Warning: curves ahead!

A bandage here and there isn't so bad at times...

Pre-Fall 2011 collection...got $1400 to spare? lol.

Herve Leger Spring 2011 preview

If you love the bandage style dresses revolutionized by Herve Leger under his former fashion house, then you'll love what Max Azria has done to kick it up a notch!

I am forever a fan of BCBG-- simply love!!! Max Azria is a fashion genius! lol.

I recently viewed the collection for his Herve Leger Spring 2011 collection...

Hilary Rubber printed lace dress - $3,500 USD

Francine Mesh and Bandage Dress - $3,500 USD 

The Francine Mesh and bandage dress from the Herve Leger spring line was worn most recently by Kerri Washington at a red carpet event...Simply beautiful how it hugs ever curve!

Check out the spring collection...You may find something worth splurging on!

Dressing for the Occasion.

When you are part of the Wedding Entourage, there is no need to ever figure out what to wear since the Bride has this all worked out for you as part of her, well...Entourage lol.  While we've all had our chances of being part of a bridal party at one point or another, whether as a flower girl, bridesmaid or even a Maid of Honour--it isn't always going to be the case..

Everyone makes a point to dress well for a wedding of course, since most weddings require either a suit or a dress or some culturally-specific attire.  Most weddings are either semi-formal or black-tie events--as would be stated in your invitation to prevent anyone from arriving in jeans and a t-shirt to a semi-formal dress shirt and tie event and stand out like a sheep among wolves.

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So you have RSVP'd to a wedding and it's coming up soon...what to wear?  I thought I'd share a few of my lessons over the years of going to weddings...

Halston: A Legacy in full circle.

Halston

...or Roy Halston Frowick, rather.

A boy from Des Moines, Iowa whose fashion became as regular of a fixture in the 70s scene as Andy Warhol and Club 54.  He made controversy by being the first to license clothing to a major department store and designing the now famous pillbox hat for Jackie O during the 1961 Presidential Inauguration.  A name that became synonymous this summer with the much anticipated chick flick 'Sex and the City 2'.  How do you ignore a fashion re-built from a tarnished name of a designer who ended in not-so great circumstances, even ending a eerie similar fate to Herve Leger--losing the rights to his own name and the fashion house he built.  Decades after his death, the name rises like a phoenix from the ashes of ruin into the spotlight once again, as Sarah Jessica Parker and her posse of New Yorkers give the designer house a breath of fresh air.

I love the new Halston Heritage collection.  It caught my eye in the first scene of SATC 2, SJP as Carrie Bradshaw stepping out into the New York city streets in her white HH white 3/4 sleeve v-neck tunic, looking as radiant as ever....I love white, and I loved the dress even more.  Upon hearing that the new collection is now available at the Bay (HBC or Hudson's Bay Co.) I was mad with excitement.

Recently, The Bay has put the spring collection on sale for upto 50% off.  If you're a fan like I am by the classy fashion that gives the 70s disco era and updated chic look, then this is the fashion house for you.  I love that the collection gives off a chic casual style and beautiful simplistic pieces that can go from day to night instantly. 

Here are a few of my faves:

The tye dye silk halter jumpsuit, so 70s chic--kind of a chic boho meets the upper west side.  I love how you can sport this during the daytime with maybe those beautiful Stuart Weitzman Wedge Sandals that Jennifer Aniston loves so much! Also still chic and date-ready for the evening!  One less thought if the jumpuit comes as a top and bottom in one, no need to match separates! lol.

One-shoulder Cocktail Dress -- a layer of ruffles for an ultra feminine look (also in for the season!) transforms this one shoulder Little Black Dress from anything but simple!  It's a beautiful cocktail dress that gives you the glam without the loudness..

Of course the piece de resistance, the ultimate love of mine from this collection? the coveted white tunic that SJP wore in the beginning scene of the movie.  Like I said before, I LOVE white like you have no idea, and I just adore this simple white tunic that, to me, is just so spring and airy.n  It just screams fresh and spring!

Tees & Tanks...luv luv luv.  The basics are oh-so-soft! I am powerless to resist buying one of the racerbacks and v-necks on sale....

If you have not checked out the collection at the bay, I urge you to take a look see.  The collection is worth a second and third look....

Tidbit Celebrity Info-- SJP has been named Creative Director for the prestigous Fashion house....Maybe she'll bring abit of her NYC 'Carrie Bradshaw-ish' style into the mix to bring the brand back where it belongs, in high fashion.

Royal Blue is the new red.

beats:: maniac-girlicious (it's stuck in my head on repeat!!!)

OOTD:: White Marciano logo tee & black leggings

fave fashion accessory of the day/moment:: my phone.

I recently went on abit of a shopping spree at BEBE thanks to their crazy promo....It's just too hard to pass up!! =)

Recently, (and til now) they have a sale going on that if you buy $125 you get $20 off and if you buy upto $250 or more, you get $50 off.  I never went as crazy as buying upto $250 (altho if you add up all the items I bought eventually it did reach $250) but it was damned close!

I bought a gorgeous electric blue bandage halter dress!

I love the colour, it just pops so well! I feel like this shade of blue is like the new red for the season...It's a cooler but just as intense of a colour that pops as well as red.  I love the shade, its just sooo gorgeous! It fits the body like a glove...So continues my love affair with the body con dresses.  I am so grateful that the trend has been revived just because it's just so flattering...

I think it's empowering to feel as good on the outside as one would feel within.  The bodycon dress, mastered by Herve Leger and even explored by Azzedin Alia, has been a iconic trend that has been revived by the love and celebration of curves...The fact that one does not have to show skin to be sexy, and that just by wearing a dress that hugs every single curve can be just as alluring and the mystery of what's underneath is what is the sexiest about it.

What do you think of the trend?