2016 Met Gala: Black Magic
Welcome to the witching hour, where black is never basic. As a committed wear of black, I’m generally not of the opinion that black is ever basic. (I’m wearing black to the… Read More
2016 Met Gala: Most Fun
This is the category I wish Zendaya was going into. She was dealt a cruel hand this Met Gala, and she coped admirably with it, but one day I hope she comes… Read More
2016 Met Gala: Silver Belles
“Polish up the silverware Gladys, the Met Ball’s about technology this year!” That seems to have been the rallying cry around the design studios of the world when faced with a Met… Read More
2016 Met Gala: Manus, Machina, Perfection
For those who adhered to the theme at last night’s Met Gala, there were two ways to approach Manus x Machina. As we’ve already discussed, it was actually a pretty open brief,… Read More
2016 Met Gala: Army of None
Seriously, if I read the phrase “Balmain Army” one more time today my eyes are liable to roll out of my head. Not since the advent of ISIS have I wished so… Read More
2016 Met Gala: Shudda, wudda, cudda…
Didn’t. Deliver, that is. The magical ingredients of innovation, intrigue, drama, costume, fun, whimsy and beauty, any or all of which could have stopped the 2016 Met Gala red carpet in its… Read More
2016 Met Gala: Let’s Get Our Heads Around Manus x Machina
Because God knows the majority of last night’s attendees didn’t bother trying to. As I’ve stated here before, you don’t pass or fail the Met Gala red carpet based on the normal… Read More
2016 Oscars: The Also Rans
My world feels slightly off its axis when Cate Blanchett is an Also Ran, but this colour is a giant NO for me, and it’s blinding me to any virtues this dress… Read More
2016 Oscars: The Bold and the Beautiful
I don’t think there was a single nude or beige dress on the red carpet at the 2016 Oscars. Could their reign of terror finally be over? Instead we were treated to… Read More
2016 Oscars: Disco Queens
Love, love and LOVE! There’ll almost never be a dress that emits serious Halston-esque, Studio 54 vibes that I won’t be wild about. That era just resonates with my soul, and these… Read More
2016 Oscars: We’re Black!
Did you catch that little aside from Chris Rock when they came back from the first ad break? Right before he introduced the “should’ve been nominated Michael B Jordan”? Burn. Anyway, there… Read More
2016 Oscars: Marchesa, Marchesa, Marchesa…
…Marchesa, Marchesa. For there were FIVE of them on the 2016 Oscars red carpet. Five. At first glance you might have thought four, right? Or am I the only person who from… Read More
