Naked ladies at a society luncheon? Oh my! Keira Knightley pulled one out of the bag yesterday at a special nominees lunch for the Laurence Olivier Awards. The young actress chose an unusual Miu Miu ensemble which consisted of a nude blouse and black skirt combo emblazoned with a puppy and naked lady motif. She finished off her look with a pair of chunky Miu Miu platforms and a Chanel quilt bag. The quirky outfit raised a few eyebrows in the tabloids, but I think it's fab. How about you?
Lady Gaga recently wore Armani Prive to the Grammy Awards. While there, she revealed that Giorgio Armani would also be designing her tour costumes for the overseas leg of her Monster Ball tour. Some of the looks include two sparkly bodysuits, an iridescent mini-dress and a floor-length black patent trench coat. Meanwhile, Prada have also designed her an 18th century-inspired hoop dress made of camel-colored ciré. Nice to have friends in high places, huh?
Always the fashion mavens, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen made a grand entrance at the Elle Style Awards. The mini moguls scooped the award for Style Icons of 2010 in similar delicate gowns, featuring floor-length trains. Mary-Kate (pictured left) picked up on the Gothic trend by wearing head-to-toe Lanvin and a Proenza Schouler clutch. Sister Ashley (pictured right) shimmered in a plunging vintage Christian Lacroix dress with a dramatic taffeta train.
It was double the Minogue trouble at the Elle Style Awards overnight, with smiles all round as Kylie Minogue presented her sister Dannii with the award for Best TV Star. Covering up her bump in a yellow Grecian gown by Aussie designer Lisa Ho, Dannii admitted that she has "just gone stage one with the wardrobe where no jeans fit." Kylie on the other hand, decided to vamp things up in a black plunging YSL strapless gown and Giuseppe Zanotti peep-toe heels. In the end it didn't seem to matter if she was an hour late to the awards - whoops!
Without a doubt one of the biggest trends on the red carpet at last night's Brit Awards was of the dark variety. Leading the charge was Lily Allen, who dared to be different in a gothic-inspired Chanel gown, featuring an Oriental-style high-neck and waistband brooch detail. While Kylie Minogue, who missed out on a gong, got a little bit gypsy in a black Dolce & Gabbana long sheer dress which didn't really rock our world - sorry Kyles!
Other notable gothic appearances included Pixie Lott in a mini lacy frock designed by Kate Halfpenny, TV presenter Laura Whitmore's short bubble hem number and Alicia Keys who injected a bit of sparkle into the evening in a sharp-shouldered Balmain dress. [Images: Rex Features]
Michael Angel's shows are always a pleasant surprise. I feel like he is a quiet star of fashion week because you don't hear a whole lot about the line, but I always really enjoy his collection. If my personal video above isn't quite enough to convince you, I'd also check out the video of the live stream on Michael Angel's Web site here.
According to the show notes the designer was influenced by art like stained glass windows and Degas paintings and those inspirations are certainly evident in the digital prints (not my favorite part) and laser-cut bonded jersey (my favorite part, especially when appliqued on silk wool). The contrasting textures of wool alpaca and angora with silk crep and stretch silk charmeuse was very luxurious looking.
The red carpet was rolled out again this weekend for the 2010 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards in LA. While it didn't attract quite as many big names as the Golden Globes, there was still some fine fashion to behold. Notable appearances included Diane Kruger in a stunning floor-length mustard gown by Jason Wu, Anna Paquin in a Alexander McQueen reptile print mini-dress, Christina Hendricks in a one-shoulder red Carolina Herrera number and Kate Hudson in a backless white (yes, she wore white again) dress by Emilio Pucci.
Take a quick look at the highlights from the red carpet by watching the video above.
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