2013 Grammy Awards: Red Carpet

I spent my Sunday night on the couch with me madre watching the Grammys, and I was impressed with the red carpet!  I watched the red carpet live from E! with Kelly Osbourne, Giuliana Rancic, George Kotsiopoulos, and Ryan Seacrest and I was impressed with their show this year.

Some of my favorite looks of the evening are:

I love Natasha Bedingfield in this red gown by Emerson Spring 2013.  The gown fits Natasha beautifully, and the cuts add a modern vibe to the vintage feeling of the dress.  She paired a pair of flaming red satin heels with it, and a gold belt to cut the dress up.  I love the way Natasha wore this gown better than the runway!  On the runways it's stunning, but the belt adds so much to the look. 


Carley Rae Jepsen and Carrie Underwood both wore Roberto Cavalli.  I think they both look gorgeous and I love how the dresses are similar but yet so different.  Carley's dress is glittery and slick, but it flows as the bottom of the gown becomes sheer.  Carley looked like a total rock-star with her dark locks and eye makeup, it was a favorite for me.

Carrie looked stunning in her detailed gown, I love how when the sheerness starts it has like a sweet heart shape to it.  I just wish the neckline was a sweet heart and I would have preferred her to wear her hair up.


Chris Brown looked hot hot hot dressed head-to-toe in this white suit by Lanvin.  I really love this look on him, and I'm glad that he's having a come back, despite the past I will always love Chris' voice.

Mr. Justin Timberlake looked so sexy in his suit, I currently can't find out who he wore, but I will update when and if I do.  I love his hair and how old school his bow tie is!  I'm also obsessed with his shoes, I'm not even kidding, they're so rad.


Jennifer Lopez looked so young and stunning in this gown by Anthony Vaccarello.  I love how there's so much fabric, but yet that leg is all out there.    The hair and shoes go perfectly with the gown.  I have a feeling people are either going to love or hate this look, I personally love it.

Taylor Swift was a huge disappointment at the Golden Globes this year, but I'm obsessed with her in this J. Mendel gown.  This grecian gown looks absolutely stunning on Taylor, the color and cut fits and complements her perfectly.  I'm really happy that the plunging neckline was cut up thanks to the metallic bodice, and it was softened up by the accordion pleats.  She paired the gown with floral stud earrings and a purple stone bracelet.  She was one of my favorites of the night for sure!


Rihanna looked breath taking in this sizzling red custom-made gown by Azzedine Alaia.  The A-line design with the never-ending train melted into the red carpet.  I love the crossing detailing in the front that continues onto the back.  Her hair and the train of the dress make it so romantic feeling, but the red lip and the sheerness of the dress spice it up and make it more Rihanna.  She looked and performed incredible tonight at the 2013 Grammy Awards, and she is my choice for best dressed.



My least favorite looks of the evening are:


I don't know what the hell 2 Chainz was thinking when he decided to wear this to the Grammys, but it's a train wreck!  There's so much going on with the hideous jacket and the giant belt..  The only thing I like are his shoes!

First off, I don't even know who D'Manti is, but she looked horrible.  Her dress looks like something my 3 year old cousins would make, it looks like some leaves got caught in a spiders web.  It's just all around bad.

Who are you red carpet favorites for the 2013 Grammy Awards?




70th Annual Golden Globes: Red Carpet

Like I did with the AMAs, I didn't watch the Golden Globes 
but I hunted through sites to look at the red carpet!


So one of the first looks I saw was Ms. Amy Poehler, I absolutely adore this woman, she's made me shed tears of laughter too many times to count.  I'm gonna be honest, I was surprised with what she wore tonight but I love it!


Amy looked stunning in this suit by Stella McCartney, I love how daring she was by going topless and she did it with class!  hahah, I'm not going to lie though I'm not a fan of the heels, they're a bit to prom-ish for my liking.




I'm a huge fan of Bradley Cooper, he's an outstanding actor and he's just beautiful!  I love everything about his red carpet look tonight!  He looked pretty dapper by wearing a tux by Tom Ford, which is apparently eco friendly?  Cool beans, I have no idea how it is but I think it's awesome that they're raising awareness by doing so.




I haven't seen Modern Family, but I always look forward to seeing Sarah Hyland on the red carpet.  I remember reading an article about her a while back about how she had major kidney problems and even got a transplant, but she worked through it!  That's crazy!  Well, like usual she looked stunning tonight in this Max Azria gown.  She bared a lot of cleavage, but I think it was done tastefully and I love that dress.  I think it gives her curves in all of the right places, and the texture on the torso adds dimension without it being over-bearing.  She made a good choice by wearing her hair down and her makeup was perfect.



Michelle Dockery looked absolutely breath-taking in this Alexandre Vauthier gown.  I had no idea who she was until I looked her up, and she is a part of the Downton Abbey cast.  I love how she kept the look calm with simple jewelry, hair and makeup so it all let the dress be the focus tonight.  The white and gold gown by Vautheir has to be my favorite since Mila Kunis wore the pale lavender sheer chiffon gown from Elie Saab at the 2011 Oscars.  The gold detailing is just beautiful, and I love how it has a high neck, ahhh words cannot explain how much I love this dress.  Michelle Dockery is my choice for best dressed for the 70th Annual Golden Globes!



Some of my other favorites:


Giuliana Rancic in Celia Kritharioti
I personally love the look, she took a huge risk by wearing this gown.



Lea Michele in Elie Saab
Lea knows how to rock the carpet, and constantly does fantastic.  Like usual, she looked amazing tonight.



Nicole Richie in Naeem Khan
I'm not a fan of blue eyeshadow at all, I actually hate it, but Nicole matched her eyeshadow to her gown tonight and it looks gorgeous!!! She rocked this Naeem Khan gown, but I would have preferred for her to wear her hair up.



Jennifer Lopez in  Zuhair Murad
Jennifer showed off her curves in this sheer lace gown, I'm usually not a big fan of gowns similar to this one but it just looks amazing.  The gown fits her so perfectly, it looks like the lace is painted on her body!




Worst Dressed:



Rachel Weisz in Louis Vuitton
At first glace I adored this look, that was until I saw how ill fitting it looks.  The bottom part of the dress looks like something that I'd sew on, and I can't sew!  I just would expect more from Louis Vuitton.


Jessica Chastain in  Calvin Klein Collection
She looks lovely in this color, but the gown doesn't fit her!  It makes her look frumpy, I wish her hair would have been pulled up too.


Amy Adams in Marchesa
I love the gown itself, but the color is horrid!  It's too close to her skin tone, and it makes her look ill.




Taylor Swift in Donna Karan Atelier
Taylor looks lovely in eggplant, but I hate the front of the dress.  It doesn't fit her at all, and the neckline is just awkward.. Maybe it's just the way she's standing, I just can't stand the front of the dress.  I love the open back though!  I also love the strip of sheerness on her leg, I just can't get over the hideous shape it gives Taylor.



Overall I'd say I was pretty happy with the 70th Annual Golden Globes red carpet!

Who were your best/worst dressed?

2013 Color Of The Year: Emerald

Pantone has named emerald as the color of the year!
2012's color of the year has been Tangerine Tango, and in 2011 it was Honeysuckle.
I really love their decision, Emerald is such a gorgeous statement color.  I have barely any shades of green in my closet, I think I might have 1 shirt and that's it.  So I figured I'd find some ideas and options to add to your closet this upcoming year!

1. Coach - $348
2. Bows-R-Us - $2.78
3. Kyle Chan - $98
4. Vintage Princess Leather - $255
5. Michael Kors - $450
6. Mossimo - $25
7. Jade Jagger - $5,862
8. Marc by Marc Jacobs - $380
9. Lime Crime -Forest Green Poison Ivy

I am in love with this gorgeous coat by Coach, too bad I don't have the moola to purchase it, but I totally recommend adding it to your holiday wish-list!  I think the emerald hair bow is just adorable and it's super easy to add to any outfit, same goes with the Kyle Chan earrings.  I'm in love with both of these handbags, they're just lovely.  The Mossimo flats are from Target, so cute and inexpensive!!  Now sadly this Jade Jagger bracelet is worth more than my car, but it's still absolutely gorgeous.  So the holidays are upon us, so why not show your holiday spirit with this great sweater!  I am obsessed with sweaters at the moment!  I came across this lip color and I fell in love, I'm not even kidding.  I don't think I have the guts to pull off such a bold color, but I want it so badly.
1. Mango - $39
2. Jennifer Miller - $150
3. Marc by Marc Jacobs - $482
4. Jeffrey Campbell - $210
5. Tank Top: Buckle - $24
   Skirt: Red Label - $32

If you know me personally, than you know that I'm obsessed with peacock feathers (I had peacocks growing up).  So I of course had to choose this skirt by Red Label, which I paired with a black tank-top and a leather jacket.  I threw in some more emerald with these earrings, and added some more edge with these Jeffrey Campbell studded flats!  I finished the look with a lovely bright Marc by Marc Jacobs handbag, and that's the first look!
1. River Island - $72
2. Michael Kors - $450
3. Joanie's - $40
4. Brian Atwood - $325
5. Modcloth - $53


I think this Modcloth dress is so adorable and casual, but I wanted to dress it up a bit by adding a blazer and a pair of black heels.  I chose this really cute clutch by Michael Kors, I love how it is texturized!  Then I added this really cute bangle for a little bling, obviously this means you have to roll up the blazer's sleeves so you can see the bangle!

Will you be adding emerald to your closet?

xoxo,
     Paige

Look-for-Less: Taylor Swift

It's no secret that I am completely obsessed with Miss Taylor Swifts new album Red!  My favorite track at the moment would have to be Stay Stay Stay, it's so catchy and up beat.  As I mentioned in my American Music Awards 2012: Best Dressed post, Taylor is one of my style icons and I love seeing candids of her when she's not all dolled up for events.

I have no idea when this photo was taken. 
But the caption says it was in London in 2012, so let's go with that!  

1. QLook - $7.99
2. Forever21 - $33
3. Ann Taylor - $48
4. QUBE - $30
5. New Look - $27
6. Jayna - $50

The statement piece of her outfit is the black and white polka-dot sweater, and I adore it!  I really want more statement sweaters, and this one is perfect.  I tried finding formal red pants, but the closest ones I found was this pair by New Look.  I couldn't find open toed bow shoes, but I love this pair by QUBE.  Obviously real pearl necklace would be expensive, and the point of this post is to show you how to achieve the same look for less, which is why I chose this Ann Taylor necklace.  The necklace is simple, but yet formal at the same time.  I wrapped up this look with this simple Jayna brown satchel bag.  The grand total for the entire outfit is: $195.99!

Who is your celebrity style icon?

xoxo,
      Paige

Outfit Ideas: Thanksgiving


If you live in the United States, than you know that tomorrow is Thanksgiving!  I always look forward to the holidays because I get to spend some quality time with my family, and I love the food!  I figured I would throw together some cute outfits, for those people that leave it to the last second.

1. Chiarafashion - $40
2. Mango - $37
3. White House Black Market - $48
4. Modcloth - $20
5. BCBG - $38
6. Modcloth - $33
7. Essie : Blues - $8

This first look is more formal than the next, I know many families make Thanksgiving a formal occasion so I wanted to create a formal look.  I also wanted to keep the look fairly inexpensive, so everything I chose is under $50!  I really adore this gold sequined mini, I love how the skirt of the dress flows and is white!  I paired it with a tan blazer to make it more of a sophisticated formal and less of a homecoming dress feel (save money by using an old formal dress!).  These patterned tights bring more texture to the look, and since it's getting chilly out the tights may help warm you up more (plus, if you forget to shave your legs, no one will notice hahah).  I wanted to keep the gold in the look so I added a gold sequined clutch and the gold BCBG earrings.  For a pop of color I went with the royal blue flats sold at Modcloth, and the Essie nail varnish.  You could easily choose any color of shoes you wanted, and wear heels.


1. River Island - $32
2. Chicnova - $30
3. Fashion To Figure - $22
4. Indress Me - $44
5. Joy - $9.55
6. Windsor - $30
7. Essie : Oranges - $8

My family is rather big, and I have many younger cousins so we are always running around, which is why I chose the pants.  I wanted to keep it neutral so I chose tan, and paired them with the striped sweater.  I love the pattern on the white strips and how they're shear, it makes it feel more elegant without going over the top.  I again wanted to go with gold accessories, so I chose a thick gold chain, I love it!  Then I chose a nude bag, and simple earrings.  I wanted to have patterned shoes to add more to the overall look, so I chose these floral boots by Windsor, and for $30 they're a steal!  I decided on this Essie nail varnish in Oranges to incorporate more color into the outfit.


I hope you all have a happy Thanksgiving!

What are you thankful for?
I'm thankful for my family, they're some of the strongest people I know.

xoxo,
      Paige

American Music Awards 2012: Best Dressed

So last night the American Music Awards were on, unfortunetly I forgot to record it, but I have been hunting through websites to catch what the celebs were wearing on the red carpet!

I am a major fan of Taylor Swift, plus I'm super jealous that she may or may not have a thing with Harry Styles right now!  I'm obsessed with her music, her charming music videos, and of course her style.  She's definitely my style icon for the girly side of me, and I don't think I've ever seen her in anything I haven't loved.



She wore a gorgeous Zuhair Murad dress last night, and I absolutely adore it!  It's a gold lace mini dress, with sequin and beading detailing on it, which really made it catch the light from the cameras.  It has sheer sleeves with a deep-v back and the bottom of the dress is scalloped.  Not only was I in love with her dress, but her hair looked amazing with her bangs and then the rest pulled back into the roll/bun thing (hahah, I'm so talented at describing things).  Her makeup was perfect for the look, since the dress is so neutral her bold smokey eye really helped her look alive and stand out.  She was my best dressed for the night for sure!


My next favorite would have to be Heidi Klum in Alexander Vauthier!




She looked stunning in this short gold lace mini, yes I'm aware that it's very similar to Taylor Swift's dress.  My favorite part of the dress is the neck, I love how the lace continues up the neck and covers the shoulders, it helps off-set the high slit and shortness of the dress.  I really love how Heidi chose to pair the daring dress with matching Christian Louboutin for Vauthier heels.  She also chose to hair her golden dress with a smokey eye and a bun!

You know what they say, great minds think a-like!  Taylor and Heidi totally pulled off their similar look, and I love it!


Some of my other favorite looks of the night were:

(left to right: A.J. McLean, Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough, Kevin Richardson)
The Backstreet Boys!  Personally I think Nick Carter looked great in all black!  I'm not digging what Brian or A.J. wore, but I also want to point out how sharp Howie and Kevin look!  I also love how each of them wore something different, so they didn't blend in together.  Overall, good job boys!

(left to right: Carrie Underwood, Stacy Keibler, Shay Carl)
Carrie wore this breath-taking Abed Mahfouz gown, this was a close 3rd in my favorites of the night!  I love how it gives her curves without taking away from the gown, but I also love how she wore the dress and didn't let the dress wear her!
Stacy wore Colette Dinnigan, I love how the dress has so much detail but yet it's not overwhelming.  I'm also dying cause her legs are killer!
Now I totally freaked out when I saw Mr. Shay Carl!  If you don't know who he is, he makes youtube videos and I'm just obsessed.  I think he looked adorable, I love how he went with the dark pants and tie, but chose the grey blazer with a pop of color button up!


Who were your best dressed of the American Music Awards 2012?

xoxo,
      Paige

Look-alike: Kourtney Kardashian's Outift


I have over 30 episodes of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, and another 20 episodes of Kourtney and Kim Take New York saved on my DVR, you could say that I'm a tad bit obsessed.. But you can't blame me, the family is full of head strong, powerful, and determined women.  Some may think they come off spoiled or bratty, but I personally love Khloe's sass, Kim's humor, and how Kourtney can be super mature one minute and hilarious the next.

If you pay attention to the ladies at all, than you know that they each have different styles with similar aspects.  Kourtney tends to cover up more than Kim or Khloe, which in my opinion is totally respectable since she is a mother of two.  I adore both Mason and Penelope, and I am all for Lord Disick.  I love the clips of when Kourtney and Scott are alone and goofy, they're so cute together.

So I decided to do a look-alike for Kourtney's outfit pictured below, now I imagine this candid is an older one (look at how little Mason is!)  But her outfit fits the fall season perfectly, and I think it's really timeless.
1. Tory Burch - $695
2. Theory - $220
3. Chatsworth - $45
4. Adriano Goldschmied - $159
5. Wall Is Fashion - $21
6. Steve Madden - $60

I really love the simplicity of this outfit, and how all of the pieces are timeless.  I first picked out the black jeans and  the white button up, which were extremely easy since practically every clothing company sells them.  I added the Chatsworth sunglasses, may I mention that I love the round frame shape?  Kourtney pulls them off so well!  I actually prefer the belt I chose instead of the one that Kourtney's wearing, I like the shape of the gold and the texture better compared to hers.  Then the Steve Madden black oxfords can be found anywhere from Target to JCPenny.  Than last but certainly not least, is the Tory Burch cheetah print handbag.  Kourtney's handbag is a bucket bag, but I couldn't find a cheetah print bucket bag so I chose this Tory Burch one.  I love how it's structured, so it doesn't look cheap like most cheetah print pieces.  It's something that you can pair with just about any outfit, and is a great statement handbag!  This is a great go-to fall outfit, and everyone should have at least one of these pieces in their closet to begin with.

Who is your style icon?

xoxo,
      Paige

Now Trending: Peter Pan Collar

1. Blue Inc - $40
2. My Theresa - $596
3. Miso - $24

So this trend has been hot hot hot for a few months now, and I'm obsessed.  I think something as simple as a collar can add so much to an outfit, but it doesn't put it over the top.  The rounded shape of the peter pan collar adds a touch of more feminine, which is wonderful since leather is so popular this fall, and the best part is it's so easy to get your hands on!  I've seen peter pan collars in so many stores, such as American Eagle, JCPenny, Dillards, Urban Outfitters, Forever 21, and so many other stores.  This trend is very easy to incorporate into your wardrobe, and I don't see this going out of style anytime soon.

1. Superfine Friend - $1,375
2. Blue Inc - $40
3. Hot Topic - $12
4. Marc by Marc Jacobs - $626
5. Kenneth Cole - $24
6. Alexander McQueen - $295
7. Essie : Mezmerised - $8

I'm loving the leather trend this year, and how it brings masculinity to anything, so I paired it with a girly top that has a peter pan collar, it's a great mix of the two opposites.  I added the Hot Topic bracelet to add an edge, and the Marc by Marc Jacobs bag because it has a more neutral vibe and goes along well with the entire outfit.  I thought these Kenneth Cole earrings and the Alexander McQueen ring were both stunning! (Alexander McQueen is my favorite designer, may he rest in peace)  I adore the color and vibrancy of Mezmerised by Essie, it's just the perfect touch of color.  I just realized I forgot to add shoes to the look, but you could easily dress it up with a great pair of nude pumps or dress it down with a pair of flats.
Are you also in love with the peter pan collar?

xoxo,
       Paige