Miss M does Brits 2008

I had another case of blahitus looking at pics from the Brits red carpet. A few things stood out though not always for good reasons! Anyhow here is a selection of the best and worst. Enjoy.

No matter what else people say about Kelly Osbourne she is a savvy dresser. She knows her shape and she knows her style and she just has fun which is essentially what fashion is all about: expressing yourself while having fun. She never appears to be trying to impress and I love that about her. This dress is brilliant. It has a faintly 1930's feel to it in the shape but the colours really brighten it up. The cut is so flattering and she looks great.

I was a little unsure of this dress to be honest. She looks great and I love the fabric but I am a little hesitant about the cut. A prom dress is always a cute option but I think this might have been cuter if it had flared at the waist rather than the hips.

You can always rely on Girls Aloud to bring a bit of fun and glamour to an event and they did not disappoiint. Sarah keeps it monochrome with just a touch of hot pink and I love it. The shoes are fantastic and she carries the dress off fantastically. Kimberly brings a little grown-up sexiness in this cute ensemble. It fits like a glove and really highlights her superb figure. Cheryl looks amazing in this yellow goddess inspired dress. The colour looks divine on her skin: she is radiant. The one shoulder is very sexy and the belted waist keeps the shape. As for Nicola: what can you say? She looks stunning. I am so glad that she has gone back to a deeper red as I think she really suits it. That dress is perfection, I love the cut, I love the colour and I love the print. For anyone else lusting after the belts that three of the girls are wearing I believe they are Angel Jackson though I can't see them well enough to be sure.

Oh Kylie! How Marilyn Monroe does she look here? Those shoes are amazing and the dress just shows off her amazing figure. I think it might have benefited from a belt but I will not criticise. It is Kylie after all.

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Dodgy hair and make-up aside I actually like the theory of this dress but as it stands she looks like she is wrapped in bacofoil. The top is good but the waist needs to be belted and more defined while the skirt needs to be a little longer. Not a great look really.

Poor Abby Clancy. I kind of liked her in that series she did with Janice Dickinson but she appears to have tried to join the lollipop head brigade and she looks utterly emaciated here. It doesn't help I guess that she is wearing a pair of tights fashioned into a dress and everyone can see everything. Good shoes and necklace though.

However fashion forward people believe Fearne Cotton is, this is not acceptable on anyone. A satin short jumpsuit with puff sleeves? Why would you wear that anywhere, let alone to the red carpet? I feel I will be having nightmares about this for a while.

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Am I the only person who is exceptionally bored by everything that has been gracing the red carpets recently? I can't wait for the Oscars merely for the hope that somebody does something a little bit interesting. these ceremonies are a chance to wear something really terrific and instead it hs just been blah blah blah! Again I have a selection of the best and worst from a fairly mediocre bunch...

I have no idea why Jessica BIel has decided to go platinum but I personally think it is a mistake: it's far too extreme for her skin tone, she really suited a softer honey-type colour. Aside from that a good dress. It fits her well, the drape is lovely but it is a black dress and could do with something to jazz it up or maybe just being done in a different and more interesting colour.

Again I have issues with the hair but this is a good effort by Carrie Underwood. The dress fits well and flashes just the right amount of flesh. The waist is exquisite as is the overall print. Definately one of the better efforts from the Grammy awards.

Another good effort from the ever-stunning Thandie Newton. I am sure that i would think she looks fantastic in a black bag but I do like this dress. The lace sleeve adds a touch of grown up sexiness, as does the slit. the draped fabric and peek-a-boo belt add a cute and interesting touch.

I wish that Rose would go back to a deeper red and stop with the surgery on her face but I have a soft spot for her. I think this Fendi dress is utterly adoreable. The buttercup yellow and silver are a stunning combination and the classic prom shape is really good on her figure. I love the interesting belt and contrast red shoes. It shows a bit of flair and not too much matchy-matchy which I hate.
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This really pains me to do. Kate Winslet is one of my absolute heroines: this is a oman who owns her own skin and when she gets it right on the red carpet she is truly stunning. This however is not. Aside from the fact that she looks exceptionally uncomfortable, the dress is just hideous. The skirt and bust are sort of shapeless and ill-fitting while the fabric is like some sort of bridal nightmare. This might be acceptable on someone thrity years older but on Kate it is criminal. Even the hair and make-up are just wrong wrong wrong.

Another one that slightly pains me. Natalie Portman is a beautiful girl but she looks awful here. Her hair and make-up are far too dramatic while the dress is just strange. Is ity two dresses? A dress with some drapes? Or is it a vague attempt at superman chic? Either way those tie-dye drapey things are horrible and ruin what could be a very pretty dress.

Where to start? Maybe with the hair that looks like it has been styled with chip fat or with the bad make-up or maybe with that truly horrendous dress? Nelly has a fantastic hourglass shape but this dress is so wrong for her figure. If she wanted to do goddess chic then she should have belted at the waist and gone for a skirt that draped straight down rather than making her look like some strange blue sausage. A good colour though!

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This is a great evening look by Jaime King. I love the print with the cinched waist and the biker jacket. Its sassy and sexy.The buttercup yellow looks fantastic with her ivory skin and blonde hair. this is a great look for dinner or cocktails with friends or even a first date. Just toughen up any feminine dress with a belt and leather jacket. the shoes and bag can go either way really-just have a bit of fun!

Rhianna is certainly blossoming into a stunning and sophisticated young woman. this dress is absolutely stunning: the colour is divine on her and the shape is flattering and chic. The top of the dress highlights her delicate frame and the drape is heavenly. This is definately one of the most successful dresses of the evening.

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What do you wear to a huge celebrit ball held by Madonna to celebrate one of the biggestItalian fashon houses when you are an attractive, successful actress with enough money for a stunning dress? Obviously if you are Ellen Pompeo you weara black bag. Why? This is so shapeless and unflattering nd the boots just make it look even chunkier.

I have nothing against this dress per se but it looks awful on Rachel ZOe and you would think a stylist would realise that. She is a walking example of how wrong botox can go and how utterly unattractive size zero is. There is no curves to fill what is ostensibly a beautiful gown. Please, for the love of god, go and eat someting.

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I love awards shows like an overexcited child before christmas: just the idea of all those beautiful gowns and the opportunity it provides for some real innovation and beauty on the red carpets. Immagine my disappointment when looking at pitures from this years screen actors gild awards. It was shocking. The gowns were bland and unexciting: there was nothing new or exquisite and certainly nothing to set my little heart racing at the sheer beauty of it. Here however are the best of a fairly monotonous lot.

The cut on this dress is lovely and inrcedibly flattering. It wuld have been more interesting and certainly more fun in a bolder colour but this is in keeping with the current hollywood obsession with goddess style dresses. The pleating gives it a beautiful full skirt and the bust fits perfectly. A beautiful dress perfectly accessorised.

Elie Saab has to produce some of the most beautiful gowns around (pretty much up there with my love for the marchesa girls) and this is no exception. Simply cut to fix perfectly and then beaded to within an inch of its life. Loo at the detail on this dress: I can almost feel the weight of it. This is more what a hollywood gown should look like!

And then on a slightly more different note:

what on earth happened to Angelina Jolie? She seems to have been overtaken by a huge and rather cheap looking chocolate. If this is because of pregnancy then she needs to take notes from Halle Berry and if not then I have one question-WHY?????

What to do about Britney Speares?

You can hardly pick up a magazine or go to Perez at the minute without there being something about Miss Britney Speares and the ever so slightly tragic turn that her life has taken. Noone can be a hundred per cent certain what is going on there but what is patently obvious is that she has some very real problems right now: the bad outfits and hair combinations, lack of pants wearing and the constant mistaken use of t-shirts as dresses aside, she appears to have lost all control over her sanity. What makes the mattr worse is that is closely followed and documented by just about every papparazzo around. Yet despite all the claims that she has problems and needs help noone has thought to actually make a stand and do something. If Britney is feeding off all the attention that she gets from the press-be it good or bad-then surely she has no incentive to change. If the press is what she feeds off then maybe if the press took a step back and left her to her own devices until she sought help then maybe there would be a marked improvement? Maybe not but surely at this point most things are worth a shot rather than crucifying her for entertainments sake? Obviously this won't happen because noone wants to lose sales to another magazine and what is one persons sanity compared to sales and the entertainent of the masses. Marx once said that religion was the opium of the masses and in recent years I have come to believe that this has been replaced by gossip. Harmless most ofg the time but in Britney's case it could prove to just lead her further down the deadly slope that she is set on.

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Rachel Bilson in Dior

Those lucky enough to be as petite as Rachel can get away with wearing most shapes and styles. This Dior dress is perfectly tailored to highlight her assets: it cinches in at the waist and the detailing adds a bit of interest to quite a simple shape. the plunging neckline adds a subtle hint of sexiness. The train makes the dress a little more glamorous and the pale shade gives a touch of goddess to a superb choice. If you want to emulate the goddess look then an off-white is a warmer and softer colour to use.

Rosario Dawson in J. Mendel

There is nothing sexier than a backless dress, it is subtle hint at what is hidden underneath but without losing any of your mystery or dignaty. This Mendel dress is in black so is even sexier although the velvet look fabric gives the dress an overall softer feel. The cut perfectly highlights Dawson's curves and is slightly reminiscent of 1930s hollywood glamour. A fishtail dress is a soft fabric like this is fantastic for showing off ladylike curves and giving a touch of glamour. For those slightly more casual events a similar shape but finishing at the knee will give the same effect.

New Year, New Miss M

I had a few problems with my computer and blog over the christmas period so I am starting afresh and with hopefully a few new additions too! Bear with me as I get organised but I haven't jumped ship!...