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This week I have been inspired by Blake Lively.....

I really like the way Blake styled herself for her husbands movie premiere this week, she wore a Marios Schwab maroon mini dress, paired with a Burberry coat and Bottega Veneta shoes. I especially like the shoulder collar detail on the coat, it's a nice way to switch up a classic style.....

This week I have been inspired by Blake lively....

Blake lively is the modern Hollywood style icon, her style is so trend aware and completely original that she has become the muse of many famous designers. What I like so much about her style is that its always almost perfect but not quite, it always looks a little unfinished, which creates an effortless easy breezy kind of look. She is famed for her trademark dishevelled blonde hair which has become a style staple all on its own, but perhaps the thing I love the most about Blake Lively's style is that it's completely her own, she doesn't hire a stylist and always puts together her red carpet looks by herself, which in modern day Hollywood is a very rare thing to find....

This week I have been inspired by Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn is one of the biggest style icons in history, and arguably her greatest fashion moment was when she donned the all black Givenchy dress in the opening scenes of breakfast at tiffany's. I like this look because it's so effortlessly stylish, classic and timeless, the simplicity in the look is what makes it so key, this is one of the greatest fashion moments in history and paved the way for the one key item that every woman has in her wardrobe, the little black dress....

This week I have been Inspired by the oscars....

This week was the oscars so i have picked out some of my favourite red carpet looks from the event, my best dressed of the night was Amy Adams in Oscar De La Renta, the pastel colour works really well on her skin and the rufelled layered texture of the bottom adds a stylish quirk to the classic fairytale shape....

Charlese Theron in Dior Couture looked great, the look is very minimalistic, with simple hair and pure white, the only attention grabbing part of the dress is the peplum waist detail which was encrested in simple beading to add a bit of shine....

Salma Hayek was another star that stood out for me in Alexander McQueen, all of your attention instantly goes towards the gold embelleshed collar detail, which gives a unique edge to the look, i like this so much because its a bit more of a bold statement choice than your usual fantasy girly oscar gown....

Kerry Washington looked perfect for the oscars in a coral Mui Mui gown with a nude tulle bustier embelleshed with pailettes and crystals, the colour on this dress works really well because its not a completely attention grabbing choice which is perfect for someone who is not actually nominated, but still attending to suppourt their movie....

Special recognition goes to Jennifer lawrence who whore a Calvin Klein silver dress to the vanity fair oscars after party, this would have been my best dressed of the night if she had worn it to the actual ceremony. I feel this is a much better choice than the Dior Couture gown she wore to the awards, its more young fresh and definately the type of dress to wear when your centre stage and accepting the best actress award at the oscars....

This week i have been inspired by the grammys....

When i watched the Grammys this year barely anybody stood out to me on the red carpet, im surprised by how little it excited me this year and the main reason is because everybody played it safe, but two stars that did stand out for me were Rihanna and Kelly Rowland.

Firstly Rihanna in her custom made Azzadine Alaia gown, usually i'm not a fan of red on the red carpet but this time it genuinely worked, the colour is stunning and the sheer panels work really well showing decent amount of skin but in a subtle way, this is by far one of my favourite red carpet looks by rihanna because its an uncharacteristicly classy choice....

The reason I like the Geoges Chakra Gown worn by Kelly Rowland is the complete opposite to the reason i like the Rihanna look so much, its such a bold statement to make, the skin on show is so daring and so unexpected that it makes this dress my complete best dressed of the night, the way the sheer panels are cut create a unique edgy almost print like quality to the dress which makes it look just as much like a piece of art than a fashion statement. The black fabric was a perfect choice because any other colour would have completely overpowered the dress. I personally feel that this was the perfect way for someone who is usually seen as a side act to Beyonce to finally get some of the attention for once.....

 

This week I have been inspired by the Godfather

The Godfather is one of my favourite films of all time, the 1920's taylored style worn by Marlon Brando and Al Paccino in the film is so classic. Im really considering at as a theme for my final major fashion project in March. The only downside is how difficult it would be to create a tailored look, because of how intricate and precise you have to be to create a suit....