2015 End of the Year Style Awards: Best Dressed of 2015

First off I would like to wish all of my readers a very Merry Christmas. I hope everyone is spending the day with family and enjoying the day. On this day of celebration and gift giving I am gifting to all of you a host of beautiful women in my Best Dressed of the Year list. Taking the top spot is Lea Seydoux in custom bright sunshine yellow Prada at the 2015 BAFTA Awards. This was a major moment that made my jaw drop the moment I saw it. For the most part I was very disappointed in the BAFTA red carpet as there was nothing all that interesting until Lea showed up. This dramatic yet extremely elegant gown is one of the best things that Prada has ever put on the red carpet. It was however hard to choose between Lea's looks as they have all been amazing this year. I am excited to continue to see Lea be embraced by mainstream films because I want to see her on more big promo tour red carpets.

Following closely to Lea is Emmy Rossum who exuded lady like elegance at the The New York Botanical Garden's annual Conservatory Ball wearing a beautiful water inspired Carolina Herrera Fall 2015 RTW. If Lea and Prada weren't such a match made in heaven this would have been my number one look of the year. Everything about this look exudes chicness, from the diamond drop earrings to the sweeping updo, and the red lip. This will be a look that will rank in Emmy's record books for many years to come. 

Sonam Kapoor is a stunning spokesmodel for L'Oreal Paris in India. Before she got her hands on this contract I had no idea who she was but slowly over the years she has been taking the Cannes Film Festival by storm and I have been loving more and more of her looks. This year I fell in love with this stunning Ashi Studio couture gown that Sonam wore for the L’Oreal Paris ‘Matte or Gloss’ Cannes Collection Launch prior to this years festival. The sculptural-ness of this gown made me absolutely fall in love with it. This gown is so unique in it's shape that most would end up being overwhelmed, and Sonam worked it like it owed her back rent. 

Kerry Washington stepped out for the 2015 Emmy Awards and she worked the hell out of this Marc Jacobs Spring 2016 RTW completely embellished cocktail dress. Kerry broke standard awards show dress code rules by showing up in a short dress. While I would have been even more in love with this as a gown I applaud Kerry for stepping out of the standard box and going with a look from my favorite Spring 2016 RTW collection. This collection was made for adventurous spirits like Kerry. Oh and on a side note, Kerry is the only woman to make an appearance on both this years Best and Worst Dressed lists.

Kate Hudson and Atelier Versace has always been a match made in heaven. This white gown embellished with swarovski crystals and its plunging neckline has been on my mind all year. As I think back on all of my favorite moments that Kate Hudson has had on the red carpet almost all of them that come to mind immediately have been in white. What I love about this look is that while everything about this look on paper should read cheap, tacky, pageant dress but on Kate it is chic, demure with the right amount of sexy. 

How to do you go out with a bang? Just look at Elizabeth Banks who kicked off the final promo tour for the Hunger Games series with Mockingjay Part 2 in grand style wearing an Elie Saab Fall 2015 Couture floral ball gown at the films world premiere in Berlin. This is a beautiful princess moment that I can picture her character, Effie Trinkett, being quite proud of. It may not have been the Atelier Versace moment that I was expecting but it is even more spectacular than what I was expecting. 

I always have one street style look on the list. I am always one of the people who loves a great moment of personal style. Lupita Nyong'o was spotted leaving The View wearing a dress from the BOSS Fall 2015 RTW dress that she paired with a matching blazer, a grey BOSS "Bespoke" handbag, red suede pointed toe pumps, and a pair of black sunglasses. This is an edgy feminine version of a power suit that I immediately fell for. If you are looking for inspiration for hot work wear this is exactly what you should be using as inspiration.

Julianne Moore had an amazing year and it really was hard picking a favorite look of her's to feature on the Best Dressed of the Year list. With all kinds of custom gowns from Chanel and Givenchy it was surprising to me that my favorite look from the stunning redhead was her all black Armani Prive gown worn to the Cannes Film Festival opening ceremony. I love a redhead in black and Julianne pulled off this stunning gown embellished with crystals and feathers. I think it was the feathers, and the emerald Chopard earrings, that made me really love this gown. I am a sucker for feathers. Sleek hair and a perfectly executed smokey eye finished this look to perfection.

Lily James's rise to fashion stardom was paved with princess dresses from the likes of Dior and Elie Saab but it was her sleek modern icy grey/blue custom Balenciaga gown with brass buttons at the "Cinderella" premiere in London. For almost all the premieres it was ball gowns so I was very happy to see Lily change it up with this look. I love how she kept the styling simple adding sleek slicked back hair, a lined eye, and pink pout. This is how you do modern Cinderella. Lily at the end of the year cut her hair and dyed it dark and it's almost like she lost her mojo. I am hoping that she returns to top form in 2016, because this type of moment is one that is forever needed.

Finally I picked Blake Lively in her stunning red Monique Lhuillier Fall 2012 RTW gown at the New York premiere of her film "The Age of Adeline." The promo tour for this film was so much better than the movie and honestly she might have been a little overdressed for the occasion. Blake gave us sexy Marilyn bombshell in this dress which fused ruffles, lace, leather, and volume. The old Hollywood waves, Lorraine Schwartz diamond ear clips added to the high glamour of the look and a Judith Leiber "Koi Fish" swarovski crystal clutch added a quirky fun touch to ensure that Blake sizzled down the carpet. 

It was a hard job taking over 1,300 red carpet looks and narrowing it down to 10 looks. It is a daunting task but someone has to do it. I want to take this moment to thank all of you for helping me have a wonderful year with If I Was A Stylist. 2016 starts a new chapter on my personal journey as for the first time I don't have any school to attend. I am going to work on balancing work life, with blogging and still having time for friends and family. I am formulating some new features for the blog based on things I want to add and things that I have been getting back in my feedback. If you haven't taken my survey please do. It is only 6 questions that help me give you guys what you most want to see. All the feedback I get helps me make your experience on this site more enjoyable. Awards season posts will start on Monday so I am excited to show all of you my wishes.

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2015 End of the Year Style Awards: Best Dressed Man

When I am asked who I look to for my style inspiration the first name that I list off is Eddie Redmayne. This man has the best sense of style in all of Hollywood. We saw him tone down his style to dark navy and black tuxedos at the beginning of the year while he was campaigning for his Oscar that he ultimately won for The Theory of Everything, but he started to be the Eddie that I came to love at the end of the year. I am hoping that due to the subject nature of his latest film, The Danish Girl, I am hoping that Eddie will not have to tone down his signature bold style for the red carpets while he campaigns for Oscar number two. Here's to Eddie taking home this award for the third time in a row and to hoping that he is able to make it four next year. 

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2015 End of the Year Style Awards: Worst Dressed of 2015

It has come to the time of the year where I really don't enjoy looking back. For the most part 2015 was an amazing year on the red carpet but there were quite a few looks that made me cringe when I saw them. The most painful look I saw on the red carpet this year was when Jane Fonda stepped out on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival wearing a custom Schiaparelli Couture gown for the premiere of her film "Youth." This looked like a cheap Victorian vampire costume and aged Jane many years right away. I couldn't grasp why she looked so terrible since days before Jane was sizzling in an electric blue Atelier Versace gown. The rest of Jane's promotional tour for "Youth" wasn't my favorite but she definitely has some high hope to look up to during awards season.

What would a worst dressed list be without an appearance of Kristen Stewart. I was actually surprised that she showed up in this froufrou satin and lace Chanel Fall 2015 Couture gown on the Venice Film Festival red carpet of her film "Equals." There were actually quite a few looks from that Chanel collection that I would have liked to see KStew wearing. She was further let down by the terribly aging hair and makeup that she paired with her dress.

Another staple of the Worst Dressed list has to be Kim Kardashian-West. I dislike this woman immensely so I might be a little biased but when I first saw this Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2015 Couture gown on the runway I was so excited to see who would snatch it up as it was a glam Studio 54 moment waiting to happen on the likes of Lady Gaga or Rihanna but when Kim got her hands on it she just looked like she was wearing an overly embellished bathrobe. I should sing praised that she wasn't making the dress bulge from the seams like most of her looks that make her look like a stuffed sausage but this really was just a terrible moment.

Probably the most controversial tweet I posted this year was in regards to this canary yellow Atelier Versace Fall 2015 Couture gown that Heidi Klum wore to the 2015 Emmy Awards. I tweeted this look out and said that I wished that Heidi would choose more age appropriate looks. The hate I got back calling me and ageist and a sexist was strong. I will now defend myself. When I saw this look on the runway I was in love; I was picturing a young pop star like Selena Gomez or Taylor Swift wearing this for a music awards show. So color me shocked when Heidi Klum showed up on the Emmy Awards red carpet in it. I found this look to be aging and severely unflattering. That is why she is towards the top of my Worst Dressed of 2015 list.

Britney Spears looked back into her closet from her early years for the style that she wore to the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards. I don't even know where to start without how bad this look is. First off let's start with the fit, she looks like a 2lb sausage stuffed into a 1lb shell. Her breasts look like they are screaming to be supported correctly and not to be crushed. Then there is the dated style, if this had been on any of the current pop stars on a stage I don't think I would be having a problem with it but its too short and it looks like a Vegas showgirl costume. The shoes look like cheap prom shoes and the hair and makeup are basic and greasy and aging. All around this is a terrible look.

Following that is Selena Gomez who showed up at a private dinner party at Annabel's in London wearing a Monse Spring 2016 RTW gown that reminded me of very luxe nightgown. I think that this gown could have been great on someone like Rihanna or Ciara or Lady Gaga. These women all have something that Selena doesn't a sexy confidence and sense of diva attitude that is brought to the red carpet. I think that this gown lost all of the luster that it had on the runway on the back of Selena who should go back to Versace as she and Donatella made amazing magic when they were working together.

Solange Knowles was the in-house DJ at the Academy Awards this year. When I heard that she was going to be walking the red carpet I got very excited as Solange usually wears the most amazing clothes, so I was really disappointed when she showed up wearing this tangerine Christian Siriano Fall 2015 RTW gown top and palazzo pants. This look, much like Selena's gown, reminds me of luxurious pajamas. This look was further let down by having the worst hairstyle. To even remotely taking this look to a decent place Solange's hair needed to be sleek in a tight bun.

Moving on to the final group of ladies on the Worst dressed of the Year list. Salma Hayek stepped out on the red carpet at the London Evening Standard Theater Awards putting her breasts on display in an Alexander McQueen Pre-Fall 2013 gown. Her twins were on full display framed with a dust ruffle. There are only a few women who I could picture pulling this type of look off and they are all very tall women, which Salma is not.

Music Awards shows are usually the source of really bad looks but I can't believe that I have one from all tree of the major awards. I was uber excited to know that Gwen Stefani was going to be walking the red carpet at the American Music Awards but my heart sunk when I saw her in this Yousef Al-Jasmi Spring 2016 Couture black mesh gown. The gown itself isn't terrible but Gwen definitely can do so much better. The look was further let down with the half up/half down hairstyle, heavy cat eye, and nude lip. Gwen has so much potential and this just did nothing to showcase that.

Last but not lease we have Glinda the Good Witch wearing custom Prada on the red carpet at the Met Ball, Kerry Washington. It really pains me to put Kerry on the Worst Dressed list as she is one of my favorite women to see on the red carpet but this pink cupcake just made the 5 foot 4 inch actress look even more petite than the actually is. The emerald green shoes and clutch just added to the feeling that this is a reject costume from The Wizard of OZ.

2015 has been a great year on the red carpet but these are definitely the dark side of what was there, make sure you check back on Friday to see the Best Dressed of the Year list.

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2015 End of the Year Style Awards: Red Carpet Designer of the Year

I cannot lie, I was personally shocked that Christian Dior by Raf Simons ended up being my Red Carpet Designer of the Year. I haven't been a huge champion of Raf at Dior as I feel his ascetic didn't fit the history of the brand itself. What Raf did do for the brand was ensure that the house was on absolutely every red carpet and had a loyal following. With Raf's immediate departure from Dior after the terrible Spring 2016 RTW presentation might mean a change of tide at the house but for now we will celebrate some of the most magical moments from Dior over the past year. So many of these looks actually made it in contention for Best Dressed of the Year, like Emma Stone at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and Kiernan Shipka at the Emmy Awards. With the future of Dior yet unknown I am excited to see what 2016 has in store for the brand.

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2015 End of the Year Style Awards: Couturier of the Year

For the third time since I started If I Was A Stylist in 2011 Donatella Versace has brought home the Couturier of the Year. Atelier Versace has taken this award home in 2014 and 2012 (there was no couturier of the year in 2013.) What I love about Atelier Versace is that the brand exudes chic, elegance with a high dose of sex appeal. Atelier Versace can be worn by starlets from the ages of 16 to 80 and by a host of women in different professions. My favorite Atelier Versace looks of the year was the asymmetrical white tuxedo worn by L'Oreal ambassador Li Yuchun at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS Gala at the Cannes Film Festival, the electric blue gown that Jane Fonda wore to the Cannes Film Festival premiere of Sea of Trees, the major white moment on Kate Hudson at the Golden Globe Awards, the elegant red that Gwen Stefani wore while performing at the Grammy Awards, and the flowing white gown that Uma Thurman wore on the red carpet at the Met Gala. I continue to love seeing Atelier Versace on the red carpet and I don't see that love slowing down anytime soon. Will any of these looks make the Best Dressed of the Year list? Check back Friday!!

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2015 End of the Year Style Awards: Ones to Watch

It wouldn't be the end of the year with out me looking forward a little bit. 2015 has been a great year red carpet wise, I put over 1300 looks in to contention for Best Dressed and I am expecting that 2016 will be just as glamourous. I picked three ladies that have made and impact on me this year and who I am expecting to make a bigger impact next year.

First is Alicia Vikander, the Swedish actress is no stranger to the red carpet scene but I am expecting her to make a much bigger splash in 2016. Alicia has been nominated for a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award already and we are expecting to see her take an Academy Award nomination, as well as some possibility that she will win. Alicia has been the only Louis Vuitton brand ambassador that has given me any interest, and while I hope that she doesn't wear Louis Vuitton for every red carpet she does give us something different with each look. 

Gal Gadot has really done nothing to make me bat an eyelash at her red carpet style BUT in 2016 she will be premiering her Wonder Woman character in Batman vs Superman. With such a big blockbuster film I am sure that Gal will start to make her name known on the red carpet scene before Wonder Woman and Justice League debut in 2017. I am expecting that Gal will make for an amazing red carpet star as she takes on such an iconic character. 

Finally there is Zoe Kazan. I had seen her name pop up on some red carpets in the past but it wasn't until she showed up in a red and white candy striped custom Miu Miu gown on the red carpet at the 2015 Emmy Awards. This look took her from an unknown to my best dressed of the Emmy Awards list and I am excited to see what she will bring to the red carpet in 2016. With two feature films and a TV movie releasing in 2016 I am sure that we will continue to see Zoe grow, but will she get stuck in a Prada/Miu Miu rut?

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2015 End of the Year Style Awards: Red Carpet Diva of the Year

Red carpet queen Cate Blanchett has been dethroned as the Red Carpet Diva of the Year. This year the Red Carpet Diva Award goes to Juliane Moore who had a whopping 27 looks in my best dressed. She topped Best Dressed Lists at the Golden Globe's, Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Oscars, and the Cannes Film Festival and had amazing looks outside of those events. On top of a campaign that ended with her winning an Academy Award for "Still Alice" and then went on to promote 3 films at the end of the year. Wearing the best of the best from Givenchy, Chanel, Tom Ford, Alexander McQueen, and Armani Prive I continuously drooling over all of Julianne's looks. Just when I thought that she had reached her peak she one upped herself. I am excited to see what 2016 will bring for Julianne as she will be all over the red carpets during awards season again and then Cannes.

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2015 End of the Year Style Awards: Queen of the Sidewalk Runway

If you wanna find fun flirty inspiration for your day to day look you have to look no further that this years Queen of the Sidewalk Runway, Reese Witherspoon. Reese ran around Hollywood this year rocking a bevy of ultra chic, feminine ensembles as she shopped, took meetings, and ran to the airport. Reese has always been one to op for ladylike and chic. It really has been a delight seeing Reese on the sidewalk this year and I hope she keeps the street style runway working just as much next year. 

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2015 End of the Year Style Awards: Best Young Hollywood

Does it really surprise anyone that Mad Men actress, the 16 year old, Kiernan Shipka is my Best Young Hollywood (again.) I never tire of seeing Kiernan on the red carpet. She knows how to work avant garde and couture while not looking like she is trying to dress older than she is. Be it Dior Couture, Delpozo, Giambattista Valli, Valentino, or Mary Katrantzou Kiernan is always on the best dressed list when she steps out on the red carpet. If she already knows what she is doing can any wait for the Atelier Versace and Chanel Couture days? I am sure that they are on their way and I have to say that I am super excited to continue to see what Kiernan will continue to grace the red carpet with.

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2015 End of the Year Style Awards: Best Promotional Tour

I waited almost the entire year for Lea Seydoux to start her promo tour for the latest James Bond film "Spectre" because I knew it was going to be amazing. I have always adored Lea's style and she definitely lived up to my expectations and then some. I was hoping that Lea wasn't going to wear only Prada and Miu Miu for the almost all of the promo tour. I have to say that while she did wear almost all Prada or Miu Miu (only stepping out twice in a brand other than Prada or Miu Miu) no two looks were the same or remotely similar either. Lea looked all the part of a screen siren and Bond girl and I was sad to see this tour come to an end. I hope that this will be the mainstream market breakthrough for Lea as I would love to see her rock more and more red carpets.

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2015 End of the Year Style Awards: Model of the Year

I don't know what to call Rosie Huntington Whiteley but she is a model first and foremost and only one of her looks was directly used to promote a movie she was in. Rosie has always been one of my favorite models to see on the red carpet she knows how to give us sexy but also glam all at the same time. Never one to give us the same look twice I think that Rosie could wear a burlap sack and I would still fall in love with it. I am excited to see what Rosie has in store for 2016, let's hope that she keeps her mojo going as it's always a treat seeing her out and about.

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2015 End of the Year Style Awards: Best Ensemble Cast

While each premiere had it's roller coaster of looks, be them good or bad, there were plenty of amazing high's from the cast of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2. The cast really decided to go big or go home for their last promo tour for the film series. I have not been the biggest fan of main star Jennifer Lawrence lately (except her sexy unexpected Schiaparelli Couture at the New York premiere) but the rest of the cast including Natalie Dormer, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, and Gwendoline Christie all gave me looks to majorly swoon over (I even put one of these looks in contention for Best Dressed of the Year!) I am sad to see this franchise end because there has been an amazing promo tour each time around, but I am pleased with how it all went down. 

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2015 End of the Year Style Awards: Most Underrated

Sometimes you have to give a shout out to the unsung hero's. I have loved TV actress Mindy Kaling for quite some time and I think that she often gets overlooked when she steps out for the red carpet. Not one to usually go for big designers most of Mindy's red carpet looks are custom made for her by friend and "Mindy Project" costume designer Salvador Perez. He dressed her for the Costume Designers Guild Awards, the Cannes Film Festival Premiere of Inside Out, the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, and the Emmy Awards this year. No two looks were similar. What I love about the creations that Mindy wears is that each in it's own way reflects back to her Indian heritage. I am excited to keep seeing Mindy's star rise and shine bright as she knows how to work a red carpet, better than a lot of her fellow TV stars. 

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2015 End of the Year Style Awards: Risk Taker of the Year

I might not have been a total fan of everything that she wore in the moment but there is no denying that FKA Twigs is this years Risk Taker of the Year. FKA Twigs is not afraid of a statement look on the red carpet, just look at her parrot inspired Alexander McQueen gown or her Christopher Kane nude surrealist print gown. There weren't many moments from the singer but each time that she stepped out she always left me talking, and never in a bad way. All of FKA Twig's red carpet looks intrigue me, she knows how to make just enough of a statement and for that I must applaud her.

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2015 End of the Year Style Awards: Best Brand Ambassador

To say it was the year of Lea Seydoux is an understatement. At the beginning of the year if you didn't follow fashion or the European film circuit you are most likely to never have heard of Lea and now with title of Bond Girl under her belt people have begun to take notice. For almost all of her looks this year, I think there might have been one Schiaparelli Couture look and one Alexis Mabille Couture look, Lea was exclusively dressed by either Prada or its little sister Miu Miu. Muccia Prada is not exactly well regarded for her custom designed gowns for the red carpet but Lea is the only person I know that has a perfect record of never wearing a Prada or Miu Miu gown that isn't flawless. Many of Lea's Prada/Miu Miu looks ended up in contention for a spot on the Best Dressed of the Year List and I am sure that you can see why. All of these glamorous looks and styles that are quite varied. Check out some more of Lea's Prada/Miu Miu moments and don't forget to check back every day as more awards are posted leading up to the Best Dressed of the Year list on December 25!

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2015 End of the Year Style Awards: Queen of Couture

2015 was an amazing year for Julianne Moore, she won an Academy Award, took Cannes by storm, and promoted three films at the end of this year. Almost all along the way I have been blown away by each and every look that Julianne has worn. With good friends from Karl Largerfeld at Chanel to Riccardo Tisci at Givenchy there was a lot of couture on the back of the beautiful red headed starlet. my favorite looks from her were the three custom Givenchy Couture gowns worn to the Golden Globe Awards, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the Cannes Film Festival. Often topping best dressed lists it was the black feathered Armani Prive gown that she paired with emerald Chopard earrings at the Cannes Film Festival that ended up cutting down to my Best Dressed of the Year list. Did it actually make it? I guess you will have to make your way back here on December 25!

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2015 End of the Year Style Awards: Most Disappointing

This is always the hardest award to give. I love watching red carpets and I have such I hopes for many stars. I have loved watching Selena Gomez transition from teen star to young a young woman and I have to say that this year was the first that I didn't actually love her. I was thoroughly disappointed with all of her ill fitting, boring, matronly, or event inappropriate looks that Selena has rocked all year. I am hoping that as 2016 starts that Selena gets back her red carpet mojo. I think that if Selena got rid of connections at Louis Vuitton and got back in the good graces of J. Mendel, Versace, and Elie Saab that she would be rocking the red carpets like a pro again in no time. 

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Runner-Up: Cate Blanchett

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2015 End of the Year Style Awards: Most Improved

The first half of 2015 and Carey Mulligan's pregnancy were not things that worked well for her. From the disastrous Christian Dior sequin bath sheet at the "Far From The Madding Crowd" premiere in London to the ugly ill fitting custom Balenciaga gowns worn for the Met Gala and Tony Awards I had started to give up hope on my one time Best Newcomer. I was at the point where she was going to be my Most Disappointing of the Year but happily she was able to find her red carpet mojo in time to start her Oscar campaign in October. Carey showed a slight hint at something better to come when she showed us that basic navy Lanvin didn't have to be boring.

What really pushed Carey thoroughly back in my someone to watch corner were her looks whilst promoting her latest film "Suffragette," which is garnering the actress quite a bit of Oscar buzz. Carey took that buzz and has been working it wearing quite the array of unique designs like the dusty mauve Chanel Couture worn during the London Film Festival and the black Alexander McQueen 50s inspired strapless bow detailed lace dress. My favorites of all of thee looks were the two that I least expected to see on Carey, the periwinkle (or as Pantone is calling it in 2016 Serenity) Marc Jacobs suit worn to the Elle Women in Hollywood event and the pale lilac Oscar de la Renta Spring 2016 RTW lace halter dress worn to the "Suffragette" premiere in LA. I hope that Carey keeps up the beautiful magic that she has been gracing the red carpets with lately as she works her way into the new year and into an amazing red carpet awards season. 

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2015 End of the Year Style Awards: Best Stage Costume

Long live the Queen of Pop. Madonna released her new album Rebel Heart in high style rocking Spanish matador inspired looks which took us all back to a Madonna of yesteryear. I loved her custom red Givenchy Couture ensemble that she wore to debut the first single from Rebel Heart, "Living for Love," at the Grammy Awards. The song provided a dramatic moment which when staged with dancers wearing Margiela-esque embellished bull masks, was all that Madge needed to be able to whisk me off my feet and right into my Best Stage Costume award.

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2015 End of the Year Style Awards: Entertainer of the Year

Celine Dion returned to the stage for her residency at Cesar's Palace's Colosseum in Las Vegas this year and she did so in fine with a redesigned show wearing a host of new looks puled from the runways and custom made for her. From Atelier Versace and Schiaparelli to Balmain to Zuhair Murad the stunning French-Canadian songstress shows us how it is done, in the most classy way possible. One moment I loved, that is not pictured, was the Elie Saab Fall 2015 Couture floral gown that Celine wore during her tribute to the people of Paris at the 2015 American Music Awards. I loved that it was a moment of linking the world together for strength in a time when it is most needed. I am glad to see Celine back on the fashion scene and I would love to see more and more from her in 2016!

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