Although Britney Spears and Kevin Federline were in Las Vegas on Friday, the former couple managed to navigate the social scene without running into each other.

While Spears, 26, relaxed and sipped water in a cabana at the Cinevegas party at the Palms Place, Federline drank Jack Daniels at Strip House only a few miles away. And while Spears’s night ended early, her ex kept the party going past 3 a.m. at Prive Las Vegas, where he was honored as “Father of the Year”. Read more…

They’ve dressed like lifesavers and worn outback outfits or Crocodile Dundee-style hats.

But Australia’s latest Miss Universe contestant, Laura Dundovic, will this year wear a more glamorous version of what passes for national costume.

True, she’ll be wearing a wooden boomerang around her neck at next month’s pageant in Vietnam.
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Knowing that you’ll be looking back at photos of your prom for a very long time– what you wear and how you look is crucial. Yes, many of us have already survived our proms, but some of us might have kids who we’d like to help look their and ALL of us have occasions where we want to look our best.
I asked Jeff Gautier, stylist to the stars who often does my hair & makeup for the Today Show, to give us some of his “best dressed” advice. Here’s what he had to say:
“Nothing is worse than seeing a person constantly tugging, lifting, adjusting, or trying to cover themselves up the whole night. You must be comfortable in what you’re wearing. You don’t need to have a super low cut dress or show lots of skin to look sexy. Sexy comes when self-confidence shows through.” Read more…

Now that a loaf of bread has never been so expensive, what are we to make of the fact that the shops are full of frivolously flounced prom dresses? Perhaps fashion is having a Marie Antoinette moment, by making a pronouncement that is the sartorial equivalent of ‘Let them eat cake’. Or could it be a hankering to return to the innocence of a semi-fictional 1950s Americana landscape, when girls looked like Olivia Newton-John in Grease, and bad boys were no more threatening than a young John Travolta?
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You know we here at OTE love giving a boost to local Web sites (when we can), so we’re especially excited to share this new site with you.

Capital Region Dresses launched their new Web site this week. The company has created the site to foster the reusing, recycling and repurposing of gently worn, quality dresses. This online boutique offers those in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy and outlying areas of the Capital District a means to post pictures and descriptions of their unwanted dresses, along with an asking price. Clients may also shop for dresses; the site offers a variety of prom, wedding, cocktail and professional dresses. It’s kind of like a local eBay (or Craig’s List) for gowns. Read more…

One look at the dress can bring us back to that night. The night we dressed as adults, clung to the hands of our dates, and posed for photos like it was our wedding day.

From the ’50s, the ’90s, to today, the styles couldn’t be more different. From short to long, pastel to primary, ruffles to bows, they all say something about the era of the prom.

But they’ve come to mean so much more to their owners. Perhaps that’s why so many women have kept their gowns. Most of them have stayed tucked away in an attic, or been used by their daughters for dress up.
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ust what is charmuese, and what does it have to do with your wedding dress? In addition to silhouette and neckline, fabric plays a key role in selecting the right gown, since the same style of dress looks and feels very different in a variety of fabrics. And while most of us can discern between satin and lace, what about shantung, crepe or organza?

This handy guide to wedding dress fabrics will help you sort through the sea of Silk Mikado and Chantilly Lace to find the most appropriate fabric for your wedding day look. Read more…

Here was Kate Moss in Berlin last night - hosting a party to celebrate the launch of her new perfume, Velvet Hour. And very cool she looked too, with her smoky eyes and tousled hair and Marc Jacobs, diamond-studded dress.

Which was exatcly the same Marc Jacobs, diamond-studded dress that Victoria Beckham stepped out in in LA four months ago. Whoops!
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Jerry Hall’s wedding dress in which she married Mick Jagger 18 years ago has sold for almost five times its top estimated price.

The model sold scores of items from her vast wardrobe to raise money for a homeless charity and has said of the tight white lace creation: “I hope someone else has more luck than I did.”

The dress, with its scalloped sweetheart neckline, was the star lot.

The dress, worn at her wedding to Jagger in 1990, was estimated at £300 to £500 but sold for £2,420. Read more…

Budget
About 10 percent of your wedding budget should be set aside for your look — the gown, accessories, shoes, etc. Know how much you have before you get your heart set on a gown; online gown galleries allow you to search for looks you love at the price you can afford.

Body-type
Know what cut will look good on your body, and be open-minded when shopping (what looks good on you everyday might not when it comes to your wedding). One of the biggest misconceptions about bridal gowns is that they only come as is. The truth is, most gowns can be ordered in alternative forms. So if you like the bodice of one and the skirt of another, ask to have them put together to form your dream dress (provided, of course, that both gowns come from the same designer). Read more…