Category Archives: Evening Wear

Sex and the City Fashion

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The world of popular culture at the moment seems to be dominated by sex, celebrities and fashion. This is why there are so many magazines, television shows and movies that feature these themes heavily. The television show Sex and the City, for example, was a hugely successful production (mainly amongst women), because it contained a lot of sex and a lot of truly beautiful fashion apparel. A huge number of pieces from the biggest and best fashion designers were featured in the show and in the spinoff movies, including items from Dolce & Gabbana, Prada, Dior, Chanel, Gucci and many, many more. In the movie, Carrie Bradshaw, the writer portrayed by Sarah Jessica Parker, wore, amongst other things, a stunning D & G dress with a studded belt. No wonder we eat all of this up and ask for more!

Angelina Jolie

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Angelina Jolie is one of the most famous actresses working today. Actually, scratch that, she is one of the most famous people alive today. As well as her acting accolades, she has also been called the world’s most beautiful woman, a title which has only added to her fame. This is at least partially due to the excellent fashion and style choices that she makes when she appears in public. Her marriage to Brad Pitt, a man regularly featured on ‘sexiest men’ lists and articles, has also contributed to her massive public image and presence. Jolie and Pitt have recently appeared together at the Producers Guild Awards in Beverly Hills. Angelina dressed in a full-length black gown with floral patterns and a thigh-high slit. She also wore some great rose gold jewellery.

Watches and Power

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I find that very few fashion items immediately suggest wealth, success and power as much a a really nice-looking, shiny automatic watch. And you can see this in the advertisements created by watch manufacturers. For example, the watch company TAG Heuer has had a long list of celebrity models and ambassadors for their products, including such massive names as Brad Pitt, Tiger Woods, Maria Sharapova, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton and Uma Thurman. Now that’s an impressive list – all big names, and all with a great deal of influence in their respective fields. The images in the adverts are also clearly designed to demonstrate qualities that TAG Heuer want to show of themselves and their products – power, sophistication, wealth. And the funny thing is that I looked at adverts for a number of different watch companies, and they all looked pretty much the same, just with different logos and text. I guess the method works!

Ali Lohan

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I have just seen Ali Lohan’s fashion photo-shoot for fault magazine, a fashion and celebrity news magazine. To be absolutely honest with you, until just now I had never heard of Ali Lohan. Apparently she is the fashion-model-and-actress younger sister of controversial actress, pop-star and model Lindsay Lohan. And, again to be completely honest with you, I don’t really know what Lindsay Lohan has done either, although her name is better known to me than her sister’s. Anyway, the various news and gossip sites and blogs that I’ve visited are all fired up over these photos, in which Ali apparently shows off a radically different look to what she had before. To be fair, she is only 17 years old, but apparently people are discussing whether or not she has had plastic surgery to achieve her new look. Check the photos out here and judge for yourself.

Demi’s Film Premiere

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A few days ago, on October 17th, Demi Moore’s new film Margin Call premiered in New York. In terms of her fashion sense and style, everything was as it usually is when it comes to Moore – she looked like a movie star. Which isn’t surprising, because she is. For the premiere, she opted for a red, three-quarter length cocktail-style dress, with a dark, floral-esque pattern. Combined with classic black high heels, she looked exactly the part. However, even all of this beauty and style could not sufficiently mask her obvious distress over husband Ashton Kutcher’s reported infidelity. Her body shape gave it away – she looks very thin, and of course this is hardly surprising. To not only go through the stress of a cheating husband, but to have to do it in front of the media cameras and reporters has to take its toll on anyone. But she actually didn’t seem to be in a terrible mood, so good on her for keeping her head up!

New Bond Villain

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Like a lot of people, I am a big fan of the James Bond movie franchise. I remember watching some of the old movies when I was a kid, and they bring back fond memories of lying in a warm sleeping bag in front of the TV watching Roger Moore or Sean Connery sneaking into nasty places and dodging sharks and laser beams. Of course, this means that I was very disappointed when the upcoming Bond movie was cancelled due to financial difficulties experienced by MGM. However I am happy to see that a new Bond movie is now in the works, and even happier now I’ve seen that Javier Bardem will play the villain. I have been a fan of this Spanish actor for a long time now. He seems to have an air of classic sophistication, in the way that he acts as well as his fashion and style sense, that puts me in mind of some of the amazing actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood. He looks great whether he’s wearing a tux or just a casual shirt with jeans. Not to mention he is a very talented actor! Can’t wait to see this movie now!

Ryan Kwanten

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Ryan Kwanten is one of Australia’s rising new acting stars. He plays Jason Stackhouse in the vampire TV show True Blood, where – playing an American – he demonstrates his propensity for accents. Kwanten is also a very good-looking guy, and always dresses very well. He attended the Hugo Boss event honouring the Young Collectors Council of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum wearing a sharp, grey boss suit over a white shirt and a tie with a grey and white pattern, which exactly complimented his other ensemble. His hair was cut fairly short, with lots and lots of texture, and was pushed slightly to one side. He exhibited ‘designer stubble’ as facial hair, giving him a very dashing, Hollywood-leading-man kind of look.

Formal Evening Wear

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Hello everyone, I just wanted to write a few words on proper evening wear, as in my experience there is a lack of knowledge on what works and what doesn’t. Celebrity fashion is the place to go to for examples. For this article I am defining formal wear as clothing worn to any formal occasion, such as weddings, important dinners and so on. I have been to a fair number of formal occasions such as these, and in my opinion simplicity is always the best way to go. Neutral colours are best, such as the classic black evening jacket for men; black is always a safe bet if you are unsure. Women should choose simple evening dresses, or gowns depending on the particular occasion. Jewellery and accessories should not be overdone as it can make you look tacky rather than sophisticated. The goal, after all, is a look of sophistication; this is the main point to bear in mind when you are deciding on what to wear. Take a look at what the celebrities have been wearing at awards ceremonies if you are really stuck :)