24/09/2014

Tops best dressed this week

AN array of reality TV stars from shows including Celebrity Big Brother and The Only Way Is Essex made it to the red carpet last night for the National Reality TV Awards. CBB's Luisa Zissman wore a stunning white lace celebrity dresses and had Rylan Clark by her side, who looked dapper in a shiny blue blazer.

Luisa Zissman looked stunning in white with Rylan on the red carpet

The former Apprentice star and entrepreneur showed off her slim figure and bronze tan in the cute frock which she teamed with a bright pink bag. Ex-TOWIE star Lauren Goodger is known for her fashion mishaps but last night she dressed to impress in an off-the-shoulder pastel maxi frill dress.

The 28-year-old looked tanned to the max – which was only expected – but her elegant outfit hugged her curves to perfection.
I'm A Celebrity. . .Get Me Out Of Here! star Amy Willerton looked stunning as ever in a red Roland Mouret semi formal dresses that she wore with rouge lipstick.

Lauren Goodger wore a gorgeous pastel maxi dress

Amy Willerton looked stunning in red

The 22-year-old model turned heads when she stepped out onto the red carpet on Monday night in her asymmetric frock looking fresh and radiant in her stunning attire.

Glamour model Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace wore a tiny white crop top and matching mini skirt. The former Big Brother star showed off her incredibly slim waist and made a statement in the two-piece outfit that showed off her tattoo.

Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace donned a white outfit

Bianca Gascoigne wore a gorgeous black dress

Gazza's daughter Bianca Gascoigne arrived with bigger hair than we have actually ever seen. The model's tresses looked thick, long and luscious – but it took over her entire ensemble.

Though she did manage to show off her slim figure in a floor-length ruched black formal dresses. Calum Best also attended the event wearing a navy suit and looking unrecognisable with his bushy beard.

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19/09/2014

Museum Looks - cocktail dress

CHICAGO — From a James Galanos “New Look” black chiffon cocktail dress to a Christian Lacroix lace jumpsuit, Michigan Avenue will be the focus of an upcoming exhibit at the Chicago History Museum entitled “Chicago Styled: Fashioning the Magnificent Mile,” opening Nov. 15.

Through a selected collection of 26 designer looks dating from the late Fifties to early Nineties, the exhibit will study the rise of the Avenue, known as the Magnificent Mile or “Mag Mile,” as a world-class shopping destination via key fashion designers and retailers that impacted its history.

Museum Looks at 'Chicago Style'

 

“This was such a period when there was a lot of glamour, prestige and activity. A lot of designers were traveling to Chicago and seeking it out as a destination,” says Petra Slinkard, curator of costumes at the Chicago History Museum, which is celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Costume Council. “I was looking for pieces that represented what I felt like were quintessential silhouettes and styles that pinpointed different decades.”

From retailers like Bonwit Teller and Ultimo to designers like Chanel and Yohji Yamamoto, the exhibit travels through the city’s fashion history with designs that graced the famed avenue and its environs.

Exhibition works include Karl lagerfeld Chloe one shoulder minidress, last month to buy;A Courreges sequins clothing brand shop in front of the water tower, floor-length red, sequined dress Geoffrey Beene Magnin namely;And a thierry muller golden lace skirt in Stanley Korshak purchase.

The earliest ensemble is the aforementioned James Galanos short cocktail dresses, circa 1955, and the latest is the Christian Lacroix lace jumpsuit with a silk chiffon skirt and embroidered bodice, from 1993/1994. Galanos has three designs in the show and Norman Norell has two dresses featured.

The exhibit traces the Mag Mile’s history as far south as Pucci Chicago, the former bespoke tailor at 333 North Michigan Avenue, with a Seventies windowpane men’s suit belonging to a Chicago investment broker, and as far north as Millie B. Oppenheimer, with a Philip Hulitar dress bought in 1961 at the boutique once located at the former Ambassador West Hotel at 1300 North State Parkway.

“Every piece we chose had a strong Chicago story,” says Slinkard, who began assembling the exhibit last September. “Each dress has its capsule story. For instance, when Versace opened on Oak Street in 1986, he himself came to Chicago to open the boutique and during his visit he did a fashion show at the Field Museum. He donated nine pieces to the Chicago History Costume Collection, pieces from his Klimt collection.”

One of those pieces from the designer’s 1985 Klimt collection is featured in the exhibit. It is a metal mesh floor-length gown, patterned with large rectangles in gold, silver and white diamanté. “It’s what it would be like to wear liquid,” Slinkard says.

In choosing the looks, Slinkard says her focus was to illustrate how fashion has evolved in the last half of the 20th century.

“We’re starting with the Fifties classic hourglass silhouette and we’re going through to the Seventies and Eighties,” she says. “I was looking for pieces that were emblematic of each decide.”

The exhibit space is intimate; the 26 pieces are displayed in a gallery that normally houses 15.

“The previous exhibitions here were Christian Dior, Charles James and then Bertha Palmer. These are historical pieces. The volume of space — the piece, the dress and the mannequin — is a bit more voluminous,” she says. “I was lucky that we were focusing on more contemporary pieces as some of these pieces are skintight. The amount of space required is less than dealing with more historical shows.

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16/09/2014

Holly Montag Marries: See The Hills Star's Wedding Dress, Maid of Honor Heidi

Lauren Conrad wasn't the only Hills alum who got married this past weekend! Heidi Montag's older sister Holly tied the knot with fiancé Richie Wilson in their hometown of Crested Butte, Colorado on Sunday, Sept. 14.

Bride Holly Montag poses with her younger sister Heidi Montag on her wedding day in Colorado on Sept. 14

The former reality star's mother Darlene Egelhoff handled the outdoor wedding's decorations, and the bride donned a white column wedding dress with a sweetheart neckline and an empire waistline.

“It could not have been more intimate and elegant,” Holly, 30, tells Us Weekly of the big day. “Being surrounded by the mountains as the trees are just beginning to turn for fall was absolutely dreamy. It could not have been more magical or perfect for Richie and me.”

Holly Montag married fiance Richie Wilson in Crested Butte, Colorado on Sunday, Sept. 14.

Standing by her sister's side was maid of honor Heidi Montag, who wore a floor-length navy gown with a crystal-embellished belt.

“It was the most beautiful, majestic, mountain fairy tale wedding,” Heidi, 28, tells Us. “I was trying to push back my joyful tears throughout the ceremony and evening. It was simply perfect and stunning. I am so blessed to have been a part of it.”

Heidi, whose husband of five years Spencer Pratt also attended the country wedding, was thrilled her sister found the perfect partner.

“I couldn't be happier for my sister finding the love of her life and soul mate,” she continued. “I pray and wish them all the blessings and happiness in the world. She deserves it! ”

Find more the wedding news here:http://www.usmagazine.com/

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