2012 Academy Awards Red Carpet

 Jennifer Lopez in Zuhair Murad

Rooney Mara in Givenchy

Gwyneth Paltrow in Tom Ford

Octavia Spencer in Tadashi Shoji

Milla Jovovich in Elie Saab

 Cameron Diaz in Gucci

 

 Kristen Wiig in J. Mendel

George Clooney in Armani with Stacy Keibler in Marchesa

Meryl Streep in Lanvin

Jessica Chastain in Alexander McQueen

Sandra Bullock in Marchesa

Brad with Angelina in Versace

Rose Byrne in Vivienne Westwood

Leslie Mann in Roberto Cavalli

 Tina Fey in Carolina Herrera

Penelope Cruz in Armani Prive

 Berenice Bejo in Elie Saab

Viola Davis in Vera Wang

Michelle Williams in Louis Vuitton

Natalie Portman in Dior 

  Emma Stone in Giambattisa Valli

So what do you think? After seeing all of the beautiful photos from the runways of New York and London, we get to see some dresses walk straight onto the red carpet. When I first saw the golden F/W12 Marchesa gown in runway pictures, I thought that the hip detail would be tough to pull off so I'm pleasantly surprised with Stacy Keibler. I'm kind of loving Meryl Streep just because she's beaming with such confidence. Rose Byrne does black sequins right; I excluded Anna Faris' attempt. I'm not the biggest Angelina fan but I do love a black velvet dress! Lastly, as soon as I saw Jessica Chastain I thought it had to be McQueen, he really established a unique and quality aesthetic in his much too short fashion reign...just beautiful.

Time, she goes.

Hat & dress - Cotton On

 Stockings - Henry Holland

 Shoes - Zoom

Bag - The Lot

I just developed my latest disposable camera, this is a shot from the day of an interview I did with Fluffy Owl Films. I love the magic of getting film developed, I have a great little place down the road from me and I bought their last disposable camera in stock. It's sad how demand decreases and makes these kinds of things obsolete. Pick a camera up if you happen upon one, it's really exciting to get the photos back that you forgot about - that's what I love about all kinds of photography; life changes but photos remain permanently capturing a second of a moment. 

Time is flying by. One of the great things about fashion and being human is that we can always wake up and change our minds even though schedules and routines can make it difficult to enact those changes quickly. I wish weekends were equal to working days so that everyone could spend adequate time recharging and dreaming. Gotta go for now, speak soon. x

Jeremy Scott A/W 2012

Here's a bit of fashion week fun from Jeremy Scott who presented a multi-coloured 90s treat with splashes of internet inspiration. Tomorrow I'm doing a style interview with Fluffy Owl Films and then running errands the rest of the week. I've been using disposable cameras recently so I'm excited to have the film developed, you never really know what's going to come out. I went to a party and my friends were pointing at the back of the cardboard whenever we took photos as if we could examine the pictures, haha. We're such nerds, I love it.

Johnnys Bird: Ink

Got any? There was a tattoo convention in Cape Town recently, every year someone always ends up coming home with one. Whatever you're doing this Valentines, be sure to treat yourself whether it's with chocolate, shoes or both! Check out Johnnysbird.com for more inspiring photos by Moni Haworth.

2012 Grammys Red Carpet

Rihanna in Armani

Katy Perry in Elie Saab

Alicia Keys in Alexandre Vauthier with Swizz Beatz

Jessie J in Julien Macdonald

Kate Beckinsale in Zuhair Murad

 Bruno Mars in Tom Brown

Fergie in Jean Paul Gaultier

 Sasha Gradiva  

David Guetta

Kelly Rowland in Alberta Ferretti

Adele in Giorgio Armani

Nicki Minaj in Versace

Skylar Grey in All Saints

Corinne Bailey Rae in Christian Siriano  

 Carrie Underwood in Gomez-Gracia

 Deadmau5

Cyndi Lauper in Jean Paul Gaultier

Taylor Swift in Zuhair Murad

This year's 54th Grammy Awards collided with the recent news of Whitney Houston's passing. I've been staying up till the early hours every during awards season to check out the fashion, pity they're always on a Sunday!

I adore fashion risks so I quite enjoyed Nicki Minaj's cloak and hooplah. Jessie J looked amazing and I love Katy Perry's hair and makeup but I find the Elie Saab number a bit frumpy so I would have loved to see her in something edgier. I'm not liking Fergie's look or the Russian pop star's gaudy guns. Props to the Corinne Bailey Rae's Christian Siriano ensemble, her hair complemented the dress' structure very well. The red carpet saw its fair share of high necklines, lace and sparkle. What are your thoughts? I always love to hear them!