Event Clothing... Golden Globed 2014

Here we are.. first blog post of 2014... a long time coming....

So before getting into all the little things happening with me, or the things I would like to GRIPE about, or the MUST HAVE FINDS we shall begin with a bang, GOLDEN GLOBE red carpet review!!!

Drum roll please... and we are off!

Alison Williams in Alexander McQueen was boring for me.  She has an incredible body and has worn some great pieces so this was just boring and safe for me.  It is TV's biggest night, bring out the big guns.  Side note, GIRLS is back and I am BEYOND happy about it!

Amber Heard, WOW... stunning!  That midnight blue was radiant.  Now granted you may be looking at this picture and thinking I am smoking something but perhaps this wasn't the most flattering angle, but va va voom!

Aubrey Plaza did what I love, took a chance in Oscar de la Renta!  Purple, lilac and pink, so fresh!  Also, this is the first sighting of the trend of the night, the modified hem line showing the shoes.  Aside from being pregnant this was the top trend of the carpet.

And speaking of pregnant and hemlines, Drew Barrymore in Monique Lhuiller.  It is not my favorite but could have been a lot worse.  Let's just say she wears that pregnant glow amazingly well.

My girl, Jennifer Lawrence in Dior.  Sadly this was not thrilling.  This girl has way my sartorial class than most and this dress was average.  It is already being mocked all over the internet with duvets and electrical tape.  I am hoping she played this down so her Oscar dress will seem UNREAL.  Fingers crossed.

Ever the classic Julia Roberts in Dolce and Gabbana.  Effortless and timeless is what this look was.  Ageless perhaps.  Her makeup was fantastic, a nice dark eye.

Julianna Margulies in Andrew Gn knocked my socks off.  The proportions and the deep V, thumbs up!

Julie Bowen in Carolina Herrera left me perplexed.  This is when a tiny petite girl gets her proportions wrong.  The sleeves were too big for her frame, but A++ for the colours and the velvet.  Stunning dress just maybe not for her.

Newlywed funny gal Kaley Cuoco in this printed Rani Zakhem was a beautiful sight!  I loved it, classic feminine beauty with a twist.  Also look closely she did a great GREEN eye makeup that brought out the subtly hues of the dress. 

Kate Beckinsale in Zuhair Murad proving she is still the sex pot with the mostest.  Fun fact!  The zipper in the dress broke in the limo and she was late on arrival to the carpet and she had to be sewn into this super tight dress... imagine what happens when she has to pee...lol

Pregnant Kerry Washington in a custom Balenciaga was gorgeous.  She let the bump to do all the talking!

IT girl Lena Dunham in the amazingly bright Zac Posen is her stepping up her carpet game!  The corset work on Posen's dresses are magical, and it worked its magic on her curves.  She is getting hit hard in the press with thumbs down but I really do/did like it.

Proving the peplum is here to stay Leslie Mann wore Dolce and Gabbana and she wore it well.  Always a lady she is.

Melissa McCarthy in her own design left me going.. ugh why!  Love her, love her choices 90% of the time but this dress was too much fabric for me.  Just felt she could have done better than a graduation gown with a fancy drapey scarf.

My new obsession Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery in Oscar de la Renta.  The colour was too muted for me but the dress flatters her sooo well.  *trend alert

Resse Witherspoon is a sporty femme fatale in this dress.  This Calvin Klein dress colour is a stand out.

Sandra Bullock in Prabal Gurung is in my top picks.  It was just so different! *trend alert

Sofia Vergara in Zac Posen was meh.  However, that necklace, I die!  The necklace canceled out my lack luster appeal of the dress.

At first glance I thought Tina Fey's dress was a flamingo pattern and I was THRILLED, cause how awesome would that be.  Then I noticed it was flowers, boo ..lol  But really, great dress!

Zooey Deschanel in Oscar de la Renta gets major major fashion props for making a crop top acceptable for black tie fare.  Hello who does that!  Love this girl!  *trend alert

Elizabeth Moss in J Mendal was amazing!  This is in my very top favorites.  Sexy, feminine, daring and yet that cranberry colour is so classic.  Hands down a winner for sure!  *trend alert

Now Emma Watson in Dior is getting mixed reviews.  This twenty year old pushed the envelope and I LOVED it!  How daring yet classic is this apron dress with pants!  She makes me want to rip the back out of a dress and rock this all summer long!  I would totally suggest this outfit for a wedding guest this Summer... knock out.

SHOCKINGLY not getting much attention is Lizzy Caplan in Emillio Pucci.  The lines of the gold beading is an amazing silhouette.

Ok, confession time.  I have no clue who this is, or what she is wearing, but that blue is gorgeous!  Makes me think my closet needs more robins egg blue in it!  *trend alert

 

Lupita Nyong'o  in Ralph Lauren.  Although she looked amazing, that skin, all I thoguht is Gwenyth did it before.

Margot Robbie in Oscar de le Renta was breathtaking.  Something about emerald green and white is always amazing.  Loved her shoes!  Oh ps, you HAVE to go see Wolf on Wall Street, it is vulgar and long but 100% amazing!

IF I am ever pregnant I want to be completely in cased in green sequins.  I am officially jealous of a pregnant lady! Oliva Munn made everyone green with envy in this Gucci dress.

Rashida Jones in this super unique Fatso Puglisi dress made me realize that no matter the event her personality will shine.  An unusual choice but it works!

Well I think that post went well... the 2014 Friends in my Closet blogging has begun!!!  Hope you liked my picks, if you did or didn't leave a comment below!  Chat on Facebook and Tweet me!!!

Love you all, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Adore...

Well Ravens won the Super Bowl last night, my family had a blast playing commercial Bingo, and the Queen B herself did that halftime show.

Beyonce, was stunning as usual, made us all jealous with her legs.  She sported this leather and lace body suit by small NYC designer Rubin Singer.  He will now become a household name.  LOVED the outfit, although near the end I was super nervous she was going to put her heel through the lace and have a whoopsie wardrobe issue, but she did not.  And we cannot forget to mention the black knee high socks she and ALL the dancers wore.  New trend?

Destiny's Child reunion happened too, in leather body suits and knee high socks too.  Sadly I thought this part was lack luster, Kelly and Michelle's microphones were so quiet I could hardly hear them hit a note.

Overall I felt 'meh'.  Thought there could have been MORE, ahem, her hubby Jay-Z could have sang! 
But cannot knock the girl, is was superb to watch.

Now, how do I get those legs!?!?

Images {HuffingtonPost}

Gripe...

Gripe...

To the young lady that was wearing these pants and a similar trapper hat at the bus stop I drove by this morning, I hope you are reading this blog.

The pants I don't mind, the hat, I have one,  BUT wearing them together is a NO NO.  Today I am GRIPing over the fact that these pants say "its cold outside but I am not ready for winter" whereas the hat says " it's chilly outside and I am single handily going to usher in winter".  FAIL.  You cannot wear this together, separately yes, together NO.

People, when you get dressed in the morning look in the mirror, if any part of your brain goes hmmm, CHANGE.. run to CHANGE!!!!

Today's is one of 'those' days..lol.. and well a GRIPE was needed!  lol
Thank you for letting me vent!

Enjoy  your day!..lol 

 

Look-a-Like...

Morning!

Well today might be my first day of work in Sept, for some first day back to school, but what it isn't is COOL.  It is sooo humid today which always reminds me Summer is still here!  Before I pull  out my Chelsea boots, which I am dying to do, I will look at this outfit Kate Beckinsale wore on a press tour and remind myself Summer hasn't left yet!  I love it, fresh and summery, makes me smile just looking at the peachy/sherbert coloured top!  You to can get this look for under $200, because end of season sales are the best times to stock up closet pieces for next year.  Get these pieces cause this classic pencil skirt look will not be going out of style, mark my words!  Click on the image to see where to get these particular pieces.

Happy September!!!!

Look-a-Like... 

Summer Fun...

Among some of the fun things I did this weekend was head into the city for a blogger closet event!  Some of the great CURVY Bloggers from the city opened their closets and did a clothing sale.  I had nothing to sell sadly because when {Karen} announced the event I had just donated a bunch of clothes to good will.
boo urns.  But for those ladies that did I know a bunch of curvy girls that say THANK YOU!  I didn't see anyone leave without a bag!  Even I scored a vintage dress that I might wear to an upcoming concert, which of course I will showcase on here!

Thanks to {Karen} for putting on the event, it went soooo well.  Also shout out to all my ladies!  Always nice to catch up with some bloggers, talk shop, fashion, boys and all the stuff that makes girl chat all that much more fun!

Hope you had a good weekend as well with WHATEVER you got up too!

Just some of the cool bloggers and peeps as we hung outside... the temp was cooler! lol

Thanks to Courtney (in green) for letting me bogart this pic! 

Styling...

In a few short weeks (fingers crossed of course) my best friend {Cindy} will be graduating from the Royal Veterinarian College in London, England.  After five (long) years she will become Dr. Favaro and I couldn't be more thrilled for her!  Since one the things we do over Skype and MSN is SHOP we picked out the blue dress you see below for her to wear to her graduation we immediately went accessory shopping!  

Now, she let me pick out the accents and use it as a post (isn't she sweet..lol).  So with that said she got this STUNNING dress and clutch and since the clutch has a gold accent I paired it with a simple earring, black pumps and a chunky cuff.  The dress is a statement on its own with the deep V and colour so I wanted to make it the show-piece and not take away from it.

In July I will post what she wore and you can see what the whole outfit looks like in person, 

LIVE FROM LONDON! hahaha

Graduation Glam

Adore...

Valentine's Day LURVE!

Today marks one month post Valentine's Day and as most people stop thinking about making the effort to wear red.  Reds, pinks, corals and peaches are just heating up stores now with Spring on the fast approach.

Just because the holiday of LOVE has passed do not pass up wearing bright reds and pinks in your daily life.  The famous movie quote does say, "PAINT THEM RED."
Click on all the image above to see wear to buy everything I featured.

Inspiration...

 
Floral blazers are one of the MUST HAVE items this Spring.  They seem to be popping up everywhere.  Not to mention FLORALS on a whole are the 'it' item.  I styled three different looks on how to incorporate this BOLD statement blazer into your wardrobe for Spring Summer.

Look 1: This is how I would do a floral blazer for night time.  Very night out for cocktails or even a Spring wedding reception.

Look 2: The weekend uniform look.  Totally see this blazer at the farmers market, lunch with friends, running around or even as simple as a cafe visit.

Look 3: Again is a weekend uniform look but on a much more casual scale, with the gladiator sandals, ponytail hair and of course the straw bag to carry all your essentials.

Hope you feel inspired by this trend and are not afraid to add this power piece into your closet, cause as I have shown you, it fits in seamlessly!

Go BOLD, Go FLORAL!