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Love and Loathe


Every week there is an avalanche of new celeb images some from the paps, some from events, regardless celebs have to put their best fashion face forward 24/7! So this week I figured I would do looks that I love and loathed!  

I will admit I am not always the biggest Ginnifer Goodwin fan but in this look girlfrand is killing it! The short hair may not be my style but it allows the bone structure in her face to come out and her short hair works well with this sexy little number. Ginnifer is at a pre-Emmys party and I love her dress. The long sleeves balance the shortness of the dress and really bring it into fall fashion. The light blue and black contrast is nice, not something you see on every event carpet and the stud detailing is incredible if you ask me. The collar and cuffs jewel embellishment is a nice touch, therefore Ginnifer didn’t need a whole lot of other jewelry. Miss Goodwin finishes this sassy look with a matching black clutch and booties! A chic look for dinner out or cocktails, take note ladies!

My second runner up for Love is Allison Williams at the same pre-Emmy party as chic Ginnifer above. The only reason I gave this look a runner up is because last week I highlighted Leslie Mann for her illusion top dress and this is a similar style, but I love it none the less. The illusion top is lovely and the lace used is really nice, large scale lace because if it was small and dainty no camera flash wouldn't pick it up. The bow tie waist makes Allison look nice and slim, the bottom skirt fits nicely and she finishes off the look with classic satin pointy heels. I am really on the fence about the color of this dress, the bright pink is a bit much, I would have preferred it in navy or hunter green for fall but overall love the look!

Finally, this is a look I just can’t get into. Krysten Ritter is wearing this dress at a different clearly less fashionable pre-Emmy event. From head to toe what is going on with girlfrand’s hair? I don’t know if that’s suppose to be a slicked back ponytail/bun or if she just popped out of the shower? This brocade on the top of her dress is on trend but all one color looks thick and matronly. Also, I can’t tell if her collar just isn’t sitting right or if she’s rocking a mock turtle neck on the red carpet, either way it’s a fail. And that see threw skirt, NO! Just no!  You know Krysten knew it was see-threw also because she wore that granny body suit underneath. Finally, the shoes are alright but aren’t enough to save this failing outfit!

If you want to see more red carpet looks check out people style watch! Photo Credit: People.com

BOY STYLE

This past week my little brother (a huge muscle-y man) celebrated yet another glorious birthday. I will admit I am envious of my younger sib for a number of items, thing 1 being his youth, he will always be younger than me(dammit), another would be his toned bod in combination with the fact he eats basically whatever he wants. Oh to be in high school again . . . . . okay I am not envious of that! So this week I decided to do a men's gift giving LTF, because we all have men in our lives, and they all get older at some point!

From low to high, my brother is a big fan of AE, myself not so much but gift giving is not about being selfish! This striped AE t-shirt is one of my fave things on there website currently. I love a striped shirt, on a girl or a boy and the fact that this stripe alternates with another color (green in this case) makes it different and interesting. And at 24.95 its pretty much a steal, but with big retail stores like AE if you can wait long enough everything will go on sale, you just have be willing to take the risk the sale item may no longer be in your size!  I think the bro would dig this shirt, and I wouldn't be embarrassed to walk around with him wearing it!

This next item is from vineyard vines and maybe a bit more mature.  It definitely has the scent of a post grad fratstar lingering about it. Regardless I am a fan of bow ties because everyone wears ties, be different, wear a bow tie. Also, vineyard vines is kind of infamous of really colorful fun printed ties and bow ties. This particular bow tie would really suit my brah because he loves to LAX is up. If it was solely up to me, I would probably go with the mermaid print....... but I think both bow ties are winning! And at 45 dollars each your love just got a little bit deeper.

Finally this Brooks Brothers jacket would make a really cool gift. Unfortunately, I couldn't get a good snap shot of the color I really like of this jacket, the green shown is okay but definitely not a color my brother would wear (would yours?). If you want to check this jacket out yourself you will see it comes in dark blue and red both much better choices but personally, I prefer the red. This jacket is a really cool combination of causal and chic, slimmer fitting and pretty versatile in wear-ability. And currently this jacket is on sale for $99 but originally cost $198, making it the most expensive item of the gift list, but also would probably be the most practical gift!

So your call, but next time you buy for your man, your brother, father, etc remember they need fashion guidance too! 

photo credit ae.com, vineyardvines.com, brooksbrothers.com