Ashanti’s See-Through Dress: Yay or Nay?

Thursday, February 16, 2012

When people start making their best-dressed and worst-dressed lists for the year, we’re sure this dress will be included in the latter. And when people write about “what not to wear”, we’re sure this dress will be included in the articles too. Yes, this sheer dress, which Ashanti wore to the Falguni & Shane Peacock Fall 2012 fashion show last February 12, is a big NAY for us. Sorry, we know Ashanti is beautiful and have a banging bod, but this dress does nothing good for her.

Ashanti in Sheer Dress at the NY Fashion Week (photo from http://www.mydaily.co.uk)

To finish her look, Ashanti decided to wear high-heeled pumps that have the letters SE and X, spelling SEX. Cringe.

Ladies, we’re sure we already said this before- there is a way to look sexy without revealing too much. In fact, we’ve already featured dresses with cut-outs and sexy sheer panels before (eg. Miley Cyrus in David Koma).

The dress wouldn’t have been as bad if styled differently. For starters, she should’ve ditched the headband and the shoes!

Now, here’s one example of a sheer dress that still looks classy.

BCBGMAXAZRIA Magdalena Dress

The dress has a plunging neckline with a sheer panel covering it. The dress also has sheer side panels and a pleated waist detail.

The dress isn’t even ridiculously expensive; it is just $ 348 in Saks Fifth Avenue.

The dress is also available in Bloomingdales, Zappos, and Revolve Clothing.

Red Carpet Perfect: Stars in Gold Gowns

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

At any red carpet event, you can expect to see stars in gold. Gold is a great color for formal gowns not only because it is glamorous color, but also because gold gowns photograph well.

At the recent Grammy Awards and BAFTA Awards, celebrities wore gowns in glittering gold.

Below are gold gowns that are red-carpet worthy:

David Meister Sequined Dress

This dress is completely covered in multi-colored sequins. It has a V-neck and a scoop neckline. The dress has a fitted silhouette up to the thighs, then the skirt flows from the knees.  The dress is $ 570 from Neiman Marcus.

Donna Karan One Shoulder Ombre Dress

This Donna Karan dress is $ 2995. You can purchase it from Bergdorf Goodman.  The dress has a one-shoulder neckline and an ombre finish.

The next dress is from Saks Fifth Avenue.

Tibi Metallic Halter Dress

It is gold dress with a fluid silhouette and a halter strap. The dress is made of metallic jersey. It is the most affordable dress in this feature. It is $ 375.

Alice by Temperley Long River Dress

This dress is a metallic, sleeveless, jersey dress. It has a draped overlay at the front with a tie at the waist. The dress is $545 from Shopbop.