Salvatore Ferragamo

I was very surprised to see Rachel Bilson in the front row at Salvatore Ferragamo.

Rachel’s has a dress-down sense of style that just doesn’t fit the Ferragamo brand, so this connection doesn’t quite work for me, neither does the navy Fall 2009 dress which she paired with lace fingerless gloves and ankle boots.

Dolce & Gabbana

Peaches Geldof is still going strong during Fashion Week appearing in front rows at New York, London and now Milan.

The…well I’m not quite sure what she does…wore a graphic print long sleeved dress from the designers Fall 2009 collection, with both the tight and runway shoes.

I’m surprised she opted out of wearing those puffy shoulders.

Daisy Lowe didn’t think the red furry jacket would garner her enough attention, so she opted to arrived in red leopard print pants too.

10 out of 10 for bravery. 1 out of 10 for subtlety.

Great legs though.

Margareth Made brought back the sophistication to the front row at this show looking stunning wearing a lace dress from the Fall 2009 collection which was fully lined, unlike the sexier runway version.

Giorgio Armani

Zhang Ziyi opted for a cute Armani short suit look, with a black baker hat.

I loved her ombre sequined jacket with a ruffled collar.

Janet Jackson went for a more casual look including an argyle cardigan, a white shirt and wide stripped pants.

More office wear than front row, but she looks good as does her Zagliani python envelope bag.

Gucci

Mary J Blige sparkled wearing a bejeweled Gucci top, paired with Gucci thigh-high boots.

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She’s back.

Zhang Ziyi it back on top form after being outshone by her co-stars and failing to impress on recent red carpet outings.

Zhang arrived at this event wearing Chanel Couture Spring 2009 dress - rather than her usual Armani - looking absolutely breath-taking.

Unfortunately I couldn’t find a full-length picture, but it’s all about her stunning dress with it’s floral appliqués and black sequin stripes.

Fine silver jewelry complement her delicate look.

Definitely a BDOTW contender.

Fan Bingbing usually wears a lot of girlie colours especially pinks, but on this occasion she wore a dark olive Givenchy Fall 2009 layered floor length Georgette gown.

The one-sleeve gown had a padded shoulder, a draping panel on front, and half a peplum.

A high up ‘do covered with a head wrap or turban, with a long wrap-around leaf detailed necklace, a black bangle and black ankle strap heels completes this edgier look for the beautiful actress.

It’s not often we see two Chanel Couture looks on the red carpet at once, but Zhou Xun also wore a dress from the Chanel Spring 2009 Couture collection.

Her ivory creation was minus the runway collar, but Zhou added a statement necklace to her strapless ensemble.

I love the look both ways, but I like that the actress made the look more interesting for us by modifying from the runway look.

Pearl pumps completed the look.

Shu Qi who you will remember as one of the judges from the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, walked the red carpet wearing a strapless pink Salvatore Ferragamo Spring 2009 satin gown.

The gown was gathered above the waist with a circular silver clasp, which complemented her silver necklace.

Walking to the venue we were able to get a glimpse of Shu’s Roger Vivier heels.

I haven’t seen as much Christian Dior on the red carpet as I would have hoped this year, but Carina Lau fulfills my requirement wearing a Christian Dior Fall 2009 fuchsia pink Indian inspired gown covered in exquisite embellishments.

Again this is not a full-length photo, but Carina more than does this gown justice, pairing it with a stand out Dior clutch but keeping jewels to a minimum to let the gown do all the talking.

Chiling Lin showed off her amazing figure wearing a Salvatore Ferragamo Fall 2009 gown.

She makes this backless plunging gown look like a well crafted piece of art sculptured to her body.

I’m sure she left jaws dropping in her wake of her stunning beauty.

Diamond earrings were all she needed to add to this look.

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Fan Bingbing was one of the many Asian celebrities to attend the Louis Vuitton Flagship Store Opening in Shenzhen earlier this month, and it looks like Fan has become a fan of the brand.

To the Shanghai Premiere of “Sophie’s Revenge” this week, Fan looked outstanding wearing a pink satin Louis Vuitton Fall 2009 mini dress with fishnet tights and YSL Fall 2008 black heels with a gold platform.

The dress is outstanding.

Aside from the colour I love the way it drapes, and I’m glad she didn’t feel the need to wear all the LV accessory’s.

I love her new rich auburn locks.  She really stands out from the other ladies. It’s a drastic but nice change to her much darker roots.

Co-stars Yao Chen, Peter Ho and Zhang Ziyi also attended the premiere.

Yao wore a stand-out aqua blue sleeveless dress with an silk draping neckline, whilst Zhang opted for a fuschia pink dress with black heels.

There was a time when Zhang would have stood out the most, but I’m instantly drawn to Fan.

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Actress Zhang Ziyi graces the cover of Elle China’s August 2009 edition wearing a magenta Louis Vuitton Fall 2009 mini dress - Madonna wears this same dress in the Louis Vuitton Fall 2009 ad campaign.

In the magazine Zhang opens up about her desire for a family life but admitted to a fear of marriage.

That fear may be the reason why her marriage to Israeli billionaire Vivi Nevo has been postponed.

The two got engaged last February and were said to have been planning to get married in 2009 in a fancy wedding on a beautiful island off the Italian coast.

Read more…

“Sophie’s Revenge” is a romantic comedy from first-time producer Zhang Ziyi which opens in Chinese cinemas on August 14.

This press conference was held during the Shanghai Film Festival.

Regular reader Davor made a comment that Asian women almost always wear big fashion names such as Valentino, Chanel, Versace, Louis Vuitton, and Christian Dior to events.

Well at this event there was a Louis Vuitton look but everyone else wore a designer outside of those big names.

Chen Yao opted for a feathered Louis Vuitton Spring 2009 top with a bronze mini skirt and Spicy heels.

Ziyi Zhang took some time off wearing Giorgio Armani to wear a bow front Moschino Spring 2009 floral dress which she belted.

Fan Bing bing wore an asymmetrical Salvatore Ferragamo Spring 2009 maxi dress with a leopard print which was modified from the runway.

My new girl crush Taiwanese actress Ruby Lin opted for a white and red circle print sleeveless Moschino Cheap & Chic Spring 2008 dress with a ruched skirt, plus red Christian Louboutin pumps.

You may remember that Dita von Teese has also wore this dress recently to the Coachella Music Festival.

All the ladies look really fabulous here, and I’m really glad to see them mix things up a little.

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Halle Berry looked breathtakingly beautiful wearing a one-shouldered lilac Marchesa chiffon gown. Does this women ever have a day off not looking gorgeous?

The outstanding gown had silver crystal embroidery details on the bodice, which matched her bangles.

The actress is still working her sexy short do, but will eventually shave it off completely for her new movie “Nappily Ever After”. Brave girl.

It only Monday morning and we have two contenders for Best Dressed Of The Week.

Kelly Lin looks very sexy in her red hot plunging Versace Fall 2009 gown, with paillettes on one side of the bodice.

I love the colour, the gold clutch and matching bracelet.

Unfortunately I couldn’t find a full length picture of Fan Bing Bing wearing this pink Versace Spring 2009 gown.

The dramatic folds and bold colour helps this stunning gown stand out.

You may remember January Jones wore the blue version to the Golden Globes earlier this year.

I much prefer Li Bing Bing’s Chanel Spring 2009 ensemble on the runway.

I prefer the way the skirt sits lower, but I understand that Li wanted to show-off her Louis Vuitton Spicy heels.

Li’s skirt also has too much fou fou, I feel like it needs padding down.

Zhou Xun stepped in the Chanel archives, and picked out this gorgeous Fall 2007 Couture haltered creation.

I’m glad she didn’t try to style her embellished dress with a pink bow and cape, with the boots and gloves like on runway as it would have been overkill.

She kept her look simple opting only for black simple satin pumps and a black embellished clutch.

Zhang Ziyi was gorgeous as always wearing a low slung ivory strapless gown with rosette details on the hip.

Fang Bing Bing’s Salvatore Ferragamo red keyhole strapless gown is gorgeous, but unfortunately she doesn’t carry it as well as the model on the runway.

Its hard to tell if she just need to pull her gown down, or she’s just a wee bit short for the gown.

Betty Huang Yi opted for a quirky Louis Vuitton Spring 2009 ensemble which included a feathered skirt, and Spicy heels.  Her orange necklace, and bangles added some much needed colour to the this look.

Ruby Lin is one of my Best Dressed at this festival wearing a purple one-shouldered Versace Spring 2009 gown.  She’s glowing with gorgeousity.

Sun Li opted for a teal blue Valentino Spring 2009 off-the-shoulder gown. Simple, yet elegant.

After really impressing me at Cannes, Zhao Wei opts for a plunging black gown.

Actress Yu Nan wore an embellished haltered baby blue Valentino Spring 2009 with a draped detail on the skirt.

Charlene Choi also wore a dress from the same collection. She picked a cream one-shouldered mini with a layered skirt and embroidered bodice.

We haven’t seen many of these rise and fall Nina Ricci Spring 2009 gown on the red carpet, and we will still have to wait as Jang Seo-Hee opted to modified hers from the runway.

She still looks amazing though.

Miriam Yeung opted for a Jean Paul Gaultier Fall 2009 high neck black dress, with JPG’s signature cross on the bodice.

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Much better.

I hadn’t been a fan of Kerry Washington’s two previous looks, but she sure knows how to make me fall in love again, by arriving on the red carpet, wearing a flesh coloured Zuhair Murad Spring 2009 gown, covered in navy blue floral embellishments, and a velvet navy ribbon.

We’ve seen this silhouette a lot at Cannes, but her floor-sweeping fishtail tulle train, added to the overall glamour of the look.

Her bouffant was bouncy with beautiful tumbling curls, whilst her make-up kept light.

Myleene Klass wore a very similar version of this gown last week.

Charlotte Gainsbourg won the best actress prize at the Cannes Film Festival last night, for her role as a grieving mother in the film ‘Antichrist’.

She arrived at this premiere with her husband, wearing a gold studded Balenciaga Resort 2009 shortened dress, which she wore with black strappy Balenciaga heels.

I love her carefree approach to fashion.

Asia Argento has had a fantastic run on the red carpet at Cannes, and it seems her preferred collections were from Roberto Cavalli and Armani Privé.

She picked another outstanding Armani Privé Spring 2009 gown for this premiere, with a sculptural detail on the shoulder, and the skirt, which then trails off into a stunning train.

Her heels compliment the gown, and I love the print that lines the magnificent gown.

Georgina Chapman wore a satin-faced silk organza dress from her Marchesa Spring 2009 collection, which is architecturally pleated to dramatic effect, but it looks slightly flat whilst standing so close too her husband.

Satin Louboutin’s complete the look.

Isabelle Huppert and Asia, will have to fight it out for the honour of ‘Queen of Couture’ at this years Cannes Film Festival. Both have worn such magnificent pieces.

Isabelle has worn some cutting edge, and risqué pieces, but on this occasion, she opted for a Spring 2009 Chanel Couture gown which was so elegant, delicate, and sophisticated.

Zhang Ziyi looked like a fairytale princess in this wonderful blush pink paillette covered gown, which was cut very low at the back.

Her gown was paired with a silver clutch, and she may have been inspired Paris Hilton, as she wore a jeweled hair accessory.

When I saw Robin Wright Penn wearing this shimmering sheer black gown, the first person to come to mind was Sharon Stone.

That’s not a good thing.

Shu Qi’s blue one-shouldered Roberto Cavalli gown, was decorated around waist, and on the shoulder strap with black crystal embellishments.

Her sapphire blue earrings and ring, complimented her gown beautifully.

Anna Mouglalis wore an eye-catching green satin gown, with an exaggerating bow, as she smoldered for the cameras.

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