Celeb Style: Ashanti wearing a Jack Guisso Couture Dress

Pseudo singer Ashanti attended the NY premiere of ‘Safe House’ wearing a Jack Guisso Couture dress yesterday.

The gown is from the Lebanese designer’s Couture Fall/Winter 2011/12 Collection. Known for his exquisite gowns and sophisticated designs the Lebanese designer knows how to dress the modern woman. Guisso has presented his collections in Paris, Spain and Italy. He offers breath taking evening gowns and chic ready-to-wear dresses with handmade embroidery and top quality fabrics.

Source: D’Orazio & Associates
Photos: Richie Buxo / Splash News




 

Celeb Style: Beyonce

Please note that the following is a positive post…

Jay Z’s wife and baby mother, Beyonce, stepped out for the 2nd night in a row wearing a dazzling black dress by designer Monique Lhuillier. Beyonce accessorized her dress with a Chanel purse, Gucci strappy heels, and blue sapphire jewels by Lorraine Schwartz. Some are saying it’s still too early for Beyonce to leave a newborn baby at home while she chases the spotlight, but Beyonce is an entertainer first and a mother second.

Photos: Beyonceworld.net




 

Unbeweavable! – Viola Davis Covers the LA Times

I almost didn’t recognize Oscar contender Viola Davis (‘The Help‘) without her head full of weave. The critically acclaimed actress posed natural for a beautiful cover of the LA Times Magazine. Her dress was designed by one of Michelle Obama’s favorite designers, Jason Wu.

I am hoping this signals the beginning of a trend for black woman to return to our beautiful roots again. It’s disenchanting to see so many beautiful black women walking around looking like Korean Barbie rejects, wearing the same, lame straight black hairstyle.

From Madamenoire.com:

VOGUE: On using real-life experience to draw on for her role in the The Help:
VIOLA DAVIS: “I have stories of being spit on. You have to realize I was in a predominantly white culture … And third grade was the worst because every day after school I would wait at the door and the bell would ring. And as soon as the bell rang I ran as fast as I could from the front door to my house, which was at least a mile away, because I would have eight to nine boys with sticks, bricks, anything they could find, who were ready to kill me.”

On what her mother told her about bullying:
“She said, ‘Viola, I want you to take my crochet and needle and you put it in your pocket and if they stop you again you tell them you’re gonna [stab] ‘em.’”

On how her life defined her career:
“Having it hard made me build so much character … You have to actually say, ‘Is the world going to define me or am I going to define myself.’”




 

Rihanna Stumbling Drunk Again

Troubled singer Rihanna was spotted stumbling out of the Manor nightclub in West Hollywood last night. The Manor was the same nightclub where her ex-boyfriend was partying with friends after watching the Super Bowl. Once again Rihanna was ignored by Brown and his entourage. RiRi wore a black, leather Chanel cap, a sheer, black bodysuit and blue jeans.

The 23-year-old Bajan beauty drowned her sorrows with bottle after bottle of expensive bubbly, according to witnesses. Rihanna leaned hard on her fiercely protective assistant, Melisssa, as they exited the nightclub. Security had to practically drag the drunken singer through hordes of paparazzi to her car.

Do better, Rihanna!

Photos: Splash News Online




 

AKOO Fashion Show Hosted by T.I. and Kevin Hart

Thanks to celebrity photographer Thad McAdams of ExclusiveAccess.net for these pics from last night’s T.I. & Tiny: Family Hustle Finale and AKOO Fashion show at Reign. Pictured above are Violeta Morgan (T.I.’s mom), T.I., his wife Tiny Harris, and Tiny’s hair stylist Shekinah.

T.I.’s wife Tiny Harris, who has a big announcement to make, likes what she sees on the stage.

Keri Hilson performed during the fashion show, which is part of the final episode of T.I. and Tiny: Family Hustle on VH1.

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Celebs Out & About: T.I., Jennifer Lopez

Rap mogul T.I., center, was spotted at Reign nightclub yesterday doing a walk through for his upcoming AKOO fashion show hosted by T.I. and Kevin Hart. That’s AKOO Creative Director Ralph Reynolds on the far left; T.I.’s mother, and T.I.’s sons Domani and Messiah on the right. If you follow Grand Hustle general manager Hannah Kang on Twitter.com, then you were probably one of the hundred or so hopefuls who showed up yesterday to audition for the AKOO fashion show, which is tomorrow. The walk through was filmed by VH1 camera crew for the final episode of T.I. and Tiny: The Family Hustle.
Photos by ExclusiveAccess.net

Photos: INFphoto.com and ExclusiveAccess.net




 

GQ Names Chris Brown World’s Worst Dressed Man

Remember when troubled singer Chris Brown made the tasteless decision to wear that mink backpack to an industry event? Well, the British version of GQ magazine named Brown the worst dressed male in the world.

GQ even put together a slideshow of Brown’s fashion choices that is truly laughable! It probably doesn’t help that Brown wears his pants off his butt like a 2-year-old with a loaded diaper.

For someone who seems to have so much disposable income – he boasts on one track about spending “15 grand on a phone” and charged over $500 for meet-and-greets on his last tour – Brown seems utterly adverse to investing in tailoring, combining the worst excesses of XXL sizing with a penchant for deeply unflattering costumes.

Brown’s emotions are very fragile right now. I wonder how he’s taking the news? The last time his personal style was attacked, he took to his Twitter page to rage about it:

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