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Was this the face that launched a thousand ships,
And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?
Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss:
Her lips suck forth my soul, see where it flies!
Come Helen, come, give me my soul again.
Here will I dwell, for heaven be in these lips,
And all is dross that is not Helena!

Christopher Marlowe, Dr Faustus

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It seems like Alexa wasn't the only one who was absolutely killing it at the Chanel Soho opening this week. Diane Kruger (forever known to me as the face that launched a thousand ships), was kitted out in Chanel Haute Couture as well, but this time a thousand miles away from Alexa's backless, glittering confetti. Diane's is a softer, watercolour confection of mingling ruffles and tiers. The black panels under the bust look like a corset from afar, but are actually part of the dress, and form this very interesting deconstructed french maid kind of look. Diane is one of the girls who really does no wrong for me. Even when she's wrong, she's right, because she is ahead of the fashion curve, taking beautiful risks (whenever Diane "goes left field" it's always in designers like Jason Wu, Valentino, Calvin Klein and Chanel HC, so, there's not that much that can go wrong, honestly) and amping up the glamour factor to 110%. A red carpet isn't complete without her.

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you look lovely today, just today?

horrible week in more ways than one. don't really have many details to go into, other than the fact that it has just been horrible. next week will be better.


Diane Kruger



If i could be any girl in the world I think i'd want to be Diane Kruger. Ah, i caught you there didn't i? You think i would say Alexa Chung with her british accent and her rockstar boyfriend. But look at her. Alexa Chung couldn't rock a velvet assymetrical jumpsuit? Diane looks like she was born to wear Chloe, and wear it she does.This outfit is immaculate, i cannot fault it, and this coming from the girl who hates jumpsuits with every fibre of my being (believing that they are, above all else, the ugliest piece of clothing in a woman's wardrobe today). But seeing Diane makes me want to search one. A velvet one no less. And to cinch it in at the waist with a carpet tassel. Such class, such sophistication. I have a feeling she's our generations Grace Kelly. And hey, Prince Harry is on the market again. Who knows. :)


Kate Bosworth


Oh Kate. Where have you been? i've missed you shiny hair and your two-tone eyes. No-one wears clothes quite like you do, as if they just sprung into being on your body. No-one accesorises like you do, with mis-matched metallic shoes and box clutch. No -one can wear a simple white sheath, knotted experimentally at the waist, with the same oomph and pizazz as you do. It takes a class act to wear something so simply so well. She may not be a great actress (but hey, i'll let her happily prove me wrong on that account) but boy the girl can dress.


Leighton Meester


I'm excited at the idea that Leighton might have a Vogue US cover. I much prefer her to the goddess-like Blake any day, her more decadent, more sinful brand of beauty is more to my tastes than Blake's bright-eyed Californian effervescence. She also has a really surprising avant-garde taste. Take this dress for instance, a simple shift made interesting by the huge floral ruffle at the collar, a little Carrie Bradshaw-esque, no? The print is darling, and the shoes are just the perfect counterpoint, picking up the belt and recalling the ruffle with the circular detail on the strap. She's canny about fashion, she has wild and crazy taste, and she knows how to accessorise. Not much more a girl can ask for!



Thandie Newton



I'm not sure if this is actually that recent, but it was posted recently on tFS, and i needed something a little casual to break up all this glorious red carpet stuff. This outfit is perfect. Thandie is a beautiful girl, so she can get away with things mere mortals can't (hello, leather leggings). But aside from that i love the principle of this outfit - mixing silhouettes, textures, colours and shapes to form an interesting, yet casual outfit. I love the way that the sheen of the leather contrasts with the hard cotton of her striped shirt and dull shine of the satin tuxedo jacket. I like the sleeves pushed up over the shirt, and the hem of the jacket hanging longer than the shirt, yet the leggings taking pride of place. And i looooove her 2.55 of course.

TGIF!
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you look lovely today... just today?

After a few minor slips at my uncle's bachelor pad - working out the wireless and breaking a chair, to name a few - I've settled in quite nicely. I'm even starting to feel attached t0 annandale, the news agent man who lets me browse the magazines and ask him repeatedly when he's getting in vogue uk and harpers, the grocers who know the type of bread i like (crusty wholegrain), the guy at the minimart below the apartment building who let me get the milk even though I was 20 cents short (I must have looked really desperate for cereal). And i love the freedom. A friend asked me if I get lonely living by myself and I didn't even have to pause for response - a resounding no. No no no. I love it here! It's great to be by myself, work without people around me, have my own space, cook my own food, sleep in a big, luxurious king size bed. I love my family and can't see myself leaving anytime soon but still, isn't it just marvelous to have a bit of alone time every now and then?

Alexa Chung

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Hipster tatters begone, embrace the LBD chic within! I love it when Alexa Chung sheds her 'cool girl' image of tartan shirts, leather shorts and gladiator sandals for something a little classier, like this get up at the Miu Miu party during fashion week. The dress is stunning, the shoulder detail is right on trend and I love how the simpleness of the style is set off through the quirky panelling on the dress and the accesories - those shoes are very cute. Sure, it looks like you could snap her collarbones in two, but hey, you win some you lose some. (and in Alexa's case, you lose a lot)... ah that joke was in poor taste. But she has lost a lot of weight, hasn't she?

Dasha Zhukova

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I know a lot of people have it in for Dasha, saying that she only got the job at pop because of her money and connections (what editor/fashion stylist isn't these days?), and that her kova & t leggings/tee shirt line is nothing special (it's basics, what did they expect?). I'm glad that she has managed to pull together a fantastic first issue of pop, showing the naysayers what she's made of. And she's announced that she's pregnant too! In the perfect maternity wardrobe of empire line dresses, bright colours, practical heels (not too high), and, of course, that mark of the pregnant woman - the tell tale glow. Sometimes she can come across as a fashion victim, her style stemming from her heiress' bank account and her fashion connections. But here she is just your garden variety beautiful girl (because she is very beautiful, it can't be denied, look at that bone structure!) wearing a flirty party dress and quirky little shoes. And that's style.

Diane Kruger

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It's Kane-mania right now, and everyone is getting a little slice of the action. Whitney Port wore a Christopher Kane skirt to the VMAs, but she let it wear her, and not the other way round. That's not the case here with Miss Kruger, ever the fashion ingenue. She chose the perfect dress, those flyaway ruffles along the bottom are technical masterpieces, and they're preeeeetty. The bottle green pops against her fair scandinavian locks and milky complexion, and i love the geometric velvet/organza bodice, the perfect match to the flirty skirt. And those criss cross booties are to die for. Nothing like a pair of killer heels to finish an outfit off!

TGIF!

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you look lovely today... just today?

This week has seen the opening of my most anticipated film this month, 'The September Issue'. Anna assembled a stellar cast to attend the premiere, some represented here today, and all in all did a good job of raising my spirits from last weeks complete train wreck of stylish celebs. The usual suspects are here this week, stunning as always.

Diane Kruger

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You know, just for one day i'd like to be Diane Kruger. Just see what it's like, you know? What it's like to be that stunningly beautiful in a real glacial, scandinavian way. Seriously she looks like she has just returned from roaming a field somewhere, rolling around in jasmine scented grass. I'd love to just see what it would be like to have that golden hair, and that killer wardrobe, and that winner smile. Whenever i see good looking actors i always think, why can't Sydney make boys like that? it seems like guys my age aren't really that incredible jaw-dropping, kill me with your beauty good looking like debonair Hugh Dancy. But with beautiful actresses i always think, yeah, you know, my friends are just as pretty as them. This is NOT the case with Diane Kruger. I really know no equal for her in the pretty stakes. This girl is a one woman tour de force, and by god, she's stylish too. I would really hate her if she wasn't so nice. 

Oh, and yeah it's a nice dress, isn't it? 

Alexa Chung

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Everyone on tfs was saying this dress was Chanel HC for a while, and i can kind of see what they were getting at. That collection, based on a single white paper and all the promise that it brings, was stunning in its manipulation of the colour white, or its use of form and silhouette to bring together the idea of white paper and its manifestations to dress form. You can see how this dress is a beautiful fabric, heavy too, falling in thick, full drapes. It's a gorgeous cut, the Alexa i love is not the hipster cool kid but the one who wears pretty dresses and boots, a studded belt and chipped nail polish. She's rough but not too rough, not alice dellal rough. She's just like you or me? But thinner, taller, with better legs, a rock star boyfriend and a chanel 2.55. 

Sienna Miller and Anna Wintour

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Oh I am so excited for this movie. Like seriously excited. And seeing these two on the red carpet together, even though Anna apparently says something snide about Sienna in the documentary, they seem to be good friends. I mean, Anna attended the premiere of the 'mysteries of pittsburgh' and has put her on the cover like 3 times, and god, i just love the two of them together. Sure, Sienna's dress is a little short for my liking but it's a gorgeous colour against her glowing skin, and she has that aura of someone who is freshly in love (i'm sure we've all seen the pics of her cavorting with a hunky stranger in ibiza) and i can't really complain about someone who's as naturally beautiful an chic as her. And Anna is incredible. The best in the biz, wears a pattern like none other, and if not an inspiration then an important figure for everyone who is seeking out a career in fashion. That pattern is gorgeous, so vibrant and exciting. 

TGIF!

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