Covet Covet: Carey with Alexander Wang

I would never have pegged English ingenue Carey Mulligan as an Alexander Wang girl, but here she is in East Village NYC with the burlap Large Emile Tote slung over her vintage print frock.  At once her casual air makes me re-evaluate my initial inclination toward the full-leather grey version.  Mulligan herself is hardly Kylie or Rachel B petite, so perhaps that that variation only works on the extremely statuesque.

The Small Emile Tote is now on sale - 30% off at Shopbop. Still tempted...

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Beauty Inspiration: Carey Mulligan

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I was feeling thoroughly wrung after battling laryngitis this week and forcing myself to function at the office despite heavy doses of cough mixture.  All that weight just evaporated.  She is all at once Gwyneth (in her Brad days), Cate and Elizabeth Taylor.  I absolutely see why The Man has Carey Mulligan as his ideal wife: radiant complexion, with succoring voice and all...

The Carey + Keira Show

I've died and gone to fashion heaven from the collective gorgeousness of Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley at the British Film Festival. Carey is in stunning mustard Proenza Schouler (need to dig out my alldressedup mustard dress -stat!) and Keira in a ming vase inspired Rodarte dress right off the Spring/Summer 2011 runway. Chocolate brown Louboutins! Black YSL pumps! Lace! This is better than the Devil Wears Prada fashion montage!

I would start a petition for a 'Never Let Me Go' international promotional tour (de force) with these two, but I think my brain might explode from the fashion heights.

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Vote Non Blonde

Did you just do a double-take? So did I when I saw Carey Mulligan's VOGUE October cover. She's already been sartorially compared to Michelle Williams... so having her shot blonde, with brunette eyebrows, in print AND with pink lettering is just so disappointingly lazy. She deserves so much more love than Anna's current favourite buxomy blonde.

Careyed Away

Let's pause for a moment in admiration and reverence of the absolute divinity that is Carey Mulligan.

(images from Wonderland magazine Apr/May 2010)

Carey On Regardless

Dear Ms Mulligan, I would have loved it if you'd won, or worn a British designer, but you're still a winner in my eyes.  The Prada with tiny keys and scissors was inspired (if otherwise ordinary), as was the decision to go with a graduated hem that showed your shoes.  Was this a compromise on Anna's direction?

By the way, you're only 24... Please wear more colour!

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