And the Designer Of The Year Goes To...

Francisco Costa of Calvin Klein for Womenswear Designer.

Tom Ford for Menswear.

Tory Burch for Accessory Design.

Yet another glamorous NYC event went down last night. The New York Public Library held the annual CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) Awards, (basically the Oscars of fashion) and well, as you can see the fashionistas were out. From MJ and Posh, classic icon Ralph Lauren and designer Michael Kors, to AFO and Hilary Duff, there really never is a dull moment in the Big Apple.

I thought that this pic was kinda funny, look how much taller model Karolina Kurkova is compared to Ashley Olsen! She may be on the shorter side, but what an impact she makes! More power to us! (obvs. I'm a bit on the short side as well)

Jason Lewis is popping up everywhere these days, but believe me, I don't mind!

- Erin Dustin

CFDA 2008

Ieri, la New York Public Library, au avut loc premiile Consiliului American al Designerilor - The Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards, considerate ca fiind echivalentul Oscarului in moda. Evenimentul a avut invitati designeri si celebritati ca Naomi Campbell, Carolina Herrera, Marc Jacobs, Eva Longoria. Designerul anului la categoria imbracaminte feminina a fost Francisco Costa pentru Calvin Klein Collection, pentru imbracaminte masculina Tom Ford si, cel mai bun designer de accesorii, a fost desemnata Tory Burch
Victoria in si cu Marc Jacobs

Eva Longoria si sotul, Tony Parker

Ashley olsen in Calvin Klein Resort

Kim Cattrall intr-o rochie din colectia de toamna 2008 Monique L'Huillier

Hilary a ales o rochie paietata Michael Kors si pantofi Louboutin din piele de sarpe

Lil' Kim, de obicei aflata printre cei prost imbracati, a purtat o rochie mov destul de draguta si decenta

My Teen Magazine Years

I first discovered teen magazines when I was around 14 years old. (Yes I've always been a bit slow.) Back then, my main choices available were TeenMag, Seventeen and Cosmogirl, plus Australian 'zines, Dolly and Girlfriend. A lot of them seemed to be about cute boy bands, boy problems, embarassing stories (remember those?) and simple quizes. Seventeen was slightly better as it seemed to acknowledge their girls had some brains. (On a kind-of-related note, my love for saving money meant that I would only buy one each month or even none.) Later on, ElleGirl came along. I liked ElleGirl much more than the others -it was fun, colourful and had a casual style. But the truth was, I've never loved any of them. Sure, I would take ElleGirl over the rest, but still, none of the magazines had the style (fashion and layout-wise) that I was looking for.

That is until Teen Vogue came along. Teen Vogue was the closest to my ideal teen magazine that I have ever seen. It had seriously stylish clothes and the editorials were styled well. The covers were pretty and the cover girls were usually girls whom I liked the style of. I mean, you know those editorials where there is the 'celebrity's way of wearing it' and 'our way of wearing it'? I've always thought Teen Vogue's copying of said celebrity's ways of dressing was classier than other magazines' ways and actually looked quite similar to the celebrity's outfits. And yes, its small size made it cute, and convenient to buy and carry around.

Even the topics that the editorials talked about were somewhat interesting and relevant, (although they were seriously short and kind of superficial). One of the few things I didn't like about Teen Vogue were the annual 'Hollywood issue' and 'Music issue', but I still liked the fashion in these issues more than what I see elsewhere. Oops, I think I've been blabbering too much about how much I loved Teen Vogue. While I think Teen Vogue is certainly not perfect, it really is my favourite teen magazine out there.

What was your teen magazine years like? Which magazines did you like and buy?

Image credits: http://www.kirstenimages.com/

Cuteness Revisited: '80s Graphic Prints and Splatters!

While still dreaming of the pieces I dug up on the wings of Nicole Ritchie's Chanel-print airplane dress, I discovered this:

($185, Julie Brown, ActiveEndeavors.com)

Though do yourself a favorite, and put something on underneath.

And pair them with...

($49, Tarina Tarntino, ActiveEndeavors.com)

And...
($115.50, Ash, Shopbop.com)

These heels are the heat.

Kelsey Grammer Suffers Heart Attack

Actor Kelsey Grammer suffered a minor heart attack this past weekend in Hawaii while paddle boarding with his wife. The Frasier star was taken to the hospital and is said to be doing fine and "resting comfortably." He will hopefully be released sometime this week. Get well!

- Erin Dustin

Oscar Winner Arrested

Last night proved eventful for actress Tatum O'Neal as well. She was arrested in NYC for buying crack cocaine. Charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, the alleged drug dealer was also arrested. Both were taken in for booking and O'Neal posted bail Monday afternoon. The actress reportedly told the officers, "You know who I am, right?" as well as telling them that she was "researching a part - I'm doing this for a part as a junkie," asking them to "just forget about this."

- Erin Dustin

Happy Birthday Dana Carvey

Can you believe Mr. Dana Carvey is 53?! Just last night, he, along with Mike Myers, reprised his role as Garth from Wayne's World at the MTV Movie Awards.

- Erin Dustin