VMA's: Best and Worst

There are plenty of awards ceremonies throughout the years and perfectly positioned between the Oscars and the Teen Choice Awards sit the VMA's.  MTV are renowned for their highly publicized events and this one really brings out the fun in the outfits worn by the stars in attendance.  Here are my best and worst:

Best Dressed

Taylor Swift:  Proving that Herve Leger isn't a brand permanently tainted by the likes of River Island and Tulisa copycats, the country singer wowed in her navy bandage dress with a super plunging neckline.  Her curls

Allison Williams:  The 'Girls' actress chose a demure white number by Valentino.  The lace a mini length makes it a perfect transeasonal option and show of her perfect pins whilst her updo keeps the overall look effortlessly chic.

Ellie Goulding:  Admittedly she isn't my favourite singer but I can't deny my love for this Amato couture dress perfectly teamed with a pair of Brian Atwood courts.  The thigh high split is very Angelina and keeping her hair au naturale and without effort somehow manages to make her look even more endearing.

Worst Dressed

Katy Perry:  I don't know what it is about this girl.  She is so stunning yet insists on wearing some of the worst outfits known to man.  This Emanuel Ungaro number has to be one of her worst to date, mainly due to the fact that it has none of the playful over the top-ness she usually displays with her purple hair and all.

Lil Kim: There are no words.  None at all.

Erin Wasson:  Where to start.  Firstly, the hairstyle is inappropriate for a narcs meeting let alone any form of a red carpet.  The outfit?  Sheer can be nice by way of panelling, clearly something designer Alexandre Vauthier has never heard of.

The September Issue

Thanks in large part to RJ Cutlers documentary, The Septemer Issue of fashion publications is well known to be the biggest and most operant issue of the year. That said, it's always a big deal seeing who the magazines choose to front the most prestigious of issues. See

My top picks below.

Whilst American Vogue opted to stick to their favourite marketing strategy of 'celebrity sells' and putting Jennifer Lawrence on their cover, British Vogue chose fashion heavyweight Daria Webowry as the cover model for the biggest issue of the year. I'll admit I expected someone a lot more high profile  , it does make a nice change for a fashion publication to go back to using an actual model on the cover as opposed the the hottest singer, actress, reality star at the time. 

Elle chose 'California Girls' singer Katy Perry to grace their cover this month, coinciding with the stars recent highly anticipated song release.  Dressed in a checked Celine dress Katy looks surprisingly understated on the cover. Perhaps a further indication that the 'teenage dream' days are truly behind her. 

One Direction were the face of GQ. Each 'Directioner' had an individual portrait on the men's magazine cover so that readers can choose their favourite. Whilst this is a great marketing tactic, I can't see it appealing to much the magazines largely straight male readers.