Top 3 favorites from the Met Gala Ball !

My style crush needs no introduction.  I loved everything about this dress, the color, the shape the simplicity and the huge hair.  Solange Knowles in Rachel Roy.

Solange in Rachel Roy.

I loved it so much that I wanted to illustrate it so I did.

My Illustration of Solange Knowles at the Met Gala 2012

She looked amazing. Bravo. My second runner up is Carey Mulligan in Prada.

And third runner up is Gwyneth Paltrow also in Prada. 

You can agree or disagree but I feel strongly about my best dressed.  lol.  Leave a comment below did anyone see the Met Gala live stream?  

The Met Ball 2012: Best dressed...and the thanks for trying.

This past week I was excited to see some amazing costumes as the stars, designers, models and music artists, the who's who walked the red carpet live.  Thank you Vogue for streamlining live at the Met! (Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC).  It was pretty neat and makes me love technology even more.  If you don't know here's a little bit of what I am talking about.

Love Bruno Mars, anyways I am sure you seen some familiar faces.  But, let's talk red carpet shall we? I have few that I would like speak on that I thought deserved some major attention. 

Paula Patton, in Vera Wang...the lilac color, the bodice of this dress speaks wonders.
 Award for the best in soft color. 

Karolina Kurkova in Rachel Zoe...the head wrap, the cut of the back=perfection.
Award for Best in Originality.

Tim Tebow in Ralph Lauren Purple Label. Smh.  maybe it was the camera angle but, this was not it.  We are going to have pray on this one, dude.  The cut seems odd and baggy paints on a suit reminds me of Zoot suit. Eek.
Award for the worst tailoring to an athletic body.

Joan Smalls in Balmain with the Designer Oliver Rousteing.  It's like looking that 16th Chapel on a bronze body.
Award for Best in Craftsmanship.

January Jones in Atelier Versace, The mix of metal in the corseted  bodice and the construction fit on January is very nice.
Best Award for Architecture Design.

Beyonce Knowles, in Givenchy Couture.  Black and Indigo on this Greek, curvaceous body.  I can not say....anything but stare at her.
Best Award for SSA- Stop and Stare and Awe.

Lala Anthony in Zac Posen and Carmelo Anthony in Rag and Bone
Best Dressed Couple of the Night

Angela Lindvallin in Prada, Love the pattern and design of this.
Best Dressed in capturing Prada.

Kristen Stewart in Balenciaga with designer Nicolas Ghesquiere.
Best Award for WTH are you wearing? Yikes. 

Dakota Fanning in Louis Vuitton.  Ummm...this isn't prom.
Best Award in mistaking high school prom to the Met Gala. :/

Elizabeth Banks in Mary Katrantzcu. ....I just not sure what to think of this.  She looks constrained.
Best Award for the uncomfortableness.

By the way, the Met Gala costume institute exhibit is entitled:  Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations:  two Italian designers: Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada  from different eras having a conversation about their design aesthetics, culture and themselves as a designer.  It's pretty neat.  They are somewhat different but, similar in their designs of pushing the limits on classic and traditional designs.  Elsa Schiaparelli is played by actress Judy Davis.

My top three favorite in the next post.....:0)

Doodles and PINTREST!!!!

Some Doodles.

One of the greatest on-line concepts, social media websites of all time: PINTREST!  I heart Pintrest.  Not only do I save memory on my laptop of posting images but I am able really organize my inspirations, my thoughts, my dreams, my inspirations, my style....my brain. lol!  And just to pin them on a cyber board.  It's wonder-ful! LeMahogany is on PINTREST! (all caps because it deserves it)  You can click on the link here --->LeMahogany or click the PINTREST button on the sidebar to follow me.

New look to the website if you have not noticed already.  Hope you like. I was looking to do something with a bit of cleaner layout.  Leave a comment, let me know what you think. :)  Much more in store stay tuned!

Now Listening to: Kimbra: The Vows

Kimbra

Born in New Zealand 22 year old Kimbra  was noted to be a mixture of Nina Simone, Florence Against the Machine and Bjork all wrapped into one.  Pretty lethal combination considering all of the music artists mentioned in my opinion are pretty eclectic and amazing. You probably had seen her in the famous song: Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye.

Illustration by Ellen Schebor

Sleek and Sexy design from one the best-Tom Ford Fall 2012

Sleek Design from a man who says he loves to build things and loves to create things.  A true perfectionist and it shows.   I love Tom Ford such an amazing visionary and an amazing creative mind.  A few years ago he had returned to designing womenswear and I was ridiculously excited and he did not disappointment. Check out my Last Tom Ford blog post

Inspirational:

In a sea of many great and talented fashion designers, Tom Ford is truly rare, creative fashion designer.   He's part of my list of my list of people that I would love to just sit and have coffee with.   And I don't even like coffee. ^_^

Tom Ford's Fall 2012-2013 collection

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The high and low price of Fashion: Major fashion house Versace covering all bases=Smart

Hey Everyone! We are rounding out the first month of the year and I have to say for me, I see its going to be a year of change.  And I am ready for it.  This Sunday morning I decided to check out the couture seasons of Chanel, Christian Dior, Givenchy, Valentino...you know the majority of  the fellas that create amazing pieces of couture for the fashion houses.  But, I noticed Versace was on the roster.  (scratching head)  Now, I really didn't think that Versace was into the couture seasons but, it turns out its been about eight years since they showed in couture shows.  And I have to say Dontella "Bellissima"  Absolutely breathtaking!

I think the Versace fashion house was very smart in join the ranks with the other fashion houses and designers on catering to the lower price range at one of my favorite shops H&M.  Now, I know it came and went in which yet again.............. I missed out on  all of the frenzy in throwing elbows and pushes to get a piece of something Versace. (Just like I did with Missoni for Target)  But, here's a fashion show in New York showing some of the great Versace pieces.  Look hard enough you may see a few recognizable celebrities (^_^)

Now Playing - Lana Del Rey

Many are calling her a modern day Nancy Sinatra, or the new "Amy Winehouse".  Her name is Lana Del Rey  and I am starting to like her more and more everyday. I discovered her on twitter because I kept seeing Kanye West tweeting out these crazy screenshots of some sort of video.  I was wow'd by the images and asked myself.  Who the heck is Lana Del Rey   and I gotta know who the she is because she is an artist.

Lana Del Rey-A Gorgeous female Johnny Cash

Take a look...beautiful imaging.

She has a song called "video games" I love it.  She's definitely one to watch.