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November 28th, 2008


Britney Spears was not the only star to perform at the Bambi Awards in Germany last night.

Leona Lewis also took the the stage to sing her hit single Bleeding Love, and she also picked up the Shooting Star Award at the ceremony.

The British singer sported the same black bow in her hair, she had worn the night before with her Philosophy Fall 2008 mini dress, when performed last night wearing an Alexander McQueen Fall 2008 one-shoulder tulle dress with an asymmetric hem.

I adored this dress when I saw it on the runway, and I am glad Leona did it justice. I particularly like how she wore it off-the-shoulder.

Those of you – like me – who on Leona watch, will note that she is AGAIN wearing tights to perform inside. I will forgive her on this occasion for wearing the dress that I ? so much.

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November 27th, 2008


This is the second Who Wore It Better? Poll in a week featuring Leona Lewis wearing the same dress after Ashley Tisdale days after each other.

On Sunday Ashley wore this Philosophy Fall 2008 strapless pink satin dress, with a exposed tulle skirt and a embellished black tulle overlay.

She wore her dress with black pumps, and her hair swept to one side in a low ponytail.

Leona Lewis wore the same dress when she arrived at the Tribute to Bambi 2008 charity event in Germany last night.

The singer wore her dress with a cute black bow in her hair, black tights and black pumps.

Leona’s dress was slight different from Ashley’s in that it had a black sash instead of pink, and Leona also opted out of the tulle embellished overlay, which is what bothered me about Ashley’s dress, so Leona wins this for me.


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November 25th, 2008


Ashley Tisdale attended the Melbourne premiere of High School Musical 3: Senior Year recently wearing a black beaded cocktail dress, with an art deco panel from Jenny Packham’s Spring 2009 collection.

The actress wore her dress with black strappy sandals.

Leona Lewis performed and posed in the press room wearing the same dress at the 2008 American Music Awards this weekend in LA.

This cocktail dress looks a lot better without tights. I am surprised for an indoor performance Leona choose to wear tights, so Ashley wins this for me.

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November 24th, 2008

Best Rock Chick/Best Dressed Award
Pink stood out the most on the red carpet last night, and I absolutely love the cut of her strapless, curve-hugging Vivienne Westwood Fall 2007 gown, which is covered in sequins to give it a kind of reptile feel.

Her accessories were kept to a minimum, and soft curls help give her that feminine touch.

It was dramatic, bold, daring and perfect for her. It gave her an edge, without making her look too butch.

Best Co-ordination/Best Group Award
Pussycat Dolls all wore pieces from the Christian Siriano Spring 2009 collection.

This is what I mean about looking cohesive. They are not all necessarily wearing the same colours, but they compliment each other so well.

From left to right; Melody Thorton wore a lime green halter-neck dress, with pewter strappy sandals.

My favourite Doll, Jessica Sutta, wore a charcoal grey skirt, with a lime green strapless top and over-the-knee black boots.

Nicole Scherzinger wore a gorgeous strapless grey mini dress with a purple ombre hem. She completed her look with Giuseppe Zanotti sandals.

Ashley Roberts also wore a strapless mini, but hers was nude with a black overlay, which she paired with black strappy sandals.

Kimberly Wyatt wore the most colourful dress, and probably the most recognizable since Heidi Klum wore the full length version to the 2008 Emmy’s.

Best Strapless Award
This dress was one of my favourites from the Marchesa Spring 2009 collection.

I did not quite have it earmarked for any particular celebrity, but Miley Cyrus definitely did not spring to mind. Miley wore this dress so well, and she did not pout on the red carpet. A first I think.

It was her 16th birthday at this event, so she no doubt wanted to feel grown up by wearing this Marchesa gold embellished strapless dress with a black draped chiffon overlay.

She completed her look with Giuseppe Zanotti heels.

I know a lot of you will say that this dress is not age appropriate, but I loved it on her.

Nice Dress, Shame About The Earrings Award
Alicia Keys is a vision of pure loveliness in this Armani Privé royal blue one shoulder gown with Swarovski crystal trim, but unfortunately she did not get Best Dressed because I really disliked her earrings.

They are way too much for such an understated gown, but the tikka was a nice touch.

Most Improved Award
OK the lips are still very rouge, but there is no denying that Christina Aguilera was an absolute knock-out on the red carpet last night.

She wore an amazing Elie Saab Fall 2007 Couture gown, which many would say is hard to go wrong with. But this does not apply to Christina, because she is likely to kill any dress with too much make-up, or over posing on the red carpet, but she did neither last night, much to her credit and no doubt resistant.

Her long silver, embellished gown had a looked old Hollywood, which she wore with Stephen Webster earrings and Garrard bracelet and rings.

Best Embellishments Award
Taylor Swift rarely puts a foot wrong on the big occasions, and this was no exception as the country star shone in a Collette Dinnigan Spring 2009 asymmetric embellished silver mini dress.

She completed her look with pewter Christian Louboutin peep-toes.

Best Legs Award
Carrie Ann Inaba showed off her stunning lean legs wearing an Alberto Makali bronze sequined mini dress.

Best White Award
Demi Lovato looked stunning in the white tiered lace Gustavo Cadile dress, with a black sash.

Best Use Of Colour Award
Jordin Sparks shone so brightly in her canary yellow Dolce & Gabbana Pre-Fall 2008 dress, with a contrasting sash.

She completed her look with silver metallic sandals, and those darn red extensions.

Best Brit Award
Whilst Natasha Bedingfield let us Brits down in an ill-fitting suit, Leona Lewis did us proud by walking the red carpet in a mauve sequin and tufted chiffon Jenny Packham dress.

The dress had a butterfly detail on the bodice, which only adds more beauty to this girlie dress, which the singers tends to opt for.

Her silver sandals and Swarovski clutch compliment her dress beautifully.

Best Black/Best At Not Over Doing It Award
Like Christina, Mariah Carey has a tendency to over do it on the big stage, but I think since her marriage to Nick Cannon, the attention seeking, OTT, bum skimming outfits have gone, and a more sophisticated look has emerged.

This black Dolce & Gabbana gown is sexy, without being slutty, which is a fine line Mariah has walked in the past.

The dress gives her an amazing silhouette.

Big, Bold and Beautiful Award
If I told you Queen Latifah was going to wear a stretched metallic dress, you would have struggled to see how it would work, but the Queen does make it work, and how.

She is beyond stunning in her dress, with gorgeous Jimmy Choo pewter shoes to match.

Sexy Siren Award
There is always one who adds a touch of sex appeal to the red carpet, surprisingly it was Sarah Chalke.

The actress took the the red carpet wearing a bust enhancing, corseted Zac Posen Stingray satin dress, that just oozed sex appeal.

She completed her look with Christian Louboutin heels.

Most Shocking Improvement Award
I guess like me you never thought you would see the day that Phoebe Price would end up on any Best Dressed list, but despite the shock, she really does deserve this award.

The dress is surprisingly nice, one tone, not over-the-top, nor garish, not in your face, nor vomit inducing.

It’s actually respectable, but I do not expect this to last.

Someone check Phoebe’s temperature, I think she is coming down with something.

Best Gold Award
Say what you want about Paris Hilton, but she is looking much better these days. And although this dress is the size of a postage stamp, it is the perfect dress for Paris.

The gold chain mail dress compliments her sun-kissed skin perfectly.

Best Shoes Award
Actress Shailene Woodley also wore a grey dress from the Christian Siriano Spring 2009, I loved the layers and the neckline, but more importantly I loved the shoes, with the chiffon ruffled details.

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November 14th, 2008


Leona Lewis arrived at the Cosmopolitan’s Ultimate Women of the Year Awards in London last year, wearing a strapless metallic Amanda Wakeley Spring 2008 dress.

The singer wore her dress with a pair of Christian Louboutin peep-toes and a gold clutch.

Actress Elizabeth Banks arrived at the Premiere Meet Dave at The Mann Village, in California wearing the same dress, with a cream clutch and gold YSL tribute sandals.

I think Leona ruins the dress with the sash, so Elizabeth wins for me.


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November 7th, 2008

Leona Lewis wore a cutesy pink strapless Marchesa dress with a ruffled bust and jeweled embroidered waistband.

The dress is nice, but it’s such a boring safe choice for the EMA’s.

Amelle Berrabah, of the UK girl group, Sugababes stood out from her band mates, Heidi Range and Keisha Buchanan by wearing the now sold out Preen Power bandage dress.

She wore her dress with a pair of pink lace up boots, which complimented her pink belt.

Heidi (in the middle) was a hot mess wearing a white one-shoulder dress with tights, blue suede shoes and matching earrings.

Keisha faired better wearing a tango red strapless Acne Baroque bustier dress with a double skirt, with open toe lace up boots.

Where the big one is, the little one follows.

Solange Knowles walked the red carpet tonight wearing a strapless dress from the Emporio Armani Fall 2008 collection.

The stunning strapless dress was covered in black shiny discs, which she wore with a black and white striped shrug.

She looks good, I can’t find a fault…oh except for the make-up around her eyes.

I love Estelle’s Jimmy Choo snake patchwork sandals, but I am much less exited about her Bernard Chandran Spring 2009 strapless dress. It feels a bit plain for the singer.

She made up for it by wearing this stunning electric blue strapless Bernard Chandran Spring 2009 dress, with a triangle shaped skirt with embellishments, which she wore when she performed American Boy with Kanye West.

It is about time Kelly Rowland wowed me.

The now UK resident arrived at this event wearing a simple black gown, showed off her amazing figure.

STUNNING.

Katie White of The Ting Tings works the crimped hair look which we have seen on Tyra Banks and Christina Aguilera.

Katie opts for a miss mash of bright colours, and I am loving everything accept the grey skirt. I would have loved something much brighter.

Alex Curran wears a black and ivory playful Krizia Spring 2008 playsuit with YSL platform boots.

It’s a bit out there, but this is the EMAs. The red clutch does not work though.

Daisy Lowe opted for a leather dress, with a gold studded waist belt.

Anastacia shows us she is back wearing a backless golden embellished gown, which shows off her two rather large tattoo’s.

I love that Pink tries to look feminine on the red carpet by wearing a lot of gowns. For a while it worked, but lately it has been very tragic. Case in point.

Duffy was officially the worst dressed at this event.

Scroll down to see what Katy Perry and Beyonce Knowles wore.

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October 27th, 2008


Even Simon Cowell couldn’t have imagined that his protégée Leona Lewis would achieve success on such a global scale. The softly spoken vegan from Hackney, London has topped the US charts, were so many UK acts have tried and failed, and she even reduced Oprah to tears with her beautiful singing voice on her show.

The Brit singing sensation appeared on the cover of the Evening Standard magazine on Friday, looking amazing wearing a Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2008 dress, which is similar, but not the same as the dress Lily Allen wore to the GQ Men of the Year Awards.

On being a high-street girl: “A lot of people spend money on shoes and bags, but I get mine really cheap because I don’t wear any leather.”

On accusation of her blandness: “I’ve got my stories, but I don’t flash my business everywhere because that’s not me.”

On what would happen if everything stopped as quickly as it started: “I’m a bit insecure about things. I’m hoping it will keep going. The day I stop being grateful, is the day I don’t deserve this anymore.”

Here is her stunning editorial. I especially love the Giambattista Valli dress.




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