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“Twilight” Prom Dress or How Fashion Goes Terribly Wrong

If you never really knew whether you were Team Edward or Team Jacob, here's your chance to get the best of both worlds – or something along those lines. This is an actual handmade dress, available until not long ago on Etsy. Fans of the Stephenie Meyer original novels and the Summit-made films have long ...

26 April 2012
16:31 GMT

Replica of Bella Swan’s Wedding Dress Goes on Sale in November

Female Twi-hards with plans to tie the knot at the end of the year or in 2012, get ready: a replica of the dress Bella Swan (played by Kristen Stewart) will wear on her big day, when she becomes Mrs. Edward Cullen, will go on sale shortly after the film release. Even though many details from the upcoming installment ...

16 August 2011
16:01 GMT

British Designer Creates Dress Made of 1,200 Biro Pens

Fashion trends are for those who don’t have the courage to try to be different. Those who dare to stand out from the crowd can always try one of the designs from Annette Carey, who has just created a dress made of biro pens.Carey was commissioned by BIC Cristal to make the dress for the company’s 60th ann...

5 April 2011
16:41 GMT

Oscars 2011: Joan Collins Faints, Leaves by Ambulance Because of Tight Dress

Sometimes, being glamorous comes at (too high) a cost: screen icon Joan Collins learned this the hard way at the Vanity Fair post-Oscar party the other night, when she was carried out by an ambulance after fainting. The 77-year-old actress, who hit the fancy VF party with her husband, started feeling dizzy and faint ...

2 March 2011
14:41 GMT

Golden Globes 2011: Hayden Panettiere’s Sheer Dress and Pasties

She did not do the red carpet ceremony before the Golden Globes 2011, but Hayden Panettiere was at the HBO afterparty, where many other stars came to celebrate their win. However, it is the “Heroes” star’s gown that’s getting her in the headlines.As Us Magazine puts it, this could have been wo...

18 January 2011
13:21 GMT

Royal Engagement Photos Start Online Frenzy over Kate Middleton’s Dress

Hours after Prince William and Kate Middleton announced their engagement, women from all over the world – but especially in the UK – were looking to buy her blue dress or, at the very least, a good copy of it. It’s happening again. Over the weekend, the royal couple sat for two brand new engagement ...

13 December 2010
14:31 GMT

New Secret Support Dress from S&M Makes You Appear Thinner

Christmas and the holiday season is drawing near and, for many women, this means a race against the clock to shed those final few pounds to look great in their party dresses. Marks & Spencer offers a solution for all of them – and they don’t even have to do a single thing. M&S has come out with a new rang...

6 December 2010
15:01 GMT

Miley Cyrus’ EMAs 2010 Dress Revealed Too Much on the Red Carpet

Miley Cyrus is again making headlines – again for her fashion choices. The singer wore a backless D&G white dress at the MTV European Music Awards 2010 and, it turns out, might have revealed a bit too much on the red carpet. As we also noted the other day, Miley looked the very picture of sophistication on the ...

9 November 2010
13:21 GMT

£35 Peacocks Vintage Dress Is This Season’s Must-Have

Celebrities love a good bargain even if they seem to have all the money in the world and clearly no budget limit when it comes to fashion. This way, they have made a £35 vintage dress from Peacocks into this season’s hottest item.Created by singer turned fashion designer Pearl Lowe for her latest clothing...

26 October 2010
13:31 GMT

Lady Gaga’s Meat Dress Is Hottest Costume This Halloween

If you want something that really shows you can push the envelope when it comes to playing dress up for Halloween and, at the same time, that you’re not afraid of a little controversy, try the meat dress Lady Gaga wore at this year’s VMAs. According to reports cited by the Daily Mail, you can forget about...

25 October 2010
13:41 GMT

Christina Aguilera Wows in Skin-Tight Bondage Dress

Say what you will about Christina Aguilera but she never was a shrinking violet: on Friday night, the diva made her first post-split appearance – and wowed in an orange bondage dress that left little to the imagination.After making headlines a short while ago for seemingly gaining some weight and then for her&n...

18 October 2010
02:59 GMT

Lady Gaga’s Meat Dress Will Be Preserved

Because fashion is art and you don’t throw away art or, even worse, feed it to the wild animals, the dress that Lady Gaga wore at the MTV Video Music Awards 2010 will be preserved. As we also informed you at the time, for the latest awards ceremony, the singer chose an outfit that topped everything else she&rsq...

23 September 2010
13:21 GMT

Jessica Biel’s Wardrobe Mishap on the Red Carpet

Former “7th Heaven” alum Jessica Biel has a great body and a style that almost always puts it in the best light. The other day, at the London premiere of her latest film, the “A-Team” remake, the actress managed to commit not one, but two fashion faux pas on the red carpet, as the Daily Mail c...

28 July 2010
16:21 GMT

Angelina Jolie Stuns in Thigh-High Slit Black Dress

Many have complained that it’s been years since Angelina Jolie has really taken any risk on the red carpet. After the Japan premiere of her latest film, the spy thriller “Salt,” it’s safe to say that the star has just taken the biggest fashion risk of them all – and pulled it off wonderf...

28 July 2010
09:47 GMT

Michelle Obama’s State Dinner Dress Leads to Racist Debate

How we perceive color, they say, is entirely a subjective matter, for one person’s turquoise can be another’s sea-green, and the list could go on like this for ever. In fashionspeak, “nude” refers to a pale pastel hue that is between pale peach and champagne. Because of the dress that First La...

21 May 2010
14:31 GMT

Katy Perry in Sparkling Siren Dress at Grammys 2010 EMI Party

At the Grammy Awards 2010, the predominant note was one of eccentricity, with most stars choosing outfits that shocked and played on unlikely elements. Of the few who kept it simple, but still managed to look equally amazing, was also singer Katy Perry who continued her line of fashion hits with this silver, sparkly ...

2 February 2010
13:31 GMT

Me and Jennifer Lopez Are the Same Dress Size, Victoria Beckham Says

One is an idol for stick-thin fashionistas and the other is so famous for her curves that rumor had it at one point she even took out a hefty insurance policy on her backside. Yet weird as it may sound, Victoria Beckham and Jennifer Lopez have more in common that being just female superstars known for their impeccabl...

29 January 2010
05:02 GMT

Lukka Sigurdardottir Designs Wedding Dress Made of Cake

Finding the perfect wedding gown is admittedly an extremely stressful, difficult challenge that most women face only after bracing themselves and making sure they have enough time for it, just in case. Brides looking for something a little more out of the ordinary can find inspiration in a dress designed by Lukka Sig...

23 January 2010
08:59 GMT

Asda’s Tummy Tamer Dress Shaves Off the Extra Inches

It’s almost mid-January, which means women are already starting on their new year’s diets, especially since research shows that the winter holidays bring on average an extra 3 to 5 pounds. Asda is now offering an easier and more convenient variant to the troublesome diet and workout plan, in the form of t...

12 January 2010
14:21 GMT

Mariah Carey Overwhelmed by Her Dress at People’s Choice Awards 2010

At the 2010 People’s Choice Awards, Mariah Carey was named Favorite R&B Artist for her single “Obsessed,” ahead of other strong contenders like Usher, Alicia Keys and Beyonce. Dressed in a gorgeous siren white gown, the singer had visible difficulties walking in it, so much so that she had her husba...

8 January 2010
08:26 GMT

Designer Victoria Beckham Praised for Spring 2010 Dress Collection

Victoria Beckham has long crossed over from the music world to fashion, but it’s just now, with her third frock collection being presented at the New York Fashion Week, that she can truly be considered a bona fide designer. With it, the star has managed both to keep the personal note of the line and to integrat...

15 September 2009
15:31 GMT

Michelle Obama Criticized for Going Sleeveless in Official Photo

So far hailed as one of the most stylish presences in politics ever, First Lady Michelle Obama is now taking heavy fire from fashion critics and regular people alike for her choice of a gown for her first official White House photo. The simple Michael Kors creation highlights Michelle’s waist and puts her toned...

3 March 2009
16:21 GMT

Learn to Dress to Feel Powerful at the Workplace

What with the ‘80s power dressing making a comeback in the fashion industry, it’s high time we also incorporated this empowering style into our office attire, stylists are saying. Since, at the end of the day, it is the clothes that make the man, or woman in our case, Susie Faux, founder of London store W...

24 February 2009
05:39 GMT

A Shift from Skinny Fashion: the Hourglass Dress

With size 0 models still walking the catwalk, much to the dissatisfaction of critics of this fashion trend, regular women are now given the opportunity to stop being ashamed if they have a fuller figure, and even to embrace it. The hourglass dress, famous back in the days when fashion did not encourage and promote sk...

13 February 2009
15:41 GMT

The Multi-Purpose Magic Scarf Makes a Splashing Comeback

Magic scarves, meaning pieces of cloth that can be worn almost as anything, including as a dress and headwear, have been around for quite some time, but they never seemed able to get on the fashion radar. Now, with the recession and women’s need to save up on clothes, it has finally made it on the center stage ...

15 January 2009
03:51 GMT

Dress to Kill for a Job Interview

Of course, they say appearances are not everything in life but that does not completely exclude the situation in which the way you look can determine the entire course of your life – or career, at the very least. How we dress for an interview is crucial, if not in getting the job, in getting a chance at it and ...

7 January 2009
03:32 GMT

Create Your Own Virtual Wardrobe

I am sure everyone has had to deal at least once with the now old paradox: a wardrobe full of clothes and nothing to wear. Come to think of it, some of us go through this each morning. You will probably say that this is mostly a matter of mood, because it's practically impossible for it to happen, but ...

14 November 2008
07:11 GMT

Latest Marc Jacobs Ad Features A Man In A Dress

The one thing we can say for sure after looking at the new ads for Marc by Marc Jacobs fall men's and women's line is that it is now clear that the celebrated fashion guru doesn't hate friend and budding designer Victoria Beckham. Over the past months, the usually stylish, rail-thin former Posh Spice w...

23 June 2008
08:50 GMT

The Hot Off the Shoulder Dress

The asymmetrical look may be something we've been reluctant to try so far, but stylists say we should at least give it a shot. Off the shoulder or single strap gowns are quickly gaining in popularity and are one of the simplest way to experiment with this elegant and sophisticated trend, of which stylists say fl...

29 May 2008
11:02 GMT

How to Wear a Thick Belt

Belts have been around for as long as we can remember - however, in recent years, the thick belt revolution has pretty much left us all speechless. As was the case with bag styles and colors, there is no one type of thick belt that's essentially fashionable - rather, the beauty of the trend comes particularly fr...

17 May 2008
05:52 GMT

Summer Dresses for All Body Shapes

This summer's number one rule: buy as many dresses as possible. From casual lunches to picnics and hot nights out with your friends, dresses are this summer's must-have. Mini, maxi, retro or ever-green, we're free to choose whatever suits us best and show it off on every possible occasion. Below is a s...

12 May 2008
06:35 GMT

Mariah Carey Really Looks Like a Porn Queen... with Boobs!

I know it's the new year and we're all supposed to show a little more determination in getting rid of some of our nasty habits (at least for a while), but I think someone should think of passing a law making new year resolutions compulsory for some Hollywood celebrities. And maybe even think of forcing some...

3 January 2008
03:30 GMT

Who Let Her Out of the (Pussy)Cat House With That Dress???

I have no idea what Nicole Scherzinger is supposed to be wearing in this photo, but one thing I do know for sure: it's definitely not a dress. It just can't be. Unless they changed the definition of the seemingly harmless piece of a woman's attire, or some crazy, alien cult has taken over the world and...

19 November 2007
09:19 GMT

Be Happy, Like Dean McDermott!

Famous, or should I rather say infamous Tori Spelling hasn't really left media attention even though her daddy (who didn't do such a great job teaching her to act) has passed on to that great "Beverly Hills 90210" in the sky. Although Aaron Spelling was a TV genius, creating the "teen soap opera" genre, his...

16 July 2007
04:53 GMT

The Video Dress Is Unveiled in Milan

The Milan Design Fair, the largest confab of it its kind in the world is starting to look like more a tech fest. 2,600 participants came up to see the latest trends in fashion. Many weren't psychologically prepared to see Hussein Cahalayan's work.The Turkish designer surely knows how to impress spectators....

27 April 2007
02:25 GMT


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