Golden Globes

Last night was the 70th Annual Golden Globes and my favourite part of the Golden Globes or any awards ceremony involving fabulous people, is the red carpet...why???  Dresses!!! But let's not forget the men.  There were some good lookin' fellas rockin' some stylin' suits.   One thing I noticed, a lot of black; black and white, black and gold, plain black...etc. The biggest colour on the Red Carpet was, well, Red!  There were also some nudes, whites and blues.   I have to say, I'm surprised to have not seen more Emerald or Spring shades according to Pantone's colour guide.  Usually the Red Carpet gives us an idea of what colours are hot for the season but I guess just because Pantone says it, it doesn't mean we must follow!

Here are some of my favourite looks. 

Nicole Kidman.  Alexander McQueen.  Loving the corset detail and sheer mid section.  She always looks beautiful. 

Jennifer Lawrence.  Dior Haute Couture.  I love love the  silhouette of this dress on her.  Sure the boob area is a little origami looking but she pulls it off.  The belt cinches the waist every so slightly and adds balance, showing off her curves. 

Anne Hathaway.  Chanel.  She's a classy lady and this column gown has class written all over it.  Gorgeous. And I've got to say, she can really pull off short hair! Love!

Kate Hudson.  Alexander McQueen. I think it may have been my favourite.  When she walked out, I gasped... In love with the gold detail around the top of the plummeting neckline and the belt.    This dress is sexy and sophisticated all in one. 

Naomi Watts.  Zac Posen.  Absolutely love the colour and cut of this dress.   She looks like a hollywood starlet from the 40's or 50's.   That man knows how to dress a woman!

Jessica Chastain.  Calvin Klein.  This colour looks like spring and goes so well with her skin tone and red locks.   It's very sweet, even though it's got that plummeting halter neckline!

Jennifer Lopez.  Zuhair Murad.   I'm a big fan of lace so obviously I was attracted to this dress.  I like that it's not really showing any skin but it's completely nude so it appears to be.   Her side swept hair and accessories are a perfect match to her sultry look.  Va va voom!

Kristen Wiig.  Michael Kors.  It's simple, black but has an eye catching cutout that makes me love it!

Kristen Bell.  Jenny Packham.  Who says just because you're pregnant you can't look fabulous?   Just love the jewel encrusted top of this dress and how it flows over her baby bump.  

Michelle Dockery. Alexander Vauthier.    The gold detail on the bodice just catches my eye.  Maybe it's everything together; her gold jewelry , clutch and emerald ring.  Something about this dress.....

Isla Fisher.  Reem Acra.  It's just so sparkly!  Her retro waves are perfect and her clutch is a great little colour accent.  She looks elegant from head to toe.  

Lucy Liu.  Carolina Herrera. Pulling off floral can be tricky.  Pulling it off in a ball gown...even trickier.  She  totally did it right.  She looks so sweet with her fishtail braid and natural makeup.  And are those pockets?! I'm a big fan of pockets in dresses:)

                                                      All images of dresses from www.instyle.com

Fashion Friday

It's Friday!  I've decided to start something I'd like to call,  "Fashion Friday"!  Yay!  I am going to try to do this every Friday and talk about upcoming trends or some kind of fun fashion thing....which I already do most of the time lol.
Now, I know it's cold outside but believe it or not, Spring is just around the corner.  So, it's time to start preparing.   First on the agenda is colour.   According to Pantone the colour for Spring this year is Monaco Blue.   I think it's a lovely blue.   Not too dark, not too light and it's so pretty with a little richness.   I've  seen it  paired with lime green, chartreuse and gold.  Surprisingly, they go well together!  It would look great with many other colours as well, depending on how adventurous you want to be (I'm thinking pink, yellow, purples, orange, red.....pretty much every colour lol).  Although Monaco Blue might be THE colour for spring, there are other fun colours as well.  Many of them would look great together. So, have fun! (see below for other colours)

Photo via www.guestofaguest.com
Spring 2013 runway: Jason Wu, Rebecca Taylor, Derek Lam
Go to this website to check out the other pantone colors on the runway!

photo via www.pantone.com
The colours for Spring

Now, the colour of the year...which means wear it from January to December and who knows, maybe into the next year...is Emerald.  This gorgeous green has slowly been making it's way into the spotlight.    Although it may not be for everyone, I believe it can look good on anyone.   According to Pantone,   "Emerald, a vivid, verdant green, enhances our sense of well-being further by inspiring insight, as well as promoting balance and harmony."  

photo via www.pantone.com
When it's on the red carpet it can only mean one thing...It's in.

photo via www.guestofaguest.com
Spring 2013 runway: Tadashi Shoji, Lela Rose, Zac Posen

photo via www.pantone.com

Hope you enjoyed a little lesson on colour trends for this spring/year.  I know I'm excited to start my spring wardrobe.  It's feeling warmer already!!  Have a great weekend everyone:)

Add some colour

Bonjour!

How was everyones weekend?   Mine seemed to have gone by too fast, as usual.   Although it was a short week, I was totally ready for the weekend.  It's always difficult to get back into the groove of things after a week off.  Especially when you start to focus on other things (Fashion show time!).
Tonight I finally got the creative bug and usually when that happens I can keep going all night and then in the morning it's the first thing on my mind.  However, tomorrow is Monday.  So, rather than get up and work on my designs, I will go to work, think about my designs all day, come home and either be too tired  or get a burst of energy and motivation to do some work.   I hope for the latter.  These next four months are my most busiest with the fashion shows.  Someone once asked why I do it because I get stressed out....I replied, I love it.  I don't get stressed I get passionate...that's what I think:)
So, I finally got back to the gym this weekend.  It's been about 3.5 weeks (puts head down in shame).  I was so busy making Christmas gifts and a dress for my aunt, my fitness seems to have taken a back seat.  One of my resolutions is to try my best to balance fitness with my fashion projects.  Anyways, what I noticed was all the bright sneakers!  Oh I loved them.  Jeanne Becker was on the Marilyn Denis show the other day and said colour can help brighten a mood and I absolutely agree.  I want a pair of bright sneakers!!!   I'm not sure if everyone is like this but I love getting new gym gear because I get excited to work out and wear them.  So, really, it's a good way to get motivated.  I will have to let my Hubby know that next time I decide to buy myself some new Lulu Lemon loot:)
Have a great week and remember, add a little colour to your outfit, it just might make your day:)

Photo via the Marilyn Denis show www.marilyn.ca
These are the sneakers on the Marilyn Denis show.  They were all so fun.

Photo via www.asicsamerica.com
These ones are a little while but I like them!!  If you can't decide what color just have a little of every one!

Happy New Year!

photo via www.happynewyearsmswishes.com

Happy New Year to all!  I hope you all had a wonderful New Year's eve and that this new year is full of happiness, health, exciting possibilities and dreams coming true!  Every year I (as do most, I'm sure) make a New Year's resolution list.  The usual ones are working out more, eating right...etc.  I've got the working out down I would say...the eating, I don't eat that bad.  The thing I do want to work on is actually cooking!  Next on my list, staying true to myself and my goals.  I hope to have more custom work this year and get my designs out there(It's kind of scary and exciting at the same time).  Over the holidays I made my aunt a dress for a wedding (my first client! Yay!).  She has a difficult time finding the perfect fit and came to me.  It turned out better then I could hope.  She looked so good!    Seeing her excitement and knowing I helped her look fab was an amazing feeling.
  On the last day of 2012 I watched the McQueen spring/summer show online.  Wow, I love that design house.  The crazy thing is a few of the designs were similar to ones I designed for this years show!  I thought that was pretty neat:)
 It's back to work tomorrow for me.  I know I know, don't complain, I got a week off...it's still so hard to go back after sleeping in and sewing most of the time!  To those of you also heading back to work, have a great week!!!

Here is a taste of the McQueen line.  Loving so much about this collection...the fabric, the patterns, the colours used...belts, hats etc.  Everything just flows and goes so well together.  Truly enjoyed the silhouettes and amazing craftsmanship. Start the year off with a little fashion!! Yesss!

All photo's from www.alexandermcqueen.com

Here is a Link to the McQueen website to see more.  I recommend watching the video and how awesome the garments are :)

Holiday Style

Holiday style Continued (For some reason it wouldn't let me add a little write up)

Merry Christmas!!!  I know it's been a little while but thought I'd do a little something on holiday style.  Wether it's for Christmas Parties or New Years.  It's that time for sparkle and shine!! For me, sequins and fun come to mind as well as gorgeous fabrics and colours!   For our holiday dinner at work I made myself a little black dress with some gold lace down the centre.   So I dipped into the black and Gold trend as well as the mini dress trend.  Paired it with red shoes and a red purse.  It was so fun!  Can't wait to wear it again! Wishing you all fabulous and fashionable holidays :)


ps hope you enjoy my little compilation of ideas and maybe find them helpful:)

Holiday Style

Holiday Style by adriwell featuring teardrop earrings

Valentino silk dress
$5,580 - brownsfashion.com

Dolce Gabbana long sleeve dress
$2,285 - flannelsfashion.com

Roksanda ilincic
$1,130 - flannelsfashion.com

Babydoll dress
ricketyrack.com

Fendi high heel pumps
marissacollections.com

Gucci red shoes
$745 - profilefashion.com

Stuart Weitzman peep toe pumps
zappos.com

Lucy Choi London glitter shoes
my-wardrobe.com

Black shoes
indressme.com

Chanel shoulder bag
fashionphile.com

Lulu Guinness patent leather handbag
luluguinness.com

Cole Haan glitter handbag
colehaan.com

Vivienne Westwood snakeskin handbag
$210 - julesb.co.uk

Dorothy Perkins leopard print handbag
dorothyperkins.com

Oscar de la renta jewelry
marissacollections.com

Bow ring
fashion.ebay.com

Tory burch jewelry
toryburch.com

Kenneth Jay Lane resin jewelry
theoutnet.com

Ted Baker bow jewelry
asos.com

Kate Spade clip earrings
couture.zappos.com

White House Black Market teardrop earrings
whitehouseblackmarket.com

Bracelets bangle
$28 - diva.net.au

Silver bracelet
baublebar.com

Giani Bernini chunky jewelry
$36 - thehut.com

Heart Truth Gala 2013 Announcement

     Happy almost weekend!  How was everyone's week?  It's been pretty busy for me.  Work has been crazy!  We have Christmas music playing and everything.   Busy little elves we are! The only thing missing is snow.   I think if it would just snow (usually we've got a good amount by now) it would feel more Christmasy. 

  So, last Friday I went to Moncton for the Heart Truth Gala launch for 2013 where they made the big announcement of who the headliner would be.   I actually did the tweeting for the Fashion Council.  My first time using hash tags and all that jazz lol.  Us designers have known all along who the headliner is  but not the public.  The Headliner this year is going to be .....drum roll please...Chantal Kreviazuk!!  So exciting!  I went to see her with my mom a few years ago and it was one of the best shows I'd been to ( the other, "The Wall", this past summer in Quebec city...have I not talked about that?? Holy cow , it was amazing). Anyways, super pumped for this years show.  I think this year is going to be bigger and better than the last for sure!

This is from this years show.  The models are all up on stage dancing at the end of the show with headliner, Mia Martina. 

The display of beautiful dresses from past shows at the launch  this past Friday.

Two of the models for the 2013 show posing with the dresses.  My model, Samantha,  is on the left. She's a talented fiddler and is going to be a  fabulous model! It will be her second time doing the show.  The model on the right is 13 years old and has a rare genetic heart condition.  She is so sweet and will look lovely walking down the runway in a one of a kind design for her.

The big Announcement!  Samantha opened and closed the launch.

Photo via cmw.net
Our Headliner for the 2013 Heart Truth Gala, Chantal Kreviazuk.  To introduce her they started playing her song "Surrounded", one of my favourites.  She's so talented.  I'm so excited!