Jennifer Lopez's Sexiest Dresses Ever: 5 Looks We Love

Whether she's on stage, around town or just hanging out with her kids, there's no doubt Jennifer Lopez lives her life as the ultimate style icon. "We call her 'Bronx Barbie,'" Lopez's stylist, Rob Zangardi tells Us Weekly of the New York City-born musician/actress, whom Us readers chose as their Celebrity Style Crush for the week of April 22.

Always on trend, rarely outlandish or overtly sexy, Lopez stands out from the crowd with her sophisticated edge, says Zangardi and Lopez's co-stylist Mariel Haenn. "All of the roles she plays [allows her] to carry so many different types of looks. Jennifer is an artist, actress, a mom which allows her to embody all these different styles," explain the fashion duo.

Jennifer Lopez left little to the imagination at both the 2000 and 2013 Grammy Awards.
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Her most daring fashion moment may have been when she donned the Versace dress that left oh-so-little to the imagination at the 2000 Grammys, but Lopez -- who dared to bare yet again at the 2013 Grammys despite the Academy's edict not to show too much skin -- is normally careful to walk the fine style line of staying sexy and maintaining her integrity.

"Sometimes when I get home and I'm not feeling so great, I make myself go to the gym. Then I come home and take a shower, put on a great outfit, some makeup, tie my hair up, and I feel pepped up and great about myself," Lopez -- who split from twins Max and Emme's dad, Marc Anthony, in April 2012, tells Redbook. "I think that for some reason, when you maintain yourself, people are really surprised. It's inspiring for women who have kids and take care of themselves to be sexy."

Jennifer Lopez effortlessly maintained a balance between looking sexy and stylish on American Idol.
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One of Lopez's most grown-up and elegant style moments, according to her stylists, was the 2011 Met Ball in New York City, where Lopez took a major fashion risk in head-to-toe red Zuhair Murad. "It is not an easy look to pull off and she did it effortlessly," Zangardi explains.

VIDEO: Jennifer Lopez's daring styles

During her 2011-2012 stint as an American Idol judge, Lopez pushed style boundaries by trying out bold, splashy colors and exquisite accessories.  "When I got into the business, I developed a love of monochromatic looks," Lopez tells Harper's Bazaar. Later, she evolved to a sexier look. "Then it was classic things, movie stars, Jackie O. And now all of these things mixed together, that's my style."

Tell Us: What do you love most about Jennifer's style through the years?

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Emily Blunts Hair Salon Stop

Looking to give her coif an upgrade, Emily Blunt showed up at a beauty shop in West Hollywood yesterday afternoon (April 29).

The "Adjustment Bureau" babe looked a bit preoccupied with her mobile phone as she stepped out of her Audi Q5 luxury SUV and headed inside while paparazzi looked on from the parking lot.

Emily stars along with Colin Firth in the new indie flick "Arthur Newman," and she told press that the quirky project was a refreshing change of pace for her.

"The script, in general terms, was just completely refreshing in how original it was — and it was pretty uncompromising, actually. I liked the idea of the more we mask ourselves maybe the freer we are able to be within ourselves. I think everyone at some point has wanted to escape or run away, or take on a different identity. I don't really particularly feel these characters are necessarily crazy. I think they are just acting on that impulse I think a lot of people have."

Enjoy the pictures of Emily Blunt at the salon in West Hollywood (April 29).

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Quentin Jones On Her New Fashion Gig At Hoss Intropia And Having Fun Working With Victoria Beckham

Quentin Jones hosting the Hoss Intropia event in their Long Acre store, London

Quentin Jones must be the slash generation’s head girl: she’s an illustrator, animator, filmmaker, Cambridge philosophy graduate and one of fashion’s most exciting young talents who has already been snaffled by Victoria Beckham. Spanish label Hoss Intropia are next to sign up the talents of London-based Miss Jones as she becomes their ‘Intropia Woman’. Each season the brand finds an inspirational female figurehead and she follows in the footsteps of supermodel Helena Christen and Tamara Rojo, the Aristic Director of the National English Ballet. In addition to modelling some of this season’s prettiest creations, Quentin has also designed a tote bag for charity*. We caught up with the busy lady to chat scribbles, VB-love and her Intropia moment…

Quentin in the Hoss Intropia shoot for spring summer 2013

GraziaDaily: How does it feel to be chosen as the Intropia woman and to sit beside other amazing ladies like Helena Christensen and Tamara Rojo?

Quentin Jones: Extremely flattering! Not only are the Hoss ladies beauties but they all have had interesting and really varied careers. I think it is a nice thing for a brand to think about who their customers would like to relate to, not just who they would like to look like.

GraziaDaily: How did you go about designing the bag? And what were you influenced by?

Quentin Jones: We did a bunch of sketches and  just tried to think about what I would like to carry around with me. I knew I wanted it to have graphic faces on it, and feel like it had been scribbled on.

Quentin's final tote design

GraziaDaily: You've also worked with a very influential woman - Victoria Beckham! - can you explain what it was like to discover that you'd got that job? How it was to work with her, and how it has impacted on your career so far?

Quentin Jones: I think she is one of the few ladies I have been genuinely star-struck in front of. She has such a famous face, it makes you worried you are just starring at it to see if it is as you expected. Her personality was what really surprised me though - she was funny and in kind of a naughty way which I like. Obviously working with a household name helps get a new artist recognition, but I am not sure that would be a reason to take on a project alone. The whole thing felt like a good step in my career, and mostly for creative reasons.

GraziaDaily: Who do you look up to as an iconic female figure?

Quentin Jones: Patti Smith, Marlene Dumas... and my mum!

 

Quentin in her favourite lace two piece from Hoss

GraziaDaily: What is your personal style like right now? And what would you pick from the Hoss collection for S/S'13?

Quentin Jones: I would say I am a tom-boy by day, obsessed with jeans and black ankle boots. But I also love dressing up - the most important thing for me is visual contrast. I would always choose a scruffier shoe if my outfit is a bit prim, and prefer to wear full-on heels with jeans and t-shirts. I love the lace cardigans and matching skirts from Hoss. I got them in black and the cream colour, and wear them non-stop.

GraziaDaily: Did you ever imagine that you'd be at this point in your career now? And what do you hope for the future?

Quentin Jones: I think the truth is that I never really imagine what I would do - I was just worried it wouldn't all work out. I feel so so lucky to be doing something I love. I think I maybe love it a little too much right now, and in the future I hope to get more of a balanced life with more time for family and weekends.

*The bag is now available in Hoss Intropia stores for £60 with all proceeds will be donated to the women’s charity Creative Handicrafts http://www.creativehandicrafts.org

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The Radar: Jemima

Jemima Janney has already enrolled in a degree in medicine, designed for New York label Rag & Bone, styled shoots for V Magazine and set up her own company, JEMIMA. Quite the CV for a 23-year-old.

"I've always wanted to do too many things…bigger, faster, sooner," bounds the New-York based Londoner. "My passion for fashion" she says, cringing, "started when I was at school. I began styling to make extra cash". Aged just 15, Janney was assisting on shoots for Coca-Cola, Rimmel and Barbie. Her academic schooling led her to a medical degree, where after a year and a half she realised she was in the wrong profession: "I felt that medicine was something I had to do, rather than something I wanted to do - and you really have to want to do medicine. It's tough!" Within six months of deferring she had worked at Rag & Bone, London Fashion Week designer Zoë Jordan and at Topshop Unique under the guidance of Kate Phelan, all the while, taking evening classes at Central St Martins to hone her technical skills.

JEMIMA's capsule collection of 4 jackets

Adding another string to her bow, Jemima left Topshop after a year to work on costumes for the new Tom Clancy film, Maryland. Starring Kiera Knightley, Kevin Costner ("I had a little crush on him since The Bodyguard") and Kenneth Brannagh, Jemima turned her hand to menswear.

With an already growing celebrity following including Carey Mulligan, Chris Pine and Marcus Mumford, we caught up with the rising design star.

Would you describe yourself as a designer, stylist or costume designer?
I definitely see myself as a 'designer' throughout all the different projects I've done. I feel like I've worked in the fashion, film, music and magazine industry all under one title.

What motivated you to become a designer?
I should never have gone to medical school! I already knew that I wanted to design at that point. I guess it took me a few years to realise that design was the thing I loved most. And that was that! I left as soon as I realised this and have had to work very hard; understanding that I was starting from the very bottom and would have to work my way up.

The collection so far is four jackets. Is it going to expand into full ready-to-wear or are you just going to concentrate on outerwear?
It will definitely expand. It already is expanding! I never feel finished with a project - I'm working on more jackets since I released these four. I think it'll be outerwear for a few more collections but it will definitely become a ready-to-wear when it's ready. Just outerwear? I'd go crazy…it's too limiting!

Actress Carey Mulligan in one of Jemima's designs. PHOTO: FILMMAGIC

What sort of woman are your pieces aimed at?
Definitely women who love fashion but don't take it too seriously. I promise to always make practical clothing that allows you to live your life in. The jackets came about because I wanted to create a light and comfortable 'travel' jacket to be able to have an adventure in.

How would you sum up your general aesthetic…
I hope that it is a little different. I always like to design those pieces that people ask: 'where did you get that from?'

Which celebrities would you like to dress?
I would love to work more with musicians. I love music, and designing for musicians allows me to be part of it in a small way. Oh, and Rihanna! I want to dress Rihanna!

Where would you like to see the brand in five years time?
Still in business would be good! And hopefully clothing women all over the world.

Jackets, all £370 by JEMIMA, available at jemimastudios.com

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I Am Rihannas Hairstylist

As told to Alyssa Shelasky.

I was born in raised in Brooklyn, the Crown Heights/Flatbush border. As a little girl, I didn't like what stylists did with my hair. I was always like, "Why she did that? That smells horrible!" I'd come home and make it prettier.

My mother, who's from Grenada and very old-school Caribbean, set me up in her laundry room, in the basement. She put a mirror on a nail; we laid all my stuff out, and I'd do my friends' hair. After junior high, I was like, "I just want to do hair." My mother's hairstylist told her to send me to Sarah J. Hale, a vocational school where I could learn hair. It changed my life. I worked every day after school, with curling irons in my book bag. The neighborhoods I worked in were all African-American — it just made sense to work at the salon on the corner of my mother's house. Then I worked in downtown Brooklyn, which felt big.

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Fash-Off! Zoe Saldana And Alice Eve Go Head To Head For Star Trek Promo Tour

One is a British born actress who became famous playing Charlotte York's Irish nanny in the second Sex and The City film. The other is a New Yorker, whose performance as a blue-skinned avatar projected her fame to superstar status, Zoe Saldana, who we also realised today, co-starred in Crossroads with Britney Spears, who knew?

We digress. The two beautiful actresses have been out in force this week, promoting their brand new film, Star Trek Into Darkness. We’ve love watching these two trekkies showcasing some seriously stylish looks while on tour, both showing their polar opposite sense of style for their red carpet appearances. Blond bombshell Alice Eve is, has a strong signature style which is subdued sexy, with youthful twists on classic looks. Saldana on the other end is the style rebel in this duo, opting for more high risk fashion ensembles that wouldn’t look out of place on the FROW at New York fashion week.

Star Trek Into Darkness Premiere - Berlin 

Alice Eve in Emilio Pucci; Zoe Saldana in Balmain

Alice opted for a glamorous Emilio Pucci Pre-Fall floor sweeping short-sleeve gown with tiny cut-out detail. Pairing it with long bob and matchy matching rouge lipstick

Zoe also opted for Pre-Fall, but went haute with a pink & gold embroidery leather top with fuchsia silk skirt from French favourite, Balmain. Head-to-toe hues are a huge trend for this season, as is pretty pink, which stylish Saldana clearly knows all about.

Star Trek Into Darkness Photocall - China Club in Berlin

 

Alice Eve in Reem Acra; Zoe Saldana in Calvin Klein Collection

For the German photocall earlier in the week, Alice Eve went next season with her frock, choosing a figure-fitting Reem Acra dress from autumn winter, and kept the look simple and matching with neat mesh ankle boots by Bionda Castana. While her look is quite safe and simple, we love how Miss Eve knows exactly what suits her enviable silhouette.

 Zoe went top-toe-toe tonal in this elegant Calvin Klein Collection two-piece from their autumn winter 2013 runway show. The flash of midriff and laser cut square details in the full skirt make an elegant colour palette and silhouette immediately more modern. She channelled Celine levels of minimalism opting out of accessorising with jewellery or bags, and instead simply paired nude Jimmy Choo sandals with her gorgeous greys.

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New "Star Trek Into Darkness" TV Spot Drops; Watch Here!

With its big debut less than a month away, Paramount Pictures released a new TV spot for "Star Trek Into Darkness" on Monday (April 29).

Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, and Alice Eve, the J.J. Abrams-directed film follows the Enterprise crew as they encounter an unstoppable force of terror in their organization.

Pine's Captain Kirk then leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction.

"Star Trek Into Darkness" arrives in IMAX on May 15, and in regular theaters on May 17. In the meantime, check out the new television spot below!

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