Whitney Joins BINTM

Anyone who reads this blog regularly knows how much I love Whitney Port. As a major reality fan I also love BINTM, although I never found it as fun viewing as ANTM I'm certain that's all about to change with today's announcement that my style icon Whitney Port is set to join Elle Macphereson on the judging panel.

The 26 year old The Hills and The City star is the latest new addition to the panel along with male model Tyson Beckford and the shows usual judges designer Julien Macdonald and the show's host Elle.

The Whitney Eve designer said of her new role in a statement 'I'm a huge fan of the show and am honored to be in the company of the talented fellow judges and host, all fashion figures and designers I admire.  As a designer and someone who loves fashion, this is a role I am really looking forward to'

Whitney's role follows previous co - star Lauren Conrad's guest appearance on the original and American version of the show, and after reports the Kelly Osbourne was to replace Grace Woodward on the panel.  No word on what is going on there but we assume her Golden Globe faux pas was to blame.

Love Whitney

It's not hard to see how much I love Whitney Port, all you have to do is look at the right hand side of this page, or my bedroom door, or my magazine cuts....you get the idea.  This weekend Whitney was revealed as the face of Very.co.uk 's Love Label.

A brilliant move on both parts - constantly overshadowed online retailer will be bought to the attention to people like myself who otherwise would have overlooked them, and Whitney has a platform to launch her clothes this side of the pond (or so I'm hoping - Whitney Eve isn't very accessible!)

Check out these stunning pictures of the gorgeous reality star in the new campaign.

Officially Fashions Finest - London

London has officially taken over New York and Paris as the Fashion Capital of the world.

Statistics were released today from the Global Language Monitor (a company based in Austin, Texas that analyzes trends in the worlds languages - particularly English) that show that Fashion greats such as Kate Middleton and Alexander McQueen have helped us claim the top spot after coming in third last year.

Figures also revealed that Milan had once again entered 4th position, showing that the most famous fashion capitals gained top positions with NYC coming in second and Paris 3rd.  Hong Kong has dropped from 2 to 6, but is still the most fashionable place in Asia.  Berlin also entered the top 10 for the first time, making Europe the most fashionable contintnent.

See the top 10 here.

1. London, England

Up from 3rd The home of many of fashions finest, from Kate Moss to Robert Pattinson.  it was the Duchess of Cambridge and Alexander McQueen that helped solidify us at the top spot.

2. New York City, USA

Down from 1st. The City that bought us Diane Von Furstenburg and Sex in the city.  But we have Kate and McQueen.

3. Paris, France

Up from 4th.  The city that all of us fashion lovers adore for Chanel and Isabel Marant to name a few, but maybe the media feel have fallen off of the fashion scale.

4. Milan, Italy

Up from 6th, putting the most powerful fashion cities back in the top four.  Home of the late Gianni Versace and Miuccia Prada.

5. Los Angeles, USA

Held Position.  The City that bought us Lauren Conrad and Whitney Port through the medium of The Hills.  Maybe if they hadn't also condemned us with Heidi & Spencer they'd have a higher position.

6. Hong Kong, China

Although down from number two, the Chinese city is again the most fashionable Asian city which has bought us designers such as John Rocha.

7. Barcelona, Spain

The 16th most visited and most 'liveable' city in the world which has bought us one of the most famnous football teams in the world as well as sights such as the Torre Agbar (below) has moved up 3 places from 10.

8. Singapore, Malay Peninsula

The republics first entry into the top ten after coming in at number 15 last year.  The 'gateway betweeen east and west' is home to the Textile and Fashion Federation.

9. Tokyo, Japan
Another new entry in the top 10 after only finishing 14th in 2010.  Tokyo is well known for having the largest metropolitan economy in the world as well as being the setting for many Hollywood/Japanese style horror films, from Godzilla to Kill Bill.

10.  Berlin, Germany

Up from 18, Berlin is one of the 16 states and capital of Germany and most famous for the wall built to seperate the East and West of the city in 1961 and the street art that covered the wall before it was torn down.

2011 CFDA Awards, New York

The Council of Fashion Designers of America awards are a prestigious event held annually too award Americas leading fashion and accessory designers and exists to promote the fashion industry as more of a form of art and culture.  In addition to this the CFDA helps nurture and further the career of future designers, this is doe via the Vogue Fashion Fund and the Business Service Network. The award itself is known as a Trova.

This year (2011) marks the 10th year that Swarovski has underwritten the event, something for which Nadja Swarovski was presented her very own Trova by CFDA president Diane Von Furstenburg.

With the CFDA Awards being the ‘oscars of fashion’ celebrities really have to up their game when choosing their outfit to wear to the ceremony, and this years guests did not disappoint.

Any blog post about the CFDA awards would not be complete unless it began with Lady Gaga.   The 25 year old, who picked up the Trova for the Fashion Icon Award, wowed critics and fans alike in her Thierry Mugler gown which consisted of a spike corset and sheer covered decolletage was finished off by 12 inch plat formed heels and a turquoise wig.

Following suit and looking dapper in black were the like of Lucy Liu and Miranda Kerr.  Lucy Liu wore a stunning floor length black dress by Moniique Lhuillier with a corset bodice and a full feathered skirt.  Victoria’s Secret model Miranda Kerr showed off her post baby body with a Michael Kors skirt and top ensemble, the top with cut out panelling on the torso.  She accessorized with a gold belt and gold gladiator bangles.

On the other end of the colour spectrum, wearing white, was Whitney Port, Sophia Copolla and Kerry Washington.  Whitney Port wore an asymmetric Pamella Roland gown with a subtle tan and tousled, sun kissed locks.  Director Sophia Copolla presented Marc Jacobs with his lifetime acheivement award wearing a simple knee length bandeau dress with a white belt made by the designer she described on twitter as her ’brother from another mother’ and snakeskin heels.  Kerry Washington opted for the simple shift dress with a strong a-lined skirt with a little extra added detail by Calvin Klein.

Mixing it up with the traditional monochrome look were Anna Wintour and Chloe Sevigny.  Anna Wintour wore a black and white Marc Jacobs ensemble, a black knee length skirt with a white shirt.  Chloe Sevigny wore one of her own designs for opening ceremony.

Shenae Grimes went for the feminine yet male inspired trouser suit by Rebecca Taylor, minus the jacket, with a black and white corset top and chunky black heels, whilst Kristen Dunst has made fashion headlines by appearing in a Patrick Ervell shirt and Tuxedo with Prada pumps and a sleek up do.

Gold was another popular colour at the awards, with Naomi Watts going for a pale gold Calvin Klein number and Estelle wearing a longer, darker shade.

Injecting a bit of colour into the evening with their various shades of green were Judith Light, who wore a beautiful dress by Pamella Roland, Chanel Iman who wore a stunning shade of turquoise with a high thigh slit, and Victoria’s Secret model Karolina Kurkova wore a green sequined Diane Von Furstenburg dress, accessorised with Swarovski jewelley.

Dazzling in Red were (yet another) Victoria’s Secret model Doutzen Kroes wearing J Mendel and Karlie Kloss in Jason Wu, who also accompanied her up the red carpet.

Liv Tyler looked beautiful in her multi coloured Proenza Schoeler dress with simple black accessories.

Ashley Green made a statement in a neon pink number by last years winner of the lifetime achievement award, Michael Kors.

Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen looked every bit as stunning as usual, both dressed by their own label The Row, Ashley in a simple Blue dress and Mary Kate in a brassy gold blazer and simple black skirt, both with matching bags.

Finally my favourite - Jessica Alba.  Whilst she might be pregnant, and typically trying to hide her bump, she looked stunning in her orange and purple Diane Von Furstenburg dress.  The same colours and by the same designers that caused Cheryl Cole to come under intense scrutiny by the American public, Jessica Alba looks nothing short of glowing.

Finally, The Winners

Womenswear Designer of the Year - Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schoeler

Menswear Designer of the Year - Michael Bastian

Accessory Designer of the Year - Alexander Wang

International Award - Phoebe Philo for Celine

Swarovski Award for menswear - Prabal Gurung

Swarovski Award for women swear - Robert Gellar

Swarovski Award for accessories - Eddie Borgo