Europe! Vogue! Spanish Women! Sensuality! All the makings of fabulous trend making and breaking dressing, right? Well, no. Featherbrained Jing went through the
images taken at last night's Ball and it appears that gaudy struck, and it struck big time. Save for a few fantastic looks; there were mainly errors of enormous proportions. Featherbrained Jing was unable to acquire all imagesof the best of the worst. So, you're only getting mild bad here. Let's look, shall we.
Jing is torn with this one. On one hand, it looks easy, breezy, stylish. It's neat, and clean, with a punch of color. Paulino Rubio looks very comfortable and thus is radiating good energy and glow. On the other hand, since someone decided that yellow would be the color of the season,
everyone and their mother is out to show how they can pull off yellow. It's a bit too much. Also, Jing typically believes (see below), that one should not wear punch or jewel colors in classic silhouttes. Paulino Rubio gets away with it because the dress is looong, and slouchy, making it modern.
Penelope's sister, Monica Cruz, looks good but rather "blah," especially for a Vogue event.
Vogue events should be used for stretching the style barriers. We've seen the one ring halter dress a million times. Perhaps she likes to go understated because she knows she's B-list, and she'll always be Penelop'es sister. Featherbrained Jing can respect that and certainly thinks there is a time and place for such protocol but this isn't her sister's movie opening and the event is in her home country. She should have rocked out more.
Featherbrained jing loves this number which she thinks is a
Valli froke from the last collection. It's fantastic. The only way to do jewel or punch colors well is to go very modern in design, and refrain from wearing a classic silhouette. Valli is tres post-modern in his silhouettes.
Classic Silhouettes in punch colors end up looking very Jessica McClintock.
Carmen Electra? Britney Spears? No! It's "designer" Jade Jaggear. Jade, you will continue to not be taken seriously for as long as you wear dresses from
Leo's Dancewear. From
Jade Jaggear's Jezebel collection-Which says it all, really.
Claudia Schiffer wearing a tuxedo slash little bow peep ensemble. Claudia has a reputation for being the "stupid" model but I expect more from her. This looks like it could have been in the film
27 Dresses, as one of the ugly bridesmaid numbers.
Chanel Spring 2008-Not surprising. Jing and Chanel have not been getting along as of late.
Hot model Leticia Casta is another close call. Jing likes the mumu glide of this dress. The color (jewel/punch) works well in a modern mumu shape. The jewel motif at the top is simply not working. It's very dance costume, very cheapo looking and almost, dare Jing say, like something one would see trimming a top at
Cache?
Laura Ponte is chic x 10 here. She's the only style icon of the evening. Jing adores the pattern on the shoulders and arms of the blouse, and the wide leg easy pants. Very, very god. Laura's expression is priceless---She can't believe what the others are wearing around her. She wants to go home.
If Laura Ponte was going to hang out with anyone that evening, it would be Paz Vega. They are totally the chicest women at the event and just happen to be embracing the large floral pattern trend but in very different ways. Patterns are so awesome when used sparingly in evening wear. Paz looks effortlessly cool. Jing hopes that dress has pockets which would make it even more cool. Is this Prada? Maybe. Nope. It's
Cavalli Pre-Fall 2008.
*Jing will update with designer info when it comes in. Updated to include some fashion info.
