What's Haute Now!!

Solange Knowles attends the Acne Flagship store opening dinner in NYC wearing ACNE SS/2012.


Solange Knowles and Shala Monroque


Solange wearing a look from Acne Studios SS/2012 Collection.




Singer Angie Stone is set to release her 6th album titled, "Rich Girl"  in September and I've been jamming to her latest single, "Do What You Gotta Do" because our local station is definitely playing it on a regular basis.


Angie's got a new look, but that beautiful and soulful voice is still there.




Be sure to check out Angie's website for more updates.

Photos: BFA/WWD/Saguaro Road Records/Kevin Goolsby

Costume Institute Gala:The Met Ball

Tomorrow is the Costume Institute's famous Met Ball and I'm sure we all want to see what some of our favorite moguls, celebrities and models will be wearing to this prestigious event. The Work of legendary designer Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada will be celebrated this time at the Met, so expect to see plenty of vintage Schiaparelli gowns or Prada and Miu Miu cocktail dresses.

The Cut Blog has added a list (see at end of post)  of the designers and their dates and if it is like anything like last year some people just might get cut out of photos and ignored. I'd love to see what Beyoncé and Solange Knowles will be wearing this year since they both attended last year.

I vividly remember when top model Jourdan Dunn was famed photographer Mario Testino's date last year and they absolutely cropped her out of photos and didn't highlight her at all.

See her in the background?


Here's another shot of her in the background in her gorgeous Burberry gown. Hopefully it won't happen again, but we all know that it will since everything is based on rank and file or popularity in the media.


Desiree Rogers was also there with her ex-husband John W. Rogers and since she had resigned from the White House there was not one mention of her even attending the event. Anyway, I'm sure Jourdan will be photographed this year possibly dangling on the arm of Jason Wu or some other designer and if it is Jason Wu she can wear one of the gowns that I've highlighted below from his SS 2012 RTW collection.


Jourdan Dunn for Jason Wu Fall 2012 RTW.

My fantasy wish is that she's Jason Wu's date and is wearing something stunning from his SS 2012 RTW Collection. See the beautiful gowns below:

Like this!


Or this!


Or this!


Or even this from Jason Wu's Fall 2012 RTW.

Amazon.com is also a sponsor this year and you can also watch the live action on their website and VOGUE.com from 6:30 to 8:30 pm on Monday, May 7th.

Who's Bringing Whom?
• Alexander Wang and Azealia Banks 
• Balmain's Olivier Rousteing with Joan Smalls
See the rest here.

Le Looks Du Jour: The Fatabulous Shala Monroque @ Paris Fashion Week

This is the style of Shala that I'm used to seeing. I really missed seeing Julia Sarr-Jamois during PFW, but Shala, Shiona and Tamu brought it!

Photos: NAM, Phil Oh, BFA

The Streets Are Talking!!!

Every fashion week our eyes are focused on the web or if you're one of those who've scored an invite to the fashion shows you get to see style first hand. Street style is what really fascinates me and it's not for me to swoon over what the celebrities are wearing because some of them just don't excite me in their choice of style unless they're an individualist like Solange Knowles or a celebrity who is O40&Fab. I've found some new favorites this past fashion week and will write a post about them later.

No one rocks like Julia Sarr-Jamois!

From Tamu McPherson to Alec Wek, they rocked fashion weeks from NYC to Europe! Paris is going to be just as chic!

What's Haute Now: Shala Monroque for Town&Country Magazine

There's nothing like a Saturday where you can kick back and just relax. This made my day once my daughter said that I received a magazine in the mail today.

Whoo hoo! Shala's on the cover of Town&Country magazine and I'm looking forward to reading my issue. I tried to send a photo of the cover through my new Blackberry and it didn't work.






Shala is resplendent in looks from her favorites: MiuMiu, Valentino, Prada and Delfina Delettrez among other's photographed at Hotel Raphael in Paris.

Photos: Johnathan Becker
Makeup: Lisa Legrand

Shala Monroque for VOGUE Japan/January 2012

I've been waiting for this editorial ever since I found out about and I must say photographer Tommy Ton captured the beautiful Shala Monroque in the natural beauty that surrounds her homeland, St. Lucia for her editorial titled, Island in the Sun. Stylist Aurora Sansone completed each look with just the right amount of assesories and styling to keep the editorial elegant and simply chic. Shala has an impeccable sense of style that borders on simplicity and luxury without coming off contrived and this editorial speaks volumes. Absolutely stunning!


Source: Storemags.com/thefashionspot.com/Tommy Ton/VOGUE JAPAN

Straight Off The Runway and Onto The Street:Shala Monroque Prada SS 2012

When I saw a photo of a headless woman (on the right) wearing an off-runway look from PRADA'S SS 2012 Collection, I knew it had to be none other than Shala Monroque and after a little searching my guess was confirmed. It was indeed Shala who was photographed after or before the Miu Miu SS 2012 RTW show wearing the above skirt but with a different applique and color. I knew she'd do it before any one else would including the so called fashionable celebrities because she's done it before. I guess it does pay to have Miuccia Prada as a friend.



Photos: Go Runway

The Queen of Chic: Shala Monroque

The "New Elegance" when it comes to style are these men and women who know how to attract our attention without really trying. They take their fashion inspiration from wherever it comes from and create a refined style that is elemental to their beauty.

Celebrity style just doesn't do it for me unless that individual isn't receiving the attention that they deserve and then I'll do my best to promote them, other than that you won't see them on any of my blogs unless I admire their style.


Photo: Courtney D’Alesio

Le Look Du Jour: Shala Monroque

The always fabulous Shala Monroque attending a party celebrating her pal, Giambattista Valli's first haute couture collection in Paris, France.


Happy Birthday Shala!

 

BANANA NANA FANA FO FANA-FE FI FO FADA...PRADA

La Baker served as the inspiration for Miuccia Prada's 2011 SS Collection featuring the banana printed skirt...

...Now check out some of the worlds most fashionable women wearing it.

Photos: Tommy Ton

ONE LOOK: MIU MIU 2011 PARIS Fall Fashion Week Prêt-à-Porter

Melodie Monrose for Miu Miu...see the rest of the collection here.

LE Look Du Jour| The Look Of The Day: Shala Monroque At The 2011 CHANEL F/W Prêt-à-Porter/RTW

"Gotta Love Shala Style"

Photos: Go Runway/Style/Grassindelyle

SHALA STYLE: EIGHT LOOKS

"She didn't make several international best dressed list for nothing. Love her or hate her, the woman is living out her dreams and I don't see anything wrong with that. Real style Rules!"

For me, it's all about real style or nothing else. If you see a celebrity highlighted here it's because he or she isn't receiving the same kind of shine or recognition as their peers. Now that I know that many celebrities wear borrowed clothing and jewels to many events, I can't get all excited about "faux glamour." *Diva Shrug* :)

Spotted: The Fabulous Shala Monroque

I've been wondering where the stylish Shala Monroque has been lately. Tommy Ton is a lifesaver because he captures the true "Stylista's" and not the celebrities like most photographers. I want  to see real style, not the watered down version of it. As usual, Shala is the first to wear all of the latest collections from high-end to mass market, here she's wearing Valentino Collection for the Gap in one photo.

Photos:Tommy Ton

Eva Mendes May Have Worn Prada...

...just seven weeks after the show was held in Milan, but Shala Monroque wore another look from the Prada Spring/2011 show right after the show was held, in which I wrote about. NY Magazine ran an article on Eva Mendes stating that she was recently seen in Madrid in support of her new movie wearing this dress from the Prada spring 2011 collection .

Here we have Pop Magazines Editor-at-Large, Shala Monroque wearing a skirt and top from the Prada Spring/2011 probably a few days after the show.

I give credit where credit is due and the so called fashion gods do not dictate to me nor do I believe that they start any trends because it's the "runways" of the streets that start the trends. The men and women without the designer clothes budgets, but with a innate style all their own start and end all fashion trends.

Remember, it's only sheep who follow everyone else and let others define who they are and what they should look like, not leaders. Some folks what us to believe that it's strictly them who can say who has style, who doesn't or who's worthy of being emulated...sorry, but I don't buy into that nonsense.

Photos: Tommy Ton-Getty Images-Monica Feudi

 

From The Runway To The Street: Trendsetting Shala Monroque in Prada/Spring 2011

J'adore Prada.....................

Shala Monroque: The editor-at-large The Pop magazine, art maven, the original turban wearing diva and trend setting fashion icon is always the first woman to be seen wearing the latest from Prada even before it hits the stores.

What I love most about Shala's style is that it's not contrived or a walking advertisement like some so called style mavens. You'd never know what she's wearing if you don't know the brand and she never boasts about it, she just wears what she loves.

I guess when you let someone else dictate to you what's fashionable then some women will never have a style of their own and she's got a style all her own.

Photos: Monica Feudi
            Tommy Ton

Shala Monroque Out And About

Shala Monroque and Samantha Boardman Rosen

Who: Shala Monroque
What: The Whitney Museums annual American Art Award Gala, which raised over 1.6 million dollars from the event.
Wear: Wearing Prada of course.
(Photos: PMC)