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Monday Mashup: MET Madness

By Kirsten|May 3rd, 2011|Monday Mashup, Red Carpet Recap|

The gorgeous and well groomed came out to strut their stuff down the red carpet for the MET Ball this evening. Where most red carpets are a bit of a bore, the Costume Gala always proves to be more interesting seeing as it is thrown by the fashion elite (you don’t see Anna Wintour at the Grammy’s). Each year, the gala is themed and this year was “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty.” Talk about one hell of a week for McQueen creative director, Sarah Burton. A royal wedding followed by the year’s biggest fashion fete.

Above Tory Burch and Taylor Swift (in J. Mendel) slipped into their red carpet best and while both look absolutely beautiful (thanks for ditching that side swept ‘do, Taylor!) they look uncomfortably similar. These dresses look like they could have been cut from the same cloth (oh yes, pun intended).

Tory and Taylor weren’t the only lookalikes this evening. Quite a few starlets, and style icons were seen wearing similar get ups.

Ginnifer Goodwin in custom Top Shop, Barbara Walters

Too easy.

Rosie Huntington Whiteley in Burberry, Brooklyn Decker in Michael Kors

Two blonde supermodels, one color. I love Rosie Huntington Whitely. She’s absolutely beautiful and I do love Brooklyn’s dress. I just wish they could have swapped outfits.

Kate Hudson in Stella McCartney, Jessica Alba in Ralph Lauren Collection

No, this is not season 4 of Teen Mom Goes to Prom. These are just two very pregnant actresses dressed in prom gowns for the gala.

Dakota Fanning in Valentino, Fergie in Marchesa

Speaking of teens… why is Fergie dressed in the same outfit as seventeen year old Dakota Fanning (who is very much age appropriately dressed)?

Sarah Jessica Parker in Alexander McQueen, Renee Zellweger in Carolina Herrera, Gwyneth Paltrow in Stella McCartney

Seems that slinky metallics were all the rage for the over 40 set. I can’t help but think these dresses look awfully similar to Anne Hathaway at the Golden Globes…

Freida Pinto in Chanel, Janelle Monae, Anna Dello Russo in Alexander McQueen and egg hat

Three perfect examples of why women should stick to womenswear and stay away from menswear.

Chrissy Teigen in Chris March, Beyonce in Emilio Pucci, Lucy Liu in Vionnet, Christina Hendricks in Carolina Herrera, Demi Moore in Prabal Gurung, Kirsten Dunst in Chanel

These six sexy black widows actually all ended up on my worst dressed list… just mere coincidence that they’re all in black. Preparing for their fashion funeral perhaps?

Gisele Bunchden in Alexander McQueen, Dianna Agron in Michael Kors, Saorise Ronan in Rodarte, Kristen Stewart in Proenza Schouler, Emily Browning in Marc Jacobs

I’ve organized these ladies in red from “red hot” to “red not even kind of a little bit. uh uh.”

Diane Kruger in Jason Wu, Christina Ricci in Zac Posen, Bar Rafaeli, Ashley Greene in Donna Karan, Lily Aldridge in Ralph Lauren Collection, Leelee Sobieski in Vionnet

These six stunners got their red carpet looks right. They are each wearing one of the above trends or themes that were so popular at this year’s MET, but they got it right rather than oh so wrong. These beauties were able to separate themselves from the savages.

xx,

WhyDid

Photos via JustJared & Huffington Post

Monday Mashup: Nice Guys Finish Last

By Kirsten|April 25th, 2011|Monday Mashup|

Blair’s been there. Carrie’s been there. Even I have been there. It’s the inner struggle between good and evil. The choice between the good guy and the guy who makes your hair stand on end. You know what I’m talking about. There is the guy who you know will make a great boyfriend, great husband, great father and then there is the guy who makes your stomach flip flop when you hear the mere mention of his name.

We have all met the guys who are perfect on paper. Good job, good family, good looking. All reasonable logic would tell you, “Pick him! PICK! HIM!” but then there is that pesky little thing called lust.

For Blair, Dan is a complete departure from her usual type. As a matter of fact, he is the epitome of all that is awful in her world. Chuck on the other hand is cut from the same cloth as Ms. Waldorf. But is Blair fighting against the very thing that she actually needs? Are we programmed to think that we “need” one thing when in reality what we actually need is something completely different?

I’m fairly certain that women’s hearts around the world broke when Carrie ditched Aidan… not once, but twice in Sex and the City. He was tall, dark, and most certainly handsome. Not to mention, he was a man’s man who was good with his hands. Carrie, WTF? But alas, our heroine sauntered off into the sunset yet again with Mr. Big. I can’t lie, there is something eternally endearing about Mr. Big (don’t we all have our very own Mr. Big?), but we all know he is nothing but trouble. Was Carrie really in love or was she just addicted to the struggle?

So is there an answer to the age old question? Head or heart? Do good guys always finish last?

I like to think I got lucky and wound up with both head and heart.

xx,

WhyDid

Monday Mashup: A Girl, A Dog, and Oz

By Kirsten|April 18th, 2011|Monday Mashup|

While settling in, heating up leftovers, and navigating the TV to watch something slightly less than completely brainless last night, we stumbled upon an old classic: The Wizard of Oz. It had been years since I’d watched it (the Wicked Witch of the West and those damned flying monkeys used to scare the crap out of me), but I quickly remembered why this was such a great movie. Despite the underlying message: there’s no place like home, the real reason I love this movie may have something to do with the bond between Dorothy and Toto. When I watched the way Dorothy interacted with her loyal pooch, I couldn’t help but think about my own. So many people equate a boy and his dog, but really, a girl’s best friend may very well be a dog rather than diamonds. Alright, who am I kidding? We need both.

In pop culture, Paris Hilton is often given all the credit when it comes to making your pooch the ultimate accessory. In reality, Dorothy did all the legwork and received zero credit. P. Hilton wasn’t the first girl to think of sticking Fido in her Fendi. Notice Dorothy’s sassy straw tote (er… basket)? It appears that Dorothy was way ahead of her time.

So which lovely lady really made puppy love so popular?

there truly is no place like home.

xx,

WhyDid

Photos via News of the World

Monday Mashup: A Case of Mistaken Identity

By Kirsten|April 4th, 2011|Monday Mashup|

While in the checkout line the other day, my fiance asked me, “Babe, who is that?” while pointing at the cover of a glossy tabloid. I looked over my shoulder quickly and answered, “Jessica Alba.”

I looked again at the headline and was baffled. What wedding? Only then did I notice that it was not, in fact, the lovely Jessica Alba. I stared harder.

But, of course. It was the tabloid queen, Kim Kardashian. I had never thought that Kim and Jessica looked alike, however, this magazine cover was like looking at Jess’s twin sister. This got me to thinking about a couple of things. One being that Hollywood and the magazines who love it are spending far too much time in post production fixing up photos. The other is the sad amount of cosmetic procedures taking place every single day. Not only (but mainly) in La La Land, but all over the country. Why is it that everyone is trying to look like some sort of predetermined perfect mold of a woman? When did having a little bit of facial character become such a bad thing? Isn’t there anything to be said for having your own “look”? What’s the point of being famous if you’re being mistaken for someone else?

I think the moral of the story here, kids, is to love the way you look and emphasize your differences rather than try and hide them.

xx,

WhyDid

Photos via Modern Salon, Posh24

Monday Mashup: Do Blondes Have More Fun?

By Kirsten|March 27th, 2011|Monday Mashup|

So, apparently Chris Brown dyed his hair back to its natural color this weekend. This makes me think that one of his elders must have sat him down with a DVD of Sisqo’s music videos and gave him a long hard lecture about where his blonde ‘do might lead his career. No, no, don’t worry about physically assaulting a woman or flipping out on Good Morning America. What’s going to ruin your career, young man, is that damn highlighter blonde hair. I know, Eminem tried it too, but even he has gone au naturale. Besides, Chris… you are no Eminem.

All of Chris Brown’s snazzy new tats only leave me wondering whether or not he also copied Sisqo’s belly button ring of fire, aka one of the worst tattoos on record.

So are the rumors true? Do blondes really have more fun?

And in the off chance that you are part of the .027% of the population who doesn’t know what the Thong Song is…