Jennifer Hudson has been all about flaunting her slimmer figure these past several months, but it was so nice and refreshing to see the 30-year-old singer in such an angelic and floaty look for the NAACP Image Awards on Friday night.

Joining Ne-Yo for a performance of “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”, Jenn wore a beautiful custom lavender “Sidonie Maxi” silk mousseline dress gown with an illusion back by Maria Lucia Hohan from her Spring/Summer 2012 collection.

The dress, the color, the cut — all of it was perfectly fitting for her. | continue reading..

Tamera Mowry-Housley joined her twin sister Tia for the 43rd Annual NAACP Image Awards on Friday night in Los Angeles.

The 33-year-old “The Redemption of a Dog” actress looked stunning in a silver metallic slinky gown with a tiered hem and multiple cut-outs in the skirt by Nicole Miller. I love the way this looked against her rich skin-tone and how it flattered her curvy figure without being a skin-tight fit. | continue reading..

Tia Mowry flaunted her post-baby figure in a vibrant kelly green asymmetric silk dress from BCBGMAXAZRIA for her red carpet appearance on Friday night at the 43rd Annual NAACP Image Awards.

The 33-year-old “The Game” actress joined twin sister Tamera at the Shrine Auditorium and both of them looked dazzling! | continue reading..

Paula Patton skipped the red carpet on Friday night for the 43rd Annual NAACP Image Awards, but her gorgeous bright red dress could not be missed!

The 36-year-old “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” actress selected an apple red raffia embroidered strapless gown by Monique Lhuillier that popped against her rich caramel complexion. | continue reading..

It was all about vibrant dresses at the 43rd Annual NAACP Image Awards — you would think spring was already upon us!

Keke Palmer arrived at the Shrine Auditorium on Friday night in a strapless hot pink cocktail gown from the Fall/Winter 2012 collection by Naven. The high rise front hem showed off her shimmery champagne Stuart Weitzman sandals while a lovely train followed behind her.

I love the way she wore it as it was energetic, young and fresh — all of which were perfect for Keke’s red carpet look. | continue reading..

Octavia Spencer joined the party when it came to bright colors at the 43rd Annual NAACP Image Awards on Friday night.

The 41-year-old actress arrived at the Shrine Auditorium in a custom silk jersey sky blue gown by Tadashi Shoji with a v-neckline, bead embellishing, and ruched front.

She was a shining star of the night and was all smiles as she accepted her award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in “The Help”. | continue reading..

Viola Davis stepped out on the red carpet on Friday night for the annual NAACP Image Awards where she took home the award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in “The Help”.

The 46-year-old actress, joined by her co-star Octavia Spencer, wore a tangerine plunging neck gown by Herve L. Leroux.

The brightly colored gown looked sensational against Viola’s complexion, but it’s hard to appreciate that detail when the fit of the dress is so poor. Viola is practically busting out the top! | continue reading..

Tatyana Ali flaunted her fabulous figure on the red carpet at the Shrine Auditorium for the 2012 NAACP Image Awards this past Friday night when she arrived on the red carpet in this cut-out chocolate brown gown by Lloyd Klein.

The sleek design featured a leather python-effect collar that matched a strap covering a cut-out detail at the waist.

This wasn’t one of my favorite looks that night, but I give her props for trying something edgy and fun.

“The Young and the Restless ” actress completed her look with coordinating accessories and a beautiful make-up palette.

Tracee Ellis Ross had a successful night for two reasons when she attended the 43rd Annual NAACP Image Awards on Friday night. Not only did the “Reed Between The Lines” actress accept the award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series — she looked great receiving it!

The 39-year-old actress arrived at the Shrine Auditorium in a black v-neck scattered silver sequin dress with a brilliant a-line tea length skirt by Jovani that was provided by LendingLuxury.com. | continue reading..

Orange is one of my favorite colors, but I rarely see it on the red carpet. Thankfully, I saw it the color rocked, not once, but twice on Friday night for the 43rd Annual NAACP Image Awards!

Viola Davis went for a plunging neck body-hugging gown while Sanaa Lathan opted for a softer style. The “Vipaka” actress wore a short sleeve sleek “Ganja” gown with a draping neckline from the Fall/Winter 2012 collection by Escada.

Sanaa complimented her dress by styling her hair in bouncy curls that grazed the neckline and showed off her 14k rose gold diamond earrings by Le Vian. | continue reading..