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Celebrities in Mustard

One of our favourite trends for Autumn/Winter 2011 is the mustard trend, and no, we aren’t talking about the kind you put in your ham sandwich. We’re talking about the latest hue to hit the runways and to include in your wardrobe this season.

We really love this trend because this tasty colour gives your winter wardrobe a lovely injection of sunshine amongst the seasonal blacks and browns, and because you can get a variety of mustard shades (ranging from honey to dijon) it means everyone can find a tone that suits them!

As it’s such a strong colour you do need to be careful not to overdo it, so if you’re buying a mustard dress make sure you compliment it with other colours. Navy, plum and emerald are fab colours for keeping the look bold (plus the jewel colours are bang on trend this season), or else tone it down with more earthy shades like brown or beige.

Some of our favourite celebs are really rocking the look;

Get the look!

We have some cute mustard dresses at Pinksquid Clothing which are perfect for the A/W season and can be dressed up for the all important Christmas party!

Oscars Style Favourites & Flops

If there’s any night in Hollywood that’s truly glamorous, it’s Oscar night! And what a stunning finale to a busy awards season it was!

We were really excited to see who was wearing what on the red carpet here at Pinksquid Clothing (let’s face it, it’s the most interesting part of the show!), and after a little deliberating we’ve managed to come up with our overall best and worst dresses of the evening….

The Best Dresses

Our favourite dress by far has got to be Reese Witherspoon’s Armani Prive gown. Whilst so many others were playing it safe, this 60′s style & black and white number really stands out. It fits Reese’s figure beautifully, and she truly owns the look. Her retro ponytail up-do and naughty smile make her look super cute. The dress is also reminiscent of Julia Robert’s Valentino dress she wore to the 2001 Oscars ceremony where she won the Best Actress award. Chic, Stylish and so next season!

We also loved Gwyneth Paltrow’s minimalist Calvin Klein dress. Many celebs would find it hard to pull off the tight shimmering fabric, but Gwyneth’s super-slender frame is perfect for the dress, and her sexy hair and make-up add the extra wow factor to the whole ensemble.

Mila Kunis looked fresh and youthful in her Lavender Elie Saab creation. The intricate lace, low-cut neckline and flowing layers of chiffon are simply gorgeous, and we love her matching shoes and bag!

Jennifer Hudson once again looked amazing on the red carpet, this time in a deep tangerine Versace gown. The star has lost an incredible amount of weight but this dress proves she’s not turned into a La-La Land stick instect and still has curves most women would kill for! The colour of this dress really brightens things up as well!

The Worst Dresses

Even though the frock frights were in short supply this year (thank goodness the Black Swan dominated proceedings without any sighting of a Björk swan!), there were still a few shockers we couldn’t fail to mention.

To start with-and this truly pains us to say because we LOVE her- is Madonna. Really, what on earth is this outfit about? She probably has one of the most toned bodies in the entire world, access to the best stylists in the world, and enough money to buy out half the fashion houses, but she wears this: A fur gilet and a pair of net curtains thrown over a leotard and tacky fishnet tights. NOT a good look. Lourdes looks lovely though!

Sharon Stone also made our worst dressed list.  It looks like a fluffy bird has died on the shoulder of that mournful looking black dress, and the miserable look, severe make-up and painful up-do only heighten the dreary effect. We can only hope she was trying to stay on theme by being a black swan…..

Oscar winner Melissa Leo wore an utterly confounding Marc Bouwer dress. At least this stiff appliqued creation shows us what a giant doily might look like though.

Last but not least is Joan Collins. Ok, it’s not horrendous, even if it is a little bit too Dynasty for 2011, but after reports that she was rushed to hospital at the Vanity Fair Oscars party because her dress was too tight just goes to prove a girl can go a little too far in the name of fashion. After resigning herself to ‘not eating much’ due to the tightness of the dress, and then promptly fainting in her husbands arms and being rushed to hospital, she was told by doctors ‘not to wear such tight dresses — and to eat in future if expected to last the pace’.

Starving yourself to fit into a dress is never a good idea, but to end up feeling faint because it’s just way too tight is not what fashion is supposed to be about.  For this reason this has got to be the worst dress of the night. Sorry Joan.

P.S We hope you’re ok now!

Our Marmite look of the night;

Nicole Kidman in Dior Couture.

Love it or hate it? We couldn’t decide…..

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Our Best Dressed Celebs Of The Week!

This week the LBD and the LWD (Litte White Dress!) are dominating the red carpet with lots of lace and feminine shapes.

Our favourite dress of the week was Emma Watson’s Rafael Lopez dress which she wore to the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I premiere . It’s looks soooooo cute & girly and really shows off her fabulous pins!

The sheer black lace top section and the  feathered skirt are bang on trend, and the fun voluminous shape  really suits her, especially with that pixie cropped hairstyle, smoldering make-up and Charlotte Olympia killer heels!

Gwynneth Paltrow sported not one, but two show-stopping gowns this week and proves she’s still got her finger firmly on the fashion pulse.

On 8th November she wowed on the red carpet at the Country Strong Premiere in Nashville wearing a Chado Ralph Rucci S/S ’11 black fitted frock with sheer bodice and hem detailing and Lanvin pumps. Its sexy panelling revealed her toned stomach and tiny waist proving all those fitness sessions with Tracy Anderson really do pay off!

Her second amazing dress was showcased on the 10th November at the 44th Annual Country Music Awards.

The stunning Atelier Versace gown with it’s one shoulder style, cut out waist and slashed-to-the-thigh style would be a difficult look for most to pull off but Gywneth has a body to die for! It’s hard to believe this woman is 38!

Our other favourite looks this week….