Last Night's Looks: MTV VMA's

Katy Perry was one of two huge outfit surprises for me - normally at this kind of event, she goes for the gimmicky looks but she seemed to go for gothic-glamour at this event! She wore an Elie Saab Fall 2004 gown which features a leather bodice and teal & fuchsia embroidery with no jewelry and black pumps. I think the dress itself would have looked more grown up and elegant if it had a slip beneath it rather than the body suit and I would have loved to have seen her hair up in a girly up-do.

There were two big outfit shocks at the MTV Video Music Awards last night (September 6th) and not necessarily for bad reasons. As always, here are the 4 outfits that I found most interesting including Katy Perry, Emma Watson, Taylor Swift and Rihanna! Enjoy!

Emma Watson wore a Peter Pilotto Resort 2013 colour block top with black trims and embroidered a-line skirt, which she paired with Tom Ford heels and and a bubblegum pink make-up look! This is exactly the kind of look I normally expect at an awards show like this - its not about utter glamour but fun looks and Emma does that perfectly. I especially like the braided, halo-like hairstyle she's gone for - paired with the lace up sandal style heels, it gives the look a sophisticated edge with all those bright colours.

Taylor Swift was the other big shock for me last night - she didn't go for a girly look! Taylor wore a white J. Mendel Silk suit which she paired with metallic gold Tom Ford Sandals and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry. We would normally expect to see her in a cute mini dress, heels, her hair curled and down or up and pretty and a nude make-up look - this was so different and I love it! Taylor has the perfect figure for menswear and pairing it with a daring make-up palette, intricate sandals and straight hair somehow looks feminine - love it!

Debuting her new hairstyle, Rihanna wore a custom-made white Adam Selman dress which she paired with nude Manolo Blahnik sandals and Neil Lane jewels. Rihanna is always changing up her hair so the pixie cut isn't a huge surprise and definately suits her face shape - especially with the bold red lips! This look is so subtely glamourous with the knots in the perfect places, the open back and high neckline it looks effortless and so chic!

Last Night's Looks: 2012 MTV Movie Awards

Jessica Biel impressed in a white Chanel Spring 2012 dress which she paired with Barbara Bui sandals and Giles & Brother jewelry. I really love how this dress isn't your traditional little white dress - with the billowing oversized sleeves, interesting material pattern and high neck it gives it an edge. Also adding the hint of mint with the fabulous sandals and the blunt hairstyle give real contrast to the softer, figure hugging dress. 

Emma Stone definitely caught my eye in a Martin Grant Fall 2012 dress with Brian Atwood's 'Grace' heels. The nude and black theme throughout this outfit work so well together whilst the shape of the dress with the V's is very flattering and the shoes with their fun heel design make her legs look endlessly long. I like the pop of colour from the make-up, the pattern on the shoes and the tousled hair which makes her look young and fun in a mature outfit.

Teen Wolf's Crystal Reed wore a printed Issa London dress from the brand's Fall 2012 Collection which she paired with Walter Steiger boots and assorted jewelry from brands including Made Her Think and La Vian. The style, colour and pattern of the dress look great and the messy up-do works well too. To me, the only downfall for this outfit is the shoes - the boots make her legs look a little stumpy and seem to draw the eye to them rather than the focal point of the dress.

Emma Watson, with her chic cropped bob, wore a Brood Fall 2012 top and matching skirt, which she paired with Tabitha Simmons sandals. That colour and messy pattern which runs throughout the skirt, top and is reflected in the shoes is so young and fun it gives the outfit a real edge to it - it seems to perfectly suit her skin tone too. I like that she's paired it with more chunky, gothic-esque cuffs - its something pretty different for Emma and I like it!

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