Carrie Underwood wore all white to sing the national anthem at tonight’s Super Bowl XLIV. The singer donned the cropped “Cary” jacket from Rock & Republic’s RTW Spring 2010 line — accessorizing it with silver chains on her right shoulder — and wore it over a sparkly silver blouse and tight white jeans.
Underwood looked sleek and stunning, though I wasn’t loving those chunky white platform heels. White pumps always look so plastic-y. What do you think?
Here’s how the jacket was shown in Rock & Republic’s collection:
First, Rihanna wore a beautiful Elie Saab Haute Couture gown. The earrings and bracelet are by Neil Lane. He additional jewelry is by Yvel and Diamond in the Rough.
Lady Gaga in an Armani Prive dress, custom-made, of course. She’s just awesome like that.
What do you think? What looks did you just love from this year’s Grammys?
Jennifer Lopez donned a black, strapless mini-dress from Marc Jacobs’ Spring/Summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection for Louis Vuitton to attend a book party for her makeup artist, Scott Barnes, in New York on Wednesday night.
She wore the dress with a pair of Satin d’Orsay Années Folles heels from the Christian Louboutin Spring 2010 collection, and finished her look with a small, black clutch.
Music for Relief has put together an impressive lineup of artists for “Haiti, Download to Donate”.
“Haiti, Download to Donate” is a mixtape of original songs to support the Haiti relief effort.
Artists include: Linkin Park, Dave Matthews Band, Peter Gabriel, Alanis Morissette, Slash, The All-American Rejects, Hoobastank, Kenna, Enrique Iglesias and Lupe Fiasco.
Download the album, and donate whatever you can no matter how large or small to help. Click here to get started and to learn more: Download to Donate.
Music for Relief is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to victims of natural disasters and prevent such disasters. Since its beginning in 2005, Music for Relief has raised over $3 million for victims of multiple disasters across four continents and planted over 810,000 trees to help reduce global warming. Music for Relief was found by the band Linkin Park.
There is no love being shown to Maria Sharapova’s green negliglee-inspired tennis dress (pictured below) at this year’s Australian Open. It looks like “she ran into a peacock,” one commenter wrote on the Busted Racquet blog. “That hideous dress was a portent of things to come,” another commenter wrote, alluding to Sharapova getting bounced out of the tournament in the first round with a stunning loss to Maria Kirilenko.
Worst of all? The strange-looking green tennis dress, which featured a flimsy, mesh-like slip thing (for lack of a better word) layered over her tennis dress was designed by Sharapova, who sketched the dress herself, just like a real fashion designer. (Watch Sharapova describe how she designed the dress in this video.)
What do you think — love it? Hate it? Whatever your thoughts, brace yourself for many more of Sharapova’s tennis dress creations to debut this year: Nike is launching its “Maria Sharapova Tennis Collection,” touting Sharapova’s status as a “fashionista” and “champion.” You can buy this one for $110.
After last year’s recession-reserved red carpet styles, the 2010 awards season is showing us a crop of much more daring choices.
The colors covered the range and included whites, neutrals, bold brights and blacks coupled with romantic details like beading, dramatic drapes, pretty ruffles and delicate flounces.
Everyone was a lot more comfortable taking a risk. Most of those risks paid off.
Here are OpenFashion.com’s top 10 best dressed and a couple of honorable mentions.
The Top 10
Drew Barrymore’s champagne Atelier Versace gown:
Chloë Sevigny’s sleeveless Valentino gown:
Emily Blunt’s Dolce & Gabbana strapless gown:
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s RM by Roland Mouret “Sirens” mermaid gown:
Mo’Nique’s strapless bronze gown (if you know who designed it, please let us know):
Diane Kruger’s pink tulle bustier Christian Lacroix Haute Couture gown:
Sofia Vergara’s gray Carolina Herrera gown:
Rose Byrne’s eggplant Lanvin gown (with great shimmering accessories):
This organization will auction off Olivia’s dress and the outfits of a few other celebrities starting next week on eBay. 100% of the proceeds will go to benefit one of the few hospitals still standing in Haiti.
Click over to learn more about the auction and the charity.
Honorable mentions
Ginnifer Goodwin’s electric blue Vionnet cocktail dress:
Julia Robert’s in a great draped black cocktail length dress and a vintage 1972 Van Cleef & Arpels sautoir necklace with citrines and diamonds:
image from the WSJ.com - (l-r) Donna Karan; Norma Kamali; Ralph Lauren; Getty Images; Donna Karan; Getty Images; Elie Tahari; Tommy Hilfiger
One benefit of having a fashion blogger who is also a tech geek and tech blogger is more topics! I just wrote a post over at The Next Web titled: 20 Fashion Apps for the iPhone. Of course, you can check it out there (in fact, please check it out there too.)
Here I get to sort through that list with more of a fine-toothed comb. For you lovelies, I’ve ranked them by iTunes ranking and have thrown in five more I think look good.
Here you go!
The Top 15 from the piece I wrote, including the ones that weren’t on The Independent’s list. I’ve included only ranked apps and a couple that I think will rank soon:
myFendi: An experience lying between fantasy and reality that gives space to creativity and stimulates desire. Cost: free. Ranking: 3 1/2 stars.
Bra-Fitter: You may know your size. You may be mistaken. Can you afford to take the risk? Cost: $1.99. Ranking: 3 stars.
Brides Dressing Room: Brought to you by BRIDES Magazine, Brides Dressing Room is the first-ever digital shopping concierge for bridges on the go. Cost: free. Ranking: 3 stars.
Target: Can we help you find something? The Target app gives you tools to simply and streamline your shopping experience at Target stores and Target.com. Cost: free. Ranking: 3 stars.
Teen Vogue Haute Spot: Have you ever wished you could peak into the closet of a Teen Vogue fashion editor? Well, now you can! The Teen Vogue Haute Spot app is an all-access pass to the amazing clothes and accessories found in the pages of Teen Vogue magazine. Cost: free for now but they claim they’ll be charging for the app soon. Ranking: 3 stars.
Social Mall: SocialMall puts local shopping & malls in your palm. Use it as a shopping companion – with its location awareness, you can browse for interesting articles and retailers. Cost: free. Ranking: 3 stars.
Victoria’s Secret: Anywhere, anytime, on-the-go, at your fingertips. This is the destination for all things Victoria’s Secret. Cost: free. Ranking: 3 stars.
Inditex – Zara: See new arrivals every week. Also season photos, lookbook and collection. Cost: free. Ranking: 2 1/2 stars.
Chicfeed: chicfeed.com brings together photos from the web’s top style / fashion blogs and puts them on one site which saves you time and puts all your photo view interests in one place! Cost: free. Ranking: 2 stars.
Distill – Photography: Distill Magazine is a digest of the best photography and design from the international style and fashion press… Cost: $4.99. Ranking: 2 stars.
Elle Shopping Guide: Uncover the hottest places to find the latest fashions and top trends with ELLE’s new Shopping Guide. Cost: free. Ranking: 2 stars.
Tattoo Patterns: Get inspired by 128 different designed tattoo patters! Each one is different and unique! Cost: $1.99. Ranking: none yet – I think this is just a great idea and well worth the cost ’cause tats are permanent.
Trendstop TrendTracker: Trend reports, style industry news feeds and fashion photo gallery’s by trendstop.com’s professional trend spotters, from fashion events and venues around the globe. Cost: free. Ranking: none yet – I think this will rank soon.
My hand-picked Top 5:
RedLaser: Impossibly accurate barcode scanning. (The concept is this. You see something you LOVE but you can’t afford it. Scan the barcode and see if you can find it somewhere else much cheaper. That’s brilliant.) Cost: $1.99. Ranking: 4 stars.
Chanel: Get the latest Chanel show on your iPhone: looks, accessories, trailer video… Cost: free. Ranking: 3 1/2 stars.
net-a-porter: Net-a-porter on the go. Welcome to the world’s leading online fashion retailer NET-A-PORTER.COM – irresistible luxury women’s fashion at your fingertips. Cost: free. Ranking: 3 1/2 stars.
Pro Make Up: Pro Make Up, my very own makeup guide. Cost: $3.99. Ranking: 2 1/2 stars.
Fashion Sense: Your fashion makeover has been approved by industry leaders! Cost: $1.99. Ranking: 2 stars.
When it comes to gifts, isn’t it better to receive than to give? (C’mon, tell the truth.) Especially when the gift is so outlandish and frivolous that you just can’t justify buying it for yourself. Take, for example, the first item on our list of 5 Quirky Fashion Finds You Should Get Someone to Buy for You:
1. Comme des Garcons Barbie. They didn’t make Barbies like this when we were little. Designed by Rei Kawakubo, this limited edition Barbie debuted this Christmas wearing a graphic floral-patterned dress with large, bright “Jingle Flowers.” ($360)
2. Goyard Canvas Laptop Briefcase Bag. It’s no fun carting your laptop around in a basic black, neoprene sleeve, is it? The Goyard laptop bag, with its signature chevron design and bright green color, screams technology and fashion. Best yet? You can find one for a mere $909. That’s a steep discount from the original price of $1,800.
3. Cat Burglar Barbie. What’s with the high fashion designer Barbies? We don’t know, but this limited edition doll — brought to you by Christian Louboutin – is outfitted in a sleek, black cat suit and comes with a collection of 4 red-soled Louboutins, each with their own shoe box and bag — of course. ($150)
4. Moxie Girlz Dolls. Consider these the anti-Bratz dolls. Brainy, independent and smart, the Moxie Girlz inspire with an empowering message — “Every girl has the strength to do something amazing” — and an impressive wardrobe.
5. LED Eyelashes. Bright, flashing fake eyelashes guaranteed to turn heads wherever you go.
Using a sensor attached to your ear like a headphone, all you need to do is tilt your head to make the eyelashes flash on and off.
I have to admit between it just being incredibly cold for the last few days in Manhattan and seeing a great post about infinity scarves on Coutorture, I need to have my say on these great winter accessories.
This season I’m running around with two puffer coats with the best hoods on earth, so I’ve not bought an infinity scarf for myself. However, I’m getting weak. When I’m weak, that means I start browsing around online to see what’s out there, so let me share my online browsing with you.
Here are some good places to get infinity scarves if you’re on a budget. Most of these list scarves that you can get for $20.00 and under:
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) named Ellen DeGeneres and Tim Gunn Woman and Man of the Year for 2009. They were chosen because of their exemplary examples in promoting causes that PETA supports.
In 2008 Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, decided to go vegan. In the pursuit of this choice, Ellen has also been active in educating the public on veganism:
…ever since she and her wife, Portia De Rossi, decided to ditch all animal products in 2008, Ellen has made sure that her wildly popular talk show includes features to raise people’s awareness of animal issues.
In addition to educating the public via her show, PETA also notes that, “Ellen also created pages on her Web site that feature insight, info, and tips about cruelty-free living. Visitors can find recipes, read about why Ellen went vegan, learn where to shop, and more.”
The man of the year is Project Runway’s Tim Gunn. As mentioned, Tim narrated the PETA video named “Fashion Victims” in 2009.
The connoisseur of class, the guru of good taste, the titan of tact (I could go on all afternoon with these) narrated our video exposing skin-crawling atrocities suffered by animals who are slaughtered for their pelts, and the media have been buzzing ever since. Tim recently told the L.A. Times, “Wearing fur is like wearing a big sign reading, ‘I’m in favor of inflicting cruelty and pain on animals as a fashion statement.’ Unspeakable torture is inflicted on dogs, cats, bunnies, raccoons, foxes, minks, and myriad trapped, helpless creatures in the name of fashion—yes, dogs and cats.”
In addition to that Tim Gunn is the chief creative officer for Liz Claiborne and there is “zero fur” in that line. In addition, they credit the absence of challenges involving fur from Project Runway to Tim’s influence.
Maybe this will influence more notable names in fashion to openly reject fur.
What do you think? Will Gunn’s influence more fashionable people to reject fur?
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) named Ellen DeGeneres and Tim Gunn Woman and Man of the Year for 2009. They were chosen because of their exemplary examples in promoting causes that PETA supports.
