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10 Little Black Dresses

With the holidays rapidly approaching, there are more cocktail parties, family gatherings, fancy dinners and holiday festivities than ever before! What could be better to wear than a classic, always adorable and stylish little black dress? Dress it down with a cardigan and some boots for a pre-Christmas dinner with the grandparents. Dress it up with heels and jewelry for a night under the mistletoe at your best friend’s swanky holiday bash! Really, the possibilities are endless! Too much holiday shopping have your wallet looking a bit empty? Here are some of my favorite dresses that can fit any budget and any style! (Photos in order from least expensive to most expensive): 

ASOS Tiered Ruffle Dress: £45 or about $70 (Available at Asos.com)

Firetrap Body Con Dress: £55 or about $85 (Available at Asos.com)

Quontum Bow Halter Dress: £65 or about $100 (Available at Asos.com)

Kookai Cornelli Embellished Dress: £75 or about $115 (Available at Asos.com)

French Connection Full Skirted Prom Dress: £120 or about $185 (Available at Asos.com)

Filippa K Black Boob Zip Up Dress: $399 (Available at Ssense.com)

Designers Remix Prettystar Black Bubble Dress: $427 (Available at Ssense.com)

Mint Jodi Arnold $475 (Availabe at Net-a-porter.com)

Valentino Red Mock Neck Tie Back Dress: $550 (Available at Ssense.com)

Alexander McQueen Piped Trim Dress: $2,130 (Available at Net-a-porter.com)

Visit Asos, Ssense and Net-a-Porter today! 

Moments Of Style: Olga Kurylenko

Olga Kurylenko wore this stunning red Valentino Couture gown from Fall 08 to the London premier of Quantum of Solace.

Probably the best dressed of the night, Olga’s look is absolutely gorgeous, with no jewelry, minimal makeup, and a soft loose updo.

Thanks Fabulousness for the pics

Fashion Quotable: Karl Lagerfeld

“This is how it’s done. Compared to us, all the rest are making rags!”

Karl Lagerfeld in Valentino:The Last Emperor.

Indies to Watch: Kendra Spears

Kendra Spears for the Akiabara Ad Campaign.

Kendra Spears in Trovata S/S 2009.

Kendra Spears for Ford Models contest.

Like any sane person, I deleted my Myspace account once I realized that I wasted at least four hours each day changing my layout design, took pathetic photos specifically for new Myspace defaults and stalked my ex-boyfriend to see who he was macking on that week. Now granted, I’ve been Myspace sober for over three years (thanks to Facebook. damnit) but Kendra Spears, the new face all over the runways, owes her whole aspiring career to Myspace. 

Say sayonara to the typical college co-ed and hello to the winner of Ford Models’ Myspace.com contest! So she didn’t win the $100,000 contract with Ford Models, but who can complain walking for Gucci, Hermès, and Valentino in Paris and Milan? Recently the 20 year old Portland State University student has been working on shoots for Dazed and Confused, Italian Marie Claire and an upcoming BCBG ad campaign. 

Anyone else wondering why Kendra Spears didn’t wind up in New York Fashion Week last month? Well, according to bookers, they aren’t too keen on Spears’ Cindy Crawford lip mole. Well too bad for us here in the States, it looks like European bookers know a pretty face, mole or no mole, when they see one! 

Thanks NY Mag!

Fashion Quotable: Valentino

“I don’t care about the collection. My dogs are much more important,” Valentino says about his six pugs Milton, Monty, Maude, Margot, Maggie, and Molly in his documentary Valentino: The Last Emperor about his life before retirement.

Thanks NY Mag

Models Turned Music Artists

Irina Lazareanu

Jack White with Karen Elson

From models turned actresses and vice versa, we now have models turned music artists. With the earlier news of model Irina Lazareanu’s (album debuting this Fall) and Nadja Auermann working on a music career, it is easier to grasp that former model Karen Elson (and wife of Jack White of The White Stripes) is also currently pursuing a music career. Also on her plate, the opening of her Nashville vintage boutique in which she plans to sell everything from Ossie Clarke to Valentino couture.

It is soo easy for these girls to do what they want once they have made a name for themselves in the biz, all about the people you know (or are dating, rumor has it that Irina and Pete Doherty are getting cozy). Her album is being produced by Patti Smith, in collaboration with Sean Lennon, and word is circulating that performance outfits will be courtesy of Mason Martin Margiela, Balenciaga, and Ann Demeulemeester, how convenient!