The always-stylish Zoe Saldana looks amazing in a short Dolce & Gabbana dress. The lace and leopard detailing make for a perfect mix of sweet and sexy — and Zoe ups the ante with a bold, fire engine red lipstick, sultry cat-eye liner, and soft curls. She chose mango-colored suede Brian Atwood heels and accessorized with a chic camel clutch. Zoe can really do no wrong in my book, but what do you think of her red carpet ensemble?
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I remember it like it was yesterday — when Dolce & Gabbana's Spring '10 models stampeded down the catwalk, I was mesmerized. One model is great, but a herd of them? Stunning. Likewise, at the TCN show at Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week yesterday, another stampede took place (top left), albeit much more modest than Dolce & Gabbana's. It might not have been as powerful in number, but it still had the same wowing effect. But not every designer is into the catwalk stampede — while it's fun to look at, it makes it harder to focus on the specific pieces. So tell me, which do you prefer — the stampede or solo strut? Vote below.
Is our love for leopard ever going to stop? Not at this rate! Dolce & Gabbana's Spring/Summer '11 collection has us drooling over the spots all over again. This has got to be the most luxurious way to wear leopard — with a delicate ivory blouse, oversize shades, black suede pumps, and large hoop earrings. Just enough sass, just enough class. Mimic this style next season . . . or if you're impatient, like me, rock it now if the weather permits!
>> Now that the full set of Dolce & Gabbana's Spring 2011 ad campaign is out, the images together are quite something. Garance Dore noted earlier this week that both the Chloe and Valentino Spring campaigns show models who are actually smiling, and with Dolce, the models are also actually showing emotion, but of a different kind: Steven Klein captured Isabeli Fontana, Alessandra Ambrosio, Maryna Linchuk, and Izabel Goulart mid-yell in more than one image, and Alessandra goading Isabeli in another. Of course, there are the requisite sultry looks — this is Dolce & Gabbana we're talking about — but it's worth noting that models are starting to be given some freedom of expression when it comes to ads.
>> Spring may not be in the air just yet, but the Spring 2011 ad campaigns sure are: The new year brought the release of a bevy, including Abbey Lee Kershaw's Tom Ford eyewear campaign and a look at Louis Vuitton's latest trio — Raquel Zimmermann, Kristen McMenamy, and Freja Beha Erichsen. There's also a peek at Chanel and Burberry (minus faces Ines de la Fressange for Chanel and Jourdan Dunn for Burberry, whose images have yet to appear), plus Gucci and Roberto Cavalli, left, featuring Laetitia Casta and Malgosia Bela.
>> Will the impending red carpet awards season finally take things up a notch? Last year's Golden Globes saw Cathy Horyn bemoaning the "soggy n’ safe red carpet," and decreeing: "Most of the dresses last night offered little more than a paper-doll variation on styles of the past few years."
It seems that celebrity stylists agree, according to articles published in both the New York Times and WWD yesterday, and are ready to switch things up. Jeanne Yang, who has three 2011 Golden Globe nominees among her clients, told WWD: "The days of the beaded, silvery, gown-y thing are kind of done. I don't see anyone wanting that." And stylist Robert Verdi noted: "Women were so safe on the red carpet that it looked more like a Miss America contest. They were always one wave away from having a sash on.”
Stylist Jessica Paster, who pointed to Dior and Dolce & Gabbana as examples of where she sees the red carpet looks going, added: "A lot of the spring collections had vibrant, beautiful colors. Hopefully we will see a lot of that, plus softer silhouettes." In other words, out with the neutral-colored, strapless, body-hugging gowns of red carpets past.
The Times highlighted Kate Bosworth's recent Spring 2011 Jil Sander look of white tee and long green skirt and Elle Fanning's choice of Rodarte earlier this week as indicators of the tides of change. But stylists aside, maybe Christian Siriano put it best on why things are bound to change: "Everybody got so bored that nobody cares about being on the worst-dressed list. The attention span is so much shorter that even if someone does wear something over the top, everybody forgets two days later — which is bad for us designers, but good for them.”
As if we needed more proof that Victoria's Secret babes have taken over the fashion world, here they are in the first shot of Dolce & Gabbana's new Spring '11 ad campaign. Specifically, you're looking at Brazilian bombshells Izabel Goulart and Alessandra Ambrosio in a steamy stance, though in a totally different way than with VS ads. This shot is more natural, less contrived — sweating under the sweltering sun, hair tousled, wearing all white. Are you digging it? If you're an Alessandra fan, be sure to vote for her in our Model of the Year poll!
