The Soul Train Awards went down last night in Las Vegas, Nevada, with loads of Fashion Bomb starlets on the carpet.
Take a look:
Erykah Badu hosted the festivities and took her job seriously! She went bold in a black gown with dramatic sleeves, and accessorized with a top hat and a Lillian Shalom rings.
Let’s take a moment to admire the back.
Bomb!
Regina Hall punctuated a lace top and leather pencil skirt with leopard pumps.
Kat Graham wore the Balmain x H&M dress I had my eye on! She worked the look with Giuseppe Zanotti Coline sandals.
Naturi Naughton beamed in a red From Haute Couture dress.
Eva Marcille took a risk in an Iconic Invanity beaded jumpsuit. She’s pretty enough to pull this off with pinache.
Tisha Campbell skewed racy in a sheer black dress.
MC Lyte chose a Byron Lars creation for the night.
Demetria McKinney came to slay in a Maria Harper Dress. Hot!
R. Kelly went for feral in a leopard calf hair jacket.
Big Tigger got it right in a tailored suit.
It was all good for Tank until the white shoes.
Erica Campbell looked lovely in a black dress and strappy sandals.
Chrisette Michele sported long locks and a figure flattering jumpsuit.
I really loved Empire’s Ta’Rhonda Jones’s sequined short suit. She’s so jazzy!
It’s good to see Tevin Campbell out and about! He was styled in a velvet Burberry blazer and a bowtie.
Janelle Monae worked her black and white color palette in a Chanel ensemble and Stuart Weitzman thigh high boots.
Her label mate Jidenna looked dapper in olive green tweed and argyle socks.
Babyface was honored at the ceremony, and posed with his adorable family on the carpet.
Inside…
My mouth dropped when I saw this picture of Fantasia. She looked fantastic in a high slit red dress with cut outs!
That does it!
Who had your favorite look from the event?
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Kris Jenner celebrated her 60th birthday with a Great Gastby themed fete! Of course all her daughters joined in on the festivities. Khloe, Kendall, and Kylie all sparkled in dresses by Middle Eastern designer Yousef Al-Jasmi.
Khloe rocked a $16,500 net beaded gown covered with over 400,000 crystals.
Let’s take a moment to salivate over Kylie’s Krazy Kloset! Anywho, Kylie wore an $18,000 silver mesh and Swarovski beaded gown. Adorned with crystal chains and over 400,000 crystals, the piece took over 16 days to create.
Kendall wore an $8,000 Yousef Al-Jasmi silver fringed cocktail dress, which sparkled with over 100,000 crystals.
These dresses are everything! I’d wear one to my wedding, though, not my mom’s birthday party. Guess it’s all relative!
What do you think of their looks?
I recently stumbled across Kalamarie Handbags, a line of chic totes and clutches constructed with crocodile and leather.
One of my favorites is their $850 Josephine Saddle Bag in Gray:
The pieces comes in a load of colors, including navy blue, black, burgundy, and burnt orange.
Wear it over your shoulder or cross body. It’s perfect for fall!
Kat Graham shimmered and sparkled at the 2015 Soul Train Awards in the same $1,425 Giuseppe Zanotti Coline Sandals Jada Pinkett Smith originally wore back in July:
Kat paired the sandals with a green sequin Balmain x H&M mini dress, while Jada chose a $3,859 Strapless Embellished Mini Dress from the iconic French fashion house’s main line.
Her suede sandals feature with Swarovski crystal embellishment and intricately cut heel panels.
Kenny Burns celebrated his birthday at the Gold Room in Atlanta, and brought Nas along to co-host. Nasir kept his look sporty in a $300 Hood by Air Double Zip Logo T-Shirt.
He grabbed a pic with the birthday boy, Alex Gidewon, and Jeezy.
The long sleeve t-shirt in black has a rib knit crewneck collar and cuffs, mirrored zipper accents, and a logo on the front.
Some of the best comments this week came from customer testimonials from the Balmain x H&M launch. As you’re undoubtedly aware, shoppers fought, grabbed, and stampeded to get their hands on sumptuous embroidered dresses, velvet pants, and gold buttoned blazers.
A reader who called herself, “Where’s the Love?” recounted her experience, “I was there. One of the first to go in at the West Hollywood Location in LA. I had been waiting since 8pm Wednesday evening. It was quite the experience. One to go down in History books or at least a check mark on my bucket list. I kept asking myself why I was there because it was completely out of my element and I couldn’t really come up with a solid answer. I’m not a fan of Kim K or any celebrity for that matter but I do aesthetically enjoy the fashions of Balmain and designer Olivier.”
” I made friends with the Koreans in front of me. We planned a strategy to help each other out and in the end they were only in it to resell on Ebay. People were really bold in line i.e. paying people off trying to score, paying folks to stand in line for them, one guy put two chairs down and went home to go to bed only to come back to his chairs in the street. A verbal argument ensued when he returned and was kicked out of line. One girl was dropped off by her uber driver and walked to the front of the line and sat down like she had been there all night. It started to get ruthless and tension was thick. The energy was shifting and it was no longer fun and exciting. Although, I was able to get the pieces I wanted I’m questioning if it was worth it in the end.”
” I enjoy the creative element of fashion and self expression. But clothes don’t make you happy. Happiness truly comes from within. I’m taking the next few days to go deep within myself through mediation and prayer to bring to the surface of why I may feel the need to engage in consumerism to this capacity. I learned so much about myself in this experience. I hope this helps anyone who wasn’t able to get what they wanted. The arguing the fighting, pushing, shoving, every man for himself mentality is not what fashion or life should be about. If we learned anything especially post 911/Katrina, what seems to be more rewarding is helping people, giving back, looking out for one another or just putting a smile on someone’s face. Where is the Love????”
Indeed, where is the love? Fashion should be a fun flourish, the cherry on top of the cake of life–not a cruel competitive sport.
What do you think of “Where is the Love”‘s story?
*The pictures above are used only for illustration purposes.
