Award Show Fashion: 48th Golden Horse Awards

Over the weekend, Taiwan held the 48th Golden Horse Awards, their version of the Oscars. And the ladies dressed just as fashionable as their Hollywood counterparts. I must say these ladies are a bit more modest about showing their cleave than some of the HK celebs...

Tang Wei looked more like princess than that Kate girl in this light pink Valentino from the Resort 2012 collection.  Wei has never disappointed me before in her red carpet outfits, let's hope she continues to 'wow' us!

Ella Chen looked ultra femme in a pleated charcoal Andrew Gn dress from F/W 2011. I am always shocked when she wears dresses because I'm so used to seeing her as a tomboy.

Vivian Hsu is always one to beat on the red carpet, she showed up in a sequined Salvatore Ferragamo featuring a v-neck and a high slit. She always gets the best dresses and sponsored the nicest bling!

Carina Lau wore a form fitting gradient Atelier Versace gown from S/S 2011, working it like a true diva

Angelica Lee was a vixen in this body hugging strapless red satin dress

 Aoi Miyazaki beaded dress seemed a bit overwhelming for her thin frame

Hao Lei picked a Fan Qi Hui original design, she just needed some neck bling to make a simple look stand out more, otherwise it's a great teal color.

Jiang Wenli wore a Naeem Khan floral embroidered black dress that was both age appropriate and chic

Kara Hui chose a stand out chartreuse dress with tiered chiffon ruffles

Bowie Tseng also opted for a strapless chartreuse colored gown but with a jewel encrusted sweetheart neckline, I must say it looks a bit ill fitting in the bust area

Pink Yang wore a dress by Shiatzy Chen, I like the peep of ivory colored ruffles under the sheer black fabric

Qin Hailu tulle dress was not a favorite of mine, the puff sleeve looked to '80's prom for me 

Michelle Chen opted for a blush dress with rosettes and petals strewn about, it was both youthful and sweet

Tanaka Chie kept it simple and classy in a maroon Xia Zi Li original

Shu Qi in Giorgio Armani; looks like she's a clown on stilts with these large flared bell bottoms, instead of elongating her legs it just swallowed them up. I did however like the blazer which was actually backless

Rene Liu wore a white Lanvin that was just tragic...it was frumpy, shapeless and made her look like a paper towel roll



Award Show Fashion: 14th Annual HuaBiao Film Awards

I hope the 'wrath' of Hurricane Irene didn't ruin everyone's weekend on the east coast! Thankfully I had electricity throughout otherwise I would've been super bored and wouldn't have known that there was an award show in China for the best in film! I was surprised to see how much black lace dresses there were on this red carpet, Lace is a definite must have this season! Will you be wearing it?

Yuan Li in a revealing lace dress. I know what you're thinking, "What was she thinking?!" I see Paris, I see France, I see Yuan Li's underpants! Well at least she wasn't wearing granny panties like Taylor Swift, now that would've been embarrasing! Even though I am a bit more slender than Li, I don't have the self confidence to ever wear something like this without a slip!

Zhang Ziyi in a much more modest yet still sexy gown by Tom FordZhang Jing Chu also opted for a long sleeved lace dress by Christian Dior, though I wish she had paired it with a clutch rather than a mini purse, it made it look too casual.

Cheng Ting Jia is wearing what I consider to be the perfect amount of lace on any outfit, Loved this look!

Angelababy looked youthful and chic in a lace bow adorned Valentino dress paired with a fun feathery gray clutch

Chow Yun Fat's wife also couldn't resist the urge to have a bit of lace on the bell of her sleeves, but seriously whoever dresses this woman needs to be fired. I don't think I've ever liked anything she's worn, everything is frumpy and shapeless!

Zhou Dong Yu looked age appropriate in this short black and white leaf appliqued dress

Eva Huang isn't afraid of mixing prints in this long sleeved dress

Zhou Xun is almost always in Chanel at every red carpet and it suits her perfectly

HK girl group Twins' Gillian and Charlene both opted for black dresses but Charlene wins my vote for best dressed twin in her long sheer (with a slip) dress with a sweetheart neckline.

Tang Wei (L) in Roberto Cavalli and Kara Hui both went with patterned v-neck dresses

Gong Li looked graceful and tan (even when she fell on stage lols) in this strapless black Alex Wang evening gown

Xu Fan opted for a traditional qi pao

Sammi (not afraid to admit she has a chest flatter than an airport tarmac) Cheng, shows that she's still got it at the age of 39 by wearing this forest green assymetrical cutout dress. Va-va-va-voom!

Jiang Wen Li also couldn't resist picking out a black v-neck dress for the event in Beijing

Sandra Ng, the big winner of the night, failed to impress in a plain black scoop neck dress. Yawn.

Joey Yung (L) has never been afraid to experiment with fashion but I don't really get this outfit... is she supposed to be a lamp shade? and Yumiko Cheng (R) went for a simple metallic gunmetal jumper, but homegirl forgot to accessorize!

Annie Yi chose to attend in this Christian Dior lace appliqued pastel gown that failed to really dazzle

Yang Mi went with a neutral gown that was perfect for her shape

Yan Ni went in last season's favorite nude colored dress

Michelle Yeoh (far right) who knew she was still around?! looked gorgeous in this princess pink gown with floral beading [with John Woo and his wife]

Crystal Liu looked beautiful in this soft pink tiered ruffle gown

Material Queen's Lynn Xiong glowed in her ruffled salmon gown

(Drama Fashion: Material Queen coming soon!!)

Kitty Zhang, you can;t see in this photo but this red hot dress has a long slit up to there

Liu Xiao Qing is not impressing anyone in this gold tone dress with a cape, the necklace is also too big for this dress, a dainty one goes a long way

Which lace dress was your favorite? Leave a comment below!

Award Show Fashion: 47th Baeksang Arts Awards

The 47th Baeksang Arts Awards were held yesterday; South Korea's version of the Golden Globes, where they award the best in film and television. If you've been following my blog a while, you'll know that the Koreans rarely step out of their "black dress comfort zone", so I was really surprised to see the pics from this show's red carpet. Plenty of white, red and even purple, this is by far one of my favorite Korean red carpets ;)

Tang Wei, who won best actress (and she isn't even Korean! you go girl!) also won my award for Best Dressed! Her gorgeous multi colored Escada gown caught my attention immediately
Kim Ah Joong wore the red version of Janice Man's dress from the HK Film Awards. I actually prefer it in the red, the bright color looked perfect on Ah Joong!

Moon Geun Young was quite the trend follower in a sexy cutout dress, I just love the flowiness (if this isn't a real word, I'm making it one! lol) of this dress.

I just had to include Big Bang's T.O.P. because he's amazing and he's as into fashion as I am haha, but mostly because he'e freaking H.O.T.! He could've opted to go in just a plain black jacket like all the other guys but he chose this purple printed jacket and black bow tie, gotta give him props for always stepping outside the box! Saranghae oppa! ;P

Ha Ji Won (from Secret Garden) skipped the red carpet and went straight to show in this black/white ensemble. Check out her guns.. her arms guys, I'm talking about her arms! lol

Yoo In Na (from Secret Garden) walked the red carpet in this chili pepper red gown with a sweetheart neckline, accessorizing with a small black clutch. Kim Nam Joo also decided to wear red but in a pantsuit and I must say, she looked extra leggy in this outfit. Definitely a plus on the assymetrical look on the jacket and black accessories.

Lee Min Jung wore a simple dress in a super bright fuschia and matched it with her fuschia and black clutch. although the color was eyecatching, the design was not.

Park Shin Hye opted for this royal blue Salvatore Ferragamo less the extremely plunging neckline that was on the runway model, which I thought was a nice touch since it's a well respected award show ;P

Hwang Jung Eum decided to bare her midriff (also in Salvatore Ferragamo) but in a tasteful manner by keeping every other part of herself fully covered. [Which reminds me that I gotta do some crunches today, right after I have myself a delicious Klondike bar! ;P ]

Seo Young Hee waved to the photogs in a simple strapless dark gray dress

Jo Yeo Jeong decided to be the girl who went to an award show in just a simple black dress, I would've given her some credit but the girl didn't even wear any jewels or do something to her hair! If I had the chance to walk on a red carpet and get photographed, I am gonna put some damn effort into it!

Min Hyo Rin went in black as well but at least her dress has some interest to it such as a pattern created by the sheer fabric

Nam Gyu Ri in a gorgeous v-neck tiered ruffle dress that I wish I had gone to prom in :( I just love the look of it and the banded in waist gave it some definition.

Hong Soo Ah looked young and fresh in this pale yellow dress with an embellished collar and bust.

Go Hyun Jung in a nude Donna Karan, sparkled but didn't shine as much as the other ladies.

Park Min Young was one of the five ladies to go in a white dress, her's featured a sweetheart neckline and chiffon ruffles on the top

Only Suzy can pull off this sweet bubble skirted dress and pair them with flashy violet pumps featuring floral appliques

Han Hyo Joo in a very unflattering tiered ruffle and lace Nina Ricci gown. The dress just looked too big on her and made her look wider that she really is on top.
Shin Hyun Bin looked like she missed a fitting as her bright white gown looked loose and like a window curtain she just wrapped around herself =_= Park Ha Seon in a hanbok, I am all for ethnic dresses but the ruching on the skirt of the dress looks a bit all over the place and unflattering. Not a fan.

Source: Newsen & Instyle

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend (and the Americans, a happy long weekend, whoohoo BBQs!)

Let me know below, who caught your eye and who had you gouging them out at this red carpet event?