She definitely is taking this “blondes have more fun” thing to heart!!
She definitely is taking this “blondes have more fun” thing to heart!!
Well, we already knew this, but it’s nice to have it confirmed by an impartial source.
Victoria Secret releases their “What is Sexy” list every year, and not only was Nina mentioned as “Sexiest Style” for the second year in a row . . . the entire cast got a nod for “Sexiest TV Cast!”
How cool is that? Check it out, here, and check out some of my favorite “sexy” pictures of the cast below:
Whether you thought she was “punk” enough or not, Nina sure made a statement with her dress at the Met Gala! If you don’t remember (or haven’t seen it) what it looked like, here’s a little reminder:
And there were those after party pictures, when she lost the skirt:
Interesting, no?
Deisgner Monique Lhuillier was actually the designer to invite Nina to the Gala, so it seems only natural that Urbinati would choose to dress Nina in something inspired by one of Lhuillier’s own dresses. Here’s the original outfit:
“We started off by looking at the fall runway, and there was a look that I really loved. It had the pants, the lace leggings with a skirt over it and long, lace sleeves. It was pretty punk — we were lucky because the collection had a lot of goth lace and leather — but very covered up to the neck. We wanted to do a little more skin on the top,” said Urbinati.
So, Urbinati and Lhuillier put their heads together and customized the look for Nina. In fact, Nina even suggested adding the volume to the skirt, thinking it would probably help her better navigate that huge staircase at the Met.
“Nina always has a lot of input,” says Urbinati. “She knows her body and what works.”
But just because the dress was done, the work didn’t end there. Entertainment Weekly says that the next step was the jewelry, and hair and make-up!
Urbinati and Dobrev selected rock-chic jewelry from Kimberly McDonald and collaborated with the hair and makeup team to pull the look together. “For every event I always put together a photo book of inspirations for hair and makeup. The wrong hair or makeup can ruin the look,” the stylist explains of Dobrev’s 80′s shaved-effect hairstyle and smokey eye. The finished result: A head-to-toe look that wasn’t over-the-top. “It fit the scene but didn’t look completely out of character [for Nina].”
I didn’t realize until I was really looking at the pictures the next day . . . Nina’s hair is usually parted on the other side, which would probably add to the volume.
Urbinati will be dressing Nina for the upcoming “CW network upfronts” (whatever that means, but I think it has something to do with pitching shows and directions of shows), and she intends to take a few more “risks” with Nina’s style.
“We’re trying to evolve a little bit. [Nina] just wore Thakoon for the first time. That was really different for her. We did the Versace dress at the Great Gatsby premiere and that was her first time wearing Versace. I don’t ever want to have her stuck in a rut,” the stylist explains. “The thing is, Nina’s [tastes are] very classic, but we’re trying to go a little bit edgier, to start wearing cool, new young designers. Between the two of us, we kind of dream things up.”
I look forward to seeing where this goes!
As for the fashion (and punk) misses at the Gala, Urbinati explained it this way:
“There’s such a fine line with the theme in that you wanted it to be an inspiration and not a literal interpretation. I actually grew up listening to punk and I grew up on Vivenne Westwood and Comme des Garçons — really rebellious designers — so I definitely have an understanding of the concept, but at the same time, you have to keep in mind the person you’re dressing and the designer you’re working with,” the stylist says. “When you watch it and you’re seeing people not adhere to the theme at all, it’s so disappointing. But you also watch people do way too much and that’s sort of scary.”
Her picks for the best dressed of the night?
“I loved Rooney Mara in Givenchy. I know there was a little bit of weirdness because people were saying the dress had been worn before by Penelope Cruz, but whatever, it’s punk! Who cares? I thought she was beautiful and I thought it was a beautiful interpretation,” Urbinati says. “I thought Kerry Washington looked awesome [in Vera Wang]. She always looks amazing to me. I think she’s one of the best styled girls. I loved, obviously, Sarah Jessica Parker, her [Giles Deacon] outfit was just so cool. She can really pull that kind of stuff off and I love that she always goes for it. I feel like you’re just never disappointed [by her].”
Check out those styles below:
What do you think? Who pulled off the “punk” look the best? Was Nina on your best dressed or worst dressed list for the night?
We all know she’s gorgeous, but now we might see her face a little more frequently.
Penshoppe is a Filipino clothing brand that is also endorsed by Ian Somerhalder and One Direction! They are known for their “sophisticated take on casual wear” and seem to be popping up everywhere lately.
Nina made the announcement herself with this tweet,
with this picture:
And, Ian tweeted the day before that he’d been with the @Penshoppe folks, too!
It seems they share a lot of interests, including each other.
Thanks, ABS/CBNnew.com and the Twitter accounts of Nina, Ian, and Penshoppe!
I love that the colors of her dress echo the colors of all the movie posters/decorations!! HOW COOL!!
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