Runway to Red Carpet: Graeme Black

Victoria Beckham landed in London looking amazing after a 10 hour flight wearing a plunge-neck sweater and a linen pencil skirt from Graeme Black's Spring 2008 collection with tan accessories including, pointy heels, a waist belt and Hermes Birkin.

Runway To The Stage - Nelly Furtado In Dolce & Gabbana

Nelly Furtado has thankfully gone back to her natural dark roots and said goodbye to her blonde hair. To match her colourful personality, Nelly wore a colourful Dolce & Gabbana tie-dye chiffon dress. Nelly wore her shorten dress with black leggings and strappy sandals. Nelly performed all her hits for her fans including "Like A Bird", "Do It", and "Say It Right."

Atelier Versace Fall 2008

Versace do not normally have a runway show for their Couture (Atelier) collection, but on this occasion they included Donatella's illustrations with the Couture photographs on the Versace website.

For me this Fall 2008 collection is not as spectacular as the Spring 2008 collection, which saw 6 of the 15 gowns appear on the red carpet.

Of course all of these 17 gowns have red carpet potential, especially the gold lame striped gown, the black strapless gown with a star detail on the hip, and the one-shouldered see-through gown that looks like a spiders web above.

But I am slightly disappointed as some of the gowns look better as illustrations.

Runway to Photo Shoot - Lucy Liu For US Harper's Baazaar August 2008

I think the majority of us believed that August 2008 Harper's Bazaar cover girl Jessica Biel editorial was a great idea, but wish they had chosen someone else to execute it better.

I think Alicia summed it up best when she said:


"I do love the uniqueness of the designers included in the photos, but I wish they had chosen someone with more style than Jessica Biel."

Agreed, but thanks to Lucy Liu, all is not lost. My girl of the moment looked amazing in her Olympic theme photo shoot for Harper's Bazaar. And I am sure most of you will agree with the mixture of Spring 2008 Couture, Fall 2008 Ready-to-wear, and the athletic theme, Lucy TOTALLY rocks this shoot. In fact I think she should have been the cover girl for this issue.

On the eve of the games in Beijing, Lucy Liu demonstrates that it’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you’re dressed that counts.

Here is her stunning editorial. My particular favourites are were accessories are used as props like the silver Chanel bag used as a hammer, and the Gucci bags used as weights.

Yves Saint Laurent 1936 - 2008

"Fashions fade, style is eternal" - Yves Saint Laurent

The Associated Press is reporting that Yves Saint Laurent died in Paris at the age of 71.

Paris Hilton in Betsey Johnson

Paris Hilton and Benji Madden were perfectly coordinated in their black and white ensembles. Paris wore a strapless Betsey Johnson lace embellished dress, which has a fitted bodice and a bubbled hem.

In Giuliana Ranci's Closet - Robert Rodriguez

Giuliana Ranci was reporting for E News from New York, as the channel devoted a whole week to Sex And The City:The Movie. The married presenter worked the pink carpet at the premiere asking the all important question "Who Are You Wearing?".

Whilst asking those questions, she was wearing a dove cream Robert Rodriguez Tiered Halter Mini Dress. This dress captures the spirit of a waterfall, with the ruffles cascading down the front and can be purchased from Saks.com for only $283.80, reduced in the sale from $473. She completed her look with a pair of Christian Louboutin heels and her dazzling wedding ring.

Runway To Photo Shoot: Gwyneth Paltrow For Harper's Baazaar US July 2008

Iron Man actress Gwyneth Paltrow, graces the July 2008 US edition of Harper’s Bazaar.
The star is wearing a pink Versace Fall 2008 one-shouldered gown in pink, a colour which really suits her English rose complexion. (A figure of speech, I know she is American)

On cutting her hair: "I was very, very attached to my hair. I grew it when I was pregnant. I still had hair from when my father was alive. I made it like a talisman. And then I was ready to let go of it, and so I chopped it off and ... aaah!"

On how her pregnancy differed from her mother's: "I may force myself to do it one more time because the result is so worth it. And also my dad said to me that his only regret in life was that he had only two children and he didn’t have more… My mother loved each [pregnancy] to bits; she felt alive and beautiful. I wanted to throw up all the time."

On being very open to adoption: "I do feel we’re so fortunate, and we kind of owe it to humanity. We have a lot of love to give and a lot of resources."

On her support for Barack Obama: "I don’t feel there's any lip service with [Obama]. I don’t feel like he’s one of those jaded politicos who say one thing and are talking out of both sides of their mouth. I also feel we’ve done such damage to our reputation – and as someone who lives outside America for half the year, I overhear things that I wish I didn’t overhear. A lot of people in the West think that we’re not very sensitive to the rest of the world, and I think that having a president called Barack Hussein Obama in 2008 says that we are part of the world, and we don’t want to make unilateral decisions about the fate of all of us. I just pray to God that he wins."

Nicky Hilton

Nicky Hilton matches her white gladiator heels with her white top, whilst wearing a pair of wet-look black leggings.

Who Wore Proenza Schouler Better?

Cameron Diaz was the cover girl for W magazine's May 2008 edition. Within her editorial she wore a Proenza Schouler Fall 2008 sequined top pinned to her as a tight dress. Her dress was teamed with a pair of kick ass Christian Louboutin For Rodarte Fall 2008 studded and spiked heels, which elongated her already long legs.

For Gwyneth Paltrow's July 2008 Harper's Bazaar July 2008 editorial, she wore the same top, as a loose fitting dress, but with Versace Fall 2008 platformed heels.

Cameron's hair was wild and messy, much like you would expect, whereas Gwynie's was pulled back. It is amazing how similar these editorials are.

Runway To Photo Shoot - Sex And The City Girls On the Cover of Marie Claire July 2008

Marie Claire UK have 2 of the SATC girls on their cover, but the US Marie Claire has all 4 of the fab girls gracing their cover. The twist is that only Sarah Jessica Parker's cover, the other girls covers are attached to the magazine underneath SJP's.

Who Wore YSL Better?

Sarah Jessica Parker was the first to wear this YSL Fall 2008 satin sleeveless dress in stone to the Point Foundation hosts Point Honors... The Arts in New York during April 2008. The actress teamed her dress with matching bowed peep-toes and Erickson Beamon necklaces.

Julianne Moore wore a shorter version of the dress in black, with the same belt that appears on the runway. She teamed her dress with black booties.

It is interesting how a mixture of both the actresses dresses, are the complete dress that appeared on the runway. I prefer SJP's version.

Molly Sims in Alberta Ferretti

Molly Sims opted for a dark multi-coloured dress from the Alberta Ferretti Fall 2008 collection, which she teamed with a cork clutch.

Eva Mendes in Calvin Klein

Eva Mendes may be wearing just a plain white Calvin Klein Resort 2008 dress, but I love the detail on the bodice, which narrows at the waist, giving her a sleek silhouette.

Sarah Jessica Parker in L'Wren Scott

Sarah Jessica Parker looked amazing again, wearing a chocolate shimmering L'Wren Scott Fall 2008 turtleneck dress. Only SJP can get away with wearing a dress this tight. Check out the white lace up Louboutin boots.