It's Red Carpet Fashion Baby!: Grammys Edition

Easter Time!

The Grammy Awards has come and gone. A night celebrating the past year in music and the outpour of some colourful and crazy fashion. Channeling Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj right now. There were many risk takers and memorable looks but only a select few made the Amanda's Fashion Spot cut. Behold the ladies in pastel, Natasha Beddingfield and Kelly Osbourne who each dressed in the softest and prettiest colours of the night, baby blue and lavender. The groundhog that predicted an early spring was spot when it comes to these looks that remind me of springtime. Natasha Beddingfield wore a strapless blue gown with a sequin bust detail and chiffon skirt with a print reminiscent of the Ming Dynasty. Her soft waves brought out a 1940's Old Hollywood vibe with her glowing skin and bright smile leaving the perfect finishing touch. Kelly Osbourne has always been regarded as a style risk taker, from her black and pink choppy haircuts, 1980's punk princess revival look and her vast collection of vintage dresses. Now, her style has taken a demure ladylike turn and is every bit stunning. Kelly O absolutely glows in this beautiful lavender ruffled dress with satin bow tied sash and sparkly peeptoes. Bravo, Kelly bravo!

Discoball

I have featured a countless number of sparkly, sequin gowns on Amanda's Fashion Spot and with all the gorgeous shiny stunners that have been in fashion as of late, that will not be slowing down any time soon! Plus, I love all that glitters. Country songstress Leann Rimes dazzled on the red carpet in this gorgeous gold stunner. With a slight off-the-shoulder cap sleeve and loose draping, this gown evokes a look reminiscent of the screen goddesses of yesteryear. You go Leann! Jenny from the block is now the Jenny that knows how to rock a red carpet! This Emilio Pucci mini dress looks like a hybrid between a sexy dress and a discoball in the best possible way. J.Lo lit up the red carpet in her matching silver clutch and studded shoes in a look to be remembered.

What were your favourite Grammy red carpet looks? Let me know in the comments, Facebook and Twitter!

Enjoy!

Amanda
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Golden Globes Fashion Part Deux!

 Ethereal Light


A staple at almost every awards show red carpet is the pale hued dress. It perfectly compliments a tan or fair complexion and with a few adjustments, can help any individual wearing the colour bring out their inner glow. Glee star Lea Michele simply glowed in this ballerina pink Oscar De La Renta gown. The one-shoulder ruffled detail cascaded to the side of the dress flowing into a full skirt. Simply beautiful! Carrie Underwood wore a subtle yet glittery gown by Badgley Mischka in the colour that speaks Hollywood. The sweetheart neckline and long train make the gown perfect for any 'sugar and spice and everything nice' starlet. Nicole Kidman wore a cream one-shoulder Prada gown that was accented by a soft sparkle. The small bow adds a ladylike touch with the pin adding small hint of colour with the turquoise stones. Lovely!

Peachy Keen


These stars seemed to be channeling spring with their peachy coral shades which added a summery touch to the wintertime awards show. Newly blonde Emma Stone glowed in her soft orange Calvin Klein Collection gown. The simplicity of the gown is perfection as it lets the colour shine and her shiny gold Calvin Klein Collection cluth pop. Claire Danes also chose a gown by Calvin Klein instead in a pink coral shade that was complimented by a gold cuff. The soft draping in the front adds a sensuous touch to the halter gown.  Television star Kyra Sedgwick walked the red carpet in my favourite colour combination orange and turquoise. In her ruffled, goddess-like tangerine Emilio Pucci gown, she accented the lightweight dress with turquoise and gold jewelry. Love it!

What were your favourite Golden Globes red carpet looks? Let me know in the comments, Facebook and Twitter!

Enjoy!

Amanda
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Purrrfect Vintage at the Cat's Meow

As I was walking down Avenue Road, I spotted three gorgeous red dresses. One had a sweetheart neckline with ruching along the front and side seams. The second was short sleeved with a frilled skirted piece above a pencil skirt accompanied by a large floral print. The third was passionate red goodness. 

The home to these lovely dresses was The Cat's Meow Vintage. One of my favourite vintage stores, this boutique carries Pucci, Oleg Cassini and Dior. Each of the pieces are in excellent condition and stand out against the simple white walls. As I browsed through each of the fabulous dresses, it took me back to images of yesteryear, where women dressed like proper ladies and gossiped over Sunday tea.

The original Catwoman, Eartha Kitt a chante in the background purring her desire to be evil and I don't know about her but this place does the opposite for me. Some of the pieces that I cherished, were a thick strapped sheath dress with a criss-cross in the back with a large colourful floral print and a white eyelet dress with a Tiffany blue belt and A-line skirt. This store had me daydreaming of strolling the streets of the Toronto circa 1955.

If you are ever in need of something really precious, unique and beautiful, then you must pounce on The Cat's Meow located at 180 Avenue Rd. This clean boutique also has a wonderful collection of costume jewellery, silk scarves and hats.

Amanda

Photo of the Day

Don't you just love when a new issue of magazine comes out? Isn't is so exciting? I love the cover of the new issue of Flare Magazine. Katy Perry looks radiant, fresh and beautiful wearing Emilio Pucci and necklaces by Gemma Redux.

Amanda