All white outfits
Summer is a time for white and this year, all white outfits are heating up the red carpet. While most acknowledge that the rule of no white after Labor Day doesn’t apply anymore, all white outfits work best during the summer season. White does create a blank canvas that can add bulk so you want to watch your silhouette. Don’t be afraid to add a colorful accessory, some bright sandals, an elaborate statement necklace or wide belts that are very on trend right now. Most importantly, make sure to pack some stain remover wipes or a Tide Pen!
Rock it!
Feathers
Unique touches that create an interesting outfit on the red carpet are tough to pull off. You don’t want to wear a boring garment, but if you don’t edit, you risk looking like you’re wearing a costume rather than a chic look. Sadly, the recent trend of feathers on the red carpet veers deeply into costume territory. When feathers adorn a short dress, the wearer can sometimes look like they’ve donned a figure skating getup. Feathers on full-length gowns scream, “Everything, but the kitchen sink!” And, the silhouette of feathers on gloves; well, there are no words!!
Leave it!
Ruffles
Ruffles have been making a comeback in a big way and they have been all over the red carpet. They are fun and can add layer and dimension; however, wearing ruffles can be tricky. Horizontal ruffles can create the illusion of width, so you want to be careful of where they hit you on the body. Head to toe ruffles is a look reserved largely for those five and under; you know, young children. Ruffles work best as an accent. Many celebs are wearing them on their sleeves. As long as you keep an eye on proportions ruffles are fun and an easy look.
Rock it!
Velvet
Spending your summer doing promotion on a red carpet is a world most of us will never experience. Stylists spend an inordinate amount of their time putting together the perfect photo friendly outfit and studios put together budgets that include comfortable cars and a driver eager to ferry the stars from one air-conditioned event to the other. Which is how they can indulge in one of the most ridiculous trends to appear on the red carpet in a while. Velvet? FOR SUMMER, REALLY!! Velvet is a wonderful, but very warm. Embrace this trend and the only thing bigger than your dry-cleaning bill will be the bill from the ER when you pass out from heat stroke. This one is a huge NOPE.
Leave it! (At least until November)
—Cameron Grey Rose
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