the VF afterparty...

FabSugar posted a very thorough gallery of pictures from the Vanity Fair Oscar after party, and I have been combing through it all afternoon. I've smiled, I've gagged a little, I've swooned and I've frowned. I suppose when literally everyone whose anyone is at the same party, there are bound to be a fair number of really awful outfits. If you want to see them, head over to FabSugar.com and click around to your heart's content. I choose not to pollute my blog with such sartorial sadness, so here are a bunch of things I really liked. From Rosario Dawson and Taylor Swift just classing it up to Hathway and Firth looking so cute and smiley... Even Tory Burch and Tom Ford were there to rep the fashion set. The VF affair was full of celebs from all spheres of fame, even of the Disney variety. Oh, to be a fly on the wall (or better yet, a sequin on a gown) at that party... (All images via FabSugar.)

{Oscars 2011} from runway to Hathaway...

Well, the Oscars happened. The show was hosted by Anne Hathaway, with a few squinty-eyed guest appearances and half-witty asides by James Franco. Hathaway was styled by Rachel Zoe in eight looks from the red carpet to the Vanity Fair after party. I loved the glamour of her wardrobe and hair changes that seemed to happen in a flash. The Valentino she wore on the red carpet and the red Versace she wore to the VF party were my two favorite looks from her, as well as overall. The Tom Ford number was a bold choice (miss-step?) due to the effect of the seams and lining, and I really hated the up-do that accompanied the Vivian Westwood gown, but other than that, kudos to Zoe. (*The custom Brian Atwood pumps were on another level, and I'm hoping to find a close-up of those for us to drool over asap.)