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Movie Awards 2011: Lily Collins, Lil Mama, And Nicki Minaj Rock The Best Accessories

Posted 6/6/11 4:22 pm EST by Mary H.K. Choi in Accessories, MTV Movie Awards, Red Carpet

Clutches, rings, and cuffs ruled the night and the multiple metallic surfaces sent our magpie-like covetous brains spinning. And scheming. From cunning little hard-case purses to mercury-shiny asymmetrical cuffs to bracelets that appeared to be made from boiled and spun sugar, there wasn't an accessory that we didn't mentally audition with our wardrobe at home. Let's take a closer look and really allow the envy to take hold and darken our hearts before dropping serious paper on some of these choice, outfit-making accent pieces.

NICKI MINAJ

Nicki Minaj at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards in Universal City, California on June 5, 2011.
Photo: Getty Images

While we personally would've loved a simple tank paired with Nicki's amazing, ultra-'80s, black-and-gold-hardware ensemble, we're uncompromised in our love and admiration of all that gleaming metal. From the bright buckles of her waistcoat to the enormous gauntlet of bracelets, we loved the deep, inverted, dramatic V of her gold 4.3.2.1 Necklace by TomTom Jewelry that's held aloft seemingly by her impressive décolletage and set off by the badassery of her matching gold Crystal Chunk Knucklebuster Ring by Luv AJ.

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Movie Awards 2011: Trey Songz Talks To Us About His Show Style

Posted 6/5/11 1:48 am EST by Mary H.K. Choi in Dudes, Events, Movie Awards, MTV Movie Awards

Photo: John Shearer/WireImage.com

We're mere hours away from the 2011 Movie Awards and rehearsals are in full swing prepping for the Big Night. We were lucky enough to throw our meager elbows into the mix to grab some face time with Trey Songz, who will be performing with Lupe Fiasco and performing their joint collab "Out of My Head" for the first time together on television, and um, yeah, he's totally a bona fide Hot Dude. Like, for sure. While he wouldn't dish on exactly what ensemble he'll wear tomorrow night (he and his stylist Talia have pulled several plausible dapper looks), he does assure us he'll be showing off his best with a likely outfit change between the show and the performance, with maybe an added look thrown in expressly for the red carpet. Hardly a shocker knowing what flair Trigga typically brings. Seeeeeriously.

+ TREY SONGZ ON HIS PERSONAL STYLE:

+ To find out what outfit Trey Songz is dipped in, tune in HERE for our MTV Movie Awards live blog (starting at 6:30 p.m. ET) as we scour the red carpet for all the stuntastic style.

2011 MTV MOVIE AWARDS COVERAGE:
• Christian Siriano To Host MTV.com's Red Carpet Report
• OMG! Sneak Peek At 'Breaking Dawn' Wedding Fashion
• MTV Generation Award Winner Reese Witherspoon's Iconic Fashion Moments
• A Fashion Homage To 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'
• A Fashion Homage To 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part1'
• A Fashion Homage To 'Black Swan'
• A Fashion Homage To 'Easy A'
• Memorable Style Moments Of The Best Male Performance Nominees
• Memorable Style Moments Of The Best Female Performance nominees

Tags 2011 MTV Movie Awards, Lupe Fiasco, MTV Movie Awards, Trey Songz

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Let's Discuss: Totally Reversible Jeans Taking So Long To Get Here

Posted 6/2/11 6:00 pm EST by Mary H.K. Choi in Let's Discuss

Bleulab Reversible Coated Curve Legging in Azurite Cayman Blue.
Photo: Courtesy of Singer22

Leaping lizards, ladies. Is it just me or are you kind of mad that this hasn't existed before? Ahahahahaha. What INGRATES we all are if that's the case! JKJKJKJK, we're the best. Get on in here for a hug. But seriously, of all the technological innovations that have improved our quality of life (and dwindled our capacity for empathy and patience for real human interaction) isn't it sort of shocking that we've only JUST been blessed with these reversible jeans? Courtesy of Bleulab, a denim studio based out of L.A., and featuring a number of fits and washes, these twofer slacks go for about $163-$207 at Singer22.com. Plus, they make 'em in JORTS!

Tags Bleulab, Denim, Jeans, Leggings, Let's Discuss, Reversible Jeans, Reversible Leggings

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Cover Girl: Zoe Kravitz on 'ASOS'

Posted 6/1/11 1:28 pm EST by Mary H.K. Choi in Covers

I know the obvious thing to discuss is how U.K. online clothier ASOS has an entire magazine that looks smashing and is satisfying since you know ALL the fash credits for everything already (artists' own notwithstanding of course) or how cover girl Zoe Kravitz has just lopped her hair off into a positively DARLING bob, but I'd like to open with something else:

I just saw X-Men: First Class last night, and it was SO AMAZING I CAN'T EVEN DEAL.

Tags ASOS, Cover Girl, Covers, Zoe Kravitz

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Let's Discuss: Dudes With Long Hair Ruling Girls' Loins Forever Without Fail

Posted 5/31/11 6:24 pm EST by Mary H.K. Choi in Dudes, Let's Discuss

Taylor Kitsch at the U.S. premiere of 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' in Tempe, Arizona, on April 27, 2009, Tom Brady at the 'Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty' Costume Institute Gala in New York City on May 2, 2011, and Ashton Kutcher at the Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking's 13th Annual Gala in Los Angeles on May 12, 2011.
Photo: Getty Images

Um. So, this. I know that the title of this post is a little dicey with it seeming like there's tendrils getting all mixed up and tangled in ladyjunk but seriously, what's with guys having long hair and suddenly becoming UNIMPEACHABLE GODS? It's frankly a little gross how responsive I, and other ladies like myself, get when guys get all tonsorially loose and freeeeee and flowing because I think what's primarily attractive about it is that they sort of look like jerks. There's something distinctly unemployed yet preening about the setup that makes them look suspiciously capable of murder and monster-scale embezzling or worse still, reminiscent of skater dudes from my youth. Ugh. Sooooo handsome... to where it fills me with self-loathing.

Tags Ashton Kutcher, Dudes, Grooming, Hair, Let's Discuss, Taylor Kitsch, Tom Brady

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Cop This Look: How To Dress Like 'Jem And The Holograms'

Posted 5/31/11 3:54 pm EST by Mary H.K. Choi in Beauty, TV Shows

Jem and the Holograms.
Photo: Courtesy of Hasbro/Marvel Productions

Wowowowowowowowoowowwowow I love Jem SO HARD. I love being, all, "Showtime Synergy!" and acting like I'm harnessing the projection power of my earrings to create an all-girl holographic pop/rock band. It's so awesome. Oooooooor trulytrulytruly outrageous, AMIRITE???? Only thing is, other than remembering that Jem had ridic long legs and the best outfits and flyest makeup (even though it was for her Second Life avatar of a frontwoman more than in IRL) I kiiiiiinda don't remember anything about the show at all which is why it's so helpful that they're on the air again with a repeat of the FIRST EPISODE tonight on Hub. Like, par example of crap I forgot: um, did you know her father dies and leaves her a record company AND a foster home that she has to financially support? Weird. Thanks, dad.

Tags Barney's, Beauty Is Life, Get The Look, Girl Props, Hot Topic, Jem And The Holograms, Manic Panic, Topshop, Urban Decay

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Let's Discuss: Hammitt x 'True Blood' Werewolf Pocketbook

Posted 5/26/11 5:30 pm EST by Mary H.K. Choi in Accessories, Let's Discuss

Arrrrrrrrrrrrooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. *pant pant* Hammitt for True Blood Alcide Handbag.
Photo: Courtesy of Racked

Sooooooo. Yeah, this happened. Weird thing is, even between the Rottweiler Givenchy T-shirt that Kanye and Liv Tyler both wore, the menacing cat one-piece swimsuit that Rihanna wore a majillion billion years ago, and the Christopher Kane gorillas, I'm not even of the camp that the rabid animal face motif is tired. I kinda like it as the logical next step from irono-wearing those black tees with the wolf pack and the dream catchers because that mess was hilarious and bizarre.

The thing that actually does totally confuse me other than the $500 bones (RAAHAHAHAHARHARAHARSNOOORT. WHAT? I am TOO a lady. Sheesh.) you'll have to drop on this novelty item, is that they totally did this wrong.

Tags Hammitt, Let's Discuss, Purses, True Blood

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Tyra And André Leon Talley Are Really Excited To Talk About Shapewear

Posted 5/26/11 5:28 pm EST by Mary H.K. Choi in Models, Video

Tyra Banks and André Leon Talley.
Photo: Courtesy of typeF

Tyra Banks and André Leon Talley have teamed up to make a series of 'Fa-Fa-Fa-Fashion' vids for Tyra's new fashion website/community typeF. The duo picks a topic that real people can relate to like skinny jeans or little black dresses or trench coats or whatever (you know Tyra, she likes to keep it real) and runs absolutely bananaswild with it for five minutes. ALT stations himself in a metal chair and really grounds the whole endeavor with a wealth of historical context (in this one he talks about the Victorian bustline and the Edwardian uni-boob), and Tyra sits on his lap, hamming it up to his every word.

In this installment about "Shapewear" (basically corsets and spanx and prosthesis-looking binding crap that goes from your knees all the way up to your boobs) there is a point where Ms. T is wearing nothing but flesh-colored (like, anglo "flesh-colored") support underwear and walking around like a mummy to indicate how binding all of it is. Obviously the best and only way to illustrate this point...

Tags Andre Leon Talley, Shapewear, typeF, Tyra Banks, Video

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Let's Discuss: Licious Apparel By Coco

Posted 5/25/11 9:02 am EST by Mary H.K. Choi in Celebrity Designers, Let's Discuss

Coco modeling the Licious Denim Outfit.
Photo: Courtesy of Licious

Over the weekend, the New York fashion community learned something new—that Ice-T's improbably proportioned wife Coco has a clothing line. And while there's plenty of low-hanging fruit to plunder in discussions of fledgling fashion brands launched by former Playboy models, since I have an enormous amount of respect of Fin Tutuola in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, I will strive for diplomacy and a delicate touch.

We'll see how that goes.

The thing about the blonde bombshell's foray into apparel is that she's actually had a denim line since 2009. The unorthodox spandex to cotton ratio of her jeans not only flattered her absolutely INSANE physique in this Twitpic dated December 12, but was actually a respectably early form of the jegging (a trend that outright refuses to die despite my attempts to kill it with fire). In that aspect, she was definitely on to something and could have made a grip of loot with the right positioning.

But then there's another aspect that's truly hilarious and emblematic of the cloistered life that the trophy wife of Ice-T would lead.

Tags Coco, Ice-T, Let's Discuss, Licious

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You Guys! The Gang's All Here!!!!! Paaaaaartaaaay. Finally. Maybe Almost Died.

Posted 5/24/11 3:09 pm EST by Mary H.K. Choi in Announcements

You WILL have fun. You WILL mean it.
Photo: Getty Images

Hi internet! *Waves* I really like what you've done with the place *looks around, wipes chair absentmindedly with a hankie before sitting down.* So, there are many, many exciting changes afoot in our little corner of the information superhighway, namely the fact that we've got a whole new squad! I KNOW! You're already familiar with Chrissy, our stalwart production assistant/editorial assistant who is McGotes the wind beneath my wings, like, to where when I was flopping around cluelessly like a beached hammerhead shark she fed me milk shake through a squeeze bottle, kept the blog alive, and social-networked everything until I got my bearings and regained my strength. Plus, her nails, eyeliner, and shoe game were FLAWLESS the entire time.

Then, we added Gaby the PA/EA whose waist-length curls, button nose and total type-A personality we THOUGHT was total mean girl material until we realized she's a huge band nerd with a tireless work ethic whose strong back and perfectionist nature we could ABUSE and HAZE by making her do SO MUCH WRITING while cropping and HTML-ing her face off.

And now, with my latest CHAMPIONSHIP coup, namely the cherry picking of the bananasawesome Leila Brillson, formerly of Refinery29, Interview, and Switched (pour some out) it's a MUHFUGGIN' PARTY!!! Mwahahahreeeeer. And, if not a party, we're at least totally gassed and running around the office patting ourselves on the back and making sure everyone who's anyone in the building sees it. We're getting T-shirts made and maybe even satin jackets with EMBROIDERED "MTV Style" all in cursive and bedazzled that we are absolutely NOT going to charge to our corporate cards or anything... *cough* but the actual OBJECTIVE remains the same. We, along with our fearless boss, Sophia Rai, are dedicated to bringing you the best, brightest, LOL-iest, absurdest, awesomest style news in all of the universe. It's SO on. Oh, and write to us at style@mtv.com to talk to any of us. xoxo

Tags Awesome Things, Cats, Chrissy Mahlmeister, Gaby Wilson, Interview, Kitty Purry, Leila Brillson, Partay, Party Cat, Refinery29, Switched, ZOMG

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