During her first state visit in Britain, Carla had to measure up to the queen and Camilla Parker Bowles. Her style had to bear the scrutiny of most newspapers and magazines in France and in the UK, to finally being given the big thumb up...

Arriving at a lunch yesterday with Princess Letizia of Spain who looked drop dead gorgeous, Carla might have regretted not to rethink the outfit, knowing that even the Queen of Spain is quite youthful, yet very appropriate in her style.

Princess Letizia, was sporting an eggplant tiered dress by Spanish designer Felipe Varela, adding to lilac platform heels. The dress colour suited her skin tone and hair perfectly and had the perfect length to elongate her calves. The cut is so good that her thin waist is properly emphasized without being too tight.
Carla's dress should have been longer and she should not be weary of wearing heels... Kitten heels work better with longer shapes that go mid-calves as one can see in many movies of the 60s.

Carla's stylist should also be aware that she's got small squinty eyes and that fringe emphasizes strongly the bottom of her face.

Maybe Carla didn't want to outshine her host, in which case, she looked sufficiently good to not upset her either.

Simple elegance: Charlize Theron

Although usually I am the first to criticise stars and actresses that dress in black too often, I have to make an exception for Charlize Theron who is not afraid of taking risks but even so doing, she usually looks stunning and effortless.

Charlize joined Hanks's friends, colleagues and co-stars in New York to honour the star with the Film Society's 36th Annual Gala Tribute at the Lincoln Center.

Mlle Theron sports a lace dress by Lanvin Pre-Fall Collection 2009.
What do you think?

Carrie Bradshaw's look for less

If, like me, you read fashion magazines, you cannot have missed the information that Matthew Williamson is the latest designer to collaborate with H&M.

What I failed to know was that, even one year after the release of Sex and the City: The Movie, the Carrie Bradshaw look - i.e. as featured in the movie - still prevailed. Why else would Williamson design a dress highly inspired from the pink dress she wore in the movie and a similar studded belt?

Strangely, the H&M dress seems to be of better quality and cut than the number - certainly a designer item- worn by Carrie as the fabric is all crinkled at the front.

Personally, I always recommend wearing tulip shape skirts/dresses. It is broad on the hips and thus comfortable but more to the point, most of us can wear it and look good in it. Of course, to wear anything short, one has to have nice legs.

Below, find how to emulate that look. Nothing easier.
The shoes though, are customized: Patricia Field explained she added a mesh upper to the Dior black pumps. Personally, I don't really like that pink dress with these shoes as they shorten the leg because of the dress's length.

Why not wear any gladiator heel like the character who couldn't get enough of the gladiator heels Extreme by Dior she wore throughout the movie. The Bakers and the New Look number were the closest to it but gladiator heels are everywhere in many variations: