Wow! What a week it has been for the red carpet. First we started out with the Oscars on Sunday, closely followed by the Elle Style Awards on Tuesday and then last night The Brits. When you get passed the bad jokes and I know there were lots, the emotional acceptance speeches and of course the bad falls (I prayed for Madonna’s stylist last night. Safe to say she is now looking for a new career!) We are left with my favourite part; who wore what and how well did they wear it?
Lets start with the Oscars. Overall I was a little underwhelmed. Everyone seemed to keep it low key in chic slim fitting dresses. It was left to JLo to bring the wedding glam and remind us all this is how you do the Oscars. I remember when it used to be about the bigger then better!
So once I got over my initial disappointment that few had opted for such boldness I started looking through who had just nailed it. Then I saw Oprah. To me Oprah is one that knows her shape; she knows the materials that work for her, the colours that compliment her and most importantly she isn’t about to shy away from getting her curves out. Oprahs’ dress by Vera Wang sent me into a spin. The texture, the belt and the chiffon was so eloquently done and so simple yet glamorous.
Give it a couple of days and we had the Elle Style Awards in London. On the last day of London Fashion Week it was definitely a packed schedule for some of the stars.
With this event I honestly think the guest list never know whether they should go all out glam or keep it smart/casual. The ‘Style Awards’ suggest all out glam but sponsored by H&M suggests the latter. I once went to an awards evening at The Houses of Parliament and went head to toe glam with hair up, full length gown and diamonds galore (more like diamantes but I can pretend!) lets just say no on else was dressed like this, most people looked like they had come straight from work and were forced to be there but I loved being so dressed up and I loved it even more once I’d had a couple of drinks!
I guess what I’m trying to say is this is one awards evening that is a little more tricky to figure out an attire for. Someone who did do the best of both though was Rebel Wilson. The red dress ticked all the right boxes. My favourite aspect was the clash of pink and red, this not only gave the dress more of a high end feel it also added a feminine touch to the look.
My only swap would have been to change the black pumps for a more delicate pink strappy shoe but sometimes comfort out wins the best of them! Teamed with soft make up and soft curls this high neck dress highlighted Rebels curves with its clinched waist and angle cut. Definitely a style winner!
Finally, we have the Brits. I don’t know about you but I feel like I watched a historical moment when Madonna fell down! Regardless of this the show must go on and my surprise of the whole night was Jesy Nelson from Little Mix. I almost missed her outfit and when it did finally pop up on my news feed I was blown away with the sexiness of all that red. Channelling her inner Jessica Rabbit this Jesy looked sensational in custom made Suzanne Neville. Perfectly snug in the body hugging dress, with trademark locks and the darker red lips just set the tone and took Jesy from teenage popstar to teenager dream! By far my favourite look of the whole week!
Betty pamper writes daily plus size fashion posts on her blog Pamper and Curves and is one of the official bloggers for the Curve Fashion Festival.
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