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Red Carpet Recap: Grammy’s One on One

By Kirsten|February 9th, 2015|Red Carpet Recap, Why Did You Wear That?|

Taylor Swift in Elie Saab, Sebastian (with dad, Wiz Khalifa)

Last night marked the 57th Annual Grammy Awards. Everyone was there from Beyonce to Mary J. Blige. Even Prince showed up clad in head to toe sequins to present an award along with delivering probably the most profound message of the evening, “Albums, like books and black lives, still matter.” Taylor Swift and Kanye may have buried the hatchet, but Mr. West nearly disrupted Beck’s speech while accepting the award for Album of the Year. He thought it belonged to Beyonce and clearly we just need to give him a seat on every voting panel to avoid further broadcast disruptions. In any case, I’m not sure who even hosted last night’s awards, but I wasn’t really tuned into the show post red carpet arrivals. I had pegged Ms. Swift as my favorite for the night- that is, until Wiz Khalifa’s son, Sebastian showed up. Two of my favorites who I never thought I’d be calling elegant, were Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj. Both tamed their usually outlandish looks for sleeker, more sophisticated styles. As for the rest of the arrivals? I’ll let you be the judge as I kept having the strange sensation of deja vu.

Beyonce in Proenza Schouler, Jessie J in Ralph and Russo

Nicki Minaj in Tom Ford, Miley Cyrus in Alexandre Vauthier

Anna Kendrick in Band of Outsiders, Gwen Stefani in Atelier Versace

Rihanna in Giambattista Valli, Princess Peach

Madonna in Givenchy, Matador on a Cell Phone

Charlie XCX, Creepy Rabbit

Sia and Maddie Ziegler, Thing One and Thing Two

Chrissy Teigen in Emilio Pucci, Ariana Grande in Versace

Jennifer Hudson in Tom Ford, Papertowels

Lady Gaga in Brandon Maxwell, Christina Aguilera in Versace

Kim Kardashian in Jean Paul Gaultier, Blanche Devereaux

Kelly Osbourne in Christian Siriano, Katy Perry in Zuhair Murad

Rita Ora in Prada, Swarovski Encrusted Microphone

xx,

WhyDid

Friday Frocks: Hittin’ the Books

By admin|September 5th, 2014|Friday Frocks, Why Did You Wear That?|

What’s easier than having a plaid skirt and button down laid out for your every morning? A smart little dress that requires no mixing or matching because it is an entire outfit in and of itself. Geek out in something plaid or opt for a collar that needs no popping. The hardest thing about getting dressed in the morning will be deciding which shoes to wear.

1. KNITZ by For Love & Lemons Lumberjack Jumper Dress, 2. Joie Raley Plaid Fit & Flare Dress, 3. Jill Jill Stuart Collared Lace Dress, 4. Free People Teen Spirit Mini Dress, 5. Band of Outsiders Sleeveless Shirtdress, 6. Thakoon Addition Mixed Stripe Shirtdress, 7. Cooperative Wednesday Collared Romper, 8. Alexander Wang Paisley Shift Dress, 9. COPE Tie Neck Silky Shirtdress, 10. CeCe by Cynthia Steffe Rumer Lace Shift Dress

xx,

WhyDid

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Setting the Mood: But I’m a 90’s Bitch.

By Kirsten|June 16th, 2014|Setting the Mood|

As fashion is cyclical and nothing new is truly original, it’s no surprise that the 90’s are having a major moment (something we’ve discussed before). With the return of trends like Birkenstocks, babydoll dresses, and scrunchies, we are in the midst of the second coming of Donna Martin and Cher Horowitz. The funny thing about the 90’s trend is that it seems the consumption is made up mostly by the generation born during that decade. Which probably explains why we seem to have forgotten all of the cringeworthy trends like, oh, say butterfly clips and plastic outerwear. I suppose that’s what we do to romanticize most memories though. And so, let’s hold onto the good and forget about the bad by revisiting a decade responsible for Spice Girls and beanie babies though some would encourage us , “DNR- Do not resuscitate.”