Fashion Week

I know it has been a while since we did a post, so here is an extra long one !

Last week Calgary hosted their own Fall 2010 fashion week featuring either local or Alberta designers. The fashion show took place at “The Bank” which is a beautiful old building. It was at one time, very long ago, a Bank. I absolutely love the huge chandelier, the perfect touch to bring the venue together.

For those lucky enough to sit in the first two rows, they received goodie bags.

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Matilda and I attended the fashion shows from Thursday to Saturday. I took pictures at each show, and I have to say, my arms sure received a good workout!

While taking pictures at the fashion show, I ran into a few problems as follows:

1) I am terribly short at 5’2, thus all the heads in my photos.

2) It was my first experience taking photos of constant moving objects, it was not the easiest thing to do.

3) Each night the shows were packed and was difficult at times to find a good spot to take photos.

I apologize for the many heads that appear in the photos, there wasn't much I could do about it, even with wearing 5 inch heals, they only do so much.

A modern wedding dress ? What do you think of this outfit?

This collection was comprised mostly of colorful tulle, tutus and matching colored converse shoes (Chuck Taylor). Punkrock meets ballet dancers? What do you think?

One of Mitters favorite outfits of the night.

I can't remember the designer's name, but this was one of my favorite shows to watch last Thursday night. Love the military jackets !

This outfit is interesting, Canadian Girl rock!

I really like the striped pants.

There are many more pictures to come from Friday and Saturday's show. If you attended the shows, love to hear which designers you enjoyed watching.

xoxoxox

Bui

Oscar 2010

This year Oscar’s red carpet, in my opinion, was one of the best. Very few red carpet misses, instead there were so many fabulous dress, quite a few I wish I could call my own. I had a hard time picking my top 5 favorite looks.

Carey Mulligan

My #1 dress pick of the night is this absolutely gorgeous black Prada dress. I would kill have this dress! I love everything about this dress, the great beaded detail, the sweetheart neckline and the classic hour glass silhouette. It is the perfect little black evening dress.

Diane Kruger

My #2 pick is Diane Kruger in Chanel. Mr. Karl Lagerfeld you can do no wrong. I am a huge fan of Chanel and this dress if fabulous. The color is fantastic, the dress is elegant, yet very simple and feminine.

Rachael McAdams

My #3 is Ellie Saab Haute Couture watercolor pastel dress. This spring dress was a nice break in the sea of formal evening gowns. The various shade of color is the prefect mix to elicit feelings of spring.

Cameron Diaz

My favorite gold dress of the evening is Cameron in Oscar de la renta and she looks just stunning in it. This dress is reminds me of old Hollywood Glamour.

Zoe Saldana

Purple pom pom dress, how can you not smile while admiring this dress. This over the top Givenchy Haute Couture dress is fun, flirty and bold. The best part of this dress is the pom pom mini train. I don’t think anyone else could have carried this off but Zoe Saldana.

I would love to have each of these dress, a girl can dream......

xoxox

Bui