Celebrity dresses – how to achieve the ‘celebrity’ look
Come Oscar-season, it is not only movie enthusiasts that sit glued to the screen to watch their favorite Hollywood celebrity arrive for the big night. Fashion enthusiasts are equally – if not more – interested in watching the stars. For the Hollywood actresses, there is an evaluation which is almost as important as that of their acting talents. Their fashionable celebrity dresses are carefully scrutinized by fashion experts and amateurs and judged as either ingenious or disastrous. What is it that makes some celebrity dresses glamourous and other celebrity dresses just plainly embarrassing? How can you imitate the successes and avoid the mistakes when shopping for celebrity dresses? This article will list some of the do’s and don’ts of celebrity dresses.
Making celebrity dresses work for you
The right colors: Find out which hues look best with your skin and hair – and respect it! Don’t be a slave of fashion when it comes to picking the color of dresses. A certain color won’t necessarily make you look beautiful just because it’s in fashion. Even a real celebrity with all her advisors sometimes makes this mistake when picking her dresses. Bring someone out shopping with you, whom you can trust to be honest about what colors of dresses work best with your natural colors.
Don’t overdo it: Choose what to make the focus of your outfit – the dress or the accessories. If you love sparkly, colorful or elaborate accessories, then wear them with simple dresses and vice versa. Celebrity dresses are often very colorful and richly ornamented in themselves. If you wear too much jewellery with celebrity dresses like that, you risk overwhelming people with too many details and might look like you are trying too hard.
The right motives: When looking at celebrity dresses, ask yourself what you are trying to achieve by wearing a certain dress. Do you hope to impress others, make a fashion statement, attract attention, make others jealous? None of these motives are particularly good for achieving a good result, when shopping for celebrity dresses. It sometimes seems that the celebrities have been under too great pressure when picking out their dresses. Pressure to please others – especially the fashion experts - can confuse even the most self-confident celebrity. Don’t choose dresses on the basis of what others might or might not like. Pick dresses that YOU like, try them on and get an honest opinion from someone, who knows you and whose viewpoints you trust.
Respecting your figure: Respecting your figure doesn’t necessarily mean that you need to stick to dresses that cover up every feature, which is not according to standard. Having a round bottom or big thighs can look feminine (e.g. Beyoncé, Queen Latifah), but you need to know how to show them off without losing your dignity. Think of this principle when looking at pictures of celebrity dresses. Ask yourself: 'What feature has this celebrity decided to show off. Is it working? Could I pull it off too?'
Look in the mirror! A certain style of dresses might look wonderful on your favorite celebrity, but it doesn’t mean that the same style will necessarily suit you. When wearing a certain style, take a good look in the mirror and ask yourself: ‘Does this style really suit me or would I look better in something else? Be honest to yourself.’
Consider these points the next time you are looking at celebrity dresses and you will be in a good position to pick out dresses that make you look as glamourous and stylish as your favorite celebrity on the red carpet.
