Best Dressed: Cannes Photo Call

The Cannes Film Festival has just concluded and with it came many fashion moments that are sure to inspire us, mere human beings to take notes incase we ever find ourselves in attending the fete! If you’re an avid Cannes goer but in my case, “watcher” you probably know that it’s not just the red carpet walk up the Croisette that you have to nail, the show actually begins the moment the stars attend photo calls.

What better way to start the list than France’s own It girl and face of Louis Vuitton, Lea Seydoux! She stars in It’s Only the End of the World and showed up at the photo call decked in black & white Louis Vuitton ensemble accessorised with crimson pumps and pout and a disheveled bob! Très chic! 

Let me just get this out of my system, it’s so refreshing to see Lily Rose Depp smiling! There, I said it. Lily, besides being the offspring of famous parents (Vanessa Paradis & Johnny Depp) is also the face of Chanel so it didn’t come as a surprise when she opted a laidback knitted pair from the brand’s Spring Collection. The look reflects her effortless cool style adding only just the right amount of glamour by donning pair of sandals with floral appliqué. 

From one Chanel muse to another, Kristen Stewart is the perennial “cool girl” and it always shows in the way she does red carpet – she’s probably the only person Karl Lagerfeld would allow to pair his creation with a basic white tee! KStew finished off her look by keeping her bleach blonde hair messy, her eyes smoky and oh, a pair of Louboutins! 

KStew’s costar in Cafe Society also made a statement and not surprisingly so because it’s Blake Lively! Seriously, will this woman ever gonna get it wrong?  This Juan Carlos Obando jumpsuit is what photo calls are made of, it’s chic, it’s flattering and it has a train! 

Have you ever asked yourself what a Chanel gift box would look like if it was a person? Well, I think Elle Fanning was asking the same question too because she showed up like one! The Neon Demon star was cute as a button in a frilly Chanel mini dress!

My favorite look from the photo call was from our very own, Andi Eigenmann. What? The girl looks good, I’m not biased AT ALL. Andi was there promoting the Brillante Mendoza directed film, Ma Rosa in a crisp white Patty Ang ensemble. Not bad for a first timer and what a way to represent the Philippines! 

 

I’ll be posting more from the Amfar Gala and the main red carpet event so stay tuned for that!

 

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Best Dressed: Met Gala 2016

The Met Gala is an occasion in which celebrities converge in honor of the Costume Institute’s annual fashion exhibit. Part–red carpet and part–really fancy dinner, the Gala also serves as a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.

Every year, the stars dress up in accordance with the theme of the exhibit, which this year is entitled Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology so a parade of futuristic and structured couture pieces naturally, were to be expected.

The red carpet was flooded by LVDs aka Louis Vuitton Dresses! Nicolas Ghesquire, the Creative Director of the brand is co-chair of the event so it’s only fitting that a handful of stars chose to wear his creations. 

I’m going to begin my list by starting strong with newly-minted Academy Award winner, Brie Larson in a mid-length Prouenza Schouler dress which reminds me of Ava from Ex-Machina! I love the bow detail, the ruffled skirt and the ballerina shoes all of which shouldn’t have worked but did because it gave the look a soft contrast to it. 

Rachel McAdams looked like a Grecian goddess in her golden Valentino Couture which she paired with side swept hair and a bold lip. Like Brie’s look, Rachel also displayed that contrast between that structured bodice and the feminine lower half of her dress! 

Another fashionista that serves Grecian goddess goodness is Kate Bosworth in head-to-toe Dolce & Gabbana, look at the details on that dress! I love how it is very reminiscent of a Greek god but it also has that edgy, futuristic princess vibe! 

Okay, this next look gave me quite the dilemma when I first saw it.. I initially hated this custom two-piece couture by Calvin Klein but when I saw a video of Emma Watson walking her way up those Met steps? I was obsessed! Emma is known to favor pantsuits on the red carpet and this will go down in Met history as one of the best pantsuits ever worn on the gala!

Moving on from one franchise superstar to another, Kristen Stewart being the face of Chanel, donned a fresh off the runway look from the brand’s Fall 2016 collection! Her bleached blonde hair, that eye make-up and those boots paired with her black ensemble make for a perfect Gala look but what I love more about though is it’s very reflective of who she is and what her style is, now who doesn’t love someone who keeps it real? 

Speaking of keeping it real, Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid just made their red carpet debut as a couple! The disgustingly good-looking duo may have been the best dressed couple of the night thanks to his custom Versace tuxedo which was very much on theme and her Tommy Hilfiger dress which is very “Bond girl” if you ask me. 

Another model who made quite the entrance was Karolina Kurkova, now this is a model who’s known to take the theme to new heights and this year was no different. Karolina showed up in a breathtaking Marchesa, a piece made in collaboration with IBM which lights up every time someone tweets about it. Whaaaaaat? NO. BIG. DEAL.

I think if we can elect anyone as the “Queen of the Future” based on tonight it has to be Nicole Kidman, hands down. Nicole blew everyone away in a caped (gasp!) Alexander McQueen creation which featured cutouts, embellished moon details and quite frankly, the drama that the Gala craves! SLAY.

In rare occasions, the drama doesn’t have to come from the dress but the hair and that’s exactly what Elle Fanning pulled off (pun intended) with this tied-all-the-way-up ponytail. The minimalist aesthetic of this Thakoon look is so fashion forward and a winner at that! 

Despite all the glorious gowns that’s catered in this year’s Gala, no gown has made quite the buzz more than Claire Danes‘ spot-on Manus x Machina showstopper! The Zac Posen ball gown is already gorgeous in itself but did I tell you that it lights up in the dark too? Because it does and it’s pure magic! Now, this is what the Met Gala is all about! 

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People’s Choice Awards 2016

The votes had been tallied and the voters have spoken.

The 41st Annual People’s Choice Awards is one of the few award-giving bodies that let’s the public pick the nominees for each category, vote for their favorite and ultimately decide who gets to win the coveted award that’s why you can understand how big of a deal this is for the actors to be nominated because it goes to show that the public in general, actually enjoyed their work.

Sandra Bullock, everyone’s favorite girl and who has won a record 10 times and has been nominated for 17 summed it best on what it feels like to be embraced by the people.

 

“We all love what we do and we get to do what we do because of you.”

 

Lady in Red: Sandra Bullock accepting her 10th People’s Choice Award

Lucky 13: Hollywood Icon Johnny Depp accepting his 13th one

Goofy Presenters: Adam Devine and Lea Michele

Front Row: Hugh Dancy and Claire Danes

Backstage Action: Jack Black and Kate Hudson got wacky for the cameras

Furious: Vin Diesel representing his film Furious 7 who nabbed 2 awards

People’s Choice 2016 Winners:

Favorite Movie: Furious 7

Movie Actor: Channing Tatum

Movie Actress: Sandra Bullock

Action Movie: Furious 7

Action Movie Actor: Chris Hemsworth

Action Movie Actress: Shailene Woodley

Comedic Movie: Pitch Perfect 2

Comedic Movie Actor: Kevin Hart

Comedic Movie Actress: Melissa McCarthy

Dramatic Movie: The Martian

Dramatic Movie Actor: Johnny Depp

Dramatic Movie Actress: Dakota Johnson

TV Show: The Big Bang Theory

Comedic TV Actor: Jim Parsons

Comedic TV Actress: Melissa McCarthy

Network TV Drama: Grey’s Anatomy

Dramatic TV Actor: Taylor Kinney

Dramatic TV Actress: Ellen Pompeo

Cable TV Drama: Pretty Little Liars

Premium Cable TV Show: Homeland

Premium Cable TV Actor: Dwayne Johnson

Premium Cable TV Actress: Kristen Bell

Daytime TV Host: Ellen DeGeneres

Late Night Talk Show Host: Jimmy Fallon

Actor In A New TV Series: John Stamos

Actress In A New TV Series: Priyanka Chopra

New TV Series: Scream Queens

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