Singer Adele Will Be In Vogue At The Grammy Awards

Anna Wintour Goes From “The Devil Wears Prada” to Glam Squad Goddess

British singer Adele had better bring it on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards on Sunday.  As if being a nominee for best record for her hit Chasing Pavements isn’t a big enough deal, the Amy Winehouse successor is being styled by the She Bangs She-Devil herself, Vogue’s Anna Wintour.

“It was just like The Devil Wears Prada,’ Adele said. Then Wintour offered to style her for the Grammies, she added in disbelief. “I got a really nice dress,” Adele said. “I don’t ever wear dresses. I wear dresses with tights and flat shoes and a cardigan. But I am going to get my boobs out and everything. It’s going to be quite a big deal.”

But just because Anna has front row seats at every fashion show on the planet and can raid the best clothes racks outside of Barney, there’s no guarantee that Adele will be a shoe-in (ha!) for “Best Dressed.”  Though considering some of the bizarre looks that have shown up at the Grammies, “Best Dressed” is kind of relative.

Remember Kiera Knightley’s “WTF?! Was She Attacked By A Weed Wacker?” cover?  And that weird Photoshop-y thing they did to Gwyneth Paltrow where it looks like her head is floating a full foot in front of her neck?  With all those fashion faux pases, plus those pesky and persistent rumors of her impending retirement weighing on her padded shoulders, Anna will be out for Style Redemption.

One word of advice to Adele:  Don’t let anyone near you with anything that even remotely resembles a Ziggy Stardust bolero jacket.  You just know that Andre Leon Talley is still in a snit because everyone turned their nose up at his grand fashion vision.

The British torch singer competes in four categories at Sunday’s Grammy Awards, including record of the year for the breakup ballad “Chasing Pavements.”

These Sigerson Morrison ‘Belle’ shoes are flat out fabulous!

By ShoeMinx Stylista Paige Muller

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February 6, 2009 | Filed Under Ballet Flats, Keira Knightly, SHOE TYPE | Leave a Comment 

Vogue Cover Girl Keira Knightley: The “WTF” Heard Round the World

If Anna Wintour Wanted a Pirate, Johnny Depp

Would Have Been a Better Pick

THUMP. It’s the sound that says “Fall” to fashionistas the world over: super-sized editions of fashion magazines arriving on newsstands. It’s like Christmas morning when everything is bright and shiny and new. Heaven.

With magazine circulation and ad sales down for the all-important September issues, ShoeMinx was eager to see what tony covers would entice us to lust, crave and covet the luxe products within the glossy pages. Fashion Bible Vogue is not immune from the ad slump - down 674 from 725 last year - so expectations to knock it out of the box with a big celeb get, rested squarely on Anne Wintour’s Chanel-padded shoulders.

Pirates of the Caribbean actress and Vogue cover girl Keira Knightley is a puzzling choice for more reasons than one. Knightley last appeared on the June 2007 cover, which was the second-lowest seller of that half of the year. But WHAT is up with her hair? Too much styling product? Or is it some kind of artistic vision that mere mortals not named Andre Leon Talley are incapable of interpreting without an encyclopedic knowledge of erudite references and high-priced European cigarettes? Whatever it is, it’s not pretty. For a publication of Vogue’s venerable status, that’s the ultimate fashion crime.

A surefire cover-saver, these sweet violet Dior Suede Wedges:

Or these knuckle-bitingly sexy Manolo Blahnik pumps…

Adding to the cover let-down is the lack of extraordinarily desirous accoutrements that make us consider sending in slightly less than the full credit card payment. A tall order, but a killer shoe could have diverted attention from Knightley’s weed-whacked hair and channeled the horror in a more positive direction to product envy. If ever a cover was in need of direction it would be this one.  As for Knightley’s hair? A hat. Definitely.

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