Am I crazy or does this girl look like a nerd-alicious version of Shalom Harlow? I saw her earlier this week and mistook her for the supermodel, until a friend corrected me. However, after spotting this snapshot on the Sartorialist, I’m still not convinced. After all, if faux glasses are the new hat in terms of alter-ego accessories, it’s within the realm of possibility that Harlow would be attending the shows in disguise.
Blame it on winter’s cool temperatures or the press coverage that New York girl-about-town Arden Wohl has received lately, but headscarves are having a moment. The tete trend peaked last year, thanks to Prada’s silk headbands and the Olsen twins, then slowly and fortunately faded out. Until now that is. Much like tights are not pants, the scarf is an inadequate substitution for a hat–as demonstrated by Amy Winehouse and Victoria Beckham. With so many great Eugenia Kim, Philip Treacy, etc creations out there, it seems a shame to opt for a simply unflattering tress wrap. So support fashion’s milliner force-and good taste–by skipping the scarves and try a legit topper instead.
Arden Wohl
Amy Winehouse
The Spice Girls in Milan at Roberto Cavalli’s Men’s show
*Images: Splash (top 2), Wire
As you can see from my Peach Geldof posting, I have a thing for stylish up & coming stars who haven’t been plastered all over the tabloids yet. When trolling through the many images from last week’s Daytime Emmy Awards, this darling young actress—All My Children’s Leven Rambin—jumped out at me. Sweet ensembles and could that be—gasp!—a genuine smile! How charming! And of course, how coincidental; After doing some quick research I found that one of our favorite fellow blogger Shane Cisneros was responsible for Leven’s darling look. I hit him up for his inspiration, styling tips, and asked him to name drop a few favorite designers:
Shane Cisneros
Leven and I worked with Jason Wu for several weeks on the creation of this stunning custom made gown for the 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Since this was her second nomination for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series, Leven and I both wanted something special that had not been seen or worn before. Jason showed this look with a skirt made of flannel for his fall 2007 show but changed the fabric to chiffon and bust color to eggplant for the occasion. I paired the gown with stunning Neil Lane diamond and onxy jewelry. That particular mix of stones is very hard to source so I was happy that I found the jewels that Leven and I had been hoping for. The Kotur clutch with Swarovski crystals and Giuseppe Zanotti platform peep toe pumps really completed the look.
Leven was presenting at this event and since we were going for bold evening glamour for the big Daytime Emmys we wanted to keep the look short and chic for the Creative Arts & Entertainment Emmy Awards. Leven looks amazing in color and this Valentino pleated tent dress was the only option we considered for this event. Paired with Larkspur & Hawk earrings and cuff, the look would be equally at home on a tropical holiday, thanks to Leven’s tan from St. Tropez Tanning Essentials.
Leven has a stunning figure which could not have looked better in this pleated chiffon, lace Colette Dinnigan dress at SOAPnet’s ‘Night Before Party’. What she and I loved about this LBD was it’s reveal/conceal quality, the lace showed just enough leg and shoulder without being vulgar. Paired with Caressa diamonds, she looked like a young Catherine Deneuve, thanks to the brilliant hairstyling by Anthony Cristiano and Australian makeup maestro Napoleon Perdis who worked with Leven throughout the Emmys press run.
Catherine Deneuve
All photos courtesy of Getty Images
Technorati Tags: Daytime Emmys, Leven Ramkin, Getty Images, Shane Cisneros, Red-Carpet, Fashion
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