Xposé's night out goes wrong at the TV Now awards

Watching the TV Now awards last week I was thinking to myself as I watched the red carpet 'Do the Xposé girls ever get out other than these ceremonies?'





When I saw the Xposé girls I took one look and thought what the hell is Lisa Canon wearing?

Ok so I know I pick on them a lot but in fairness they are supposed to be the glamorous and stylish faces of TV3.

She wore a Simon O Mahanoy red gown. Compared to the English soap stars she looked like she had turned up to the wrong event in the wrong country. She was meant to be in L.A not Dawson Street.

It is a fantastic gown, I cannot fault that and she looks amazing although could probably be a bit bigger on the chest I doubt she remained in it for the night. The only problem I have is it is very over the top for The Mansion House. Poor Glenda Gilson looks lost beside her







Another star also a decedent of the Xposé team was Lorraine Keane who presented the awards on the night. It's just a pity she didn't wear one of the many dresses she wore during the ceremony for the Red carpet. The dress she wore was ok until the camera moved down and it went full length with a fish tail. Not only did she look like a mermaid but the silver bits that went around the dress were hideous! She looked like Ariel the on land version.

Check out this video to see the nice outfits of the evening....

The VIP Style Awards, or not!

With award season over in America, Ireland's best dusted off their best glad rags and came out for the annual VIP style awards. Colour was the main theme of the night. But some took it too far…

Georgina Ahern, best known as Nicky Byrnes wife or Bertie Ahern’s daughter, is a beautiful woman and there was no need for what she wore. She is married to a small man and knew that he was taking her as his date to this event yet she wore stilts by the looks of things making him look even smaller than usual. Who is the one who's famous? Along with the stilts she wore an aluminous pink dress which looked hideous on her and made her look extremely cheap. Bad idea!

Another person who looked hideous is not far from Georgina, her mother. I normally wouldn't say this about an older woman but the word hooker jumped into my head as soon as I saw this dress. Way too short for a woman of her age and what was up with all those ruffles it looks like a load of birds attacked her. The neckline is all wrong too and with her hair up adds to the whorish image she was clearly trying to create. Also the black see-through tights and red lipstick to match the red bracelet and nail polish, just awful!

Next up are the Xposé girls, and ok some of them looked grand but when you see the picture of them all together you would think a quality street box exploded on them. Lorraine Keane looks the best, but not magnificent having been crowned Ireland's most stylish woman, looking at that dress I wouldn't agree. Then Aishling O' Loughlin looked exactly liked what she wore a peacock. Sybil Mulchay's was ok there was something about the fit that just wasn't right and her hair was too severe but she gets away with it. Karen Koster’s dress was nice until you saw the slit up the front and those red shoes, ugh! What was she thinking? Last but not least was Lisa Cannon who never seems to find something to fit her and she's not even that big, she just always seems to be popping out of dresses and this dress did not let her down. Don't even know what's going on with her hair also.


All in all it was definitely not the best night for fashion, shocking, since they were all there to receive fashion awards!

The man of the night!-Oscars 2009

I decided to dedicate a post to who I thought was the man of the night at this year’s Oscars. I was in complete shock when I saw Robert Patterson in a Dolce and Gabbana tux. Being a young and up coming star in Hollywood you don't expect them to get it right but Robert did just that. He looked handsome and cleaned up well, even though the image of him being a vampire will never leave my head, he still wore that suit fantastically and looked very handsome. He also had an heir of a 50's look to him, reminding me of Dean Martin. The shoes being paten made the look. The tux did not look rented or prom-like.Well done Patterson! Watch out Brad Pitt you've got competition.

The Beauties at the Oscars.

There was so many, as always, who stunned on the red carpet at this year’s Oscars but as hard as it was, I have chosen my three favourite.




First up was Beyoncé who a lot of critics have chosen her House of Deréon gown as one of the worst dresses but I loved it. The gold pattern added to the black fabric made the dress look rich and couture. The fish tail showed off her fantastic figure and made her look every bit the star. Sleeking her hair back into a ponytail was the right decision making her look young and fresh. She kept her make-up plain and simple and also wore no Jewellery, not letting anything take away from this magnificent gown.






My next favourite was Sarah Jessica Parker's Dior couture gown. I adore this gown down to the last detail. Sarah is known for being able to pull off anything and she showed it in this dress. It reminds me of a fairytale princess dress that every young girl wants to wear but I think only she can. She looked fun, young and fresh in it. Her hair also flowed beautifully in loose waves and her make-up was simple to help with the youthful look. The belt around her waist was a nice touch to the dress allowing us to see her waist and showing off her figure. She teamed it with a nice bangle around her arm and a beautiful ring on her finger. Simple yet, elegant.







Last but not least was Miley Cyrus's dress by Zuhair Murad, who is my new favourite designer. Even though some critics have said the dress was a little old for her I still think she looked fantastic. The dress looked amazing on her, it fitted her perfectly and the detailing on the dress I thought kept with her age. Also the belt helped this and her hair up gave her an heir of sophistication. I do agree that maybe it was a little over the top for her to wear to the Oscars but she is 16 and I know if I saw that dress I would wear it no matter what. Beautiful!

The Oscars worst dressed!

The Oscars is the award ceremony of the year and the stars go wild when it comes to choosing their outfits, the dresses can be as big as they want.But some people just don't know how to get it right on what is the biggest night of their year.




First up was Jessica Biel who wore Prada and to be honest it looked as if she saw Eva Mendes's Dior gown at the Golden Globes thought I want something like that. Except with her gown it was more like a napkin attacked her. She looked like she was attending a toga party, the dress did not fit right at all and it was too long and made her look frumpy. She teamed it with black shoes and bag which was her attempting to make it work but unfortunately she failed. She didn't even look happy or comfortable in it at all. This was an example of a dress wearing her not the other way around.









Next up was Meryl Streep who wore an Alberta Farretti putty grey gown and I cant seem to pin point my problem with this gown because it did show off her amazing neckline, but her chest seemed to disappear making her look older than she is. Her hair pulled back also added in ageing her and the make up wasn't bright enough, all in all she looked drained. It made her look like she was 78 not 58.




Last but not least is one actor who I adore but when I saw him step onto the red carpet I screamed ‘what are you doing?’ Philip Seymore Hoffman wore a beautiful black tux with black tie and black silk shirt and a waistcoat, all looked fantastic until you reached his head and saw a hat that made him look like he was on his way to rob a bank. Why? I don't understand, did he forget to take it off? Did someone not mention it to him, for example his wife. How could she even stand beside him with it on? It confuses me completely. If he was trying to hide a bald patch he drew much more attention to it by wearing the hat than he would have without it! He was attending the Oscars, a beanie hat is not appropriate at all! I wonder did he take it off inside? This is a good example of how one awful accessory can ruin a nice, respectable outfit.

The dashing Princes of the Grammys

The male artists caught my eye at the 51st annual Grammy awards. Normally the males just wear the usual black suit teamed with a tie or Bow Tie, but the Grammys being style different, means the men can actually show off too.




First there was T.I who went for a brown suit jacket with a waistcoat and a white shirt teamed with jeans in keeping with his cool, laid back image. He also wore Herra glasses which made the outfit. He looked very stylish and even though his accessory girlfriend on his arm looked extremely cheap and brought down his image, in pictures by himself he looked charming.





The next man to stun was Ne-Yo who to be honest looks hot in anything, but I have to say he looked extra handsome on the red carpet. He wore his signature hat with shades and a black fitted, patterned suit jacket with an open white shirt and cravat adding grey suit trousers to top off the look. The look was finished and sophisticated it was clear every detail was thought out. Credit to the stylist!





Jay Z is known for his ever dapper style, but he looked even more the gentleman and music mogul when he showed up in a black suit and black tie with clip, also wearing shades, the big man accessory of the evening. I loved everything about it, even down to the pocket detail with the white squared tissue. He looked fantastic and even slimmer than usual.

All the men looked exceptionally classy and dashing. They stole the show.

The stunning Grammys.

Despite the controversy that surrounded this years Grammys the stars still came out in stunning designer gowns and the males especially shone which is why I'm going to dedicate a separate entry to the dashing fashionista’s themselves. The Grammys is widely known for the artists to be creative and show off and that is exactly what they did this year, although, it was quite tame this year compared to others.

There were many females who looked amazing and were dressed in exquisite designer frocks. But it was two female stars especially who stood out for me.

Jennifer Hudson caught my eye in a beautiful knee length, Todd Lynn dress. This dress was just right for the awards and after her recent troubles did not make her stand out too much and yet she still looked stunning. The dress fitted her curvaceous figure perfectly and was very sophisticated. Her hair swept back meant it did not take away from the dress and the earrings and bracelet was just the right amount of Jewellery.

The next best dressed had to be Carrie Underwood who I think could wear a black sack and still look superb. She was dressed in a Zuhair Murad golden gown and she looked ever more beautiful in it. The only one problem I might have had with the dress would be the neck line I'm not a fan of spaghetti straps and her hair up made her look broad shouldered but that's nit picking because she looked a star which she is. I also loved the way she refrained from wearing a neckpiece because this dress was just the right amount of glamour for the Grammys anything else and it might have looked gaudy.