Michelle Obama's Inaugural Ceremony Gowns

Every fashionista must be jealous to Michelle Obama. After his husband was elected as the President of USA, she's becoming a bolder fashion icon every single day. For the upcoming inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20, 2009, fashion designers created amazing skecthes of a gown for Michelle Obama. Check out the gowns designed by Betsey Johnson, Badgley Mischka, Monique Lhuillier, Isaac Mizrahi, Carolina Herrera, Karl Lagerfeld (for Chanel), Diane Von Furstenberg, Christian Lacroix, Peter Som and a lot more. So step aside and give it up for Michelle Obama.

Oscar de la Renta


Isaac Mizrahi


Monique Lhuillier



Badgley Mischka


Betsey Johnson


Karl Lagerfeld (for Chanel)

Diane Von Furstenberg


Marc Jacobs


Christian Lacroix


Michael Kors

Peter Som

Reem Acra


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Carrie Underwood's 9 Fashionable Dresses at CMA Awards

Carrie Underwood hosted the 43rd CMA Awards and she managed to wear nine dresses for the whole night excluding her arrival gown. Here are her six best gowns for the night.



1. Kelly green Ina Soltani strapless dress with a tiered origami bodice.
2. Ina Soltani dress in bright orange silk chiffon, ruffled one shoulder mini.
3. Georges Chakra's Spring 2009 Couture mini-dress
4. Tracy Reese Black Label floral dress
5. Nicole Miller's gold custom-made mini
6. A strapless peach dress by Randi Rahm

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London's Fashion Rocks

Music and fashion collided last October 18 during the Swarovski Fashion Rocks concert in London.

Again, it turned out to be a star-studded event. Celebrities wore gowns from Armani Prive, Valentino, Dolce & Gabbana, and Calvin Klein.

Topping the sparkly stakes was Kate Moss, donning a 1920s-style frock, adorned with 60,000 Swarovski crystals, and apparently vauled at £40,000. The frock will be auctioned off on eBay.


Uma Thurman


Naomi Watt


Kate Moss


Donatella Versace and Iggy Pop

Samuel L. Jackson


Domenico Dolce, Naomi Campbell, and Stefano Gabanna


Heather Graham


Lady Gabriella Windsor


Alicia Keys, Giorgio Armani, and Helen Taylor

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Fendi's Fashion Show At The Great Wall Of China

Accroding to Trendhunter, this is the first time that such event has taken place on the Great Wall. After one year of negotiations, paperwork and millions of dollars from Fendi’s pocket, Fendi presented its new collection in a fashion show on the Great Wall of China.

There was a magnificent display of lights, models and amazing clothes. Despite the volume in this collection, Fendi showed accentuated waists which remind women of their femininity. Black and red were the foundational colors chosen by Karl Lagerfeld.

Hollywood stars Kate Bosworth and Thandie Newton showed up and enjoyed a memorable event along with 500 other show goers who had the pleasure and fortune to see one of the most amazing displays of fashion ever.

For once, it seems that the Great Wall surrendered, and it was to the fashion world.

Here's some of the pictures of models while walking on the runway.

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Los Angeles Fashion Week: Heatherette Spring/Summer 2008

Richie Rich and Traver Rains, the designers behind Heatherette brought their funky all-American road trip from New York to L.A. Fashion Week, putting on "Route 66: California or Bust," a whimsical collection of bedazzled Speedo-style swim trunks, dresses dripping with lace, sequins and fringe and swingy skirts in bold graphic prints.

Men's swimwear was skimpier. Tattooed models smeared with black paint sported tiny trunks adorned with sequins, appliques and beaded fringe. Men's shirts also got the sequin-and-fringe treatment..

Dresses were silky and swingy in green graphic prints and purple Pucci-esque swirls.

Gowns were slim-fitting and super-embellished. Each corset-inspired creation sported an assortment of lace, beads, sequins, appliques or fringe.

Then there were dresses that were just plain playful, like the empire-waist lace gown lifted by impossible layers of tulle and a hoop-skirt dress that supported half a dozen satin beach balls.

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Fashion War: Gothic Fashion of Vogue Italy vs Flair Magazine

Gothic fashion is usually stereotyped as a dark, sometimes morbid, eroticized fashion and style of dress. Typical Gothic fashion includes black dyed hair and black clothes and both male and female goths wear dark eyeliner and dark fingernails. Styles are often inspired from the Elizabethans and Victorians.(Wikipedia)

This October, two magazines opted to have a fashion showdown across their pages. Vogue Italy and Flair magazine let every reader decide on whose Gothic fashion is the best.

The October issue of Vogue Italia features a sort of a black widow-harlequin look. The models were dressed in see-through black lace with diamond patters, chiffon and long evening gloves. They also used black balloons and grapes as accessories. One can clearly see that they have a sort of retro-modern, avant-garde, Gothic image.








On the other hand, Flair magazine had a set of pictures called "Gotica". The pictures are mostly black and white with splashes of color. A model is photographed with pale bare-chested men who are made up to look like zombies who seem to be battling for her soul. The backgrounds are eerie and sometimes ghostly, feels like you're in a horror movie.










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