Met Gala Best Dressed

I know you've probably seen these a few times already in the ol' blogosphere, but here are the looks I loved from the Met Costume Institute Gala last night. (pssst - a little secret, I'm trying to figure out how to plan a trip up to NYC to see this exhibit before it closes in July.  I mean I'm such a McQueen fan, I don't know how I could not see it.  The only issue is that next few months are jam packed, so it's not looking good.  But I'm gonna try, try, try.)

Gisele in Alexander McQueen

Amanda Brooks in Giambattista Valli

Taylor Swift in J. Mendel

SJP in Alexander McQueen (I see you Andy Cohen!)

And this lady, is having one heck of a year so far!  (As Andy would say, "Mazel!" - don't act like you don't watch Bravo.)

Sarah Burton in Alexander McQueen

On a personal note, the blog will still be limping along through this month.  I've got oodles going on behind the scenes and I'll spill all the details when I can.  Meanwhile, I'm still here but the posts will be not as frequent until things settle down a bit.

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Happy Weekend, Happy New Year and Various Pre-Fall 2011 Picks

Wow, can you all believe that 2010 is almost over?  This year flew by (and was sooo much better than 2009 that's for sure)!  I hope everyone has a happy and healthy 2011!  I'll finish out this week with some additional Pre-Fall 2011 picks from various collections.  After looking through all these Pre-Fall offerings from the past week or two a few trends pop out.  First, colorblocking is going to be big, blue isn't going anywhere (along with neutrals and orange), and flats were shown a lot which is totally refreshing!  See you in 2011!

BCBG Max Azria - lots of color blocking in this collection

Fendi

J. Mendel

Donna Karan - super neutral, mostly browns and army greens with tons of drapey layers.

 Narciso Rodriguez

Reed Krakoff - all about camel, black and orange

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My Five - J. Mendel Spring 2011

My picks from this lovely (mostly neutral with pops of orange) collection.  Enjoy!

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My Five - J. Mendel Resort 2011

Wowza!  This collection was full of super glam dresses.  Don't believe me?  Well, here are my (it was very hard to narrow down) five favorites:

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J. Mendel Fall 2010

Some evening looks I enjoyed from this collection:

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J. Mendel Pre-Fall 2010

A mostly neutral/dark palette, splashes of red and a soft yellow with metallics mixed in.  Lovely gowns and elegant coctail attire with lovely details.  Here are the looks that I think stood out from J. Mendel's pre-Fall 2010:

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