The Met Gala: Dress envy!

It's that time of the year, almost bigger than the Oscars in terms of fashion stakes (- that's debatable), when the stars flock out in the nicest dresses you have ever seen. Or so the hype believes anyway.

It's also that time of the year (besides Award season) when I am hit with major wardrobe envy. Now, I know this is completely off-topic to white shirts, but if you think about it dresses and shirts are both fashionable. Therefore... on a fashion blog, I'll deem it perfectly acceptable. Let's begin.

HITS (Clockwise from bottom):

Amy Adams looks like a goddess - can I have her hair please?
Dakota Fanning looks like Cinderella here! There's something very simple but angelic which I like (though I'm not sure it's completely age-appropriate). Kristen Wiig always manages to stand out - she's "dressy" and classy but not too OTT. Plus the length of the dress is cute. Nina Dobrev, that is one long train! It works perfectly with her tan. (If I ever wore it, I would be paranoid 24/7 that someone would stand on the dress!. Doutzen Kroes works the monochrome look beautifully and Emma Roberts is stunning in mustard yellow, a very hard colour to full off. I don't know if it's intentional, but I do wish the front was less creased...

MISSES (L-R):

Kristen Stewart was recently named the Best Dressed Woman in the World (according to Glamour) but I really don't see it here! This would look fine at a premiere, but for the Met Gala? Noway! (From afar it looks like she's done a dress-n-trainer combo too. Chloe Sevigny - that's a weird dress... The Met is usually about elegant gowns, and if opting for the short option, style notes should be taken out of the other Kristen (Wiig)'s book. And Karolina Kurkova would look much better if you could see her hair. It's just my opinion, but I really do not get her outfit.

 NEARLY THERE (L-R): 

 Lately, Rooney Mara's always seen in gothic-type dresses and this is nice, but I wish it wasn't see through. Or if there was a lighter underskirt to showcase the lace. Camilla Belle is stunning as usual but the V slit doesn't have to be thaaaat deep to show off cleavage! And one of my friends also mentioned that she actually looks plastic here...

My favourites:

 I'm a big of Hailee Steinfeld's and I like that she (mostly) dresses her age and looks lovely. This is a really pretty dress and I like the embellished detail. Jessica Alba has everything matched really well - from the dress to the hair colour tone to the make-up to the bag. Top marks for both :)

And finally, what's this on the red carpet?!That's right - IT'S A WHITE SHIRT! Thanks, Alexa Chung.

 Bev x



Style Spotlight: Virgos Lounge

I absolutely love finding out about new labels which bring something completely – well, new – to the market. Sometime last year I was flicking through Look magazine and two absolutely gorgeous dresses caught my eye. Which led me to discover the beautiful, beautiful clothes of Virgos Lounge. 

Judging from what I’ve already seen, I’d say their speciality is embellishment. I recently bought an evening dress from them and I’ve never seen embellishments quite like it – I am officially head over heels in love. So how is this relevant to my White Shirt Challenge? Well, they make white shirts too! :)

The Millie shirt (or I should say “blouse”) is sequiny and sheer – a combination which will turn heads and stand out in a crowd of white shirts. I’d probably wear it with a vest top underneath though! 

Continuing on with my Virgos Lounge infatuation, it would look great with the Daffy jacket (more embellishments, yum) and leggings, OR tucked into the Poppy skirt (I don't think I've ever seen a nicer skirt!).

Label lust or what? Also, remember the pastel trend I was talking about the other day? Well they have an amazing new Pastel Spring Collection aaand if that wasn't good enough for you, you can get 10% off EVERYTHING (yes, everything) this weekend by using their discount code "SWEETTREAT" (there's more on that on their Facebook page). But yes, seriously, I am in love with Virgos Lounge.

Finally, here's a picture of the Raina dress I bought. (No particular reason, really. I just like it a lot!)

 http://www.virgoslounge.com

 Bev x

Get the look: Kirsten Dunst

I have quite a large magazine collection at home and the one celeb outfit that keeps reappearing is Kirsten Dunst's Rodarte yellow blazer + white shirt combo - she wore it in January and everyone's still raving about it. Because it was a pretty stunning (daring yet demure) outfit and I'm not just saying that because I'm a campaigner for the white shirt!

Tell me - doesn't she look amazing!? It's a perfect transition from day to night, office to party...and now you can get the look too, without the hefty price tag.

Yellow's quite a tricky colour to pull off; it works well with Kirsten's sunny hair and fair skin but a more universal colour like pink is a little bit safer for us non-Hollywood superstars. (This works in EVERY colour as long as you colour co-ordinate!)

Blazer - H&M, £19.99

 Trousers - ASOS, £33.50

 Shirt - Next, £28

 

Clutch - Yours Clothing, £12

And voila! Pretty in pink. And if the trousers are a bit too out-there, pair it with dark skinny jeans instead. Don't forget to tuck the shirt in and do the top button up, and the heels as well! H&M also have an impressive range of affordable blazers in an array of lovely colours so it's worth checking out as well.

Thanks for the inspiration, Kirsten!

Bev x 

Ps. All prices were correct when this was posted! :)

High Street vs Designer

There's always an invisible barrier between designer fashion and High Street fashion - most of the time, you hear the whole "you can tell it's designer so you'd pay more" argument. But when it comes to white shirts, I don't think you can! Agree/disagree? Find out for yourself - these shirts range from £5 to £1089(!). Guess which one's which, then click the shirt to find out (no cheating!):