The most INCREDIBLE fashion show I’ve ever seen…

Yes honies, it IS Rupaul because let’s face it ladies, his gowns are by far the best we’ve ever seen on TV, ever!

I don’t know if you even know about Rupaul’s Drag Race, if you don’t you definitely should, but it’s possibly the best thing on TV  - certainly over the last five years anyway. It’s a hybrid of America’s Next Top Model and Project Runway where a group of queens race it out to be crowned America’s next drag superstar.

And this video shows every look of Rupaul’s over the years, when he sashays down the catwalk to host the judging panel part of the show. I’m in AWE!!

Ladies, THIS IS GLAMOURRRRRRR!

 

Yours truly, The VSG x

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Today I’m Loving…

 

FOR THE BOYS…

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*Raf Simons AMAZING floral back coat – buy here*

*Bird print belt, Topman – buy here*

FOR THE GIRLS…

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*Topshop’s AWESOME jumper – buy here*

*Mariel Manuel seahorse dress – buy here*

Yours truly, The VSG x

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Solange Knowles in Stephane Rolland – I’M HYPERVENTILATING…

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My God, if these stars keep doing this to me, I’m going to be an absolute WRECK soon enough!

Solange Knowles has already shown up on one red carpet during Cannes Film Festival in a show-stopping Stephane Rolland (my favourite couturier EVER) floaty gown, and now this jumpsuit is one outfit away from giving me a fashion heart attack! Just LOOK at that detail. Look at that tailoring. LOOK AT HER!!!!

Rolland is the absolute master of really knowing the female silhouette and creating intricate, thought-provoking pieces – heck, who else can make Solange, Kim Kardashian and Carmen Dell’orefice, three completely different body shapes, look incredible?

This spring 2013 jumpsuit with almost shell-like appliques is the epitome of Cannes glamour, and shows Solange’s shape off absolutely perfectly.

I’m off for a SERIOUS lie-down. What with Jane Fonda in Versace and now Solange in Stephane Rolland, I feel winded by fashion.

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Happy Birthday Cher!

Happy Birthday Cher

Yes that’s right, my favourite diva of them all, she of the biggest wig collection ever, she who has been in the ‘biz’ for over 50 years, she who is the most fabulous woman on this planet – it’s CHER’s birthday today lovely reader!

Just wanted to share with you some of my favourite videos of the lady herself. At 67-years-old, there’s a lot of them to chose from, I wish I could put them all up here, so hope you like these few!

Let’s all say it together now… HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHER.

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The Billboard Music Awards 2013 – some oooh and ewww moments…

Not only is Cannes Film Festival happening right now, with more than enough red carpet moments to blow you away – still can’t get over Jane Fonda – but the Billboard Music Awards happened last night in Las Vegas with a red carpet that, quite frankly, left me a little…  meh!

There were a few gorgeous moments however, in the form of Selena Gomez in a striking, daring Atelier Versace spring 2013 gown equipped with neon piping and sheer panels – a great and very modern twist to a white dress. Also, Miley Cyrus loves her jumpsuits at the moment, and this diamond print, wicker embroidered, monochrome Balmain creation looked AMAZING on the red carpet. A bit of a weird one with Madonna, insomuch as I think it might be the best she’s looked in a while, which says a lot really doesn’t it? However as I always say, as a mother, why her kids would want to see her breakfast on the red carpet is beyond me!

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Eeeeek, Kesha showed up in a Givenchy ruffle tunic/dress that front on makes a very nice LBD. But ooooh, turn to the side what have we got? A cross-section view of nearly all of her particulars. Ewww.

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Yours truly, The VSG x

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Jane Fonda SMASHES it at the Cannes Film Festival 2013…

FUCK.

And I never swear on this blog. But really, is Jane Fonda even real?? I mean, how many 75-year-olds look like this, in a turquoise Versace dress? None that I know. She has single-handedly  made Cannes Film Festival 2013 for me. THIS IS IT!

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I know that I’ve probably said every single word above at least four or five times before about Jane, but when she does it, when she graces the red carpet with her presence, she REALLY brings it. All the other A listers pale in comparison. Yes, it might be down to her nimble, incredible body, but really it’s all about how she holds herself and her clever choices – a flash of skin, a longer sleeve, to-the-floor length, plus obviously having Donatella as a friend and personal dresser helps. Jane knows EXACTLY what she’s doing.

For a masterclass in dressing for the red carpet, just Google Jane Fonda. She, lovely reader, IS IT!

I’m off to get me brown paper bag again, I’m…hyper….ventilating….

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Solange Knowles and Joan Rivers in Roberto Cavalli blazer – who looked best?

Or as Joan likes to call it on Fashion Police, ‘Bitch Stole My Look’

 

Buy the jacket now on LuisaViaRoma.com

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Blog Off: Florence Welch in Miu Miu…

Cannes Film Festival – the time of year when you can just imagine the stars’ stylists running around like headless chicken, surviving purely on Starbucks super-skinny, no fat, no nothing lattes, putting multiple looks together for their high profile, demanding clients. The crème de la crème of red carpets happen in Cannes.

And then there’s Florence Welch.

She’s known for taking risks, and the trouble with taking risks is that you have a 50/50 chance of them working. Sometimes they SO do with Flo, and sometimes they SO don’t.

Here she is at The Great Gatsby premiere and Cannes Film Festival opening ceremony on Wednesday evening in a spotty pink Miu Miu dress. Lots of people have had their opinions about this frock on Florence, and here’s another few from some blogger friends…

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***Danielle from Fashionista Barbie***

I normally admire and quite like Florence’s quirky style, but this look is just not working for me. There is just too much going on – the pink, the polka dots and those awful yellow platforms. I get that she has a love affair with Miu Miu but for me this just isn’t very Cannes – where is all the glitz and glamour?

***Gurd from Style Cupid Blog***

I HATE to say this of Florence – one of the best style icons of our generation - but this is just a bit blowsy. Whilst it may be Miu Miu – a label that she usually owns (especially when in a heavily printed trouser suit) – the saccharine pink against her striking white skin makes her look washed out. Polka dots make her look dowdy and do nothing for her slender figure. The hair is unkempt, and those shoes look like Caterpillar tractor toys on her feet. Not her best.

***Ella from Coco’s Tea Party***

Florence Welch doesn’t look too happy in this Miu Miu dress, and it’s no surprise why. It’s frumpy, far too heavy for Spring/Summer and isn’t terribly flattering on her figure. Miu Miu is usually one of my favourites, and I’m sure if this dress was worn in a different way – e.g without those horrible shoes – it would look much better. But for an event as prestigious as the Cannes Film Festival it’s just not cutting it…

***And moi…***

Ewwww ewwww ewwwww! FLORENCE, what are you doing?? My God this is bad. It’s like when you spot a drink that looks soooo yum and tasty and delicious but when you crack it open and take a swig, it’s the sweetest, most hideous thing you’ve ever tasted. I’m all for emphasizing alabaster skin, but not with this Miu Miu disaster. Not for Cannes. No no no.

Do you agree?

Yours truly, the VSG x

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Sonam Kapoor, best dressed of Cannes Film Festival so far…

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OK, confessions time:

1. I’m not too sure who Sonam Kapoor is

2. I think I’m over the floral trend

However, Sonam, an Indian actress (I Googled her, and actually asked an Indian friend who she was and she told me: “She’s a really annoying actress but is s style icon now in India”), totally wowed me, and the red carpet, last night at the Cannes Film Festival.

And I don’t even mind the florals.

And here’s why – Mr Dolce and Mr Gabbana have TOTALLY outdone themselves with this dress in terms of shape (that booby-cinched-in-waist-A-line silhouette is a favourite of mine), colour (is it a duck-egg blue? Is it off-white?) and print (the flowers are MASSIVE and not those horrible cartoon-y ones seen everywhere).

Sonam is totally working this dress exactly how it’s meant to be worked – from every angle. I wish E! bought their 360 degree cam to Cannes!

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Pics from Sonam’s Instagram – her with Freida Pinto below…

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Paloma Faith in her Versus Versace…

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I think these posts might become quite frequent over the next, well, for a long time. As you know, I can’t resist anything Versace (currently putting my wedding gift list together with Donatella), so it makes sense that after the actual official launch show and party last night in New York I spoke about it a bit more. Just a bit. Bare with me. Please?

Well anyway, Paloma Faith rocked up on the red carpet wearing her Versus Versace chain/belt print shirt, looking, as usual, amazing. She loves anything loud and, erm, understated, so this collection, and I guess all subsequent ones too, will be perfect for the diva songstress.

And that hair! It just gets better and better!! And is it just me, or does it actually match the shirt?

For a masterclass in how to wear the new look Versus Versace collection, look no further girls…

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You can buy Paloma’s AMAZING printed silk shirt now from NET-A-PORTER.COM

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Yours truly, The VSG x

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