my new celebrity style crush: gwyneth

{photo of Gwyneth Paltrow at the National Movie Awards red carpet}

D and I watched the grammy’s on Sunday and quite frankly, all I remember are Katy’s glittery eyes and a haze of hot pink feather earrings. I was absolutely mesmerized by Gwyneth! Say what you want about the “Forget You” number, but D and I loved it. And, I thought Gwyneth’s styling was super smart. I guess if you’re on stage singing with muppets, you could really get away with wearing the craziest, most colorful ensemble you can think of. She could have worn either of these two beautiful, outrageous gowns by the late, brilliant, Alexander McQueen…

…which would have been fabulous, but she did not. She even could have channeled Bjork and worn a giant stuffed bird and it would have been totally in line with the rest of the cast for that performance. However, she did not. She wore this:

And I thought IT WAS PERFECT. It was really fun but in unexpected, subtle ways. Her hair was perfection, and the hot pink feather earrings and the amazing stilettos were just the right amount of crazy-fun without going overboard. It’s like her stylist got her all dressed up and said “You know what, Gwyneth? That’s one step too far. Take off the rainbow feather dress we originally picked, and just put on that little black jumpsuit.” Perfect!!! I know not everyone can pull off a skin-tight black jumpsuit, but her fantastic body had absolutely nothing to do with how rockin’ I thought she looked. Major props to whoever styled her.

I loved her look so much, and since I was at the mall running some errands anyway, I picked up a little Valentine’s gift for myself at Charlotte Russe. {You can always rely on them to have, well, cheap fun jewelry that will tarnish/break after several wears, but it’s okay because you get what you get for $4. And today, I got my wish to have hot pink feather earrings!} Happy Valentine’s Day to me! In between addressing, I snapped a few photos so you could see.

So even if it’s not hot pink feathers, I hope you find yourself a little inspired to add a little element of pizzaz to your outfit today! Think about it, how can someone not have a good day sporting hot pink feathers?! xo, linds p.s. I found most of the photos of Gwyneth’s Grammy look here.