Showing posts with label ashley olsen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ashley olsen. Show all posts

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Elizabeth Olsen: 37th Annual LA Film Critics Association Awards

Impeccable style clearly runs in the Olsen family as the "Other Olsen", Elizabeth, has demonstrated this past year. Breaking out of the shadow of Mary Kate and Ashley's notorious fashion repertoire, Elizabeth has continued to wow the media with her own signature style.

Pictured here at the 37th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (Jesus, what a mouthful) after winning the New Generation Award for her starring role in Martha Marcy May Marlene, Elizabeth's fresh, smiley face and messy side plait were the ultimate accessories to her elegant, floral Proenza Schouler dress with an element of allure in the sheer top half's plunging neck line.

The sheer, black, blousey upper half of the dress flows effortlessly into the vivid orange florals of the bottom half, almost reflecting the season at the moment - the end of winter blossoming into the comings of spring. Or maybe I'm just thinking too deep about it? Either way, topped off with a modest hem length and demure black heels, Elizabeth manages to pull all the stops.

Her sisters may be infamous for their sultry pouts but Elizabeth's best asset is her youthful smile. I smell a new style crush for many...


Friday, November 4, 2011

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN MIKARANI FLATS


Tasseled loafers are having a bit of a moment. The elegant style were given a chance to shine in both JW Anderson and Alexanger Wang's SS 2012 collection, the Doc Marten campaign starring my favourite model, Aggy Deyn, and have been given the Louboutin treatment.
The traditional shape black loafers have a native American edge, where Pocahontas style beading replaces the tassel.

Clearly a big hit with the Olsens as Ashley and Elizabeth Olsen have both, collectively, been spotted in them. I wonder if MK has a pair or if she nicks them off her sisters?

Monday, October 24, 2011

The Age Old Eyebrow Debate


Thick vs thin eyebrows: a matter of personal preference but highly contradicted by fashion's ever-changing mind. The change can wreak havoc upon those fundamentalists who like to keep themselves camouflaged against fashion's every word. As for me, no matter what the season says about eyebrows - I shall keep mine the way they are. I know what works for me and although they aren't the most well-groomed or perfectly symmetrical, the effort of conforming to (hypothetically) next season's predictions of "barely there" brows isn't worth it.

Maybe I'm being biased but I do believe thick eyebrows deserve a well-deserved, concrete place in style. Not only do they make a face look more youthful -the more unkempt the more innocent you look- but they are perfect for framing an angular face with a strong jaw. I don't want to sound like a cheesy QVC TV special but I can't help myself when I feel the need to say: but wait - there's more. I definitely overdid that, and now I'm laughing at my own petty humour but I digress. Strong brows really take the pressure off for defining the eyes with heavy makeup, they can help you get away with so much less as they are so dominant in themselves. And who doesn't love being able to get away with less makeup and enleashing one's natural beauty?

Of course I'm not trying to say that thick eyebrows are better than thinner brows - an equal amount of the world's most beautiful women have thin eyebrows, such as Kate Moss, Charlotte Free and Marlene Dietrich to name but a few. But my personal opinion and preference lies with the strong browed girls, and here is a collection of my favourite style icons and theirs.