Quote of the Day: February 10

"I've learned that you can't predict or plan for [love]...Love is the one wild card."

—Taylor Swift, musician, on finding love to Glamour.

Abbey Road Officially Historic

The zebra street crossing in London (Liverpool), England made famous on the cover of The Beatles' Abbey Road has officially been declared a historic site by John Penrose, British minister for tourism and heritage.

This means that now, by official order of the British government, no one may build over or remove the iconic crosswalk (that is reported to have been moved several meters from its original locale some time ago).

In other music news, Taylor Swift's Speak Now (released nearly two months ago) has soared back into the No. 1 spot on the Billboard albums chart, beating out three new releases and moving 259,000 units.

VIMwatch: 2010 AMA Style

Ladies

The fashion last night was A-mazing, especially as far as the ladies were concerned. That said, we would like to give honorable mention to Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus and Kelly Osbourne, who have been hitting it as of late, and to Willow Smith, who is positively fierce. (Click on the thumbnails at the bottom to check out their lovely looks!)


Our first choice is Taylor Swift. Last night, she stepped out with new hair--probably our favorite part--and we loved the "metal" look of the dress and the strappy heels. Win.


It seems as though we've been seeing less and less of Mandy Moore lately. But with the release of her new animated flick Tangled, it only fit that she showed up to present last night and we loved her look. The colors in the dress are amazing and the sequined detail is gorgeous. A truly great choice.

Gents


Honestly, we cannot not give props to the men of NKOTBSB, especially the gorgeous-looking Nick Carter. Not only was their closing performance a lovely trip down memory lane, but they all looked great upon arrival. Anyone else kind of giddy about their upcoming tour?


Our final pick of the night goes to Ne-Yo, whose style we can't help but love. He tends to always rock the hat, but it definitely works. We are also loving the scarf as lining. Work it.

VIMwatch: 2010 CMA Style

Ladies


Ms. Underwood, who hosted the 2010 CMAs, looked absolutely stunning on the red carpet in an amazingly over-the-top, gun metal Talbot Runhof gown. We also appreciate the minimalist attitude with the rest of the ensemble since the dress itself is so loud (in a good way!).


Taylor just keeps on getting fashion right (see HERE) and yesterday evening was no exception as she strutted the red carpet in a red Monique Lhuillier gown. Work it, girl!

Honorable Mention: Sheryl Crow, just for looking gorge at her age.

Gents


Keith Urban isn't always a fashion hit (though he's very good looking), but tonight we made an exception. We don't love his "country style" large belt buckle, but the suit jacket with dark jeans is something we can get on board with. The jacket's lining is fabulous.


Ty Pennington gets a shout out because his tie is fabulous and truly made his ensemble/suit. It ads the perfect pop.

Honorable Mention: Darius Rucker because we loved his undershirt.

Get the Look: Taylor Swift

Many women admire Ms. Swift for her feminine fashion sense and ability to pull off almost every type of dress (oh, and her legs). This is perhaps one of the country starlet's best looks and we did our best to find ways you can mimic it.

Victorian Blouse Silk Origami in Cocoon, Banana Republic, $79.50
Tiered Skirt Mixed Ruffle, Charlotte Russe, $24.50
Tights Open Knit in Grey, Forever21, $6.80
Boots Dolce by Mojo Moxy, Kohls, $199

Album Review: Speak Now

To start with the obvious (/what everybody already knows), Taylor Swift's third album Speak Now is extremely personal. And we are loving every second of it. The young star's status is continuously on the rise as she sweeps up award after award, dates A-list Hollywood men and wins the hearts of the world with her genuine personality, so it's kind of impossible to ignore her, making it all the more interesting to have her pour her heart out to us in such an obvious manor. Not to mention, our favorite track off her sophomore album was "Forever & Always," which just so happened to also be a personal angst against former flame Joe Jonas. Another Joe Jonas song creeps up on this album in "The Story of Us." Along with the same story comes a track we believe is about Jonas' next conquest Camilla Belle that goes "She's not a saint and she's not what you think/She's an actress/Whoa/She's better known for the things that she does on the mattress/Whoa." Throughout the album Swift opens up about major events in her life up to this point, including songs about Taylor Lautner ("Back to December"), a bully ("Mean"), Kanye West ("Innocent") and John Mayer ("Dear John"). All in all, the album is pretty great. We're not quite sure that we feel it tops Fearless, but only time will tell (through both sales and the fact that sometimes songs just have to grow on you).

Most notable tracks: "Dear John," "Better Than Revenge"