*Sigh* Oh Rumer...

Is it just me, or does Rumer Willis always wear strapless dresses that look like they are about to fall off of her?




I feel like she takes perfectly cute dresses (or at least ok ones), and ruins the look by having it hanging so far down on her. Another example:



Get it taken in, Rumer! Whatever it takes to keep it up where it belongs.

Celebrity Spotlight: Jason Schwartzman

We here at Le Fashion Blog have a definite love for Jason Schwartzman. His movies are always fun and a little on the quirky side, just like him. He's one of the main reasons I wanted to watch Marie Antoinette despite the poor reviews I heard about it.

He has a definite sense of style, often opting for a suit (with or without tie), or sweater. And every so often, he likes to throw on a pair of glasses for us.

Ads We Love

I think this is a particularly gorgeous shot of Liv Tyler for Gap.



She looks so effortlessly beautiful. I'm not sure that I would buy this sweater, but the ad almost makes me want to give it a try.

Love It or Hate It: Katie Holmes. Hair Edition

Ok, so this isn't 100 % fasion related. But, technically hair is part of our style. So what do you think of Katie's new, shorter hair cut?

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Love It or Hate it: Scarlett Johansson

I really can't decide with this one. Part of me says yes, this is great. And the other is like, "Eh....I'm not too sure about this one."

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Loves It

Last weekend, I visited a friend in Philadelphia. We were going through his DVR, and he told me I should watch this movie, Slackers. Actually, I think his words were, "This is the greatest movie no one's ever seen." Well, the movie was alright. But it did remind me how much I absolutely adore the supremely talented Jason Schwartzman (a.k.a. Cool Ethan). Why don't people talk about this guy more? Maybe I just love short Jews with big beautiful eyes, which I do. Or maybe Jason S. is the greatest thing since sliced bread – he's musical, he can write, he can act, he can dress. What can't he do?

I'm smitten.

Teens love Avril? Seriously?!

Avril Lavigne is going to partner with Khol's to produce a junior's line for back-to-school? You've got to be joking.

I've never had an issue with Khol's before – Vera Wang's line was intriguing – but this absolutely kills me. Whoever thought that Avril should be some sort of role model / selling point for teenagers should be slapped. Or fired at the very least.

The Darjeeling Luggage

Wes Andersen's new movie, The Darjeeling Limited, follows the journey of three brothers on a train excursion through India to find their mother. Their father died, leaving them all of his possessions, including Adrien Brody's sunglasses and a set of the most covet-worthy luggage ever. Each brother gets several pieces of his father's "baggage" and carries it with him throughout the entire movie. Although the gorgeous orange cases stamped with a pattern of palm trees and animals, as well as their father's initials and the number of that piece of luggage, is supposed to represent something larger in their lives, I found that I couldn't take my eyes off of it for the sake of its sheer beauty.

Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton provided the costumes, as well as the luggage, making The Darjeeling Limited one of the best costumed movies in the memorable past.

Captions – Above: the movie poster; Middle: the brothers' perfect LV suits. Take special notice of Adrien Brody's sunglasses and belt - two items they kept referring to throughout the film. Bottom: The luggage in all of its glory.

Nothing spectacular happens in this clip about the movie's production, but it does feature the Marc Jacobs luggage carried by Adrien Brody.

"Bitten" by the Fashion Bug

Which celebrity doesn’t have her own clothing brand or line of shoes or a namesake lip color nowadays? Jennifer Lopez has J.Lo; Gwen Stefani has L.A.M.B.; Beyoncé has House of Deréon; Madonna has Madonna for H&M; the list seems endless. Finally the time has come for super style-maker Sarah Jessica Parker to reveal her new clothing line, Bitten, which will be released on June 7 through mall-based retailers Steve & Barry. The collegiate-marketed store will sell every item in the 500-unit line (including jewelry, shoes and accessories) for $20 or less with the tagline for the brand appropriately stating, “Fashion is not a luxury.”

In her own words, SJP describes the philosophy of the clothing line as “a way of giving women without financial means access to good, simple, well-made clothes to feel proud of.” (Glamour magazine, June 2007)

This line of thinking might stem from her upbringing in a family of eight children and little means. “I was envious,” she admits. “I got all of my oldest sister’s hand-me-downs. And by the time I inherited them, they were really out of fashion.”

Although SJP makes it clear, “We’re not Balenciaga.” She also states that, “They’re well-made clothes that feel of-the-moment.” What more could a college girl, or any girl, ask for?

Other celeb labels in the works...Amanda Bynes will also premier her line, Dream, through Steve & Barry's on August 10. And Kate Moss released her line, Kate Moss for Topshop, this week through the namesake store as well as Barney's New York.

Love It or Hate It: Mischa Barton

Mischa Barton is really back and forth with her fashion choices. She’s also one of those people where you usually absolutely love her outfits, or you can barely stand to look at them. I’ll admit that for events, I think she usually can pull it together. It’s usually the day to day outfits that leave me wondering what was going on in her head. Anyways…here is another slide show featuring her different styles, and again feel free to weigh in on her in the comments section.

Love It or Hate It: Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham is one of those people where it seems 99% of the time people have a really strong opinion of her, as well as her fashion sense. I happen to fall into that 1% where I’m not really on either side. So I thought she would be a good person to kick off this newest segment of The Fashion Blog: Love It or Hate It

So… below is a slide show of some different styles Victoria Beckham has sported. Sit back. Relax. And take it all in. After you’re done watching, feel free to weigh in on her in the comments section.

A New Trend?

David Beckham and his wife went out on the town the other night, and I couldn't help but notice two things in this photo. First, Victoria is actually smiling, no, LAUGHING. This is something we hardly ever witness. Make note of it. Second, I couldn't take my eyes off David's ring. Here's a close up:


That ring is so fabulous. I want one. I want my future husband to have one. Though I sadly think it will not be affordable, or that the guy I'll be marrying will want such a sparkly ring.

But is this going to be a new trend? Will the husbands of tomorrow start wanting rings every bit as fabulous as their wife's? I say, if a guy can pull it off, why not.

Jennifer Hudson's Real Faux Pas

So many interesting things happened at the Oscar's this year that I'm almost sad I missed the show. I would have liked to see Ellen host and Will Ferrell sing, but most of all I would have liked to have seen Jennifer Hudson's infamous "fashion faux pas." I put this in quotes because I didn't really understand what all the fuss was about. When I first saw the dress, I thought it suited her. Sure, she was a little understated in brown, but I thought it flattered her curvy figure and made her waist look especially trim. Plus it had pockets! I love dresses with pockets.

Then there was the issue of the gold python bolero...Well, I suppose from some angles the back of the collar was a little misshapen, perhaps a little crushed. But the touch of gold was appropriate, and it complemented the dress nicely. Moreover, it covered her arms, which judging from other photos (i.e. the photos of her accepting the award) were a little less than shapely. In close-up photos the collar framed her lovely face, and in general I think it photographed really well, which might explain why Vogue editor Andre Leon Talley chose this ensemble.


As the story goes, Talley had been Hudson's biggest supporter and took her under his wing to guide her through the confusing whirlwind of young stardom. He dressed her for events, introduced her to his famous friends and even had her featured on the cover of the March Vogue. Apparently, he also chose the brown Oscar de la Renta and bolero combo for the big night, but Hudson changed her mind, and wanted to go with a gold Roberto Cavalli number instead. Talley was offended, pushed his opinion and Hudson ended up in his dress at the last minute. Now, I know that if Jennifer Hudson wasn't comfortable wearing the dress, then she should have stood up for herself because there is nothing worse that feeling ugly on an important night. But at the same time, if she didn't have the backbone to stand up to her new friend and mentor, then she should have just gone out there and worn the dress with the highest-level of confidence in the world - once you're committed, that's it.

But Hudson didn't see it that way. She heard rumors of the press putting her down on the red carpet, and she was embarrassed. So when she accepted her award, she left the gold bolero behind. Big mistake. That bolero really pulled the outfit together. Without it, she just looked like a big brown column. Then she changed into the Cavalli before going back to talk to the press, which was a mistake of a different kind. In that simple, non-verbal gesture, she basically told everyone that she lacked so much self-confidence that she had to bow to the power of press to feel good about herself even though she had just won film's highest honor. At that glorious moment, she should have been able to wear a paper bag and feel beautiful. But she didn't, and that's where her cracks started to show.

The next morning on the Today show, she admitted to Matt Lauer that if she could have changed something about that night, she would have worn a different dress. Of course this brings me to the real faux pas of the whole situation: how could Jennifer Hudson turn her back on the person who had been her fashion mentor throughout the beginning her budding career? What a stab at Andre Leon Talley. He had put so much of his time and energy into helping her, not to mention his emotional investment, and this type of comment was very inconsiderate. She obviously had wanted to disassociate herself from "worst-dressed" criticism, but she showed another side that was far uglier than that gold bolero. She showed herself to be selfish, defensive and weak-minded.

In fashion, it's all about state of mind. If you think you can pull it off, then you can. Kate Moss doesn't look great in everything because of her stick-thin body, although that helps. She is a fashion icon because she is fearless. We can sense that attitude, so we're drawn to her. I suppose I'm being a little hard on Jennifer Hudson. It was an amature mistake, and she's obviously not confident enough in herself yet to follow her own instincts. Hopefully that will come with experience. But in the meantime, I certainly hope she finds a way to rebuild her bridges and learn from her mistakes, so she doesn't alienate even more of the fashion elite in her climb to the top. Because in my mind, she still has a long way to go.

Oscar Fashion Wrap up 2007

So the Academy Awards were last night, otherwise known as the Oscars. It is one of the biggest fashion nights of the year. And I’m happy to say that this year all our leading ladies did not disappoint. There were very few dresses I didn’t like. Usually I find a lot more. Let’s get started. I’m going to break it up into categories, and then wrap up with my best and worst dress at the end.

First, let’s start with the dresses I didn’t like.



Sorry Anne Hathaway. If you had that dress minus those hideous black bows on the front and back, I probably would’ve left you off this list (even though the rest of your dress is a giant doily). But as soon as I saw this dress I didn’t like it. I also would’ve liked to see her do something a little different with the makeup she wore. I feel like she just does this same look over and over.



I rarely like what Beyonce chooses to wear. Her choice for the Oscars is no exception. If she had the same dress minus that beaded thing around her shoulder I would’ve liked this much better. Her hair and makeup however I think looks rather nice.



I don’t really know who Eva Green is, but I know I do not like her choice in what she wore to the Academy Awards. It looks like she’s not too happy about it either in this picture. She looks a bit like a corpse bride with the dark hair and pale skin, and gauzy dress.

Now for my so-so dresses. I definitely don’t hate them, but I don’t love them either.



I just think Kate has worn other dresses that really put this one to shame. But she still looks nice. Maybe I’m just holding her to a too high standard.



I kept going back and forth on this one. Sometimes I thought it was a really great dress, but other times I thought it was a little prom-ish. Eh, I’m still not sure about it.



I think this dress is cute, but I don’t particularly care for the sleeve-like things. But she looks all cute and has that nice pregnancy glow. So I won’t go too hard on her.



I love the top of this dress. I think it is very cute and fun, yet still has sophistication about it. The bottom, however, I have some issues with, which is why it is landing on my undecided list. I think if it didn’t have those feathers I would like it much more.



I think this dress is pretty and all, but something I can’t put my finger on exactly is keeping me from really liking it a lot.



Nicole Kidman looked really beautiful, but I’m just not sure how I feel about the giant bow on her dress. If she can’t pull it off, no one can. Overall though, I think she looked great (and put any pregnancy rumors to rest, look how skinny she is!)

Now for the dresses I really liked.



I thought Portia De Rossi looked really great last night. Ellen must’ve been proud.



Reese didn’t fail to impress me. I thought she looked absolutely stunning. It’s a really lovely color on her. And she’s also showing off her new body still.



Penelope Cruz looked amazing. There’s not much to add. This dress looked even better on tv than it does in this photo.



This photograph in NO WAY does justice to what this dress looked like on the telecast. She looked absolutely beautiful, especially when you consider she’s in her 60s. I hope that I can look half as good at that age.



I think Gwyneth usually looks pretty good. I think it’s an interesting choice she chose to wear her hair down. I don’t know if it is all her own hair, as opposed to extensions, but her hair looks so healthy. I’m a little jealous. But this dress is vintage (or so I heard) and I think it fits her wonderfully.



Cate’s been a big fan of the metallic dresses this awards season. Some have been hits, and others are misses. I personally find this one to be a hit. I think she looks great.



I love this dress. I think this is one of my favorite dresses I’ve ever seen J Lo in. Beautiful. I think it would be maybe a little better for a pregnant woman given the flowy nature of the dress, but she still looks lovely.



I thought Maggie Gyllenhaal looked great. Especially when you take into consideration she just had a baby a few short months ago. Her dress also has feathers, but the difference is, is that they don’t stand out so much. It is subtle detail instead of a distracting one (like in Kirsten’s case).

So now, for the best and worst.

I was going to post this dress as my worst dress (even though it pains me cause I love Zhang Ziyi and think she’s adorable):



I don’t think I need to explain what is wrong with this.

But I am ultimately going with the dress Elisabeth Shue wore as my least favorite:



Now this dress isn’t that ugly really, but I just feel this isn’t really an Oscars type dress. This is something to wear to a PTA meeting. Almost as if Ms. Shue forgot she was supposed to go, and threw on the first dress she saw. And I find her accessories all wrong. So Zhang missed out on being the worst dressed by just a hair, cause at least she wore a gown, even if it was a bad one.

My favorite dress was a Chanel dress worn by new comer (at least here in the States) Rinko Kikuchi, a Best Supporting Actress nominee.



Rinko has made a few fashion missteps at the past award shows, but I think she put together a perfect look for the Oscars. Hair, makeup, accessories, they all came together beautifully.