Pretty Pleats, The Accordion Skirt

Fashionistas, hello :) My latest obsession has been pretty pleats aka ACCORDION SKIRTS! The trend became red hot back in Spring of 2011 popping up everywhere and on everyone. The trend has continued on through the fall and winter season. As we come upon the spring season, the sophisticated and super chic skirts are still working the trend scene. The colors, the hemlines, and the various ways of mixing and matching make the skirt such an accessible look and easy to pair with just about everything and anything. What's great about the skirt is that any body type/style/person can wear the skirt. The shape is simple and not overbearing. What I love is that the skirt is very modest. These days, I see that 'less is more'. You don't have to show a lot of skin to be noticed or fashionable. I'm noticing that trends are such that long skirts, draped clothing, layering, full sleeves, and basically the more cloth used in your outfit and less skin showing, are making major fashion headlines. I love this fact! The pleats on the accordion skirt create a neat classic look that is just so charming and elegant. I personally feel that it looks great on everyone! Short, long, mid-calf, wear it anyway you want and it's still such a head-turner. The skirt can be worn in warm seasons as well as the colder fall and winter seasons with boots and such. Keep it casual, classy, or dressy by pairing it with a simple button-up top, a chunky knit sweater, wearing layers on top, a faux fur vest, and so much more. You can never go wrong with this skirt, it will always make you look effortlessly chic! Keep it as a backup for a cute date night, a night out with girlfriends, a dinner party, or as just a casual look for the day. My golden rule: "Always wear what you feel most comfortable in. That is when you are most fashionable." Keep it simple, if you love it, wear it. If you have doubts or aren't comfortable, than listen to your gut and don't push yourself to wear something that just isn't you. 

“A woman's dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view.” -Sophia Loren

 xx The SG

A Few of My Favorite Things

Hello readers! Happy Friday! So I finally found some time to read the new February Vogue issue! Found some amazing ads and articles that I really enjoyed. Everything I saw in the ads were what's currently trending. Below are some of the best ads I saw in this issue. Enjoy ya'll! 

Hello TaySwift

Pastels for Louis Vuitton 

Obsessing over this Gucci ad

I want this bag please and thank you. Such a beautiful Burberry ad

More prints from Prada 

Can't go wrong with YSL

Obsessing. Cropped top and super embellished coat and skirt 

 

So glam! Love! I want this outfit

Ladylike- Moschino 

Miranda Kerr for Bally 

Looks like a family affair in Dolce&Gabbana.

Love what the entire family is wearing in this portrayal. Classic

Jimmy Choo 

Style Inspiration 

More Prada. The prints are amazing! Lots of pastels and brights again

xoxo The SG 

Golden Globes recap!

Hi fashionistas and glitter girls! This post might seem a little ridiculous because it's now been weeks since we all saw the red carpet looks of the Golden Globes but I still just had to blog about all the looks! So I'm listing my favorites, the worst, and the ok category! Hope you enjoy! xx

 

My best dressed celebrity would have to be Emma Stone. Pure perfection in Lanvin. 

I was so transfixed on her outfit and entire look. So so glam and sexy. 

The colors compliment her skin tone and hair color so amazingly well! 

Super uber chic! I want this dress!

 Angelina in Versace and Brad Pitt. Stunning. Simple. Classic with a modern twist.
Everyone was going gaga over these two. I can see why.
The dress by itself isn't all that, but Angelina is what makes the look. 

Loved Claire Danes in this J.Mendel number. Could she look anymore glamorous?

The white and black is so stylish. She's doing the backless trend right! so so gorgeous!

Now, a lot of people were very unhappy with Dianna Agron in this Giles dress. 

I absolutely loved it and thought she looked majestic in this bright red number. 

It was a daring choice, considering all the cutouts and extreme fills but she pulled it off well. 

My favorite part was the top cutouts of the dress. 

Elle Macpherson wears a Zac Posen gown. It was a little bit more fluff than I would like

but it looks stunning. When I saw her on tv, I did not like the dress at all, but it photographs very well.

Only thing I would change about this dress, is the top, it's not my favorite.

Sarah Michelle Gellar looking beautiful and bright in Monique Lhuillier.

So many people hated this look on SMG but I adored it. It was so refreshing and punch

on the red carpet. Some say it's not RC material but I loved it either way. Her girly makeup 

and classic pulled back ponytail were perfect to pair with the dress. I'm glad she kept it simple. Loved the color of the dress! Way to go SMG!

Evan Rachel Wood in a custom Gucci sparkler. Loved everything about the dress except
the fact that Evan has no boobs to fill in the top of the dress! Crazy beautiful colors on the dress!

Jessica Alba in Gucci. Let's see, this wasn't one of my faves but Jessica Alba looks stunning.

The dress is beautiful with all of its details and the color is very nice. 

Michelle Williams in Jason Wu. She looked so cute! But c'mon Michelle!! You were Marilyn Monroe!!

She should have packed on some glam but she didn't. Loved the color on her and the matching headband. I wouldn't have chosen this outfit for the Golden Globes. After all, it does make her look like a 3 year old.

Kate Winslet in Jenny Packham gown. Love love love! the colors are perfect and elegance at its finest!

Kelly MacDonald wears a Lorena Sarbu gown. Loving the bright sparkles. Perfect color for this amount of glitter! 

Mary J. Blige in Michael Kors. I love the color and how the dress transitions from sparkle to feathery like. Never seen MJB like this before. But I loved it on her.

Nicole Richie in a Julien MacDonald dress. One of my favorites favorites!!! Nicole looks soo sexy chic in this glittery piece! The bangs, hair color, accessories are a combination of amazing together!! I wouldn't change anything about it!! LOVE! J'adore!

Tina Fey in looked so ladylike in Oscar de la Renta. The color was so rich and looked even better on camera! Beautiful!

Nicole Kidman in Versace! okay Wow she's never looked better! This dress was a killer on the red carpet! The color of the dress could have been a bit brighter because it does dull out Kidman a little bit. The embellishments on the dress were so gorgeous. My mom would want this dress! Sexy, demure and ravishing!

And of course, Sofia Vergara in Vera Wang!! Loved the COLOR! she was the one and only to wear such a color on the RC! Beautiful bodice and bottom of the dress! Not too flashy or over-done, just the right amount of dress for the comedic diva! 

Now for the Worst DRESSED! 

Kristen Wig. UGH she looked terrible!

  Leah Michelle Looked so bad in this absolutely amazing Marchesa gown that I had to put up two pictures! She killed it. So so bad. I frankly find her very annoying. And no offense darlin, but you're not J.Lo or Beyonce or even Anne Hathaway enough to pull off this look. So way over-done. And look at the faces she's making. Who is she trying to fool? 

Oh Natalie Portman, this is all terrible. And what the hell is that popping out from your left side? Terrible. 

Paula Patton you are so gorgeous but the dress was a little too bright and too simple for me. Sorry hun, better look next time. 

I love Zooey Deschanel but this might make me reconsider...This is Prada. I hated the hair and the flow of the dress was all wrong. 

I didn't love or hate these looks: Just there

Charlize Theron in Dior. She looked stunning and I loved her hair 

with the headband but nothing special about her outfit. 

Reese Witherspoon in Zac Posen. The material of the gown looked cheap. 

The bodice looked weird. The part of the dress holding up her chest looked as if it would fall down any second and expose her. Loved the color and her hair.

Salma Hayek in Gucci. The dress is to die for but she doesn't look all the great. Her boobs looked smooshed in. I basically think she looks as if people had to stuff her in that dress. She looked short and her hair was too much. GORGEOUS GORGEOUS DRESS!

Jessica Chastain wears a Givenchy Haute Couture dress. So chic and elegant! LOVED

Tilda Swinton in Haider Ackermann. 

She surprisingly looks great in this color. The flowyness is beautiful!