By Laura Medina
Once the Inauguration is finished by midnight tonight, we are all going to move onto...the Grammys!
Here is a guide in how to dress for the Grammys, how get ready and psyched up for the Grammys, and how to rock the Grammys.
Yes...the Grammys are aimed towards a more youthful demographics and the young-at-heart demos. Whatever is hot among the tweens, teens, and the Twenty-somethings or those who think like that, the Grammys is their party.
The first-go-to stop is Aries Milan's "Couquette" on 1230 Montana Avenue, Suite 103
Santa Monica, CA 90403. The movie and tv folks who are lucky to be invited and the musicians who must and have to attend,...they all hit this hot shop for the hot but haute, hip casual tops and tanks in cool mixed media textures in leather. Haute and hip enough for the Grammys but casual enough that they can worn long after the parties, well into Spring and Summer.
Santa Monica, CA 90403. The movie and tv folks who are lucky to be invited and the musicians who must and have to attend,...they all hit this hot shop for the hot but haute, hip casual tops and tanks in cool mixed media textures in leather. Haute and hip enough for the Grammys but casual enough that they can worn long after the parties, well into Spring and Summer.
Aries Milan first strike it hot back in Houston then dipped her toes in the Hollywood scene, getting a feel what Los Angelenos want while accompanying her screenwriter husband on business. When the timing was right, she launched her second branch of Couquette in Santa Monica this past holiday season.., and boy, does she have a hot sense of fashion. Cute botton-down blouses in spangly sequins and leather, lots of leather.
She burst leather out of the outerwear segment and displayed it as everyday casual wear with an edge, a perfect fit for the Grammys, mixing the high in luxury fabric with the low in causal construction, like the white leather halter top with black tie back or the skin-toned tank top with black leather posing as faux-branding. This is pretty much Grammy style: rocking your hippest jeans with the coolest, most unconventional top.
When asked if making the big leap from Houston, Texas to Santa Monica, California was a shock to the cultural system, her response was a simple, "no."
Aries said her Houston and LA clients have similar tastes but different buying patterns. Right now, it's slow in Houston but things are heating up here in LA. Whatever her LA customers wear, her Houston clients are watching.
What really pleasantly surprised her is whenever a yoga sweat-suit clad and yoga mat-clutching yogi steps in looking for the most rocking of chiffon-meets-leather or chiffon-meets-sequin. Aries realized sweating at yoga during the night gets her LA customers ready for the night-out.
Since Aries has her finger on the pulse for what's hot, here's her tips:
2. Be an instant trendsetter and transform even the simplest jeans and tee with just one staple piece like an animal print jacket, funky boots, a big, bold necklace or an eclectic belt or another bold accessory pieces.
3. “I don’t know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot,” stated the most iconic sex kitten, Marilyn Monroe. Stilettos – wear them with ANY and EVERY outfit. As women they extenuate our legs and really give us that extra “umph,” both in height, style and most importantly they’re an instant confidence booster!
4. Peplum not pleats. Pleats make you appear larger and make your butt and legs look like a gigantic bubble (which is never attractive).
5. Leather – pants, dresses or minis are always a fashion staple.
6. White after Labor Day? Definitely! Even though your grandmother always told you otherwise, it is fashionably acceptable to stroll through the seasons with your white staple pieces, just don’t go overboard.
7. Always accessorize with nail polish. Bold colors are always fun and trendy. Switching it up a bit by painting your ring fingers with a different color or sparkle always adds a flair!
8. A hot pink bag, pants or mini can always revamp a “normal” outfit into an immediate style success.
9. Strategically show skin to emulate a classy, sexy appeal but know what to bare and what to keep for the imagination.
10. Beaded embellishments, studs or gem accents on jackets, necklines and shoes are always donned in establishing a chic appeal.
11. Throw on a silk scarf – it’s one of the simplest things you can do and it gives you an instant classic and polished look.
12. Pearls glam up any ensemble and embodies a classically feminine Audrey Hepburn look.
13. Oversized sunglasses are a fashionista staple that adds instant mystique and mod glam. And let’s face it, we all just love the feel of them too!
14. Be brave! Mix and match bold colors/neon’s into your personal style and most importantly own it!
15. Most importantly always remember, everyday is a fashion show and the world is your runway!
Now, that we laid the fashion foundation, let's focus on how rockers really get ready...they refuel on coconut water.
Hint, hint, this could be a clue to a potential Grammy party.
Singers are getting ready, sweating it out, rehearsing, and rehydrating on coconut water....
It taste better than boring water, packed with Potassium, rapid hydration, lower acidity than sports drinks and juices,5 Electrolytes of sodium, magnesium, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, and used as an intravenous fluid and saved lives,,,better and longer to belt out those tunes.
Ok, this scribe believes, if you can't eat or drink it...wear it.
If downing coconut water isn't enough, rockers are prepping and pampering their face and skin with coconut water-based skincare. Joey New York offers a blemish-busting line based on coconut water at an attainable price.
As a gentler-alternative to traditional acid peels, Joey
New York Polynesian Beauty Pads are developed with
Young Green Coconut Water, coconut water from the
Polynesian tropics and natural fruit acids, diminishing the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles
and large pores while correcting uneven skin tone. These multi-tasking pads also deliver an
advanced night treatment – so you can achieve a more youthful glow while you catch up on your beauty sleep.
Joey
New York Polynesian Shed The Red
is a rejuvenating gel-serum treatment that corrects skin uneven skin tones by dissolving
the “bond” that seals dead cells to skin’s surgace. This
gentle formula will carry you into 2013 with a clean slate—redness free.
Correct-A-Line For Face And Eyes is a moisturizing but oil-free instant line filler that employs Indian Ginseng to de-stress your skin during the holiday season and build healthy skin, great skin aid for the Grammys.
Her "Beauty on the Go™ Make-up Kit" in a black, faux-crocodile embossed clutch carrying a complete makeup brush collection and a basic, whole makeup palette in a zippered pouch that can carry your cash, credit card, and driver's license. Great for Grammy night.
This kit includes the Powder, Eye Primer, Flared Eyeshadow, Mini Precision Crease, Eyeliner, Lip Liner and Brow/Lash brush styles.
The powdered eyeshadows, blush, highlighter, and bronzer are pack with: Vitamins A, C, and E – Providing excellent anti-oxidant and anti-aging factors; Gulf Stream Sea Waters ® – Revitalizing and soothing effect on skin. Beneficial for hyper-sensitive skin as it acts as an immunomodulator; and Kalparaiane ® is an anti-oxidant and Anti Aging ingredient firming, re-plumping, and providing nutrition to the skin.
The lip cream has Castor oil – high in Omega fatty acids excellent for skin hydration.
The classic but smoldering color palette packed in a sexy, rocking faux-crocodile clutch is an ideal touch-up for a diva, hitting the stage then the rounds of parties going to do the LA landscape.
Now, you got the basic blueprint in how to prep and dress like your favorite rock star...and the Grammys have yet to erupt!
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