There were many looks to like and not like at the 2010 Academy Awards held last Sunday (March 7) at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, but only a few really stood out from the sea of ruffles, chiffon, and crystals.
In this two-part list are 10 of the most standout dresses – 5 in a positive way in this first part and 5 that are, well, not as successful in the second part.
As much as we want to identify each pair of shoes these ladies wore on the red carpet, unfortunately, …

I’m going to be completely open-minded about this because although Sanuk’s Tube Flop looks like it’s asking to be scrutinized, it is undeniably a unique product. Sanuk was the first company to market their loafer-style shoes as NOT shoes BUT sandals, and that bit of creative genius from Sanuk was a huge business and marketing success.

Clicking on this picture will take you to where you can buy Sanuk footwear
So what about their latest invention, the Tube Flop? It didn’t receive as warm a welcome as their first product, that’s for …

Alexander McQueen was not only a brilliant designer and showman, but he was also a non-conformist; a rebel; a radical; and a visionary of sorts.
Before his unfortunate passing, he made this all the more clear by presenting outrageous and ridiculously life-threatening shoes in his 2010 Spring Collection. I am of course, pertaining to none other than the jaw-dropping 10-inch Armadillo shoes, which by the way, looked more like (forgive me for saying this) eerie alien claws from the movie “District 9” (sorry, these shoes don’t seem like lobster claws to …

Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen were seen last February 22 sashaying down the red carpet of the Elle Style Awards 2010. As they were there to receive their Style Icon award, both twins were out in full couture force, wearing who’s who of fashion from head to toe:

Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen pose with their Style Icon Award at the Elle Style Awards 2010
Mary Kate wore a Lanvin dress while Ashley was in customized Christian Lacroix. Both accessorized their long see-through gowns with Bulgari jewels.
Both girls look very deserving of …

Kesha is everywhere these days. She attended two events while she was in London for the past week, namely the Shockwaves NME Awards and the 2010 Brit Awards.
I’m not really a huge fan of the clothes she wears on the red carpet, but I do like her shoe choices. I liked the T-strap platform gladiator sandals she wore in the Grammys, and I am quite fascinated with the woven platforms she wore in the two London-based awards (as seen on the pictures below).

Kesha at the 2010 Brit Awards

Kesha at the …