October 2007 Archives

Jennifer Connelly looked polished and stunning at the recent Hollywood Film Festival's 11th Annual Hollywood Awards in Beverly Hills, CA. We love the bright coral color of her dress, but decided to use a pumpkin shade for our version. Happy Halloween!

1. Velvet Torch Bubble Dress in orange, $54 at nordstrom.com
2. Carved Bangle in black, $16 at urbanoutfitters.com
3. Leatherock Skinny Patent Belt in black patent, $58 at bananarepublic.com
4. Enzo Angiolini Maylie Pump in black, $88.95 at nordstrom.com

Jessica Alba recently wore this Kenneth Cole New York yellow trench coat on the set of her new movie, The Eye In Vancouver. Too bad it's sold out!

This belted trench isn't quite the same sunny punch of color, but is yellow nonetheless. Get the trench in mustard or rhubarb or black cherry for $129 at bebe.com .

Photo via people.com

Carrie Underwood performed on Good Morning America and her outfit was almost a fashion don't. Actually...we give the edge to Diane Sawyer who looks flawless in a bell-shaped leather skirt and white dress shirt with popped collar. Carrie's look borderlines on too much, but her jeans and over-the-knee boots are killer! Over-the-knee boots are hard to find and even trickier to pull off. Here are three boot options in three different price ranges.

1. Over The Knee Boot, $39.50 at wetseal.com
2. Joshua Boot by Jessica Simpson, $198 at piperlime.com
3. Thea Over The Knee Boot by Jill Stuart, $850 at shopbop.com

Carrie's new album, Carnival Ride, was released on October 26th.

Just like the first snowfall of the season....Laura Linney has given us the first "winter white" spotting of the year. Linney looked near perfect at the 43rd Chicago Intetnational Film Festival. Her jacket fits her like a glove and her pants are chic and in keeping with the wide-leg trend that is so right now.

If it ain't broke...don't fix it.

Jessica Alba, Petra Nemcova, Kristin Davis, Diane Sawyer, Kristen Bell and Kate Hudson all abide by this fashion rule and have sported this look in recent weeks. Take note: a white shirt with a black skirt is classic, classy and always in style.

Photos via instyle.com and accesshollywood.com

Naomi Watts wore her best carpet bag dress last week to the opening gala for the BFI London Film Festival. This outfit just doesn't look good. The ankle booties might have looked smart in black and the dress could have worked with a simple pump, but together they're just confusing.

All the elegance of a dress with the casual quality of sticking your hands in your pockets: dresses with pockets are the best of both worlds and a definite trend among the stars.

Once a fun feature on full skirts, you can find dresses with pockets now in all different silhouettes and lengths. Penelope Cruz, Rachel Bilson, Jennifer Connolly, Kate Bosworth and Jennifer Garner all sported this style in recent weeks. Check out these pocket dresses at shopbop.com, anthropologie.com and urbanoutfitters.com.

Katie Holmes recently wore a voluminous trench coat in Paris and we loved it! We can't tell if it is a trench coat dress or just a very full coat, but it looks so comfortable. For all we know, Kate could have a sweatshirt and a pair of boxer shorts on under her trench. We're fairly confident that she doesn't, but the point is that a great outfit doesn't have to be complicated. Steal Kate's polished look with just two pieces.

1. Calvin Klein Jeans Shimmer Trench, $111.99 (on sale) at macys.com
2. Wonder Wand maryjane in dark red/black by Poetic Licence, $100 at piperlime.com

Lily Allen usually steps out in a feminine '50s style frock with loose-fitting sneakers and while it was always a major fashion don't, it did make her stand out in a crowd. Now she's turning heads for a more fashionable reason...a pretty, feminine and sleek new look with simple hair and a statement-making red lip.

Lily looked lovely at the Swarovski Fashion Rocks after party in London last week. Love Lily's navy T-straps with jewel embellishment? Get your own pair on sale at ninewest.com!

Snasified t-strap sandal in Navpele, $69.99 (on sale) at ninewest.com

There's really only one problem with the gray dress Claire Danes wore to the 67th Annual Motion Picture Club Awards and Installation Luncheon in New York City: the proportion of the sleeves.

Imagine if they were shorter and did not come down to the same level as the waistband....the dress would have really worked. As it is, she looks too top heavy.

She might have saved the look if she had paired the dress with a more substantial shoe. Instead, her barely-there sandal pump makes it looks like a huge dress on a tiny person. It's too bad, the ombre coloration of the dress (a gradual change from one color to another) is beautifully restrained.