Showing posts with label Balmain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Balmain. Show all posts

Monday, 31 December 2012

Best Dressed Of The Year 2012

The year 2012 has been filled with fabulous fashion moments and unforgettable gowns, I've compiled my top 15 best dressed list, which I must admit was very hard because I've loved so many looks this year so to pick so few was very restricting, none the less, here are my top 15 greatest looks from 2012.






































1. Blake Lively in Zuhair Murad Couture
2. Emma Stone in Gucci
3. Karolina Kurkova in Roberto Cavalli
4. Nina Dobrev in Elie Saab
5. Amber Heard in Donna Karan
6. Jennifer Lawrence in Prabal Gurung
7. Zoe Saldana in Balmain
8. Gwyneth Paltrow in Tom Ford
9. Jada Pinkett-Smith in Atelier Versace
10. Diane Kruger in Chanel
11. Doutzen Kroes in Versace 
12. January Jones in Zac Posen
13. Freida Pinto in Atelier Versace
14. Emma Stone in Lanvin
15. Elizabeth Banks in Atelier Versace


Happy New Year everyone! X

Thursday, 5 July 2012

Kristen Stewart in Balmain - ' Snow White & The Huntsman' Sydney Premiere

Kristen Stewart attended the Australian Premiere of her new movie 'Snow White and The Huntsman' along with co-star Chris Hemsworth. Kristen and her co-stars, including Charlize Theron have been travelling the world to promote the heavily anticipated film but this particular appearance stood out for me for Kristen.
She's had some good looks while promoting but nothing too spectacular, until this of course...

Skirt and Corset: Balmain Fall 2012
Heels: Christian Louboutin 'Pigalle 120' Stiletto 

Kristen wore this stunning Balmain Fall 2012 two-piece ensemble consisting of a forest-green pencil skirt and bustier top both heavily embellished and embroidered with crystal and pearl details that exuded luxury.
I for one am absolutely in love with the ensemble, its something that I dream of wearing - the forest green colour instantly caught my attention and the embellishment added the Balmain factor that I love so much. Its just heavenly and I'm glad Kristen did it justice. 


Kristen completed her stunning look with a quiffed up-do, her hair also seemed a few shades lighter which really suits her, flawless skin and dramatic Kohl-rimmed eyes along with a nude lippie added the finishing touches. 

Sunday, 26 February 2012

Zoe Saldana In Balmain – 2012 Independent Spirit Awards

Zoe Saldana was another attendee at the 2012 Independent Spirit Awards yesterday evening held in Santa Monica. Zoe hasn't been attending that many red carpet events this year so I was very glad to see her and as I always do, I left the best for last.
She wore a dress I've been dreaming to see on the red carpet and she made my dreams come true, she was by far the best dressed for me last night.

Dress: Balmain Spring 2012
Heels: Brian Atwood 'Zenith' Pumps

Zoe wore one of my absolute favourite dresses from Balmain's Spring 2012 collection which is finally starting to hit the red carpet! Her stunning brocade-like mini dress had a gorgeous all round floral print, gold detailing and structured shoulders to give it that classic Balmain feel. I fell in love with this dress from the moment I saw it and have been waiting for someone worthy to give it an outing - Zoe is perfect for the dress as she's an avid Balmain fan plus she's high fashion enough to pull it off. I better stop gushing because I could go on all night but Zoe accessorized with nude Brian Atwood pumps to elongate her already very long legs, work it Zoe!



Zoe completed her amazing look with tousled waves and her signature smokey eyes with lashings of eyeliner, I love it all and its got me so excited for what she'll wear next!



P.S I'm currently watch E!'s Academy Awards coverage, I'm dying to see Angelina, Emma Stone and Cameron Diaz to name a few but still waiting! I won't be doing any coverage now as its late but I will do in the coming days! :) 

Thursday, 24 November 2011

Leighton Meester in Balmain - Gossip Girl 100th Episode Celebration

The amazing cast of my favourite show, Gossip Girl celebrated the 100th episode of their hit show on Saturday night and all of the cast, past and present were there. My two girl crushes Leighton and Blake of course were in attendance as always stealing the show.
Leighton showed up looking absolutely amazing, literally unbelievably beautiful and was in my opinion the best dressed at the event.

Dress: Balmain Resort 2012 Modified Dress


Shoes: Jimmy Choo 'Lauren' Sandals


Leighton wore one of her favourite designers, Balmain at the event - her Resort 2012 dress is modified from the original as its a lot shorter and in ecru. Her baby-doll dress had pretty bead middle panel detail and a clasp to accentuate her curves. The panels coming from the back of the dress to the front were covered in pretty beading while the dress itself was slightly longer at the front. 


Leighton kept her look really simple with her only jewellery being a pair of earrings but her beautiful Jimmy Choo's added the needed sparkle. She definitely has the best she closet in Hollywood! I'm loving Leighton's whole look - she didn't over do it but the whole ensemble is gorgeous and girly so I can't fault her. Love it. 


Leighton looked drop-dead gorgeous at the event, probably one of my favourites looks beauty-wise. She wore her long brown hair in soft waves and I'm really liking her fringe, its become her signature! Her make-up was also stunning, eyeliner rimmed eyes and plenty of mascara along with flawless skin and a peachy lip completed Leighton's look. By far the most beautiful girl out there! 


:)

Tuesday, 23 August 2011

Zoe Saldana in Balmain - Colombiana Premiere

My girl crush of the moment - Zoe Saldana attended the screening of her new movie ''Colombiana'' last night looking like a million dollars! As soon as I caught a glimpse of Zoe, I knew I had to post about her look because she was also wearing one of my favourite fashion houses - Balmain!!



Zoe Saldana in Balmain Resort 2012:


The beautiful Zoe wore a modified version of this Balmain Resort 2012 dress at the Premiere, the modification being the added white train - I know a lot of critics didn't approve of the added train but as soon as I saw a glimpse of her dress, I knew it was Balmain and couldn't not love it! The detail in the dress is insane and the works of true craftsmanship plus the gold looks mesmerizing against Zoe's skin.


Zoe paired her dress with black strappy heels although I do think a nude or gold heel would've looked better, none the less, she looked sensational and is certainly one of the biggest Balmain fans around ( this is the second look she's worn from this collection). 


Zoe finished her look with dramatic eye make-up consisting of liquid eye liner flicked up, very cat like and brown eyeshadow in the same shape while everything else was kept simple. Her hair was in a carefree up do, with a dress like that, you've got to let it do the talking! 



Hope you all enjoyed!

Monday, 15 August 2011

Balmain Resort 2012

The latest resort collections have been released and boy do they look good! Balmain happens to be one of my favourite labels and it also happens to have a new designer at the helm: Olivier Rousteing who has taken over from Decarnin. His designs have that classic Balmain detail and punkiness yet they have an air of freshness about them, the collection has 27 pieces in total but I'm only going to include my very favourites and maybe even give little hints about who I want to see in them! 




This dress is beautifully detailed and something a young starlet could wear to a Premiere or fashion event.


I'm loving the skirt, it can be paired with so many different pieces and you'd have a beautiful outfit.


I love the amount of jewel gold that has been included in this collection and almost has a McQueen feel with the intricate - almost snake like detail.


I love the fit of this dress, it looks beautiful on Kasia (model), its very tight but so gorgeous and it would make a real impact on the red carpet! I think Leighton Meester would look perfect in this.


I adore the skirt in this look, it seems Rousteing has gone for put together outfits with one particular piece receiving all of the attention and in this case, that skirt is screaming for attention! 


I chose this mostly because of that beautiful jacket, the colours and detail are insane. This jacket could either be worn at an event or even better, on a Gossip Girl cast member - can you imagine Blair or Serena in this? OMFG! 


I'm sure all the fashion bunnies out there recognise this look as it was worn by the gorgeous Zoe Saldana a few weeks ago and she sure as hell proved it can be worn to a red carpet event, although you don't need a reason to wear Balmain. 


This tiny play suit is featured on here because I love the fact that he's turned something so simple (play suit) into a red carpet candidate, any daring fashion darling could pull this off with some attitude and those beautiful shoes! 


After rows of shorts, jackets, short dresses we have this beautiful black gown which while it isn't a classic red carpet dress, it would look beautiful flowing against a sea of sugary dresses - if anyone wants to make an impact, I suggest this.


The above jacket caught my attention straight away when I was browsing the look book and wow, its classic Balmain, its luxurious and something every fashionista out there wants to get their claws on! 


This amazing, beautiful & breathtaking white dress is my favourite piece in the whole collection - its so clean and the gold detail in the middle is absolutely beautiful. It's been styled with a large belt and clean white jacket which really adds to the beauty of it. It's different from Decarnin's Balmain but I love it and would love it even more if someone worthy would wear it on the red carpet! 


Last but certainly not least, is this beautiful white & gold short dress. This whole collection has has specks of gold all over the white pieces and it looks absolutely divine, the hanging of the gold fringing on the side of the dress adds some punk into it but it remains classic with those clean lines and beautiful shape - Leighton Meester was put on this earth to wear this and most of the other dresses in my opinion! 

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

MTV Movie Awards 2011: Best Dressed!

The MTV Movie Awards took place on Sunday, 5th June and it was a star studded event! As always, my main focus was what the ladies in attendance were wearing and not so much who won what, although my beloved Leighton lost out 'Best Villain' to Tom Felton :-( . Moving on, I have a few favourite outfits that I'm going to include in this post but there weren't many of them to be honest, a few impressed me a lot but some were just down right horrendous. Lets begin then!





Emma Stone in Bottega Veneta Fall 2011 RTW:

Looking like a real life doll in Bottega Veneta, its not difficult to see why Emma was a favourite of mine! I'm in love with the colours of the dress, they are incredibly flattering on her and kind of different to what everybody else wore!


I think the lace over the corset and the big black bow wrapped around her waist add a doll like dimension to her look, its' very sweet and girly yet tough because the colours aren't the usual pink etc, I'm in love with it, top marks to Emma for this gorgeous dress!
Aside from the gorgeous dress, Emma paired her look with bronze Casadei pumps which complemented the dress and her hair really well.


And what do we have here, Miss. Stone has gone back to red which I'm so glad about because while I'm aware she's a natural blonde I feel that the blonde she previously had really washed her out whereas this shade of red brings so much warmth to her gorgeous face! I'm loving the sweet and simple hair, its not too showy yet elegant enough and the thick slick of eyeliner finish it off perfectly to enhance those baby blues, love it!




Kristen Stewart in Balmain Spring 2011 RTW:


A big surprise of the night was Kristen's amazing Balmain dress, the detail and colour is insane! I love that she picked a young and colourful dress with lots of fun detail, there are a lot of pins and studs on it, lets just say its very Balmain!


I'm glad Kristen wore such a bright colour because it looks fantastic on her, its just a refreshingly young dress on a young lady, I'm in love with it and I love how Kristen has worn it so casually, the dress does the talking while everything else is almost muted.
She paired her dress with Louboutin's Chiarra point toe pumps in black, overall one of the best dressed of the night!


Kristen looked as pretty as ever, her hair and make-up were very fresh and natural with a slight liner on her gorgeous green eyes and kept her skin very fresh. I'm loving her naturally tossed to the side hair, really low maintenance which is typical Kristen, I thought she looked beautiful.





Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2011 RTW:



Rosie chose this lovely Dolce & Gabbana leopard print dress for the Awards and I must say she looks like a goddess! I'm loving how much the print actually suites her, its pretty difficult to pull of without looking tacky yet Rosie makes it look very high fashion, which lets face it, it is! She's also wearing Sergio Rossi Totem wedges and was carrying a Salvatore Ferregamo gold minaudiere which was gorgeous!


I've said it before and I'll say it again, with a face like Rosie's you really don't need make-up but our girl uses it anyway, her lovely hair was simply pinned back with some fly aways left to fall on her pretty face, I'm loving her hair colour as of late...its on the verge of being blonde yet remains a very light brown and of course she's obviously accentuated it with blonde highlights, it looked great!





Katie Cassidy in Malandrino Spring 2011 RTW:



The lovely Katie Cassidy was also in attendance because of presenting duties with L. Meester & Selena Gomez but I was extremely impressed by what Katie wore, she looks heavenly in this Malandrino dress! I think the knit gown looks surprisingly fresh on the red carpet because its such an underrated material, she looks fantastic and very statuesque, simple yet a definite stand out for me, I hope to see more of Katie on red carpets! She paired her dress with a Sergio Rossi compact clutch and plenty of Sandy Leong jewellery!


We all know Katie is a stunner and she most definitely proved it at this years Awards, her bronze eye make-up are perfect for her honey blonde hair which was in simple cascading waves, she definitely has a warmth to her face that suits with the blonde in her hair, she's gorgeous!





Blake Lively in Michael Kors Resort 2012:


As always I've left my two favourite ladies for last..save the best for last right? The amazing Blake wore a very figure hugging Michael Kors cut out dress which had the most amazing cobalt colour, the colour just popped against her tanned skin and blonde hair. I think she looks very sultry and put together, everybody was talking about this dress before pictures even surfaced and I was so anxious to see it! 
I think its a simple yet very striking dress which was sort of unusual for Blake because she tends to go for revealing and eye catching dresses but none the less, I do like it a lot and she's probably the first to wear the Resort 2012 collection! 


Doesn't she just look like a goddess? Ugh the dress fits her like a glove, its perfect yet a little sexy because of the cut-outs and figure hugging material! Blake of course paired her dress with Louboutin's, this time it was his Bibi platform pumps in purple and its not the first time Blake has paired a blue dress with purple heels (she did the same thing at this years Elle Awards) and she sure knows it works! 


As I'm sure most people know, I'm obsessed with Lorraine Schwartz jewellery as of late and because Blake wears her pieces non stop, I get my fix from her! For this event, Blake once again rocked the most gorgeous multi-coloured diamond bangles, the green, purple etc colours looked beautiful together and it certainly made her stand out even more! I'm in love with it...


After a month or so spent in the Europe its no wonder Blake has a deep tan! Plus her hair is gradually getting back to the blonde shade she is so famous for, finally, I've missed it! One of Blake's favourite hair styles is a sleek up do which she's been wearing a hell of a lot lately, it definitely works for Blake though because she has the bone structure to pull it off! Her make up was extra light, very natural on the eyes with the slightest hint of gold eye-shadow and mascara while everything else was kept very natural, she looks amazing as always!




Leighton Meester in Balmain Fall 2011:


My favourite person in the world aka Leighton Meester is of course my absolute favourite of the night, her gorgeous Balmain dress stole the show completely, I wasn't sure what to expect from Leighton but I certainly wasn't expecting Balmain, which is one of my favourite labels and one I've been dying to see Leighton wearing! I believe she's one of the first to wear a dress from the Fall 2011 collection and my God, doesn't she look amazing??


The beautiful dress was covered in embellishment, mirrors in particular, I think the detail and craftsmanship is insane. I love that she didn't go for something very in your face sexy or fitted because she wears this quite loose dress with such confidence and yet remains sexy as hell! She should definitely wear silver more often! 
I think the dress has an almost sci-fi feel to it, the silver looks like it could be a splattering of stars and other various things, lol. 

It's short yet with long sleeves which adds to its appeal for me, its definitely very Balmain, like I said before about Kristen's dress, you just know when a piece is Balmain and they're damn beautiful! 
Leigh paired her amazing dress with Pierre Hardy sandals which also had a lot of silver on them..she really went all out as far as combination goes! And she wore a ton of silver Bvlgari jewellery too...see what I mean, its a silver affair! 


The lovely shoes Leighton wore, no high platform or sky high heel but classy and probably very comfortable! 


I thought Leighton looked her absolute best on the night, she is perfect and I'm going to repeat it until I go blue! She was looking very tanned which is probably because she's been spending most of her time in LA this past month, she also had her gorgeous hair in a beautiful dip dye style colour. It was a dark brown at the top and gradually faded to a blonde at the ends although its pretty clear Leigh was wearing extensions for this appearance but I think they look fantastic and her hair is giving me serious envy!
Her make-up was my favourite of the night, Leigh hasn't done an intense smoky eye in ages and I was glad to see the heavy liner and shadow as it intensifies her already beautiful eyes even more, the are just hypnotizing. 
Leighton = perfection. I'm done here!






See ya next year bitches, I hope you liked my choices!