Victoria Beckham Shows Us Her Casual, Downtown-Cool Style (We Like!)

Well, we already know that Victoria Beckham can perfectly nail white-tie Met Gala formal (right?). So it's a no-brainer that she also flawlessly pulls off casual, downtown-cool too.

Our Style Icon and all-around fashion crush was out and about in New York City yesterday in a casual- for-her outfit--a short-sleeve Celine sweater from the spring 2014 collection and skinny jeans. Posh kept it, well, posh by counterbalancing a luxe, patterned knit with rugged, distressed bottoms and accessorizing with super-sophisticated Azzedine Alaia booties and her self-designed handbag (carried as a clutch, because why not?). Lesson learned: Done right, jeans and a sweater can be just as chic as a dress.

The Classiest Menswear at the Met Ball

Enough with the dresses! Let's look at the smartest-looking getups  the guys were rocking at the A-list gala.

1. Andrew Garfield in Band of Outsiders

Garfield looked Spidey-spiffy, opting to look outside of big-name fashion houses for his Met Ball look.



2. Bryan  Cranston in Calvin Klein

No one gets between Walter White and his Calvins.


3. David Beckham in Ralph Lauren Black Label

The British superstar rocked a white jacket and a pretty sweet patterned pocket square.


4. Frank Ocean in Givenchy
 

Crooner Frank Ocean looked pensive and stylish in another white tux jacket. 



5. Matt Bomer in Calvin klein

The White Collar star wore a white collar! His big, bright bow tie stood out in a sea of black ones.


6. Ryan Reynolds in Gucci

Reynolds' suit looked good enough to sleep in. But that doesn't mean anyone should.

7. Tom Ford in Tom Ford

Tom Ford looked like he might kill someone in this photo. But at least he wears it well, are we right?











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Beyonce, Emma Stone, and More Best Dressed at the Met Ball.

Is it just us or does this year's Met Gala seem more star-studded than ever? And when we say star-studded, we're talking about A-listers from everywhere: the fashion world, Hollywood, even sports (hey, Tom Brady and David Beckham). Of coursre, we can't forget about First Lady Michelle Obama presiding over this morning's very exclusive ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the charles James: Beyond Fashion exhibit and introduce the newly named Anna Wintour Costume Center. In other words: MAJOR.
Considering that this year's theme celebrates a legendary American couturier, you'd think that only sublimely elegant ball gowns would fill the red carpet. But did that happen? No. This is fashion, people. So without further ado, let's get started on the best-dressed list for this year's Met Gala. Hold tight--this is going to be a long one. 

Event co-chair, multi-award honoree, and always-Carrie Bradshaw to us Sarah Jessica Parker wore a magnificent black-and-white (and logo-ed) Oscar de la Renta ball gown. And requisite gloves, of course.

In case you weren't sure who made the gown.

The queen of the evening (and, no, we're not talking about Beyonce just yet), Anna Wintour, presided over the festivities in fall 2013 Chanel Couture. (NO glove!)

 
Fashion Week-approved semi-Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, mixed high-low in a Topshop mermaid gown and Chopard diamonds.

Hailee Steinfeld donned a rise-fall custom dress courtesy of Prabal Gurung. The pink lining is a thoughful detail.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley kind of looks like she's a year late fro 2013's punk-themed Met Gala with her leather-trimmed, leopard-print, chain-emblelished, mini Balmain dress. (And definitely no gloves). She looks hot nonetheless. 

 
It model (and cochair Bradley Cooper's girlfriend) Suki Waterhouse was a vision in this beautifully layered Burberry gown and Anita Ko Earrings.

Jessica Pare nailed edgy meets black tie elegance in a graphic, bustier Michael Kors confection.

Victoria Beckham matched hubby David (again!) in elegant white. Her dress is a Victoria Beckham, naturally.

Now, that's a ball gown (by Marchesa), Karolina Kurkova. The flowers on the silk organza are hand-painted!

Michelle Williams decided to flout the black-tie dress code too with a short Louis Vuitton sparkly number.

 
 Model Liu Wen brought some Old World glamour to the red carpet in a seafoam green and sculptural Zac Posen gown.

Ditto fellow model Arizona Muse wearing a beautiful custom Ralph & Russo Haute Couture gown and sparkling earrings and a necklace from De Beers Diamond Jewellers.

Emmy Rossum clearly got the dress-code memo in this beautiful floral Carolina Herrera gown.

Jessica Alba stunned in champagne lace courtesy of Diane von Furstenberg and glimmering gold
accessories.

Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen definitely gave Posh and Becks some competition for Fashion Prom King and Queen. Sorry, ladies, but Tom stepped out of this frame so his supermodel wife could wave to her adoring fans in Balenciaga.

Blake Lively smoldered per usual in Gucci. No wonder Ryan Reynolds can't keep his eyes/hands off her.

Looks like Taylor Swift's pink Oscar de la Renta wasn't ravaged by Karlie Kloss's cat. Whew!

And Karlie looks majestic in a black-and-gold brocade gown and leather gloves.

Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen took an elegant fashion risk but within the ball gown genre in coordinating vintage Gianfranco Ferre and Chanel, respectively.

Emma Stone made lots of leg and crop-topping ball-gown-worthy in Thakoon.

Well done in Lanvin, Kim Kardashian. Cheer up, Kanye. The red carpet is almost over.

And closing out the red carpet: Queen Beyonce in custom Givenchy Couture.














source:glamour.com

Victoria Beckham to Make Matching Mommy-Daughter Dresses. Squeee!

In feel-good fashion news of the day: Victoria Beckham will design a set of mommy-daughter dresses to benefit Born Free Africa, a nonprofit with the mission to end mother-to-child HIV transmission by 2015.

 
First off, we always give props for supporting a good cause. Secondly, how adorable are these dresses? If you have a toddler daughter (or want to borrow a friend's), love the mother-daughter twinsies thing, and secretly want to channel  the Beckhams (because why not?), now's your chance.

According to Vogue U.K., Victoria joins additional top-notch fashion names, including supermodel Gisele Bundchen and designers Daine von Furstenberg, Rachel Roy, and Stella McCartney, to benefit the cause.
(Check out some sketches from the line!) the charity is close to the working mom's heart--Victoria visited the charity in person back in February.
All the adorbs mommy-kid sets will be available on April 23 on shopbop.com. Hee's hoping Victoria Tweets a pic of herself and Harper in the matching dresses. I mean.....

source:glamour.com

Here's Taylor Swift's Version of This Season's Hottest Hairstyle

 Have you noticed that half-up hairstyle (a.k.a. the way you always wore your hair in middle school) have been making a huge comeback on the red carpet lately? and Taylor Swift, with her new bob haircut, has embraced the hair trend, as you can see in these shots of her hanging with current BFF Karlie Kloss. As you can also see, her version is extremely adorable, down to the perfect bangs swoop.

You know, just more of Taylor Swift being the cutest. She never stops!

Are you wearing your hair half-up this spring?










source:glamour.com

David Beckham Launches Swimwear at H&M

And some other things, ahem.

But, yes, good news for the gents: David Beckham is adding swimwear to his David Beckham Bodywear line at H&M. Now guys can channel their own personal Becks at the pool with three styles: board shorts, trunks, and what the retailer refers to as "swim shorts"--but what look to us like European-fit, tighty-whitey styles. Well, hello there.
Fabulous news for us ladies: Victoria's hunky husband models the line in the David Beckham Swim collection campaign shot by Glen Luchfor. Happy Friday, y'all!












source:glamour.com