The 2011 Oscars Awards - My Red Carpet Fashion Picks!

Looking through the red carpet photos from tonight Oscars and I'm seeing alot more colour, particularly lots of blues and purples. There are also alot of trailing hemlines and straight skirts as apposed to fuller ones. Here's a few of my favourites, not forgetting my man of the evening and also, just for tonight, my couple of the evening.

1) Virginia Madsen

I have a feeling this dress is inspired by Black Swan what with the feathery detail and the black and white personalities. The thick black waistband adds some strength to the softness of the material. The one shoulder gives it a modern touch.

2) Mila Kunis

  This colour really suits Mila and I really love the slashes of transparency through the skirt which shows just a hint of her legs. The lace detail to the neckline almost looks like her bra is peeking through, as if she didn't already look sexy enough.

3) Hailee Steinfeld

  I know I say this everytime, but just look how adorable she is, lets hope she doesn't go off the rails like other stars who started out young - Lindsay Lohan, need I say any more? Hailee looks so precious and shes wearing heels at 14! I've only started wearing heels in the past year and I'm 21.

4) Florence Welch

Here's Florence wearing her trademark neutral colours but she can get away with it as her hair is so fiery. I really love the ruffles skirt and the bow around the waist is super cute.

5) Amy Adams

The thing I love most about Amy's red carpet look is how shes accessorised her navy blue sparkly dress with emerald green necklace and bracelet set. They make it stand out even more. This sequined number fits her perfectly like a glove.

6) Cate Blachett

 This dress has such a vintage feel to it but the light lilac colour keeps it up-to-date. The slightly rectangular sleeves make it unique and I especially love the yellow beading across the shoulders and back

7) Jennifer Hudson

Wow! Check out Jen! Shes looking fantastic after the weight loss. The colour is bright to make sure all eyes are on her and her classic up do with her hair helps add a touch of Hollywood glamour.

8) Scarlett Johansson

This is gorgeous. The cutout back makes sure shes not covered up like a nun and I'm really loving the dishevelled hair too. This has a sort of oriental feel to it with the delicate pattern and the purpley pink colour.

9) Penelope Cruz

Looking amazing after just 1 month since the birth of her son, Leo with hubby Javier, Penelope looks on fire in this red hot number. She does appear to have lost some of her curves, especially in her hips. Also thumbs up to Javier rocking a three piece suit - we all know how much I love a man in a waistcoat.

10) Camila Alves

Matthew McConaughey's missus looks fab in this voluminous dress. The low v-neck and thin straps give it an exotic feel which suits Camila's tanned skin tone so well. Its a very simple dress with no pattern or extravagant pieces sewn on, yet she makes it look like the most exquisite dress in the world.

Man of the evening - Russell Brand

  If someone would've told you before hand that an attendee was going to be wearing a checked shirt to the ceremony, you first thoughts would probably have been 'Checked shirt? On the red carpet? What are they thinking?'. Well here we have Mr Brand wearing just that. However I think hes pulled it off quite nicely as the black collar makes it more dressed up and hes right on trend with midnight blue. He wouldn't be Russell Brand if he wasn't a little bit different to every other man now would he?

Couple of the evening - Armie Hammer & Elizabeth Chambers

  I was going to give Armie the award for Man of the evening (again), but then I clocked his wife and just had to give them an award of their own. Shes wearing a dark grey satin dress with darker ruffles underneath and hes wearing a black suit with a darker strip down each leg and darker collar around the neck and chest of his jacket. They just fit together so perfectly.

I would love to hear your thoughts on tonight's red carpet fashion. Is there anyone I've picked that you agree with? Or maybe there's someone you feel I have left out? All kinds of comments are welcome =]

The Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2011 - My Fashion Picks!

Oh I do love awards season!! This blog update is all about the SAG awards which are held in LA. To be honest, I'm getting a little bit bored of all the neutral colours on the red carpets so I've tried to include some brighter numbers from tonight's ceremony. Here are my 7 best female picks and then a final award at the end for best dressed male. These are just based on my personal opinion. I would love to hear who you would have picked, just leave a comment at the bottom. Thanks for reading =]

1)Helena Bonham Carter
This is actually quite subdued for Helena compared to her latest red carpet dresses (how can we forget the odd shoes from The Golden Globes?). Black and white dresses are always nice as the colours are so opposite from each other that they make the whole look really stand out. This number is made from such pretty, delicate lacy material and Helena has accessorised her look perfectly with the black shoes and handbag, and white pearl necklace.

2)Claire Danes
Love this dress, especially with the thick black belt around the waist, it really breaks down the fully patterned dress. Claire has brightened up her look with red nails and cute pink lipstick. I also think she could recycle this dress by getting it made shorter and having some thin black straps added - would be a perfect little summer dress.

3) Julia Stiles
This is such a beautiful dress and I think it really works on Julia with her smokey eyes. We all know of my love for chiffon. Its just so easy to wear and can glide across a persons body and it works really well with the faded affect.

4) Mila Kunis
Mila is on fire in this hot gown! That colour is sizzling on her, especially with the darker/black details, really helps to combine her hair to the whole look. It can sometimes be hard to wear a red dress on a red carpet but because this dress isn't a block red colour, it really does work.

5) Lea Michele
Wow! Lea looks amazing and very grown up. The dress is so sparkly she's only had to accessorise with one bangle and the thin gold belt really shows off her tiny waist. The colour stands out against her slight tan making her glow even more.

6) Renee Bargh
Although this dress is a little plain, apart from the ruffled neckline and one shoulder, I can't stop looking at her gorgeous fishtail plait, and she has it on the opposite side to the shoulder strap, which is always rule number one with one shouldered dresses/tops. I think a belt could have livened up this dress a bit too.

7)Hailee Steinfeld
I am predicting big things for this young girl and not just on the big screen. I still can't believe she is only 14 years old! The style of this dress is very grown up but the bright, bold colours give it some youth. She hasn't needed any accessories or heavy make up as the dress does all the talking. I'm going to be keeping a close eye on Hailee. She always dresses older than she is but manages to keep her looks fresh. This was my favourite look of the night, love it!

Man of the night - Armie Hammer
Your probably all thinking what makes him so different from all the other black suits at the awards tonight. Just look at his smile -its contagious. I am very quickly becoming so much in love with this man. He just seems so happy in every photo I have seen of him. A smile can be an amazing accessory if you show it off!