Exclusive! Kelly Rowland's X Factor Fashion Column
Hold the phone! We've got Ms Kelly Rowland, X Factor judge extraordinaire, on speed dial. Each week, she'll be giving us the exclusive lowdown on her fashion choices for the X Factor live shows
Week 10 – Sunday, Julien Macdonald
“OMG. Julien-freaking-Macdonald is just amazing! I love him so much. My stylist Joel and I had been speaking with Julien for weeks about a dress he wanted to design for me for the final and I hadn't been able to see it finished until today. When I finally did see it, I was completely speechless. The craftsmanship was just phenomenal! Thank you so much, Julien. You're the best!!!
Until next time. Keep it fabulous ;)
xoxo KR xoxo”
Dress: Julien Macdonald couture dress, especially for Kelly
Shoes: Giuseppe Zanotti
Jewels: H. Stern
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Week 10 – Saturday, Nicholas Oakwell
“I can't believe that it's the final weekend of the show. I've loved every second of The X Factor... Especially mentoring my fabulous girls. They're all such stars! Tonight I wore a fab gown by couturier Nicholas Oakwell. I was so excited to wear this today because my stylist told me that I'm the first celebrity to wear any of his couture designs. I love supporting niche designers so this was such a privilege for me.
xoxo KR xoxo”
Dress: Nicholas Oakwell
Shoes: Crisian & McCaffrey
Jewels: De Beers
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Week 9, Sunday - Jenny Packham
"Today I wore a Jenny Packham dress. OMG I LOVE this dress. It was just so simple, so classic, yet it popped. I'm always excited to see what JP comes up with season after season because it's always so glamorous and sexy. Thank you so much Jenny!
You just wait until next week ;) So excited! xoxo KR xoxo
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Dress: Jenny Packman
Shoes: Nicholas Kirkwood
Jewels: Matthew Campbell Laurenza
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Week 9, Saturday - Osman
"Today I think was the most difficult of all the weeks. I just couldn't decide on a dress. I had three amazing dresses - I actually wanted to wear all three on the same night and change during the breaks, haha. I ended up wearing a sexy little number by Osman. I've been really following his work and I just love his aesthetic. It was such an honour to finally wear one of his pieces and support true talent.
The two slits down the front sides were so sexy yet the top half of the dress was so classic. I loved that. It's two complete opposites that just work so well together creatively. xoxo KR xoxo"
Dress: Osman
Shoes: Nicholas Kirkwood
Bangle and rings: Georg Jensen
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Week 8, Sunday - Hugo Boss
"Today I wore a really pretty dress by Hugo Boss. I was feeling very girlie this weekend so I wanted to do a little blush pink number. Loved this one. Definitely one of my faves. I hope you guys loved it too. Which was your fave? Until next week. xoxo KR"*Dress: Hugo Boss
Shoes: Giuseppe Zanotti
Earrings and bangles: Lorraine Schwartz
Rings: Asprey and Lorraine Schwartz*
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Week 8, Saturday - Georges Chakra
"Today I wore a fab dress by Georges Chakra! My stylist Joel showed me a picture of this dress but we didn't know if it would be here in time because it was being flown from Los Angeles. So, I had three other options planned. Four minutes before the show started, my stylist ran through my dressing room doors screaming "I have the dress, I have the dress, I have the dressss!" We were both so excited. I slipped it on and it was like a white chocolate Bueno melting on your tongue! I felt so pretty! My make-up artist Pauline already gave me green/blue eyes (for another dress) so it was almost like the heavens planned for me to wear the Georges Chakra. xoxo KR"
*Dress: Georges Chakra
Shoes: Christian LouboutinEarrings: Lorraine Schwartz
Rings: Asprey
Bangles: Georg Jensen*
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Week 7, Sunday - Philip Armstrong
"I abso-freaking love this dress! It's so young, so pretty. I just love it.
It's a mixture of gorgeous green (my favourite colour right now) and blue with my favourite silhouette. The sheer panel down the front added the va-va-vooooooom to this dress.
xoxo KR"
Dress: Philip Armstrong
Shoes: Giuseppe Zanotti
Earrings: MCL
Bangles: Dolce &Gabbana
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Week 7, Saturday - Sass & Bide
"I love my Aussie sisters. They make such fun clothes. Always colourful... Clothes that always pop! This white floor-length gown with colourful tribal beading on the top half and a sexy split at the front is by Australian design duo Sass & Bide. The embellishment on the upper half is just insane. I felt so glamourous in this Grecian style dress, especially with those sparkly Christian Louboutins!!!
Hope you guys loved it as much as I did...
Thank you to my gorgeous S&B sisters for making it happen :) xx
xoxo KR"
*Dress: Sass & BideShoes: Christian Louboutin
Earrings: Lorraine Schwarz
Rings: Asprey, De Beers*
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Week 6, Sunday - Corrie Nielsen & Elie Tahari
"I didn't want to do yet another dress so the blouse (by Corrie Nielsen) and skirt (by Elie Tahari) were lovely together. I wanted something dramatic today. This weekend was all about the avante garde for me and I loved it! It's nice not to always wear a pretty dress etc... It's just more fun. As someone who sings and acts I love to have fun by creating characters for myself. My stylists and I go absolutely crazy during fittings and play dress up! A few weeks ago my girls Sophie, Mischa and Janet came over after rehearsals and we spent a few hours in my closet with my glam team. You know that movie 13 Going On 30, the scene where the teenage girls and Jennifer Garner play dress up in her house, yeah, that was totally us... Speak to you next week! Love you guys... xoxo Ms Rowland ;)"
Blouse: Corrie Nielsen
Skirt: Elie Tahari
Shoes: Nicholas Kirkwood
Ear studs: Lorraine Schwartz
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Week 6, Saturday - Stella McCartney & Anne Fontaine
"My stylists and I were planning to do an androgynous look for weeks and today was the day to showcase it. I didn't want to go there with this look half hearted; instead, I wanted to create a strong image which I loved. Anne Fontaine is my secret weapon for fabulous shirts/blouses, so after I got the triple lapelled tux from my fave girl Stella, I knew I wanted to pair this with a high collared blouse."
"Throughout the weeks I've done a lot of jewellery (mainly from my best friend Lorraine Schwartz - who does the most exciting and colourful pieces) so with this look I knew that just earrings and a ring would be just fab. I had so much fun with this look. And that's why I love fashion so much, because I can have fun... xoxo Ms Rowland ;)"
Trouser Suit: Stella McCartney
Shirt: Anne Fontaine
Shoes: Giuseppe Zanotti
Earrings: Lorraine Schwarz
Ring: Lorraine SchwarzSee every 2011 X Factor fashion moment in our week-on-week round-up
Week 5, Sunday - John Galliano
"I've been doing short dresses on Saturday and long on Sunday so for this weekend I decided to wear long dresses both days. Tonight I opted for this beautiful number by John Galliano. I wanted the dress to look right for me and my body so I asked JG's design team to make slight alterations and it looked amazing...I was so happy."
Dress: John Galliano
Shoes: Nicholas Kirkwood
Earrings: Lorraine Schwarz
Bangles: Lorraine Schwarz
Rings: Skir Lin & Lorraine SchwarzSee every 2011 X Factor fashion moment in our week-on-week round-up
Week 5, Saturday - Alberta Ferretti
"I absolutely loved the colour of this dress. The initial dress was a real beauty but I had an idea to create a slit down the front and after this slight alteration was made I knew this was the dress for tonight. And with that absolutely beautiful diamond necklace by Asprey London I felt like a princess for the day."
Dress: Alberta Ferretti
Shoes: Christian Louboutin
Necklace: Asprey London
Earrings & rings: Lorraine Schwartz
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Week 3, Sunday - Falguni & Shane Peacock
"That Falguni & Shane Peacock dress was all that and a bag of chips. So YUM! I absolutely loved the idea of the dress. The way it hugged me in all the right places. The embellishment. The colours. The shape. Just everything. I've worn FSP before, the most recent being on the red carpet at the 2011 VMAs a few weeks back so, yes, you could say I'm a total fan of their work!"
*Dress: Falguni & Shane Peacock
Shoes: Crisian & McCaffreyRings & bangles: Lorraine Schwartz
Earrings: De Beers*
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Week 3, Saturday - Topshop
"I wore a really cute Topshop dress with an Azzedine Alaia belt and super cute Giuseppe Zanotti shoes. My friend Sir Phillip Green invited me to his store this week to show me lots and lots of cute samples which were possibly going into production. After looking at rails and rails of dresses, I just absolutely loved this leather one. I took it home with me and had it altered slightly (to fit my body perfectly) and although it was super fab after the alteration, I still felt that there was something missing, a belt. A few days later I went to Harvey Nichols with my stylists and we found a fab Azzedine Alaia belt which worked perfectly with the dress. When it all came together on Saturday night, I loved it even more! :)"
Dress: Topshop
Shoes: Giuseppe Zantotti
Jewellery: Asprey
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Week 2, Sunday - Julien Macdonald
"Tonight I decided to wear a black, sexy Julien Macdonald dress. I absolutely love this dress. As usual we picked the dress at the last minute. I wasn't sure whether i wanted to wear the Julien, Stella or a Donna Karan... But I think I made the right decision tonight! :) Thank you Julien xx"
Dress: Julien Macdonald
Shoes: Giuseppe Zanotti
Bangles & earrings: Lorraine Schwartz
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Week 2, Saturday - Todd Lynn
"It's so manic backstage. Still not sure what I'm wearing, tonight it's between Mark Fast, Todd Lynn and Julien Macdonald. Without much hesitation I point towards the red one. The Todd Lynn."
"I decided to wear a Todd Lynn dress tonight because I'm such an admirer of his work. His aesthetic/vision is something I'm extremely fond of because any designer who creates clothes to empower the women who wear them gets a thousand ticks in my books, especially when they do it well. Designers like Todd Lynn just make me love fashion even more so I love to support them.
Thank you T.L. for sending me this fabulous dress! x ;)"
Dress: Todd Lynn
Shoes: Crisian and McCaffrey
Jewels: Lorraine Schwartz
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Week 1, Sunday - Roberto Cavalli
"I chose Sunday's outfit about 30 minutes before the show started. I had a particular dress in mind but nothing was confirmed as I was too busy getting my girls Sophie Mischa, Amelia and Janet ready for the show with the X Factor stylist.
"I got back to my dressing room and my own stylists had these 5 options laid out for me with shoes and lots and lots of Lorraine Schwartz. The first dress I tried was the Roberto Cavalli and as soon as the zip was done up, I knew it was the one. I felt like a Princess! I felt extremely comfortable and oh-so-sexy. The embellishment was just divine. Mr Cavalli sure knows how to make a girl feel absolutely sexy because the slit was in the most perfect place and it hugged my body just right.
"Thank you Mr Cavalli. x"
Dress: Roberto Cavalli
Shoes: Nicholas Kirkwood
Jewels: Lorraine Schwartz
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Week 1, Saturday - Atelier Versace
"I had so many amazing options that were absolutely gorgeous, but the reaction on my face when I saw this particular dress indicated that THIS was THE dress for me. I literally had goosebumps and was just speechless for a few minutes, I just kept staring at how amazingly executed this dress was.
"After a while, when I could speak, I couldn't stop raving to my stylists about how much I loved the structure, the detail, the embellishment, the intricate detail in the embellishment, just the whole design of the dress. It's young, super sexy and a show stopper so the decision was made for Atelier Versace to give me this dress for the first live show. I was so happy and honoured that Donatella was so willing to give it to me and her design team did some last minute tweaks this afternoon to make it fit extra fabulous."
Dress: Atelier Versace
Shoes: Crisian & McCaffrey
Jewels: Lorraine Schwartz
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