best of the rest:: Met Ball 2011

I think Isabel Lucas' stunning look at this year's Met Ball takes a lot to beat! However these are my other favourites!

Blake Lively arrived to the event on the arm of Karl Lagerfeld, as the new face of Chanel. She looked radiant in a taupe tulle pailette embroidered dress with chiffon sash from Chanel’s Autumn/Winter 09/10 Haute Couture Collection. The dress was set off by her newly copper locks, a colour that technically shouldn't work on anybody but looks beautiful!

I always love Rihanna, and this asymmetric black jewel encrusted thigh slit dress with scalloped edges was no exception. Her mermaid plait made the dress feel young and contemporary.

 

Lastly was Christina Ricci who embodied gothic glamour, looking like she has come full circle since her Wednesday Adams days, wearing a mega watt Zac Posen cobweb lace fishtail number. J'adore!

ethereal elegance

This right here is a slice of sartorial perfection in pleated pink Vuitton. Isabel Lucas looks like she arrived at this year's Met Ball on a cloud and dismounted her unicorn before walking the red carpet. The pearl headpiece of like something a princess from another galaxy would wear. The whole ensemble is so stunning and so black tie appropriate for the prestigious event, yet she keeps her laid-back Australian beach girl vibe. I am in love with it. This outfit cements this beauty at one-to-watch!

Queen of Leon

This dreamy union is the only pairing that could make me exclaim 'What Royal Wedding!?' Last Thursday the world's most SEX ON FIRE couple ever got hitched in a small ceremony in Montecito, California, the bride wore strapless Vera Wang with Chantilly lace. The husky God-fearing southern rocker and the Californian goddess make the perfect Hollywood rock and roll fairytale. Caleb Followill met Victoria's Secret angel Lily Aldridge at Coachella music festival in 2007. I knew Coachella was the place where dreams come true! I hope this perfect pair last forever, and that she inspires many more amazing albums!

KISS ME KATE

After a magical trip to Los Angeles, Coachella music festival and Las Vegas, reality in London hit me hard. Thankfully a long weekend came to my rescue thanks to this years hotly anticipated royal wedding. The marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton (the commoner) was literally a modern day fairy-tale and for someone who has never felt anything for the Royal family I found myself completely immersed in Wedding Fever, and felt for once quite patriotic and certainly proud to be a Londoner! To make it feel that bit more special I turned 24 the same day, so their was a wonderful sense of jubilation in the air! Of course Kate Middleton wore THAT dress by Sarah Burton for ALexander McQueen. Kate's wedding dress was a stunning confection, absolutely perfect for her as an individual, for a state occasion and for now as a time. As currently probably the most famous dress in the world, its design has immeasurably raised Sarah Burton's profile and solidified her place not only as McQueen's very worthy predecessor but as a name to be reckoned with in British fashion. LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!!

COACHELLA 2011

MINX NAILS

 DESERT ROSES

 LAURYN HILL

 US

 TINIE TEMPAH

 GIRLS

 CALIFORNIA SUNSET

KANYE WEST

GONE FISHING

French Fancy

So the French make lovely meandering, beautiful-to-watch but going nowhere films. Their cuisine is second to none and their desserts the best in the world. I also think French women are amazing, the perfect antidote to the Megan Fox generation of 20 somethings who all start to look the same because they've used the same plastic surgeon! Here are 3 Reasons French fillies still personify the anti try-hard natural sexy-cool.

1. Yelle

2. Josephine de la Baume

3. Lou Doillon