{"id":44308,"date":"2019-12-31T19:16:56","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T00:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=44308"},"modified":"2019-12-31T19:16:56","modified_gmt":"2020-01-01T00:16:56","slug":"year-in-review-2019s-top-fashion-slays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/year-in-review-2019s-top-fashion-slays\/","title":{"rendered":"Year in Review: 2019&#8217;s Top Fashion Slays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cardi B and her stylist, Kollin Carter, slayed alllll year, from a vintage Thierry Mugler dress at the Grammys in February &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><a id=\"quG6Ltl5SaJ9gcj9Bju_Rw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1128885018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'quG6Ltl5SaJ9gcj9Bju_Rw',sig:'fBeFy_CbEcTp5zPOEQzjIBTZwL1ilELkx0mD_iIJR88=',w:'508px',h:'594px',items:'1128885018',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; to a Thom Browne extravaganza at the Met Gala in May &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><center><a id=\"cEXJ1U2rQvZs7PU94ixGlg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1147430734\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'cEXJ1U2rQvZs7PU94ixGlg',sig:'aQ4YiRNNQbzHA0gW0OyBewSTOUh9JUW8BqRjgdppWeA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1147430734',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; to the outrageous feathered coat by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/style\/story\/cardi-shows-criminal-court-showstopping-outfit-67687044\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saulo Villela for\u00a0Adrienne Landau<\/a> that she wore to CRIMINAL COURT in Queens this month.<\/p>\n<p><center><center><a id='K3j6PG00S8dEDxuzsrfG3w' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1187759396' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'K3j6PG00S8dEDxuzsrfG3w',sig:'3P2Lre_o1rcUtDuA4ETL6qBZyURaRI58TLholffoKV0=',w:'594px',h:'404px',items:'1187759396',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/center><\/p>\n<p>If I were a lawyer accompanying a client to court &#8212; or simply a defendant&#8217;s best friend &#8212; I would say, &#8220;No matter what you do, do not wear a feathered coat and a big hat to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/2019\/12\/cardi-b-in-court-today-wears-incredible-coat.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">court hearing<\/a>!&#8221; As a completely uninvolved and but very impressed observer, I say to Cardi, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/category\/uncategorized\/wear-what-you-want\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wear what you want!<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I hope Cardi keeps Kollin Carter on the payroll indefinitely. (You can follow him on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kollincarter\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram for details about all of Cardi&#8217;s looks<\/a>.) His prospects seem good because his client has been absolutely killing it and she&#8217;s been loyal to her team, which, in addition to Carter, includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/erika_lapearl_mua\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erika La Pearl for makeup<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tokyostylez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tokyo Stylez for hair<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nailson7th\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jenny Bui for nails<\/a>. I just wish I could find an embeddable photo of the floral Richard Quinn outfit Cardi wore during Paris Fashion Week. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/uk\/fashion\/a29286082\/cardi-b-richard-quinn-outfit-face-cover\/\">It&#8217;s a must-see<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e9line Dion has also been going <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glamour.com\/story\/celine-dion-haute-couture-fashion-week-paris-photos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hard in these streets with her couture<\/a>. She was exactly 20 years before her time with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/throwback-thursday-celine-dions-oscar-tux\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">much-criticized John Galliano tuxedo she wore to the 1999 Oscars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><a id=\"ZBWhotzCTv9rqN1k97hsLw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/80990622\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ZBWhotzCTv9rqN1k97hsLw',sig:'tuVDQ2KD2HhfNU4uNN9KyxeZs1MA-6N5mxlhUwSMjeI=',w:'392px',h:'594px',items:'80990622',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Finally, the world has caught up and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/fashion\/2019\/jul\/09\/all-hail-celine-dion-the-joyous-new-queen-of-fashion\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recognized her as the fashion queen that she has been all along<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='5KvZrNpARh5_Z25SKiDcLA' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1153136493' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'5KvZrNpARh5_Z25SKiDcLA',sig:'laOeUNVlio-SfvobsOSCQE9Jrp2N3wthQoTOJ7UTD0Y=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'1153136493',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Runners-up for 2019: Indya Moore from the television show <em>Pose<\/em> enlists fashion to make powerful trans-rights and human-rights statements.  Below, the earrings by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/2019\/09\/indya-moore-wears-earrings-honoring-murdered-trans-women.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Areeayl Yoseefaw of Beads Byaree show some of the transwomen murdered in 2019<\/a> in an epidemic of violence.<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='OG3BowTuQbV5m4d1DZ-LkA' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1172657329' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'OG3BowTuQbV5m4d1DZ-LkA',sig:'5kgGz3HbyYhjvEkIvjzlk9IBqf5bV-nzzXBXXlOnlnI=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'1172657329',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>On a lighter note, I&#8217;ve got to recognize Jennifer Lopez for wearing an updated version of the Versace gown she wore to the 2000 Grammys.<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='sc7SyAISRxhx3Z9YQbdqOg' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1175982086' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'sc7SyAISRxhx3Z9YQbdqOg',sig:'Yv9ch5HvekhJ32uKjVA9Z5rcaRydksXBIVj_J5QwGF0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1175982086',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>You know, This Gown.<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='yavFXaiPSsd3EE-pmmXqUg' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2279421' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'yavFXaiPSsd3EE-pmmXqUg',sig:'0CTlUHs--7lYK49K9jqK8jXlgucL78kGXfdtz9kymqw=',w:'246px',h:'354px',items:'2279421',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Actually, maybe this isn&#8217;t a lighter note. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\/article\/j-lo-green-versace-dress-responsible-for-google-image-search\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">J. Lo&#8217;s 2000 dress was the catalyst<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/search-engine-self-censorship\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the creation of Poodle Images<\/a>, reminding me of the leering interest in women that motivated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/throwback-thursday-my-on-leadership-interview\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Zuckerberg&#8217;s pre-Facebook project at Harvard<\/a>. No wonder we have no privacy online. 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