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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Rafael Cox Presents: The Redemption Fashion Show [Photos+Video]

Many of you know budding designer, and fashion power house Rafael Cox as the audacious contestant on Season 9 of the Lifetime Network's hit series, “Project Runway”! Well now Rafael is ruffling more feathers, and making more fashion forward moves towards becoming a force to be reckoned with in the fashion industry.

As an avid leader of the up & coming Atlanta fashion community, Rafael unveiled his Spring 2013 collection to a diverse audience of fashion curators, consumers, and celebrity guest on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at the Defoor Center in Atlanta's hip and swanky fashion and arts district. The show was hosted by local Atlanta, Hot 107.9 DJ Traci Steele, pictured in the promo picture above.

The collection revealed brightly hued cocktail dresses, and gowns that fuzed together some of the hottest trends in fashion for spring, i.e. the peplum, cut-outs and the sports stripe. Hot pink, neon green, canary yellow, and turquoise dominated the color palette on the runway. Which by the way, was innovative in it's own right.

Celebrity Attendees included Erica Dixon & Shay Buckey of VH1's "Love & Hip-Hop Atlanta", Bambi of VH1's "Basketball Wives LA", Sharlinda & Kahdijiha Rowe of Style Networks, "Big Rich Atlanta" and recording artist Vina Mills.

Right on trend for 2013 Rafael has continued to wow his audience and network of industry notables. Be sure to check out the video below, and after that peep the pictures from the show, and see all of Rafael's 2013 projections for Spring! Visit www.rafaelcoxdesigns.com for more, and to shop the new collection!

Credit:
Videographer - Dexter Williams | TeamDecstr - MrDecstar@gmail.com
Photographer - Tawanna Webster | PhotosByTawanna - photosbytawanna@gmail.com

See pics from the night here!!

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Kelly Rowland's Sculptural Donna Karan Atelier Gown [PHOTOS]

Kelly Rowland, former Destiny's Child and bestselling solo artist, wowed on the red carpet at the 2013 Oscars in this sculptural, strapless, slit-up-to-there black and white Donna Karan Atelier gown. The gown's bodice is constructed of silk duchess satin—and features a futuristic plastic finish on the back that gives the gleaming gown a more futuristic finish. The black skirting is built as a mock wrap gown that folds around the body into what the designer calls a "deconstructed train."

Check out more images of the stunning gown, right here—as well as close-ups of Rowland's minimalist accessories—which we're pretty sure are the perfect icing on the cake!

article via StyleBistro

Who They Wore: OSCARS 2013 Red Carpet!

The night that Hollywood waits for every year is finally here. The 2013 Oscars—the first year it's no longer officially called the Academy Awards!—celebrated a brilliant year in film at the Dolby Theatre (formerly the Kodak Theatre) in Hollywood, California, on February 24th.

This year's nominees—see the full list below—turned up on the 2013 Oscars red carpet in their couture best. What did Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, and the adorable 9-year-old nominee Quvenzhane Wallis wear? And, more importantly, did they wear it well? Click through right here to find out.

Here's a full list of this year's nominees:

Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Denzel Washington, Flight

Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master

Best Actress
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Robert DeNiro, Silver Linings Playbook
Alan Arkin, Argo
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln

Best Supporting Actress
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook
Amy Adams, The Master
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Sally Field, Lincoln

Best Director
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Michael Haneke, Amour
Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Adapted Screenplay
Beasts of the Southern Wild, Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin
Argo, Chris Terrio
Lincoln, Tony Kushner
Silver Linings Playbook, David O. Russell
Life of Pi, David Magee

Original Screenplay
Flight, John Gatins
Zero Dark Thirty, Mark Boal
Django Unchained, Quentin Tarrantino
Amour, Michael Haneke
Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola

Best Original Song
"Before My Time," Chasing Ice
"Pi's Lullaby," Life of Pi
"Suddenly," Les Miserables
"Everybody Needs a Best Friend," Ted
"Skyfall," Skyfall

Best Animated Feature
The Pirates: Band of Misfits
Frankenweenie
Wreck-It-Ralph
Brave
ParaNorman

Best Foreign Language Film
Amour - Austria
No - Chile
War Witch - Canada
A Royal Affair - Denmark
Kon Tiki - Norway

Best Picture
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
Lincoln
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Amour
Django Unchained
Argo

In spite of suffering from walking pneumonia for most of awards season this year, Jennifer Lawrence has looked stunning on every red carpet over the past few months. Tonight, she blew us all away in this dramatic silk satin Christian Dior Haute Couture strapless gown on the 2013 Oscars red carpet.

Kristen Stewart may have arrived on crutches, but she left them off the red carpet when she was posing in her Reem Acra gown at the 2013 Oscars.

Beasts of the Southern Wild star Quvenzhane Wallis said she loved her blue dress because it's "sparkly and fluffy" and that her puppy purse for the evening is called "Sammy." We're pretty sure this is our favorite outfit ever of any Oscars of all time, the end.

Anne Hathaway wore a beautiful blush pink Prada halter gown on the red carpet at the 2013 Oscars.

Nicole Kidman took the tank dress and kicked it up a notch in this sequined L'Wren Scott gown at the 2013 Oscars.

The beautiful Jennifer Garner chose a deep purple strapless Gucci gown for the 2013 Oscars.

For the past two months, Naomi Watts has been working with Giorgio Armani on the design of her 2013 Oscars gown—and the result is stunning!

Jessica Chastain wore a sparkling, figure-hugging strapless deep gold gown from Armani Prive at the 2013 Oscars.

Salma Hayek looked positively regal at at the 2013 Oscars in this gold-collared high-halter black velvet Alexander McQueen gown.

America's Sweetheart Sandra Bullock wore this beautiful Elie Saab Haute Couture gown from the designer's spring 2013 collection—straight off the Paris runways!

One of the most buzzed-about appearances at the 2013 Oscars is, for sure, British songstress Adele. Check out her beautiful three-quarter sleeve beaded black Jenny Packham gown at the 2013 Oscars.

Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson chose this beautiful metallic sheer overlay long sleeve gown by Roberto Cavalli for the 2013 Oscars.

The beautiful Halle Berry wore this striped metallic Versace gown at the 2013 Oscars.

Jennifer Aniston, how we've missed you all awards season! It's so great to see one of our favorite TV and movie stars out on the red carpet looking super-happy in this beautiful strapless red Valentino gown.

Amanda Seyfried has been knocking it out of the sartorial park all year long—and at the 2013 Oscars, she chose this beautiful halter keyhole neckline Alexander McQueen gown, completely with red-carpet-worthy train.

One of the most beautiful actresses in Hollywood, Catherine Zeta Jones, chose one of the most beautiful gowns of the evening—this gold Zuhair Murad textured gown.

The always-amazing and always-eccentric Helena Bonham Carter wore a black and white layered silk tulle gown by British punk designer Vivienne Westwood on the red carpet at the 2013 Oscars.

One of our favorite funny ladies on TV and the silver screen, Melissa McCarthy, chose this slate gray bejeweled David Meister Signature gown for the 2013 Oscars. We're looooovving her big hair!

The adorable, purple-haired hostess with the mostess Kelly Osbourne wore this beautiful, strappy asymmetrical halter Tony Ward Couture gown at the 2013 Oscars.

Sally Field is living legend in Hollywood and her 2013 Oscars gown is fitting of her stature in the industry.

Kelly Rowland chose this beautiful, sculptural gown from Donna Karan Atelier for the 2013 Oscars. To learn more about this black and white number, check out our detailed write-up right here.

E! News host Giuliana Rancic sported a brand-new shoulder-length haircut and a glamorous black satin Rafael Cennamo gown for the 2013 Oscars. She paired her look with Louboutin pumps and ForeverMark jewels.

The amazing (and brave) Robin Roberts returned to hosting on the red carpet in this gorgeous royal blue velvet halter gown at the 2013 Oscars. We're so happy to see you back, Robin!

Amy Adams chose a grand Oscar de la Renta ballgown for the 2013 Oscar—what a dramatic red carpet statement!

One of our favorite television stars Kerry Washington—she plays Olivia Pope on one of our favorite shows, Scandal—wore this coral Miu Miu gown on the red carpet at the 2013 Oscars.

Octavia Spencer loves herself some Tadashi Shoji—so it's no surprise that the award-winning actress wore a cream chiffon off-the-shoulder gown by the designer on the red carpet at the 2013 Oscars.