that fall into the plus size range have a hard time finding stylish clothes. Until they talk to me that is ; ) Sexy dresses, flirty skirts, fun tops and classy coats abound at Igigi! Igigi is a wonderful resource for my plus size ladies that are looking for some style, and one of my favorite brands for sizes 12 and up.
If you take the time to search, there are actually a lot of good plus size brands out there today – Thanks to Beth Ditto there will be another really kick butt one coming out this year, yay! It’s wonderful to see the fashion world moving (slow as it may be) toward more size varieties, and less stigma on not being a sample size. I mean come on, curves are sexy!
Last week I was talking to you about setting up your form before you start an exercise. You’ll see more results using less weight if you do a movement properly.
Trainer Kelley and I were discussing that everyone wants to tone up their back, but very few people know how to do a bent-over row properly.
Check out this video where Kelley breaks down the setup for you and clarifies where where people usually go wrong.
I HATE coffee makers. Too much mess for one cup of average (if I’m lucky) coffee. So this single bodum insulated press is perfect for my mornings. (Don’t worry. I’m not going to go into the whole, woe is me, I wish I needed a full press to make a pot for myself and the fabulous man in my life. No, that would just be silly….oops.)
Love the slogan, “Give Up Bad Coffee For Good.” Pretty tough to mess up coffee in this mug (thank goodness).
Today, or this week rather, I’m having “Cinnamon Stick” from Central Market. The medium roast gently lifts me out of my morning fog and the cinnamon makes me smile.
(This post was inspired by Tony, who writes the blog MyCoffeeFace. He wrote me about my post last week on Stumptown coffee in NYC. I would give anything for that french toast bread right now.)
Meghan used to always tell me I should get my eyebrows threaded instead of waxed. But I’m a hard head so I never listened. Then I met Edward….and I now I only wax when it’s absolutely necessary.
(Full Disclosure: Edward waxes my brows for free because we’re drinking buddies queens. You can find him here at one of the Urban Retreats in Houston if you’re curious. Otherwise, take Meghan’s advice and try threading. I love it!)
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