Oscar Fashion Wrap Up

It's Oscar time!! The mother of all awards show is here and while the show itself is usually pretty boring the fashion is always fun to dissect. However, since the Oscars are such a big deal, usually the fashion is less risky and a bit more plain than the Golden Globes or SAG Awards. I think this year followed that rule.

I didn't notice any huge trends but here are some women who chose to wear beigish/creamish colors. From left to right: Helen Mirren wore Christian Lacroix and while I liked the dress I thought it made her look kind of matronly, especially compared to the Golden Globes. Jennifer Lopez chose the Greek Goddess look again with Marchesa. Gwyneth Paltrow is wearing Zac Posen. At first I didn't like the dress but after looking at it for a bit it's growing on me.


There were also some women who chose very light colors. Kate Winslet is wearing this light green Valentino dress. I think she looks okay, the dress is a little plain and the color isn't very flattering on her. She's looked better. Beyonce is wearing Armani Prive. I don't like her that much and even though the dress is nice I just don't think it looks that great on her, I think it's just my bias against her.


Bold colors still make a statement. As much as I don't really like Jessica Biel (she went to the same college as me and I don't think she's a very good actress) her Oscar de la Renta dress was approrpiately young and fun but still classy. Although I think she should have worn a bra or something. I thought Nicole Kidman looked absolutely stunning in Balenciaga. The red is gorgeous and matches perfectly with her blond hair and skin tone. For someone who is so fair that can be difficult. Naomi Watts in Escada looked good too, although I think the yellow doesn't quite match perfectly with her skin tone. Apparently the rep for Escada said how they designed the dress around her pregnancy even though she hasn't announced it herself yet, oops!! She's probably not so happy about that. Reese Witherspoon in Nina Ricci looks simple and elegant, even though her hair is the same as the Golden Globes.


I think feathers are tough to pull off and very fashion forward. Penelope Cruz in Atelier Versace, Maggie Gyllenhaal in Prouenza Schouler and Kirsten Dunst in Chanel Couture all went with feathers. I'm not a huge fan of feathers so with every one of these dresses at first I didn't love them but after seeing a few pictures I've decided they're not bad.


I really liked Cameran Diaz's Valentino dress. I think it's kinda cool and I really like how the white contrasts with her darker hair and the 2.9 million dollars worth of Cartier jewelry she's wearing including ncluding a 9-carat cabochon emerald and 65-carat diamond earrings. That's a lot of money on jewels, but those earrings are gorgeous.


My best dressed this year goes to Cate Blanchett in Giorgio Armani Prive and Rachel Weisz in Vera Wang. Both their hair, make-up and outfits look fantastic. I think Cate's dress is beautiful and very outstanding while still being classy. Really sparkly dresses are hard to pull off (see Beyonce, Golden Globes) but she does it well.


I love how silky and gorgeous Rachel's dress is. The train also has really cool detailing on it. I'm surprised how nice that necklace and pin look on a strapless dress, that might look like overkill on someone less elegant.


Now time for my worst dressed. I thought Kelly Preston's Dolce and Gabbana dress was kind of overkill. I know leopard print is in and all but it is a lot and looks a little too young for her. It's also not very flattering on her great figure. Anne Hathaway's Valentino dress looks like a grandma's doiley with a big bow on top.
Eva Green is so beautiful and a great actress (she looks fantastic in Casino Royale my new fav movie) but at events she always looks terrible. The Oscars were no exception. That dress is just ugly, and so is her hair.


I thought the show itself was kinda boring, I miss Jon Stewart as the host. I was kind of annoyed when the announcer that The Deaprted was based on the JAPANESE film Infernal Affairs (one of my top 10 favorite movies of all time, that is from Hong Kong in CHINA), oh well. For a complete list of winners click here.

My goodies

Greetings from abroad everyone!! I'm in Taiwan right before I go to Japan for a week. I have a couple extra hours so I thought I'd do a quick post on my trip. I have many many posts planned about the fashion, food, culture and life (haha, yes what a pun)that I experienced on my trip. You'll be sick of hearing about Paris, London and Prague by the time I'm done. I decided I'd start with the most important aspect of my trip, what i bought of course. I tried not to spend loads of money or time on shopping but I managed to do some damage. I love European shopping.

I noticed a few really big trends in Paris and London. Many of the women there, like in America, are tucking their jeans into high boots. The most popular boot I saw was a kind of pointy but flat boot that went up to the mid calf. I can't find a picture online but I'll keep looking. I was at a tube stop in London and out of about 20 women waiting I'd say about 15 of them were wearing tall boots. Also, cool hats and toggle coats were super popular. Cheaper stores like H and M, Oasis, Zara and Top Shop have very stylish coats for much lower prices than the American stores do so it's easier for them to be fashionable.

Let me begin with my absolute LOVE of Topshop. I'm going to do a longer post on London shopping so they'll be lots more talk of Topshop there. I bought the 2 jackets you can see below. The Fitted Jacket on the left and the Double Breasted Jacket on the right. I saw Jennifer Meyer there (Toby Maguire's wife and fantastic jewelry designer who I've posted about) and she bought the Fitted Jacket, don't i feel special.


When I was Paris it was Soldes (sale) month. Twice a year literally EVERYTHING (Prada, Gucci, etc . . included) in Paris goes on sale, the sales are actually regulated by the government. Apparently everyone takes the first day of the sale off from to shop. Oh to be french and have your job cater to your shopping habit. It took some hardcore self-control but I only bought one thing in Paris. These boots from this shoe store Andre which used to be 150 euros but were on super sale for 50 euros. They're perfect for tucking skinny jeans into. This shoe store was great, I just happened to walk by and go in.


I also bought this simple long sweater at a store in London called Oasis. I really like long sweaters and shirts because they're slimming.


Since I was in Paris I could not help but buy a beret from one of my new favorite stores Comptoir des Cottonniers. They have very simple but cute things. Hopefully it won't be a "what was i thinking" travel purchase. I think it looks cute!


I'm going to wake up early to watch the Academy Awards here and hopefully I'll have a chance to post on my favorite fashions before I leave. I love movies and fashion so Oscar night is always fun for me. Usually I start sit through all the preshows and everything but this year I can only watch the show itself.

Oh yeah, Happy Chinese New Year!! I hope everyone has a wonderful year of the boar. Even though it's the last day, better late than never. I love all the gorgeous decorations for the holiday in Taiwan.

One last post before I go

As I was surfing the web I came upon these pictures of American Ferrera at the Directors Guild of American awards and I must say I think she looks phenomenal. The beautiful lace dress, the fantastic red shoes, the casual but great hair and the classy and understated jewelry are perfect. I think she's gorgeous (and actually looks like a normal sized person) and she is definitely not the ugly girl she plays in Ugly Betty. She has a great stylist and has looked wonderful at the Golden Globes and SAG awards. She told Hello Magazine, "I didn't know how fat and ugly I was until I started going on auditions." Oh Hollywood, get with reality!

Be back kinda of shortly

You won't be reading anything new on this blog for the next month because I will be off and travelling. On the itinerary is London, Paris, Prague and then in March I will be in Taiwan until June. I'll have my computer in Taiwan so I will keep updating the blog, probably with some tid bits about Asian fashion. I'm excited for the fantastic sights, chic European people watching and hopefully some good food.

It's going to be COLD in Europe but my best friend told me that the Parisians would laugh at me if i wore Mr. Puffy (my huge down jacket I would wear at school in Boston) so I will do my best to be fashionable and warm, I might have to settle for sort of stylish and sort of warm.

Be sure to check back in March!!

-Lisa