...And the fashion nominees are in!

Nominations for the London Design Museum awards are in. Here's a little blurb from their website:

The Design Museum’s Design Awards, ‘the Oscars of the design world’, showcase the most innovative and progressive designs from around the world, spanning seven categories: Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Furniture, Graphics, Product and Transport. A high profile judging panel will decide the best entries in each of the seven categories. Category award winners and the overall winner of the Design of the Year Award 2012 will be announced at an Awards event in April 2012.


"The Oscars of the design world"? We like that...

Let's take a look at the full list of nominees for the fashion category, shall we?

The fashion nominees in full:

Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum, New York, USA
Andrew Bolton with the support of Harold Koda of The Costume Institute, New York, USA

The Duchess of Cambridge's Wedding Dress, London, UK
Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen

Céline Autumn/Winter '11, Paris, France
Phoebe Philo at Céline

Late Night Chameleon Café, London, UK
Store design: Gary Card, creative director: John Skelton, brand director: Dan Mitchell

Mary Katrantzou Autumn/Winter '11, London, UK
Mary Katrantzou

Melissa + Gaetano Pesce Boot and Flip Flip, New York, USA
Gaetano Pesce, Manufactured by Melissa, Brazil

Oratory Jacket, London, UK
Will Carleysmith, Head of Design at Brompton Bicycle Ltd

Suno Spring/Summer '11, New York, USA
Suno

Vivienne Westwood Ethical Fashion Africa Collection, Autumn/Winter '11
Vivienne Westwood, London, UK

132.5, Tokyo, Japan
Miyake Design Studio

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Come back soon for a review of our favorites to win the London Design Museum awards!

The royal wedding part 3 (aka the final part): Grace, Kate, Diana, the recession, and did I mention oogling at Prince Harry?

...And here is the 3rd and final segment to our royal wedding commentary! Without further adieu, here it is:

Him: So the last part of our Kate and Will's wedding coverage, huh?
Me: Yup, and there's still one thing we haven't covered yet...
Him: THE DRESS!
Me: Wow. You sound even more excited than I am.
Him: Erm... Sorry.
Me: No need to be sorry about it. Let's take a look at Kate's dress.

Her Serene Highness The Princess Grace of Monaco (left) and Her Royal Highness The Duchess Catherine of Cambridge (right)

Him: That's a nice picture of Kate, erm... Catherine side by side with Grace Kelly.

Me: Yes it is, especially due to the similarities in their wedding gown styles.

Him: Um... I don't mean to burst your bubble, but they're the exact same.

Me: You mean their dresses? They're similar, but different.

Him: And how so?

Me: Well, Grace Kelly's seems more conservative, befitting her time, though of course the lace sleeves (which I adore) were considered modern back then. Princess Grace's dress is also belted at the waist with a matching white sash, while Kate's is more free, also with a lower neckline.

Him: You mean plunging neckline.

Me: Oh there's always worse.

Him: True and I can't help but notice that Kate's hair being down makes the whole look much more modern and relaxed than Grace's look.

Me: Now you're talking like a real fashionista! Kate's veil is also simpler. Her veil and train are so much shorter than Diana's.

Him: That's not saying much. Diana's dress was almost all the way to the door!

The Princess Diana and her REALLY long train

Me: If I remember correctly, Diana's train was about 25 feet long.

Him: So how many meters would that be?

Me: I actually forgot that you were British and didn't know feet! It's about 7.62 meters.

Him: The only question I have now is how on earth did she walk with that thing on?

Me: I'm afraid I can't help you with that one, but here's another picture. I think she tries to remain quite stationary.

Prince Charles and Princess Diana

Him: I can't see her in all that fabric. Someone help! She's drowning in fabric!

Me: I just feel bad for whoever was carrying all that fabric behind her.

Him: Maybe with the recession they're cutting back on poor Kate's train.

Me: Sure...

Him: You never know what Parlament is up to.

Me: ...

Him: So let's take a look at what Wills is wearing since we just looked at the bride.

The bride and groom on the big day

Me: That is not a flattering picture of him...

Him: Well it's all I had.

Me: His hair is thinning already!

Him: Eh, it's better than some other pictures of ol' Wills.

Prince William (aka Wills or ol' Wills)

Me: Look at this picture. He looks so much better– even dashingly handsome!

Him: Dashingly handsome, huh? Only you would ever say that.

Me: Oh, whatever, but you know it's true. This picture is so much more flattering. He even has HAIR!

Him: Well he's balding now.

Me: Thanks for bursting my bubble.

Him: More like crushing your dreams of a just happily married guy.

Me: I like the best man slightly better.

Prince Harry

Him: What is it with the royal family and military uniforms?

Me: Shouldn't you know since you were one of the lucky few invited?

Him: Well the invite said that men should wear uniforms, morning coats, or lounge suits.

Me: That explains it, and I'm just curious but if you could have gone, which would you have chosen.

Him: What I would have chosen and what I would have worn are two separate things.

Me: Do explain.

Him: I would have chosen to a loung suit, but my mother would have expected me to wear a morning coat.

Me: I didn't even know you owned a morning coat.

An example of a morning coat

A regular suit or a lounge suit

Him: What else do you expect me to wear to occasions like this? Jeans and a t-shirt?

Me: Umm... no? Anyways, here's an even better picture of Harry.

Prince Harry

Him: Are you drooling over this picture of Prince Harry?

Me: Erm... no?

Him: Sure... Anyways, I think that just about wraps up our whole royal wedding coverage. Anything you want to add, A?

Me: ...

Him: So you are drooling over the picture.

Me: ...

Him: A?

Me: ...Huh?

Him: Nothing. I'm just wrapping things up.

Me: Oh, well it was fun talking...

Him: ...and making fun of...

Me: ...the people at the royal wedding, and if you liked these posts, we hope that you can post a comment below!

Him: Thanks guys for reading this. It was really fun to be a part of this, and now we have to go so A can oogle at Harry a bit more.

Me: You're absolutely right! Hope to hear from you guys!

The royal wedding part 2: the hats– the ugly and the downright atrocious

So you've been waiting for the next part in A's Royal Wedding Commentary have you? Sure... I know you're just being pleasant, but here it is anyway!

Me: Okay... Are you ready to launch into the ladies' hats?

Him: ...I don't think I'll ever be ready for this.

Me: The question was more theoretical. You don't exactly have a choice...

Him: ...

 Queen Elizabeth II (center) with Carole Middleton (left) and the Duchess of Cornwall (right).

Me: Here's our first group of eccentric hats. What do you think?

Him: Well, this is our most "normal" group I'd think.

Me: I'd agree, but between the bright yellow top hat that the Queen wears and the weird flipped up brim of the Duchess of Cornwall's hat...

Him: ...It's weird.

Me: That's what I was saying. I think Carole Middleton's hat is relatively normal.

Him: Her daughter's getting married and she doesn't have the excuse of a title to wear a Lady Gaga piece on her head.

Me: That explains it. But what about Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall?

Him: What about her?

Me: Why isn't she wearing a totally all out hat?

Him: Hmm... well after the late Princess Diana, people don't exactly love her.

Me: True.

Queen Sofia, Prince Felipe, and Princess Letizia of Spain.

Him: And there's the Queen of Spain with her mini entourage!

Me: Nice way of putting it.

Him: Why thank you.

Me: ...

Him: So what do you think of the Queen and the Princess's hats?

Me: I actually like them. The Princess's hat especially. I think it's quite elegant looking in that dusty rose colour. It looks like something out of the '20s!

Him: Don't get too excited.

Me: Oh, I won't!

Him: That was sarcasm.

Me: Sure...

Him: Anyways... What do you think of the Queen's hat?

Me: I think it looks quite cute looking. I can't help but think "Aww...".

Him: I agree with that one. I wish I had a granny that wore hats like that!

Me: ...Not what I was going for...

 Miriam Gonzalez Durantez 

Him: Look! There's a flamengo on her head!

Me: And that had so much potential to be a nice looking hat...

Him: You mean "nicer".

Me: From what I can see at this angle, I love her dress with the sophisticated dots. The hat's colours are wonderful and bring a pop of colour to the outfit...

Him: But the shape...

Me: Exactly. The shape... It makes me sad.

Him: 'Nough said. Let's move on before you start crying.

Socialite Tara Palmer–Tomkinson and whoever it is behind her.

Him: That's not felt is it?

Me: Let's hope not.

Him: On the bright side, it looks really soft as a blanket. It just looks so blue... Even if I was colour blind I'd probably be able to see that blue from kilometers away. 

Me: Who's that behind the very blue Tara?

Him: I don't know. I can't see with the bright blue in my eyes. It burns!

Me: Seriously. Who is that?

Him: Look her up online.

Me: I can't find her.

Him: Oh, she's probably not important enough. 

Me: But she got invited to the wedding of the year. 

Him: I don't think that's saying much. I got an invite.

Me: Good point.

Him: ...Hey!

Marina and Ben Fogle 

Me: Here are the Fogles.

Him: The who?

Me: The Fogles.

Him: Who are?

Me: No clue. But...

Him: Let me guess– you like her hat?

Me:  Not really. I think it sort of looks like a macaroon. 

Him: Oh I see that... I'm hungry.

Me: Anyways. I wanted to talk about Ben Fogle's hair.

Him: What is up with his hair?

Me: My question exactly.

Him: It's poofy and only the top's blonde...

Me: I think you've found your new infatuation.

 Queen Margrethe II of Denmark

Him: A bird molted on the Queen of Denmark's head.

Me: Molted?

Him: I'm serious. A bird molted on her head.

Me: I see that! 

Him: A blue bird just dropped feathers on her head.

Me: Man... I do see that.

Him: I told you. A bird molted on the Queen of Denmark's head.

Me: Poor Queen Margrethe.

Him: Poor bird!

Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice of York.

Him: Wow... so this is the hat that has it's own facebook page!

Me: If you're talking about Princess Beatrice's hat, then yup. It has about 5 facebook pages all to it's self. Among them my favorite would have to be "Princess Beatrice's Ridiculous Hat Killed Osama Bin Laden".

Him: I think I already joined that one. 

Me: And the sad thing is that the group "LOVE Princess Beatrice's Hat"has the fewest members.

Him: I don't blame them. 

Me: As a work of art, Princess Beatrice's hat is just brill. But as a hat...

Him: It's the worst hat in the history of worst ugly hats.

Me: To put it bluntly.

Him: Her sister's seems a bit better.

Me: Princess Eugenie's hat seems a bit more... restrained. 

Him: Good thing too. It's scary enough.

Me: Well in short, the princesses of York have outdone themselves.

Him: And that's to put it lightly.

Me: That concludes our segment on hats. 

Him: We hope you enjoyed it as much as we've enjoyed making it.

Me: Remember you can always comment below and tell us what you liked so our next one will be even better!