Wow! There are pages and pages of search results when you type in the words 'Carol Vorderman Alexander McQueen dress' and a lot of the commentary throws back all kinds of nasty jibes, but the truth is people... Carol's never looked better!
Who cares if Victoria Beckham has worn the same dress before, and who cares that she's nearly 50!? She looks fucking fabulous! Yes, I did swear, but it just makes my point even stronger.
Look at her body! VB is nearly 15 years her junior and we can all clearly see that actually Carol has more of a curve than teeny Vic. She's rocking this McQueen dress to the absolute max. It's a great cut on her, the capped sleeves work so well and the length is perfect for an older woman. What's more, it fits her like a couture glove.
When did we ever see Frank Sinatra out of a suit? Never. I can't remember ever seeing footage of him not dressed up to the nines. That's the way it was in the 50s. Men dressed up. They looked smart, sharp and as if they'd stepped out of a Savile Row shop practically all the time. A fabulously cut blazer, freshly pressed trousers and a slick back hair do - and that was just to pop to Tesco (I've done my research people, Tesco was founded in 1919). Even in high summer it was still all about looking polished - a pair of crisp shorts and a short sleeve shirt on the beach. You can't beat it!
Taken from a 50s magazine - showing typical day wear!
Yes gentlemen, the 1950s was dominated by tailoring. Impressive, Sinatra-cum-Godfather, good old fashioned tailoring. And now in 2010, as we head into spring/summer (hopefully!), it's all back again. The high street is FULL to the rafters with amazing tailored hot buys so there is absolutely NO excuse not to look ultra smart and uber chic. Here are some bits I've found, there might be a splash of designer too...oops! Couldn't help meself.
Green shorts £20, New Look; Red skinny chinos £26, Topman Navy blazer £127, Lyle & Scott www.lyleandscott.com; Double layer waistcoat £80, Allsaints
Paint splashed AMAZE shorts £360, Alexander McQueen at www.matchesfashion.com; Jersey-sleeved grey blazer £59.99, River Island Short sleeve mac £59.99, River Island; Red striped blazer £215, Vivienne Westwood
Carolyn Massey linen trousers £60, Topman; Jersey navy blazer £35, Giles by Giles Deacon for New Look
Double breasted BRIGHT trench coat £635, Paul Smith; Deep V uber-cool blazer £1100, Qasimi
Out and About:
Grey jersey with white trim £49.99, Zara; Blue relaxed 'worker' blazer £69.90, Mango
Roll back the sleeves for a contrast in colours: grey with navy £59.99 and navy (multi pockets) with white £49.99 both from H&M
A few from Topman. LOVE the middle two tone, colour block option. So Jil Sander!
Naomi Campbell did it again. Fashion For Relief that is, not hitting or screaming at anyone. And this year it was all for Haiti with a plan to raise massive amounts (I heard a reported figure of one million?) for the much in need Caribbean country. This year, all the clothes, all the gorgeous frocks and men's suits alike, are being sold on www.net-a-porter.com, so please get your plastic out - it's for a cause close to everyone's hearts at the moment.
The night proved uber-successful. Campbell has fashion power, we know that, but it got delivered in bucket loads this year. She pulled some strings, you know, the usual - getting DVF, Donna Karen, Fergie (Duchess, not singer), Alan Cumming, Kelly Osbourne, Estelle and so many more to walk the catwalk. Obviously Naomi herself could never be upstaged - she made sure of that, look at the face!!
Bless little Agyness Deyn - strutting her stuff in some fierce Burberry heels, she tumbled not once, but twice! But in true fabulous model behaviour, she decided to be a fighter, took the shoes off, and finished her catwalk with a huge grin on her face. Good on ya Aggy!
The boys looked fab too! Loving Alan Cumming's kilt, and Chris Brown's overly manly, weird, arm-swinging walk! What's that about Chris? Don't think your truly forgiven yet to be that confident love!
It was however an emotional night for all attendees. Not only was the night centered around raising money and awareness for Haiti, but it was very much a night to honour and pay tribute to the late Lee Alexander McQueen. Naomi made it very clear that the end of the show was just that, and she and a group of girls, including the lovely Helena Christensen and Daphne Guinness, marched out in some of McQueen's spring summer creations (see below). Daphne's rather daring outfit - a gold body suit and a head-to-toe length of white chiffon - was finished by hand by Alexander McQueen just two weeks previous to the show, and is reported to be his last piece ever made. It is no surprise why she, a true McQueen muse, was left emotionally broken after the show.
I think special thanks need to go to Ms. Campbell. She did an amazing job.
RIP McQueen.
Here's the highlights of the show. Please notice firstly Naomi's flawless, incomparable and fiercely fabulous walk - perfection! Secondly Estelle's boobs and thirdly how STUNNING Helena is! Phwarrr.
