Cannes Film Festival Trend Alert: Bodacious Black Ball Gowns

Edited by Zosia Baroody

Luxurious yachts, one-of-a-kind gowns and priceless diamonds are all common sights at the annual Cannes Film Festival. Every May, celebs from all around fly to the French Riviera for one of the most prestigious art gatherings of the year. We are obviously watching the Cannes red carpet quite closely, and the fest was kicked-off with a dazzling display of black ball gowns. From sleek and simple to intricate and gothic, here are seven celebs donning marvelously dark dresses.

10 Greenest Style Icons

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Too often we judge people by the color of their gowns, and not the content of their character. Aside from acting, or modeling or baby-birding their children, stars today have a cadre of causes near and dear to their famous hearts. As our month of eco awareness rolls along the river, we highlight some fabulous women who are doing their part — and then some — to preserve nature. These ten ladies prove you can help the environment and still look damn good doing it.

Alberta Ferretti x Macy’s: Taking It to the Maxi

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Fashion’s love affair with diffusion lines, thankfully, has no end in sight. High-end design houses have found a profitable partner in mass retailers and the latest to hook up in the collaborative backseat of couture’s Corvette are Macy’s and Alberta Ferretti. The collection arrives April 17 at Macy’s nationwide and online, featuring enough bright and flirty maxi dresses, billowy blouses and peasant skirts to keep you cool while looking hot this summer. Click through for the entire collection after the jump!

Blanchett Goes Bare, Hilfiger Addresses Bangladesh and Adult-Onset Acne on the Rise

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- Adding another crease to the Simon Spurr debacle, the label has temporarily halted lending samples. [WWD]

- Cate Blanchett opted to go Photoshop-free for the cover of The Economist’s Intelligent Life, proving that there are worse things than looking your age and/or like a human being. [Styleite]

- Alberta Ferretti for Macy’s has a lookbook, but more importantly, Alberta Ferretti for Macy’s actually exists. So many diffusion lines, such little capacity to care about them. [Fashionista]

Get Our Favorite Oscar Looks for Less!

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

Although the awards show itself was fairly underwhelming last night, we’re always going gaga for the Oscars red carpet. If you’re wondering how to get some of your favorite looks from the 84th Annual Academy Awards for less, Unique Vintage has an impressive selection of red carpet-worthy dresses. Click for a gallery of our favorites after the jump.

Harper’s Bazaar’s Redesign Features a Faceless Gwyneth Paltrow

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Harper’s Bazaar has had some serious work done and she is looking good. Glenda Bailey is determined that nobody put her baby in the corner and has revealed a new look for the magazine beginning with the March issue. Harper’s is now one inch larger with thicker paper, new typograhy and features — and who better to launch the makeover than Bailey’s favorite cover girl, Gwyneth Paltrow? Photographed by Terry Richardson, the striking subscriber cover features Gwyneth with her face obscured by her flowing golden locks while giving body and leg for days in a revealing dress by relatively unknown designer Anthony Vaccarello. 

25 Top Fashion Moments of 2011

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

‘Twas one hell of a year for fashion, 2011.  Alexander McQueen triumphed this year thanks to a pair of well-documented dresses and a bona fide cultural phenomenon at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Christian Dior tried to rebound from a potential PR nightmare, to varying degrees of success. Diffusion lines easily out-shined their designer homes.  An editrix reinvented herself amidst a sea of rumors without losing a beat.  And underaged fashionistas grew up in front of our very eyes. Here are our picks for the 25 most memorable and stylish moments of 2011. 

Uptown Chic / Downtown Sleek: Balmain Fur Jacket

Edited by Brittany Crane

We are absolutely drooling over this Balmain fur collar jacket.  Think its too much of one style to be worth the ultimate investment piece? We thinks a not.  Check out how we style today’s Uptown Chic/Downtown Sleek.

25 Fall Coats We Can’t Wait to Wear

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

That fall chill is in the air once again, and we’re glad to take our leather jackets and trench coats out of the closet. As the nights begin to get colder with each passing week, it’s almost time to break out our fall coats. Though we’re not quite ready for the heavier outerwear to come out in full force, these 25 fantastic coats just might change our minds.

Lucky Seven: The Sexiest Looks from Milan Fashion Week

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

We’ve already decided drugs were involved with the creation of many Spring 2012 collections shown at Milan Fashion Week. Now we’re noticing a serious lack of sexy from our favorite Italian labels. There’s a lot of man-repelling happening, and it’s a tad shocking. But there were some sexy standout garments – seven to be exact – from Milan that get our motors running.