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Richard Blackwell dies

Filed under: Celebrities with Style, Celebrity Fashion Mistakes



Legendary fashion critic, Mr. Richard Blackwell, died on Sunday. At 86 years young, Mr. Blackwell had been ill for some time, but in the end it was an intestinal infection got the best of him.

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Emmys '08 - Redeem yourself!

Filed under: Celebrity Fashion Mistakes, Red Carpet Trends

Face it -- when an award show is coming up, what do you get excited about? Here at StyleList, we are not ashamed to admit that we are far more excited about the red carpet than the actual show. The awards that matter most to us are the Best and Worst Dressed awards.

While celebs inevitably go all out for events like the Emmys, that means that some stars look amazing while others ... well, others don't exactly hit the nail on the head. By no means are we ready to to throw in the towel after one or two fashionn disasters, though -- in fact, we have high hopes for these stars' red carpet style at this year's Emmys! Take a look at their looks from last year, and we think you'll agree -- it's time for some redemption!

MTV VMA's Red Carpet Style

Filed under: Events: On the Scene

Michael Buckner is a fashion and celebrity photographer who travels around the world taking pictures on the red carpet. He gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the hottest entertainment industry events.


Britney Spears took home three Moon Men for "Piece of Me" to celebrate the 25th MTV Video Music Awards.

Growing up it was legends like Metallica, Beastie Boys, Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Now the closest thing to rock and roll on that stage is Tokio Hotel and Russel Brand's haircut, which he admits can be mistaken for mental illness. Brand poked fun at the Jonas Brothers "vow of celibacy," for which he later apologized -- but who should be apologizing for their outfits? Who deserves awards for their red carpet ensembles?

Britney Spears in Versace tops the list of best dressed. I've covered her from her glory days to nasty divorce court appearances. It hasn't been the smoothest road, but she's coming out on top.

Check out the gallery of my best dressed and worst dressed.

Gallery: MTV VMAs

Flash: Mr. Blackwell in critical condition

Filed under: Celebrities with Style


Bad news. Word is going round that actor, fashion designer, and über-critic Richard Blackwell is in the hospital today, and things are not looking so good. Apparently, he fell seriously ill on Tuesday, when he was taken to an LA area hospital and has been unconscious ever since. His partner Robert Spencer declined to give any details about which hospital was treating Blackwell, or his condition.

Richard Blackwell's career spans all from his days as a child actor to his rise to prominence as a designer with his line House of Blackwell, worn by A-listers such as Jayne Mansfield and Nancy Reagan.

Mr. Blackwell was also an innovator when it came to biting cynicism and cruel fashion commentary, so we certainly owe him a debt of gratitude. His famous "Worst Dressed" lists basically ushered in the modern era of celebrity-slamming. Awesome. They also laid the groundwork for multitudes of 'top 10' imitators from Letterman to Styledash (hey, that's us).

[via PerezHilton]

And the award does not go to...

Filed under: Celebrity Fashion Mistakes

Of the celebs that will be attending the Oscars this year, there's a few that might want to spend the evening at home, rather than risk perpetrating another serious style foul on the viewing public. The Academy hasn't asked for my opinion (again), but if they did, I'd vote to immediately strike the following invitees from future attendance based on past fashion offenses.

Charlize Theron: what the hell was up with that bow?

Dolly Parton: boobs. (Not that I don't love ya, Dolly.)

Philip Seymour-Hoffman: boobs.

Helena Bonham Carter: her hair at lat year's awards made her look like she lives in a Tim Burton movie.

Jamie Foxx: whoa, is that blue, or did my eyes explode?

Naomi Watts: according to our sister blog, Luxist, "...the dress looked as if she had a bad run in with a lawnmower."

Will any of these style-stunted celebs make a comeback this year? Only time will tell.

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