Oscar - The Red Carpet Looks

Hope everyone enjoyed Nail Patrick Harris’s Academy Award night. Like always, red carpet is my favourite moment. I was watching the red carpet, checking twitter and Instagram for new updates and taking notes all at the same time with a drink in my hand.

My 5 YES!:

Meryl Streep demonstrated less is more based on her years of experiences on the red carpet. Adequate and elegant, contrasting her abnormal witch look in the movie “Into the Woods”.

Lupita Nyong’o never lets me down on the red carpet. This customized Calvin Klein consists 6000 white Akoya pearls to reflect Lupita’s black pearl skin tone. Unfortunately, this $150,000 worth dress was stolen on Tuesday from Lupita’s hotel room.

Reese Witherspoon was nominated thanks to her stunning performances in the movie “Wild”. I love the off-the-shoulder neckline and the classic black-and-white contrast. Well done, Tom Ford.

Marion Cotillard is the Dior girl. So it wasn’t surprising that she showed up in a Dior couture gown on the red carpet. While other females were trying to win the red carpet war, this was a brave choice. Confident, simple and modern. You sure will remember this dress after the night. 

Julianne Moore was dressed to win the Best Actress. This customized Chanel couture dress is composed of 80,000 hand-painted white resin sequins. That’s almost one thousand hours of labour. 

My 5 NO…:

Scarlett Johansson’s Versace dress is stunning but who picked the necklace?

Doesn’t matter how much I loved Patricia Arquette’s winning speech, I recommend pectoral exercises for her before getting into the dress. And the black bottom would look nicer with more layers to phrase her figure.

I like Alberta Ferreti’s erotic chiffon and draping. Laura Dern’s pick however armoured her up down to a stiff and odd stream. Not to mention she probably should go for another hairdresser next time.

Felicity Jones’s Alexander McQueen gown was eating her up, especially the embellished top. I like her after party look.

Nicole Kidman looks stunning in this Louis Vuitton gown. But would be better to take off the red tape belt. The texture messed up the entire look.

Spring Festival - Red & Gold II

The Spring Festival is on February 19 this year. When I was a kid, I usually start clothes shopping with my parents around this time before the celebration. New outfits mean new starts for the new year. 

My closet in Canada is small comparing to the walking closet back home. With the constraint space, it’s wiser to just purchase some red and/or gold accessaries for Spring Festival instead of a whole outfit.

Illesteva - red acetate sunglasses

The cherry-red “Lenard II” have larger frames to make your faces smaller magically. This will be your statement so minimize the visual impact of other pieces. You can choose a beige or charcoal dress.

Isabel Marant - Red skip-blend scarf

I can’t survive winters without scarfs. Cashmere, wool, silk… all cozy, warm and make me feel secured. You can also pick ones with patterns as that’s one of the biggest trends right now. 

Spring Festival - Red & Gold

2015 is the Year of Ram according to Chinese Zodiac. With the Wood element, 2015 is expected to be peace loving and smooth. With all the chaoses happening in 2014, let’s hope everything will eventually find its equilibrium in the new year. 

Victoria Beckham - Cutout crepe dress

The sleek cutout design at eh shoulder makes this dress one-of-a-kind. The silk and wool-blend crepe is lined for a smooth fit. 

Lanvin - Wrap-effect gown

The red hue is royal-like. The silk texture allows this gown to drape beautifully. You can do your hair in a glamorous side wave or into a high pony tail. 

Beloved Oscar Dresses

Another Oscar night is approaching. Are you ready for the red carpet glamours?

The Academy Awards or The Oscars is one of the most well-known awards in the film industry. Since 1929, people from more than 200 countries have been trending this oldest entertainment awards ceremony. 

The red carpet is my favourite part of the ceremony as I gaze fabulous dresses making their own statements. By scanning through almost 90 dresses wore by the Best Actresses, some of these dresses are simply stunning even for nowadays!

Red Lips in 2015

Lipstick is the No. 1 item in every woman’s purse.

When I was young, I would often sneak into the master bedroom, carefully pull open the first drawer of my mother’s dresser and twist her lipstick tubes one by one to see the pretty colours. At that time, It was not acceptable for teenage girls wearing lipstick in China.

After the first lipstick was introduced in 1915 by Maurice Levy, ladies started to enjoy their ever-changing lip colours since. Dark red was one of the most popular shades throughout. 

Lipstick was worn around the lips to form a "Cupid's bow," inspired by actress Clara Bow in 1920s. 

By the 1950s, movie actresses Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor helped bring back dark red lips.

2014游记：意大利 － 陶尔米纳

每段旅途总会遗留些许遗憾，为的只是下一次回首驻足。仿佛预见了今年的旅途，去年的无可奈何另我们取消了意大利除了罗马的所有行程。今年的意大利，风情万种，岁月沧桑。

国人对于西西里岛的认知，基本来自于从电影《西西里岛的美丽传说》(Malèna) 和《教父》(The Godfather) 汲取的星星点点线索交织而成。