Best Dressed of the Weekend: A lesson in high & low
JustJared

It has been a great weekend for celebrity style both on and off the red carpet!

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley made an appearance at Coachella, for which I am so grateful! Her is the best look I have seen so far this year – until I see pictures of Leandra Medine, that is. I loved Rosie's unbuttoned tux shirt paired with the ultra luxe Christopher Kane SS12 shorts, a powder blue Mulberry bag and chic low boots.

Emma Watson, who had had quite a few misses lately went back to her old cool self in a super rock and roll Miu Miu outfit. The girly mixture of prints is just great and works so well with the leather blazer. There is even a bit of a peplum action going on there. I love!

I have been a fan of Charlize Theron's street style for ages. She can wear anything and make it look like style genius. Proof of that is her checked shirt and khaki trousers combo – how chic is it?!

Scarlett Johansson's style has never been my cup of tea apart from two or three spectacular Dolce moments. But I am loving this Prada look – the colours are elegant yet interesting for evening and the satin peplum does only good things for her like making her waist look tiny. Can we have some more of this?

Are these covers the most boring of the year?

I am not a very hard person to get excited about new magazine covers. Even American Vogue, which I might not always agree with on cover choices, always surprises me a bit. Vogue Paris has always been my favourite and I seem to always understand with what they do on their covers.
However, the May issues of both magazines have been released this week and I can't say I'm impressed. I don't know whether to blame Mario Testino, who shot both covers, or whether it's May's fault. No one ever seems to do anything special on the May issue because the actual summer wear is in the June issue. And then we have July and August, which come as one issue in a lot of cases and they start introducing FW – with the famous "La rentrée" issue.
In any case, I am so bored by both covers – Vogue Paris' cover with Laetitia Casta is pretty and, I suppose, chic but there is no vibe, not even interesting styling. And the same goes for Scarlett Johansson on the cover of American Vogue. Once you manage to find Scarlett's face amongst the heaps of copy it is really disappointing – she looks very dated/vintage. I understand that the 1950's are in fashion but couldn't they do it in a contemporary way?

TFS

We're not even in December yet and it seems like some magazines just can't wait to get into the new year. Interview, one of my favourites, has just released their December 2011/January 2012 cover. I must admit this is the only cover since Michelle William's back in May that I have been genuinely excited about. They got a little lost with the months in between them and now and started to find themselves again with the Chloë Moretz cover for November.

I have to admit that even though I am not the biggest Scarlett fan she looks absolutely incredible wearing Dolce & Gabbana on the cover, shot by Solve Sundsbo –I love the fact that this magazine belongs to Brant Publications and not Condé Nast so they really get to mix things up in terms of photographers. I haven't been able to check who styled Scarlett for the cover or the story inside but I can smell Karl Templer.

I am really somewhere between amazed and relieved that they finally did something so up to their own standard. I can't wait to read it back to back. Not too keen on the Donatella Versace interview by Nicki Minaj, though. That one's a miss for me.

a popular ROCK

If there was ever a time when saying “love is in the air” could be uttered without fear of sounding clichéd, this is definitely it. There is something about the sun visiting longer and more often that seems to encourage people to pop the question as if they were asking to pass the salt. Apparently, even celebrities cannot escape this special kind of fever; as rumours and news about Mariah Carey, Scarlett Johansson and Ashley Simpson and their respective adjacent males can not be silenced. But even though every corny part of ourselves would like to fully believe that love and only love is what you need —just like the Beatles sung— I can’t but come to think that engagements have another protagonist, one so precious in such a way that seems to keep the attention from the groom although he is ultimately responsible for it. That is the ring.

However, an engagement ring is not only a ring, it does not matter if it is made of silver or gold or platinum; it is all about the rock. As long as the fiancé-period goes, the ring is the one and only on the spotlight, for it somehow represents the vows to be exchanged. Because of this, because of the importance of the diamond itself I wondered if things were still made traditionally, that is —making a trip to Tiffany’s and going through the rocks section enjoying a glass of Moët— or if the modern times we now live in have managed to come up with new manners in which to find the perfect ring. I was much surprised when I found Abazias.com, a diamond seller on the web.
Women don’t want just any ring, they want something different, unique; this calls for new ways of finding the perfect ring for them. Abazias gives you the chance to design the engagement ring yourself! Choose among different shapes (from the classics, to heart or pear-shaped), colours, carats and clarity ranges… and of course, you can also adjust the price to your needs. It seems the perfect solution for all those men struggling either to find or pay the ring they feel is in order. I don’t know about you but I find this method not only very imaginative and innovative, but quite revolutionary too. In addition, the web also offers a selection of jewellery, watches and, of course, wedding rings so you can log out having the whole package.
Anyway, pals, the time to keep blaming the good ol’ jewellers for their lack of originality and astronomical prices is gone. Even this can’t escape the Internet fever. But they will love us for taking the time to do it. After all, they are a girl’s best friend.

I'm off.

the other BOLEYN girl

Two of the sexiest and best actresses of the current filming panorama are now in the German capital of parties to promote their latest film "The Other Boleyn Girl" at the Berlinale.

They're just cute as hell and their red carpet choices are quite flawless. For the afternoon event, though, Scarlett should've gone for heels, those black flats were not very flattering. The night carpet rain of flashes made it up for everything; Scarlett wore an aubergine Oscar de la Renta gown (very much his classic cut) with Miu Miu black pumps. Natalie chose a gorgeous Rodarte with the blue shade of the season and some pretty amazing detailing.

I will just say I wish I was Henry VIII!

[Picture credit: JustJared & Dlisted]

I'm off.