At last night’s CFDA Awards a whole host of designers and their muses gathered for the ceremony, which saw Marc Jacobs awarded the Geoffrey Been Lifetime Achievement Award while the gong went to Gaga as this year’s Fashion Icon.  And whilst we admire Lady G’s courage (although let’s face it, in Gaga-land sporting bondage-esque PVC in the form of custom Mugler and a green bob isn’t an act of fashion bravery, it’s ‘Gaga’), it was really these dresses that caught our eye on the red carpet.

Marc Jacobs Dresses Sophia Coppola & Anna Wintour

How could we ignore his greatness Marc Jacobs, or for that matter, his muses.  Sophia Coppola looked her usual demure, kooky self, in a simple yet elegant white, strapless silk Marc Jacobs dress.  Anna Wintour followed suit, appearing in an asymmetric collared silk white blouse and a black high-waisted embellished skirt also by the American designer.

Jess Opts for DVF – Rent Jess’s DVF dress

Meanwhile Jessica Alba’s custom Diane von Furstenburg two-tone salmon pink and purple wrap dress accentuated the actress’ tanned and pregnant glow to a tee.  We especially love Jessica’s Reara silk dress as we happen to stock a non-maternity version of the dress here at GMD! Rent this Diane von Furstenburg dress as worn by Jessica for £109. (RRP £345).

Liv Tyler: Stunning in Schouler

Liv Tyler showed up to the awards looking ravishing in a multi-coloured Proenza Schouler silk dress.  She’s a girl after our own heart; we heart Proenza Schouler here at GMD.  Check out all our Proenza Schouler dresses to rent including this Proenza Schouler reptile print dress.  A high flyer like Liv certainly knows her luxe- Proenza Schouler doesn’t come cheap.  Which is why this Proenza Schouler reptile print dress would have cost £900 full price.  Hire the dress from us for a fraction of that- £159. What with Schouler designer duo Jack McCollough and Lazzaro Hernandez snapping up the gong for Women of the Year, Proenza Schouler pieces are set to be hotter than ever.  So why not get yours now?

Last Thursday, the former fruit seller turned supermodel, Natalya Vodianova, attended a dinner to celebrate her charity ‘The Naked Heart Foundation’s’ collaboration with the newly opened W Hotel in St. Petersburg.

Rent Natalya’s Krystof Strozyna Dress

It excited us all at GMD to see that, the Russian purveyor of fashion forwardness herself was coveting none other than a Krystof Strozyna dress!    It excites us even more, to be able to reveal that we stock the body-con dress forming part of the collection worn by the catwalk uber-goddess.  And while the dress Natalya wore normally retails at £850, you can now rent the dress from us for £49!

The Krystof Client List

No doubt the Central St. Martins graduate Krystof Strozyna is already pretty pleased with himself. Already his designs have been seen on the likes of style trend-setters such as Cheryl Cole, Diane Vickers and Nicole Scherzinger.

The Krystof Strozyna Woman

Given he describes the Krystof Strozyna woman as ‘charismatic and sexy’ we’re guessing that to have Natalia Vodianova wear one of your pieces surely must be the icing on the ‘people-he’d-like-to-dress’ cake for the Polish designer.  Perfectly fitted, graphic cut dresses-his signature creations will flatter any frame, ‘making more women happy’ (Krystof’s words).  Rent Natalya’s, Cheryl’s or other Krystof Strozyna dresses to hire from GirlMeetsDress.

Why What to Wear to a Polo Match is More Important Than Ever

Formerly the sole preserve of royalty and the upper echelons of society, polo, is experiencing something of an identity shift.  The ancient sport, the etymology of which, derives from the Tibetan word ‘pulu’, has over the past few decades, opened its once inaccessible doors to pretty much any Tom, Dick or Harry (and we don’t mean HRH).  This is much to some of the polo establishment’s horror.  But, this is the 21st century.

So, although pioneering polo ambassador Prince Philip (it was he afterall who got Queenie to found the Windsor-situated Guards Polo Club in 1955), might not necessarily look his most natural when mingling up alongside TOWIE wannabes, if grandson no2 can be the life and soul of the now openly public ‘Public’ party, and get down and dirty with whoever takes his fancy on the dance floor at Mahiki, and both grandson no1 and his son can get away with marrying ‘commoners’, then we say it’s high time the rest of us commoners were allowed to rub shoulders with society’s entitled.  Depending on the event, certain dress is required.

Schmacher double time dress. Hire: £129. RRP: £344

What to Wear to a Polo Match: Less Flesh is Definitely More

Getting what to wear to a polo match right, isn’t that difficult.  The main thing, is gauging the

Zimmerman silk tie singlet dress. Hire: £49. RRP: £235

formality of the specific polo event.  At the royally originated Guards Polo Club for instance, the dress code is not as stuffy as you’d think.  But while jeans might nowadays be given the go-ahead, unless you have a signet ring and a titled polo-playing boyfriend/spouse to go with them (a la Kate Middleton), it might not be a bad idea to go for an outfit that’s slightly more dressy.  In the polo world, this by no means equates to flashy. Or fleshy.

Dresses for a Polo Match That Give You the ‘X’ & Not the Chav Factor

When it comes to what to wear to a polo match, the main thing you want to avoid is having too much flesh on show.  It was her high chav factor, that saw Katie Price uninvited to the VIP enclosure at the Cartier International polo tournament in 2008.  Pictured are some dresses for the polo, the wearing of which will get you noticed for all the right reasons.  Flirty, summery, not-too-fleshy dresses for the polo are precisely the order of the day.

Team with wedges, or flats (stilettos don’t and the ever-long half-time tradition of divot stomping do not go hand in hand), a neat clutch, and a smart jacket/shrug. And don’t forget your umbrella!  Clap at all the right moments, and do as the polo-regulars do.  There’s nothing that turns an eligible polo playing bachelor off more than a girl at the polo who can’t tell the fourth chukka from the 6th or the 8th.  Oh and don’t wear a hat. It might look right at the races, but at the polo it’s deemed a faux pas of the highest order.

White Summer Dresses to Solve your ‘Where-Can-I-Rent-a-Cream-Dress’ Dilemmas

There was no question about it; cream, beige, nude and white dresses (in other words, the NEUTRALS) were having a moment in the fashion stakes at the Grand Prix last weekend.  Nicole Scherzinger lead the way in her strappy cream dress, with its fold detailing, not unlike that of the front of this Zimmerman vanishing strapless maxi pictured.  (Rent cream dresses like the Zimmerman nude dress from our neutrals section.)

Looking the picture of cool as she watched what was a disappointing performance from her beau (the usual front runner went on to finish 6th) from the salubrious heights of a private box, Nicole’s cream dress was the perfect antidote to the dizzy, petroleum riddled, scorching heights of the F1 car action below.

White Summer Dresses Spotted on Jessica, Tatiana & Kim

Other celebrities spotted baring all, (well, not exactly, but they were in nude dresses) were the Ecclestone sisters and Jenson Button’s latest love-interest, the stunning Jessica Michibata.  Jessica’s white dress was not dissimilar in style to this fabulous Isabel Marant cream dress. (To rent: £89. RRP: £290). It seemed neutral / white dresses really were the A-lister colour palette of the weekend.

Kim Kardashian to be ‘papped’ at the Amber fashion show in a white halterneck gown, while Columbian beer empire heiress and girlfriend of Andrea Casiraghi (second in line to the Monaco throne) stepped out on the prince’s arm in a floor length white maxi dress, (pictured below).  Look chic in one of our Ducie cream maxi dresses, available to hire such as this one, in beige.

Tamara and Petra Ecclestone Look ‘AllWhite’

Then of course, their presence a ubiquitous one at racing circuit events, Tamara and Petra Ecclestone were spotted in short chic cream dresses with polka dot detailing (accesorized with heels and a Birkin- what else?!)  It seems it wasn’t just in Cannes but at Monaco too that white made a huge appearance.  Will the same be the case at Royal Ascot? We can’t wait to find out! In the meantime, herald the arrival of summer and rent a white/cream dress from our designer dress collection.