Fashion Models and the Hottest Designer Trends

You can’t start off a “do you remember” fashion post without bringing in the Swan. Yep, at the top of the unforgettable list is Bjork wearing “dead swan”. These are my picks, I am sure I missed a few awesome dresses but these are definately the ones I will always remember… for the good or the bad.

Cher at the Oscars in her very see through dress that made the headlines and left little to anyones imagination.

The Bob Mackie dress worn by Cher, it will never be forgotten

Halle Berry in 2004 left viewers speechless in this gown

Grace Kelly in Blue

Who can ever forget J-Lo and that plunging neckline in green… Not I.

Liz Taylor and Richard Burton in 1970. Elizabeth Taylor is gorgeous and glamorous as always in a beautifull blue gown.

Salma Hayek in feathers… who can ever forget that. But hey, if anyone can pull it off, it’s her. She looks stunning and took a risk on the gown that is now unforgettable. Also, she gets some extra points for cleaning up and dusting the rug as she walked along.

Gwenyth Paltrow in an adorable gown that makes her look totally HOT!

Charlize Theron taking a fashion risk in this kinda odd design that she pulled off brilliantyly, as always.

Sarah Jessica, not so lucky. I hope she fired her stylist that talked her into that horrific fashion mess… that be some sick shit there.

The red carpet always brings out the hottest designer gowns and sometimes even the dowdiest “what the f” looks, but no matter what, every year we see red on the red carpet and usually it’s very glamorous. Heidi Klum looks like a million in this gorgeous red gown by John Galliano, she wore for the Oscars in 2008.

Nicole Kidman is as glamorous as ever in all red

Katherine Heigl is red hot in Escada

Anne Hathaway in Marchesa red

Sarah Jessica Parker, not at the Oscars but a red carpet of some kind wearing what looks like an Irish plaid tablecloth, maybe the red carpet was stained with dog pee as well? This is a what the hell was she thinking? moment.

Nicole, always the picture of Hollywood glamour

Ruby Dee in red, but very age appropriate and quite hot

The Oscar red of 2008

Pictures from the Spring 2009 Balenciaga show. As always, Balenciaga breaks away from fashion norm and into their own style. This collection leaps you into the future with shiny, stretchy fabrics of gray, black and metallics.

Actually, the 2009 collection is not too far off of the 2008 collection which also saw a very futuristic look and tons of shiny fabrics. This is from the 2008 Balenciaga runway show.

I gotta say, I wonder who will be the first to go out on a limb and wear this not to the Star Trek convention, but rather, to a red carpet affair. I doubt anyone has the guts, but it would be way too cool if a celebrity got up the nerve to do so… a bottle of Jack with a Budweiser chaser may help to get them in the spirit.

Christian Dior was born in 1905 and died in 1957. Dior left a mark on style like no other designer and the Dior runway shows today always have a bit of his inspiration from a half century back. This is a Dior dress from post WWII era

and this is a dress from last years spring collection

Looks like they re-used the hat. Christian Dior created what the press called the “New Look”. The Dior look was called new because it moved away from the slim skirts and broad shoulders that were in style during that era and introduced designs with wide skirts, small waists and smaller shoulders.

That look still continues today and wide skirts with small waists have been a part of the line for many decades.

The Dior line has also kept the hats. While most designers have gotten rid of hats, the Dior line still has flashbacks to post WWII and the large hats that were in style.

As decades pass and styles change, the Dior line still seems to stay true to its creator, following in his footsteps of very feminine and detailed fashion… with a good amount of hats in their shows.

One of my favorite Dior shows was the Paris show of the spring 2007 line. It had a lot of great makeup with a heavily Asian influence. As with any Dior show, the hair is a spectacle in itself and the models looked as flawless as porcelain dolls. Christian Dior Spring 2007