ACM Awards: Miranda Lambert

During her ACM Awards performance, Miranda Lambert shined in a classy hot pink strapless dressed.  My favorite aspect of the dress was the pop of glitter that trimmed the top of the dress.  To match, she wore silver glitter heels and earrings.  Her hair was styled with loose wavy curls that feel to the tip of her shoulders.  In order to complete her girly look, she played a pink guitar and sang into a pink microphone.

ACM Awards: Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift went very country for her performance of her new single titled "Mean."  The backdrop for her performance was a city house, and even her band was dressed in what looked like "peasant" clothers.  She traded in her usual sparkling guitar for a bango.  She wore a loose flowing nude dress with heels.  But as always, she kept her signiture curls, but for this performance styled them in a side braid.

ACM Awards: Rihanna

Rihanna is so unpredictable! Her hair is always changing! And at the ACM Awards, there were no exceptions.  She rocked a short, fire engine red layered bob.  Along with this pop of color, she wore a short fitted sleeveless white dress.  White fringe hung from the top of her dress and twirled as she danced.  She wore black paten leather heels to finish off her classic look. 

ACM Awards: Carrie Underwood

For her amazing duet performance with rocker Steven Tyler, Carrie Underwood transformed out of her soft and stunning purple gown into an edgy, rocker chic outfit.  She wore a short black frill skirt paired with a sparkling gray corset top.  She also wore a cropped black leather jacket that fit her perfectly. She danced along Tyler in edgy black high heeled cowboy boots.  She accessorized with black leather biking gloves and a chunky silver necklace.  Her hair was highlighted with hot pink streaks. Her look was perfect for the performace. She looked as good as she sounded!

Academy of Country Music Awards 2011

On Sunday, April 3, country singers, along with other stars came out to celebrate the Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.  One of my favorites of the night was Reese Witherspoon who looked stunning in a chic black dress by Marchesa.  Everything about the dresses detailing was gorgeous.  I loved the lace, tulle overlay, and embroidered bodice.  As always, Carrie Underwood was another favorite of mine.  She wore a deep purple satin gown that was embellished with beaded straps and pockets.  The color looked beautiful against her golden skin and curls.  Julianne Hough looked stunning in a printed peach flowing halter Randi Rahm gown.  I loved the halter style because it was different and revealed her bare back.  Her look was beautifully accented with gold accessories.

Mother daughter duo Wynonna Judd and Naomi Judd arrived on the red carpet looking like characters from a Disney Broadway show.  Wynonna resembled a mermaid-like fairy godmother in her silver mermaid style gown that was not at all flattering to her body shape.  Naomi looked like a black leather-loving pirate.  The leather pants hugged her legs so very tightly and the fringe edging on the extremely long jacket looked horrible.  Really ladies? You should be ashamed of yourselves.

Kids Choice: Orange Carpet, Fashion Crimes, and Green Slime

On Saturday, April 2, famous kids, teens, and adults walked the orange carpet to celebrate the 2011 Kid’s Choice Awards at the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles.  Reality tv stars Kourtney and Kim Karsdashian stepped out with their sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner all looking perfect in pastels.  Although Kim’s cleavage was a bit revealed, I thought her short ruffly cream dress was fun and nicely accessorized with a stylish neutral belt.  Kendall looked stylish and age appropriate in a pastel purple mini dress also accessorized with a neutral high-waisted belt.  My favorite look of the four sisters was Kylie, who wore a pastel pink draped mini dress.  The oldest of the sisters, Kourtney, added a pop of color to the girls overall look wearing a light and flowing bright coral maxi dress.   Heidi Klum looked gorgeous in a little black dress by Gucci.  I loved how the classic silhouette of the dress was paired with spikey embellishments on the neckline, giving her an edgy look.  And the best detail of all?  The dress had two side pockets!

Taylor Momsen, known as Jenny Humphrey on the CW’s Gossip Girl, showed up on the orange carpet resembling a scary vampire.  Her cropped black leather jacket was overpowered with numerous buckles.  It was just plain ugly.  She accessorized with a black chocker and thumb straps, making her look as though she belonged on a motorcycle rather than the orange carpet.  Another teen star, Miranda Cosgrove, the lead star of Nick’s show iCarly, got her outfit all wrong.  The shiny hot pink short dress was not at all flattering to her body, not to mention nothing was age appropriate about it except for the color.  Her black heels with four straps looked like witch shoes to me.  And the worst of all was her heavy red lips that totally clashed with her pink dress.  These two teens deserved to be slimed!

2011 Academy Awards

I’m not surprised that once again pregnant Natalie Portman looked “glowing” in a plum Rodarte gown.  The chiffon gown draped beautifully over her growing baby bump; overall she looked classy and sophisticated.  Definitely a best dressed nominee for the night.  Mila Kunis was also another one of my favorites of the night.  She wore an exquisitely detailed lavender gown that combined draping and elegant lace. 

However, in my opinion, Cate Blanchett’s lavender gown was a red carpet crime.  The sleeves were extremely square shaped and the gown looked as though it had shoulder pads.  In addition to the light lavender gown which looked washed out against her lightly toned skin and blonde hair, the back of the gown was a disaster.  When I first saw the upper back of the gown I instantly thought to myself, “What are those yellow things? Corn?”  Yellow beads were scattered all along the upper back of the gown.  They did not sparkle or shine.  It literally looked like corn kernels had been glued to the back of her gown. Gross.  Nicole Kidman deserved to earn a worst dressed nominee for her white Dior Couture gown.  Overall, the gown had too much fabric and the front criss-crossing of two strips of fabric caused her sides to bunch out, giving her what looked like a muffin top.  Gwyneth Paltrow’s silver metallic Calvin Klein Collection gown looked more like a space suite than an award show gown.  Although it fit her perfectly, it was too shiny.  The rectangular plunging neckline was too revealing, and what was that embellishment that was stuck to the side of her waist?