The oufits were unusual for a catwalk show. High white dog collar on a suit, the yoked white blouse with full sleeves, the prim and modest mid-calf dresses looked like being typical for a Catholic convent. Even when a sheer black dress appeared it came with underwear formed as a cruciform bodysuit.

Platic covers put over some of the garments were intended for protection. Stefani Pilati explained:

It’s about protection. And partly, an homage to YSL and the rigorous tailleur.”

And the angel-like figures dangling on the gold chains wear inspired by silhouettes of Saint Laurent fashion photos Pilati had cut out of seventies magazines.

The collection as a whole looked good and some of the outfits would look great even in the office. Shoes were perfect and featured extremely high heels and platforms.

I loved the green sunglasses one of the models was wearing but I will never dare to don those myself.

It is a common fact that to stand out at the Oscars is always a very difficult thing. But some women know very well how to do it. And one of these is definitely Jennifer Lopez. The singer appeared on the red carpet wearing a sumptuous strapless gown by Armani Prive.

By the way, Armani creations were extremely popular. Amanda Seyfried also wore a dress by this designer and looked absolutely gorgeous.

Vera Farmiga chose a more colorful dress from Marchesa, a real red-carpet label. The actress looked perfect.

Anna Kendrick was the embodiment of youth and chic as she wore a gorgeous Elie Saab gown to the event.

Sandra Bullock, who was named the Best Actress, sported a fabulous Marchesa frock. She opted for a silver clutch to match her outfit.

Rachel McAdams looked uber feminine in a strapless flower-patterned dress by Elie Saab.

Mariah Carey opted for an elegant Valentino dress. The star was accompanied with her husband.

Penelope Cruz donned a ruby Donna Karan and looked wonderful in it from the waist up, but the drapes at her feet seemed too voluminous for the actress’s tiny frame.

Zoe Saldana looked funny in her lilac Givenchy haute couture dress, like a lantern on a Christmas tree.

Sarah Jessica Parker wore a cream-colored Chanel dress with silver flower detail in front. Looked pretty!

Diane Kruger also wore Chanel to the Oscars.

Demi Moore looked very womanly and sophisticated in her blush-pink ruffled frock by Atelier Versace.

Carey Mulligan’s dress by Prada looked great but her shoes were disappointing indeed.

Cameron Diaz looked fantastic in an Oscar de la Renta dress.

Kate Winslet looked beautiful in her simple outfit by Yves Saint Laurent. A nice clutch and a Tiffani necklace complemented her look.

The new star in Hollywood Gabourey Sidibe wore a blue Marchesa dress to the ceremony and looked very pretty!

Miley Cyrus didn’t look as a teenager at all in her Jenny Packham strapless dress.

Meryl Streep looked super elegant and fresh in a Chris March gown.

Faith Hill opted for a sexy black lace dress by Roberto Cavalli.

Tina Fey looked glamorous in a Michael Kors dress.

Sigourney Weaver looked good but not special and she obviously blended in the crowd in her red floor-sweeping gown.

While some were burning with anticipation of who was to win, others, including me, were looking forward to seeing fashion choices of the evening. And, sincerely speaking, we were not disappointed!

Lots of beautifully dressed ladies arrived to the event and sashayed on the red carpet showing off themselves.

The outfit I liked the most was worn by eccentric Lady GaGa. Custom-made Giorgio Armani Prive gown looked fabulous! I really mean it. I loved the dress! Of course it was far from ordinary but the color was nice and the design wasn’t aggressive. Rather it brought some unexpected femininity to GaGa’a look, something that she usually misses. The shoes were shocking though. They looked great but were hardly safe to wear.

Jennifer Lopez looked stunning in an unusual silver-white gown, white peep-toe shoes and absolutely sumptuous bracelets!

Lea Michele glammed up the red carpet sporting a sexy black one-shoulder dress with a feathered hemline and matching black heels.

Next comes gorgeous Marisa Miller in a snowy white vintage Gucci mini-dress and black Yves Saint Laurent pumps. The supermodel looked perfect! I’ve got one question though, why does she always choose short white dresses for red carpet events?

Mary J. Blige looked brilliant in a silk crepe fuschia Gucci gown with cut out detail. The black rubberized crocodile envelope clutch from the same brand complemented the attire.

17-year-old Party in the USA star strutted the carpet in Herve Leger short frock and Balenciaga shoes, accessorised with Judith Leiber bag and jewelry by Lorraine Schwartz and Ofira Schwartz.

Rihanna dazzled everyone with her floor-sweeping feathered gown. Looked great!

Nicole Kidman went classic in her long black satin dress with a beautiful neck detail.

Katy Perry opted for a flowered Zac Posen’s dress which left the singer’s back exposed. A bright red clutch was the wrong choice obviously.

Heidi Klum looked lovely and womanly in a short sparkling dress with a low neck. Her butterfly ring was fantastic!

The Black Eyed Peas frontwoman wore a pretty blue one-shoulder Pucci dress, Le Silla shoes, and a Judith Leiber clutch.

Carrie Underwood rocked a chic white dress that flattered her complexion a lot.

Beyonce looked superb in a hip-hugging Stephane Rolland dress and Casadei shoes. Lorraine Schwartz jewels added glamour to her look.

See the other beauties of the event:

Ke$ha

Britney Spears

Celine Dion

Ciara

Kristen Bell

Olivia Munn

Pink

See the list of Grammy winners here.

Scarlett Johansson is a super celebrity now. She works with best fashion brands and covers most beatiful fashion magazines. What her secret is I wonder.

The blonde actress graces Harper’s Bazaar UK January 2010 cover as well as a number of glamorous photos. Scarlett looks stunning as always, wearing Yves Saint Laurent, Dolce&Gabbana and Oscar de la Renta. Besides, she dons a T-shirt from Gap and Converse trainers. And of course, we cannot miss that special edition jewelry by Solange Azagury Partridge which is absolutely wonderful!

Alexi Lubomirski photographed the star.

The whole photoshoot can be divided into three absolutely different parts. One is all about glamour and voluptuousness. Laetitia looks like a vamp: red hair, pale skin and sensual lips.

The second pictorial reminds me of Yves Saint Laurent’s chic. Black, sumptuous outfits look wonderful on the gorgeous figure. The girl is really hot!

And the third pictorial is the one I like the most. It was done somewhere in the country and is all so simple and romantic. The model is featured breastfeeding sitting on a branch, sleeping with lots of fruit and vegetables in her dress, and playing with domestic animals. Nice!!!

Yes, there were a few pieces that made me impressed with their beauty and style but the rest didn’t seem so much appealing. Stiff fabrics didn’t lok like perfect for making dresses and skirts. And the strawberry pattern looked out-of-place. It was hard to find the link between separate outfits following one after the other.

“A natural and honest chic, an aesthetic paradigm of new minimalism” was the motif of the line Stefano Pilati created for Spring/Summer 2010. Though it was too much of minimalism in the collection. Even the colors were minimal, mostly black and white were used.

Some of the items looked very feminine though and would be great for coctail parties and even red carpet events, especially the black velvet strapless dress with a deep decolette.

Six-inch heel is the top trend at the moment and lots of shoe designers have paid attention to this. So, this week Debenhams sees the launch of what it claims to be the highest heel on the high street.

The Miss KG ‘Goldie’ platforms, which come in sparkly black or gold, have a staggering 15cm heel – the height many footwear manufacturers used to avoid.

Of course you can hardly stand and walk in such shoes all day long and probably need a taxi to ride you to places you need but the fact the heels look gorgeous is undisputable.

More and more brands are following Debenhams‘ lead in stocking skyscraper heels this season as the demand for the celebrity look is enormous.

A Debenhams spokeswoman said:

The trend is bigger and bigger. We expect them to be a bestseller.’

I have always admired Christian Louboutin super-high stilettos and the red-soles but now this style has been complemented with Yves Saint Laurent’s Tribute platforms, and what we have in the result is incredibly beautiful shoes.

Nevertheless, we have to be conscious about our health. It is not news that high heels can be painful to wear and hazardous for health.

Millions of dollars and pounds and any other currency are spent for treating foot conditions caused by ill-fitting footwear, and two million work days a year are believed to be lost due to injuries sustained by problematic shoes.

Dear ladies, fashion is great but health is more important. Think twice before going for six-inch heels.

The new pics of ads are in black and white colors. The main accent is on red sweet lips.

The fashion reminds style of the 90’s.

The photoshoot was made by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. Stefano Pilati has been working with Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin since the Fall 2007 season on Yves Saint Laurent advertising.

Each time a new supermodel was chosen for new season, starting with Gisele Bundchen, then Kate Moss for Spring 2008, Naomi Campbell for Fall 2008, Claudia Schiffer for Spring 2009, and now Christy Turlington for Fall 2009.

Stefano Pilati, who currently collaborates with Yves Saint Laurent, confessed he was partly inspired by seashells when creating the line. However, there isn’t anything overtly beachy about his Resort range. I would even say it was too far from summer vacations and seaside rest.

The collection is focused on classic cocktail dresses made of light fabrics like chiffon, satin; beautiful jackets and trench coats, classy trousers and sheer footless pantyhose of various tints.

Cocktail dresses are amazing. Some have flowing silhouettes, others are a bit puffy in skirts. There are simple but very elegant designs and there are those which look more complicated in style with voluminous or cutaway sleeves, lantern skirts and nice gathers in front.

Jackets are presented in a huge variety of designs. There are short leather jackets which can be worn with street-style clothes; jackets of classic length and tailoring which look very well with office wear and cocktail dresses; and long jackets to be worn with more casual styles.

There is a light and comfortable maxi-dress in the line too and this is just the one for summer vacation, here I have no arguments against it.

If we speak about accessories, belts are sure to mention. They are thick and very thin, made of leather or fabric, come in a diversity of colors and some are adorned with stones.

Jewelry is rather limited. Necklaces are beautiful. Some are long and thin, others are short and massive. I liked the necklace with huge pill-like elements! Earrings and rings are not as popular as bracelets, which mostly come bright and big.

There are lots of sunglasses to protect eyes during the summer period.

The collection of handbags is brilliant: a few big and middle-sized bags and a number of perfect clutches, one of which was attached to the outfit and needed no carrying!!!

Of course I can’t miss the shoes as these are my fave items in all ranges. Shoes are also very classy. Sandals are so feminine and sophisticated, mules have high steady heels but provide much cover-up for the feet, some are peep-toed, others are not, strappy and strapless… I could go on and on… Perfect shoe line!

And the last thing to tell about the range is the color palette. It is bright, including fuchsia, orange, gold and green, but at the same time there are lots of muted tones, such as light green, all tints of brown, white and coral.

The woman has confessed she is often forced to retouch photos of skinny models before they go the print. According to the editor designers are sending out samples of clothes which are too small for most healthy models. So, she considers it’s high time size zero trend ended.

She wrote a letter to the top designer houses informing them that Vogue readers don’t like seeing photos in the magazine or girls “with jutting bones and no breasts or hips”. Besides, she asked fashion houses to take action.

During the time I have been at Vogue, the sample sizes that models are required to war have become substantially smaller,” Shulman wrote.

We have now reached a point where many of the sample sizes don’t comfortably fit even the established star models.”

I am often having to run headshots on the cover, rather than images where you can see clothes, because my readers are uncomfortable with the size of the models when seen full length.”

The letter was sent to Prada, Versace, Yves Saint Laurent and Chanel.

If Vogue have spoken out against the use of size zero models we can hope other fashion magazines will follow the example and this ridiculous, and dangerous, trend will be put to an end finally.