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Mad Men won its third Outstanding Drama Series accolade at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards. I've been meaning to watch it - mostly out of curiosity - but couldn't find the time. My personal choice for the award is still ABC's Grey's Anatomy or Brothers & Sisters, despite the fact that they were both snubbed once again and were robbed of a nomination.

Crowd favorite Glee won several awards but it doesn't include the Outstanding Comedy Series award that everyone is expecting them to get. The award deservingly went to Modern Family. Gleek Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester) won the Supporting Actress plum but fellow cast mate Lea Michele (Rachel Berry) failed to get the top actress honors.

As usual, here are my personal red carpet observations, likes and dislikes. There were so many bombs (compared to their movie star counterparts at the Oscar's) but there were also a few notable ones. The most popular and recurring theme of the night was "Goddess White". Black is still the safe choice for some but I've never seen so many white in the red carpet until last night. Special mention to Julie Benz and Kim Kardashian for glamorously pulling it off.



Kim Kardashian, Julie Benz, Brooke Burke, Rose Bryne

Here are my favorites and not-so favorites on TV's biggest night. I categorized it to likes, so-so and dislikes. Enjoy! (Warning: This post is fully-loaded with images.)

Former US first daughter, Chelsea Clinton, got married in an interfaith ceremony yesterday, July 31, to longtime boyfriend, investment banker Marc Mezvinsky. The wedding was a very grand but private affair held at the historical Astor Courts in Rhinebeck, New York.

Chelsea wore a gorgeous Vera Wang bridal gown in swirling silk organza ball skirt accented by an embellished belt. It's definitely one of the prettiest bridal gowns I've ever seen. Chelsea looked very radiant on it. Mom Hillary wore a magenta pink gown by her favorite designer, Oscar Dela Renta.

Here are the first official photos of the joyous event. It was shot by Barbara Kinney Photography and lifted from CNN.



President Bill Clinton walks her only daughter down the aisle

There was a lot of buzz surrounding the opening of the first Forever 21 store in the Philippines at SM Megamall weeks ago. I was really curious if the hype is true so I decided to check out the store today.

The store is huge, well-stocked, and I must say that I like it! There are so many clothes and accessories to choose from. Whether you're looking for retro wear or wedding guest get-up, they all have it  in their inventory. There are several theme and sub-sections inside the store and I particularly like the Vixens section. It has an abundance of geometric prints and abstract stripes, and my favorite asymmetrical designs. Prices are also friendly. The most affordable tops I saw was priced at Php 600.00 ($ 13.00), and you can score dresses and pants as low as Php 1,100 ($ 24.00).

I am not on shopping mode  earlier but I wasn't able to resist getting a black cardigan with front layers. I've been looking for a good cover-up since last month and I saw that it was reasonably priced so I instantly grabbed it. :)




There are lots of cute and beautiful dresses that I want to buy at the store. I really have to schedule another shopping trip soon at Forever 21 (and also at Dimensione for home design ideas for my bedroom, heh!). Over and out!

Forever 21
2nd Level Building A
SM Megmall
EDSA cor. Julia Vargas Ave.
Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong

Here are my photos for Weeks 12 to 14 of my Project 52. I haven't been neglecting the project. I was just busy last week thus I wasn't able to post the photos.

WEEK 12: MINE IS PURPLE!
The photo for Week 12 is, of course, my new MacBook Pro in Speck Satin Purple cover. A lot of people are telling me to remove the cover so that they can see the spanking aluminum unibody design. What's the point in buying a Pro, right? But I love the Purple color and I love how it looks on my MBP so it's going to stick in there - for a while at least.



WEEK 13: LAKE & MOUNTAIN
I spent Maundy Thursday and Good Friday with some of my favorite people - Witt, Tin & Ylette - in San Pablo City. The photo below was taken in one of our walks in Sampaloc Lake, the largest of the Seven Lakes in the city. The shot was taken with the majestic and miraculous Mount Banahaw in the background.

More photos of our San Pablo sojourn soon!



WEEK 14: SUMMER SHOES
I was at the mall last Friday and I fell in like with these wedges. I am not really fond of wearing bulky platform shoes but this pair is so summer-y so I decided to buy it. There are other colors of this style but I chose yellow to match my newly-bought yellow statement tops.

This is definitely going to be my summer & election shoes!

It's another case of David versus Goliath when war movie The Hurt Locker won over Avatar for the Best Picture honors at the 82nd Oscar’s. The biggest winner of the night was director Kathryn Bigelow for being the first woman to win the top directorial award also for the The Hurt Locker, beating ex-husband, King of the World - James Cameron, for Avatar.

As usual, here is my yearly blog post on the good, the bad and the ugly at the Oscar's Red Carpet. There were several good ones but I must say that I like last year's ensemble better. The most popular, common and recurring themes last night were...

GOLD & METALLIC



LAYERS



Here are my favorites and not-so favorites at Hollywood's biggest night:

THE GOOD


Kirsten Stewart in Monique Lhuillier
Yahoo! Movies gave this an A+ Grade and I so agree with them.
Bella looks super on this outfit.



My all-time favorite Penelope Cruz in Donna Karan



Cameron Diaz in Oscar Dela Renta
She finally got it right!



Hannah Montana in Jenny Packham
Definitely an improvement from last year's scales



Mariska Hargitay in Vera Wang



Rachel McAdams in Ellie Saab
Non traditional and fresh design for Regina George



Sandra Bullock in Marchesa
Old glam Hollywood for the Best Actress



Mrs. Kutcher in Atelier Versace

Are you twins?


I like J.Lo's but I'm not feeling Amanda's. Both gowns designed by Armani Prive.

THE BAD
Bad but definitely not ugly. Bad in the sense that they defied fashion rules!


Charlize Theron in Christian Dior
There's something weird about those circles' placement.



SJP in Chanel
If you're Carrie, you cannot wear gowns 'just' like this. I expected more.



Nicole Richie in Reem Acra



Best Supporting Actress Nominee Vera Farmiga in Marchesa
Loved her at Up In The Air so I can't bear put her in the "ugly" list

THE UGLY


Zoe Saldana in Givenchy, Carey Mulligan in Prada, Mariah Carey in Valentino & Anna Kendrick in Ellie Saab (wrong shoes!)

More photos of the 82nd Oscar's Red Carpet on my Flickr. Until next year!

It's my yearly tradition to do a blog post on my favorite Oscar's Red Carpet fashions. I saw today this year's 67th Golden Globe Awards gowns and decided to post my favorites from it, too.

This year's Red Carpet at the Globes had so many brightly colored gowns in satin and metallic, but my favorites are still those in frock-like nude tones. Some also came in traditional black to be on the safe side.



Best Actress Drew Barrymore in Atelier Versace
This is definitely my favorite Golden Globe gown.



Best Supporting Chloe Sevigny in Valentino
I'm sure that this is not a popular design but I love it! I love cascading layers and ruffles in gowns and tops.



Penelope Cruz in Giorgio Armani Proive
Pene is always the bomb when it comes to Red Carpet fashions.



Emily Blunt in Dolce & Gabbana
Pink chiffon is love!



Courteney Cox Arquette in Victoria Beckham
I like the classy black. And it was designed by Posh!



Jane Krakowski by J. Mendel
The color and design is just divine!

More Golden Globes Red Carpet Fashions can be found here. See you at the Oscar's!

P.S.
I also must say that I am really happy that Avatar, James Cameron and Robert Downey, Jr. (for Sherlock Holmes) won in the Globes this year! I am hoping that they will also win at the Oscar's.

Credits: OMG! Yahoo!

Slumdog Millionaire may be the slammin' winner of this year's 81st Oscar's; and Kate Winslet may be the most deserving winner of the night (it's about time after her numerous nominations beginning with Sense & Sensibility and Titanic), but it was the wedding-inspired gowns of several celebrities that almost stole the spotlight.

Whether it's ballgown, vintage or minimalist, these celebrities channeled their inner brides with fabulous made-for-altar outfits. Two were stunning stand-outs but there were also a couple of disastrous ones. This year's favorite Oscar's fashion proved that you don't have to be a bride to wear white (or off-white or beige or ecru). Bring it on!

Who's your favorite bridezilla?


Best Supporting Actress Penelope Cruz in vintage Pierre Balmain



Sarah Jessica Parker in Dior
(Carrie Bradshaw will be proud of this gown! Except for the overly
exposed bosom of SJP that's not so obvious on this photo. Try this one.)



Marisa Tomei in Versace



Jennifer Aniston in Valentino
(This is a late addition to my entry. Can't find a photo of her earlier.
Love her simple outfit! Love her! Jolie-Pitts, who?)




Melissa George in Dolce & Gabbana
(Hello, Sadie! You are missed at Grey's Anatomy!)



Taraji P. Henson in Roberto Cavalli



Anne Hathaway in Armani Prive




Miley Cyrus in Zuhair Murad


Here are some more favorites in different colors and styles:


Angelina Jolie and Evan Rachel Wood both in Ellie Saab



Alicia Keys in Armani and Best Actress Kate Winslet in Yves Saint Laurent by Stefano Pilati

I have mixed feelings about Kate's gown with all that black lace in the lower portion. But the mix of blue and black colors made the outfit dramatic and it compensated for the weird laces.

Photo Credit: Yahoo! Movies

TIME is one of the most neglected words in my vocabulary.

I feel that I am always out of time and I always need more, more, more time. More time for my family, for work, for my friends, for my hobbies and most especially for myself.

I really need to conquer time and be satisfied with the fine 24 hours that He has given us.

I know that money cannot buy time...but it can definitely buy a Fossil or even a Baume and Mercier. Oh well.







Maybe this would help.

I rarely do endorsements on my blog. I usually just mention here or there where I buy stuff and that's it. But this post is an exception. For there's one label that is definitely making me giddy and happy lately – Dorothy Perkins.

Dorothy Perkins has almost all type of clothing needs for the average working woman. It's all there! Whether it's for classic or stiff corporate office wear, Casual Fridays, romantic weekend date attires or hanging out at the mall get-ups, they all have it. It's truly a clothing haven.

I recently bought this fabulous bootcut jeans from them that is very trendy, comfortable and flattering. It was truly one of the best jeans I've ever bought. Its a lightwash blue denim with an extended tab detail on the waist. It looks really good with my Havaianas High or any high-heeled open-toe shoes. Another stuff which I bought from the store is a black straight leg trousers with buttons on the waistband made of polyester. It's very light and gives good silhouette which is just perfect for everyday office wear.




Dorothy Perkins has stores in the Philippines at Glorietta, SM Mall of Asia, Powerplant Mall and Robinson's Galleria (check their site for their global store listing). The stores here are fortunately up-to-date with the latest season's finds since majority of the apparels posted at their website can be found at the local shops. Their price is competitive but is not obscenely expensive despite the high-value of the Pounds. Their prices are a notch lower than Topshop and two notches lower than Mango. And since its UK-made they also have 'good' sizes that fits the more than average Filipina built which is just great!