Three AMA Hair Moments

The AMAs were full of glitz, sheer lace and that Bieber kid. Not very interesting, except for these three looks. Jessica Alba is simply stunning. I can't say I've ever seen her act or do anything interesting, but she's so easy on the eyes I'd be happy to see more. While there were many loose waves on the red carpet (are we going into the era of "the Middleton"?), Jessica is classy and classic.

I didn't recognize Taylor Swift at first. Taylor seems to have replaced the curling iron with a flat one. She looks more mature and incredibly beautiful.

Rihanna is wearing a wig, of course, but I really like this one. Retro, different and fun- and worlds better than the other wigs she's been sporting lately. I preferred the other Elie Saab Couture gown she wore that night, in sea-foam green, but this one was quite interesting on her, too.

Photos: Jusat Jared, Socialite Life.

Rihanna in a ruffled polka dot jumpsuit. Really.

Fill in the blank:
In 10 years Rihanna is going to look at these photos and________________________

Photos: Just Jared

Seeing Green

Apparently there's more than one way to wear floor length sea green and Louboutins. Carla Bruni in Roland Mouret and Rihanna in... something. My money is on the First Lady of France.

Photos: Faded Youth Blog

Three Things That Made My Weekend

1. Just looking at Dita Von Teese. This photo is from a Milan Fashion Week event, where Dita launched he new lingerie line. Personally, I'm not sure I'm into celebrity unmentionables, but then again, I do like Elle Macpherson's stuff, so I might have to give this a chance. In any case, nobody wears a red lipstick like Dita.



2. Rihanna and what looks suspiciously like a Franciscan monk. I can't stand her hair, but at least she cleaned up nicely after last week's airport style fiasco. Rihanna was in Venice this weekend for her manager's wedding, where apparently the locals don't care that the fashion police has been after her lately. Bonus picture: rocking the purple lipstick.




3. My favorite Mad Men lovelies January Jones and Elisabeth Moss. We're seeing them around more and more, and it delights my nerdy fan soul. January Jones attended Variety’s 1st Annual ‘Power of Women’ Luncheon with the likes of Anne Hathaway and Christina Applegate. Elisabeth Moss was featured on the cover of Venice magazine. Talent is a beautiful thing.

Bonus guilty pleasure item: The next Real Housewives show will be The Gay Housewives of NYC. This can't be anything but pure fun to watch. Definitely more interesting than the other reported new reality show about Tinsley Mortimer's life (and divorce). Not that there's any force in the universe that would prevent me from DVRing this crap to watch while working out. For motivation, you see.

Photos and information: Just Jared

Rihanna. No Words.

I was willing to give Rihanna the benefit of the doubt and make allowance for her age, too much time spent in airports and a funky personality. But this is not even a case of fashion crisis. I think it's a taste problem, and that's very very hard to fix.

Opinions?

Photos: Just Jared

A Fashion Moment With Rihanna And Friends

A note to highly impressionable teenagers everywhere: Don't try this at home. Seriously, I'm still embarrassed about an 1985 incident that included a pair of very similar Madonna-inspired gloves and a math teacher who would never be the same. But I'm referring more to the jumpsuit, which Rihanna is probably the only person in the universe who can pull it off. On 99% of us it would be ridiculously unflattering.

What I do like here is the pearls (we all have a perverted inner Jackie O., right?) and the super glam makeup. Flawless skin, black eyeliner and red lipstick- all beautiful and as red carpet worthy as it gets. The nails, however, are atrocious (click the second photo to see what I mean).



As a bonus, for all of us Party of Five nerds, here's Neve Campbell at the same event, (the London premier of Inglorious Bastards) looking as sane and adorable as if it's still 1995.



And an unrelated second bonus, Posh Beckham modeling her own creation (I like the outfit) and looking unintentionally hilarious.

all photos: Dlisted

Seen Around Town- Items Of The Moment

Here are bits and pieces, looks and ideas as seen on celebs in the last week or so. Which ones do you like? What doesn't work for you?


White denim. I love it, even if not necessarily the way Kate Moss wears it. I like to pair slim white jeans with a colorful DVF wrap top and cute sandals. I think Hilary Swank pulls it off perfectly.




Red lipstick. The tricky part is choosing the right red for you. Do you think Angelina and Rihanna got it right?


Little dresses in bright colors. Nothing says "summer" like a yellow dress.

I like strappy sandals, I like platforms. Not so sure about these bondage gear, especially the way Beyonce paired it with awful denim shorts, and Rumer Willis' black manicure is just a bit too much. The last pair was seen on Evangeline Lilly in Cannes. A little different and not half bad.

Photos: Just Jared, Socialite Life, Faded Youth Blog

V is for Fashion Victim

Rihanna, obviously searching for the Final Frontier, at the 3rd Annual DKMS gala. The outfit probably makes sense in Posh Beckham's world, I'm just not sure why a pretty young thing who gets a lot of attention just by showing up needs to dress this way. I'm not even saying a word about the nail polish. The boots are interesting, though.

Photo: A Socialite's Life

Analyze This

I get that Rihanna is a young, beautiful pop star. This status definitely allows for some questionable fashion choices. The goddess of teenage girls remembers Madonna circa 1984 and the millions of fans who ran out to but fingerless lace gloves and tied ratty ribbons in their hair (for the record, I never had a buckle that said "Boy Toy", just so you know).


Now, I like the combination of a sweet but sexy corset and those punk cuffs. I can also deal with Rihanna's shoes and with the concept of wearing tons of makeup (I would never tell Chrissie Hynde to go easy on the eyeliner). But that lipstick color is just way too much and would look tacky on anyone outside of the pop star context, especially when worn with that nail color.


Speaking of tacky, Ashlee Simpson, who otherwise looks very pretty here has ruined the whole thing with these sandals. I love colorful shoes and orange is one of my favorite colors, but this pair just looks cheap to me. Interestingly enough, Cameron Diaz wore the same footwear, only in white, to the same event, 20th Annual Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards last Friday, where she was photographed all shiny-faced.


Opinions? Help me see the light?

Images: Hollywood Rag

A little black dress gone wrong

The thought process and aesthetics that brought on the dress Rihanna was wearing for a Fendi store opening in Paris don't work for me. I don't think it works for Rihanna, either. I'm not sure if it's an issue of being a fashion victim, or what Tim Gunn calls "a little taste problem". Either way, I'd fire her stylist.

Images: Faded Youth Blog, Dlisted

Claws

I'm generally fond of Rihanna, except for her fashion choices.
(And her music)

I'm not loving the orange talons, especially with this dress.

Don't buy these pants

Rihanna is kind enough to show us what happens when a girl with a perfect figure wears what I assume to be high-waist wide leg pants. This is why I'm sticking with skirts this season.

The pooch is beyond adorable, and Dlisted has more photos of cute dog and fashion victim star.

Little Black Dress

Rihanna is perfection from the neck up, but this Dsquared2 dress (from Milan fashion week) is a nip-slip waiting to happen. Also, I know everyone is as tired of hearing me say this just as much as I'm tired of maternity style dresses: Unless you really are with child, why would you choose clothes that make you look 6 months along?