French celebrity Celine Durand, again. (Again in another dubious dress.)
Showing posts with label Cannes Film Festival 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cannes Film Festival 2011. Show all posts
What not to wear to the CIFF - 8
French celebrity Celine Durand, again. (Again in another dubious dress.)
What not to wear to the CIFF - 7
The thought process of the designer behind Stephanie Sigman's black dress was obviously: 'I'll just throw loads of black fabric and sequins together and see if it sticks'.
What not to wear to the CIFF - 6
Sadly for Russian all-rounder Gulnara Karimova, her aim to look ever so fashion-forward backfired horribly. God only knows what she's wearing on top, and her shoes look like they've got toilet paper stuck to the bottom.
Bridezilla Part One: Israeli model Hofit Golan walks up the aisle.. um, we mean red carpet.
Bridezilla Part Two: Tiziana Rocca repeats another crime against fashion in a dress more suited to a 'big day'.
What not to wear to the CIFF - 5
Serial style offender Celine Durand in a shapeless and tasteless electric blue garment
What not to wear to the CIFF - 4
Everyone in Cannes but Antoinetta Saleutti seemed to be aware that paisley and diamanté were never meant to be together
French comedienne Axelle Laffont would have scored huge style points had she worn this risqué zebra-print jumpsuit to any other event than the Cannes Film Festival.
Model Candice Boucher flaunts her enviably pert physique in something we're more accustomed to seeing on the likes of Cher, complete with a small hand motif making headway for her bottom (which is rather unsettling).
What not to wear to the CIFF - 3
Italian stylist Giovanna Battaglia lets her fashion guard down with this bondage-themed dress. The outcome was a frightening flashback of Liz Hurley in 'that dress', the safety-pin creation she became famous by.
The award for the dress most likely to have been borrowed from 'Big Fat Gypsy Wedding' goes to Slovak actress Adriana Karembeu.
Director Angela Ismailos had a Tweety Pie moment in a creation which she fashioned out of a pair of curtains and some drawbacks.
What not to wear to the CIFF - 2
No, it's not Cinderella's less beautiful sisters, it's Spanish actress Rossy de Palma (left) and Spanish choreographer Blanca Li (right) channel Miranda Carmen at the screening of 'La Piel Que Habito' (The Skin I Live In).
If Barbie and Ken had a Dorian Gray-style portrait in their attic, it might look like the colour-blocking duo that is Ivana Trump and Massimo Gargia
What not to wear to the CIFF - 1
Amid the carefully chosen couture gowns and diamonds, a few faux pas have made it on the red carpet at Cannes.
French actress Clotilde Hesme teams a pair of trousers with what looks suspiciously like a sequinned box.
Though shall not wear something one found in a bargain bin on the high street, Mademoiselle Ludivine Sagnier.
Fashion designer Agnès B looked she was sporting a window. We could see right through that look...
Eva Herzigova rocks a shorts suit on the red carpet in Cannes
Some poor fillies faced the dreaded Human Meat Barrier as they were turned away by bouncers at a party in Cannes this week. Their folly? Attempting to penetrate the Palais in humble slacks, which, in the festival of flesh-aplenty, is worse than rocking up with leprosy. No wonder Cheryl Cole binned the purple trousers and got her baps out; that plunging white dress was probably a tactical move to appease the meanies on the door and save her from a(nother) nightclub spar trying to get in.
The door Gestapo's subtext is that covered-up isn't sexy enough for an event that's all about the sexy. Frankly, though, I say screw that view of sexy and bring on the subdued - slacks, blazers, shirts et al . Much more refreshing, plus, any any chance to rebel against the status quo, I take with relish and a side of up yours.
Through the fug of froth and sequins, I spied the sharp tonic that was Eva Herzigova. Ditching the saccharine, she picked a sleek black tuxedo by Dolce & Gabbana, although she substituted the trousers for shorts.
Fancy shorts for evening have been hovering on the periphery for a couple of seasons, but the appeal now - and the thrill of Herzigova's - is its slick way with a matching jacket. Hence forth, it shall now be known as the "shorts suit", evening attire of choice for the more creative vets of the crimson walkway: Alexa Chung, Chloë Sevigny and Kate Bosworth.
Skin-concealing without being fusty (it shows leg, but is balanced by a respectable top half) and edgy without being silly, the shorts suit triumphs because it's sexy without pandering to that boring ass-and-boobs cliché.
Cannes Film Festival 2011: Best-dressed - 9
Julie Judd debuted one of our favourite looks of the whole festical on day five of Cannes.
Jane Fonda showcased a number of daring and stylish looks throughout the festival, putting starlets a third of her age to shame, but this elegant midnight blue gown she wore to the premiere of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' was the clear winner.
Gaia Bermani Amaral wore Roberto Cavalli and a Sergio Rossi clutch to the opening ceremony at the Palais des Festivals during the 64th Cannes Film Festival.
Cannes Film Festival 2011: Best-dressed - 8
French actress and model, Clemence Poesy, arrived at the premiere of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' in this cute and feminine belted lilac gown.
Zoe Felix struck a pose in a chic black floor-scraping gown on day nine.
Stunning in its simplicity, Zhang-Ziyi wore a long-sleeved black gown with a peacock motif on one shoulder - and peacock blue nail polish - to the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS Gala.
Cannes Film Festival 2011: Best-dressed - 7
Gwen Stefani made a few stylish turns on the red carpet, but this look by her own label L.A.M.B which she wore to amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS Gala was our favourite.
Tamara Al Gabbani worked the colour-blocking trend at the amfAR Gala.
Freida Pinto looked as stunning as ever in bottle green Lanvin from autumn/winter 2010 at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS Gala.
Cannes Film Festival 2011: Best-dressed - 6
Actress Astrid Berges-Frisbey was responsible for one of the strongest daytime looks at the festival in this chic, white ensemble at the 'Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides' photocall.
Kanye West & Carine Roitfeld made a very stylish pairing at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS Gala.
Naomi Campbell's sartorial choices were up and down at her many Cannes appearances, but this Givenchy Couture gown she chose for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS Gala was her greatest hit by far.
Cannes Film Festival 2011: Best-dressed - 5
Elizabeth Olsen, the stylish younger sister of fashion and film twins Mary-Kate and Ashley, chose a pretty, embroidered design from her older siblings' fashion range, The Row, to attend the photocall of her film Martha Marcy May Marlene.
Mia Wasikowska looked ethereal in blush Valentino couture at 'The Tree of Life' premiere.
Russian model Daria Strokous closed the 2011 Cannes Film Festival in style in this striking red gown.
Cannes Film Festival 2011: Best-dressed - 4
Janet Jackson may have taken a style tip or two from Tilda Swinton: here she is in Haider Ackermann arriving for amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS Gala.
Zoe Saldana looked stunning in a stripy gown by in Armani Privé.
Alessandra Ambrosio glowed in this light blue strapless number at the amfAR Gala.
Cannes Film Festival 2011: Best-dressed - 3
Cheryl Cole arrived for the screening of 'Habemus Papam' looking like polished perfection in a plunging white Stéphane Rolland gown with gold accessories.
Another stylish turn from Dasha Zhukova in scarlet lace Valentino at 'The Tree of Life' premiere .
Actress and juror Uma Thurman poses in a white Versace feather trimmed gown at the screening of 'Midnight in Paris' and the opening ceremony of the 64th Cannes Flm Festival.
Cannes Film Festival 2011: Best-dressed - 2
Model Karolina Kurkova looked stunning in Chanel spring 2011 at the premiere of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'.
Kirsten Dunst wore a pale pink Chanel Couture gown with sheer skirt and satin waistband to amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS Gala at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
Chinese actress Fan Bingbing wowed the crowds in an Oriental style strapless gown at the screening of 'Midnight in Paris' and the opening ceremony of the 64th Cannes Film Festival.
Elizabeth Olsen in Cannes Film Festival 2011
Elizabeth Olsen in an embellished dress by The Row
Some girls have all the luck. Not only does Elizabeth Olsen, the little sister of the acting and fashion dynasty that is Mary-Kate and Ashley, have the privilege of raiding her big sisters closets (a task we could spend all day fantasising about), she gets first dibs on their catwalk collections too.
The ever-stylish Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen at a gala in New York
Elizabeth Olsen in a black evening gown
