Posts published during May, 2010
Today the Haute PR Fashion Femmes are wearing black Tory Burch flats, brown Bakers flats, red BCBG heels (SO fab!), and gold Tory Burch flats with a beautiful sparkly logo ornament. We can’t wait for the weekend, and we’re def going into it with style! What kind of shoes are you guys wearing today? Post in the comments!
Are you more of a Miranda than a Carrie? Then we will totes hook you up with the scoop on how to get Cynthia Nixon’s red carpet look from the “Sex and the City 2” premiere. It’s easy: take any black strapless dress and add a brooch at the bust. Although Nixon was not wearing a brooch at the premiere, as the feather-like ornament was actually just part of her dress, we can pull the look off with a brooch without having to find a dress that has that embellishment attached already. This is a great way to keep your party style fresh, since you can wear a basic dress zillions of different ways by adding different brooches!
If you want to use a brooch just like the one in the photograph, you can get this look for less from Amazon. It’s cubic zirconia, feather shaped, and the best part: only $58.00. You can also choose a brooch that isn’t exactly like Nixon’s to make your own glam statement.
Swarovski also makes fabulous brooches, with prices ranging from $60 to $200, making it a solid source of this accessory. There are many options available, many of which were outlined here on another blog. Of course, if you’re on a tight budget, you could always get an inexpensive dress to lower the costs involved; as long as you get the right brooch, you can make any plain dress come to life!
The key is to make sure the dress is basic; if you look at Cynthia Nixon’s photo from the Sex and the City 2 premiere , you’ll notice her dress is very simple—no ruffles, no complicating stitching, nor lace. We’ve found a great dress that meets these qualifications at Express, shown below and for only $44.50!
The total look would be $102.50, which is quite a steal to get a red-carpet ready look. Plus, you can wear brooches with so much that you can use your brooch many times to turn basic outfits that you own into classy, sophisticated looks!
The Haute PR Fashion Femmes love, adore, worship, treasure, and cherish Tory Burch. Her accessories are just so cute and glam! We’re all for tote bags, as they allow extra space for our laptops, notepads, and many lipglosses, so we’re definitely a fan of Tory’s tote bags. We’re also huge fans of pink, whether ballet, hot, or berry! So needless to say, a pink Tory Burch tote is super covetable, and we love the subtle tie dye that adds a youthful, boho flavor.
It’s also available in black, and can be purchased at shopbop.
Did you gush over the neon yellow dress that Sarah Jessica Parker wore to the premiere of the movie “Sex and the City 2″ as much as we did? Now, you can get her look for $58.00!
Victoria’s Secret One-shoulder Bra Top dress
The key to her dress was the unique way in which her dress was cut around the shoulders and the bust, and this Victoria’s Secret dress has a similar shape. It’s fun, flirty, and sexy all at the same time, just like Carrie Bradshaw! Just like Parker did for her red carpet look, choose a pair of shoes that is a different color from the dress—Parker wore dark grey, almost black shoes. The Haute PR Fashion Femmes recommend some oh-so-trendy beige heels to go with the dress shown. However, the dress comes in many other colors to express your inner Carrie, like bright cobalt, fiesta red, and solid black.
After a seven year partnership, Jean-Paul Gaultier is leaving Hermes. His Spring/Summer 2011 collection will be his last with the company, and it will be interesting to see how he leaves his mark on the runway this fall. He brought fresh, but controlled energy and creativity to Hermes that he usually lets run wild in his personal line, and kept, if not greatly bolstered, Hermes as the ultimate line of luxury.
Gaultier hand-in-hand with model Lily Cole during Hermes’ FW10 runway show (source: fotoglif)
Christian Lemaire, currently creative director of Lacoste, will be his replacement. Lemaire was able to take Lacoste from the insufferably-preppy brand to prep-with-style. His revitalization of the brand led to doubled sales in five years and a renewal of its status as a high-end brand. We think Hermes has made a great pick, and can’t wait to see what Lemaire will do to continue Hermes’ evolution as the ultimate source of classy fashion!
One of the most exciting parts of watching the Sex and the City movie when it came out in 2008 was the fashion. Everyone probably remembers the blue Manolo Blahnik, “Something Blue Satin Pump,” (can be found on www.bergdorfgoodman.com for $945.00), the shoes that Carrie Bradshaw wore to her wedding at city hall. In case you have forgotten, we are getting closer and closer to the date that we have all been waiting for, May 27th! Yes, in two days, Sex and the City 2 will be playing in theaters.
Yesterday, the premiere for Sex and the City 2 took place in New York City at Radio City Music Hall. The fabulous four (Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon) attended the event and of course, all of them were dressed fabulously, just like their characters in the movie. In fact, they seemed to have tried to match their characters through their outfits.
Sarah Jessica Parker definitely stole the show with a bright yellow Valentino that has an asymmetrical cut. Her dress was fun, girly, and quirky, just like Carrie Bradshaw.
Kim Cattrall wore an embellished Naeem Kahn gown which was a pale green-yellow, a daring shade that we haven’t seen often in the past. She plays Samantha Jones in SATC, a woman who is definitely not afraid of sexy attire, and Cattrall’s gown at the premiere was definitely sexier than the other actresses’ dresses, true to her character’s style.
Kristin Davis wore a hot pink vintage Jean Desses strapless dress. She plays Charlotte York in the movie, a sophisticated, cute house-wife; accordingly, she chose a classic and feminine pink dress.
Cynthia Nixon went to the premiere in a black strapless Carolina Herrera gown with a simple feather-like ornament at the bust. Nixon plays Miranda Hobbes in the movie, a lawyer that has trouble balancing out work and her family. Hence, the dress was simple, sleek, and safe, just like the personality of Miranda, but still fashionable as always.
So, we’ve seen the fashion of the actresses, but I definitely cannot wait until I see the Sex and the City characters’ fashion! Again, the movie comes out May 27th, 2010! Make a note in your calendars, update your blackberry schedule, or whatever you use to keep yourself organized. Be sure to watch the movie as soon as possible since Sex and the City sets the fashion trend.
At the premiere, MTV questioned the celebrities like Whitney Port, “What character are you?” Whitney Port replied that she would be Carrie Bradshaw because she is very career oriented. So here’s my question for you, “What character would you like to dress like?” Post your answer in the comments!
More and more designers are jumping in on the trend of designing low-cost lines for big box stores like Target and Kmart, and the newest to join the ranks is Norma Kamali. Her line, exclusively for Walmart, includes swim suits, dresses and casual pieces all for $20 or less! The maxi dress, $15, would be a great staple in any summer wardrobe:
Another must-have for this summer is anything animal print. Snag this Norma Kamali leopard print bikini for just $15 a piece.
