Sartorial Roundup: 2013 SAG Awards

And so awards season continued last night with the SAG Awards.  It's one of my favorites because of the amazing opening {My name is ___, and I am an actor}, and it always finishes up in exactly two hours.  In general I wasn't all that impressed with the looks this year, but there were still some stunners.

 I thought that pretty much everything but the color was wrong on Claire Danes during the Golden Globes, but this dress is PERFECTION. I love how clean it is, yet modern with the dolman one sleeve and graphic pattern.  Love, love, love this Givenchy.

Sartorial Roundup: 2012 Emmy's

This year's Emmy's have come and gone, and without access to E!'s red carpet coverage I didn't get to see a single gown until the show started.  As usual, there were many a sparkly dress, and as usual I hated most of them, these are the types of dresses I love.  Enjoy the roundup!

Ginnifer Goodwin came looking stunning in a coral gown by Monique Lhullier.

 Leslie Mann looked amazing in Naeem Khan.

 Julianne Moore STUNNED in a lemon hued Dior Couture gown.  I am so in love with this look.

 For the first time in recent memory, Julianna Marguiles, wore something other than Narciso Rodriguez, and it worked for her.  Giambattista Valli jacquard looks lovely on you, J.  

 Tina finally redeemed herself after many past red carpets gone awry.  On Sunday she looked wonderful in Vivienne Westwood.  

 When I first saw this photo I had no idea who the girl was, but the dress hooked me.  Emilia Clarke of Game of Thrones chose a very different, very cool Chanel.  

Last but not least, the adorable and hilarious, Zooey Deschanel, looked lovely in an ethereal Reem Acra dress that some described as a Cinderella moment.  The unfinished edges are what got me really excited, there's nothing better than a slightly imperfect gown.  

What were your faves of the night?

photos via refinery29, and harper's bazaar

Oscar for Best Dressed...

Quality is absolutely better than quantity.  That's why I couldn't have been more thrilled with the four dresses that wowed me {out of how many?} at Sunday's Academy Awards.  

 Michelle looked divine in this Louis Vuitton, the peplum, the texture, the color!  It was all quite perfect, I was so relieved since her other dresses had been nice, but not stunning.  This dress also reminded me of the red Louis Vuitton that Zoe Saldana wore a couple of awards seasons ago.

 Emma Stone of all people is one we should call on to pull off a massive neck-bow.  She looks gorgeous in this deep pink Giambattista Valli dress, my only qualm with this look was when you saw an up close of her makeup, her eyeshadow was pink...but that's besides the point...best dressed!

 IN LOVE with Rooney Mara in this Givenchy.  The perfect antidote to her dark tresses, and even darker role.

Shailene Woodley looked effortlessly perfect in Valentino Couture.  I love how unexpected it is, a girl under 21 who isn't wearing a sparkly ball gown?!

Of course the evening's honorable mentions are as follows...

Jessica Chastain in Alexander McQueen, Kristen Wiig in J. Mendel, Gwyneth Paltrow in Tom Ford, and last but not least the coolest girl "who runs the world," as Beyonce would say, Meryl Streep in Lanvin!


photos via style.com

Sartorial Compass: Kirsten Dunst Cover Queen

As stated before Kirsten has been around for a while, meaning she has been on the covers of magazines across the world, and she is one of those women who can be molded so well for different styles of shoots.  From being Marie Antoinette in 2006 to her so called "comeback" photo shoot with Canadian Flare still on newsstands now.  Check some of the amazing editorials she's been a part of below...

I'm not typically a fan when magazines use an actresses role to dictate the style of the shoot...but in this case I don't care.  The Annie Leibovitz photos are amazing, and the gowns are gorgeous!

The V Magazine double covers are gorgeous, the colors and lighting are a modern take on old Hollywood glamour. 

Kirsten's hair is phenomenal in this Flare Magazine spread...and the cover look by Giambattista Valli is wonderful!!!!

The above photos were taken by Terry Richardson (in classic Terry style...white background vibrant colors etc...) for New York Times Style Magazine "T" just around a week ago.  I love the retro modern vibe and fantastic leather jackets.

If Kirsten Dunst has taught us anything in her month's reign as Sartorial Compass, it's that if you keep your style classic with a touch of quirk, but stay true to yourself your style will have staying power.