Miley's Meme

I've never made a secret of my distaste for Miley Cyrus, I'm just not into that whole oversexed attitude she has going on at all! I mean if you are in the public eye and a role model to millions of girls the surely you have a duty to those fans to be the kind of role model they can aspire to be, right? 

Anyway, I digress, I could go on all day but I won't. This post is about the latest meme sensation to have hit the Internet. Meme's have become huge over the last few years and never so big as when Ange wore that dress to the Oscars. Miley is the latest to have become a, is meme victim the right phrase? 

The image in question is a cut from her latest music video 'wrecking ball', shot by Terry Richardson, the video shows Miley swinging naked from a, erm wrecking ball. The image has been cut and the background replaced for a replaced by a series of backgrounds from around the world, such as the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower and - in my opinion the funniest - riding a dolphin. 

Well, I don't know what else we expect from someone whose real name is Destiny. 

2012's Fashion Round Up

From Ange's rightleg to Slimane's debut at YSL (or SLP, who actually knows), we review the best and worst of the fashion industry over the past 12 months.

Red Carpet Moment - Angelina's Right Leg.

On the red carpet for this year's Oscars, Angelina Jolie decided to flaunt her perfectly toned right leg in this Atelier Versace gown, spawning a number of online virals and even it's own Twitter account @AngelinasRightLeg.


Moment - Fashions Olympic Takeover



I'm going to admit it, I didn't watch a single event barring the opening and closing ceremonies, but judging by this, I caught the best part. David Gandy led the way for some of Britains top models during the Closing Ceremony in London this year.


Store - Victoria's Secret



Famed for their multi million dollar fashion shows and models more than the actual garments sold, the US brand launched a flagship in London's Bond Street this year. Like we needed a reason to go underwear shopping!!

Advert - Brad Pitt for Chanel No. 5

 The American Actor became the first male to front a campaign for the luxurious perfume this year. Whilst many viewers were confused as to what exactly it was that Brad is actually talking about, no one can deny that the advert gained a lot of media coverage.

Style Crush - Kristen Stewart.

With promotional tours for Snow White, Breaking Dawn and On The Road and a partnership with BALENCIAGA, K Stew discovered that fashion might actually be something worth smiling about.

Reunion - The Spice Girls

 Not only making an appearance at the Olympics Closing Ceremony, they helped launch a musical loosely based on themselves. I, for one, will never be too old to admit how much I love these girls!


Family - The Beckhams

 With Victoria being the most tweeted about designer this year and David launching his own underwear line with high street retailer H&M, Romeo joined his parents as part of the fashion elite by fronting a campaign for iconic British brand Burberry.


Takeover - Hedi Slimane for Yves Saint Laurent

Stefano Pilati's seat had barely even cooled before Hedi Slimane had taken over at the French fashion house and completely rebranded it, changing the iconic 'YSL' trademark and changing it to 'SLP'/Saint Laurent Paris. Despite his complete overhaul and impressive background, Slimane has failed to impress critics meaning both his collections and advertising campaigns have been less successful than his predecessors.


Shock Exit - Nicolas Ghesquire at BALENCIAGA

Despite being the man who finally made Kristen Stewart smile, Ghesquire made a shock exit at Balenciaga at the end of October. No official reason was given to his exit, but many attributed his quitting to the lack of creative freedom he was given compared to Slimane when taking over YSL. As to where he will end up, that’s another mystery, with some sources making suggestions from him taking over from Lagerfeld at Chanel, relaunching Schiaparelli or even just being courted by LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault (Rivals of Balenciaga owners PPR).



Book - Grace Coddington

 The Welsh born former model was reportedly approached by a publisher during the filming of R.J. Cutlers ‘The September Issue’ in 2009, and has spent the last 2 ½ years writing this insightful book, with help of friend Michael Roberts, of Vanity Fair.

Oscar's 2012: Red Carpet Glamour

After a hard weekend of partying I decided to spend the day in bed with my best friend whilst watching some of the funniest DVD's I owned, the best? Zoolander of course.  I've not seen the film for a while and it made me laugh looking at some of fashions greatest on the screen 11 years ago as cameos in the movie, from Victoria Beckham to Tom Ford, Karl Lagerfeld to Tommy Hilfiger.  You could without a doubt see the evolution the stars had gone through over the past decade, although none was more apparent than that of Natalie Portman.

With her crimped her, chubby cheeks and red face, the Black Swan star was a world away from her current style icon status and last night she proved exactly why she held that name as she showed off her post pregnancy figure in a stunning red polka dot, vintage Dior dress, making her my best dressed of the night.

Another star of the movie was Ukranian born actress Milla Jovovich who looked a vision in an one shoulder Elie Saab couture dress accessorized with a box clutch and some slick red lips.  Rooney Mara also looked flawless in her backless Ginvenchy dress, red lipstick and full fringe whilst Angelina Jolie ditched the white that she wore so badly back at the Golden Globes and went back to her signature black wearing a beautiful velvet gown by Atelier Versace.

SAG awards 2012

They may not be the most prestegious of awards, but the Screen Actors Guild Awrds red carpet is a glamour fest none the less.  Whilst nude was the ruling colour at this years Golden Globes, the overall pallete was a lot darker last night with many stars in black gowns, although there was the occasional pop of colour from stars such as  Natalie Portman in Giambattista Valli, Michelle Williams in Valentino and Sofia Vergara in Marchesa.

Angelina Jolie led the way for those who decided on LBD's for the night, going back to her darker roots in a flawless black Jenny Packham gown, Emma Stone stepped away from Lanvin for the night and opted for a black Alexander McQueen dress, shoes and clutch whilst Tina Fey looked more stunning than usual in a black vintage Versace dress.

Best dressed of the night? For me it was without a doubt Emily Blunt, doing Britain proud in an absolutely stunning Asymmetric Oscar de la Renta gown with a long side split showing just the perfect amount of her perfect pins.

Rihanna's New Tattoo

You hear the words 'Thug Life' and no matter who you are, you automatically think of Tupac, anyone who claims they don't is lying.  Those two words are synonymous with the late rapper who was murdered supposedly as a result of the infamous East Coast - West Coast rivalry between stars such as Puff Daddy, Biggie Smalls and Tupac in 1996.

You think of a high profile event like this, and Rihanna is the last music star your would affiliate with such controversy, despite the claims of her links to the Illuminati due to her collaborations with rap legend Jay-Z.  However today, after a series of Tweet's Rihanna appears to have associated herself permanently with the late Tupac after tweeting an image of herself with those two famous words tattooed on her hand in pink ink.

The supposed tattoo comes after she was pictured with the words inked on her hands with a pen last year in Brazil and is the work of high profile celebrity tattoo artist Mark Mahoney who has previously worked on celeb's such as Britney Spears, Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie.

Golden Globes 2012: Fashion Faux Pas

As always with these types of events, there are a few people who clearly need to sack their stylist, or two year old in Sarah Michelle Gellar's case.  The 2012 Golden Globes were no exception, there was headband hell on some stars, others wore outfits that quite frankly bored the pants off of viewers with their safeness and predictability and then those that were just too bad for words:

Michelle Williams was a high trend of Twitter last night, not in a good way.  Critiscim immediately broke out over her headband, with some Tweep suggesting it was 'time to give Matilda her headband back'.

Her Jason Wu dress left a lot to be desired.  Whilst she kept the accessories to a minimum, allowing the dress to speak for itself, it still wasn't right.  Whilst Michelle may have a fab figure, unless your Keira Knightley, it's best to leave the full length velvet at home.

Another headband fan was Charlize Theron.  Usually predictable but immaculate Charlize wore a 20's inspired Dior gown in pale pink.

Whilst Charlize herself looks undeniably gorgeous, there is just something about her dress, the plunging neckline and gathered side seems like she is trying to hard - not something she needs to do.

She also opted for an embellished headband with her hair swept to the side, a gorgeous style, that may have worked with any other dress but somehow it's almost like she is trying to prove a point.

Angelina Jolie.  This has to be the first time in a very long time she has stepped onto the red carpet in a dress that wasn't black, and we're not sure it was the right choice.  The white silk Atelier Versace gown makes her looked washed out and vampiresque, something which the red detailing only contributed to.

One cant deny though, that Ange's step away from her trademark nude lips to wearing a bright red lipstick is a good step, and accentuates those already lustworthy lips.

Our favourite part of her outfit? The arm candy of course, we never tire of looking at Brad's face.

Hair? Perfect. Colour of dress? Perfect. Bare face and minimal accessories? Perfect.  Yet there is still something not quite right about this dress.

Bar Rosie Huntington Whiteley and Jessica Rabbit, no one should attempt this look.  Reese can quite often be critisized for being to boring, but in my opinion she still always looks good, apart from this outfit.  She doesn't have the biggest chest in Hollywood, yet she still looks like she is busting out of this Zac Posen dress.  That is never a good look.

One of the first to arrive, this was undoubtedly one of the worst outfits of the night.  Sarah told E! that her two year old daughter Charlotte picked out her Monique Lhuillier gown.  It shows.