Pinksquid Clothing

Posts Tagged ‘Katy Perry’

Steal Katy Perry’s style with this beautiful catwalk-inspired dress at a fraction of the designer price. Available now from Pinksquid Clothing!

Christmas Fairy Frocks, Dazzling Dresses & Glistening Gowns……

Sequins, sparkle, metallics, – the American Music Awards had it all! The festive fashion choices of the stars that attended the ceremony in Los Angeles last night has got us feeling all excited about Christmas!

Some of the lovely ladies sporting the shimmering sheen include Selena Gomez, Heidi Klum, Jennifer Hudson, Katy Perry, and Taylor Swift.

Selena Gomez was one of the stand-out fashionistas  of the night, stepping out in a champagne backless silk gown by Giorgio Armani. With it’s plunging v-neck, front slit and draped fringed sash she teamed her classy gown with a pair of silver strappy heels, and a glittering handbag (having Justin Bieber on her arm didn’t exactly hurt the overall look either!)

Another lady channelling old-school Hollywood glamour was the gorgeous Taylor Swift who wore a gold beaded Reem Acra  column dress that perfectly showed off her svelte figure. The country starlet added green earrings for the perfect pop of colour and a sleek side-ponytail to finish off the glamorous look.

Jennifer Hudson (still looking super skinny after her dramatic weight loss) wore a metallic drape-front dress by Jenny Packham, teamed with Christian Louboutin shoes, and a swarovski bag.

Heidi Klum also went for a short metallic number in a silver laser-cut, stencil inspired dress by Giles with floral punch-outs in the bodice and the hemline.

Katy Perry poured her curves into a sequin bustier dress from Vivienne Westwood’s Gold Label line. The oriental draped gown was accessorized with pink hair and electric blue shoes which we love!

Unfortunately not everyone got it right with the metallic theme, and Christina Aguilera  chose a rather ill-fitting Herve Leger bandage dress while accompanying Maroon 5 for the hit “Moves Like Jagger.”  The dress was so tight you could see what she had for dinner, and the shining fabric only added to the effect of making her look a lot bigger than she is.  There’s nothing wrong with those curves but squashed boobs do not make for a good look!

Buy sparkly dresses at Pinksquid Clothing

Get sparkling for Christmas….

Gucci Inspired Colour Block Dress

The jewel-tone Gucci color block dress has been a firm favorite with celebrities this season. Stars such as Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry and Jennifer Hudson have all rocked the look from the Italian design house.

We’ve got an oh-so-flattering version of the Gucci dress at a fraction of the cost. With it’s bright colours and metallic belt, it’s a look that’s bang on trend and super sexy!

Katy Perry Leads The Fashion Pack At The 2011 MTV VMA’s!

The 28th Annual MTV Video Music Awards were held at the Nokia Theatre in LA on Sunday, and as usual the fashion moments proved just as entertaining as the performances.

With Beyoncé showing off her baby bump for the first time, Lady Gaga dressing as greasy boy alter-ego Joe Calderone, and Nicky Minaj adorning a surgical mask and fuzzy slippers it was hard to decide which diva managed to steal the show. In the end we decided Katy Perry deserved to be crowned fashion queen of the evening simply because of the sheer quantity of wacktacular outfits she worked in one night.

Katy Perry began by walking the red carpet in a geisha-style Atelier Versace mini dress that featured cherry blossoms, neon trimming, twinkling crystals and sexy cut-out detailing. The ‘Firework’ singer teamed her exquisite dress with a pair of neon pink strappy sandals by Jimmy Choo and wore Lorraine
 Schwartz jewellery. She accessorized her newly dyed pink hair with pink flowers, and finished the look with a pretty parasol.

Then, like the colourful chameleon she is, Mrs Brand switched into a mouthwatering confection from Christian Dior’s A/W’11 couture collection to collect her Best Video award. Reminding us of something yummy from a box of Liquorice Allsorts she wore a pink jacket with mint green lining and an oversized yellow button,  a black and white printed tulip skirt, multi-coloured Giuseppe Zanotti wedges and finished the look with a cheese-like square hat by Stephen Jones! Deliciously fabulous!

Our other fave outfit of Katy’s was her custom-made dress by Johnny Wujek for Furne One. The glittery dress was decorated with broken records and one record was even perched on her head! A bit of an obvious statement (she’s just broken the record for being the only living artist – and only the second in history – to achieve five No.1 singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 from the same album) but we loved it all the same. Katy paired her fab dress with ankle strap Giuseppe Zanotti heels.

Beyoncé Shows Off Her Baby Bump!

Beyoncé stole the show by announcing her pregnancy and rose above the outlandishly dressed video vixens by wearing a classic orange Lanvin one-shoulder silk crepe cut-away gown and Lorraine Schwartz jewels. She paired her cut-away gown with ivory Swarovski platform heels with pearl details by Rene Caovilla. Positively beaming, whilst clutching her new baby bump, Beyoncé looked beautiful, relaxed and happy.

The Best Of The Rest… The Little Black Dress!

The LBD was definitely the popular choice of the night with Jessie J, Adele and Zoe Saldana all channeling the look.

One of our favourite looks of the night however,came from Selena Gomez who wore an elegant, black Julien MacDonald dress,  Judith Leiber clutch and Lorraine Schwartz jewellery. Showing off her pins, wearing slightly gothic make-up and wearing her hair back in a low bun she manages to keep this look young.

Britney Spears also went back to black and turned up grinning widely before being honoured with the Michael Jackson Vanguard Award. For the big night Britney wore a black sequined romper and belt by Moschino with a zig-zagging print. The singer teamed her romper with Gina peep-toe calf boots. We’re not too sure we like the shoes on Britney (they make her legs look a little stumpy), but her hair and make-up look flawless, and she looks healthy and happy which is lovely to see after years of troubles.

Another songstress who opted for a LBD and made our best-dressed list was X Factor judge Kelly Rowland who wowed in a Falguni & Shane peacock dress teamed with Louboutin heels and matching clutch. We think the former Destiny’s child singer looked absolutely show-stopping!

And The Most Bizarre Outfit Goes To……

Well really it should be Lady Gaga who not only dressed as a boy but completely inhabited the maleness of her persona the entire evening, but as she was technically a man for the night we’re voting for Nicky Minaj who is fast becoming one of the most kooky red carpet characters we’ve seen. Her confusing -but-amusing outfit is hard to describe, but aside from looking like she’s raided a cuddly toy factory, she’s wearing a Shojono Tomo mask, an ice-cream necklace, a pointy mirrored thingy, a pink tutu, tights, socks, and candy-floss hair! We think maybe she went to a costume shop and just couldn’t decide what to wear?

Let us know who you think was best and worst dressed!

Crazy Fashion at the Grammys

We’re well into awards season now and as always the Grammys proves to be one of the most interesting ceremonies in terms of the fashion. Unlike the Golden Globes and Baftas where haute couture and elegance rule the red carpet, the music award ceremony is all about slashed dresses, vivid colour, and lots of bling. Let’s forget New York fashion week is well underway for now, because on Sunday night one of the most entertaining runway shows took place in LA!

Eggcentric

As usual Lady Gaga was out to grab headlines by arriving in an egg (yes an egg- she was apparently ‘incubating’ in it to get into character). She then burst out of it onto the stage in a pale yellow crop top and long skirt with her long blonde locks scrapped into a high, ‘Blond Ambition’ style ponytail.

She then changed into a leather corset and thigh high black boots and – her most intriguing costume – a half jacket with gaffer tape around her boobs and a fake pointy shoulder.

Whilst we think the egg idea was a fab way to outshine the other celebs at the ceremony, the weird costumes, gaffer tape on her chest and ‘extra skin’, were all way too try hard, and it didn’t help that she doesn’t have the music to back up the hype; her new song just sounds like a rip-off of Madonna’s ‘Express yourself’.

We’re wondering where her ladyship is going to go next with the fashion? Perhaps now she’s worn a bacon dress and arrived in an egg she’ll turn up as a can of baked beans?

Trying to out-gaga each other in other ridiculous but fun dresses were two of the other biggest names in music; Rihanna and Katy Perry. We say fun, but that’s really just because they both looked like they should be sat at the top of a Christmas tree….

Wedding cake

Rihanna turned up in a tulle-stripped gown by Jean Paul Gaultier, an outfit she said she ‘pretty much snatched up off the runway’. Her hair and make-up looked flawless, but the dress was a little too edgy even for the red carpet. Nobody really wants to get that close to her oh-nah-nah!

Devilish Crime

Katy Perry also opted for a floor length white dress by Giorgio Armani. She decided to team it with a sequin bra, satin train and angel wings and would have looked amazing had she been going to a fancy dress party. We did love that she brought her Gran with her though. In fact, her grandmother actually managed to upstage the singer by rocking up with a diamante encrusted walking stick. You go, Gran!

Feeling Fierce

Another outfit we can’t fail to mention has to be Nicki Minaj’s Givenchy leopard print number. Never one to shy away from attention, the star roared her way across the red carpet balancing a bizarre custom made wig on her head. We did love her interview with Ryan Seacrest though and think she had her tongue firmly in her cheek when she declared the outfit “A masterpiece by Givenchy”. She went on to state “What they made for me is a miraculous piece of lionesss-meets-her-cub-meets-fabulocity-meets fashionista-meets-runaway-meets everything.”  Purrr-fectly insane!

And the style award goes to…..

Some of the less entertaining but definitely more fabulous outfits included J.Lo’s silver-mirrored Pucci mini dress and stacked Christian Louboutin heels.

We absolutely LOVE this look, and think J.Lo looks amazing. She proved that being a mum to young twins doesn’t mean she suffers in the glamour stakes. And how sexy are those legs!?

Some of our other favourites included Selena Gomez’s gold J.Mendel gown which looked sophisticated and whimsical. The gorgeous mermaid shape and shimmering fabric had a similar effect to Katy Perry’s dress, but with much more style and class.

We also adored Kelly Osbourne’s über pretty lilac Tadashi frock. The gorgeous colour and undulating ruffles are beautiful, and the dress really flatters her super-tiny waist.  She teamed her soft and sweet dress with a pair of bedazzled McQueen silver heels, and just-as-sparkly drop earrings. We really love the girly hair as well!

Our final fave has got to be Jennifer Hudson’s navy blue Versace gown topped off with a super tight sexy corset top. When all the other big artists are trying to outcrazy each other on the red carpet, Jennifer Hudson really stands out. The pleated skirt drew attention to her newly toned killer legs, while her sky-high Christian Louboutin stilettos added an edgy dimension to her stunning look. Her gorgeous sleek, straight hair matches her sleek new figure, too. Now that’s a Dreamgirl!

People’s Choice Awards Fashion 2011. Best & Worst Dressed.

So awards season is upon us again (hooray!) and this week it all kicked off with the People’s Choice Awards in LA. As is now usual with Hollywood events, most of the buzz was about the Fashion, and it seems that the Christmas break as has been good for our favourite celebs as nearly all of them looked stunning….

We’ve had a look at who rocked the blue carpet at the Nokia theatre a few nights ago and compiled a list of our favourite dresses of the night. We didn’t really want to be negative as it’s the New Year but there were a few celebs we simply couldn’t ignore for their lack of style so we’ve stuck them in here as well

The Best…..

The Twilight Saga was a massive winner at the awards as usual (Eclipse picked up four gongs in total) and so we had to start off with the gorgeous Kristen Stewart who dazzled in a gold sequinned mini-dress by Reem Acra. Her soft curls, metallic eye shadow and dark lips really complimented the dress- but her best two accessories were of course Taylor Lautner & Robert Pattinson who sat either side of her all night long!

Another star that went for glitzy-glam was Kim Kardashian who wore a beautiful gold dress by Catherine Malandrino. We love Kim Kardashian because she always looks polished and is never afraid to flaunt her curves. This figure hugging dress really suits her frame and looks amazing with that Chanel Clutch and Nude Louboutin shoes. A really feminine look for her!

Kim’s younger sister Khloe also looked stunning in a floor length gown by Alexander McQueen. The beautiful shade of grey really compliments her newly dyed red hair (which we love) and the smouldering eye make-up with peachy cheeks and pastel nails make her look like a Grecian Goddess. Kim & Khloe were at the awards with the rest of the family to pick up the award for ‘Favourite TV Guilty Pleasure’.

‘Favourite Country Artist’ winner Taylor Swift looked angelic in her balletic peach dress by New York Fashion Week designer J.Mendel. She looked lovely as always and we thought the red lipstick and soft up-do gave the dress a grown-up feel to it that made her look less country cutie and more sexy singing siren. We did think she could have done with eating a few more mince pies over Christmas though

At first we couldn’t decide if we liked Jennifer Aniston’s outfit or not. Yes she looks gorgeous, and yes she looks just as young (and probably better!) than she did in her Friends heyday- but as usual she’s wearing black, and her hair and make-up is the same as always. In the end, however, we decided that she looked so confident and happy in her black Dolce & Gabbana ensemble that we really quite liked it and so have added her to our best dressed list. She gets extra marks for that daring neckline and gold accessories. There were reports that she was drunk on stage but we think that’s probably a load of rubbish… Anyway, even if she was- who cares? She looked like she was having fun either way!

A lover of all things bright and fun, Katy Parry wore this frothy, colour-popping Betsey Johnson dress from her S/S 2011 collection. When we first saw this dress on the catwalk we couldn’t have thought of a better person for it! The neon colours and full tulle skirt suit her personality perfectly, and it looks amazing with the Casadei fuchsia satin peep toe heels as well! Katy picked up two trophies for favourite female artist and favourite online sensation.

The Worst…

Mila Kunis is a gorgeous girl, but just looked drab in this khaki strapless J Mendel number. She looked more ugly duckling than black swan (ouch!)….

We love Vanessa Williams and are massive fans of her in Desperate Housewives and Ugly Betty, but we didn’t think this Tadashi Shoji dress did her fabulous figure any favours. There was way too much shine going on that just made her look lumpy rather than curvy. We did love the Kimberly McDonald Jewellery on her though!

Raven-Symone stepped onto the blue carpet straight from panto maybe?  Or was she about to go and fight crime?…

The Marmite look of the night….

We figured Leighton Meester’s dress was one that people would either love or hate. It’s a cute & girly dress from the Vionnet Spring 2011 collection. Some of us thought that although lovely, it wasn’t really red-carpet worthy and was more suited for a warm summer’s day at a barbecue….whilst other’s thought Leighton had picked something refreshing, laid back & unpretentious. We’d love to know what you think!