NY Mag's The Cut has a picture of Kate Winslet at the NYC premiere of the new HBO film Mildred Pierce. She's wearing a long-sleeved black dress with a sheer side polka-dotted panel from Stella McCartney's fall 2011 collection. She styled it with a strappy pair of black heels, also from the fall 2011 Stella McCartney collection, and carried a black-and-gold Calvin Klein clutch. I'm not loving it. It's suuuuuch a gorgeous dress and it definitely looks amazing on Kate, but I think I'd rather see it with more structured black pumps. Those shoes aren't standing up to the awesomeness of the dress. Also, gold clutch? Not feeling it.
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How adorably-wearable are these new looks from Kate Spade? Except for the hats, I think most of these goodies could seemlessly integrate into any work wordrobe. Love the heavy doses of black with just pops of colour or pattern. I think this is the NYC/Chicago/Toronto way to rock out stylishly without over doing it. The black and cream striped shirt in the bottom photo reminds me a Stella McCartney dress from a few seasons ago. More photos of the event here.
