endlessnights+highheels: August 2010

2010 emmy awards

Few of my favorites from the Red Carpet...

Claire Danes in Armani Privé with Martin Katz jewelry.

Heidi Klum, in Marchesa, with Christian Louboutin shoes and

Lorraine Schwartz jewels.

January Jones, in Atelier Versace, with Miu Miu shoes and

Cartier jewels.

Sofia Vergara, in Carolina Herrera.

Nina Dobrev, in Zuhair Murad, with Brian Atwood shoes and

Chopard jewels.

Fall 2010 Couture
Alexis Mabille went through a phase of thinking it was modern to mix his ready-to-wear and his couture into one homogeneous stew. Reason prevailed when he realized that wasn't doing his craft any favors. But with his new couture outing, he maintained a ready-to-wear fundamental by building his collection from mix-and-match separates.

He started out with a basic eight top-and-bottom combinations and managed to double, maybe even triple them. Admittedly, it was mostly by exchanging a skirt for a pair of pants, or removing a dressy outer layer, but Mabille made his point nevertheless. With a twist, of course. His clothes are scarcely the stuff of an everyday wardrobe, hence his insistence that he was designing for "high-profile events" in the life of the modern professional woman. So a tuxedo jacket could be paired with pants and a pussy-bowed blouse in pink silk crepe, or worn over a simple black cocktail dress. Or a long evening coat might be worn either with a black turtleneck and full lace skirt or a lace bustier and black cigarette pants.

The craftsmanship that Mabille was keen to highlight was most obvious in a black velvet column with a lavishly embroidered and beaded bodice. Random trompe l'oeil petals cascaded down its front. It was the kind of seemingly throwaway gesture that confirms Mabille's sly talent.

Source: Style.com

casual chic

I could wear this everyday-anyday!

Rachel Bilson

Source: ONTD

miss universe 2010

Currently in Las Vegas for Miss Universe 2010 staying at the Mandalay Bay. It's amazing here and you can definitely feel lot's of tension!...Who will win? Who knows... Yesterday were the prelims and Miss Venezuela and Miss Bahamas looked INCREDIBLE. Their dresses were made by Gionni Straccia and Jewelry by George Wittels. Congratulations!