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The 67th Annual Golden Globes Awards, Red Carpet Fashion

The red carpet for the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards was pretty underwhelming this year as far as jaw dropping red carpet gowns but I still managed to have a few favorites. The main trends that I noticed from the Hollywood fashionistas were layers of ruffles, shimmer and shine and one shoulder dresses. Typical awards show details. Who were my favorite looks, you might say? I would say Chloe Sevigny, Emily Blunt, Drew Barrymore, Anna Paquin and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Who were your red carpet favorites?

Glamour Mag’s 2009 Woman of The Year Awards took place on Monday night in New York City at the prestige Carnegie Hall. Among the attendees were fashionable folks including: supermodels Iman, Tyra Banks and Liya Kebede, Kerry Washington, Rachel Roy, June Ambrose, Estelle, Zoe Kravitz, Catherine Zeta Jones – just to name a few of my favorites. The honorees included: Rihanna, Stella McCartney, Maria Shriver, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, Maya Angelou and many more. Everyone looked fab!

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What:  The 37th Annual Fragrance Foundation FiFi Awards

When: Wednesday May 27, 2009

Where: The Downtown Armory

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Here’s the list of the winners..

Fragrance of the Year — Women’s Luxe: Harajuku Lovers Fragrances — Love, Lil’Angel, Music, Baby, “G” — Coty Prestige

Fragrance of the Year — Men’s Luxe: I Am King — Sean John — Sean John Fragrances

Fragrance of the Year — Women’s Popular Appeal: American Beauty Beloved — BeautyBank

Fragrance of the Year — Men’s Popular Appeal: McGraw by Tim McGraw — Coty Inc.

Fragrance of the Year Unique Boutique: Tom Ford Private Blend Champaca Absolute — Tom Ford Beauty

Fragrance of the Year Women’s Nouveau Niche: Chloé Eau de Parfum — Coty Prestige

Fragrance of the Year Men’s Nouveau Niche: Burberry the Beat for Men — P&G Prestige Products Inc.

Fragrance of the Year — Private Label/Direct Sell: Victoria’s Secret Sexy Little Things Noir Eau de Parfum — Victoria’s Secret Beauty

Hall of Fame: Marc Jacobs Read the rest of this entry »

Designer Phillip Lim is not letting the economy slow him down. [insert praises here] — He is currently in the process of creating a new collection of shoes, lingerie and swimwear to his already successful brand. WWD has the full scoop, read on…

Lim’s new swim lineup rolled out first, for the summer market. It’s a tight three-style collection — two maillots and a bikini in pretty patchwork floral prints, all to retail at $175. “Usually, swimwear is sleek or athletic,” says Lim. “We brought a girly, playful element to it.” His new intimates line is similarly sweet. There are five styles in various fabric and color combinations, with retail prices ranging from $65 to $175. Looks include slips with abstract pansy appliqués, mesh-trim bralettes and boyshorts with beaded embellishments. “We’ve named it 3.1 Phillip Lim Initials,” Lim says, “because it’s the initial thing you put on, before you put on clothes.” He adds that he’s limiting distribution to his own shops for now (to debut May 20) before the official launch for spring 2010, when the collection will take on the wholesale market. “That’s the beauty of having our own stores,” he says. “Because all these categories — we can test them there first. That way, we take the responsibility of fine-tuning the fit, the look, the price points.”

The same goes for his new shoe line, which is also having a soft launch for fall. Lim is no stranger to the footwear market — he has done collaborations with Birkenstock and Nicholas Kirkwood in the past and has no plans to abandon his relationship with Christian Louboutin. (Their ruffled platforms from spring were such a hit that Topshop opened in New York with a $190 knock-off.) Rather, Lim’s new collection, priced from $290 to $675, is geared towards more practical environs, not the fashion circuit — a point Lim reinforces by noting that his more out-there Louboutin designs will continue to accessorize his runway. “Everyone’s making crazy shoes,” says Lim, “so we were like, ‘Let’s do working shoes, but sophisticated and beautiful.’” To that end, there’s a serious focus on flats and nary a stiletto; height comes courtesy of stacked heels and wedges. Styles range from double-buckle monk shoes to pointed-toe jazz flats and giraffe-skin booties. The men’s collection features two high-top sneaker styles, one lined in shearling.

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